The UPS fairy just left an offering at my door:

Mark May & The Agitators - Telephone Road, Houston, Tx

Ronnie Earl & Duke Robillard - The Duke Meets The Earl

Jimmy Thackery - Healin' Ground

And Sonny Landreth - Grant Street is in the CDP right now. It's a dirty job but someone's got to listen...

Good pick. Ronnie Earl and Duke Robillard. Check out Duke's site if you like it. only one on your list I'm familar with but I will pick them up and give a listen. I picked up 16 CD's from Duke's site. Cool, now you gave me some Artist to check out.

Just picked up the "Guitar Groove-A-Rama" by Duke Robillard. Awesome CD! Warm sounding, well recorded and shows off the fantastic talent of Duke and the different sounds of many guitars he uses. I especially like track 7 where Duke impersonates 10 different blues guitar styles of many famous artists, on the fly. The Les Paul never sounded so good! Very nicely done! :music:

Love the Blues, don't have any of these artists. What type of blues are we talking about with these guys, Chicago, Delta,....?

I've been swilling on some Landreth lately and I must say he kicks major arse.

I've been playing some Cobra cuts of Magic Sam. Bought two sealed Delmark reissue LPs of his last week.

Landreth is scary-fine.

Landreth really gets down to business, and that Earl and Duke CD is great. Anybody heard of Sonny Moorman and the Dogs?

The UPS fairy just left an offering at my door:

Mark May & The Agitators - Telephone Road, Houston, Tx

Ronnie Earl & Duke Robillard - The Duke Meets The Earl

Jimmy Thackery - Healin' Ground

And Sonny Landreth - Grant Street is in the CDP right now. It's a dirty job but someone's got to listen...

Whew! great line up.......since everyone has plugged Thackery, Landreth, Duke & Earl. I'm gonna put in my .02 for Mark May. He is one fine guitar palyer, touches of SRV & Albert Collins, great stuff.

Well, I got a new haul of stuff:

Tommy Castro - Exception To The Rule
Nick Gravenites & Mike Bloomfield - My Labors And More
The Blues Project - Live At The Cafe Au Go Go
Kooper & Bloomfield - Live Adventures Of Al Kooper & Mike Bloomfield
Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Anything Can Happen
Gary Moore & The Midnight Blues - Live At The Montreux 1990
Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers - Keepin' It Real
Glenn Phillips - Angel Sparks

I hate it when I have to sit down and get into a whole bunch of new (to me) stuff...I guess I'll just have to force myself! :banana:

Started tonight with Derek and the Dominoes: Layla. If, there is a better guitar album on the planet, please let me know. Eric Clapton and Duane Allman at their absolute, it doesn't get any better than this, gods of guitar nirvana best. Always a favorite from its release, I recently picked it up on CD (convienient not having to flip and change records, though I still think my old LPs have better sonic quality). Virtually every song is a classic, and the music they make is astonishing stuff. Supposedly, Clapton was in unrequited love with his good friend George Harrison's wife Patty, and most songs reflect this, yet for such a seemingly depressing subject matter there is a joy expressed here that is transcendent. For anyone who likes guitar, rock, or blues, or just great music, this is an essential album.
What to play next? Wanted something acoustic to balance the electric guitar pyrotechnics of the above. Pulled out Robert Johnson. You know for all the almost Hollywood hype that Johnson has generated over the years, this is truly astonishing stuff. His singing and guitar playing are genius. The hype surrounding Johnson sometimes inflates his place in the blues pantheon at the expense of others who deserve recognition, but he can hardly be held responsible for this and his recorded legacy is indespensible. If you haven't started a collection of prewar acoustic blues, but would like to know more about the beginnings of the blues, there is no better place to start than with a Johnson collection (modern sound software has made the songs very listenable). Johnson didn't invent the blues, but was definitely one of its greatest practitioners (the hype has this right).
What to listen to next ...?

I just saw your listing for Glenn Phillips' "Angel Sparks" and will have to add that to my must-have list. I've seen him play live a few times---why he labors in obscurity baffles me.