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Howlin Wolf

My good friend Cary over at EGR (as if thats not the best guitar site in the world) posted this great video of the one and only Howlin Wolf (featuring the one and only Hubert Sumlin on guitar, thats two one and onlys in one video).

His comments got me thinking about what he said and how much of today's blues is missing that pure emotion. And he is right. I like the blues, but only a few acts really hit me emotionally. Gary Moore is one. Joe Bonamassa is another. After that I'm starting to run low on ideas. Does Keb' Mo' count? I would like to find more people like these. If you have any suggestions for me on who I should check out let me know.

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Chris has written 567 articles for GuitarToyBox

Chris is a washed up has been grunge god trying to find redemption in the blues, but being side tracked by progressive metal, real life, and fantasies of composing professional wrestling theme music. He has a very out of date website at chriswatsonmusic.com and a home studio still in pieces one year on from moving house.He also tweets @chrislwatson.

4 Responses to "Howlin Wolf"

  • Cary 09:52 AM 25/4/2007

    Yeah, you have to look long and hard to find a modern blues vocalist who can compare with may of the greats. T-Bone Walker, Robert Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, Freddie King, Son House––these guys are in a class all their own.

    Makes you wonder how it happened, too… today, blues as a whole is only a shadow of what it was in the early & mid 20th century.

    So much emphasis on just one part of the equation (guitar,) has left the entire genre sounding somewhat neutered. IMHO anyway.

    By the way, the shameless plug wasn’t necessary. :)

  • Cary 06:52 PM 24/4/2007

    Yeah, you have to look long and hard to find a modern blues vocalist who can compare with may of the greats. T-Bone Walker, Robert Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, Freddie King, Son House––these guys are in a class all their own.

    Makes you wonder how it happened, too… today, blues as a whole is only a shadow of what it was in the early & mid 20th century.

    So much emphasis on just one part of the equation (guitar,) has left the entire genre sounding somewhat neutered. IMHO anyway.

    By the way, the shameless plug wasn't necessary. :)

  • Wookie 03:07 PM 25/4/2007

    It’s so hard though finding a lot of the earlier stuff. I’ve been trying and slowly building up a decent collection once you filter through all the awful quality stuff.

    Shameless plug…. where!?!?! :-D That comment was the plain and simple truth mate. Yours is the first site I check every day mate.

  • Wookie 12:07 AM 25/4/2007

    It's so hard though finding a lot of the earlier stuff. I've been trying and slowly building up a decent collection once you filter through all the awful quality stuff.

    Shameless plug…. where!?!?! :-D That comment was the plain and simple truth mate. Yours is the first site I check every day mate.

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