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Product Description 2001 collection of modern guitar-based Blues including cuts from legends such as Muddy Waters, Freddy King, Bobby Bland, and John Lee Hooker, along with recent Blues stars like Stevie Ray Vaughan and his followers Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Jonny Lang. Amazon.com A good introduction to modern guitar-based blues, Pure Blues features classics by , Freddy King, , and , along with recent blues stars like and his followers and . While attributing classic status to 's "Just Won't Burn" may chafe some purists, this comp clearly wasn't intended for the die-hard blues fanatic. But as an introduction, it illustrates the blues tradition and its influence on rock (and rock's influence on the blues) quite nicely. For fans of the (whose version of 's classic "Statesboro Blues" is included) or 's work with or for dad at Christmas, this would make a good gift. Also, if this manages to inspire anyone to pick up 's classic Tell Mama set, the folks at UTV will have done the world a service. --Mike Johnson