Playing along with blues on the radio w/my Ric

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 7:50 am

I've heard Otis Campbell played some mean harp in the county jail.

admin · Post by **admin** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 8:00 am

Bob: There are some guitarists who I know that have suggested that 85 watts is sufficient for a bass player as well.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 8:21 am

haha! 85 watts per string.

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 8:57 am

Jim, are you sure that pistol-whipping reference is a song lyric? Sounds more like a line from a David Crosby interview...

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 9:40 am

Oh absolutley it's a lyric ...

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 9:58 am

Okay, I'm game...let's see...err...it's not Donovan, is it?

thx1955 · Post by **thx1955** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 10:02 am

There's been a few versions of the particualr song over the years, Stones, did one, Big Bill Brunsey did one, and Muddy Waters does the best version !!!

wayang · Post by **wayang** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 10:06 am

Ruby Tuesday?? No, wait....Angie?? Darn, I'm just no good at this...

harley · Post by **harley** » Sat Jun 25, 2005 6:51 am

I'd add Jimmy Reed and Robert Johnson to that list of blues artist essentials. And, while it's not strictly blues, I always kind of heard Louis Jordan and his Tympani Five as a "bridge" between jazz, blues and R&B. "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby" is one of the best songs ever.

As to playing a song "record perfect", I'd go along with the other comments - if it's a core part of the song then stay close, otherwise, if people want to hear the record, let 'em go buy it! That's a paraphrase of Buddy Guy from when one of my brothers went to his club in Chicago.

I can't get the "pistol" lyric, but I'm going to go out on a limb and guess it wasn't Pat Boone.