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  • Buddy Guy – Damn Right I’ve Got The Blues

    Buddy Guy – Damn Right I’ve Got The Blues

    Buddy Guy: Bridging the Gap Between Stage and Audience

    In the world of blues, few names resonate as deeply as Buddy Guy. Known for his electrifying performances, emotive guitar playing, and soulful vocals, Guy has not only influenced generations of musicians but also forged a unique connection with his audience. This connection was vividly illustrated during one unforgettable performance at the North Sea Jazz Festival.

    Buddy Guy’s approach to live performance transcends the conventional boundaries of stage and audience. Unlike many performers who maintain a separation from their listeners, Guy breaks down these barriers, creating an immersive and interactive musical experience. His performance at the North Sea Jazz Festival serves as a perfect example of this unique bond he shares with his fans.

    During this particular show, Guy took audience engagement to a new level. In the midst of his set, he did something extraordinary: he left the stage and walked among the audience while playing his guitar. But he didn’t stop there. In a move that left attendees in awe, Guy ventured outside the auditorium building itself, continuing to play his heart-wrenching song “Damn Right I’ve Got the Blues” for the crowds gathered around. This act of breaking out from the confines of the stage and mingling with his audience in such an intimate manner was not just a performance; it was a statement – a testament to his philosophy of music being a shared, communal experience.

    Guy’s willingness to physically bridge the gap between performer and audience highlights his deep belief in the power of blues music to connect people. It’s not just about the notes, the chords, or the lyrics; it’s about the feelings, the shared moments of joy, sorrow, and everything in between. By stepping off the stage and into the crowd, Guy dissolves the invisible wall that often exists at live concerts, inviting his audience into his musical world in the most literal sense.

    This memorable performance at the North Sea Jazz Festival encapsulates what makes Buddy Guy a legend not just in the blues genre but in the music world at large. His approach to performance demonstrates a profound understanding of the role of a musician: not just to play music, but to share it, to live it with the people who have come to hear it. Guy’s guitar, therefore, becomes more than an instrument; it’s a bridge connecting hearts and souls, making every note played a shared heartbeat between him and his audience.

    Buddy Guy’s legacy is not just in the songs he has written or the awards he has won; it’s in these moments of connection, these instances where he transcends the traditional artist-audience dynamic and creates something truly magical. His performance at the North Sea Jazz Festival is just one example of his unique ability to touch people’s lives with his music. It’s a reminder that in the end, music is about more than just sounds—it’s about bringing people together, something Buddy Guy has been doing his entire career.

    In a world where live performances are often meticulously staged and choreographed, Buddy Guy’s spontaneous and heartfelt interactions with his audience stand out as a beacon of authenticity. His performances are not just concerts; they are experiences, ones that leave indelible marks on those fortunate enough to witness them. Buddy Guy doesn’t just play the blues; he lives them, and he invites us all to live them with him, if only for a song.

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  • Eric Clapton – Me And The Devil Blues

    Eric Clapton – Me And The Devil Blues

    Eric Clapton – Me And The Devil Blues
    Eric Clapton – Me And The Devil Blues

    Eric Clapton loves the blues, and on the album Me & Mr. Johnson, he put 14 interpretations of Johnson’s compositions.

    Eric Clapton – Sessions For Robert Johnson – Me And The Devil Blues

    This video is absolutely beautiful… And the night falling on the window behind them is the perfect scenario…

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    Clapton was born in 1945 in Ripley, Great Britain. At the age of 13, he became interested in music. His favorite artists were Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly. Already as a student of the school of fine arts, Clapton began to play the guitar imitating his then blues idols: B. B. King, Big Bill Broonzy, and Muddy Waters. In 1963, he began working with the rhythm and blues group The Roosters. The next formation is Casey Jones And The Engineers. In the same year, Clapton started to play with The Yardbirds. After 18 months, he abandoned The Yardbirds and began working with Bluesbreakers.

    In 1966, Clapton, along with Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker, founded a supergroup – the legendary band Cream. During three years of existence, they recorded some great albums, including “Fresh Cream,” “Disraeli Gears,” “Wheels Of Fire,” or “Goodbye” and concert records. After the closure of Cream in 1969, Clapton played Blind Faith for a year and then joined Delaney And Bonnie And Friends, with whom he recorded the album “Delaney And Bonnie And Friends.”

    In 1970, Clapton decided to start a solo career and released the album “Eric Clapton.” Unfortunately, the record did not find recognition in the eyes of fans, and therefore a new formation was created – Derek And The Dominos. With this band, he recorded one of Clapton’s most famous songs – the composition “Layla.”

    In August 1974, the album “461 Ocean Boulevard” was released on the market, which included, among others, Clapton’s great hit single promoting the album – “I Shot the Sheriff” – a cover of Bob Marley’s song. The next records are a real success story – “There’s One in Every Crowd” (1975), “E.C. Was Here” (1975), “No Reason to Cry” (1976).

