Top 5 Slide players, then top 50

manwithaplan · #1 January 6th, 2005

Since this is a new forum, I bieleve that we should all post our top 5 favorite slide players, then we should count the most popular votes and make a top 50 list

1. Duane Allman
2. Derek Trucks
3. Robert Randolph
4. Elmore James
5. Robert Johnson

allthumbs · #2 January 6th, 2005

Gotta include mississipi fred Mcdowel. He is the only player I have ever heared of that actualy played with a hambone slide as a kid. He had the voice, the licks and the creds. He was the real deal.
Nice to see you here Manwithaplan.This is the first activity I have seen here in a while. I have passed this link around but,no one I know has ever shown up. Lets hope for a better year.
allthumbs

manwithaplan · #3 January 7th, 2005

All we have to do is wait.

OaklandA · #4 January 12th, 2005

Not necessarily in order:

1. Son House
2. Duane Allman
3. Lowell George
4. Robert Johnson
5. Ry Cooder

Kirk is pretty darned good too. I've enjoyed everything I've heard of his...no matter how many times I watch, can't come close.

BluesJammer · #5 January 14th, 2005

Hi everybody 8)

For me the Top5 is:

1.Derek Trucks
2.Robert Randolph
3.Kirk

4.Jeff Beck
5.Sonny Landreth

Of course, it's very difficult to choose Top5 :roll:

Kirk Lorange · #6 January 14th, 2005

Lowell, Ry, Bonnie, Derek and Sonny ...

Thanks to those who include me in the short list!

Kirk

manwithaplan · #7 January 19th, 2005

Update:
I just nee 37 more guitarists to complete the list so keep them coming guys.
Derek Tucks is first with three votes.
There are six tied in second

-Tom

allthumbs · #8 January 19th, 2005

in looking at the list I realize your looking for teck mastery so fred mc,dowel might not fit this particular list. robert johnson,son house, Kirk for sure,ry cooder and bonnie

manwithaplan · #9 January 20th, 2005

No, its just of your favorite guitarists, then when I get 50 diffrent I will tally them up and post the list.

D. · #10 January 27th, 2005

my top 5:

1...muddy waters

2...fred mcdowell

3...corey harris

4...luther dickinson from "the north mississippi allstars"

5...roy rogers

...also in no particular order,,,,so many sliders, with so many styles!!! got to say they're all killer and no filler!!!

Frankenstrat2 · #11 January 31st, 2005

OK, I'll play.
If you are going to assemble a list of the top 50 as voted by this Forum, then I wont limit myself to 5, since the most repeated names will end up in the top5 anyway. I cant pick my personal top 5 because I like them all, so in no particular order:
Duane Allman
Kirby Kelly (Bugs henderson and the Shuffle Kings)
Warren Haynes
Derek Trucks
Ry Cooder
David Lindley
Bonnie Raitt
Sonny Landreth
Roy Rogers
Dave Hole
Kirk Lorange
Van Wilks

By the way, Robert Randolph is a pedal steel player- does he belong on this list? Then you could add guys like Speedy West too.

Then there are all the great 1st and 2nd generation players- Robert Johnson, Son House, Tampa Red, Elmore James, Muddy, Howlin Wolf but honestly, I don't really listen to them much- I prefer the third generation electric players

Frankenstrat2 · #12 February 2nd, 2005

Just realized I forget to add
Paul Barrere
Lowell George
Bob Brozman
Tommy Malone (Subdudes)
Jeff Beck

Frankenstrat2 · #13 February 4th, 2005

Sometimes posting on this Forum is like talking to yourself.
Suggestion- rather than 'the Best' or 'the Greatest' how about: 50 suggestions for required listening'
More sliders of note
Joanna Connors
George Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd *I think he played the slide parts)
Rick Vito (Huge discography- best known for work with Bob Segar- Like a Rock)
Dave Hole (I cant see if he made the list)
George Thorogood (reluctant late afterthought)

I'll think of more in the middle of the night

allthumbs · #14 February 4th, 2005

hi frankenstrat2. Your right, this forum is so quiet it echoes. I have no idea what we can do about it. Putting some bts' here didn't seem to make much of a dent. I am here at least once a day so if you have anything to say you know at least one guy is listening. We seem to have lurkers here and no talkers.
allthumbs

D. · #15 February 4th, 2005

yeah i'm kinda a lurker, here once or twice a day too,,,,really digging furry lewis right now, and hop wilson,,,he's pretty cool...i try to look for stuff for solo acoustic performance stuff, that's why i posted fred mcdowell as one of my favorite slide players....but digging furry a lot lately...

laterz