A lot of my non-RC listening is not blues or rock at all. Could be Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed, could be Chopin, could be Steely Dan, could be Alison Kraus; some latin or django stuff, etc.
I’m always surprised to hear that RCB fans listen to the popular high-profile blues-rock guitarists (whether “oldies” like Clapton, Hendrix & SRV, or the more recent ones like Bonnamosa, Lang, Mayor). I find RC’s approach, not just to guitar, but to the “whole band” sound, and to the types of songs, is just so different that it belongs in a different genre. (For instance, songs are almost never mainly a vehicle for demonstrating guitar prowess.) I do enjoy the guys I mentioned, but I have little urge to listen to them over and over as I do with RC.
