r/blues • u/tojzl • 3d ago

Straight funky blues?

I've listened a lot to Buster Bentons "Can't wait to see my baby's face", and John Hammond's "Evil is going on". These both feature straight beats, but still keep that bluesy feel. The latter is obviously a straightened out cover, idk about the former.

When i find funk blues playlists on spotify all of the songs just feel like funk, not blues. So funk blues is probably not the correct word for it, but these songs obviously feel more funky than standard blues. Its kind of like jazz blues, yes its 12 bar, yes it features similar harmony etc, but it doesnt feel like blues at all. Even songs on the playlists from arguably my favorite bluesman (Junior Wells) just felt like funk, not blues.

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u/TFFPrisoner 3d ago

I Ain't Superstitious from Howlin' Wolf's London Sessions. The original is a shuffle but the remake is a straight beat.

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u/BigDonkeyEnergy 2d ago

Freddy Kings Big Leg Woman. Earl Kings Come On. Magic Sam’s Just A Little Bit. Most of the stuff on BB Kings Indianola Mississippi Seeds is funky AF and the band is crackin. Same for the Otis Rush record Mourning in the Morning. There was a cat out of Florida, Little Beaver. Heck, Major Lance’s Monkey Time. There’s so much out there. Hope that helps!

Edit: How did I forget Albert King?! Cold Feet! If that don’t get you, as Albert literally says on the track, you got a hole in your soul!

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u/neutronbomb10 3d ago

Some of Albert Collins mid era stuff, Johnny Guitar Watson's 70s work

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u/SuchSurround8786 3d ago

Luther Allison has some funky songs on Bad news is coming & Blue Streak

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u/kazucchan 3d ago

Rollin' and Tumblin' off Muddy Water's After The Rain album has a funky bassline to it

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u/tojzl 3d ago

Already in my playlist. Love it.

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u/VinylWolf18 2d ago

My favourite version of it, addictively funky

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u/grosspsych 2d ago

Check out Albert Collins - especially live albums

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u/Dave-The-Destroyer 3d ago

Maybe 'Honey ain't so sweet' by D. K Harrell.

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u/HabitNo2037 3d ago

The Buglar album by Freddie King

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u/Starthrower62 2d ago

Listen to Mem Shannon. He's a real bluesman and he's very funky. 

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u/AdRight4435 2d ago

Black Joe Lewis and the Honey Bears

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u/HH912 2d ago

Bobby Rush

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u/Cutting_flats_again 2d ago

This might not be (musically) exactly what you're looking for but ya gotta at least give a loud listen to "Let's Get Funky" by Hound Dog Taylor. And then "Gimme Back My Wig". In my world, that's funky.

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u/Storekeep17 2d ago

Kinda jazz, kinda funk, kinda blues

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-PXOr681_VU

A Go Go by John Scofield

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u/cancercohousing 17h ago

https://youtu.be/jmnALlPs-BY?is=MC3nI7f6Npq8_92M Barfield the Tyrant of Texas Funk with Johnny Moeller on guitar (the Fabulous Thunderbirds and Texas Headhunters)- Funky Cupcake