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Are there any "White" famous blues artists?
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2002 7:53 am
by Willa_Ly
Can anyone help me!
I need names!
Names!
(Not that I am being racist, I hate racists, but I'll have to refer to them as that) Of white blues music artists?
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2002 8:52 am
by HighLordDave
The Blues Brothers; sure they started out as a joke for Saturday Night Live!, but they were actually pretty good.
How about Eric Clapton.
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2002 9:11 am
by fable
I've heard Jack Teagarden belt out a good blues on records, but of course, that was more of a jazz-blues. And Led Zeppelin was founded on the idea of taking common blues riffs and slowing them down greatly.
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2002 6:24 pm
by Chanak
Hmmm...would George Thorogood (sp?) qualify?
@Fable: Yep to Led Zep. Jimmy Page made the "power riff" famous by doing just that. I also think he was chiefly responsible for the transmogrification of blues-influenced riffs into the "heavy metal" of the 80's. (not to wander too far off topic.
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Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2002 3:25 am
by Beldin
White Blues Artist ?
Johnny Winter. You don't get more WHITE than this....
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2002 1:46 pm
by Happy Evil
SRV Baby!! Stevie Ray Vaughn
Slowhand!! Eric Clapton
Both technically perfect and woefully soulful.