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Thread #82276   Message #1508717
Posted By: GUEST,Hootenanny
24-Jun-05 - 06:09 AM
Thread Name: Blues History 101 on CD: Spencer Bohren
Subject: RE: Blues History 101 on CD: Spencer Bohren
Poppa Gator,

I didn't know there were any recordings available of hard edged electric field hollers or banjos playing the blues.
After a considerable number of years of collecting and listening to the music both recorded and live on numerous occasions and in various locations I can only repeat my statement above (regarding recordings) that virtually everything of any worth in the BLUES field is already out there for sale.
One obvious reason is that there are very very few bluesmen still around and those that are, are mostly past their creative years.
Being an interpreter however entertaining is no substitute for the real thing.
As I stated above I'm sure the guy is a very good entertainer seen live and hopefully people being entertained by him will be sufficiently impressed to go out and find the genuine article.
There are many die-hard afficionados out there that started off believing that the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton were blues musicians too.
I think also that your idea and my idea of the real thing may differ slightly. I've never come across the above performer's name in any of my collection of books on the blues so don't know his background.

Hoot