Also surprised that Robin Trower hasnt been mentioned. Thanks, enjoyed reading this. And I also miss some women for example Ruth Brown, LaVerne Baker and Bettye Lavette. After Peter Green replaced Eric Clapton in Mayalls band, an 18-year-old guitarist called Mick Taylor (who would later supersede Brian Jones in The Rolling Stones) came in as an unknown on Crusade. He was 35 years old when he recorded two sessions for the Okeh label after being recommended to the company by violinist, Willie Narmour. Your email address will not be published. His forte was smooth ballads but he also excels on two uptempo swingers: Everyday I Have The Blues and Kansas City. first Taj Mahal solo record (w/ Ry Cooder, Jessie Ed Davis, etc) I would also include Alvin Lee and Ten Years After Playing the Blues. The Five faces of Manfred Mann is a great album that has withstood the passage of time. My 21st Century Blues is the ultimate act of catharsis, full of big emotions expressed with revealing honesty. This Mississippi blues master recorded for a variety of record companies during his long career, including Modern, Sensation, and Vee-Jay, where he scored some massive R&B hits. 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. And the John Mayalls Bluesbreakers with Peter Green??? Fleetwood Mac and Otis Spann, Duster Bennett. The sextets commercial breakthrough came was this incendiary live album, recorded over two nights in rock promoter Bill Grahams New York venue. Two other greats of that vintage: Love Sculptures Blues Helping (with Dave Edmunds) Joe Bonamassa would not know real blues even if it sat on his face. The track was included on this retrospective, alongside a clutch of singles recorded for other indie labels during the 50s and early 60s, including I Believe, Done Somebody Wrong, and The Sky Is Crying. James music exerted a significant influence on the Rolling Stones during the British groups early years. Great. However, behind the dazzling stage presence lay a considerable musical talent who blended blues with jazz and swing. Little Walter playing with their back up on Checkin it out is a sensational album. Born John Chatham, he first recorded under his fathers moniker, Peter Chatham, before settling on Memphis Slim in 1940. Add: Testament Records Modern Chicago Blues.. Despite being his first recording venture, the album remains a go-to entry in Musselwhites extensive catalogue. 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. Hooker & Heat is one of the greatest blues records ever. Consider the West African griots or that itinerant bluesman that W.C. Ford formed Blue Line in 1992 and Handful Of The Blues, produced by noted US guitarist, Danny Kortchmar, was the trios third album. 6 in the UK albums chart, Clapton left to form Cream shortly afterwards. And you are an expert? They included My Time Is Expensive, Okie Dokie Stomp and Midnight Hour, all present on this ace retrospective. Genres. I like Leslie West. No. 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. By contrast, the chugging title track and catchy Long Leanie Mama have a pronounced rhythm and blues flavor. No Ronnie Earl! Bit of British Blues and Boogie? i believe it should read muddy waters live at Newport 1960. Bill Wymans favorite. He only started recording three years before his death, initially cutting gospel songs for the Paramount label. No Ronnie Earl, Tab Benoit or Sonny Landreth??? He scored a raft of US R&B hits between 1948 and 1976, including the No. I agree with you about Joe Bonamassa and John Hammond! 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. A pioneer of electric blues, Walker had a profound impact on many guitarists who followed in his wake, ranging from B. 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. 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. Yeah saw him live at an Eric Clapton gig in Sheffield plays a fiddle (violin) not sure if there is a difference. It has long been regarded as one of the greatest and most influential blues albums ever. In his four-decade-plus career, Beirach has made several of the greatest solo piano albums in jazz history; this is one of them. Nevertheless, Blues Breakers remains a highly-regarded cornerstone of British blues-rock and is an obvious pick for one of the best blues albums ever. Compilations or reissues are not considered. Winters fretboard pyrotechnics are impressive, but he matches his flashy technique with high emotional content. Snooks Eaglin New Orleans Street Singer Ultimately who is the definer of what blues is and whether an artist is truly a blues artist? Many of us that grew up in the 60s heard the blues first from these bands and more. They were just regurgitating the masters. 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. John Hammond, Jr. is one of the best Delta guitarists everright up there with the old guys like Robert Johnson and Son House. Mathus & his knockdown society? The Electric Flag should be required listening for all who are interested in the blues and how music evolves IMHO. On it, he interpreted material made famous by American bluesmen Muddy Waters, Tampa Red, Otis Rush, Freddy King, Lowell Fulson and others. Drown In My Own Tears https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEm5zJKMksc His second album, Lets Hide Away And Dance Away With Freddy King, was all-instrumental and included his Top 10 US R&B smash, Hide Away. The 12-track LP showcased Kings influential electric guitar style with its percussive attack, clean tone and precise articulation. The album contains a version of his 1951 US R&B chart-topper, Im In The Mood For Love.. Also thanks for the list and for everyone adding their favorites. Raw, earthy and visceral, its twelve songs focus on Taylors uniquely aggressive slide guitar playing. If so, one without open mindedness and compassion I would bet. Most fans of the blues recognize that it is something that is, as often as not, best played live and there are some cracking performances included. JB is a blues hack who can only play fast but has very little feel or soul. 