Joe Bonamassa Sloe Gin. Allman Brothers, Cream, Derek and the Dominos, and The Rolling Stones shouldnt even be mentioned here. Heavily influenced by Albert King and Jimi Hendrix, Vaughan was a virtuoso guitar slinger from Dallas, Texas, whose meteoric career was cut short by a fatal helicopter crash. Nice try! West Side Soul was Sams debut LP and is considered one of the best electric blues albums of the 1960s. Kenny Wayne Shepherd Ledbetter Heights Awesome! Bo is one of the greats and unfortunately very underappreciated. Freddie King Live at Filmore 1970 is a great album, Amazed that Supersession wasnt the first album picked for the list. 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. Im for the Top 200 Blues albums. Though originally from Oklahoma, singer and hot-shot guitar slinger, Fulson, became a pivotal figure of the American west coast blues scene from the late 1940s onwards. Id also remove the Boogie with Canned Heat and replace it with Hooker & Heat.. A must-own if ever there was one. , 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. A bottleneck guitar specialist from Rossville, Tennessee, McDowell first learned to play slide guitar using a filed-down beef bone. Key Track: Rooster Blues. Blues. Tab Benoit, Tommy Castro, Blues Brothers, Room full of blues, Elvin Bishop??? Downchild Blues Band) who have been entertaining folks with awesome foot-stompin blues for some 45 years. 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. This compilation focuses on his earliest recordings, a bunch of 78s made in 1931 for Paramount Records where he first established his idiosyncratic style. What should have been listed instead of Little Walter His Best was The Best of Little Walter and Hate To See You Go two of the most influential blues platters to have been released. He recorded this album in 1969, though it wasnt released until after his death. Well see. His most impressive moments come on the churning My Time After Awhile and the blistering instrumental, Snowy Wood, which he co-wrote with Mayall. I miss Duane. All essential. Source Point & Southern Fried with Duane Allman!!! Clarence Gatemouth Brown..hell yeah !!! King and Willie Dixon. This triple CD set focused on an overlooked collection of early Hooker recordings that remained unreleased until the 1970s. One album that I love that past me by for many years is Otis spans the biggest thing since colossus . R.L. And no one mentioned Stevie Ray Vaughs double Lp, Live. Great. The possessor of a powerful contralto voice, she was hailed by her first record company as the Mother of the Blues. She made her debut recording in 1923 and her final one, five years later, before retiring in 1935. Fleetwood Mac, Dog & Dustbin album missing also No one mentioned Hadda Brooks. Both worthwhile considerations for sure. Savoy Brown Blues Band, Raw Sienna, John Mayall , Blues breakers with Eric Clapton and the Hard Road album with Peter Green. He's a Blues Hall of Fame inductee and four-time Blues Music Award winner whose career stretches back half a century. you cant win with a list like this . Distinguished by fleet-of-finger 12-string guitar work, McTells unique Piedmont blues style is showcased on this magnificent 41-song compilation that contains the seminal tunes Broke Down Engine Blues and Southern Can Mama., From McComb, Mississippi, Ellas Otha Bates is better known as Bo Diddley, a much-decorated rhythm and blues pioneer whose influence helped to shape the landscapes of rock and pop. He patented an earthy electric delta blues sound that was inspired by Robert Johnson (whom he knew) and Tampa Red. Ive got a lot of music to find! I would have include Bukka White, but thats just my personnal taste. I think 100 albums is too limiting. 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. Etta James, Tell Mamma. James Cotton, first LP on Vanguard with a band that included noted blues harpist and singer James Cotton. We are surprised by the breadth of the blues, as well as the sheer number of different blues styles that are represented here. J.B.Hutto & The Hawks: Hawk Squat Either of the first two Hot Tuna albums? I like Bonamassa but dont consider him a bluesman. Lonnie Mack Wham YES too many Blues-Rock releases and BLUES FOR A ROTTEN AFTERNOON isnt even on the list, so THAT tells me the compilers are just kids. Live Gary Clark Jr. (2014). 