Where can you turn to absorb some real blues guitar?

There are number of legendary rock guitarists, which were influenced by blues music. These guitarists have become idols of many present fans of guitar playing. Their story is well known.

Many people who grew up listening to mostly rock, now trying to arouse the admiration also for blues musicians, listened by their idols.

I heard recently from one of the guitarists that the original blues recording which he listened disappointed him. He was looking in them for some guitar patterns and what he heard mostly screaming harmonica or something like that. The guitar was somewhere in the background and it was difficult to get any inspiration from it.

Certainly many people are reading the autobiography guitarists such as Keith Richards and this people are inspired to check out their blues roots. What should they listen to find the real blues guitar?

The first things which come to mind are to listen to the three blues kings – Freddie King, Albert King and B.B. King. These three have created more material to listen to than you can imagine.

However, there is one guitarist, whose B.B. King listed as its inspiration –

Lonnie Johnson … the guy has skills

Still too little guitar? Maybe this… Buddy Guy included at the one recording the quintessence of electric blues guitar. Everything you need to know is here.

If the old blues does not appeal to you, then you might want to reach for more modern songs and artists such as Jeff Beck’s “Truth”, Clapton with Bluesbreaker and Peter Green with Fleetwood Mac