I found this site from the Music is Win interview. I then subscribed, started to watch the lessons and will continue to do so to grow and learn. In an interview that Tomo did with Huffington Post in 2017, he says:
" After four years at Berklee, I decided to play blues again. I bought a bunch of old records and stayed up late at night listening to them. Then finally, three or four years later, I got the blues. That’s when everything started to melt together—naturally."
My question: What records did you listen to so I can do the same? I know there are many, but maybe could you recommend a top three most influential?
-Thanks in advance, Bryan from Maine
Here is Tomo's reply, which involves three Kings:
Thanks so much for watching that video! I have a two-page list of my favorite (important) records. Let me show you those pages in one of my upcoming Guitar Wisdom videos. In the meantime, how about this:
1. B.B. King: “Live at the Regal” “Blues is King” “Spotlight on Lucille”
2. Freddie King: “(1934-1976)”, “Just Picking” “Hideaway (the best of)"
3. Albert King: “King of the Blues Guitar” “I Wanna Get Funky” “Live wire”
and...
Earl Hooker: “Two Bugs and a Roach” “Blue Guitar”
Fabulous Thunderbirds (Jimmie Vaughan): “The Essential Collection”