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The 1920a and 1930a's, blues guitar players like Blind Lemon Jefferson, Son House, Robert Johnson, and Lonnie Johnson were the influential artists of the day. They used a slide which was often made of a knife or broken or sawed off neck of a bottle. Most of the music was improvised and unaccompanied. The shape of the songs were loose and were rarely or never played the same way twice.
As the 1940Â came, the jump blues style characterized by big band music apart from the guitar in the first place the rhythm section. The main impact of this era on blues guitar is that it heavily influenced the development of what would later be known as rock and roll, or rhythm and blues.
After the Second World War in the 1950Â's, blues guitar became electrified and amplified. Starting in Chicago, this new electric blues was characterized by the sounds of Howlin 'Wolf, Muddy Waters and Jimmy Reed. All these players grew up in Mississippi, but migrated to Chicago. The bands usually had, besides the electric guitar, harmonica and a rhythm section of bass and drums. Sometimes there was also a saxophone, though it would be relegated to a rhythmic support role.
BB King and Freddie King were also making names for themselves at this time. They were somewhat unique at the time, because they did not use the slide guitar on it. BB King has long been regarded as one of the largest blues guitarists of all time. Freddie King is often called the King of the Boogie Woogie guitar.
While Chicago had its own sound ita's the 1950Â's, a number Other artists like T-Bone Walker and John Lee Hooker were creating what some call the California Blues style. T-Bone Walker was born in Dallas, while Hooker was born in Mississippi. The California Blues Style that they helped to forge was smoother than the Chicago Blues and is something of a melting pot for Chicago blues, jump blues, jazz and swing some.
Start in the 1960A, the white public was more interested in blues guitar thanks to the Paul Butterfield Blues Band and later called the British Blues Movement. Bands like Fleetwood Mac, Cream, John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers, the Rolling Stone, and the Yardbirds were performing classic blues songs in addition to their original numbers. Many of these artists inspired American blues-rock artists like Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Johnny Winter.
Meanwhile, in Chicago, Albert King, Buddy Guy and Luther Allison where creating of what is called the West Side style of Chicago Blues. Their ties were dominated by the enhanced electric blues guitar and heavily influenced later artists such as Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Lang and Kenny Wayne Shepherd.
Since the early 1980a, the blues has enjoyed a revival in America. The Texas blues-rock style of Stevie Ray Vaughan and The Fabulous Thunderbirds brought the blues to American rock radio stations. Eric Clapton, who originally gained fame with Cream and John Mayall, continues to make great blues guitar albums and even recently a series of old Robert Johnson classics. Many famous, legendary blues guitarists like Buddy Guy and BB King continue to share the stage with the new generation of blues guitar players like Robert Cray, Joe Bonamassa and Walter Trout.
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His Best  Little Walter)The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection$4.82 No Description AvailableNo Track Information AvailableMedia Type: CDArtist: LITTLE WALTERTitle: HIS BESTStreet Release Date: 06/17/1997... |
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Harmonica Blues $10.99 All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.... |
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Rock n' Blues Harmonica: A World of Harp Knowledge, Songs, Stories, Lessons, Riffs, Techniques and Audio Index for a New Generation of Harp Players $14.24 NOT AN INSTANT HARMONICA BOOK! Jon Gindick's method is one of the most complete harmonica books ever. Rock n' Blues Harmonica uses fact, fiction, illustration and notation to teach Music Theory 101, chord progressions, puckering, tongueblocking, octaves, tongue-slaps, headshakes, vibrato, bends, overblows, secrets of great tone, and much more.... |
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Hal Leonard Classical Favorites for Harmonica Songbook $9.95 Classical Favorites for Harmonica gives harpists 18 famous melodies and themes, arranged for diatonic and chromatic players. Includes "By the Beautiful Blue Danube," "Clair De Lune," "The Flight of the Bumble Bee," "Gypsy Rondo," "Moonlight Sonata," "Surprise Symphony," "The Swan (Le Cygne)," "Waltz of the Flowers," and more, plus a guide to reading harmonica tablature. |
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Hal Leonard Classical Favorites For Harmonica Songbook $9.95 Classical Favorites for Harmonica gives harpists 18 famous melodies and themes, arranged for diatonic and chromatic players. Includes "By the Beautiful Blue Danube," "Clair De Lune," "The Flight of the Bumble Bee," "Gypsy Rondo," "Moonlight Sonata," "Surprise Symphony," "The Swan (Le Cygne)," "Waltz of the Flowers," and more, plus a guide to reading harmonica tablature. |
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Hohner Blues Bender P.A.C. Harmonica A $18 The Hohner Blues Bender P.A.C. professional harmonica gives everybody access to the bluesy notes needed to make any blues or rock riff complete. The Blues Bender P.A.C. harmonica's Patented Acoustic Covers are based on Hohner's famous Marine Band harp but with thicker-than-normal reed plates for consistent tone and durability. Originally patented by Jacob Hohner in 1897, the special shape of Blues Bender harmonica's cover increases the volume of air between the reeds and coverplates whichwhen thrown into vibration and vented through the special side ventsmeans greater volume and projection. The Blues Bender harp is extremely airtight between the mouthpiece and the reed plates, for easier note bending and enhanced expressive playing. Professional harmonica player Li'l Ronnie (of Lil' Ronnie and the Grand Dukes) rated the Blues Bender P.A.C. as his top choice for ease of playability, note bending, and consistent volume and tone when compared against other models. Here's what harmonica players like Li'l Ronnie and others have had to say about the Blues Bender P.A.C.: "The Blues Bender P.A.C. is a killer value." - Li'l Ronnie of Li'l Ronnie and the Grand Dukes. "The Blues Bender P.A.C. is the perfect harp to learn on and we expect it to be a very popular addition to our product line," - Scott Emmerman of Hohner, Director of Marketing and Sales. "A fantastic first harp to develop your chops on." - Roger Edsall of the Bad Influence band. About Hohner: Hohner is a family company founded in 1857 in Trossingen, Germany by Matthias Hohner. Hand-made quality and close attention to detail has set Hohner apart from the beginning. A top leading brand in harmonicas, Hohner harps are distributed worldwide. Hohner harmonicas are played on the street by buskers, in intimate nightclubs, on festival stages, and even in Carnegie Hall. Despite a diverse harmonica line used in music from country to classical genres, the most famous Hohner harmonicas are their simple, 10-hole diatonics used frequently by blues, rock, country, and folk musicians. |