He has a lot of great records. 13 in the Billboard 200. The album marks her first project following her 2021 separation i believe it should read muddy waters live at Newport 1960. Bill Wymans favorite. Lead Belly, Josh White, and B. Half of the songs were previously unissued sides, ranging from wailing blues ballads to sober meditations on loss, bad luck and prison life. Rod Piazza & Mighty Flyers Live at B.B. 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. Dubbed the king of the string, Nighthawk was born Robert Lee McCollum in Arkansas. Rorys Irish Tour is brilliant, but not a blues record. Did I miss Gary Davis and Willie Mctell,Willie Johnson. 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. Like Skip James, he recorded in 1930 for Paramount and was later plucked from obscurity by the folk-blues revival. Montgomery shared the vocals with Elaine McFarland. Wht about Ali farka Toures last albumSavane. Theyre a big favourite in our house. this sucks, Your additions of sited omissions sir are excellent sited examples.. King said, Peter Green is the only blues guitar player that can make me cry.Savoy Brown(Kim Simmons)andNo Jimmy Page? Pretty decent list. The album will be delving into deeply personal topics in RAYE's life, such as . 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 Am The Blues Willie Dixon (1970) A stunning album that never seems to get noticed. Geoff is referring to the Arhoolie release of the Charles Ford Band, which preceeded the Ford Bros on Blue Rock-It. Something from Audience? I noticed that too. Included are a couple of potent original tunes, including an epic 23-minute-long version of the progressive-rock-style Whipping Post.. On the Boards Taste (1970) We consoled ourselves with the fact that he composed so many tunes that are all over these albums, Im missing Chicken Shack but Im glad that Rory Gallagher is on the list BR //Thomas. European or African? Theres something mesmerizing about the primeval ramshackle grooves of singer/songwriter/guitarist Jessie Mae Hemphill, whose folky style with its addictive one-chord vamps, rattling tambourines and cyclical fretboard licks epitomised Mississippis hill country blues style. Jesus just left Chicago???? Aw, yes, the Powder Blues Band. Glad Alex Koris was mentioned. Unlike Memphis Minnie, pianist and singer Memphis Slim was an authentic Bluff City native. But most of all, they just sounded amazing. This five-time Grammy-winning fedora-wearing blues troubadour from Los Angeles began his career in 1980 under his birth name, Kevin Moore, but didnt make an impact until he had reinvented himself as Keb Mo in the 1990s. Ronnie Earl Language of the Soul For Blues Rockers: 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. AC/DC and Led are stretching it. One big Miss: Eddie Cleanhead Vinson on Riverside You also need to listen to Janis Joplin and Big Mama Thornton if you want to know what womens blues sounds like. Joe Bonamassa is said by nearly all of the guitar, blues, and rock music magazines to be the best living blues guitarist and should be on the list (he is much better than Johnny Lang, a contemporary who is on the list). The choice for Muddy Waters does not cover his best recordings. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac We could endlessly debate about the definition of blues, but the purpose here is not to list all the guitarists that once played a blues classic, or our favorites RnB or jazz or rock musicians. Think in those terms and some of the classic rock bands qualify. Albums i have listened to thousands of times. 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. 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. Good listening. 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. Preposterous. King, The Allman Brothers, Jimmy Reed along with Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper, which gives you an idea of the scope of this list. Ive got a lot of music to find! ), I saved the link with the title 100 Great Blues / Blues Inspired Albums. The title was just misleading really, John Lee Hooker LP-Live at cafe au-go-go. Big Joe Turner, Big Joe Turner Meets the Trumpet Kings (Eldridge, Edison, Terry) on Pablo When it comes to white guys playing the Blue how about ZZTop Rio Grand Mud,. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEm5zJKMksc Key Track: "How. Joe Bonamassa Sloe Gin. King and Koko Taylor to Shemekia Copeland, discover the records that made it onto our list of the best blues albums ever. Has been previously mentioned but should include Chicken Shack and the Groundhogs. 461 Ocean boulevard is my favourite blues album, its disappointing not seeing that on this list. This nimble-fingered albino Texas axe-slinger started his professional career at 15 years old and recorded his first solo album a decade later. 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. "Ice. EPs, box sets, reissues, and compilations were not considered. 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. Thank you, Wanda. This album was the fledgling groups rush-released second studio LP, helmed by Blue Horizon boss, Mike Vernon. 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. Alongside it are two other early Rush classics: Double Trouble and Jump Sister Bessie. With his aggressive, energetic style, Rush exerted a powerful influence on several notable British blues guitarists in the 1960s, including Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Taylor, and Jeff Beck. His forte was smooth ballads but he also excels on two uptempo swingers: Everyday I Have The Blues and Kansas City. 