where do i begin listening to blues? delta? chicago? gimme some

>>72498655
Robert Johnson, Charlie Patton, Son House.
I love me some Howlin' Wolf. Start Moanin' in the Moonlight

>>72498655
Blind Willie Johnson, Leadbelly, and Lightning Hopkins. Shoot for the Delta Blues, man.

It depends what you're into. Start with Robert Johnson and Charlie Patton obvs, but after that there's a lot of regional uniqueness.

Chicago and Swamp blues would go on to inspire a lot of rock. Piedmont and Texas are more harmonious and have more intricate guitar. Hill country is rhythm heavy and very lyrically dark, almost gothic I would say. What are you looking for?

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>>72498729
ive started out just listening to the guys that directly influenced the rock n roll bands i listen to... so muddy waters, jimmy reed, slim harpo, bb king, albert king, fred mcdowell, bo diddley, etc

bb king is kind of verging on too much virtuosity for me, whereas robert johnson and some muddy waters stuff gets a bit too slow. i'm really into the shuffle type stuff that jimmy reed and slim harpo do, and the bottleneck guitar playing that fred mcdowell does.

personally, i play country/western dobro and rock n roll guitar so i like stuff that has a bit of swing/boogie in it

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>>72498655
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKPLoXtg0eA&index=1&list=PLPVZtZ0E5h6a5mY3xZjN9bms5qT85YAex

>>72498909
I'd recommend the guys inspired by McDowell, RL Burnside and Junior Kimborough

Burnside's version of Shake em on Down: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFoPYr8XDrE

Kimborough's You Better Run: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OecoA_v0RC8

>>72498976
what tuning is he using?

>>72498981
nice reccs, gonna listen to their discos now

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>>72498655
I'm a huge fan of Blind Willie Johnson
This song mang.. it's beyond words
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8AuYmID4wc

Throw some Bo Carter into the mix for Blues Hilarity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQcq2Y7YI14