BUDDY'S GOT THE BLUES: ERIC CLAPTON, JOHN MAYER, BUDDY GUY & MANY MORE

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  Buddy Guy

  Buddy Guy (born George Guy, July 30, 1936 in Lettsworth, Louisiana) is an American blues music and rock music guitarist, as well as a singer. Known as an inspiration to Jimi Hendrix and other 1960s blues and rock legends, Guy is considered as an imporant proponent of Chicago blues made famous by Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf. He has influenced both widely known and local blues guitarists. Guy is known for his showmanship; for example, he plays with drumsticks and walks into the audience whilst playing, the latter being a gimmick he picked up from a local blues guitarist at an early age (joining or leaping into the audience has also long been common in both American popular and gospel music, as in the earlier work of Big Jay McNeely or the Dixie Hummingbirds). Guy grew up in Louisiana where he learned to play guitar. In the early 1950s he began performing with bands in Baton Rouge. Soon after moving to Chicago in 1957, Guy fell under the influence of "Mighty" Muddy Waters. In 1958 he won a record contract with Artistic Records after beating the West Side guitarists Magic Sam and Otis Rush in a "Head Cutting Contest" at the Blue Flame Club. Soon afterwards he recorded for the Cobra label. In the early 1960s, Guy was a session guitarist for Chess Records. He recorded on Junior Wells sessions for Delmark Records under the pseudonym Friendly Chap in 1965 and 1966. His career took off during a blues revival period in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and was sparked by Eric Clapton's request that Guy be part of the '24 nights' all-star blues guitar lineup at London's Royal Albert Hall and Guy's subsequent signing with Silvertone Records.

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  Eric Clapton
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  John Mayer

  The Search for Everything - out now.
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  Susan Tedeschi
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  Derek Trucks

  Grammy-award winning blues/rock guitarist Derek Trucks displays a command of slide guitar styles running the gamut from blues to classic R&B and early rock & roll to classic jazz. Although blues players like Buddy Guy, Elmore James, and Duane Allman have been a strong influence on Trucks' slide guitar playing, so have pre-'70s jazz players like John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, and Sun Ra. Trucks began playing guitar when he was nine, and shared stages and sat in with the likes of Buddy Guy and the Allman Brothers Band by the time he was 12. Trucks began his professional career playing with blues bands around his native Jacksonville, FL, and formed his own group in high school. Before the age of 20, Trucks had shared stages and jammed with Bob Dylan, Joe Walsh, and Stephen Stills. The Derek Trucks Band, which has members ranging in age from their twenties to their forties, released their self-titled debut album in 1997 on Landslide Records. Out of the Madness followed in late 1998. Since then, they have released Joyful Noise (2002), Soul Serenade (2003), Live at Georgia Theatre (2004), and Songlines (2006). Their latest effort, Already Free (2009), won a GRAMMY for Best Contemporary Blues Album. Welcome to the official Derek Trucks Facebook page!
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  Jon Batiste
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  Aloe Blacc
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  Joe Bonamassa

  Joe Bonamassa (born 8 May 1977) has established himself as one of the most impressive blues guitarists out there. Although he is from New Hartford, New York, US he was more infatuated and influenced by the European take on blues music as he was with American traditional blues music.

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  Gary Clark Jr

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  Shemekia Copeland

  Blame It On Eve 🍎 out Aug 30th.

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  Robert Cray

  Blues icon. Soul man. Rock and roller. Robert Cray is all these things – and more. The Georgia- born, Washington-raised musician first picked up a guitar after seeing The Beatles on TV then, having witnessed Jimi Hendrix perform in Seattle, determined that his destiny would also follow a similar path. And so he has: across the past half century Robert Cray’s developed into one of American music’s most singular artists.

  "I guess you'd have to say that we were lucky,” reflects Cray on his life in music, “because, growing up in the 1960s, the different music played on the radio really opened us up. I mean, we even had Albert Collins play our high School graduation party."

  From forming a teenage garage band, through to striding the stage alongside several of the world’s greatest guitarists, Robert Cray’s story is one of struggle and commitment. Struggle and commitment that led to Cray enjoying phenomenal success – selling millions of albums and countless concert tickets, winning five Grammy Awards, being inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame, recipient of the Americana Music Lifetime Achievement Award, designing two signature model Fender guitars – yet for Robert what’s always mattered most is the music. Every note he plays counts, every song he sings is delivered as if it is his last: integrity and intensity are what has guided Cray’s musical career. He has never cheapened his output or delivered a substandard performance. Indeed, his commitment to making music of the highest standard has won Cray both a loyal audience and the respect of many of popular music’s most legendary figures.

