Following @shuke's advice I will only do a couple rounds today. One this morning and one or two later this evening.
Tie-444 (6 points)
Amos Milburn, Billy Boy Arnold, Buckwheat Zydeco, Buffalo Springfield, Counting Crows, The Duck and the Bear, The Escorts, Gin Blossoms, Guess Who, James Cotton, Jeff Buckley, Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys, Joan Jett, Johnny Duncan and the Bluegrass Boys, Johnny Parker, Junior Kimbrough and the Soul Blues Boys, Junior Wells, Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Marvin Gaye, The Revivalists, Rob Wasserman, Sam Samudio, The Stanley Brothers
On the surface, the 6-pointers might not look like the most exciting group so far. But there are some real hidden gems here.
In her thread, @krista4 mentioned she couldn’t ever keep the Black Keys straight from the Black Crowes and I explained that the Black Keys are heavily influenced by the stripped-down blues of Junior Kimbrough. For those who like hill country blues who aren’t familiar with him you should check out his work. You might recognize some of his songs.
I really dig boogie-woogie piano, and if you are a fan of that style, Amos Milburn is definitely worth a look. We also have our first accordion player to make the list with Buckwheat Zydeco. Here he is covering a song most of you will know. Slide guitar master Sonny Landreth also plays on that track.
Of course, for me the most important entry this round is The Escorts. For those who don’t know, The Escorts was the first recording band featuring Duane and Gregg Allman, preceding even the Allman Joys. You can hear a cool take on a Ray Charles classic here. Fun fact: their first major concert the opened for the Beach Boys.
Tie-444 (6 points)
Amos Milburn, Billy Boy Arnold, Buckwheat Zydeco, Buffalo Springfield, Counting Crows, The Duck and the Bear, The Escorts, Gin Blossoms, Guess Who, James Cotton, Jeff Buckley, Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys, Joan Jett, Johnny Duncan and the Bluegrass Boys, Johnny Parker, Junior Kimbrough and the Soul Blues Boys, Junior Wells, Lonesome Pine Fiddlers, Marvin Gaye, The Revivalists, Rob Wasserman, Sam Samudio, The Stanley Brothers
On the surface, the 6-pointers might not look like the most exciting group so far. But there are some real hidden gems here.
In her thread, @krista4 mentioned she couldn’t ever keep the Black Keys straight from the Black Crowes and I explained that the Black Keys are heavily influenced by the stripped-down blues of Junior Kimbrough. For those who like hill country blues who aren’t familiar with him you should check out his work. You might recognize some of his songs.
I really dig boogie-woogie piano, and if you are a fan of that style, Amos Milburn is definitely worth a look. We also have our first accordion player to make the list with Buckwheat Zydeco. Here he is covering a song most of you will know. Slide guitar master Sonny Landreth also plays on that track.
Of course, for me the most important entry this round is The Escorts. For those who don’t know, The Escorts was the first recording band featuring Duane and Gregg Allman, preceding even the Allman Joys. You can hear a cool take on a Ray Charles classic here. Fun fact: their first major concert the opened for the Beach Boys.