mkl62 (May 9, 2009 at 1:23 pm)

Happy Birthday, Bob. Show today's wannabe's how it's done. Keep on rockin'.

Chefbobsg (April 20, 2009 at 8:08 am)

Believe it or not, I went to grammar school with Bobby in Brookline, Ma., graduating with him in 1962 and it wasn't until years later that I learned he had become a blues musician and traveled with Muddy. I was hoping to see him next weekend at a high school mini reunion but work conflicts are making it impossible for him to make it.

1inthepipe (March 18, 2009 at 7:53 am)

Damn that sounds good!

ok4450 (October 16, 2008 at 6:11 am)

For those who have never seen Mr. Margolin play I would highly recommend it. I had the privilege of seeing Bob and Diannuh Greenleaf a few years ago at a blues fest in CO and no one wanted them to leave the stage at all. Two encores and then they had to.Muddy did not keep this guy around that long collecting a check just to take up space on the stage. Read on Bob's site about the Muddy/Bob relationship. It's very interesting and at times a bit heartbreaking.

tjjtaylor (June 20, 2008 at 8:06 pm)

If you want to hear a guy true to the spirit of this music, check out Paul Oscher. White, black or anything else you won't find a heavier m.f. on the planet! Can't fault Margolin for making a living either.

demented20 (April 12, 2008 at 6:35 pm)

I have argued the point on another vid, but I'm curious as to your opinion of another Muddy Waters' style player out who I might not have heard of. I've hard Ian Siegal lay down some decent Muddy Waters licks on the slide and his son Big Bill Morganfield does a fair Muddy Waters, but in all honesty if you know of some contemporary guys I'd like to hear about them.

chicagobluzman (March 20, 2008 at 11:03 am)

You would lose that bet. My father was one of the founders with regard to the Chicago style. I toured with him until his death. Old school players view Bob as a white man making money off of Muddy's music. Those in the know understand that Muddy took Bob on out of necessity, not because of his musicianship. When you strip away the association Bob has with Muddy, what's left? An average player with no credentials of his own. There are hundereds of players right now in Chicago doing it right.

chicagobluzman (March 20, 2008 at 11:00 am)

learn how to spell guitarist before making slanderous remarks.

chicagobluzman (March 20, 2008 at 10:55 am)

You would lose that bet. My father was one of the founders with regard to Chicago blues. I toured with him in the US and Europe until his death. Bob is viewed by the "old school player"

ajametz (March 18, 2008 at 6:10 am)

I'd have to agree...to some degree with chicagobluzman on this subject. Although his language is harsh. He does have a point. How could you compare Bob to Muddy? Muddy was the foundation with regard to the Chicago electric style. When you ask what has Bob done. He simply mimics what's already been done. He's no Muddy.

condor1087 (March 16, 2008 at 10:07 am)

I wish that we could vote to have you tube strip you of that name because you are an embarassment to Chicago and blues music in general. Bob Margolin is a true bluesman with talent and honest technique to spare who is carrying on the tradition of Muddy and others into the next generation. Anyone who has seen Bob play knows his talent, technique and sincerity and that you are full of shit.

condor1087 (March 16, 2008 at 10:04 am)

Chicagobluzman is a tool. I don't know what kind of grudge that you have against Bob, but I'd bet dollars to donuts that you are a bitter non-working musician working at a sewage treatment plant where you examine the shit for peanuts or something else equally fulfilling for a living.