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. Wheres KoKo Taylor, Tinsley Ellis Shemika Copeland and Luther Allison. You forget Super Session of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper. 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. The album contains a version of his 1951 US R&B chart-topper, Im In The Mood For Love.. One James Cotton album and two Mayall. King, Live In Japan. The thirteen songs offer a quintessential sample of Hurts unique country-blues style, and include the early singles, Frankie and Stack O Lee., Allison was a white hipster from Tippo, Mississippi, who sang, played mean blues piano and wrote songs that blended satire with a social conscience. King, the Mississippi-born singer and guitarist who was born on a cotton plantation. This Norman Granz-helmed late 50s session features the husky tenor saxophone of Ben Webster and finds Holiday putting her indelible stamp on a selection of jazz standards where she marries jazz sophistication with the deep emotional sincerity of blues music. Although his self-titled debut contained three Sleepy John Estes tunes alongside blues standards by Blind Willie McTell, Sonny Boy Williamson, and Robert Johnson, Mahal was able to stamp his personality on the material and imbue it with a sense of gritty authenticity. Three years shy of his sixtieth birthday, Water is backed by a superb band (including pianist Otis Spann and harmonica player, James Cotton), delivering a bravura performance. 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. Consider all the Henry Sloans weve never heard and the mothers of those we have. From Muddy Waters to B.B. I like to add Watermelon Slim and the Workers 2006 album and their The Wheel Man 2007 CD. No Muddy Mississippi Waters Live? Sugie Otis, Sugie Otis, 1997. Indeed. And I applaud you for alphabetical as opposed to a merit ranking. I tend to agree with Mr Moran on the dubious inclusion of any rock artists in this list. Especially leadbelly. The teenage band showed an astonishing maturity, especially in relation to Paul Rodgers assured but craggy vocals and Paul Kossoffs blues-drenched guitar sound with its distinctive crying sound. Aw, yes, the Powder Blues Band. guess they assume its soul or r and b, but his early stuff was straight blues. Rokia Traor - Tchamantch. I think I will have to check out a few of these Nevertheless I miss Jimmy Vaughan . Great list! With his booming sepulchral voice and bare slide guitar accompaniment, Patton established a musical approach that would prove inspirational and become the stylistic blueprint for many bluesmen that would come in his wake, including Robert Johnson and Howlin Wolf. Stacker set out to find the best albums of the 21st century, compiling data from Metacritic (as of March 17, 2021). I think you are mistaken on Howlin Wolfs Moanin at Midnight. No Percy Mayfield? Enjoy our picks for the 10 best 21st century pop . His eponymous 1962 album was his second long-player for Chicagos Chess Records and mostly consisted of material written by Willie Dixon. A double live album, Irish Tour 74 offers a vivid portrait of Gallaghers magnetic on-stage performances. Im kind of you that I even looked at this list after realizing of what it consists. The rest is history. Yes, Im with you on that: "Oscar Winning Tears." 3. Beth Hart I also like Fleetwood mac by Fleetwood mac. You left out Lazy Lester, Lightnin Slim and Slim Harpo albums on Excello. If your including John mayall, Jazz blues fusion would be my pick, as would Roy Buchanans Austin city limits performance. However, lets not forget the blues was all but forgotten until musicians like Eric, Duane, Mick and Keith among others revived the genre. And thank you!! 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. BB King and Bobby Blue Bland, Together, on Duke/ABC. 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). I wish the list could have had 500 or 1000 great albums. This 17-track retrospective spans two decades and features several cuts with McGhee playing the guitar. Rl burnside ass in pocket and finally graham bond organisation live at klooks kleek . Between 1949 and 1952, this Texas-born chemistry teacher-turned-singer/pianist racked up 12 Top 20 US R&B chart entries, including two number ones, Trouble Blues and Black Night. With his velvety tone and smooth phrasing, Brown brought a sense of urban sophistication to the blues; initially, as part of Johnny Moores Blazers, a Los Angeles-based trio who scored a No. Im glad