That would be Tommy Shannon, on bass. They were a three man band until Reese Wynans joined them on keyboards.
There's a reason why Reese joined the band. The guy had crazy fingers. He was a great complement to Stevie.
Ok, thanks for the info—good to know—shows how much I can recognize guitars....
So like I was saying...wouldn't you LOVE to be the guy playing BASS with him?? I don't know if I could concentrate on what I was doing..I'd sort of stop and stare at Stevie and go....
Most definitely. Wow, bokes, thanks for posting—I thoroughly enjoyed that one. I love watching his face while he plays—-so blissed out and in that "zone." He makes it look so frickin easy, doesn't he? I can't believe he can let go and just play with his left hand—since all I've ever played is acoustic, I'm trying to think of how that's even possible! And wouldn't you love to be the guy playing rhythm guitar with him?
WOW.
He didn't play with a rhythm guitarist, but I get your point.
He does a couple excellent versions of Voodoo Chile also.He and Hendrix were definitely from the same planet.
Most definitely. Wow, bokes, thanks for posting—I thoroughly enjoyed that one. I love watching his face while he plays—-so blissed out and in that "zone." He makes it look so frickin easy, doesn't he? I can't believe he can let go and just play with his left hand—since all I've ever played is acoustic, I'm trying to think of how that's even possible! And wouldn't you love to be the guy playing rhythm guitar with him?
Quote: Prematurely taken from this world, Magic Sam may have had the talent to become the greatest exponent of West Side Blues, perhaps even eclipsing both Otis Rush and Buddy Guy. We will never know, yet more than 30 years following his death, the music of Magic Sam still remains vital and alive to this day.
Freddie King's Boogie Funk, based on Magic Sam's Boogie. Freddie King played some time in Magic Sam's band. Both died of a heart attack (age 42 and 32) and didn't live long enough to know how influential they would become. I read that Freddie King played about 300 gigs a year, until his death.
Tremendous version of Going Down (5:20), as well, BTW. No mistake about it, not even in this poor sound quality.
I heard a superb recording of this on XM's "Bluesville" on the way home tonight....I don't think this is quite the one, but close. I absolutely loved the reverb on the guitar as it sings out its little riffs, and the wandering bassline in other parts....and it was very, very crisp.
lol, blues can definitely be more about the music than the lyrics - and I think you've got the advantage on 12a
- but sometimes lyrics don't have to be complicated to smoke:
I don't want you to be no slave I don't want you to work all day I don't want you to be true I just want to make love to you
I don't want you to wash my clothes I don't want you to keep my home I don't want your money too I just want to make love to you
Well I can see by the way that you switch and walk And I can tell by the way that you baby talk And I know by the way that you treat your man I wanna love you baby, it's a cryin' shame
I don't want you to bake my bread I don't want you to make my bed I don't want you cause I'm sad and blue I just want to make love to you
You might want to look at rule #8, but if you can get by that, you just might have a hit.
Buzz, I hope you'll post some pics of the blues gods!
