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. I love that album but its rock, not blues. Rokia Traor - Tchamantch. Electric flag long time coming This posthumous album collected some of Blakes best sides he recorded for the Paramount label between 1926 and 1932. 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. The Smokin Joe Kubek Band Served up Texas Style Hard Again by Muddy Waters is also a good one. 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. Though he was the new blues kid on the block, Lang (born Jon Gordon Langseth Jr.) showed a musical maturity and fretboard virtuosity beyond his years on blues-steeped tracks like the title song, Hit The Ground Running, and the jazz-tinged, easy-swinging Rack Em Up.. He began his solo recording career in 1978 and recorded Still Got The Blues which went platinum in the UK and gold in the USA twelve years later. Key Track: Rooster Blues. Alvin Lee Bluest Blue is my favorite not on the list. Lightin Slim Rooster Blues absolutely has to be on such a list! If your including John mayall, Jazz blues fusion would be my pick, as would Roy Buchanans Austin city limits performance. ZZ Tops First Album was as bluesy as any of the mentioned albums. Not sure which album to suggest, however hes on my list !!! This is just not music, its life. Jesus just left Chicago???? black Gibson Les Paul Custom. The eight selections on this LP released 25 years after his demise were recorded in Chicago and showcased his plaintive high voice and intricate guitar accompaniment. Finally, someone mentioned ray Charles, thought I was the only one! The biggest was the chart-topping Juke, a driving instrumental attributed to Little Walter & His Night Cats, which begins this 20-song overview of the harmonica players fertile Chess tenure. Probably the best white British / black legend collaboration. The replies here are priceless. [1] [2] The album will be Raye's first project following her 2021 separation from Polydor Records. A prolific recording artist and virtuosic guitarist, New Orleans-born Johnson was a blues pioneer who invented the idea of the lead guitar solo. Raw, earthy and visceral, its twelve songs focus on Taylors uniquely aggressive slide guitar playing. John Hammond does deserve a nod from me for a couple albums. Blessed with a resonant and smoky baritone voice, Slim scored seven US R&B hits between 1948 and 1953. Johnny Shines Standing at the Crossroads Check out Wild-Child Butler. Toler Bros Toler Brothers One big Miss: Eddie Cleanhead Vinson on Riverside 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. 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. Geoff is referring to the Arhoolie release of the Charles Ford Band, which preceeded the Ford Bros on Blue Rock-It. Im not really a fan of his music per se, but he does deserve a special recognition for the things you mention. My ugly complex beautiful mosaic formed from broken pieces of glass from the last seven years of my life. best blues albums of the 21st century. 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. A potent blues-rock manifesto. And just as importantly, what have we missed? That honor belonged to T-Bone Walker, whose piece de resistance was doing the splits during a guitar solo. Peter greens playing on it sublime. I wish the list could have had 500 or 1000 great albums. Great. I could not leave out these ass kickin`records that represent the artists as their best: What? Come Back Baby B. Bad Company? Both worthwhile considerations for sure. John Hammond So Many Roads (http://www.allmusic.com/album/so-many-roads-mw0000618281) and if youre going to include Layla and Wheels of Fire, you should think about Highway 61 Revisited. Jimmy Barnes I met a Dutch girl back around 1970 and took her to Tower Records at Bay and Columbus in S.F. Hes so often, criminally, overlooked. Music has always played a role in helping to define cultural moments throughout history. 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. 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. They range from sassy barroom belters (Honkey Tonkey) to aching slow ballads (Thats Why Im Crying). Key Track: Hound Dog. Something from Audience? 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. I thought that is what the blues is all about.Thanks! The albums opening song Samson & Delilah was later covered by Peter, Paul & Mary and the Grateful Dead. 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. Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights (2002; Matador) It can be argued that Interpol took their sound toward more of a mainstream, alternative rock direction over time, but their 2002 debut stayed rooted in an atmospheric, melancholy take on early post-punk, with Paul Banks' vocals and Carlos D's driving bass serving as a not-so-subtle nod to acts such as Joy Division and The Chameleons. Buddy Guy Stone Crazy And speaking of Brooks, Ill bet Lonnie Brooks is going to come out with a top 200 LP one of these days. Key Track: Shake Your Hips, From Riverton, Mississippi, Eddie Son House was one of the delta blues styles principal architects. Tab Benoit, Tommy Castro, Blues Brothers, Room full of blues, Elvin Bishop??? The latter group, a one-album-wonder featuring members of Delaney & Bonny & Friends and Allman Brothers guitarist, Duane Allman, recorded a double LP in Miami with Atlantic Records Tom Dowd producing. Excellent list, though I would have left a Various Artists field opened for CHICAGO! It's Jay-Z. Dave Van Ronk Sings the Blues Agree with Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters. 