Current Country Blues Artists. Bad to the bone, madison blues, move it on over: If you want to get a good feel for the chicago blues, just listen to muddy waters' mannish boy, which was itself inspired by willie dixon's classic hoochie coochie man. waters, dixon, and fellow chicago blues artists like little walter and sonny boy williamson were all born and raised in mississippi and were thus instrumental in adapting the delta blues sound to modern sensibilities.
After blues' birth in the southern united states, it quickly spread throughout the country (and elsewhere), giving birth to a host of regional styles. Hill country blues, named after the hilly region in north mississippi, is a form of blues music emphasizing a steady, hypnotic groove, sparse, percussive and highly energetic guitar riffs and often features meandering song structures with unconventional and usually fewer chord changes as compared to the related delta blues. Always vote for things like ray charles or muddy waters if you like them.
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All the top country blues bands named on the list also have discographies on their pages if you click on the country blues band names themselves. The longer that i live. 1890* 1937* mississippi country blues: Celebrate the music of peter green and the early years.