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dr soul Leej's Blues Quiz (38) RE: Leej's Blues Quiz 09 May 01


Fun! In the spirit of winging it, I'll shoot from the hip - no searching the blues books or album covers, no looking at other replies in the thread until I've posted this .

1) Born in the Mississippi Delta in 1925, this guitar man later moved to Chicago. He had his biggest hit in 1953 with Doin' What You Want Me to Do, and often teamed with Eddie Taylor. - Jimmy Reed's guitar player was Eddie Taylor, and "Baby what you want me to do?" is close, so I'll go with Jimmy Reed.

2) The Ice Man came from Houston specialized in minor tunings on his Telecaster. - Albert Collins

3) A harmonica specialist, he maintained a love-hate relationship with Buddy Guy for 20 years. - Junior Wells

4) He played a left-handed, upside-down Flying V, and he was once Jimmy Reed's drummer. - That's gotta be Albert King

5) This gut-bucket vocalist had a hit with WangDangDoodle in 1974. - Could be Koko Taylor

6) His first recording in 1956 was Willie Dixon's I Can't Quit You Baby. - Otis Rush

7) This stride pianist was a favorite session man for Howlin Wolf,Sonny Boy Williamson and Little Walter. He sang Goodbye Newport Blues at the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival. - oh oh, Lafayette Leake?

8) His 1948 hit Boogie Chillen defined his style. - John Lee Hooker!

9) This huge man, known in his Delta days as Bull Cow, played roadhouses with Robert Johnson, and later rivalled Muddy Waters as King of the Chicago Blues Scene. - I'm guessing here, but I'd go with Howlin' Wolf.

10) He electrified Robert Johnson blues guitar style, and had a hit in 1952 with Dust My Broom. - Elmore James


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