When was blues most popular

It was actually thanks to David Bowie and Jackson Browne that the world came to know Stevie Ray Vaughan and his impeccable musical talent. By the end of the same year, Vaughan released two singles including this blues Texas shuffle classic. Vaughan and his band Double Trouble put blues back on mainstream radio which was a rare feat at the time. The song reached number 20 in the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. First up is Freddie King, patriarch of blues-rock.

The song has been widely covered by a variety of artists throughout the decades and is considered the be the most recorded Albert King song. This hit single was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in It also became one of the most popular singles in The bass riff and musical phrase that is repeated throughout the song is widely known that audiences would know what song it is even from the first three notes alone.

It represents that British adaptation of blues into rock with its blues-based riff and harmonic motions. The song is what helped Willie Dixon climb to top of Chess Records with the coveted position of chief songwriter. The stop-time riff has since been used in several popular songs. This minute long more or less, depending on the rendition track has been regarded by many respectable guitarists, musicians, artists and critics alike as the blues classic song in which Jimi Hendrix clearly demonstrates that he is a guitar god through his mind-blowing mastery of the instrument.

Hendrix wrote the song and recorded it in with the Jimi Hendrix Experience band in Greenwich Village. Wayne January 13, Good Lord! Awesome demo Griff. EmDeeDee December 28, Bob Shannon December 2, Gawd-dam Griff… I have been taking your courses and following your e-mail riffs for about 5 years. Violet Heart November 30, Which 50 songs are you selling jam tracks for?

Is there a list somewhere? Claude November 28, I enjoyed every second and would like to see more. Great Claude Montreal Canada Reply. Brian November 27, John P. November 25, Bob Boyle November 25, Way to go Pal May one day if I try a bit harder?? Dominic Mancini November 25, Hamlin Griff, In summary, my grandfather, who was a talented trumpet player from Sicily, always told me to express gratitude and praise to a great musician in our heritage language, so I followed his advice and did!

Wonderful guitar playing. The jam track is smoking too. Thanks Reply. Fausto Allosada November 21, AA November 20, Dave Randall November 20, Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Bob Meler November 19, Bad Bob Reply. Andy November 19, Greg Nadeau November 18, Greg Reply. Paul November 18, Skip November 17, Dave November 17, As free flowing, tasty, and creative as SRV at his best!

Richard Lafleur November 17, Francis Mercuri November 17, Nice arrangement , Im feelin the stuff and am stoked to learn to do the same! Bob Brajovic November 16, Willyboy November 16, Ron Green November 16, Rich S November 16, Its great to see you cut loose as the pro you are. What happened at ? Byrd November 16, Great idea, Griff!

Did I miss it, or are the printable chord and tab sheets available with these? Martha November 16, Mike from Virginia November 16, Very tight!

Thanks for sharing!!!!! SloopJohn November 16, Dick ruel November 16, Are tabs available for the ultimate blues jam tracks? John K. November 15, When I grow up, I want to play like you!!! Chris from perth November 15, Paul November 15, Gerry Leftwich November 15, David November 15, Douglas Collins November 15, Gregg Bauer November 15, Nice one Griff Reply.

Ray Lautier November 15, Michial Freigang November 15, Peter Holmes November 15, Gary S. Wondering on the Alaska Highway… Reply. Harry Holtzer November 15, Harry Reply. Garry medina November 15, Stuart November 15, Tom November 15, Carlos November 15, To Say the true,you are the best,you are very gifted,thank you… Reply.

Brad Danielson November 15, Brad Reply. JD November 15, Geoff Lodge November 15, Bill Casale November 15, Best Bill Reply. Len Lawson November 15, Ric November 15, Griff, That was right in the pocket and very tasty stuff. Dan November 15, Colin Campbell November 15, Great performance Griff. Good fun trying though!

Ed November 15, Thanks, Griff. Always great! Marcel Labelle November 15, I enjoy getting your emails and tips. Roger November 15, LOL Reply. Faus November 15, Brett November 15, Ron Green November 15, Great job, Griff!

I would be a happy man if i could Reply. Don Rellins November 15, Is that even possible? Lonnie Guthrie November 15, Great stuff Griff. I can forget every playing that like that.

Griff, you are a never ending inspiration!!! The more I watch the more I hear! Eric Neuckermans November 15, George November 15, Fantastic,simply fantastic Reply.

Dennis Soliday November 15, Al Kesterson November 15, Well done! Denny Metzger November 15, Totally awesome Griff! Great take on a great tune! Thanks much to you and your band!!!!

Andy November 15, You sure are the man Griff. Let us know if we can get the jams on cd. Thanks a lot Andy Reply. Gary Norman November 15, Any chance these will be available on CD Reply. Just Fantastic! Ted Flanagan November 15, By the wayyou are a great teacher,nd your playing is mind boggling Ted Reply.

Rick November 15, Hi Grif, can i get the backing tracks on cd? James Yow November 15, Mike N November 15, Alasdair Sutherland November 15, Thanks for this. Will purchase the tracks. Reg Waghorn November 15, Totally awesome. Wish to God I could play like that. That was dripping with MOJO. Jim Tomer November 15, Great list and excellent playing. Jim Reply. Mark Weinstein November 15, Mark Reply.

Jeff Meek November 15, Great,lets have more Griff,keep it Loud and Proud. Mike L. How do you get that nice fat sound out of that Strat? Mike Prozonic November 15, My instructor was just asking me what blues songs I wanted to start working on, so this is a big help Love listening to you play too Thanks Reply.

Brian November 15, Fabulous playing, Griff. Wish I could play half as good!!! Leaving out the genius of Peter Green with Fleetwood Mac from this list is a major oversight. Susan Tedeschi is cool, but …. Thanks for the comment.

I am in the midst of an overhaul of the list and thank you for pointing out Peter Green. The old Fleetwood Mac deserves a spot — or two. As for Susan Tedeschi, a definite soft spot for her from her early years in Boston. Thanks again. Burgher, thanks for the note. I was blind, and have played this one at least a dozen times since your comment. It will be on version 2. No one though can really criticize the list.

Thanks for the note and reading all For a blues purist such as yourself, this is not your list. All influenced by the blues, but the songs are not all able to be pigeonholed in the blues genre. I am ok with that. Why not?

You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Name required. Comment required. Like this: Like Loading Great list. Looking forward to the update! Before you finalize the list, listen to Paul Butterfield. Muddy is my favorite, but I love J. Hutto too. Paula Like Like. Paula, Thanks for the note.

Funny that. Chicky, I found the episode and riff you are referring to. Rich, Good one! Thank you. Keep an eye out for the new list coming out around the holidays. Terry aka Main Offender Like Like. Ken, Thanks for the note. New list out the first of the year. Been a labor of love. Thanks again for the suggestions. Evelyn, Thanks for the note. I welcome any of your favorites to consider on version 2.