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Terry Buckalew
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History, music, blues, some Arkansas content.
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Terry Buckalew @terrybuckalew.bsky.social · 1h
Michael Burks & Larry McCray were/are 2 of the best, some of my favorites.
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Terry Buckalew @terrybuckalew.bsky.social · 1h
This would be more of a top 20 for blues artists in general (not limited to guitarists).
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Terry Buckalew @terrybuckalew.bsky.social · 1h
Charlie Patton
Son House
Tommy Johnson
Robert Johnson
Skip James
Memphis Minnie
Bessie Smith
Albert King
BB King
T Bone Walker
Leadbelly
Freddie King
John Lee Hooker
Jimmy Reed
Elmore James
Fred McDowell
Muddy
Wolf
Little Walter
Sonny Boy 2
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Terry Buckalew @terrybuckalew.bsky.social · 1h
Top 2 blues guitarists from Helena named Robert:
1. Lockwood
2. Nighthawk
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Terry Buckalew @terrybuckalew.bsky.social · 1h
Charlie Patton
Son House
Tommy Johnson
Robert Johnson
Skip James
Memphis Minnie
Bessie Smith
Albert King
BB King
T Bone Walker
Leadbelly
Freddie King
John Lee Hooker
Jimmy Reed
Elmore James
Fred McDowell
Muddy
Wolf
Little Walter
Sonny Boy 2
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Terry Buckalew @terrybuckalew.bsky.social · 1h
Even the “try me” graphic looks like the goatse thing.
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Kilborn Alley Blues Band @kilbornalley.bsky.social · 2h
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Terry Buckalew @terrybuckalew.bsky.social · 3h
I misread the original post as best guitarists, but it was best artists.
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Terry Buckalew @terrybuckalew.bsky.social · 3h
Oops
I just made a list of blues guitarists for some reason…
All time greats (for me) would have to include
Sonny Boy II
Little Walter
Muddy & Wolf
JL Hooker
Jimmy Reed
…
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Terry Buckalew @terrybuckalew.bsky.social · 4h
Robert Johnson
Albert King
Robert Nighthawk
Magic Sam
BB King
Buddy Guy
Robert Lockwood
Hubert Sumlin
Otis Rush
Albert Collins
Freddie King
Son Seals
Luther Allison
Jimmy Rogers
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Memphis Minnie
Corey Harris
Charley Patton
Son House
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 3h
My hands are tied
For all I've seen has changed my mind
But still, the wars go on, as the years go by
With no love of God or human rights
And all these dreams are swept aside
By bloody hands of the hypnotized
Who carry the cross of homicide
And history bears the scars of our civil wars
Civil War
YouTube video by Guns N' Roses - Topic
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Terry Buckalew @terrybuckalew.bsky.social · 3h
There would be 5 or 6 additions/changes if I made this list again tomorrow.
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Terry Buckalew @terrybuckalew.bsky.social · 4h
Robert Johnson
Albert King
Robert Nighthawk
Magic Sam
BB King
Buddy Guy
Robert Lockwood
Hubert Sumlin
Otis Rush
Albert Collins
Freddie King
Son Seals
Luther Allison
Jimmy Rogers
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Memphis Minnie
Corey Harris
Charley Patton
Son House
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Terry Buckalew @terrybuckalew.bsky.social · 3h
Typing about blues guitarists today.
Here’s a 1986 double LP compilation album from Atlantic Records that starts with Blind Willie McTell and ends with Stevie Ray Vaughan.
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Andy "Free Łink" Beaton @aiabx.bsky.social · 3h
That's an impeccable list, but 20 is too short, otherwise you miss
Bessie Smith
Big Mama Thornton
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Elmore James
Howlin' Wolf
Huddie Ledbetter
John Lee Hooker
Mississippi John Hurt
Muddy Waters
Lightnin' Hopkins
and so on
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Malaclypse the Middle @malaclypse.bsky.social · 8h
So this list is terrible, but I’m genuinely curious what @terrybuckalew.bsky.social , who knows more about blues than anyone else I’ve ever known, would list as his top 20? (And if that is a big ask, please ignore it)
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Natalie Weiner @natalieweiner.bsky.social · 1d
lmao a list of the top 20 blues artists of all time where the top 5 are all white guys... hellorayo.co.uk/planet-rock/...
The Top 20 Greatest Blues Artists of All Time
Here at Planet Rock, our resident blues expert Bernard Doherty brings you the...
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Terry Buckalew @terrybuckalew.bsky.social · 4h
I liked that 20 best blues guitarist list going around that was compiled by people who couldn’t think of 20 blues guitarists.
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Terry Buckalew @terrybuckalew.bsky.social · 4h
Robert Johnson
Albert King
Robert Nighthawk
Magic Sam
BB King
Buddy Guy
Robert Lockwood
Hubert Sumlin
Otis Rush
Albert Collins
Freddie King
Son Seals
Luther Allison
Jimmy Rogers
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Memphis Minnie
Corey Harris
Charley Patton
Son House
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Oh, Zarks! @zarkmoon.bsky.social · 5h
This record sounds as vibrantly alive and current today as it did 45 years ago. It’s timeless.
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Andy P @arcticreviews.bsky.social · 6h
Released on this date in 1980, Remain In Light by Talking Heads #musicsky arcticreviews.co.uk/2020/12/18/1...
100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s #10 Talking Heads – The Great Curve
Released : 1980 Time: an elusive, conceptual measure of existence, or resistance to, reality. To say Remain In Light, the Talking Heads album from which The Great Curve is stripped, was ahead of ti…
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Tom Shaw Entertainment @tomshawenter.bsky.social · 6h
Trilogy of Terror: Part One

