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[iE] a I ""tf"""rey J) d «we: Buddy Guy, though Just a Johnny-come-latety compared to Hooker. has been around long enough to have mspured the playing style of Jimi Hendrix, Enc Clapton and Caries Santana. No less a gurtar At TI. Hooker continues to make vital music, Often credited as one of the greatest influences on the devopment ot RAB. rock and roll and what would come to be known as "boogle" music, Hooker has In recent years become something of a celebrity among the rock crowd His last record. 1989's The Mettler. finally made him a star 43 years after his first recording Mr Lucky is an even better lollow- up While no longer the gravelly-voiced. loot stompin bluesman. Hooker still relies more on feeling than form He gets plenty of help from an all- star supporting cast, including Albert Collins, Winter and Robert Cray, Hooker disciples all. With musrcal friends like these. Hooker is one lucky guy. It's a great time to e be a fan of the blues PAGE " . WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, ”0869 tr, 1991 Johnny Winter VIrgIn/MM Mr. Lucky John Lee Hooker Virgin/MM Damn Right, I've Got The Blues @udgy Guy Got the blues7 If not, then maybe It's time to get them With new rebases from gurtarrsts Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker and Johnny Winter on the racks, It s a great time to be a muss fan. Let Me In BMG CANADA SAVINGS BONDS A . ' A Wonderful Place (tttii For Yottr Savings To Grow. You've worked hard to set aside your savings. Now it's time to look for a '. great place to invest those savings. , Canada Savings Bonds. This year, you can buy your bonds at face T value wherever you bank or invest , from October 17 to November 1. You may date your payment November 1, the day the new bonds start earning interest. With Stevie Ray Vaughn gone. Johnny Winter looks like he's ready to reclaim the title of best white blues guitarist, In peak form, as he is on Let Me In, Winter plays with the whirlwhind ferocity of a Texas twister. It’s his strongest outing in years. a return to the glory days of Johnny Winter and when he and Rick Derringer were the hottest guitar duo on the planet, Winter. like Hooker and Guy, lives the blues, yet he's as much a rock 'n' roller as a biuesman. 0n Let Me In, both Johnnies burn brightly. Ross MacDonald is a Cambridge freelance writer. hero than Clapton has called Guy “the best guitar player alive", and Damn Right, I've Got The Blues presents a pretty strong argument for such a claim. It's an absolutely electrifying set, one that captures the emotional intensity of Guy's live performances. The crack-the-whip pace never subsides as Guy's booming voice and muscular guitar galvanize like never before. Especially outstanding are the blazing title track and the stunning Early In The Morning, a Mount Rushmore of blues power featuring Guy, Jeff Beck and Clapton in an awesome display of guitar- to-guitar combat. Blues fans, this Buddy's for you. "RAISE A mm "5”" ur?, - ML -.' THE VISIT-THE TOU The Bird Sisters g Friday, il October 18 The ", - Commercial A. t , Tavern k ' , _ ' _ 3 Church St. N. V ‘ I Maryhill ’ ‘ Admission: $10 l', 1 Tickets on sale at the Commercial Tavern (648-2644); in Waterloo at HMV Records (Campus Court Plaza, 150 University Ave. W. 746-8465); in Kitchener at Dr. Disc (146 King St. W. 743-8315); in Guelph at Second Wave Records (85 Macdonell St. 836-3353); in Hamilton at The Women's Bookstop (333 Main St. W. 525-2970) with special opening act TWO NICE GIRLS 9 pm DA 51.99. From Texas! AI DOOR