Blues Music & Pool

JAM--thanks for that post--reminded me of sitting around with old freinds down here in southwest Va--The late Turner Fodrell and his son Len-(Len is still liveing)-we would play for hours --look em up--they played all over the world--good one there--The Fodrells would have been known to the folks in you post--fer sure

Chip
 
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cigardave said:
I'll second and third Robert Cray.

Eric Clapton, and with BB King are good choices.

Hell, even Led Zeppelin 1 is worthy of your time.

Check out the CDs of a band named the Delgado Brothers. They're from East LA. Very smooth and polished. Great sound.

Joe Cocker is a real good listen, anytime.

A band called Delta Blues, featuring Brandon Santini on lead vocals... great singer. He's since gone solo so google him as well as the band. ""Devil Had a Woman" is the name of the band's album. Fantastic song. The rest of the line is "Devil Had a Woman that Looked a Lot like You".

One of my all time favorites... Donald Ray Johnson, an old black, blind Canadian from Calgary with a deep rich voice that you could sit on it's so solid. Also listed under Don Johnson. Google both. My favorite song... "Last Two Dollars".

And my last solid recommendation... Karen Lovely. This lady is Etta James reincarnated. Her voice is so pure and she pours her heart into every song. She is a "must listen to". Every song on her "Still the Rain" album is gold.She's Good ! Like the sound!

Check her, Donald Ray and Brandon Santini out and get back to me with your thoughts/reactions.Donald is ok, ,...a bit country. Brandon is mostly vocals. Good too!
I am looking for that mix of vocal and instruments,(guitar and horns are cool)that has a rythmnic beat THANKS!

I listen to all regularly in my garage while hitting balls. I play them on my Bose SoundLink, which connects to my android smart phone via Bluetooth technology.

Cheers brother.
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pt109 said:
Whaddiya mean, no ZZ Top?
I was coming back from a lay-off, practiced to this one for two weeks...
....got back into action.
http://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j...=gTwLGYUJSD3YoEpAkjPHBQ&bvm=bv.48705608,d.aWc
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Hey now,.... re-read my original quote! You misunderstood me. I LOVE ZZ Top ! I am looking for those who inspired artists like ZZ Top.
Here's 1 of my Fav's from them ..... no doubt BLUES inspired. :cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOZoP8Wc9s8


driven said:
well, this is just wonderful. another evening just wasting away thx to az billiards.
current soundtrack:
an artist I would have never known about...But you enjoyed it! (otherwise you would not have posted this. :grin:

http://youtu.be/MENVyieB8rY

sp
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Chip Roberson said:
JAM--thanks for that post--reminded me of sitting around with old freinds down here in southwest Va--The late Turner Fodrell and his son Len-(Len is still liveing)-we would play for hours --look em up--they played all over the world--good one there--The Fodrells would have been known to the folks in you post--fer sure

Chip
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Same with my family. We're totally bluegrass. Everybody plays an instrument. My birth mother has now passed, so we haven't had family get-togethers like that in a long while.

I long for a good jam. I may go to the next banjo festival in West Virginia. Those are the best for bluegrass, and everybody jams together.
 
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I have taken a liking to a lot of these blues favorites of yours. Now tell me: Which songs do you specifically like to hear playing pool ? One that gets your blood pumping, puts you in gear, makes you forget the table and your opponent and just shoot.

Everyone has an all-time favorite!

So Far, I'm likin' John Lee Hooker (obviously since I mentioned him), Howlin' Wolf, Gary Moore, Buddy Guy(likin' a LOT of his stuff),Robert CraySonny Landreth,John Mayall & the Bluebreakers,Beth Hart,Karen Lovely.
Not to forget Delta Moon & Joe Bonamassa <--- Great stuff there.

Its just my opinion. I am getting a much stronger love for Blues music! ( I think my eyes have been opened!) Gonna go look of more of that particular sound to play pool by,.... :smile:
 
SpiderWebComm said:
Here's my list>>>>

BLUES ROCK CDs.
Buddy Guy:
Damn Right, I've Got The Blues
Can't Quit The Blues - CD 1, 2,3
Jammin' Blues
Slippin' In
Live - The Real Deal
Stone Crazy
Skin Deep
Living Proof

Eric Clapton:
From The Cradle
Bluesbreakers - Clapton & John Mayall






George Thorogood & The Destroyers:
Greatest Hits

Walter Trout:
Walter Trout and Friends - Full Circle
Blues For The Modern Daze
The Outsider
Go The Distance
Live Trout - CD1 & CD2
Luther's Blues

Aerosmith:
Honkin' On Bobo

Gary Moore:
Still Got The Blues

Leslie West:
Got Blooze
Guitarted
Blue Me
Blues To Die For
Unusual Suspects

Popa Chubby:
Universal Breakdown Blues

James Cotton:
Cottonmouth Man

Kenny Wayne Shepherd:
How I Go
The Place You're In
Ledbetter Heights
Live On
Trouble Is
10 Days Out (Blues From The Backroads)