glad that you mentioned the Rolling Stones debut album which is one of the best examples of British blues from the sixties. He began his career in 1959 for a small Chicago indie label called Artistic before joining Chess a year later, where he stayed until 1970. Canadas finest blues man!!! Good try but no Johnny Shines (with Shakey Horton) or Peatie Wheatstraw. The star turn came from guitarist, Mike Bloomfield, whose fretboard work is outstanding throughout. AND THE ALLMAN BROTHERS LUDLOW GARAGE THATS ABOUT AS CORE AS IT GETS, Missing thoughts, 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. All of these works are valuable and have merit!! And I second (and must correct) another commenters pick of Mark Ford, with the Robben Ford Band a really stunning album that apparently never gets noticed. Bruce Fisher above is right! 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. No Ronnie Earl, Tab Benoit or Sonny Landreth??? It was there that he released his debut LP, Rooster Blues, in 1960; a cache of singles that ranged from ramshackle down-home laments (My Starter Wont Work) to humorous Cold War meditations (GI Blues) and portentous tales of love gone bad (Hoo-Doo Blues). Included in his repertoire is Tee-Nah-Nah, a popular Smiley Lewis record that Washington played on in 1949. Listen to the Stones 1st 4 LPs,Rolling Stones After Muddy Waters.When they tour they sit in with blues bands after the gig .Listen to Mick Jagger & the Red Devils all lil walter&Willie Dixon,Howlin Wolf, Strictly speaking, Harmonica Slim may be correct about several blues-inspired bands appearing on a blues-exclusive list. begins with an electrifying version of T-Bone Walkers T-Bone Shuffle setting the tone for what is a thoroughly enjoyable blues summit characterized by some exceptional guitar playing. 13 in the Billboard 200. Key Track: Voodoo Woman, The song of a preacher, Johnson was a country blues singer and fingerstyle electric guitar player from Atlanta, Georgia. What about? Im glad to see both old and new records on the list, but one of my all-time favorite is missing; Walter Trout. This, his debut LP, collected together some of Kings seminal big hits for the Bihari brothers RPM label. Among the latter were tunes by Otis Rush (All Your Love), Freddy King (Hideaway) and Little Walter (It Aint Right). The title song, a live recording, is an eloquent and humorous observation on the absurdity of racism and class division. You could get rid of all the rock bands and all the English bands. Bruce Fisher Ill second that! I am prepared to ignore your future posts if you continue with American and English biases and continue ignoring Canada and other countries. From Vinton, Louisiana, but raised in Texas, Brown was a multi-instrumentalist who, inspired by axe-slinger, T-Bone Walker, began his career playing blazing electric guitar. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots was The Flaming Lips' first 21st century album, and it ended up being one of the best of all time. How many do you have? One of my favorites but admitedly obscure albums is Indiana Avenue Blues by Shirley Griffiths and J. T. Adams. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEm5zJKMksc Discover. Key Track: Truckin My Blues Away, An influential purveyor of Piedmont blues who was blind from early childhood and famed for his fluid finger-picking style, South Carolina-born Davis was 64 when he recorded this seminal album in 1960 at the dawn of a folk revival. Why not include Men At Work and Bay City Rollers? 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. Also surprised that Robin Trower hasnt been mentioned. Missing: He has every right to a place on this list. Lil`Ed & The Blues Imperials: Roughhousin` Why not The Best of Muddy Waters? 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. 1 LP. Formed in 1961, Korners band Blues Incorporated recorded R&B From The Marquee in a London studio with vocals shared between Cyril Davies and Long John Baldry on a meld of blues covers and original material. B. king Live and Well. Submit Corrections Something tells me you guys didnt get to see these people play live . The albums three original songs (all penned by Mick Jagger and Keith Richard, who would become the Stones principal tunesmiths) revealed how blues DNA was shaping the bands approach to songwriting. 