I second the post for the Black Keys. An absolutely *AMAZING* band that plays some kick ass, fuzzed out blues. They have two albums out, The Big Come Up and Thickfreakness, and they're both great. Definitely check em out.
Another great bluesy artist is Ian Moore - pick up his first album, called Ian Moore. It's killer.
FYI - KWS just did a stint in rehab, and should be recording soon. I love his first album, Ledbetter Heights (which is very much influenced by SRV) but not so much any of his later albums. Blues Shredding sounds about right - too much Satch and Vai influence on those.
Also, KWS's father was a DJ down South and took him to see SRV. SRV met him and saw him grooving on the side of the stage, went over, picked him up and sat him on his amp. He sat there for the entire show. The rest is history. I think he was 18 when the first album came out.
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