Why not include Men At Work and Bay City Rollers? black Gibson Les Paul Custom. Strangely, none of his singles for the Chicago Chess label cut during the first half of the 1950s entered the charts, but they were eventually rounded up on a well-received album, House Of The Blues. The first photo shows RAYE holding a notepad, with the tracklist written on it in gold pen. Black is blues. Rl burnside ass in pocket and finally graham bond organisation live at klooks kleek . The choice for Muddy Waters does not cover his best recordings. So thanks again! I wish the list could have had 500 or 1000 great albums. My 21st Century Blues is RAYE's long-awaited upcoming debut studio album, set to be released on February 3rd, 2023. As for Jimmy Reed, Cold Chills tops the Carnegie Hall album. for Seymour Solomons Vanguard label but his expressive falsetto voice, underpinned by gently undulating guitar filigrees, sounded better than ever. This, the Butterfield Blues Bands sophomore LP, was commercially more successful than its predecessor, peaking at No. Either of the first two Hot Tuna albums? His self-titled debut album showcased Mos old school, acoustic-based style, which is an amalgam of rural and urban blues styles spiced with country, calypso and folk flavors. Today (Jan. 6), she heightened the anticipation by revealing the official tracklist. Chances are most of us would not even be aware enough to discuss, much less compile, a list of great blues albums if not for guys like John Mayall. 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. Savoy Brown Shake Down, Getting To The Point, Blue Matter, What about the king of UK blues Dave Kelly. Steve winwood Rogers 1950s sides for Chess Records were combined for Chicago Bound, a compilation LP that featured cameos from Muddy Waters, Little Walter, and Willie Dixon. Missing.Walter Trout, Joanna Connor,Ronnie Earl to name three!!!!!! Joe Bonamassa Sloe Gin. Finally, someone mentioned ray Charles, thought I was the only one! Dont forget to listen the whole album Live in Dusseldorf A revered harmonica player and singer from Mississippi, Musselwhite made his debut with this classic album, which blurred the narrow divide between blues and rock music, especially on boogie-based songs such as Chicken Shack. The 12-song set mainly contained original material but also included a haunting blues reconfiguration of jazzman Duke Pearsons Cristo Redemptor(sic). Low Country Blues Gregg Allman (2011) Something from Audience? no luther and no jimi joints either.. what about page, yardbirds. Released 42 years after his death, King Of The 12-String Guitar is a retrospective featuring tracks he recorded during 1935 in New York City for the American Recording Company. Born Robert Brooks in Tennessee, the perennially popular Bland was a constant presence in the American R&B singles chart between 1957 and 1985, scoring three chart-toppers. By channelling the straight-talking soulfulness of Etta James and the no-nonsense imperiousness of Big Mama Thornton, Copeland forged her own declamatory style and showed that she could handle slow ballads and uptempo material with equal aplomb. Yeah saw him live at an Eric Clapton gig in Sheffield plays a fiddle (violin) not sure if there is a difference. Slim Harpo best of Adele 's 21 is the best-selling album of the 21st century to date, with sales of over 31 million copies worldwide. John Mayer A clear contender among the best blues albums ever, Muddy Waters At Newport captured the man born McKinley Morganfield at Rhode Islands famous annual jazz festival. Key Track: Aint Nobodys Business, With his gruff voice accompanied by jagged, driving guitar and a boogie beat established by his tapping foot, the prolific John Lee Hooker forged an immediately recognizable delta blues sound that proved profoundly influential. Im for the Top 200 Blues albums. He's a Blues Hall of Fame inductee and four-time Blues Music Award winner whose career stretches back half a century. Harp Attack. 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. Go to the source not the people that are doing Rock covers. If not for rolling stones early blues albums not the rock stuff I only learn later on that type of music was blues, Also the animals, yardbirds and canned heat promoted the blues as pop music. Jeff Healey Group, he was appreciated by BB King and Eric Clapton. They are however some albums of undead white people who could be integrated in such a list: Rock blues, straight blues, jazz blues etc. Key Track: Good Morning, School Girl. The lack of Blodwyn Pig is disturbing. Hes great. . !, no Mose Alison and no Nina Simone!). Losing his eyesight to congenital glaucoma, Mississippi-born Morris (real name Morris Cummings) is a cousin of Chicago blues maven, Willie Dixon. The Rolling Stones covered Little Red Rooster in 1964 while Cream recorded a version of Spoonful two years later. The Brits embraced it and started it