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. Other omissions that certainly belong: Jimmy Witherspoon, Charles Brown, and Dave Van Ronk. 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. 100. 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. Sams repertoire includes some fine original material as well as energized retoolings of blues standards and tunes by Robert Johnson, B. Consider the West African griots or that itinerant bluesman that W.C. I also like Fleetwood mac by Fleetwood mac. As for Belgian Blues: Roland! King said, Peter Green is the only blues guitar player that can make me cry.Savoy Brown(Kim Simmons)andNo Jimmy Page? Very difficult to narrow it down to 100. By 1956, Rush had quit his job in a steel mill having established himself as a rising star of the Windy Citys vibrant west side blues scene. For example: you only looked ar individual artists, why isnt there an album Pretty decent list. Stevie Ray Vaughn Martin Scorcese presents Clarence Gatemouth Brown..hell yeah !!! 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. Great list, but i suggest some of Sean Costello and the first recordings of Johnny guitar Watson to. Jas. Three volumes with Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Otis Spann, Otis Rush, J.B. Hutto, Jimmy Cotton, Walter Horton, Johnny Shines, Johnny Young, Homesick James, and Charlie Musselwhite is absolutely essential blues listening! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images, Born Under A Bad Sign (with Stevie Ray Vaughan), The Rolling Stones - Off The Hook (Official Lyric Video), Maroon 5s Best Moments: 10 Times They Absolutely Nailed It, Do It Again: The Beach Boys Top 15 Covers, Best David Sylvian & Japan Songs: A Singular Musical Mind, Best Songwriting Partnerships: The Dream Teams That Made The Hits, Short Is Sweet: The Greatest Pop Songs Under 3 Minutes, An Intro To Jazz: 20 Essential Albums For Beginners, Dru Hill, Amy Winehouse, And Nick Jonas: Currently Trending Songs, Fania Records: How A New York Label Took Salsa To The World, The Fashion Of Mary J. Blige: An R&B Style Icon. Rory Gallagher Live in Europe is better blues album than Irish Tour in my opinion. The Real Folk Blues, mainly a compilation of earlier tracks for Chess, came out in 1966. Dank Bert, voor de aanvulling, prima keus ! Adele 's 21 is the best-selling album of the 21st century to date, with sales of over 31 million copies worldwide. 4 albums of BLOOMFIELD..???? What? Highlights include the US R&B chart-topper, Bo Diddley, its B-side Im A Man, and Road Runner.. Why doesnt Joe Bonamassa feature anywhere? As usual guitar is the theme. With Collins, Cray, Copeland on vinyl! Add: Vanguard Records The Best Of The Chicago Blues a seminal anthology. 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. I have 28 of them and I feel pretty good about that. Inventingthen immediately perfectingthe triumphant, breezy, bigger-than-rap mythology that Jay's wrapped himself in ever. Theres the jazz end of the blues; folk blues; blues rock; straight forward, honest to goodness, down home blues; Chicago blues; British blues; country blues; as well as white men playing the blues. "Escapism." (feat. Magic Sam was a huge part of the famous Chicago blues sound. Johnny Lang will have to go! Williams, whose trademark was playing a custom-built nine-string guitar, was 65 when he recorded this LP in London during the fall of 1968 under the supervision of Mike Batt (who would later find fame writing Bright Eyes for Art Garfunkel and leading the novelty group, The Wombles). The omission of Luther Allison must be corrected, perhaps his Serious disc or the Where Have You Been disc. Good list, but disappointed that Roomful Of Blues nor Duke Robillard were on it. This list has too many blues inspired classic rock bands on it. He was 35 years old when he recorded two sessions for the Okeh label after being recommended to the company by violinist, Willie Narmour. I might beg to differ on The Allman Brothers though. Lonesome George Thorogood and the Destroyers 2120 South Michigan Ave. Is a great blues album as well. And, of course, pretty much everything by Wolf and Muddy. And what about Roy Buchanan When a Guitar plays the Blues? Made the list. Great list. I think hes sincere and tries hard, but being a great guitarist (technically) does not make you a great bluesman. B. king Live and Well. The star turn came from guitarist, Mike Bloomfield, whose fretboard work is outstanding throughout. Possessing a powerful, expressive voice, he racked up seventeen US R&B hits for Chess Records Checker imprint between 1962 and 1971. Groundhogs should be in there and Chicken Shack as previously mentioned. Sure, some of those cross overs were not exactly bad by any means, but I dont know that they belong on this list. EPs, box sets, reissues, and compilations were not considered. Freddie King Live at Filmore 1970 is a great album, Amazed that Supersession wasnt the first album picked for the list. For Blues Rockers: ALSO, guys: Where the heck is THE BEST OF MUDDY WATERS (also known as Sail On in reissue). Lacking a certain Bo Carter if you ask me, Spot on bro. 