Hi Murray. As to your question of which one would be easier to nail down. It's really apples and oranges. I can HEAR Blake a lot easier than Lemon, and consequently have been able to play many of his licks, and obviously Dick Justice was able to HEAR Lemon, 'cause his take on him was pretty damn accurate. As to who was the best? Apparently Lemon sold a lot of records, and Blake nowhere near as many....so the public thought Lemon was best. They're ALL wonderful to me.

But the best....the very best...well....I'll go for Big Bill Broonzy. Anyone who could swing like he did with both fingerstyle AND hot flatpicking, is top of the heap to me.

Rick