Albert King - Stevie Ray Vaughan
In Session

Beth Hart:
Live At Paradiso
Don't Explain - Beth Hart - Joe Bonamassa
See Saw
Bang Bang Boom Boom

Joe Bonamassa:
Blues Deluxe
Driving Towards The Daylight
Live From The Royal Albert Hall
Beacon Theatre - Live From New York
Live From Nowhere In Particular
Dust Bowl
Black Rock
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You forgot the best of the best for playing pool by
The One, the Only SRV. It dont get any better
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWLw7nozO_U&list=PLD3F2BC02246F1413
 
Dunnn51 said:
I have taken a liking to a lot of these blues favorites of yours. Now tell me: Which songs do you specifically like to hear playing pool ? One that gets your blood pumping, puts you in gear, makes you forget the table and your opponent and just shoot.

Everyone has an all-time favorite!

So Far, I'm likin' John Lee Hooker (obviously since I mentioned him), Howlin' Wolf, Gary Moore, Buddy Guy(likin' a LOT of his stuff),Robert CraySonny Landreth,John Mayall & the Bluebreakers,Beth Hart,Karen Lovely.
Not to forget Delta Moon & Joe Bonamassa <--- Great stuff there.

Its just my opinion. I am getting a much stronger love for Blues music! ( I think my eyes have been opened!) Gonna go look of more of that particular sound to play pool by,.... :smile:
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John Lee Hooker's Boom Boom and I'm Bad Like Jesse James are strong songs.
I can't link now but will try later.
 
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Dunnn51 said:
I figured to ask here: What are some of the best Blues songs to play pool by ??
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Some great stuff here.

Here are some things currently on at Fargo Billiards

Iceman Albert Collins
Two Bit Texas Town Angela Strehli
C.O.D. Angela Strehli
Nothin' From Nothin' Blues Big Joe Turner
Run-Around Blues Traveler
Fallible Blues Traveler
Hook Blues Traveler
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Blues Traveler
Brother John Blues Traveler
Sugar (Where'd You Get Your Sugar From) Doyle Bramhall
Party Til the Cows Come Home Elvin Bishop
I'm Tore Down (Live) Eric Clapton
How Long Blues (Live) Eric Clapton
Goin' Away Baby (Live) Eric Clapton
Lie To Me Jonny Lang
Rack em up Jonny Lang
Sex And Candy Marcy Playground
Po Black Maddie North Mississippi Allstars
Skinny Woman North Mississippi Allstars
Drinking Muddy Water North Mississippi Allstars
K.C. Jones (On the Road Again) North Mississippi Allstars
Someday Baby North Mississippi Allstars
Runaway Samantha Fish
Leavin' Kind Samantha Fish
Otherside of the Bottle Samantha Fish
No Riders Shannon Curfman
If You Change Your Mind Shannon Curfman
Love Me Like That Shannon Curfman
Playing With Fire Shannon Curfman
I'm Coming Home Shannon Curfman
Love Struck Baby Stevie Ray Vaughan
Scuttle Buttin' Stevie Ray Vaughan
Wall Of Denial Stevie Ray Vaughan
Willie The Wimp (Live) Stevie Ray Vaughan
Pipeline Stevie Ray Vaughan
Shake For Me (Live) Stevie Ray Vaughan
Telephone Song Stevie Ray Vaughan
The House Is Rockin' Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Cold Shot Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Living Life by the Drop Stevie Ray Vaughn
Corinna Taj Mahal
She Caught the Katy and Left Me a Mule to Ride Taj Mahal
Fishin' Blues Taj Mahal
Cakewalk Into Town Taj Mahal
 
Early Rolling Stones shouldn't be forgotten !!!!
Check some of theirs early stuffs !!! They used to play some great blues.Keith Richard was playing guitar and Mick Jagger heated up on harmonica.
Some great music they played !!!
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In regular conversation someone told me he liked the blues, and he finished up with saying, "I have the blues." I asked, "Every day?"

He didn't get the joke- very disappointing.

It opened him up for so many easy responses, too.
 
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Thanks Jam great video,
I love John Jackson "front porch blues" you probably know that he played on the White House lawn for President Clinton.
some of the early blues musicians that inspired so many have not been mentioned.
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Charley Patton
Son House
Robert Johnson
Blind Willie McTell
Petey Wheatstraw
Tampa Red
Memphis Minnie
Bessie Smith
Ledbelly
and many many more
Dale
 
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It took awhile for Joe Bonamassa and Johnny Winters to show up! One of my favorites since I saw him play in a little bar in Santa Rosa, CA is Roy Rogers (no, not that one, the slide guitarist). Haven't seen Susan Tedeschi's name on here yet, either. She's awesome! Little Red Rooster & The Girl with the Far Away Eyes by the Stones are great ones. Love, love, love Loan Me a Dime. Charlie Musselwhite. David Bromberg. David Gray Sail Away with Me. Blues is my favorite genre.
 
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