    In 1977, Clapton released one of his best albums – “Slowhand.” The songs include “Cocaine,” “Lay Down Sally” and “Wonderful Tonight.” The 1980s belonged to Clapton, each of his albums brought another great hit that conquered the listings. Despite this “commercial course,” the artist was still able to please fans of his earlier, more ambitious incarnation, proposing excellent releases such as “August” (1987) or “Journeyman” (1989).

    In 1991, a series of professional successes was interrupted by the tragic death of his son. Under the influence of this sad event, he wrote the song “Tears In Heaven.” Clapton recorded it during the performance for MTV, entitled “Unplugged.”

    In 2000, the musician paid tribute to his idol B.B. King. Both great artists decided to play songs that they once recorded on their own. The result of their cooperation was the album “B.B. King And Eric Clapton – Riding With The King.” A year later, the album “Reptile” was released. In 2002, the concert records “One More Car, One More Rider” hit the market, consisting of two C.D.s and a DVD. There were both newer Clapton songs like “My Father’s Eyes,” and “Tears In Heaven” as well as great hits – “Cocaine,” “Layla.”

    Clapton’s next album “Me & Mr. Johnson” is also a tribute, this time to the famous guitarist Robert Johnson, one of the most talented and innovative American blues musicians. Eric loves the blues, and on this album, he put 14 interpretations of Johnson’s compositions. Clapton released this CD in March 2004.

  • Albert King – I’ll Play The Blues For You

    Albert King – I’ll Play The Blues For You

    Albert King

    (April 25, 1923 – December 21, 1992), known professionally as Albert King. He was an American blues guitarist and singer, and a major influence in the world of blues guitar playing. As one of the “Three Kings of the Blues Guitar” (along with B.B. King and Freddie King), he is perhaps best known for the 1967 single “Born Under a Bad Sign”.

    In May 2013, King was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

    Albert was a big man and the Flying V guitar was his weapon of choice. It was like a toy in his huge hands. He eschewed picks, preferring to pluck the strings with his fingers.

    His bluesy bends and stinging notes influenced a later generation of players including Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Jimi Hendrix, among others.

    King of the blues guitar

    Albert King is the undisputed “king of the blues guitar” and one of the “three kings of the blues” along with B.B. King and Freddie King. He started his legend with a debut album recorded for Stax Records. The greatest influence on King was pre-war bluesman Lonnie Johnson and Blind Lemon Jefferson, as well as post-war artists such as T-Bone Walker and Howlin ‘Wolf. He himself became a role model for another master – Jimi Hendrix.

    Albert quickly began to perform for a wider audience, he played, which was then difficult to comprehend, for white listeners, among others in the Fillmore Auditorium, thanks to which his fans became e.g. Eric Clapton, Mike Bloomfield, Gary Moore, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. He became an inspiration. It can be safely said that he contributed to the creation of the so-called white blues in the UK.

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  • Luther Tucker – Mean Old World

    Luther Tucker – Mean Old World

  • Little Milton and Jimmy Vaughan – That’s What Love Will Make You Do

    Little Milton and Jimmy Vaughan – That’s What Love Will Make You Do

    Music like this brings me joy. Little Milton and Jimmy Vaughan – That’s What Love Will Make You Do. James Milton Campbell, Jr. (September 7, 1934 – August 4, 2005), better known as Little Milton, was an American blues singer and guitarist, best known for his hit records “Grits Ain’t Groceries,” “Walking the Back Streets and Crying,” and “We’re Gonna Make It.”

  • Guitar Heros Chris Vachon Roberto Morbioli

    Guitar Heros Chris Vachon Roberto Morbioli

    Guitar Heros Chris Vachon Roberto Morbioli on Duvelblues Festival 2012

  • Joe Louis Walker – T-Bone Shuffle

    Joe Louis Walker – T-Bone Shuffle

    Joe Louis Walker – T-Bone Shuffle
    Joe Louis Walker – T-Bone Shuffle

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    Joe Louis Walker

    Award-winning blues and rock and roll guitar player and recording artist who has played with B.B. King and Jimi Hendrix. His knowledge of blues history is revealed by his use of older material and playing styles.

    Joe Louis Walker was born in 1949 in San Francisco. His father and mother were really into the blues and under this influence 14 year old Joe started to play guitar. When he was 16 he left home and started answering guitar player ads in the paper. He became good friends with guitarist Mike Bloomfield (Butterfiel Blues Band) who introduced Joe to the Bay Area blues scene.Joe soon was opening for many blues acts – musicians like Earl Hooker, Freddy King, Mississippi Fred McDowell and Lowell Fulson, who also influenced his guitar style. (Bay Area Bands)

    As a young guest, Walker hung out at the famous Fillmore East concert hall in New York. He knew Jimi Hendrix personally and even jammed with the supreme guitar god. He later shared an apartment with Mike Bloomfield, one of those other blues greats from the sixties. Later, Walker worked, inter alia, with greats such as B.B. King, Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown, James Cotton and Buddy Guy.

