A few things have happened recently that have made me think about the legacy of some of the great musicians of our time. I'm 36 and just two weeks ago I was in Seattle and found myself at the EMP center. I was overwhelmed when I walked in and it was one of those moments that I wish I had when I was a kid. At 36 I've only been playing for a few years and with life getting in the way I don't have the lost hours of youth to dedicate to my guitar playing. The thing was there is an amazing Nirvana display at the center right now. I'm a big fan and walking around in that exhibit was like walking through a crowded bar. On the flip side the Jimi Hendrix part was a comfortable walk with plenty of time to look at whatever I wanted. Now fast forward to yesterday and it's what would have been the 69th birthday of Hendrix, I search my tv listings thinking that some sort of documentary or performance must be on and there was nothing. I come on here and there was a great thread by guitslinger with just a few responses. Now at 36 I was born 5 years after Jimi had passed and I also strongly remember rolling my eyes at 60's dominant radio stations as a kid. My question is have the likes of Hendrix, The Beatles, Clapton, Zepplin and the rest of that groundbreaking generation of musicians grown too old for the younger generations to appreciate and remember?

I currently play with my son's band,he is 26,and most of the music is '60s,there's some '70s and later,but we play quite a bit of Hendrix,Allman Brothers,Grateful Dead and other jam tunes...the crowd,most of who are friends of his and have been following him since middle school,love the music....great music is always great,and lots of people aren't very into what's on the airwaves now.
Voodoo Chile,is a show stopper,and also Whippin' Post,and we jam on both for a long time...they eat it up,and it's a blast to play.

Good music is always good music.

"In The Mood" is over seventy years old, "Johnny B. Goode" is over fifty years old. "Got My Mojo Workin'" is in between there...and they're all showstoppers that speak to people.

The problem with classic rock isn't that it's old, the problem is based on the fact that classic rock radio plays the same songs day in and day out...

The Allman Bros. are great, but I'd like to hear something besides Ramblin' Man and Midnight Rider on the radio.
ZZ Top is my favorite band, but I really think some people would like to hear something besides Tush, LaGrange and the big three songs from "Eliminator"...
I love the Stones, but did you know they recorded some other songs besides Satisfaction and Brown Sugar? You wouldn't know that if you only listen to classic rock radio.

I realize the days of crazy album oriented radio are gone, but here are generations that have been short-changed by not hearing a deep cut track every so often.

On the plus side, I can play an obscure ZZ Top or Stones song and most of the audience won't know it's a cover tune...

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Screamin' Armadillos
Texas Roadhouse Music
Guitar/Slide Guitar/Harp/Vocals

Right Armadillo,the radio stations usually play the stuff that we don't play,a great example is Charlie Daniels and the Devil Went Down to Georgia,I hate that one,but currently I am reviving a CDB song from their early years,No Place Left To Go...it's a great jazzy/blues tune from their early days,and it kicks most anything they did later to the curb....sometimes a band's best material isn't on the airwaves,and people are really surprised to hear it.

I am not so sure. Back in the late seventies our band used to play songs like, I Ain't Got You, by the Yardbirds, and even Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad by Derek and the Dominos and people would come up to us at break and asked which one of us wrote those cool songs and we were like, you're kidding right? So even back then some folks liked great music but didn't know who made it.
They didn't really have a Classic Rock Radio stations back then (at least I don't remember em) but I would agree that sometimes the best tunes by some artists don't always make it to the radio.
What suprises me today is with all the super easy access to music via youtube, etc, that some folks still don't know who did what. I think alot of it is just generational, the young folks (in general) don't want to know about thier parents type of music, the sad part of that is most of todays bands are so weak. There is not going to be another EC or Duane and let's face it, it much harder now since they were so great, it is very hard to be better than that. Thank fully some of you here are passing the really great music to your kids, I know I am.

T2

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I would add in contrast that a lot of the younger generation listen to the classic bands of the Seventies, I do find it funny that when you mention some of the members of those bands 10 years or so before they became renowned, it's a blank

On another thread I posted a trivia question, easy one for musicianado's,
Who is Ronald Padanova known as today and what was the band's name that he was in with the following musicians..David Feinstein (guitar)..Gary Driscoll ( drums).. Mickey Lee Soule (piano)..

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Ronnie James Dio and El!!!f...wow I guess I am getting old...on a side note, my son likes this band!

T2

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I just flipped another LP after just listening to " Hoochie Coochie Lady "...
Now is none other than that notorious Michael Des Barres Band " Silverhead "

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Every successful band of the last 20 odd years nicks riffs from all the old classics. I hear the Beatles, Buddy, Jimi, Chuck, Stones, Allmans et al in every top 40 band. I think it's great. Even though those new musicians don't name them always, like the new blues guitarists name the old blues greats as influences, if you know the oldies you hear them in every song played.

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