Great Lp. It did, however, give birth to a trio called Koerner, Ray & Glover, three white college students smitten by black music whose earnest folk-blues style would purportedly influence Bob Dylan and Bonnie Raitt. The session features the veteran bluesman alone in the studio accompanying his strident vocals with slide guitar chords that exude a visceral rawness. For most of his life, this Mississippi-born practitioner of hill country blues received scant attention though in his final decade began to receive the accolades his music deserved. For Blues Rockers: For anyone looking for excellent CDs: All essential. Memphis Slim Lonesome. By contrast, the chugging title track and catchy Long Leanie Mama have a pronounced rhythm and blues flavor. Detroits Motown label wasnt renowned as a platform for blues artists but in 1972 the company made an exception and recruited this magnetic Arkansas singer/guitarist who had cut his teeth in the Chicago bands of Howlin Wolf and Freddie King. Taking their name from a Muddy Waters song, Londons The Rolling Stones were just one of myriad white long-haired British beat groups drawing inspiration from old American blues records. Man, did they miss a lot. B. He plays a lot of cigar box guitars and unusual instruments. A prolific recording artist and virtuosic guitarist, New Orleans-born Johnson was a blues pioneer who invented the idea of the lead guitar solo. This is just not music, its life. This double live album recorded at San Franciscos Fillmore West marked an inspired jam session between noted Chicago guitarist Bloomfield and Brooklyn organist, Kooper, who had just left Blood, Sweat & Tears. The set includes songs associated with Sonny Boy Williamson, Big Mama Thornton, and Willie Cobbs while the Wells original, the funky Snatch & Hold It Back, doffs its cap to James Browns Papas Got A Brand New Bag. Its regarded as one of the best blues albums of the 1960s. Long before they conquered the pop music mainstream with their 1977 multi-platinum album, Rumours, Britains Fleetwood Mac was a blues-rock quartet distinguished by the spellbinding fretboard wizardry of Peter Green. This has got to be on the list. And you are an expert? Check out Wild-Child Butler. Canadas finest blues man!!! Hendrix Blues Freddie King Live at Filmore 1970 is a great album, Amazed that Supersession wasnt the first album picked for the list. A raspy-voiced Louisiana singer and guitarist, Slim was the brother-in-law of Slim Harpo and released his debut single in 1954 for the Feature label but reaped more acclaim a few years later during his time at Excello, an R&B imprint of Ernie Youngs Nashboro label. After years of obscurity, James would finally taste acclaim in the 1960s when he recorded more frequently. Hollywood Fats Rock this House They included the chart-topping Messin Around, one of many standout cuts on Blues Greats, alongside the humorous Beer Drinking Woman. Frankie & Johnny Boogie is a pulsating solo piano piece highlighting Slims keyboard prowess. A stunning album that never seems to get noticed. The biggest was the chart-topping Juke, a driving instrumental attributed to Little Walter & His Night Cats, which begins this 20-song overview of the harmonica players fertile Chess tenure. Raw, earthy and visceral, its twelve songs focus on Taylors uniquely aggressive slide guitar playing. Though the LP garnered mixed critical reviews, From The Cradle topped the US and UK album charts and also triumphed at the 1995 Grammy Awards in the Best Traditional Blues Album category. Ive got a lot of music to find! I also remember that the guitarist played a A couple of albums that should have been included are: John Lee Hooker-I Am John Lee Hooker and Sonny Boy Williamson-One Way Out. Although it includes super-charged versions of Howlin Wolf and Buddy Guy songs, the most impressive cuts are the original Pride & Joy and the rhythm and blues-rocker, Love Struck Baby. Those who had written off the blues as deader than a Dodo were made to eat their words by Texas Flood, a dynamic musical tour de force that bristled with life and energy. Hudson Woodbridge was the birth name of Tampa Red, who was born in Georgia and raised in Florida. It's an album that demands something of the listener, but rewards it in spades. Live on the Queen Mary Professor Longhair (1978) Hooker & Heat is one of the greatest blues records ever. Their recording Projections still holds up well although possibly not among the Top 100. Between 1966 and 1970, guitarist Eric Clapton seemed addicted to the supergroup concept, appearing in Cream, Blind Faith, and the Anglo-American aggregation, Derek & The Dominos, in quick succession. How about When a guitar plays the blues or any song off Loading Zone he smokes almost every player on this list! All noted exponents of blues harmonica, Cotton, Branch, Musselwhite and Norcia teamed up to spectacular effect on Superharps, an enjoyable romp through eleven original tunes. The Genius of Earl Hooker Earl Hooker (1968) Somebody just went through his own collection. Any of the 60s Savoy Brown albums are a huge omission. King is more familiar to blues fans as B. I also like Fleetwood mac by Fleetwood mac. The Black Keys Thickfreakness Far too many white people on this list. 99. Bonamassa is one the greatest bluesmen of the 21st century. Of the five albums he made in his 35 years, this, his debut, is arguably his best, showcasing his compelling fretboard style and commanding tone. Whatever his best technical album might be, I believe it was In Step that brought Stevie further to the