  Think about it: Robert Cray has shared stage and/or studio with the likes of John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Chuck Berry, Albert Collins, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Memphis Horns and Hi Rhythm Section. Cray’s stinging guitar playing and soulful voice, his skills as a band leader and performer, mark him as keeper of the flame for American roots music, an artist who never fails to deliver.

  "We were so lucky just be able to see them,” says Cray of trading guitar licks on stage with legends of blues, rock and soul, “let alone share the stage with them - what an experience!"

  Cray’s rise to the top was, like his music, a slow burn, he first building a following in small towns across the Pacific Northwest. Even before Cray had a record deal he enjoyed local hero status – so much so in 1978 he was cast (as a musician) in Animal House, the blockbuster comedy that made John Belushi famous. 1978 was also the year Cray recorded his debut album, Who’s Been Talkin’, although Tomato Records’ internal problems held up Talkin’s release until 1980. And then, just as Talkin’ was winning great reviews, Tomato collapsed into bankruptcy. Got the blues? Young Robert certainly could have claimed he had them. But Cray isn’t given to complaining, instead he persevered, committed then, as he is now, to taking his music to the people.

  After Tomato, Cray and his band – today consisting of Richard Cousins (bass guitar – there since high school days), Dover Weinberg (keyboards) and Les Falconer (drums) – used the momentum the album gave them to play further afield. By now Cray was buddies with a young guitarist from Texas: Stevie Ray Vaughan.

  “We played in 1979 at the San Francisco Blues Festival,” recalls Cray, “and I watched Stevie’s show and he's just smoking. Afterwards Richard and I went up and chatted with him and we just hit it off. Stevie was great - if we were in Austin he’d always come and join us on stage.”

  Signing to Hightone, Cray’s 1983 album Bad Influence established him internationally: he was invited to play Carnegie Hall, toured Europe, later finding Eric Clapton recording Bad Influence’s title track. 1985 saw Cray’s False Accusations album increase his standing as the foremost singer of blues noir songs, while that year’s Showdown! - a sizzling collaboration with guitarists’ Albert Collins and Johnny Copeland - won Robert huge acclaim from blues musicians and fans: the new guy’s the real deal! Signing to Mercury Records, Cray’s 1986 album Strong Persuader ensured he became the first blues/soul musician to breakthrough in the MTV era.

  Strong Persuader won Cray rave reviews from pop and rock critics, topped charts worldwide, saw Cray grace the cover of Rolling Stone magazine and winning the Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Recording in 1988. Strong Persuader, with its songs of infidelity, guilt and unease, while not in any sense conventional Top 40 music, proved so strong an album it broke through barriers, sold millions of copies and would prove extremely influential (2026 being the 40th anniversary.) Cray’s breakthrough allowed both young and older blues and soul musicians to gain wide attention and radio play: John Lee Hooker’s career resurrection came soon after with The Healer, and Robert plays on that seminal album.

  “It was great to be able to travel around the world,” says Cray of Strong Persuader’s success. “It afforded us a lot of great opportunities that we were lucky to experience.”

  Cray’s being modest here: suddenly he found himself the hottest guitarist working – Tina Turner invited Robert to support her huge European tour (every night, after playing with his band, Cray would join Tina on stage to play A Change Is Gonna Come), then Keith Richards called, requesting Cray join the band backing Chuck Berry for Taylor Hackford’s celebratory feature length documentary Hail Hail Rock ‘N’ Roll. Here Cray not only got to play with the mercurial Berry (+Linda Ronstadt and Etta James, amongst many notable artists), he also formed a friendship with Steve Jordan, then drummer for the project and Richards’ solo band.

  Now internationally famous, Cray found himself in intense demand: he toured with The Stones and played with B.B King, Buddy Guy and Eric Clapton. Headlining in noted music festivals – these included Glastonbury in the UK and Crossroads Guitar Festival in the US - and kept developing his sound over a selection of strong albums across the 1990s. Cray’s songwriting has addressed ageing, love, loneliness, domestic turmoil and US politics.

  As an artist Robert Cray’s aged like fine wine – his voice has developed a greater range and expressiveness, this he’s put to use on masterful interpretations of such Southern soul standards as I Forgot To Be Your Lover (William Bell), Your Good Thing Is About To End (Mable John) and Nobody’s Fault But Mine (Otis Redding). At the same time, Cray’s guitar playing now possesses an additional depth, a growl that can hint at a caress then signal emotional upheaval.

  His recent run of albums – 2014’s In My Soul, 2017’s Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm and 2020’s masterful That’s What I Heard (all produced by Steve Jordan: now the Stones’ drummer) – are amongst the very finest he’s made. Every song here is deeply felt, whether an agonised song of loss, an angry protest number, or a dance tune that gets audiences pumping (My Baby Likes To Boogaloo is great funky fun).

