yeah he wasnt the first and isnt the perfect model of what some people would call a classic bluesman...but thats not what the blues are about...he sang from the soul and even turned classics from muddy waters like redhouse into amazing songs....his guitar launched a style of guitar playing that i would go as far as saying started metal...his music especially the live tracks can send a shiver through your spine....i dont know how he made the sounds that he did....in your opinion who was one of the greatest blues bands from the 60's 70's? and favorite blues song? mine obviously is hendrix and my favorite blues song is hey joe....the live unreleased track from the Hendrix box set
2007-12-19 19:22:24 · 19 answers · asked by thetrueragingbull 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Blues
no not all of he's songs were blues songs....but he was a great blues singer....yes purple haze is a good song...dont worry im not saying the only hendrix song you can name is bad
2007-12-19 19:31:37 · update #1
the 60's 70's was a time where people didnt limit themselves to one style of music and couldnt possibly limit themselves...look at pop...steve miller was pop back in the day...now jennifer lopez is considered pop....musics stlyes evolve with every decade....your right rock man clapton even marley introduced the blues into a new light
2007-12-19 19:42:34 · update #2
beck and page doing the duel guitar thing for the yardbirds...when was music better....yeah thats what im saying man...hendrix took that and formed it into a new style of music...along with other bands....whats interesting is when these guys got together...hendrix janis...clapton...beck...whoever else...they are playing the blues
2007-12-19 19:45:40 · update #3
Agreed, in a sense.
For me, Muddy and BB and John Lee Hooker
are the blues, but when Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page
are doing it, well, they're as true as it gets.
Obviously Clapton and Richards, and certainly
Chuck Berry too, and, what a shame people
don't know or have the capacity to get
that, yes, Angus is as well.
But, yep, whatever Mr. Jimi did, he became it
and made it what it is from his very purity
of soul.
And that's what rock 'n roll owes it all to, isn't it?
ADDED: Sometimes when I'm listening to my
Robert Johnson tracks, I can hear bits of where
it's alarmingly clear that Jimi had taken from...
2007-12-19 19:34:21 · answer #1 · answered by rockman 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Jimi Hendrix was a great guitarist, musician , and performer. He didn't limit himself, but seemed to be limited by those who made money off him. He could play straight blues like Red House and Hear My Train a Comin'. Check out the acoustic version he does on the documentary Jimi Hendrix. But, he used his influces to create other things. He loved early rock and Elvis. He played with the Isley Brothers and Little Richard, so he could play R&B and soul. He loved Bob Dylan and took that influence into his lyrics. The Beatles and psychadelic music. He was even influenced by classical music when he lived in an apartment in England where Handel lived. He bought some of the composer’s recordings including Messiah and Water Music. He definitely had the blues, but he had so much more. He also had a great sense of humor. Check out his version of Hoochie Coohie Man. His falsetto Makes Buddy Miles and Billy Cox crack up. This version was originally on Loose Ends. I don't know if it's available anywhere else. Hopefully it is. Jimi sings it...
Gypsy woman told my momma, Ba-whmp-am-bow
(falsetto) You got a boy-child comin', gonna be a son-of-a-gun...Also, have you ever heard a more perfect song then the live In The West version of Little Wing? From the opening thunk of the guitar to the last wah wah before the final chord is just magnificent.
2007-12-20 11:37:01 · answer #2 · answered by Jeffrey P 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hendrix was great at rock and blues. I could even easily envision him as a John McLaughlin type guitarist in a Miles Davis fusion band or a Mahavishnu Orchestra type band.
As far as the best 60s or 70s blues band, my personal favorite was the Allman Brothers when Duane Allman was alive. My favorite blues guitarist was Mike Bloomfield. A more current favorite was Stevie Ray Vaughn or early Roy Buchanan.
2007-12-20 12:05:43 · answer #3 · answered by Stratobratster 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Great, Incredible innovator. Not a Blues Artist. Hey Joe is NOT a Blues song AT ALL. You don't understand what the blues is.
The best electric Blues Guitarist of the 1960's -- 1970's was Albert King.
Most anything Muddy Waters did was amazing.
Many of the rock type guys are great but all of them especially Keith Richards and Clapton, would be the first to tell you to go to the source,, for the best blues
2007-12-20 09:56:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I got somebody else for the best: T-Bone Walker.
and nowerdays Junior Watson.
Jimi was great at the time but Blues? I don't know, he was a Blues-Rocker and very innovative but Blues? no.
too many other guitar slingers are better Blues-Players such as Muddy Waters, Alber King and the great Freddie King, Albert Collins, Chester Burnett, Blind Lemon Jefferson, BB King, Elmore James, Lonnie Brooks, Otis Rush, Hollywood Fats, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Reed and Ronnie Earl......
2007-12-20 16:50:08 · answer #5 · answered by Bernd 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I love Hendrix, but would not classify him strictly as a blues player.
For best blues bands of the 60's and 70's ... I gotta go with some classics ...
John lee Hooker
Howling Wolf
Muddy Waters
Hound Dog Taylor & the Houserockers
et al
2007-12-20 12:16:25 · answer #6 · answered by conchobor2 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I totally agree with all you said. The 60's were so versatile on the music scene. How true that the singers of the day did not confine themselves to one genre. They played what they wanted and in the way they wanted. I was also a Hendrix fan as well as Wilson Pickett and John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers and of course the heavy blues hitters like Muddy Waters,BB King, Buddy Guy,Bobby Blue Bland & Taj Mahal. Its too hard to pick just one song, but Red House by Hendrix would definitely be in the running. Thanks for the trip down memory lane. That was my era!
2007-12-20 06:18:28 · answer #7 · answered by BoosGrammy 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Jimi Hendrix's Blues album(the cover has pics of blues musicians on it) may be one of the best blues albums but he's far from the best blues artist of the 60's and 70's.
I would have to say Muddy Waters was the best at that time.
Right behind him would be The king,and may other great blues artists.
2007-12-20 11:27:04 · answer #8 · answered by Smoove 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think I would agree with "the best blues artist" but he is one of the reasons I started listening to the blues, and he was one of the greatest guitarists ever. Right now I have to say my favorite blues song is "The Thrill is Gone" B.B. King, every time I hear it (every version)gives me the chills, but in a week from now I may have a different answer I keep discovering more and more songs, that make me love the blues.
2007-12-20 09:05:56 · answer #9 · answered by JPD1821 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
When talking about music or any art you can't say "the best ever" All you can say is my favorite. My favorite blues man is lightnin hopkins (today) but tomarow might change. Some people think blues suck, in the eye of the beholder you know.
2007-12-20 20:14:27 · answer #10 · answered by cja752003 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