Blues guitar

[dobingsdobber]

Hendrix.
Could play pure blues as good as anyone.

Correct. B.B.King reckoned he was the best he'd ever heard,

 

[dobingsdobber]

I saw Clapton this year at the RAH. He is a complete genius but zero engagement with the audience. I wish I had seen Rory live.

Predictably boring monotony from Clapton. Seen him three times,left before the end on each occasion.

 

[blue44]

Correct. B.B.King reckoned he was the best he'd ever heard,

BB king also told Gary to slow it down a bit too,ie less is better,Gary could play any style and blow anyone away,Clapton famously said he'd never go onstage with Moore .

 

[dobingsdobber]

How about a shout for Ry Cooder while we're at it.

 

[blue44]

This boy was all blue

Hendrix was the first person to get me into playing classical and rock guitar and rock music all those years back when i was 13 / 14 circa 1978,1979,i love the man,

but here is Gary outdoing hendrix.

 

[Aphex]

I've been playing blues for about 20 years. I'd post a vid if I knew how

 

[blue44]

Close your eyes and just listen,obviously Gary sings different to Jimi.

But if jimi had kept practising and not died early,maybe he could have reached Gary's standard,i doubt it though.

 

[Daz_Blue]

You can even find some good ones on the streets ....like this genius in London

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

I saw Clapton this year at the RAH. He is a complete genius but zero engagement with the audience. I wish I had seen Rory live.

Check YouTube for a Paris gig around 1975 where the crowd are up on stage with him.
Wouldn’t happen nowadays.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

[/MEDIA]

Is the correct answer,nobody comes close to Gary,what a genius the man was,what is even more incredibe is that he was left handed but learned to play right handed.

Was on holidays but was thinking it’s only a matter of time until someone mentions Gary.
A real blues player.