Jeff Beck: Emotion & Commotion

It is difficult to know where to start with Jeff Beck. He is a noted perfectionist with an immaculate pedigree ......

LastFM has a good synopsis

A rare breed of guitarist like Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix, Beck is not only compelling for what he plays, but for how he plays it. While some guitar players use racks of gear to create sound, Beck prefers a simple, natural approach that emphasizes manual dexterity over gadgets. As Eric Clapton once said, “With Jeff, it’s all in his hands.”

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John Lee Hooker - Chicken and Gravy

Notes from YouTube: John Lee Hooker performing at the Montreal Jazz Festival 1980.

B.B. King World Tour Tee Shirt

BB King - Stage Worldwide 05 Tour T-Shirt

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Eric Sardinas and Big Motor

Eric Sardinas, is an American blues-rock guitarist born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in 1970. He’s noted for his use of the electric resonator guitar and his powerful live performances.
“The rawest, most emotional music is what sparked my excitement for the blues,” Eric says.

Not the most subtle of players but fun?

Eric Sardinas and Big Motor

It's the Birthday of Norberto Napolitano

It is the birthday of Norberto Napolitano.

According to Wikipedia;

Pappo is the pseudonym of Argentine blues and metal/rock musician Norberto Napolitano (Buenos Aires, 10 March 1950 - Luján, Buenos Aires province, 24 February 2005). A native of the middle-class La Paternal neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Pappo started playing the guitar at the age of ten, and became active in Argentine rock since its beginnings; Pappo was a force in its transition from English to Spanish as guitarist of Los Gatos, the first rock band to enter the mainstream charts in Argentina. He also played in the first incarnation of cult band Los Abuelos de la Nada and in the quasi-psychedelic La Pesada del Rock and Roll.

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Yes, it's time...for Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. I used to have this album on vinyl.

Apparently these days Sam the Sham is a motivational speaker/poet. Hey Sam, if you're out there, check in and give us a high five over here at SqueezeMyLemon.

Mississippi John Hurt - "Candy Man Blues"

Chris Rea - Blue Guitars

Wikipedia

Following a severe bout of pancreatitis, and a predicted 50% chance of survival after an operation called a Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy) in 2001, Rea promised himself that if he recovered, he would be returning to his blues roots. This near brush with death was the catalyst for a complete change in musical direction and motivation. The resulting Blue Guitars 11-CD collection of 137 blues-inspired tracks recorded in just 18 months, completed with his own paintings as album covers, is seen by himself as his finest work to date

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It's The Birthday of Mississippi John Hurt

Happy Birthday going out to Mississippi John Hurt. One of the most gentle and kind hearted bluesmen of all time.

According to Wikipedia;

Mississippi John Hurt (July 3, 1893 or March 8, 1892 — November 2, 1966) was an influential country blues singer and guitarist. He sang in a loud whisper, to a melodious finger-picked guitar accompaniment.

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Coffee Blues - Lovin' Spoonfull


Avalon Blues: The Complete 1928 Okeh Recordings

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Johnny Drummer - Unleaded Blues

From his web site

I got a chance to play with B.B. King in 1965, at a club called Lee's. It was B.B.'s birthday and his drummer didn't show up. Then in 1966, I went to see Muddy Waters in downtown Chicago, and he asked me to sit in. Muddy wanted me to go on the road with him, but I had a day job and was making more money than he was offering, so I turned him down. It was an honor though. He had Mojo Buford on harmonica, Otis Spann on piano, Willie Smith on drums, and Luther (Georgia Boy) Johnson on guitar.

In the '60s my band worked just about everywhere they hired a band on the South and West sides. I really started to leave the drums alone when we were playing at a nightclub on a show with Syl Johnson and Jimmy Witherspoon. The club owner put me out front as a singer, opening the shows.