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Ram
Buddy is definitely keeping the blues alive and well that is for sure! This is my first time seeing him so I don’t know what exactly to compare it to but I was blown away. Here is an 81-year-old full of emotion with vocal power and loud raw guitar skill. He plays a mix of some of his songs as well as famous blues tunes (Ex: Hooche Coochie Man and Boom Boom and even Voodoo Child). At one point he walked all the way up and around and down through the crowd playing and singing so if you have tickets on the aisle you’re in for a treat. He also is very funny and tells a couple stories now and then which are unfiltered to say the least. At one point he explained how important the Stones are and how much he owes to them. He told the story about how The Stones would only go on shindig if they got Muddy Waters at first.

So, my Final conclusion is if Buddy comes to your town you better go. Unfortunately, he is one of the last great bluesmen and is a key part of music history for sure. He puts on a great show with a great backing band and smiles and laughs the whole time. His guitar playing is still incredible and I hope to see him again sometime!

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Paddy
Brilliant gig last night in Vancouver, as Ram said, if you get a chance go.

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Paddy
Brilliant gig last night in Vancouver, as Ram said, if you get a chance go.

Just saw Buddy in Toronto and the show was indeed brilliant....it floored me how extravagent and competent he was at 81!. Impressive singing voice and the guitar work was wildly entertaining. He played like Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton and Hendrix all rolled in to one. He even gave those guys some good-natured shots, playing the Sunshine of Your Love intro with a drumstick and a rag {yes...that's what he did!) and covering Hendrix as a'a bunch of special effects' he said....and 'this is Buddy's part'while launching into a solo.

He began another long solo and then walked up a flight of stairs, out the back of the hall and into the foyer(where he probably had a drink) and back down the other side to the stage without missing a note. Spectacular! The show was a mic drop on guitar skills. I couldn't help but wonder what the heck Mick Taylor is doing sitting around doing nothing when Buddy is playing shows like this...

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Paddy
Funny this thread got bumped and one of the last posts was about seeing Buddy in Vancouver! Well he’s back this June and I shall hopefully post again about how great he was.

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Paddy
Funny this thread got bumped and one of the last posts was about seeing Buddy in Vancouver! Well he’s back this June and I shall hopefully post again about how great he was.

Hoping to see him again too. In the meantime, the movie looks tempting!

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timbernardis
OK gentlemen, I don't know that you will ever get a resolution to this, but it is clear that most modern music, or at least rock n roll, blues, rhythm and blues, hip hop, rap, country and a bunch of others, are largely and predominantly the product of African Americans and their experience.


peace/plexi

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matxil


100% true. And the same, by the way, happened to ska.
I don't know about people in England, but both in the Netherlands and in Spain, a lot of people think think "ska" was invented by Madness, Specials and the Selecter. The fact that even the name "Madness" or their biggest hit "One Step Beyond" were originally songs by Prince Buster from the 60s, that "Monkey Man" by the Specials was originally from the Toots & the Maytals from the late 60s, etc..., is largely unknown.
Nothing against the British ska, I like it, and they were honest about their roots and inspirations, but still...