    His music is not easy to put in a box, because Joe Louis Walker just does his own thing. With his band, he brings a blend of blues, gospel, soul, r & b and rock. More than twenty albums and multiple awards prove that this sounds very good and appeals to everyone.

    Joe Louis Walker is a legendary, groundbreaking icon of modern blues.

    Albums

    Blues Comin’ On (HighTone, 2020)
    Everybody Wants a Piece (Provogue, 2015)
    Hornet’s Nest (Alligator Records, 2014)
    Hellfire (Alligator Records, 2012)
    Between A Rock and The Blues (Stony Plain Music, 2009)
    Witness to the Blues (Stony Plain Music, 2008)
    Playin’ Dirty (JSP, 2006)
    New Direction (Provogue, 2004)
    Ridin’ High (HighTone, 2003)
    She’s My Money Maker (JSP, 2002/03)
    Guitar Brothers (JSP Records, 2002)
    Pasa Tiempo (Evidence Music, 2002)
    In the Morning (Telarc, 2002)
    Silvertone Blues (Polydor/Polygram, 1999)
    Preacher and the President (Polydor/Polygram, 1998)
    Great Guitars (Polydor/Polygram, 1997)
    Blues of the Month Club (Polydor/Polygram, 1995)
    JLW (Polydor/Polygram, 1994)
    Blues Survivor (Polydor/Polygram, 1993)
    Live at Slim’s, Volume Two (HighTone, 1992)
    Live at Slim’s, Volume One (HighTone, 1991)
    Blue Soul (HighTone, 1989)
    The Gift (HighTone, 1988)
    Cold Is the Night (HighTone, 1986)

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  • Pee Wee Crayton – Blues After Hours

    Pee Wee Crayton – Blues After Hours

    The master at work! Pee Wee Crayton – Blues After Hours

  • Dave Hole – Take Me To Chicago

    Dave Hole – Take Me To Chicago

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    Dave Hole

    Since his recording debut 22 years ago, Dave Hole’s records and live performances have drawn raves from countless international publications, including Billboard, Downbeat, Spin, Guitar World, and Guitar Player. Similarly, he’s earned rapturous praise from the Associated Press and major US markets daily like the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, and Washington Post. Billboard wrote; “Slide guitar fanatics will have their brains blown out by this Australian fret-melter … Remarkably inventive, technically unusual overhand slide work that separates him from the common pack … prepare to hear your jaw hitting the floor.”

    Considering all the praise lavished on Dave Hole in recent years, it’s hard to believe that he’s actually been performing for more than four decades. Born in England in 1948, he moved with his family to Perth, Western Australia when he was a child.

    As a teenager, he fell for the blues upon hearing a friend’s Muddy Waters record. He yearned to hear more but at that time blues records were difficult to obtain in remote Western Australia. It was also years before any blues artists began to perform there in person, so Hole had to teach himself to play. At first, only Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix albums were easily available, but with persistence, he eventually got his hands on records by Blind Willie Johnson, Skip James, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and many others. The likes of Robert Johnson, Elmore James, and Mississippi Fred McDowell became his main “teachers”, as he listened to their recordings over and over again, absorbing all he could from these blues masters.

    ‘Wrong’ way of playing

    Then, either by accident or by fate, Hole broke his little finger in a football game. The only way he could continue to play guitar without pain was to put a slide on his index finger and hang his hand over the top of the guitar neck. When his finger eventually healed, Hole had become so used to the ‘wrong’ way of playing (and grown so fond of the tone he was getting), that he never turned back. (Learn more: www.davehole.com )

    Lyrics

    Take me to Chicago
    Back in 1958
    Take me to Chicago
    Back in 1958
    Drop me out on the South Side
    I wanna see all the greats
    Up and down the street
    With my guitar in my hand
    Up and down the street
    With my guitar in my hand
    Joints just jumpin’
    With the best bands in the land
    I got the blues before sunrise
    Sure enough I do
    I got to move ’cause every day I have the blues
    Take me to Chicago
    Back in 1958
    Drop me out on the South Side
    I wanna see all the greats
    Take me to Chicago
    Back in 1958
    Take me to Chicago
    Back in 1958
    Drop me out on the South Side
    I wanna see all the greats

    Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWQR9umRWZs

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  • Kid Ramos and Sax Gordon Live!

    Kid Ramos and Sax Gordon Live!

    That can happen at Southern California blues shows.