Sonny Boy Williamson II - The Sky Is Crying

Sonny Boy Williamson II (harmonica, vocal) Matt Murphy (acoustic guitar) "The Sky Is Crying" from "Portrait In Blues Vol.4" Storyville 671 158 / SLP 158 recorded Copenhagen, Nov 1963

Note: this is Sonny Boy Williamson II (Aleck "Rice" Miller) who died in 1965 The Original Sonny Boy Williamson (John Lee Curtis Williamson) died in 1948

1959 Cadillac Sixty-Two Coupe

Cadillac Sixty-Two Coupe 1959

Elmore James - Dust My Broom

Elmore James (January 27, 1918 – May 24, 1963) was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader.[1] He was known as "King of the Slide Guitar" and was noted for his use of loud amplification and his stirring voice.James was born Elmore Brooks in Richland, Holmes County, Mississippi.

1934 Matchless

Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign

Albert King (April 25, 1923 -- December 21, 1992) was an American blues guitarist and singer. In 1966 he signed with the Stax record label. Produced by Al Jackson, Jr., King with Booker T. & the MGs recorded dozens of influential sides, such as "Crosscut Saw" and "As The Years Go Passing By", and in 1967 Stax released the album, Born Under a Bad Sign. The title track of that album (written by Booker T. Jones and William Bell) became King's best known song and has been covered by many artists (from Cream to Homer Simpson). King was a left-handed "upside-down/backwards" guitarist. He was left-handed, but usually played right-handed guitars flipped over upside-down so the low E string was on the bottom. In later years he played a custom-made guitar that was basically left-handed, but had the strings reversed (as he was used to playing). He also used very unorthodox tunings (i.e., tuning as low as C to allow him to make sweeping string bends). Some believe that he was using open E minor tuning (C-B-E-G-B-E) or open F tuning (C-F-C-F-A-D). A "less is more" type blues player, he was known for his expressive "bending" of notes, a technique characteristic of blues guitarists.

1939 Crocker big tank 61CI

Mighty Sam McClain - Don't Worry About Me

From Mighty Sam McClain's album "Keep On Movin'" recorded at Bearsville Studio, Woodstock, NY, on August 22 & 24, 1994, featuring Mighty Sam McClain:vcl, Bruce Katz:keys, Dave Limina:keys, Kevin Barry:gtr, Paul Bryani:bs, Zac Casher:dms, The Mighty Horns: Walter Platt:trumpet and horn arrangements, Joe Casano:tp, Ole Mathisen:ten.sax, Scott Shetler:tb/bar.sax.