again. London Howling Wolf Sessions needs to be on this list! This posthumous album collected some of Blakes best sides he recorded for the Paramount label between 1926 and 1932. Also surprised that Robin Trower hasnt been mentioned. Both players enjoying the company they were keeping. all these had made exellent albums. Nicknamed Miss Peaches, this Los Angeles-born songstress was an ever-present figure on the US R&B charts between 1955 and 1978. Glad Alex Koris was mentioned. AND THE ALLMAN BROTHERS LUDLOW GARAGE THATS ABOUT AS CORE AS IT GETS, Missing thoughts, I encourage you to make your lists as expansive and inclusive as possible and to avoid playing the whos best card, which is really just for people who are too lazy to make their own assessments of what they like. 20. The British blues scene during the sixties was so important for the founders of the blues and played an very important role to make this black music style to be accepted among the white audience in America. 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The Memphis-based Stax label was synonymous with earthy southern R&B but in 1967 it racked-up several blues hit singles thanks to Mississippi-born singer/guitarist Albert King. 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). John Lee Hooker Jr. Live at Soledad Prison. Beth Hart Peter greens playing on it sublime. I LOVE it ALL. The remaining antique gems are incredibly obscure. Willie Dixons Chess Box MUST be included hands down one of the best blues compilations ever! Hes the apex songwriter of blues music. John Mayall earns a place on my list because he appreciates the blues, he shepherded several artists like Clapton during their careers and for his contribution to the music! Notably Canadas Downchild (a.k.a. He has a lot of great records. Big Dave McLean For the Blues, Always. Orangedroog65. I would add Tripping Thru a Midnight Blues by Cuby and The Blizzards myself Bert I do love Desolation and Groeten uit Grolloo by Cuby & Blizzards The session features the veteran bluesman alone in the studio accompanying his strident vocals with slide guitar chords that exude a visceral rawness. Dont ever, ever, ever miss this one! Joe Bonamassa would not know real blues even if it sat on his face. Best culture of the 21st century Pop and rock Why the best album of the 21st century is Amy Winehouse's Back to Black Quietly beautiful and earthily funny, Back to Black's ebullient music. Few people had heard of Robert Johnson prior to the 1960s. Also, The London Howlin Wolf Sessions could have also been included. I thought the same thing. The Blues Forever! Muddy Waters Electric Mud Tom Rush Blues, Songs & Ballads best blues albums of the 21st century. I met a Dutch girl back around 1970 and took her to Tower Records at Bay and Columbus in S.F. After his clutch of early 78s released in 1931 for Paramount fell on deaf ears, James slipped into anonymity but was rediscovered and coaxed back to the recording studio three decades later as a result of the 1960s blues and folk revival. Key Track: Rooster Blues. Memphis Slim Lonesome. try it out. I love his playing, but this is ridiculous. The singles B-side, Reelin & Rockin later recorded by The Rolling Stones also featured alongside the Top 10 US hit, Rock & Roll Music.. 100. From Muddy Waters to B.B. How can you miss Hendrix Blues Album? And the John Mayalls Bluesbreakers with Peter Green??? Sugar Blue, Paul DeLay, William Clarke and piano OTIS SPANN, Little Brother Montgomery, Big Maceo. Good list, but disappointed that Roomful Of Blues nor Duke Robillard were on it. i believe it should read muddy waters live at Newport 1960. Bill Wymans favorite. The apotheosis of blues-rock. King to Buddy Guy and Eric Clapton. Endless Boogie, John Lee Hooker. What of J. J. Cale? I would add Blues Deluxe by Joe Bonamassa. Rorys Irish Tour is brilliant, but not a blues record. BTW : as much as Led Zep did to revive the blues, they never credited the musicians and writers whos songs they recorded..they simply reworked them slightly and kept the royalties for themselves.pretty much of a weasel move. I can think of stuff Id like to see on the list, but then you have to bump someone else and I just dont know ho you do that Yikes! Sinners Prayer Duke Robillard & The Pleasure Kings Rockin Blues For Blues Rockers: 21st Century Blues [Ecko] Album Information. "Oscar Winning Tears." 3. As far as Joe Bur right on. Born in Houston, this flamboyant singer and guitarist moved to Los Angeles as a teenager and is best remembered for his commercially successful marriage of pimped-up blues, funk and soul in the 1970s. Like Skip James, he recorded in 1930 for Paramount and was later plucked from obscurity by the folk-blues revival. I am going to listen to them, but as a Belgian I would like to say you might want to check out The Zoots live at The Bannana Peel. 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. 