Let's face it folks

The old legends are retired or dead, second generation artists no longer seem relevant, and many white folks have turned it into a crossover aberration or just (in 90% of cases) a bunch of disposable covers...

What's the future of Blues?

u damn right

Of course it does, as much a future as classical, jazz, polka, rap, rock, etc.

You might have to look deep to find what appeals to you. But that's the case with any genre.

The blues will be fine. There's still a faithful market for it(and not just among the older crowd).

Esp in this age of internet where you could find a T-Bone Walker album in a heartbeat that may take you months to find physically,,,,and I'm certain that there're young artists who draw their inspiration from him(among many of course).
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Retired or Dead?? Last I checked B.B. King and Buddy Guy were still touring! Hell, I just bought Buddy Guy tickets to see him in may!

And Joe Bonamassa is superrrrr good. Granted, he does his share of covers and you probably don't care for his style, but he's holding it down.

blues will be the last one standing once every other trent has come and gone

As Little Milton once said proudly, "the blues is alright".

MajesticOne89 said:

Hit the nail on head. Bonamassa is frikkin amazing. He writes great songs too.

Sean Costello is another newish blues artist that has been making waves lately.




Philip Sayce is another.




Here is Sayce jamming with Jeff Healey



Rick Rubin is producing the new ZZ Top album. I'd like to see him take them back to their roots.


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They're not completely blues but The Heavy has some sick blues in them !

JoeTyler said:

as long as women keep fucking men over over and men keep on fucking women over then.....

YES

JoeTyler said:

as long as women keep fucking men over over and men keep on fucking women over then.....

YES

I maybe be ignorant, but IMO the blues is museum music. It's funny, I look back on all of the most inspiring and innovative music black americans made in the 20th century, and for he most part every artist had blues inflection and was influenced by it to some degree. It's hard for me & I suppose someone of my generation to fathom the interest the blues had in most black communities even as late as the 60's/70's, considering today how nobody actually listens to it really(IMO). I think the blues contributed greatly to American music but it's contribution was setting the template and not blazing the path. Blues has a great past, but a future, IMO no.

If U're looking 4 the future of blues music I have 2 words 4 U... Quinn Sullivan.

comegetwild said:

nice!

This kid, Tallan Latz, is damn good too...


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While people live, love and hurt, the blues will be there, to heal.

Blues is existential, simple but deep. It talks about life, death, loss, hope, love and race and more.


Sign O' the Times is a blues song.

There's a Riot Goin' On is a blues album in spirit IMO.

While people live and feel, the Blues will never die.

Blues will always be around. You would be amazed of how many young people who are learning to play are listening to old cats like Clapton, Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Hooker. In the same time people like Lenny Kravitz, Joan Osborne, Jonny Lang, Joss Stone and KW Shepherd are still making their music that is very much influenced by the blues. It's even more obvious when you see them do a live show. We're gonna be just fine.

JoeTyler said:

It will end up like rap music....watered down and turned into something else, something different, and ultimately commercial and overrated.
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