To me, The Chicago Blues is Muddy Waters, he even crossed over

[bobthedrummer]

to other music fans.

Muddy Waters Rock Hall of Fame Inductee link
http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=208

[No Mandate Here.]

1. Fathers and Sons,

Chess LP

One of the best albums of all time.

He was the one who makes it so special.

[bobthedrummer]

2. A magic album indeed.

:yourock:

[XNASA]

3. That reminds me. I'm listening to WXRT on the way in today....

And they play a song off of the new Clapton album which I guess is another one of his blues tribute things.... (I guess if you can't write a decent song, tributes are the way to go.)...and the song is naturally, "Sweet Home Chicago".

Anyway, if you ever get the chance to hear this particular cut, listen carefully, because in the first verse Clapton sings:

"Two and Two is Four.....
"Four and Two is Eight...."

So, not only did he screw the words up, but apparently, he can't add either.

[ProfessorGAC]

4. LOL!

That's a good catch! I was listening to XRT too, but i didn't hear that song. Not sure if i would have noticed that.

One other thing: Does the world really need another version of Sweet Home Chicago? I didn't think so.
The Professor

[XNASA]

5. Chicago blues should be left to experts in the field from Chicago.

We don't need some limey Chicago blues wannabe messing with our music.

[Zuni]

Have you ever listened to Peter green?

He was a Jewish limey, but he is perhaps the finest slow blues guitarist I have ever heard, a masterful harmonica player and had an incredibly soulful voice to boot. He was a very original songwriter (Black Magic Woman was one of his compositions) and he founded one of the most famous bands of all time: Fleetwood Mac, although he had gone insane and left the band before their biggest successes.

[XNASA]

8. Well, I like Page, and there's no doubt he was heavily......

influenced by Chicago blues....

But he didn't rerecord "Sweet Home Chicago" just to make a buck.

I'm sorry. My contempt for EC has no bounds. I think he's a highly over-rated hack. And I know a lot of other guitarists who feel the same way.

[ProfessorGAC]

9. I'm Not An Eric Hater

I like his playing quite a lot, actually. Very fluid and melodic. Not that i want to play that way, but i can appreciate it.

But, he's not in my top 10 favorites of all time either.

I don't have to tell you who #1 is (you've heard me play, so that's fairly obvious, even though i played crappy that night), but i don't hate Eric.

But, Sweet Home Chicago? Come on, already.
The Professor

[Zuni]

10. I love Eric Clapton

and am really glad he has returned to the real blues roots---best thing he has done since Unplugged

[XNASA]

16. Two words......

"Wonderful Tonight"

Blech.

[Ron Green]

20. Of course, "Sweet Home Chicago" was Mississippi blues....

It brings a grin to hear Robert Johnson sing, "In the land of Califernia... Sweet Home Chicago."

[No Mandate Here.]

13. Saw your post, and ran to the turntable

to put on "Then Play On", side two, where he really rocks, and turned it way up. The first Fleetwood Mac and Peter Green were amazing, and completely under appreciated. If it hadn't been for "Oh Well", they would have never gotten as far as they did.

Sad to hear what happened to him.

[Kat45]

15. Peter Green put out a blues album in 1998,

"The Robert Johnson Songbook." And guess what? It includes "Sweet Home Chicago."

[Zuni]

18. "Fighting For Madge'

He tears that guitar a new one on that track

That was the last album he made with FM, and it is more folky than the earlier Blues stuff

He has some wicked solos...

[Zuni]

7. accidental duplicate

[Zuni]

6. Well he was the first real big one

but Howlin' Wolf, Buddy Guy, Otis Rush, Hubert Sumlin, Little Walter, Slim harpo, John Lee Hooker, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and others all made huge contributions to the Chicago Blues sound

[Padraig18]

11. Don't forget Johnny Lee Hooker!

:)

[Placebo]

12. Willie Dixon

He is Chicago blues.

[Zuni]

19. He wrote half the songs

[kitchen girl]

14. Don't forget Big Mama Thornton!

The Wolf (with Hubert Sumlin on guitar), Big Mama, Muddy, Little Walter, Big Walter Horton...yeah...


:headbang:

[Zuni]

17. Hubert Sumlin is one of my favorites

on tracks like Wang Dang Doodle, which is a mediocre song his jagged breaks make the song