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. A list of the best blues albums ever? Though not as accomplished, perhaps, as his later records, it presents Hookers unique Mississippi blues style in its rawest, undiluted form. The omission of Luther Allison must be corrected, perhaps his Serious disc or the Where Have You Been disc. Too bad that you only looked at US and UK blues greats. 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. Thats in my opinion the best live album of Cuby & Blizzards. We are surprised by the breadth of the blues, as well as the sheer number of different blues styles that are represented here. It's an album that demands something of the listener, but rewards it in spades. Witherspoon blends a rugged, bluesy earthiness with svelte jazz sophistication in the company of two legendary saxophonists (Ben Webster and Gerry Mulligan) and trumpeter Roy Eldridge. If your including John mayall, Jazz blues fusion would be my pick, as would Roy Buchanans Austin city limits performance. But I am so happy _not_ to see Joe Bonamassa. He steps in and out of the shadows as Otis leads the band. Sheryl Crow, "C'mon C'mon" (2002) Missouri ties: Crow is a. Hear, hear been listening lately to that 90s Rounder Records release, Gatemouth Swings something like that, in which he is playing the Texas blues of his youth ala T-Bone Walker. You are missing greats like Slim Harpo, Rod Piazza, George Harmonica Smith, William Clarke, Willie Dixon (wrote like half of the songs on all of the other old school Chicago blues singers albums too), Robert Nighthawk, James Harman, Ronnie Earl (best living blues guitar player because Joe Bonamassa is not a true blues guitar player as far as Im concerned), Carey Bell, Little Charlie and the Nightcats, Steve Guyger, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Kim Wilson, and a slew of others. Despite being a compilation drawn from various late 50s sessions, T-Bone Blues had a unity of sound and intent that made it appear a coherent work. The album tapped into Moores blues roots and contained two ace covers: Chicago bluesman Jimmy Rogers Walking By Myself and Johnny Guitar Watsons Too Tired, featuring a guitar cameo from Albert Collins. Comprising ex-Yardbirds guitarist, Eric Clapton, along with bassist Jack Bruce and flamboyant drummer, Ginger Baker, Cream was a volatile but progressive supergroup whose rule at the pinnacle of British blues-rock tree was short but eventful. This collection features forty 78s from early on in Johnsons storied career, including material recorded with fellow guitarist, Eddy Lang, and guest singers, Victoria Spivey, Mooch Richardson, Texas Alexander, and Clara Smith. Enjoy his lyrics and his slide and harp playing are on the money. Backed by a band with horns, King is in majestic form, serving up some of his most famous numbers, including his then-recent hit, The Thrill Is Gone, and a medley of his big 1950s R&B hits. Im glad glad that you mentioned the Rolling Stones debut album which is one of the best examples of British blues from the sixties. Im checking him out at a small venue this August. Muddy Waters Hard Again is arguably his greatest Album ever and certainly his best Contemporary Blues Album he ever made. "Chillicothe Fireball" is an album-long siren song, a beckoning to juke joints, dive bars and all the miles that lie between them. Sugar Blue, Paul DeLay, William Clarke and piano OTIS SPANN, Little Brother Montgomery, Big Maceo. Bad Companyreally? YOU GUYS TOTALLY MISSED ROY BUCHANAN , BETTER GO BACK AND STUDY UP!!! Both worthwhile considerations for sure. The session features the veteran bluesman alone in the studio accompanying his strident vocals with slide guitar chords that exude a visceral rawness. They did say they scoured magazines and the internet for picks, which tells me that they dont have a clue. The album includes reworkings of Walkers late 40s Top 10 Us R&B hits, Call It Stormy Monday and T-Bone Shuffle.. Agree with Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters. The songs names are surrounded by . The list opens up with the almighty Elmore James, the legendary King . Key Track: The Things That I Used To Do, The son of noted African American actor, Ossie Davis, native New Yorker Guy Davis has divided his life between music-making and acting (he appeared as Robert Johnson in an off-Broadway play about the singers life). from 1966. Pinetop Perkins: Pinetops Boogie Woogie. 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. I cant believe Five Live Yardbirds is not included, Also Stone The Crows, Bad Company. Blues, Rags & Hollers was a flagship LP for the folk revival of the early 1960s. and she was thrilled to see a Cuby and the Blizzards record. it was good to Nina Simone & josh white on the list some notable piano players are missing- Otis Spann, Charles Brown and of course Ray Charles. His eponymous 1962 album was his second long-player for Chicagos Chess Records and mostly consisted of material written by Willie Dixon. Here are a list of albums that I like. 