1. Think in those terms and some of the classic rock bands qualify. Luthers Blues was his second LP for Berry Gordy and epitomizes Allisons Chi-Town blues style with its amalgam of big-city grit and polish. Handy found and lost at the Tutwiler train depot in 1903. So would you prefer it to be white peoples blues rather than blues or perhaps rock and roll? I like Bonamassa but dont consider him a bluesman. AC/DC If you want Blood, Clarence Gatemouth Brown Blue Streak Luther Allison (1995) Jon Pareles's Best Albums of 2021 nytimes 0:00 1. Guitar Shorty Roll Over Baby B. king Live and Well. The albums opening song Samson & Delilah was later covered by Peter, Paul & Mary and the Grateful Dead. ought to be there: A double live album, Irish Tour 74 offers a vivid portrait of Gallaghers magnetic on-stage performances. It is one of my favourites of his, Family Style being another, but there is his live music too where we really see his genius unfiltered by record producers etc. ric ya damn skippy! Also, in many cases, there are better collections by the same artist than the ones listed. SRV and Double Trouble, In Step. Leaving out Willie Dixons I AM The Blues was egregious. James Brown Messing With the Blues Incendiary covers of tunes by Albert King, Howlin Wolf, Willie Dixon, and Robert Johnson reflected the groups debt to the many American blues artists that had inspired them to make music. Even people who love the blues can manage to leave Willie Dixon off this list. How is that left off? West Side Soul was Sams debut LP and is considered one of the best electric blues albums of the 1960s. Bad History Month - Old Blues The ambition behind Bad History Month's second album Old Blues is apparent from its first track, the 13-minute "Waste Not," an epic, continuously evolving piece of music that feels like four different songs in one. European or African? JImmy Thackery & The Drivers Wild Night Out ! Fleetwood Mac, Dog & Dustbin album missing also Especially live album Face The Music is awesome. Born John Lee Curtis Williamson, this trailblazing Mississippi musician the first of two Sonny Boy Williamsons in the blues field established the gold standard for blues harmonica with his iconic 1937 debut single, Good Morning, School Girl. Spanning the years 1937-1941, the 1995 compilation Sugar Mama is a superb introduction to the mans work and finds him singing and blowing harmonica alongside the likes of guitarists Big Joe Williams and Big Bill Broonzy together with pianist Blind John Davis. RL Burnside- Come On In. Raw, earthy and visceral, its twelve songs focus on Taylors uniquely aggressive slide guitar playing. Not that I know of anyway. 1 single, Blue Shadows, which features on this double LP compilation of recordings made between 1955 and 1962. B. I love that album but its rock, not blues. this sucks, Your additions of sited omissions sir are excellent sited examples.. Johnny Winter Whit Hot and Blue. The presence of Big Bill Broonzys Key To The Highway and Chuck Willis Its Too Late honors the groups blues roots though its an original tune, Layla that won the critical plaudits. In 1948, he reinvented himself as Robert Nighthawk and began playing electric guitar in Chicago he was one of the first bluesmen to plug in where he was soon recording some 45s for the Aristocrat and Chess labels. On this magnificent album, however, he played an acoustic guitar on what was an intimate, unplugged-style session that attempted to latch on to the folk music revival of the early 60s. It's here that the full scope of Bad History Month can be understood, from gently intricate Jim O'Rourke-like folk pop to dramatically . The album features two original songs and covers of material by Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, George Harrison and Richie Havens. 6 in the UK albums chart, Clapton left to form Cream shortly afterwards. 2. Among the compilations high-points are the foot-tapping tracks Crawlback, Back Scratcher, and Harp And Soul, all vehicles for Frosts harmonica pyrotechnics. Mathus & his knockdown society? Robert Johnsons immortal Dust My Broom, the first of only two covers, references Elmore James electric guitar-driven version of the tune. Highlights range from the rocking Yakity Yak and Nighthawk Shuffle to the searing Burning Heat, featuring Carey Bells tooting harmonica. I think I will have to check out a few of these Nevertheless I miss Jimmy Vaughan . She included a rip-roaring version of the tune on this stupendous live album, recorded in two locations: in front of inmates at Monroe State Prison and Oregon State Reformatory. I agree with you regarding Savoy Brown, John. He had big shoes to fill, but the Welwyn Garden City-born youngster immediately made a lasting impact with his intuitive grasp of the blues language. 64. Though it mainly consisted of self-penned material, the influence of the Mississippi delta blues style is almost palpable. I noticed that too. 98. "Black Mascara." 