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When they took me to the studio first - that was Joe McCoy and Mayo Williams - they let me wait about for hours because the studio wasn't free. So I said to myself "What the hell's the use of this; I better go home to see to my customers and give them that moonshine" - Kokomo Arnold, in Paul Oliver's Blues Off the Record

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Offline Johnm

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What Country Blues musicians would you most like to have seen perform?
« on: February 19, 2011, 12:24:55 PM »
Hi all,
I though it might be fun to get people's perspectives on this question--no right or wrong answers, of course, and no explanation required unless you feel like it.  I'll get the ball rolling with a couple with no explanation.  This might work best if we don't each do a laundry list of people, but however you care to go is okay.
   * Blind Lemon Jefferson
   * Luke Jordan
All best,
Johnm
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Offline harvey

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Re: What Country Blues musicians would you most like to have seen perform?
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2011, 01:54:56 PM »
Easy one to reply to John, I agree with your list. + Blind Blake...Blind Lemon would be my first choice however and by a long way.




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Offline cc132

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Re: What Country Blues musicians would you most like to have seen perform?
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2011, 02:34:04 PM »
Blind Blake -- for a lot of obvious reasons -- the least of which would be so that I could finally say authoritatively that he played with two fingers.

Lonnie Johnson -- I'd beg him to play "Got the Blues for the West End."

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Re: What Country Blues musicians would you most like to have seen perform?
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2011, 02:43:16 PM »
hello friend,
in a word; Patton.
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Offline Stumblin

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Re: What Country Blues musicians would you most like to have seen perform?
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2011, 02:57:48 PM »
Quote from: unezrider on February 19, 2011, 02:43:16 PM
in a word; Patton.
And Fuller, though not necessarily at the same time, natch.
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Re: What Country Blues musicians would you most like to have seen perform?
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2011, 03:06:14 PM »
Lemon would be at the top of my list. Patton would be right up there too.

I'd love to have seen Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe.
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Re: What Country Blues musicians would you most like to have seen perform?
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2011, 03:16:41 PM »
Kokomo Arnold
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Offline oddenda

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Re: What Country Blues musicians would you most like to have seen perform?
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2011, 04:15:38 PM »
Blind Willie McTell!!! and Blind Blake.

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Re: What Country Blues musicians would you most like to have seen perform?
« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2011, 04:17:08 PM »
Patton, closely followed by Lemon.
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Offline Michael Cardenas

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Re: What Country Blues musicians would you most like to have seen perform?
« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2011, 04:25:48 PM »
Love seen all y'all the finest players
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Re: What Country Blues musicians would you most like to have seen perform?
« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2011, 05:35:31 PM »
Blind Boy Fuller. From what I have heard he was a nice fellow, no drunkard, noone to start an argument or a fight, just a tiny fine fellow :)
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Re: What Country Blues musicians would you most like to have seen perform?
« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2011, 06:11:55 PM »
Are you kiddin'? Frank Stokes, hands down.

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Offline Bob B

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Re: What Country Blues musicians would you most like to have seen perform?
« Reply #12 on: February 19, 2011, 06:37:53 PM »
Fun post, John

Blind Blake, Buddy Moss, and John Hurt.

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Offline banjochris

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Re: What Country Blues musicians would you most like to have seen perform?
« Reply #13 on: February 19, 2011, 06:45:04 PM »
From a "I want to see their technique" point of view:

Patton
Blake
Jefferson
Bo Weavil Jackson

I think it would have been pretty amazing to see Son House with his band in the late '30s/early '40s, too.
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Re: What Country Blues musicians would you most like to have seen perform?
« Reply #14 on: February 19, 2011, 07:19:15 PM »
Quote from: banjochris on February 19, 2011, 06:45:04 PM
Patton
Blake
Jefferson
Bo Weavil Jackson

took the words right out of my mouth, although I think I'd rather be able to see the Mississippi Mudsteppers (Vinson/L. Chatmon/C. McCoy) than Blake (as much as I love Blake!).

Bo Weavil Jackson, though!  I'd love to have seen that guy!
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