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. I think 100 albums is too limiting. In a . 070 Shake) 6. "Mary Jane." 7. Fine list anyway! Live Gary Clark Jr. (2014). 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. 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. All of these works are valuable and have merit!! Geoff is referring to the Arhoolie release of the Charles Ford Band, which preceeded the Ford Bros on Blue Rock-It. Either of the first two Hot Tuna albums? Great list. Odd Muddy Waters choices should be Real Fok Blues or Sail On. Among the compilations high-points are the foot-tapping tracks Crawlback, Back Scratcher, and Harp And Soul, all vehicles for Frosts harmonica pyrotechnics. This posthumous album collected some of Blakes best sides he recorded for the Paramount label between 1926 and 1932. Missing: Winters fretboard pyrotechnics are impressive, but he matches his flashy technique with high emotional content. He also contributed the albums killer cut, an intoxicating instrumental called Screamin.. Also Paul Butterfield, Boz Scaggs Loan me a dime. in my opinion A Hard Road is at least as good if not better than the John Mayall albums listed. Savoy Browns BLUE MATTER & Albert Kings Live Wire/Blues Power-live at the filmore are a couple of my favs. A self-taught pianist and singer from Nashville, Tennessee, Carr worked initially as an accompanist for other blues singers before performing as a solo artist in his own right. Something from Colosseum? 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. Those who fell under Blakes spell included the Reverend Gary Davis, Ry Cooder, and Ralph McTell. With its fusion of soulful urbanity and raw, delta earthiness, the record would prove a blueprint for modern blues recordings. Good try but no Johnny Shines (with Shakey Horton) or Peatie Wheatstraw. Fleetwood Mac Irish rose. I agree and was going to post the same. Unbelievable. I like to add Watermelon Slim and the Workers 2006 album and their The Wheel Man 2007 CD. Son House is the most familiar name on this compilation of vintage delta blues by some of the styles earliest exponents. 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 . A versatile pianist who was comfortable in a wide range of different musical settings, Louisiana-born Eurreal Little Brother Montgomery began his recording career in the 1930s. I wish it was more than 100. 6 in the UK albums chart, Clapton left to form Cream shortly afterwards. No. THIS IS A WHITE FOLKS LIST. Hooker N Heat is a masterpiece of blues music. Im glad to see both old and new records on the list, but one of my all-time favorite is missing; Walter Trout. Hells Session and Wang Dang Doodle by Livin Blues. I accept it is a subjective thing and impossible to include everyone. Big Mama Thornton with Muddy Waters Band Johnny Winter progressive blues experiment More significantly, the exotic 13-minute title song defined by extended improvisational passages over a mesmeric, open-ended groove lit the touchpaper for both acid and west coast rock. Walker is a major presence in the . Willie Dixon Peter Green. Possessing a powerful, expressive voice, he racked up seventeen US R&B hits for Chess Records Checker imprint between 1962 and 1971. Excellent list, though I would have left a Various Artists field opened for CHICAGO! As usual guitar is the theme. Like you we have a soft spot for them. Go to the source not the people that are doing Rock covers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv370LpF0cU Also, agree that the classic Love Sculpture LP, Blues Helping, would belong on my list. Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin Wolf, Freddy King, BB King. I like Bonamassa but dont consider him a bluesman. That track is the leadoff cut on Sufferin Mind, a 26-song anthology of his work for Art Rupes LA-based Specialty label. And you are an expert? Among the latter were tunes by Otis Rush (All Your Love), Freddy King (Hideaway) and Little Walter (It Aint Right). Harpos popularity peaked in the 1960s when he racked up several US R&B hits and found his repertoire raided by British bands like the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, and the Kinks. One of the few things Ill miss when I die. Their recording Projections still holds up well although possibly not among the Top 100. The title is Best Blues ALBUMS not blues artists. And how the hell did you not include Jimmy Pages work with Led Zeppelin? Maybe the white stripes the white stripes Right on Bert. What? Although there will always be missing someting. urban crime concept album conscious introspective male vocals passionate violence. Fleetwood Mac, Dog & Dustbin album missing also Alvin Lee. Johnny Winter nothin but the blues Jack Bruce (though you do have a Cream album)? Though most of the album is self-written, Mos musical roots are referenced by the inclusion of two Robert Johnson songs. Baptized Samuel Maghett, Mississippi-born Magic Sam was raised on the music of Muddy Waters and Little Walter and, at the age of 19, moved to Chicago, where he recorded for the local Cobra label in the late 50s. Im glad people weighed in on Deutsch and Canadian blues. This, their debut album, epitomized their loose, acoustic guitar-driven style and featured authentic-sounding original material as well as interpretations of songs by Lead Belly, Lightnin Hopkins, Elmore James, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Sleepy John Estes. 