Acoustic Non Delta Blues... that's really a tough one.

I'd say Keb Mo, but that's more of the same.
Ry Cooder?
JJ Cale
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells Alone & Acoustic
Junior Wells
Clapton Me & Mr Johnson (Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues)

If you're looking for modern version of these tunes... well just about everyone covers something. Examples.

Crossroads (Clapton)
Where did you sleep last night? (Nirvana)
Gallows Pole (zepplin)
They're Red Hot (the Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Since Les Paul went ahead and invented the pickup, its all down hill from there.

Anybody else? I'm seriously drawing blanks here.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd went around and recorded a bunch of cats in the delta area on 10 days out: Blues from the Backroads which was pretty cool to listen to/watch. But still - heavily rooted in the delta.




John

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