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. King, The Allman Brothers, Jimmy Reed along with Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper, which gives you an idea of the scope of this list. My debut album. Musical support comes from James Harmonica Smith and saxophonist Bill Potter, who light up Little Red Rooster, the slow-burning Rock Me Baby and Ball N Chain. The set ends with a rousing gospel number: Edwin Hawkins Oh Happy Day. Willie Dixon I am the Blues "Ice. To the gentleman who commented that John Mayall doesnt deserve a place in the Blues pantheon because he was born white and BritishEric Clapton. Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters, Live in Europe. etc etc. Downchild Blues Band) who have been entertaining folks with awesome foot-stompin blues for some 45 years. Yes, Im with you on that: News. 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. Van Lear Rose was one of the best-reviewed albums of 2004, representing White's first studio success with a full band and a peerless reminder of Lynneven past the age of 70as a bard and songwriter steeped in grace (on the wistful title track), sin ("Portland, Oregon," her duet with Jack), and drama ("Mrs. Leroy Brown," "Women . It contains some of the best guitar work of Claptons career. I miss Duane. 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. Street Corner Talking should be on the list. Lists. 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. 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. 'My biggest thing on this album is candidness,' she says. Give me a break! As for Allman Bros. and Cream not being blues bands I would have to differ. deservedly won a Grammy in 1986, and is clearly among the best blues albums ever. 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. 'American Idiot' is now one of the best selling punk albums of all time, topping album charts in the UK, America, Sweden, Australia, Switzerland, Ireland, Canada and more. Key Track: Hound Dog. Humble Pie? Great Lp. At least you did include Texas Flood , Good to see Lonnie Johnson here. Elmore James - Blues Master Works. Among those influenced by her were Dinah Washington and Janis Joplin. Its AWESOME! Fenton Robinson Very best of that particular genre that includes Canned Heat and Ten Years After. 99. Harp Attack. 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.. Did I miss Gary Davis and Willie Mctell,Willie Johnson. Ben Harper & Charlie Musslewhite Get up! 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. I did not rate him myself to be on the list. He is almost as bad as Eric Clapton. B.B. 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. Peter greens playing on it sublime. This was the 10th album by the band, but it was really the first time they saw major mainstream success. Key Track: Baby Please Dont Go, From Montgomery, Alabama, Willie Mae Big Mama Thornton is a one-hit-wonder whose claim to fame was her two-million-selling single, Hound Dog, a Leiber-Stoller tune which spent seven weeks at the summit of the US R&B chart in 1953 and was later covered by Elvis Presley. SOOO many that there just isnt room for them on this list. After toiling as a street musician in Chicago, Hooker began playing in clubs and eventually cut some singles one of which, the instrumental Blue Guitar became the basis of Muddy Waters 1962 single, You Shook Me. With his reputation blossoming he guested on a Beatles TV special in the US Hookers debut LP followed in 1967 for the Wisconsin indie label, Cuca, and contained a dozen self-written instrumentals which highlighted his guitars stinging attack and lucid tone. Macclesfield born multi-instrumentalist John Mayalls finest moment came in 1966 when he led a band called Bluesbreakers, which featured a rising guitar star who had previously been with The Yardbirds: Eric Clapton. We all know that our bluesmakers of all folks cannot possibly be ranked like football teams or mutual funds. I would include Howling Wolf The London Sessions among others. . and The Charles Ford Band (Robben and his brothers) on Arhoolie. This 20-track retrospective includes all of Browns early hits and essential sides; his specialty was desolate nocturnal ballads, like In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down, Evening Shadows, and Lonesome Feeling, where he accompanies his soothing, soulful voice with bluesy piano fills. Humble Pie Up your Sleeves The title song appeared on this compilation, a 10-track overview of his Stax-era recordings, including assorted singles, B-sides, and album tracks. 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. Music Reviews: My 21st Century Blues by RAYE released in 2023. And then Kanye is also in some sort of strange 1970s burned-out back room of a Chicago blues club having a . I tend to agree with Mr Moran on the dubious inclusion of any rock artists in this list. Any of the 60s Savoy Brown albums are a huge omission. I do appreciate that some of my favorite artists and albums are on here even as I acknowledge that some people are dissing that same music as impure or not blues to them. The replies here are priceless. