Who do you think is the greatest Blues musician of all time?

by MlssCue =Go Blue= Posted 2012/08/12 04:11:35

Related Topics: Music, Mom, Eric Clapton, Listening, Holiday, Hooker, Robert, All Time, Ella Fitzgerald, Blues, Musician, Time, King

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	B.B. King	5 votes	31%
	Muddy Waters	4 votes	25%
	Stevie Ray Vaughn	0 votes	0%
	Buddy Guy	1 vote	6%
	Eric Clapton	0 votes	0%
	Ella Fitzgerald	1 vote	6%
	Bessie Smith	1 vote	6%
	John Lee Hooker	1 vote	6%
	Billie Holiday	0 votes	0%
	Albert King	0 votes	0%
	Robert Johnson	0 votes	0%
	Leadbelly	0 votes	0%
	None of the above	3 votes	19%

I grew up listening to the Blues so I have a deep appreciation for it. My Mom's absolute favorite was B.B. King. I have to say for me B.B. is tops! Who do you think is the King of Blues?

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Max7 2012/08/12 04:28:24

None of the above

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**StarzAbove** 2012/08/13 23:06:22

B.B. King

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B.B King, of course.

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MlssCue... to **Starz... 2012/08/14 05:21:44

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Of course! ;-)

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friend.wilkins 2012/08/13 18:49:08

Muddy Waters

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How about Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee playing Blues from the Lowland?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=50...

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MlssCue... to friend.... 2012/08/14 05:21:30

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Thank you.

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jere.chievres 2012/08/13 01:41:36 (edited)

B.B. King

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Followed by Muddy Waters,Leadbelly,John lee Hooker

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MlssCue... to jere.ch... 2012/08/13 06:10:47

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Great choices my friend.

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Nameless 2012/08/12 19:36:57

Muddy Waters

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Ella Fitzgerald was up there for me but she was a vocalist and not a musician. ; ) Has to be Muddy Waters.

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MlssCue... to Nameless 2012/08/12 19:39:10

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Thank you

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AM 2012/08/12 10:58:06 (edited)

None of the above

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http://youtu.be/F4OXrmxDp44 All of the above"Rock me Baby -Like my back ain't got no bone"....yes

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MlssCue... to AM 2012/08/12 18:11:14

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We have such similar taste in music! That's my favorite video of that song! No matter how old B.B. gets, sitting or standing, he's gonna get it done! :-)

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Max7 2012/08/12 04:28:24

None of the above

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MlssCue... to Max7 2012/08/12 04:39:49

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Good choice my friend, thank you!

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Max7 to MlssCue... 2012/08/12 05:23:06

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Back in the 60's, he use to come to Toledo to preform.

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MlssCue... to Max7 2012/08/12 05:38:22

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His name sounds vaguely familiar but I think it's because there is a R&B singer Kenny Latimore (If I'm not mistaken) that may be why.

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Max7 to MlssCue... 2012/08/12 05:48:30

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You were probably too young to remember Latimore, when he use to come to Toledo to perform, it was back in the early 70's.

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MlssCue... to Max7 2012/08/12 05:52:52

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Yes, I would have been too young to remember him then, just wondered if it wasn't played around me, growing up though. But just not sure. :-)

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Max7 to MlssCue... 2012/08/13 00:20:10

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Nah, I doubt when he was coming to Toledo that you were interested, usually when I saw him, he performed over on Ashland Avenue, the building has since been torn down.

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ken 2012/08/12 04:18:53

Buddy Guy

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It's too hard to pick, even from that list of greats. The last one I saw live was Buddy Guy. Fantastic show to say the least. Eric Clapton just continues to get better and better. I actually broke down when I heard Stevie Ray had died in a helicopter crash. All the rest have their own place in blues history, and then there's the ones that nobody knows about. We have dozens of them here in the Live Music Capital of the World.

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MlssCue... to ken 2012/08/12 04:28:01

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I agree that it's very hard to pick and that there are many more "nameless" talents out there as well. Personally, it's not like other forms of music where one can just do it, it takes a certain knack to be able to sing the Blues! I wasn't privy to SRV, until later, sadly.

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ken to MlssCue... 2012/08/12 04:31:52

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Better late than never.

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MlssCue =Go Blue= 2012/08/12 04:13:34 (edited)

B.B. King

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Followed by Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton and I can't put them in order after that..too many greats!

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