Who is your favorite blues guitarist


Such a hard question. there are so many people who have influenced blues guitar. I'm born and raised in chicago been to rush street many times, so the blues have always been a part of my life. But to me no one has ever done to the blues what STEVIE RAY VAUGHN did. He was able to do things on the guitar that artists are still trying to do today, and I think he gets forgotten because he has been gone so long, but if you ask most blues artists today who they thought was the best most would put him in thier top 3. One of my greatest blues recordings of all time was A CD made in 83' called in session" It was done with my other great blues guitarist ALBERT KING. If SRV would have lived he would have done things that would have blown us all away!!
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Too many stellar choices to pick just one. Can't believe nobody has mentioned Kenny Wayne Sheperd. We saw him when he was 18 at a small club in Denver and I thought it was Jimmy back for a visit. Johnny Lang also has chops.

We saw Coco Montoya, John Mayall’s ex-guitarist, in October and the phrase “blistering” comes to mind.

Certainly, Captain Trips played some awesome blues. David Hidalgo is one of my favorites.

How about a shout out to Rory Block who has been playing acoustic blues her entire career. Here she is performing a scorching Preacher Blues:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ_PKvC4v7k

Freddie King was a demon of a player and singer

Greg Koch may be the most talented living guitar player

check him out screwing around live at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQQIT4SJHpY
can't help but plug Greg Koch a couple more times. Check out these:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMYBAqPcKmU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsRUHFmPj3A
Koch is a good guitarist, I don't think I would classify him as a blues guy, not really sure where he fits :-)