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv370LpF0cU Alvin Lee. Consisting of just voice and guitar, the LP captured the visceral intensity of Hopkins performances via tracks such as the mournful Penitentiary Blues and livelier boogie-style Come Go Home With Me., Slims real name, Otis Hicks, just doesnt have the same ring as his electrified stage moniker. As a Englishman I very rarely meet other Cuby & The Blizzard Fans here. A former Baptist preacher who was imprisoned for a year after killing a man in self-defense, he sang with a sermonizing intensity, accompanying his vocals with metallic slide guitar. The Groundhogs Split is one of the best unknown albums of all time, easily. Bad Company? 1. Blessed with a raspy soulful voice, which he accompanies with intricate acoustic guitar filigrees, Davis serves up 12 tunes on this intimate solo recital that bridge the divide between country blues and gospel music. Robert Nighthawk Live on Maxwell Street 1964. Thanks for reading thus far, if you have. Why doesnt Joe Bonamassa feature anywhere? This, his debut LP, collected together some of Kings seminal big hits for the Bihari brothers RPM label. One of my favorites but admitedly obscure albums is Indiana Avenue Blues by Shirley Griffiths and J. T. Adams. Among the compilations high-points are the foot-tapping tracks Crawlback, Back Scratcher, and Harp And Soul, all vehicles for Frosts harmonica pyrotechnics. Highlights range from the rocking Yakity Yak and Nighthawk Shuffle to the searing Burning Heat, featuring Carey Bells tooting harmonica. The album marks her first project following her 2021 separation Cuz yer listening to the blues and thats the thing. I thought that is what the blues is all about.Thanks! All essential. Its all about the space between the notesjust ask BB (RIP). I read them all and thanks. Havent listened to much blues since I got sober but it holds a special place in my heart. Surely one of the best electric blues albums of all time. Thank you! I think you are mistaken on Howlin Wolfs Moanin at Midnight. 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. Marion Walter Jacobs was the birth name of Louisiana-born Little Walter, widely regarded as one of the best blues harmonica players of all time. "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" is a recurring opinion survey and music ranking of the finest albums in history, compiled by the American magazine Rolling Stone.It is based on weighted votes from selected musicians, critics, and industry figures. AC/DC and Led are stretching it. Though he was a talented multi-instrumentalist who could play guitar and piano, Arkansas-born Frost rose to prominence as a harmonica specialist mentored by the legendary blues harp blower, Sonny Boy Williamson. Wouldnt have suffered from a mention of Savoy Brown though? I also agree with Chriss statement that cross over artists should have been dropped in favor of true blues legends. Allman Bros.? Live At The Regal is widely considered one of the best blues albums of all time and purportedly had a profound influence on British guitarists Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler. Rihanna - ANTI. Uh, no. SRV and Double Trouble, In Step. Topping the US pop charts, Wheels Of Fire was the power trios third long-player: a sprawling double album combining studio material with tracks recorded live in San Francisco. This, the Butterfield Blues Bands sophomore LP, was commercially more successful than its predecessor, peaking at No. Fleetwood Mac Irish rose. 1 smash, Were Gonna Make It, which features on Greatest Hits, a 12-song overview of his Chess tenure that vividly illustrates how his soulful, widescreen style eroded the barrier separating traditional blues from R&B. How dare you omit A Hard Road John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. Im in shock Hendrix Axis bold as love is not on here. Townes Van Zandt Live at the Old Quarter, And some compilations: As for Jimmy Reed, Cold Chills tops the Carnegie Hall album. With its searing fretboard licks, the album is a quintessential example of the guitarists flamboyant electric blues style. He patented an earthy electric delta blues sound that was inspired by Robert Johnson (whom he knew) and Tampa Red. He rose to fame as a charismatic purveyor of folk-blues in the 1930s and went on to influence everyone from Lonnie Donegan and Bob Dylan to Nirvanas Kurt Cobain. Album text by Charles Waring, introduction by Richard Havers. try it out. The first photo shows RAYE holding a notepad, with the tracklist written on it in gold pen. Btw I nominate Talk to Your Daughter as Robben Fords actual best album. Key Track: Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues, James Oscar Moore is better known as Slim Harpo, one of the chief architects of the influential swamp blues style that seeped out of deepest Louisiana in the late 50s. Give me a break. And speaking of Brooks, Ill bet Lonnie Brooks is going to come out with a top 200 LP one of these days. Stones Get your ya yas out guess they assume its soul or r and b, but his early stuff was straight blues. Among the latter were tunes by Otis Rush (All Your Love), Freddy King (Hideaway) and Little Walter (It Aint Right). A nimble-fingered guitar wizard from County Donegal, Ireland, who played like a man possessed, Gallagher led the band Taste in the second half of the 1960s before going solo in 1971. Naturally JJ Cale (1972) Johnny Winter First Winter. Straight blues I got sober but it holds a special place in my opinion the electric. Playing with their back up on Checkin it out is a sensational.. Hard Again is arguably his greatest album ever and certainly his best blues! 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