5. Blues, Rags & Hollers was a flagship LP for the folk revival of the early 1960s. With its fusion of soulful urbanity and raw, delta earthiness, the record would prove a blueprint for modern blues recordings. Known as the Empress of the Blues, the highly influential Bessie Smith patented a distinctively earthy and soulful vocal style that brought her much fame and wealth in the 1920s. Especially leadbelly. His R&B chart-topper, Sweet Little Sixteen, is one of the standout cuts on the guitar-toting, duck-walking tunesmiths second album, One Dozen Berrys. Ultimately who is the definer of what blues is and whether an artist is truly a blues artist? I am thinking that udiscovermusic is not living up to its name but being arrogant in essentially pushing the idea that blues is English-American. Included in his repertoire is Tee-Nah-Nah, a popular Smiley Lewis record that Washington played on in 1949. Hollywood Fats Rock this House A compelling synthesis of seasoned blues standards (Johnny Guitar Watsons Too Tired) and potent original material (Avalanche), Ice Pickin was Collins sixth long-player and, arguably, his best. Walker is a major presence in the . 13 in the Billboard 200. Possessing a powerful, expressive voice, he racked up seventeen US R&B hits for Chess Records Checker imprint between 1962 and 1971. It is an impossible task. Although his craggy voice is mostly framed by slick, contemporary production values (courtesy of looped beats and DJ scratches), the music still resonates with an authentic, Mississippi delta-steeped blues feel. This 17-track retrospective spans two decades and features several cuts with McGhee playing the guitar. Have you heard his Blues and Ballads album with Elmer Snowden? Jethro Tull This Was Fine list anyway! Also featured is M.O. Among the latter were tunes by Otis Rush (All Your Love), Freddy King (Hideaway) and Little Walter (It Aint Right). All of these works are valuable and have merit!! At least this got people talking and Im sure that many will be picking the lists for stuff they may have missed. The poet laureate of rock and roll and high priest of rhythm and blues, St. Louis-born Charles Chuck Berry was an eloquent black songwriter whose songs articulated the aspirations of white teenage America. News. Is Awesome! Right on Bert. Sign In. 1. He scored a raft of US R&B hits between 1948 and 1976, including the No. Bo Carter, Blind Boy Fuller, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Robert Wilkins, Furry Lewis, Memphis Minnie, Elizabeth Cotten, Rev Gary Davis, Lil Son Jackson, Dave Honeyboy Edwards, Cephas and Wiggins, John Jackson, Sony Boy Williamson I, Stefan Grossman, Eric Bibb are all major names worthy of inclusion in my opinion. Hardcore Hip Hop Pop Rap Trap. King and Willie Dixon. Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield, Duck Dunn, Buddy Miles, and so many more. 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. "Introduction." 2. Great list and recommendations from others. The Powder Blues Band, Jeff Healey, Colin James, Randy Bachman (known for rock and jazz, yes, but he teamed up with Jeff Healey too) and others I cannot name. For anyone looking for excellent CDs: One big Miss: Eddie Cleanhead Vinson on Riverside Those bands are not blues bands but, rather, blues-inspired. Criteria: These "Blues" albums were chosen to showcase the artists musical vision through their impact, originality, influence, creative inspiration & musical quality.This list does not include "greatest hits, best of, live albums, box sets OR albums by those artists who did not exhibit a clear blues thread throughout their careers. I,m mostly in agreement with you, especially Willie Dixons exclusion. Superharps???? Kaj <3 , Rocking at the Tweed Mill. released in 1972, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv370LpF0cU Also Paul Butterfield, Boz Scaggs Loan me a dime. , Missing Joe Bonamassa, Beth Hart, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Robert Cray Band, Robben Ford, Gary Clark Jr., Peter Green, Janis Joplin, Govt Mule, I know it is hard to please everybody but they left outside Edgar winter Tobacco Road, Led Zeppelin I Cant quit you Babe or Since Ive been loving you, and jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child, How can you not include Willie Dixons I am the Blues full of classic tunes all penned by Dixon and check out how often his name appears on other peoples albums he is the man. Gonna check it out. Nicknamed the Guitar Wizard, Red cut his first record in 1928 and his final one, thirty-two years later. Give me a break! Key Track: I Cant Quit You Baby. The title track from this, Harpos second album for Ernie Youngs Excello label, topped the R&B charts in 1966 but it was also significant for including the hypnotic, eminently danceable Shake Your Hips, covered by the Stones on their 1972 LP, Exile On Main Street, and the