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Hope for the blues..

Every now and then, someone posts a child "shredder" or classical prodigy, and a couple really do entertain and amaze.
 
This British(fittingly?)10 year old has every electric bluesman infused in his playing. Imo, he's on the same level as a super advanced Classical piano or violin prodigy.
Perhaps the players here, may know of this unique musician.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VwiBKzSeaOo

If you were just listening to his playing, you might assume it's some seasoned hotshot! The kid performs like someone who's been on the road for decades!

Its like DNA from B.B,every British god,Winter,SRV were all blended and this  fortunate individual 
had the winning ticket. I see a bright future here.

Good to see the blues torch being passed. I don't watch any of those "talent" shows, but I'm guessing  this level is rare.



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tablejockey OP
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We all agree a player isn't all technique / speed or wanking.

Since the links were  in a Blues/Rock vein,
I think Sir Jefe can do what he wants

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=s5ID15mv0gA

Covering a Freddie King tune like this isn't for amateurs.
Love that Max Middleton piano intro. He really stretched it out!
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Amen, onhwy61. Licks can be studied, learned, and regurgitated. Creating music that expresses deep feelings and truths comes from one’s soul, not fingers. A lot of the greatest Bluesmen were pretty rough and unpolished as players and singers, but that’s part of their charm.

The recordings we have of the original Bluesmen were made when they were pretty old men, and reflect all the wisdom they had learned in their lifetimes of making music. One quote relating to musical wisdom, attributed to various Jazz musicians (Miles Davis, Count Basie, Duke Ellington), is "It's not the notes you play, it's those you don't". Some players understand the wisdom of that idea at a young age, others never learn it.

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shadorne
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This kid gets it! Fantastic. Thanks for sharing this beautiful moment.
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onhwy61
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Playing blues licks isn't the same thing as playing blues.
tablejockey OP
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bdp24- I agree,  technical prowess is only part of the equation.
Johnny Winter,  was one of the few guys that got away with playing a bazillion notes, yet sound musical.

Hopefully,these  2 will mature and it will show in their phrasing, less notes, and more "feeling."

They are off to a good start.
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It may be just me, but I don’t believe it is advanced technical ability that makes for a great blues player (in regard to speed, in particular), certainly not that alone. Jazz perhaps, but blues to me is about phrasing, melodicism, lyricism, and an individual, identifiable style. Plus "good" tone, of course. Same with singers. There are "hotter" guitarists than Ry Cooder, but none better.
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OK tosta, make that the original black ELECTRIC blues masters.

Keb Mo', Corey Harris, Chris Thomas King and Gary Clark, Jr.  are second rate bluesmen, and I use that term loosely, who couldn't keep the blues from oblivion if they got weekly TV shows.
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tostadosunidos
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Considering Blind Lemon Jefferson, for one, was recording 100 years ago I'd say the original black blues masters are already long gone.  But there are always some new ones that get it right.  I remember when Keb Mo' and Corey Harris were the new kids on the scene (hell, actually I remember when Taj Mahal was just starting to record).  Now we have Chris Thomas King and Gary Clark, Jr., to name a couple.  It's a style that will always attract kids with talent and passion so I wouldn't worry about the blues fading into oblivion.
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The problem is that most people who start out in the blues feel the need to grow and make their own music. That’s not a criticism, the blues players from the 60s and the players from the Stevie Ray fueled blues revival of the 80s did the same thing.  Also, the original black blues masters, the keepers of the flame, are just about all gone.

There aren’t many musicians willing to devote a lifetime to mastering the blues. That’s OK, there is always someone making good blues records. I hope that sometime in the future we will have a full blown blues revival, but I doubt I’ll be around to see it.
tablejockey OP
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I suppose if I spent time on Youtube, I'd be hip to soo many talents...

This American kid should get together with the Brit and form a supergroup.
May not work though....Cream,Zep, Sabath,Who all had ONE guitarist! Conflicting creativity?

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IUQ87Al-huo

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