Buddy Guy.
NPR had a review of the Delmark album "Hoodoo Man" (Junior Wells with Buddy Guy on guitar) that reminded me how much I love that album (I have it on vinyl somewhere). It's been reissued recently. These two also have a great "live at Montreux" album as well, one of my favorites, which I unfortunately only own on tape.
Anyway, with blues, it's worth going back in time a bit. Buddy Guy really is one of the great guitarists of all time (I saw him in small clubs a few times before his recent stardom, he is mind-blowingly in control of his instrument, not mention the crowd). His recent albums are good (certainly check them out), but I prefer some of the older stuff, though it's not as consistent.
NPR had a review of the Delmark album "Hoodoo Man" (Junior Wells with Buddy Guy on guitar) that reminded me how much I love that album (I have it on vinyl somewhere). It's been reissued recently. These two also have a great "live at Montreux" album as well, one of my favorites, which I unfortunately only own on tape.
Anyway, with blues, it's worth going back in time a bit. Buddy Guy really is one of the great guitarists of all time (I saw him in small clubs a few times before his recent stardom, he is mind-blowingly in control of his instrument, not mention the crowd). His recent albums are good (certainly check them out), but I prefer some of the older stuff, though it's not as consistent.