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). A 2-CD set, Father Of The Delta Blues, captures a 63-year-old House revisiting some of his most potent songs, including Death Letter, Preachin Blues and Dry Spell Blues.. Phil. 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. Raw, earthy and visceral, its twelve songs focus on Taylors uniquely aggressive slide guitar playing. Including blues standards as well as compelling versions of Hopkins signature tunes Mojo Hand and Short Haired Woman, the concert reveals the Lone Star state bluesman to be an engaging and humorous raconteur as well as a mesmerizing musician. Recording since 1978, gravelly-voiced Davis, who plays harmonica and acoustic guitar, stays true to the delta blues style on Butt Naked Free, a collection of all-original songs except for a version of Blind Willie McTells Writing Paper Blues., Key Track: Waiting On The Cards To Fall. He is almost as bad as Eric Clapton. Key Track: Good Morning, School Girl. As usual, we havent just dreamed up this list; weve trawled the net and looked through numerous magazines and books to try to get a consensus as to what the best blues albums are. The Blues was starting to come back to its own in 1965/1966 and would have continued thanks to the desire of college kids willing to expand away from the norm and the hipsters shunning mainstream music. 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. A great blues album, and did as much as any album to enlighten the average 70s rock fans to the greatness of the blues. Toler Bros Toler Brothers Janis Joplin The essential 070 Shake) 6. Memphis Slim Lonesome. Below are links to the best blues albums of each decade. The highlights are numerous and include Devil Got My Woman, 22-20 Blues with James playing the piano and Im So Glad.. Key Track: Hound Dog. It's an album that demands something of the listener, but rewards it in spades. Like Skip James, he recorded in 1930 for Paramount and was later plucked from obscurity by the folk-blues revival. We have given you our list of the best blues albums alphabetically, having given up trying to number. Strong Persuader, his fourth long-player recorded three years later, went double platinum in the USA, where it peaked at No. 98. Chris Moran is RIGHT ON. King, The Allman Brothers, Jimmy Reed along with Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper, which gives you an idea of the scope of this list. ric ya damn skippy! Under the name Elmo James, he scored a Top 10 R&B hit with a searing cover of Johnsons Dust My Broom for the Trumpet label in 1952. Among the compilations high-points are the foot-tapping tracks Crawlback, Back Scratcher, and Harp And Soul, all vehicles for Frosts harmonica pyrotechnics. Glad Alex Koris was mentioned. Born John Chatham, he first recorded under his fathers moniker, Peter Chatham, before settling on Memphis Slim in 1940. I was happy to see Al Kooper mentioned, but its too bad that a band he was a member of the Blues Project featuring a great blues guitarist, Danny Kalb, wasnt included. Good to see you have got Gary Moore in there. Amen brother, what a joke. Triumph was labeled hard rock or heavy metal but Rik Emmett and the band did play and record some bluesy music from time to time. 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. . THE BLUES! As for Allman Bros. and Cream not being blues bands I would have to differ. How is that left off? Charley Patton was arguably the most significant architect of the influential Mississippi delta blues style and also recorded under the names The Masked Marvel and Elder J J Hadley. I agree 1000% with you. Gonna check it out. The sets 24 songs include Williamsons most popular sides: his signature tune Good Morning, School Girl, plus Got The Bottle Up And Go and Sugar Mama Blues. Enjoy his lyrics and his slide and harp playing are on the money. This album collected together some of Guys best Chess sides, including First Time I Met The Blues, and his 1962 US R&B hit, Stone Crazy. Windy City electric blues at its visceral, compelling finest, it clearly stands among the best blues albums ever. ! Something from Audience? Unlike many blues singers of his era, Harpo had a light, satiny singing voice and was famed for his soulful blues harmonica playing as well as his guitar prowess. Well, have we succeeded? The daughter of Texas blues maven Johnny Copeland, this large-lunged Harlem-born singer was just 19 when she unleashed Turn Up The Heat, a combustible debut album that put her indelibly on the