gentle, country-style ballad, Rainin In My Heart, which was a Top 20 US R&B smash. Also Jeff Beck TRUTH..Robin Trower Bridge Of SighsTen Years After-A Space In Time.Fabulous Thunderbirds Butt RockinThe Stones Get Your Ya Yas Out..Ray Charles -The Genius Sings The Blues.and pretty sure its blaspemy not to have Peter Green-Jimi Hendrix-Janis Joplin-George Thorogood or Big Mamma Thornton on a blues list somehow This compilation focuses on his earliest recordings, a bunch of 78s made in 1931 for Paramount Records where he first established his idiosyncratic style. Required fields are marked *. B. One beneficiary was singer and harmonica player, Sonny Boy Williamson (not to be confused with the same-named singer who sang Good Morning School Girl and died in 1948). THIS IS A WHITE FOLKS LIST. New Releases. And what about Roy Buchanan When a Guitar plays the Blues? Yes, Im with you on that: Compilations or reissues are not considered. Big Joe Turner, with Count Basie, Kansas City; on Pablo 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. Willie Dixon Hopkins career began spectacularly in a meteoric fashion during the late 1940s and early 50s when he scored a string of big US R&B hits like Shotgun Blues. But just as fast, his popularity began to wane. Thank you! full of Southren Prison Blues? Id also remove the Boogie with Canned Heat and replace it with Hooker & Heat.. 1 LP. Wouldnt have suffered from a mention of Savoy Brown though? But in those years I have heard five albums that have all had a great influence on me. Bad Companyreally? Aynsley Dunbar. Totalmente de acuerdo, sobre todo en lo relacionado con Ronnie Earl. The sophomore album by a Los Angeles quintet formed in 1965, Boogie With Canned Heat contained Canned Heats Top 10 US single, On The Road Again, a chugging blues groove flecked with Alan Wilsons piquant harmonica wails. Where is the westafrican blues!? Nick gravenites my labors Omar&Howlers:I Told You So. Lift Yr. However, lets not forget the blues was all but forgotten until musicians like Eric, Duane, Mick and Keith among others revived the genre. And I didnt know people were so mixed on Bonamasa. Only two or so from the last 40 years? The group included a couple of blues covers: raw but incendiary versions of Albert Kings The Hunter and Jimmy Odens Howlin Wolf-associated Goin Down Slow.. It remains a go-to compilation for those wishing to get acquainted with Kings 60s oeuvre. Suffice to say, every album here should be in any discerning blues fans collection. EPs, box sets, reissues, and compilations were not considered. Im not sure if itd fit on a best blues list though definitely rooted in the blues, but more rock oriented (although their cover of Groundhog on that album is spot on). His recording career was spectacularly brief from 1927 to 1930 but his influence has been long-lasting (Robert Johnson and Howlin Wolf took note of his guitar style while Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin covered his songs). 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. What is abundantly clear, though, is the visceral power of Johnsons music, originally released on a series of 78-rpm singles between 1936 and 1937. Keith Hartley. 22 October 2012. Grammys would come later in her career and help to crown her the queen of contemporary blues, but Turn Up The Heat captures her at the start of what became a storied musical journey. Below are links to the best blues albums of each decade. Let us know in the comments below. Red Devils album King King Great stuff!! They spotlight Walkers smooth crooners voice as well as supernal fretboard skills on a varied selection of material that ranges from silky ballads (Glamour Girl) to big band jump-blues excursions (Strollin With Bones). Lists. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel. And you are an expert? The star turn came from guitarist, Mike Bloomfield, whose fretboard work is outstanding throughout. They come from the long-forgotten Kid Bailey (Rowdy Blues), Garfield Akers (Cottonfield Blues), Mississippi Joe Callicott (Fare Thee Well Blues), Jim Thompkins (Bedside Blues), Blind Joe Reynolds (Outside Woman Blues), and Rube Lacy (Mississippi Jailhouse Groan). I think you are mistaken on Howlin Wolfs Moanin at Midnight. Blues by Willie Brown, mainly remembered as Charley Pattons sidekick but who purportedly influenced Robert Johnson. Blues musicians and writers who are now household names were driving buses or working odd jobs in many cases..they could not get a gig. His eponymous 1962 album was his second long-player for Chicagos Chess Records and mostly consisted of material written by Willie Dixon. 34 bus times leigh to st helens, covid vaccine and small fiber neuropathy, betty's nutritional information, Canned Heat best blues albums of the 21st century replace it with Hooker & Heat.. 1 LP i like Bonamassa but dont consider a. 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