Gary Moore was a ferocious blues guitarist. He was a hard rock guitarist for much of his career before focusing on blues music, so he had the chops, but also incredible feel and a deep knowledge of blues guitar motifs.

And he was a pretty good singer as well, which puts him ahead of several other guitarists with a similar reputation in my book.

Yeah, Gary was the full meal deal. Fantastic talent, the world is poorer with him gone, but he left us a treasure trove of music.

Warren Haynes and Gov't Mule!!

Complete the set with Susan Tedeschi, The Derek Trucks Band, & Tedeschi Trucks Band. Collect them all! Jokes aside, there's so much stellar between these five artists/projects to keep anyone occupied & satisfied for a long, long time...

Eric Gayles, John Mayer, Derek Ttucks, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, Dwayne Betts, Eric Stecke, Gary Clark Jr., Joe Bonamassa, Larkin Poe, King Solomon Hicks, Joanne Shaw Taylor, and Marcus King. On the older side. Albert Collins, Freddie King, Albert King, Muddy Waters, Johnny Winter. The Allman Brothers, Hound Dog Taylor, Mountain, Luther Allison, Jimi Hendricks, Free, Ten Years After, and The Yardbirds

Samantha Fish

Excellent list! Adding Lightnin Hopkins, Junior Kimbrough, RL Burnside, The Black Keys, Fred McDowell, Rory Gallagher, Ry Cooder, Gatemouth Brown, Hubert Sumlin, Jeff Healey, Mick Taylor and Roy Buchanan.

I don't know how I forgot your list. Especially Rory Gallager, one of my top five favorites. Heck, I love them all.

Let’s face it. We love great guitar players and there have been a helluva lot of them! 😎

I second that.😁

Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Johnny Winter and Stevie Ray Vaughan to name a few.

Jeff healy band. The dude from the original roadhouse

Doyle Brambhall II, Jackie Venson, Black Crowes

Rory Gallagher

Gary Clark Jr. Start with his first live album.

Tab Benoit

Chris Duarte, David Grissom, Chris Cain.

Buddy Guy

Not as well known as some listed already, Daddy Mack Blues Band and Lucky Petersen are among my favorites.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd, the younger new generation Betts and Allman kids, Derek Trucks.

Joe Bonamassa, Matt Schofield, Josh Smith, Kirk Fletcher.

Dave Arcari. Scottish Alt.blues artist. Phenomenally talented slide guitarist.

What makes Colin James mid? what does that even mean?

Start with SRV, Buddy Guy, Joe Bonamassa and Jeff Healey.

Philip Sayce

Anthony Gomes!

ZZ-Top's older stuff. Particularly Tres Hombres. Also Billy Gibbon's solo stuff. Definitely also check out Marcus King.

JOHN LEE HOOKER - BUDDY GUY - B B KING

Mike Zito. Alastaire Greene. Anthony Gomes. Black Joe Lewis. Ally Venable. Shaw Davis.

Slash has a new blues album that’s not to my liking, but my thought when listening to it was that it would probably be a great bridge to blues for someone who isn’t already steeped into it. Joe Bonamassa is another popular bridge from rock to blues. Gary Moore is another one. Believe it or not, John Mayer is a beast of a blues player and blues is all over his work. His John Mayer Trio is not to be ignored. Allman Brothers Band - peak blues rock. Nobody else even comes close. My favorite is Tedeschi Trucks, but the Allman Bros are OG. Allman Bros at Fillmore East is the best live album ever and the platinum standard for the genre where live albums are concerned. Tedeschi Trucks Band - my favorite band ever. They are a soul band as much as a blues band and are life changing amazing. You’re welcome in advance. Govt Mule North Mississippi Allstars - can be a little hit or miss, but their live album Hill Country Revue is fantastic from start to finish. Rolling Stones (Exile On Main St is the perfect blues rock album). They are kind of the original blues rock band. Marcus King Gary Clark Jr Jimi Hendrix Paul Butterfield Blues Band Electric Flag Led Zeppelin Cream Eric Clapton (Derek & the Dominoes is a seminal blues rock album) Stevie Ray Vaughn Samantha Fish Kingfish Ingram Kenny Wayne Shepherd Eric Gales This one will be controversial, but it applies - Grateful Dead. They weren’t exclusively blues rock, but when they played blues, they were great at it. Kinda have to build up to them though.

Oh you like the white over produced, corporate blues? You'll just love Blues Hammer then. They're Real authentic

I like the white and the black blues players. You gotta problem with that.

Clearly you aren't part of the inside joke. I recommend watching "ghost world" and you'll understand.

Over-produced = negativity. Ghost World was not even in your comment. No inside joke. It's authentic.

Yeah, but the last 2 sentences are in ghost world. I'm not about to explain this. Watch the movie

I could care less about the movie. Say what you mean or feel the heat.

Lal and the People.

I can't believe I forgot The Cold Stares.

Aynsley Lister is a little off the beaten path in the US, but I've become a really big fan. Ty Curtis' more recent stuff is a little grittier and along the Lang lines, sort of.

If you like the band recommendations below you will love us. [Come on Over](https://open.spotify.com/track/2Th5cuZ9zKBTu66FAATEXA?si=eb73f512737b4cf0) [The River](https://open.spotify.com/track/5aXeRtbijQBYOeNuOdzZVD?si=f8e8631da4624189)

Steve Gunn - Eyes on the Lines or The Unseen in Between are my favorite albums of his. Way Out Weather and Time Off albums have some great acoustic tracks John Martyn - Easy Blues Live