radar of all hardcore blues fans. Ma Raineys Black Bottom is a compilation that cherry-picks 14 of the singers best tracks, including the memorable and risqu title song and the equally marvelous Bo-Weavil Blues and See See Rider Blues. Unquestionably, without Ma Rainey, there would be no Bessie Smith, Big Mama Thornton, or Janis Joplin. Maybe the white stripes the white stripes Canadian blues artists are missing here! Key Track: Two Bugs In A Rug. Thats news to me. Regarded as one of the best guitarists of all-time, Clapton paid tribute to his blues roots with this, his thirteenth solo studio LP. And I also miss some women for example Ruth Brown, LaVerne Baker and Bettye Lavette. The album is off the list? The UK version of this classic album included Williams delivering a fiery version of his iconic Baby Please Dont Go. A masterclass in delta blues. Johnny and Muddy during their time together was priceless! King King by The Red Devils is my favorite live blues album of all time. Im not sure that should really qualify as an album. Blues has always been about *songs* more than *albums*. Johnny guitar watson with Dutch band Living Blues. The albums final cut, Walking By Myself, was Rogers only hit record: a Top 20 US R&B chart entry back in 1957. Think weve missed one of the best blues albums? WILLIE DIXON, besides writing MANY BLUES STANDARDS/CLASSICS, is playing on mist of the CHESS stjuff. He was born with an eye condition that resulted in total blindness by the time he was 21, but it didnt curtail his ability to make music and in the 1930s he was a prolific recording artist, cutting some 120 sides that were released by a variety of labels. As far as Joe Bur right on. Noted for his trademark fedora and sunglasses, Texas singer/guitarist Sam Lightnin Hopkins blueprinted an even more distinctive musical style, accompanying his raspy voice with deft fingerstyle guitar. The songs on the album loosely follow the story of Yoshimi as she (surprise, surprise) battles the pink robots. Joe Bonamassa is easily worthy of this list. Martial Solal: NY1: Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note) Solal is one of the greatest pianists alive, though the U.S.-centric jazz world only notices that in fits and spurts because he's based in France. and The Charles Ford Band (Robben and his brothers) on Arhoolie. I totally agree that these 2 Dutch bands should be added to the list! He enjoyed a brief recording career but made a lasting impact with the 51 songs he recorded for Paramount in a fertile period between 1929 and 1934. Give him a listen. Hudson Woodbridge was the birth name of Tampa Red, who was born in Georgia and raised in Florida. Clarence Gatemouth Brown and Jimi Hendrix are big omissions. Two Steps from the Blues Bobby Blue Band (1962) Those who fell under Blakes spell included the Reverend Gary Davis, Ry Cooder, and Ralph McTell. Other highlights include Whos Cheating Who, Baby I Love You, and I Feel So Bad.. Good list, but disappointed that Roomful Of Blues nor Duke Robillard were on it. Blues by Willie Brown, mainly remembered as Charley Pattons sidekick but who purportedly influenced Robert Johnson. I think hes sincere and tries hard, but being a great guitarist (technically) does not make you a great bluesman. The Doors L.A Woman, Amazing list. Let us know in the comments section below. His first major records, The Fat Man, was a revamping of Champion Jack Duprees Junkers Blues. Originally from Greenwood, Mississippi, Slim (real name Eddie Jones) enjoyed a recording career that only lasted eight years, between 1951 and 1959. The missing link between rural delta Mississippi blues and its electrified Chicago cousin, singer/guitarist/harmonica player Wolf first made his mark with a potent succession of singles between 1951 and 1956 for Chess. the vastness of your undertaking was so huge, that I am not surprised that many peoples favorites are missing! 20. No John Hammond? B.B. (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. And nothing by Howlin Wolf? Ive been listening to and playing the blues for about 50 years now. It has long been regarded as one of the greatest and most influential blues albums ever. Growing up in Chicago I became a fan of Billy Boy Arnold. Contemporary Blues. I agree with you regarding Savoy Brown, John. Any Live Allman Bros. 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. 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