For about 2 years (since I found it) I've considered that video of Tx floods to be the best guitar solo I've ever heard. It's simply astounding.
I saw BB last year, he still rocks. I saw Buddy Guy earlier this year with Robert Cray, dude looks and acts 30. Both astonishing players. Here's my
contribution:
Man, that bass line is killer.
Let's update it some
I'm not affiliated with JJ Grey at all, this is not a plug. If you are interested in JJ please, pleeease check them out. Their music is the most real
stuff I've heard lately. They're spectacular and very underrated.
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are carrying the torch. They do it like the classics of Atlantic. If they were around in the 60s, they'd be part of
everyone's back-catalogue and would've shared the bill with guys like Aretha and Otis. They're on the Dap Tones
Record label alongside similarly impressive session players and soul belters.