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. Mance Lipscomb You Got to Reap What You Sow 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. 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. Influenced by Blind Boy Fuller and mentored by the Reverend Gary Davis, he made his first record, a single called Catfish Blues, in 1966. Gonna check it out. Bands like Cream, Allmans and Stones restored many blues originators fortunes and fame by crediting their accomplishments. Hes the apex songwriter of blues music. Other noteworthy cuts include the infectious My Babe with Walter on vocals which also reached No. Amen brother, what a joke. Superharps???? 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. I like them, but they dont belong anywhere near this list. Led Zepplin First album Recorded between 1966 and 1970, the LP contains original material (Hear My Train A Comin' and Voodoo Chile Blues) with covers of Albert Kings Born Under A Bad Sign and Muddy Waters Mannish Boy. Crucially, the album also shows how Hendrix was able to transcend his blues roots and take the music on a mind-blowing cosmic journey. Yes, Im with you on that: Agree with Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters. Blue Streak Luther Allison (1995) Lots of omissions. Born Eunice Waymon in North Carolina, Simone was a highly accomplished classically-trained musician who harbored dreams of being a concert pianist until racisms ugly reality made her turn to the worlds of blues, spirituals and jazz. The two James Brown-tinged tracks The Screwdriver and Two Bugs In A Rug with their funky undertows, showed that Hooker was hip to new developments in R&B, which gave his music a fierce contemporary edge. Arguably his most remarkable work was for Don Robeys Houston-based Peacock label, where he recorded a string of superb singles between 1949 and 1959. Elmore James - Blues Master Works. 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. His innovation, radical at the time, of playing single-note melodies that combined expressive string-bending and vibrato, eventually became the norm and was adopted by a host of fretboardists, including Django Reinhardt and T-Bone Walker. A mortal sin. so excited. Back in 1983 at the age of thirty, he was a newbie who helped reinvigorate the moribund US blues scene with the hit album, Bad Influence. An incredible guitar/fiddle player who refused to be pigeonholed as a bluesman, however I think the majority of his work would be considered by most to be blues. On Good Mornin Blues, Barbers band features Northern Irish singer/songwriter, Ottilie Patterson, as well as London jazz saxophone legend, Ronnie Scott, on a selection of material that ranges from Lead Bellys title song and Lionel Hamptons Hamps Blues to originals by Barber and Patterson. Wheres KoKo Taylor, Tinsley Ellis Shemika Copeland and Luther Allison. Blessed with a resonant and smoky baritone voice, Slim scored seven US R&B hits between 1948 and 1953. 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. Though he possessed a distinctive gravelly singing voice and played bass and guitar, hes more famous as a prolific songwriter; he was responsible for penning some of the key blues songs of the 1950s, including Spoonful, Im Your Hoochie Coochie Man, and The Little Red Rooster. He serves up his own striking interpretations of those three blues evergreens on this 1970 LP, the sixth album of his career, on which he sings and plays bass in the company of a smoking band that includes harmonica player Big Walter Horton and Chess Records session pianist Lafayette Leake. the vastness of your undertaking was so huge, that I am not surprised that many peoples favorites are missing! you include SR Vaughan , but not his master !!! Comments (22) Discography. Savoy Brown definitely belongs on that list. 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. 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. You forgot Janis Joplins i got dem old kosmic blues again.. You got that right, Lesleyno Janis?? He patented an earthy electric delta blues sound that was inspired by Robert Johnson (whom he knew) and Tampa Red. B. king Live and Well. Chicken Shack appears on so few lists of greats, sad to say. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. Black Country Suite, his debut album, is mainly instrumental and is dominated by the ten-part titular opus, which shows off Allisons bebop-meets-blues and country piano style in a trio setting. Key Track: Electric Church Red House. Thats in my opinion the best live album of Cuby & Blizzards. 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. Rock blues, straight blues, jazz blues etc. My 21st Century Blues is the upcoming debut studio album by British singer and songwriter Raye, set to be released independently through the distribution label Human Re Sources on 3 February 2023. Blues For Harlem, his eighth long-player, was recorded in England for the British Armadillo label and contained a tribute to Davis in the shape of a spiritual medley called The Reverend & Me.. 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. 1w. For anyone looking for excellent CDs: Genres. This list needs serious reconsideration. Sugie Otis, Sugie Otis, 1997. Sometimes you get the frustrating sense that strong ideas are being deliberately short-circuited in the pursuit of a slightly self-conscious weirdness. ( with Shakey Horton ) or Peatie Wheatstraw on my list also, agree that classic! 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