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In Reply to: RE: Reflecting on the recent Led Zepplin lawsuit... posted by Inmate51 on July 06, 2016 at 20:30:34
I'm not defending JT's tone or whether it's off putting, just pointing out that he was/is an innovator and master song craftsman that others followed. Those I mentioned and many I didn't, like Jackson Browne, Mumford and Sons, David Gray, all acknowledge his impact. I'm not heavy into JT, but he was part of the process for me to appreciate the genre. Paul Simon's voice isn't great, but he's another writer and voice that created american pop/folk music's legacy. SRV had a voice only a mother could love, but oh yeah, he did have that guitar :).
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"SRV had a voice only a mother could love, but oh yeah, he did have that guitar :). "10-4 on the guitar! I don't remember about his voice. He tragically died just before I was turned on to him, and I don't have any of his albums, so all of what I know of him is what I've heard at friends homes and anecdotal anecdotes.
Eric Clapton is another story. I'm a huge fan. If you don't have it, you gotta get "One More Car, One More Rider" from 2001. The band is a who's-who of great rock musicians, including Steve Gadd on drums and Billy Preston on the Hammond organ. Eric has a new CD, the name of which escapes me. My wife bought it and put it on in the car, and wouldn't tell me who it was. I coulda swore it was a Black blues guy. It was EC!
Speaking of Black blues guitar... ya gotta find some music of my old friend Luther Allison. That guy could sing AND play. I think he died in Paris. (Edit: I just googled him, he died in Madison, WI. Huh.) We weren't like "good buds" - I only met him twice - but we got along and had a mental connection - we were on "the same page". Try to find his "Love Me Papa" album.
And then, there's Otis Redding, may he rest in peace. Talk about a guy who could SING! Whenever I'm in Madison, WI, his music comes into my head.
Anyway, they all have better voices than the unlistenable, but very talented, James Taylor. ;)
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I'm a Madison, Wi. native. :) Luther is one of us, as I've seen him many times and recall his passing. I am a blues addict, so he's on my list of favorites.
There was a PBS tribute to SRV that really affected my wife and I, similar to the Townes Van Zandt tribute, featuring Steve Earl's Fort Worth Blues.
PBS had clips of SRV live concerts, with commentary from Buddy Guy and Eric Clapton, among others. Both commented that Stevie was their reference for talent on guitar, bar none. Eric said that Stevie didn't play the guitar, but channeled the music as if from up above. The guitar played Stevie, not the other way around-and that is how I saw him as well. Not sure I've ever seen a better tribute to an artist, nor one more deserving of that praise. Look SRV up on u-tube. He is on my short list of blues heroes. Luther is on the list as well. :) If you are in Madison, look me up!
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