attention of music lovers, not just blues lovers. You missed a real gem..Robert Nighthawk Live on Maxwell Street 1964. Willie Dixon? Great list! Key Track: Easy Baby. Mississippi-born Chester Burnett was better known as Howlin Wolf, who at 300-pounds and 6 3 tall was an imposing figure of a man. As a Englishman I very rarely meet other Cuby & The Blizzard Fans here. Famed for his harmonica prowess and stentorian vocals, Morris joined forces with Memphis guitarist/producer Brad Webb for Back Porch Blues, a collection of eleven, raw, self-penned songs that stayed true to the delta blues tradition. Contemporary Blues. I bought it, of course, and we went back to my place and played it several times. We all have our own ideas for those who do and dont qualify for inclusion in this list but I am just grateful that so many artists and albums are listed by the compilers and the mailers because there are some I missed, until now. It represents a scintillating tour de force of blues expression, thanks in part to Buddy Guys feverish fretboard work (for legal reasons Guy performed under the name Friendly Chap). Clapton is good. Saw him in Sydney, early 1980s from memory in a club in Balmain & he was incredible !!! Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters, Live in Europe. lol about Joeso true. She cut a slew of memorable 78-rpm singles that included the chart-topping, Down Hearted Blues featuring just piano accompaniment from 1923, which is one of the numerous highlights of a 2-CD retrospective that stands as a monument to Smiths remarkable legacy. 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Your list of 100 best blues albums and artists, not to be critical but to reflect with broader objectivity should state; A list of highly popular 100 Top Blues Albums and Artists but stretches your categorization listed here is it representative of broad objective empiricism because over many years of personal familiarity with Radio Broadcaster personal associations by myself and thousand s of other blues affection adios, your list has excluded a great many of other albums and groups or artists that have poled as greats unsurpassed statistically and by professionals and listeners over the generations. Lil`Ed & The Blues Imperials: Roughhousin` As far as best living guitarist, not sure if anyone tops Derek Trucks right now. (with Muddy Waters Band) the summit of Chicago Blues, obviously I miss in the List..about british blues A hard road John Mayall & bluesbrakers, one of my favs is Albert KingBlues PowerLive at the Filmore and also Smokin Jo Kubeck & Benoit KingHave Blues Will Travel. Influenced by Blind Boy Fuller and mentored by the Reverend Gary Davis, he made his first record, a single called Catfish Blues, in 1966. Too bad that you only looked at US and UK blues greats. I would have to include ZZ Top and Hendrix to make this an official list! 30 Best Blues Albums Archives - Living Blues Magazine 30 Best Blues Albums In celebration of our 40th Anniversary in 2010, long-time Living Blues reviewer and contributor Jim DeKoster chose 30 of the best blues albums from each decade along with 30 others that deserve special recognition. Missing.Walter Trout, Joanna Connor,Ronnie Earl to name three!!!!!! Featuring tracks recorded in Memphis during 1962, Jelly Roll King chronicles Frosts work for Phillips International, a label run by Sun Records founder Sam Phillips, and the Louisiana-based Jewel imprint. Think weve missed one of the best blues albums? I think 100 albums is too limiting. He recorded this album in 1969, though it wasnt released until after his death. Amongst its gems is the carefree title song, the earthy I Crave Pigmeat with washboard accompaniment, and the storytelling ballad Homesick and Lonesome Blues, a vehicle for Fullers scything slide guitar. Its AWESOME! But you have forgotten one very important British blues classic from that time, Five Live Yardbirds with the Yardbirds (Eric Clapton was one of members at that time, replaced later by Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page). Here are a list of albums that I like. 2. Superharps???? 461 Ocean boulevard is my favourite blues album, its disappointing not seeing that on this list. Lift Yr. I could not leave out these ass kickin`records that represent the artists as their best: His swansong, Dont Tampa With The Blues, highlighted Reds plangent tenor voice, sophisticated finger-picking style and propensity for playing the kazoo. Fleetwood Mac including Green lack that raw blues voice, but I love their blues stuff. This compilation focuses on his earliest recordings, a bunch of 78s made in 1931 for Paramount Records where he first established his idiosyncratic style. Give me a break! Sinners Prayer Mance Lipscomb You Got to Reap What You Sow And youre really stretching the definition of blues by classifying Layla as a blues album. Groundhogs should be in there and Chicken Shack as previously mentioned. Dubbed the king of the string, Nighthawk was born Robert Lee McCollum in Arkansas. Ill definitely be checking them out. We have given you our list of the best blues albums alphabetically, having given up trying to number. A smooth-voiced Mississippi singer who accompanied himself with guitar and harmonica, Rogers was born Jay Arthur Lane and was a crucial figure in the development of south side Chicago blues during the early 1950s. Im glad glad that you mentioned the Rolling Stones debut album which is one of the best examples of British blues from the sixties. 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