Influences on Peter Green. . . .

[Ghost_Tracker]

I had a question about the original Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green that I hoped might be interesting. I was wondering who Peter Green's "influences" were. . . .For example - Big Joe Turner? B. B. King? Albert Collins? etc.
After all, no Peter Green Fleetwood Mac = no current Fleetwood Mac.

[maryellen healy]

from all i read about him and all i hear

His father

hank marvin

eric clapton
b b king
otis rush
freddy king

jb lenoir
little walter

and a whole bunch of others as he heard them

[maryellen healy]

if you want to hear music he emulated in feel and style here are some tidbits to listen to:

B B King: don't answer the door (live album)
B B king: live at the regal theater

Otis Rush: so many roads, it takes time, satisfied, all your love,
freddy king: Im tore down, have you ever loved a woman,
the shadows: greatest hits midnight, perfidia
the beatles early stuff

some things to chew on

[sharksfan2000]

I haven't heard a live version of "Don't Answer The Door", but I think King's guitar on the studio version is very similar to some of Greeny's work.

[maryellen healy]

dont answer the door also was packaged as "Blues Is King"

[maryellen healy]

In Mike Figgis's Red White and Blues, Peter mentions a particular album by name as being influential to him

It has gone by a couple of titles. The one I have(on Vinyl) is called
Blues at Big Bills Copa Cabana, which features a lot of the Chess record stars. Sugar momma is performed on that one as well as the famous Led Zeppeilin tune Bring it on Home.

You also really can not fail to mention John Mayall. He taught him how to put together songs in formats Peter liked to play. He had such a wealth of music that he gleefully shared with his friends and blues enthusiasts. Thats like going to school in and of itself.

[chiliD]

...as well as the famous Led Zeppeilin tune Bring it on Home.

Um..."Bring It On Home"? That would be a Sonny Boy Williamson tune.

[Peestie]

Um..."Bring It On Home"? That would be a Sonny Boy Williamson tune.

Wouldn't stop Page trying to pass it off as his own though :rolleyes:

[maryellen healy]

they did credit sonnyboy

the record came out 1962? around the tome of the american folk blues festival in england. Jimmy page was alledgedly in the audience with mick jagger keith richards. they came together in a van from the suburbs

[Peestie]

they did credit sonnyboy



I was just being tongue in cheek because of all the allegations of Page 'stealing' stuff from the old Blues guys, but nice to know he did give credit for some stuff :)

[Ghost_Tracker]

k, THANKS everyone! :D

I'll check some of them out! :)