Theme from THE WALKING DEAD (Bear McCreary) - Tom Shaw

#horrorsky #musicsky #TVsky #popsky
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Scoutprime @scoutprime.bsky.social · 6h
What a Good Boy
Loyal dog leads deputy to injured grandma, video shows
YouTube video by ABC 7 Chicago
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 7h
The festival will be held on Sunday, October 19, at the Peter Tosh Memorial Garden in Bluefields, Westmoreland
Marking what would have been Peter Tosh’s 81st birthday, this year’s festival is free and open to all ages
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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · 7h
Tosh Fest 2025: Honoring the Legacy of a Reggae Icon
The Peter Tosh Foundation has announced the return of Tosh Fest 2025, a vibrant celebration of the reggae legend’s life and work.
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Tosh Fest 2025: Honoring the Legacy of a Reggae Icon
Jamaican Reggae musician Peter Tosh (1944 – 1987) performing on stage, 1980. (Photo by Mike Prior/Redferns/Getty Images) The Peter Tosh Foundation has announced the return of Tosh Fest 2025, …
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GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 8h
this might be the worst fucking list of all time
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Natalie Weiner @natalieweiner.bsky.social · 1d
lmao a list of the top 20 blues artists of all time where the top 5 are all white guys... hellorayo.co.uk/planet-rock/...
The Top 20 Greatest Blues Artists of All Time
Here at Planet Rock, our resident blues expert Bernard Doherty brings you the...
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Matt Burdetsky @mattburdetsky.bsky.social · 9h
This features the only known photo of Robert Petway from ~1941. Little is known about him. This article might be of interest to those who enjoy #Blues history. Thanks to @theblueslist.bsky.social for sharing Rockin' Chair Blues.
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Terry Buckalew @terrybuckalew.bsky.social · 9h
Impeachable.

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ARLENE BROWN Impeach me Baby 70s Rare Soul
YouTube video by funkgetier
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Terry Buckalew @terrybuckalew.bsky.social · 9h
Here’s what it looked like from across the street (2016 photo):
Storefront building with second floor porch/balcony
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Elizabeth Boyle @thecelticist.bsky.social · 10h
Reminds me of this excellent sign that I saw at the Tubman African American Museum in Macon, Georgia.
Piano, which once belonged to Little Richard, with a sign on it saying "Do not attempt to play Little Richard's piano. He will know."
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Terry Buckalew @terrybuckalew.bsky.social · 10h
October 8, 2011.
Two photos taken from the balcony of my apartment on Helena’s Cherry Street during the blues festival.
I would get very popular when the festival was happening.
Helena’s Cherry Street crowded with people walking. People, food vendors and more
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