Originally from Greenwood, Mississippi, Slim (real name Eddie Jones) enjoyed a recording career that only lasted eight years, between 1951 and 1959. Key Track: Feeling Good, Chicago harmonica player and singer, Paul Butterfield, led one of the most significant American blues-influenced bands of the 1960s. Best Albums. Between 1952 and 1959, he was a ubiquitous figure in the US R&B charts, racking up fifteen hit singles. 6 in the UK albums chart, Clapton left to form Cream shortly afterwards. Spot on Harmonica Slim..with you all the way ! Great list, but i suggest some of Sean Costello and the first recordings of Johnny guitar Watson to. Having started performing in public at age ten, Copeland was a veteran by the time of the albums release in 1998 and her mix of sass, swagger and assured professionalism revealed that she was the finished article rather than a work in progress. Absolutely, the Stones introduced real blues and r&b to the world at a time when the Beatles were singing about a bloody octopus which had a garden and some Eleanor Rigby who put her face in a jar. No Ronnie Earl! 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. Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation with John Moorshead? 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. 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. I also Roy Buchanan should be there. Alvin Lee. How many do you have? Finally, someone mentioned ray Charles, thought I was the only one! I could not leave out these ass kickin`records that represent the artists as their best: Remarkably, it was his first recording using an electric guitar, and he precedes a version of the blues standard, Baby Please Dont Go, with a short talk about his guitar style and affection for the blues. Memphis Slim Lonesome. Re; the Allman Brothers. With its looped guitar riff over a jaunty but mesmeric backbeat, Smokestack Lightnin proves the albums killer track. 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. Walker joined Lew Chudds Imperial label in 1950 for a four-year stint that is represented by the 52 tracks on this two-disc anthology. from 1966. Just relying on what they read. The first photo shows RAYE holding a notepad, with the tracklist written on it in gold pen. How is that left off? John Luries Legendary Marvin Pontiac Showdown! 64. Where is Fathers and Sons ? Only two or so from the last 40 years? Muddy Waters Electric Mud 1w. 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. Roy Buchanan was to overly stylistic, loved him but he began to bore me. Jeff Healey Group, he was appreciated by BB King and Eric Clapton. The title is Best Blues ALBUMS not blues artists. From Muddy Waters to B.B. 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). His first major records, The Fat Man, was a revamping of Champion Jack Duprees Junkers Blues. Geoffrey Arnold Beck (24 June 1944 - 10 January 2023) was an English guitarist. McDowell is in magnetic form, shining on nine scintillating tracks. Son House is the most familiar name on this compilation of vintage delta blues by some of the styles earliest exponents. Among the abundant highlights are some of Reeds most commercially successful tunes, including Aint That Lovin You Baby, Bright Lights, Big City, and You Got Me Dizzy. Those influenced by Reeds music included Elvis Presley, and the UK beat groups, The Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds. 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. Thanks for reading thus far, if you have. You know your stuff. Here are a list of albums that I like. The Five faces of Manfred Mann is a great album that has withstood the passage of time. SRV and Double Trouble, In Step. Let us know in the comments below. A blues hack? (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. I would add Blues Deluxe by Joe Bonamassa. However Im really disapointed in the 28 CD Box Set just released of Cuby. Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel. Inventingthen immediately perfectingthe triumphant, breezy, bigger-than-rap mythology that Jay's wrapped himself in ever. '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: Easy Baby. Down and Out Blues Sonny Boy Williamson (1959) Albums were ranked according to their Metascore, which represents an aggregation of critic reviews. Willie Dixon I am the Blues A pall of myth and legend has clouded the publics perception of Johnson, a mysterious figure who supposedly sold his soul to the devil in a Faustian pact and died from poisoning aged 27. 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. In 1994, however, this compilation containing eleven tracks, six of which were previously unissued, highlighted his connection with musicians like Howlin Wolf and B. On this, an epic five-LP final album recorded a year before his death at age 64, Broonzy not only performed some of his signature tunes with guitar accompaniment including Key To The Highway and South Bound Train but also talked at length about his life. West Side Soul was Sams debut LP and is considered one of the best electric blues albums of the 1960s. Born Ruth Lee Jones in Alabama, Washington possessed a distinctive voice defined by clear diction and a tart, bittersweet tone. . TODAY! Humble Pie? c. All lists such as this are subjective of course, but I totally agree with Chris Moran. Blues by Willie Brown, mainly remembered as Charley Pattons sidekick but who purportedly influenced Robert Johnson. This compilation focuses on his earliest recordings, a bunch of 78s made in 1931 for Paramount Records where he first established his idiosyncratic style. Too bad that you only looked at US and UK blues greats. A prolific recording artist and virtuosic guitarist, New Orleans-born Johnson was a blues pioneer who invented the idea of the lead guitar solo. Orangedroog65. Both players enjoying the company they were keeping. And 1 and the slow, ambling ballad Sad Hours, where Walters harmonica is drenched in an eerie echo effect. Johnny Winter Third Degree 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.. 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. Other delights include the chugging How Many Years, the boogie-style Baby How Long, and the plaintive Forty Four driven by a ramshackle rhythm section. The Nighthawks Live at the PsycheDeli should be on this list ahead of many others. This, his debut LP, collected together some of Kings seminal big hits for the Bihari brothers RPM label. deservedly won a Grammy in 1986, and is clearly among the best blues albums ever. Otis Grand, Blues 65 Montgomery shared the vocals with Elaine McFarland. Allman Bros.? This is just not music, its life. Sometimes you get the frustrating sense that strong ideas are being deliberately short-circuited in the pursuit of a slightly self-conscious weirdness. I also remember that the guitarist played a Jethro Tull This Was I like Bonamassa but dont consider him a bluesman. 070 Shake) 6. ZZ Tops First Album was as bluesy as any of the mentioned albums. Such a list without any jimi Hendrix album sounds strange A list of the best blues albums ever? Enjoy his lyrics and his slide and harp playing are on the money. One James Cotton album and two Mayall. Rl burnside ass in pocket and finally graham bond organisation live at klooks kleek . Downchild Blues Band) who have been entertaining folks with awesome foot-stompin blues for some 45 years. I,m mostly in agreement with you, especially Willie Dixons exclusion. John Mayall is not in the pantheon of blues artists. Dutch blues? Eric Bibb ??? A sightless singer who accompanied his smooth voice with rhythmically-flowing acoustic guitar lines, Blind Arthur Blake was a pioneer of the east coast Piedmont blues style, renowned for its ornate, ragtime-style, finger-picking. The lack of Blodwyn Pig is disturbing. Good listening. Kenny Wayne Shepherd Ledbetter Heights Awesome! Blues music as raw, down and dirty as it gets!!! Consider the West African griots or that itinerant bluesman that W.C. Well done Bert, I would say add To blind to see from Cuby and the Blizzards to the list as well. "Escapism." (feat. !, no Mose Alison and no Nina Simone!). How about When a guitar plays the blues or any song off Loading Zone he smokes almost every player on this list! 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. Highlights include the US R&B chart-topper, Bo Diddley, its B-side Im A Man, and Road Runner.. "Introduction." 2. 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 . 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. Both worthwhile considerations for sure. 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