KennysFord Posted April 7, 2009 Posted April 7, 2009 (edited) Hey Folks. I joined a reformed Chicago style blues band last week.When i played them the sort of funky stuff i like the Chicago stuff went out the window.I need a few recommendations along the lines of Nasty Habits,Mary had a little lamb,A woman named trouble etc. The funkier the better please but it needs to be in a Blues Stylee. Thanks in advance. Edited April 7, 2009 by kennyrodg Quote
The Funk Posted April 7, 2009 Posted April 7, 2009 Son Seals ft. Phish - Funky Bitch. Some of BB's later stuff is quite funky. Same with Albert King. Most of the guys out of Austin, TX are quite funky, playing in that SRV style. So you could try some Doyle Bramhall. Oh, Robert Randolph! Quote
Ray Posted April 7, 2009 Posted April 7, 2009 Check out some Ivan "Boogaloo" Joe Jones. Not sure if it'll be exactly what you're looking for but some of his stuff is well funky. The albums "What It Is", "Snake Rhythm Rock" and "Black Whip" spring to mind. Quite jazzy but still bluesy too. Hope this helps. Quote
Stewart Posted April 7, 2009 Posted April 7, 2009 (edited) Crosscut Saw Hound Dog Wang Dang Doodle (checkout most of Koko Taylor) ... Edited April 7, 2009 by Stewart Quote
The Funk Posted April 7, 2009 Posted April 7, 2009 Actually, you could just play some Hendrix-y blues. His versions of [i]Killing Floor[/i] and [i]Rock Me Baby[/i] are pretty funky. Quote
casapete Posted April 7, 2009 Posted April 7, 2009 Freddie King - there's a great compilation called 'Stayin' Home with the Blues' B.B.King - 'Midnight Believer' album, with The Crusaders J.J. Cale - some of his songs are great to do, as are Tony Joe White's. Bobby Bland Bonnie Raitt Eric Johnson etc etc... Quote
51m0n Posted April 7, 2009 Posted April 7, 2009 Quite a bit of The Meters stuff is in a blues(ish) form in fact, and it dont get any funkier! Dr John (Right Place Wrong Time) is close (no 5 chord IIRC), in fact any New Orleans blues is so funky it hurts, although rarely a 12 bar it still definitely got a blues thing going on. Quote
dabootsy Posted April 7, 2009 Posted April 7, 2009 Try some Robert Cray always good for the funky stuff Quote
chris_b Posted April 7, 2009 Posted April 7, 2009 Check out: Tommy Castro [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HLOS2fi2Vo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HLOS2fi2Vo[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0DF8ctz2Tw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0DF8ctz2Tw[/url] Bernard Allison [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWp7TLsm6Fk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWp7TLsm6Fk[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX6sKfSwhD0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX6sKfSwhD0[/url] Kenny Neal [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEMt2tRUtEE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEMt2tRUtEE[/url] Lucky Peterson [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4m9waADq_U"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4m9waADq_U[/url] Fancisco Simon (sorry, can't find any more) [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks5qfCquAg4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks5qfCquAg4[/url] Quote
Huw Foster Posted April 7, 2009 Posted April 7, 2009 Would Wayne Krantz count? Some good grooves in his tunes. Quote
Huw Foster Posted April 7, 2009 Posted April 7, 2009 Oh, Jeff Beck of course! His current band is solid. Quote
KennysFord Posted April 7, 2009 Author Posted April 7, 2009 Thanks for the help guys,some good stuff there to trawl through.Should keep me busy for a few days. Cheers. Quote
chris_b Posted April 8, 2009 Posted April 8, 2009 Also.... Duke Tumatoe (a bit "oddball" but a great groove and great arrangement ideas. well most of the time!!) [url="http://www.myspace.com/duketumatoe"]http://www.myspace.com/duketumatoe[/url] Quote
foal30 Posted April 8, 2009 Posted April 8, 2009 B.B.King - "Completely Well" it's more than funky. Jemmott is King etc...gushing fanboy writes. Quote
Paul S Posted April 8, 2009 Posted April 8, 2009 This Steve Lukather cover of Hendrix's 'Freedom' is pretty damned funky. Quote
Chezz55 Posted April 8, 2009 Posted April 8, 2009 Try Little Feat / Joe Bonamassa / Johnny 'Guitar' Watson / Stevie Ray Vaughan / Jeff Beck Enjoy. Chris. Quote
KennysFord Posted April 8, 2009 Author Posted April 8, 2009 (edited) I found this little gem whilst searching for suitable toons.Bit of a weird bass stylee too !! Simple,no shredding and funky as hell. Enjoy. Edited April 8, 2009 by kennyrodg Quote
leschirons Posted April 8, 2009 Posted April 8, 2009 Joe Bonamassa and Government Mule ("The deepest Cut" album has about 20 guest bassplayers on it) Quote
Lemuel Beam Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 The Album "Burglar" by Freddie King from '74 has some great blues/funk - and it features Clapton on rhythm! Quote
Happy Jack Posted April 9, 2009 Posted April 9, 2009 See what you mean about Otis Rush's bass player. Gollum meets Noel Redding. That vid is from 1981, so I'm guessing the poor sod has hellish back trouble by now. Quote
KennysFord Posted April 9, 2009 Author Posted April 9, 2009 Gollum !! Thats it,i wondered who he reminded me of.He's got some funk in them fingers tho' eh !! Quote
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