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Posted on March 27, 1999 at 16:19:41
MikeP


 
Some time ago somebody on the AR music page recommended Sonny Terry and Browinie Mchee to me as good acoustic blues. I just got done listening to their "Blowin' the Fuses" cd and its great. Anybody got any more good acoustic blues recommendations?

 

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Re: acoustic blues, posted on March 27, 1999 at 23:36:17
Allan


 
MikeP - don't know if this suits your taste in blues, but I just finished listening to John Mayall's "Turning Point". it's a live acoustic set (only one I know of John ever doing) - you might like it.

 

Re: acoustic blues, posted on March 28, 1999 at 06:31:21
MikeP


 
Thanks. I've got a couple of Mayall's,but nothing acoustic. Sounds interesting.

 

Re: acoustic blues, posted on March 28, 1999 at 10:20:50
Allan


 
Mike - as a follow-up, the lp was first released in '69 and the cd is very well recorded. Jon Mark plays acoustic finger-style guitar, Steve Thompson is on bass and Johnny Almond does tenor/alto sax, flute, and mouth percussion. The rather unique feature of the set is that there is no drum percussion - it's surprising how little you miss it and these guys really gel together well. It's also totally unlike anything you've heard from Mayall - ever. I remember hearing it for the first time in '70 and hoping that the album's title (Turning Point) meant that this 'style' of John's would continue. It turns out that the cd is a little-known gem among blues fans and should be heard for it's historical perspective if nothing else. After listening to it I think you'll probably appreciate it for the talent though. My favorite cut is "California". It's a PolyGram label. Enjoy!

 

Re: acoustic blues, posted on March 29, 1999 at 05:30:47
Jack G


 
They have quite a few albums out-together and solo-most are very good-especially the stuff they wrote. They also have a live album thats veryy good too. Mississippi or "folk" blues used to be quite popular as an alternative to the more common and more mainstream electric blues. You may also wish to try some of Taj Mahal's albums.
enjoy,
Jack

 

Re: acoustic blues, posted on March 29, 1999 at 07:10:55
Bob Corey


 
You may want to try Robben Ford's Authorized Bootleg, Buddy Guy and Junior Wells Acoustic, and on the more jazzy side Mem Shannon A Cab Driver's Blues. Enjoy

 

Re: acoustic blues, posted on March 29, 1999 at 07:42:03
Mike K


 
Lightnin' Hopkins (stuff on OJC/Bluesville is the best I think),
and Mississippi John Hurt are two of my favorites.

 

Re: acoustic blues, posted on March 29, 1999 at 16:09:40
Thanks for the suggestions (nt)


 

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Re: acoustic blues, posted on March 29, 1999 at 16:13:18
MikeP


 

The first 2/3rds of the "Blowin' the Fuses" cd is of a live performance from 1961. I don't know if this is the same live perfomance or not. The live cuts are:
Walk on
Stranger Blues
Ain't gonna study war no more
Blues for the Lowlands
Trouble in Mind
Drinkin' in the Blues
Po' boy
Blowin' the Fuses

 

sorry for posting under a false name, posted on March 29, 1999 at 16:21:18
MikeP


 

Shouldn't do 3 things at once :-)

 

Re: acoustic blues, posted on March 30, 1999 at 05:13:33
Jack G


 
I'll have to check-it on vinyl, and haven't listened in a while.
Jack

 

Re: acoustic blues, posted on March 31, 1999 at 08:56:06
BillM


 
Check out the first Hot Tuna album, recorded live at the Berkeley House in 1970. A classic.

 

Re: acoustic blues, posted on March 31, 1999 at 20:44:49
Estes


 
Hi everyone. I am surprised no one mentioned Muddy Waters, "The Folk Singer". Acoustic Blues at its best. Also Colin James "National Steel"; Rory Block "Confessions of a Blues Singer" Doug MacLeod "you Can't Take my Blues" and of course Robert Johnson (recorded in the 1920's, so the sound is not the greatest).

 

Re: acoustic blues, posted on March 31, 1999 at 20:54:05
Estes


 
I forgot to mention Kelly Joe Phelps "Lead me on"

 

Re: acoustic blues, posted on April 3, 1999 at 09:24:18
Mick Wolfe


 
In addition to " Alone and Acoustic" by Buddy Guy and Junior Wells mentioned below , one of my all-time acoustic favorites is Luther Allison's " Hand Me Down My Moonshine"( Inak 1715-2 ).On the jazzy side, the late Charles Brown's " These Blues" is a must as well.

 

Re: acoustic blues, posted on April 3, 1999 at 14:19:05
MikeP


 

I'll definitely look into this. The name rang a bell and sure enough he does vocals on Tony Furtado's "Roll My Blues Away". I like the cuts he sings on a lot. The Furtado album, BTW, is excellent if you haven't heard of him. Sort of a combo of bluegrass, blues, jazz, Bela Fleck (without the Flecktones).

 

Re: acoustic blues, posted on April 3, 1999 at 14:20:12
MikeP


 

I like the title of the Allison disc enough to go buy it on that alone :-)

 

Re: acoustic blues, posted on April 4, 1999 at 06:50:00
Mick Wolfe


 
You won't be disappointed.

 

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