“The Mists of Time” – John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers “I Hate These Doggone Blues” is an entertaining song from his 1989 album “Standing My Ground” and if old-school blues is your thing, go on and add the whole album to your playlist. But there’s no denying that “The Gatemouth” took advantage of the chances given to him and that’s why we can enjoy his blues and slow blues songs today. “He had a voice like a gate”- Clarence Brown’s high school instructor. “I Hate These Doggone Blues” – Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown He uses a fair amount of gain and dirt on his guitar’s tone, and at least I will remember his “dirty” licks for a long time. “Worried Down With The Blues” is a great example of this. His sister Clara introduced Larry to the Three Kings, but Larry’s playing also includes lots of rock-style licks that differentiate him from many other Blues Artists who use The Three Kings’ as their inspiration. I can’t argue with McCray’s album title: Born to Play The Blues, because clearly, Larry was. “Worried Down With The Blues” – Larry McCray I recommend you give this song and their album Blues Delight a listen or two. Emotion, catchy rhythm, and well build guitar licks. “Slightly Hung Over” is a really simple song, but it represents what slow blues is all about. After listening to “Slightly Hung Over” (and without knowing Quebec blues scene that well) it’s hard to argue! Five experienced blues musicians have united their passion for blues and the only thing I think is missing is more songs from them. “Quebec Blues at its best!”- Blues Delight states on their home page. It’s a 6-minute moody blues piece and oh boy is it slow. The album also includes other great songs such as “Money (That’s What I Want)” and “Sweet Angel”, but “A Man And The Blues” stands out as it’s one of the best songs Guy wrote himself for this album. Hit from Buddy Guy’s second studio album released in 1968 that bears the name of the album. Both the vocals and guitar licks are top-grade material. The album itself is worth listening to every blues fan, but if you crave slow blues, make sure you give “I’ll Play The Blues for You” a listen. This over 7 minute slow blues masterpiece was featured on his 1999 album “No Surrender”. Hanging outside the clubs when the greats performed has paid off for Castro and he deserves a place from this list. Let’s get started! “I’ll Play The Blues For You” – Daniel Castro But one thing is for sure, every one of these is worth listening to. The list includes songs from blues legends to artists/bands with only a couple of albums under their belt. That’s why I put together this list of the 10 great slow blues songs. What’s better than to sink deep into tunes and rhythm of a slow blues? Well, don’t ask me.
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