If you are a blues fan, a good crossing over point might be someone like Kenny Burrell and his Midnight Blue album. SRV actually has a smokin cover of the first

If you are a blues fan, a good crossing over point might be someone like Kenny Burrell and his Midnight Blue album. SRV actually has a smokin cover of the first song off that album. Edit: additionally, you might enjoy some more melodically focused players like Julian Lage. I’d highly recommend his album Gladwell as a starting point.