Robert Crumb: Heroes of the Blues Storytime

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>>68699868

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Crumb's such a goldmine.

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>>68699963

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Anyone with me?

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Well, how about that, a blues thread is lonely and kinda boring.

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There's more but I have to go. If this thread is still in the catalog by the time I come back I'll finish the storytime.

I love Crumb if just for his dutiful preservation of all this great old folk music.

>Peg Leg Howell
I wish I would see him more often here, will post again after I read the story.

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Thanks guys.

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Don't worrry anon I love this thread and I appreciate you posting it

Something kind of related that I've seen around the web is the "Damaged Guitar Gods" playing cards. Its a similar concept but there's like dozens and dozens of them and it contains a lot of obscure and underground players... fuck I wish I could get my hands on them

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>>68701962

posting more DGG

>>68701954

so lately I've been really into Mississippi John Hurt, who do you suggest I explore next

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>>68701992

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>>68701992
Well, Elizabeth Cotten is the artist who has a style the most similar to him, but she's not included in this or any other set.

Try out Charlie Patton and Blind Willie Johnson.

>>68702164

thanks for the recs my man...

wonder how Patton would feel to know that people are discussing his music almost 100 years later

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I believe the only female in this collection.

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That's it from the blues collection folks.

>>68702462

keep em coming my man

Crumb is such an interesting guy. I love his art too. Thanks for the thread.

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>>68702548

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>>68703787

>>68700124
thanks for posting these, I remember watching a crumb documentary years ago

These are my musical heroes. I love blues, country and any traditional regional music.

I've been trying to learn play in this old dude's style lately: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtlVSedpIRU

All that's just to say, you have a friend here. Keep posting!

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Hey guys, I'm sorry, my internet connection is really shitty right now.

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>>68701992
Saw Helios Creed back in '08. Great show and great to see him on a card like that. Underrated guitar god for sure.

>>68704628
It's okay. My life is full of shitty connections.

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>>68704701
Well, here's to an okay one.

>>68700333
Gotta like ol' Furry. What a wild card.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCqbKdnHZTs

>>68705512
Hmm. Don't know if you're coming back OP. Until then, I'll post some blues.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8RtayjqqIw

>>68705702
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-Taae2zLfA

Keep this thread alive!!

Ry Cooder - Vigilante Man
https://youtu.be/x4KmbUCwkyE

>>68706145
Will do, brother.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkEhtfPN084

Long intro, but I think it's worth hearing. Besides, if you don't like listening to old people talk, you probably got not business with the blues.

>>68706294
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FcxSIUgC_Y

T-Model's a crazy dude. Learned to play guitar when he was in his 50s.

>>68701992

Maybe Skip James? His picking style is different (more delta than piedmont), but he has a similar soft voice. He also has a story that parallels M. John Hurt's in interesting ways because he also quit the blues for several decades and got rediscovered in the 60s. These late live performances are really a treasure. Unfortunately, he only had a few real years of fame at the end of his life as he was gradually losing his fight against cancer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYALBzfY5QY

>>68706375
Badassery in the first degree: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4mBTjJ_Yrg

>>68706576
Holy shit! That was badass.

>>68706627

I can't get enough Lightnin' Hopkins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPjd_oQby_c

Playin' the guitar upside down.

https://youtu.be/voPJENW6i4c

Man. I gots to get some sleep and ya'll get this thread going.

Robert Crumb is a lewronggeneration faggot who wants music to stay in the fucking 20s

>>68706928
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEiCooMX2cw

>>68706972
This one was recorded in the 70s but it sounds a lot older to me. I really like this style.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmu38Iv4OPw

>>68707081
Gonna throw a few more favorites of mine out there before I have to call it quits. Glad some of you are listening.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIGziNjQXmc

>>68707152
This whole album is tasty as hell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUsWtJdvE64

>>68707185
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGTZOWOKxlc

>>68707228
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9TL6YglGs&list=RDfJ9TL6YglGs#t=23

>>68707266
Here's an up and coming young guy who's been getting a lot of attention in the blues community: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QMVId6jeQA

>>68707331
Anyone still there? I guess I'll end with Clapton's version of Robert Johnson's Hellhound on my trail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGdvy5LHGSE

>>68707411
Okay, one more from Robert Johnson himself. I feel like this one's underappreciated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kcJyjhcsQI

what a neat thread