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re: Best Blues singer of all time
Posted on 3/28/17 at 5:34 pm to Ace Midnight
Posted on 3/28/17 at 5:34 pm to Ace Midnight
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For females, I like Bessie Smith, Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday and Etta James. Now, Aretha and Etta were more R&B and soul,
If you like these, you might like this young lady.
JJ Thames - Only Fool Was Me
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Posted on 3/28/17 at 6:23 pm to Duane Dibbley
Stevie Ray Vaughan is my favorite.
Gregg Allman is a top 5 all time vocalist, IMO, but I consider him more of a soul singer than blues.
Gregg Allman is a top 5 all time vocalist, IMO, but I consider him more of a soul singer than blues.
Posted on 3/28/17 at 6:33 pm to Dave lsu 89
Posted on 3/28/17 at 7:31 pm to Pepe Lepew
Posted on 3/28/17 at 9:38 pm to Dave lsu 89
SRV, Joe Bonamassa, Etta James, Robert Johnson, Muddy, Gary Moore, etc...
Posted on 3/28/17 at 10:23 pm to BIGFOOD
No Joe Cocker?
Posted on 3/28/17 at 11:36 pm to Dave lsu 89
The blues is not a contest.
Posted on 3/29/17 at 6:46 am to Dave lsu 89
Keb Mo.
Posted on 3/29/17 at 7:14 am to BIGFOOD
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SRV, Joe Bonamassa
Posted on 3/29/17 at 8:38 am to Dave lsu 89
I guess I don't think of there being a Best Blues singer. A good voice sesms so unimportant if it doesn't fit their sound.
Posted on 3/29/17 at 8:46 am to Cdawg
B.B. did have an outstanding voice FWIW
Posted on 3/29/17 at 8:59 am to Ace Midnight
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For females, I like Bessie Smith, Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday and Etta James. Now, Aretha and Etta were more R&B and soul, while Bessie Smith and Lady Day were more jazzy, but it's difficult to pin down a pure blues female singer (and they all had better voices than B.B. King, Muddy Waters and certainly John Lee Hooker for example).
Summertime
Strange Fruit
All of Me
You might argue she's jazz, but to me it's blues sung to jazz. Much like Robben Ford fits jazz chords to blues comps.
Posted on 3/29/17 at 12:54 pm to Dave lsu 89
Posted on 3/29/17 at 1:03 pm to Old
Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday and Muddy
Posted on 3/29/17 at 1:12 pm to Dave lsu 89
Buddy Guy - One Room Country Shack
also, some of Eric Clapton's vocals are tough to beat. Five Long Years comes to mind
also, some of Eric Clapton's vocals are tough to beat. Five Long Years comes to mind
Posted on 3/29/17 at 3:12 pm to AU_251
There are a lot of great ones, but for me no one could squeeze the pain out of a song better than Otis Redding. Hard to believe he died at 26.
I've Been Loving You...Live
I've Been Loving You...Live
Posted on 3/29/17 at 3:14 pm to Dave lsu 89
John Lee Hooker
Posted on 3/29/17 at 7:15 pm to Dave lsu 89
Gotta mention Gregg Allman
Posted on 3/29/17 at 7:56 pm to AU_251
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also, some of Eric Clapton's vocals are tough to beat. Five Long Years comes to mind
agreed
Posted on 3/29/17 at 7:58 pm to RichJ
I wold go Billie Holiday if really pushed to choose just one.
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