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@BarnacleBillsBastard he was half hawaian
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TAMPA RED FOREVER
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Tampa had the whole deal!
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@vantrifan wrong, read up on this era. this guy was considered blues and much more popular among blacks than the delta guys
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this is what the bank robbers and gangsters were listening to back then..
2 years ago 3
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Tampa Red to Robert Nighthawk to Earl Hooker, there isn't a much more important trail in Blues guitar. Study your history and get the facts straight.
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Perhaps it was a poor choice of words--sorry. Bluesier in the sense that RJ had more of a folk-blues approach while, if you listen to Red, you'll hear phrasing, scales, stops (dynamics) that had more direct influence on the urban blues bands to follow (hence the use of the phrase "more sophisticated" as well). I agree that RJ was terrific but they are merely different, neither being better than the other. Remember, BB was influenced by LONNIE Johnson-not RJ and BB is the most influential of all.
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whats "bluesier" mean? imo johnson's style just cant be touched by anyone, strengths and weaknesses aside. i love all these old country blues, but RJ just had it all.
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They were different kinds of blues. Johnson was more Delta blues in his style, while Tampa added a lot of jazz, vaudeville/ standard style singing to his repertoire.
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Tampa was considered black (not sure what else he may have had in him, but he would be considered black).
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i dont know why he doesnt get as much recognition as alot of other artists of the time. he was really slick
assfacepunch666 3 years ago 9
Bluesier and sophisticated are not words that a blues fan should use lol
vantrifan 2 years ago 4