Topic: Improvising

[Forgetful Jones]

Hi Rivers,
A couple of other players worth looking at for fingerstyle electric playing--Magic Sam and John Lee Hooker, especially along the lines of his playing like https://weeniecampbell.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=8387.msg105507#msg105507. Oh, and Freddie King played with his fingers.
All best,
Johnm

I don't want to hijack this thread or clog up the John Lee Hooker Lyrics thread either, but I just wanted to send some appreciation for this JLH link. It's got me on a bit of a Hooker kick lately. Back in the lyrics post JohnM mentions Hooker's guitar tone which completely sucked me in. I know only a small fraction of Hooker's catalog. It can be a little intimidating diving into such a massive ocean of music. These 1953 Miami recordings were a perfect starting point for me. "Play it loud" - I sure did.

[Forgetful Jones]

Johnny has since started a free "2 minute lessons" thing on his YouTube channel, briefly going through some of the things he has picked up during his touring and recording years with some of the Chicago blues greats.
If you are into electric Chicago style blues, you might want to check out his YouTube site.

https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnnyBurginBlues/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=0

Cheers,

Pan

Cool channel! Thanks for this. A TON of great lessons. I may just have to plug in again some time soon. I hope I can remember how to hold a pick.
Cheers!