  Across five decades Robert Cray has created a richly inclusive American music, revitalising both blues and soul while rocking hard with the very best. To achieve 50 years in the music industry and still be as fresh and committed as when starting out is an achievement few can boast of but Cray can: he has released 19 studio albums, every one replete with his extremely distinctive songs, won five Grammy Awards and continues to make music that sounds like no one but Robert Cray. "All these years we have been fortunate to do what we love doing, playing the music we love playing,” says Cray with a smile. “I couldn't ask for anything more.

  Robert’s band features Richard Cousins (bass), Dover Weinberg (keyboards), Les Falconer - (drums, percussion).

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  Samantha Fish

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  Eric Gales

  Eric Gales is a very talented Blues-Rock guitarist and vocalist from Memphis, Tennessee, USA. His music is a fusion of Hard-Rock, Blues and Funk. His first release was in 1991 on Elektra Records at age 15.

  Discography:

  1991: The Eric Gales Band (Elektra Records)

  1994: Process of Elimination ((Sony Music))

  1993: Picture of a Thousand Faces (Elektra Records)

  1995: Lil E – Playa for Life (underground tape, produced by Blackout)

  1996: The Gales Brothers: Left Hand Brand (House of Blues Records)

  2001: That's What I Am (MCA Records)

  2006: Crystal Vision (Shrapnel Records)

  2007: The Psychedelic Underground (Shrapnel Records)

  2008: The Story of My Life (Blues Bureau International)

  2009: Layin' Down the Blues (Blues Bureau International)

  2010: Relentless (Blues Bureau International)

  2011: Transformation (Blues Bureau International)

  2012: Live

  2013: Pinnick Gales Pridgen, Pinnick Gales Pridgen (Magna Carta)

  2013: Eric Gales Trio, Ghost Notes (Tone Center Records)

  2014: Pinnick Gales Pridgen, PGP2 (Magna Carta)

  2014: Good for Sumthin (Cleopatra Records)

  2016: A Night on the Sunset Strip, two discs (Cleopatra Records)

  2017: Middle of the Road (Provogue/Mascot)

  2019: The Bookends (Provogue/Mascot)

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  Billy Gibbons
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  Ivan Neville
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  Robert Randolph

  There are showstoppers and then there’s Tal Wilkenfeld, who has literally stopped the music world in its tracks on more than one occasion. One of the first times was in 2006 at a memorable 40-minute sit-in performance with the Allman Brothers at New York’s Beacon Theater, in which a 19-year-old Tal was given the stage to perform a 5 minute bass solo during “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed.” It was part of the audition tape—along with her debut solo album, Transformation—that she sent to Jeff Beck, leading to her next seismic moment: joining Beck for his 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival, where we see the guitar legend bowing down to Tal while she plays a solo on “Cause We’ve Ended as Lovers” that went viral and made Tal a global phenomenon. Equally impactful was the follow-up Beck recording, Live at Ronnie Scott’s. With the world now watching, Tal would go on to lend her talents to Mick Jagger, Prince, Bob Weir, Eric Clapton, Steven Tyler, Herbie Hancock, Brian Wilson, Ringo Starr, Joe Walsh, Todd Rundgren, Toto, Jackson Browne and Hans Zimmer. Returning to her roots as a guitar-playing singer-songwriter growing up in Australia, Tal once again drew the eyes and ears of fans globally when she released her debut vocal album, Love Remains [BMG], in 2019. Universal acclaim came from such outlets as Rolling Stone, Billboard, iHeart Radio and Paste for the record’s rich lyrics and Tal’s unparalleled journey from instrumental force to profound singer-songwriter. She subsequently brought her music to audiences via solo shows and as the opening act for the Who’s U.S. tour. Even the pandemic couldn’t stop Wilkenfeld, as the Prince estate released Welcome 2 America, a riveting trio project for which Tal enlisted drummer Chris Coleman and recorded with the Purple One in 2008, on the heels of her Beck breakout. Post-pandemic, Tal hit the road to continue to share and cultivate the ten gems on Love Remains, while also performing with Incubus on a U.S. tour, JP Saxe and Cory Wong at Bonnaroo and Scary Goldings featuring John Scofield and Larry Goldings at the Newport Jazz Festival.
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  Bobby Rush

  The new album from Bobby Rush & Kenny Wayne Shepherd "Young Fashioned Ways" - out now! https://orcd.co/brkws-yfw

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  Isaiah Sharkey

  Artist - Producer - Songwriter - Guitarist

  John Mayer.Lalah Hathaway,D'Angelo.Brian McKnight & Many more

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  Kenny Wayne Shepherd

  Kenny Wayne Shepherd (born June 12, 1977) is an American blues and rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, hailing from Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.

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  Jimmie Vaughan
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  Ally Venable
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  Kim Wilson