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Description of Modern Blues

Contemporary Blues is a catch-all term for music played by contemporary artists who follow in the footsteps of the classic blues legends they never got to meet. Contemporary Blues uses both acoustic and electric instruments to fuse classic blues with anything from rock to pop to folk. Blues purists and armchair critics sometimes dismiss modern blues artists as imitators; but many of them combine a genuine respect for the past with innovation, talent, and a more modern sensibility. Until his tragic death in a helicopter crash in 1990, guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan was hailed as the quintessential blues revivalist, followed by Robert Cray and Keb' Mo'.

Modern Blues Key Tracks

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Play/Add	Track	Artist
	1. Funky Bitch	Son Seals
	2. Pride And Joy	Stevie Ray Vaughan
	3. Going Up To The Country, Paint My Mailbox Blue	Taj Mahal
	4. Move From The 'Hood	Luther Allison
	5. Follow Me Up	Keb' Mo'
	6. Rock And Roll Hoochie Koo	Johnny Winter
	7. Voodoo Daddy	Lonnie Brooks
	8. Gambling for My Bread	William Clarke
	9. I'm A Woman	Koko Taylor
	10. Talk To Your Daughter	Robben Ford

Modern Blues Key Albums

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Modern Blues Key Artists

A.C. Reed

High-profile tenor
saxophonist whose tenure
with the late Albert Collins'
band revived his career.
During the mid-1960s, Ree...

Alvin Youngblood Hart

Duke Robillard

A blues and rockabilly
guitarist/singer, Duke has
played extensively with
Roomful of Blues and the
Fabulous Thunderbirds.

Joe Louis Walker

Johnny Copeland

Johnny Winter

Blues devotee whose
authoritative vocals and
explosive guitar work
characterized '70s Blues
Rock. Johnny Winter's wi...

Keb' Mo'

Keb' Mo' is one of the most
popular modern blues
artists today. He blends
Delta blues with elements of
contemporary folk. His gi...

Lonnie Brooks

Luther Allison

Robert Cray

Robert Cray's popular
blues-influenced R&B has
turned a new generation on
to the blues. Cray was an
army brat and traveled all...

Son Seals

As a singer and guitarist,
Son Seals fills a song with
grit and deep soul with his
raw delivery. In the '60s,
Son Seals played the dru...

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Sorely missed guitarist
Stevie Ray Vaughan revived
the blues during the 1980s.
He played with an
unmistakable, piercing to...

Taj Mahal

Multitalented musician,
composer, and bandleader
Taj Mahal is best known for
his exceptional countrified
blues work.

Modern Blues

Description of Modern Blues

Modern Blues Key Tracks

Modern Blues Key Albums

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