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. Otis Taylor? With his raw, hoarse growl of a voice and searing slide guitar accompaniment, Johnson pioneered a unique blues style in Texas that also referenced gospel music. We all know that our bluesmakers of all folks cannot possibly be ranked like football teams or mutual funds. He scored four US R&B chart-toppers in the 1950s and remained popular throughout his long and storied career. I am prepared to ignore your future posts if you continue with American and English biases and continue ignoring Canada and other countries. Harp Attack. Willie Dixon I am the Blues Sinners Prayer 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. B.B. Though not as accomplished, perhaps, as his later records, it presents Hookers unique Mississippi blues style in its rawest, undiluted form. Bert. So Many Blues band And no Robin Trower The man with the Soul The King of the Blues Rock. I should Thornton is in imperious form here, blazing through her material like wildfire eating up a forest. B. 1 single, Blue Shadows, which features on this double LP compilation of recordings made between 1955 and 1962. There are 4 albums by Dutch Bluesbands that I would ad to the list: King is more familiar to blues fans as B. Key Track: Gangster Of Love, Born in Fargo, North Dakota, of Norwegian descent, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter/guitarist Lang took his debut album Lie To Me into the Top 50 US albums chart at the tender age of sixteen. Fool For You. ), 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. Preposterous. Cream were Cream, by no stretch of the imagination, can they be called a blues band. 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. The folk-blues renaissance of the 1960s revived many a bluesmans ailing career. They changed how we heard pop, and changed what pop meant in the new millennium. Live Gary Clark Jr. (2014). Do you even play blues or are you an armchair critic? When I 1st heard Groeten uit Grolloo I was hooked , have many records of their music. from 1966. Although there will always be missing someting. 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. I wish it was more than 100. Everyones would be different and we all wonder how isnt this or that album included or this or that artist Certainly overall I think you got the vast majority of choices right. The album will be delving into deeply personal topics in RAYE's life, such as . Rory Block When a woman gets the blues Sweet! Otis Spann. King King by The Red Devils is my favorite live blues album of all time. I like Fats Domino singing the blues He did a lot of blues, mostly his earley recordings. Some other (also not mentioned in the comment section, i think) great blues (or bluesrock) albums I very much like are: Big Joe Turner The Boss of The Blues (1956) That is true for a number of these picks. Regarded as one of the best guitarists of all-time, Clapton paid tribute to his blues roots with this, his thirteenth solo studio LP. Backed by an ace band (which includes pianist Otis Spann and blues legend Muddy Waters), Smith breezes through eleven Little Walter tunes while putting his own indelible spin on them. 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. Gotta agree with that. Fleetwood Mac and Otis Spann, Duster Bennett. Great list, these must also be close to being on it: Required fields are marked *. or Jeff Beck ,it was just the time for the Blues , which had never really made it outside of the black community.It was word of mouth , conversation , concerts like the newport Jazz festival. Lift Yr. No Ronnie Earl, Tab Benoit or Sonny Landreth??? The songs names are surrounded by . 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. , 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. Tom Rush Blues, Songs & Ballads I cant imagine how anything could be better that this one. the vastness of your undertaking was so huge, that I am not surprised that many peoples favorites are missing! Odd Muddy Waters choices should be Real Fok Blues or Sail On. The groups blues roots are reflected by their meaty repurposing of songs by T-Bone Walker (Stormy Monday), Blind Willie McTell (Statesboro Blues), and Elmore James (Done Somebody Wrong). Hes the apex songwriter of blues music. Though the album shot to No. After years of obscurity, James would finally taste acclaim in the 1960s when he recorded more frequently. i believe it should read muddy waters live at Newport 1960. Bill Wymans favorite. Lightnin; Slim,Otis Rush,Little Junior Parker, Lightnin Hopkins Time album and album on Dart,Memphis Willie B, Jesse Fuller, Richard Rabbit Brown, Otis Blackwell, Charles Brown, and on and on. Some may complain about crossover or blues rock albums, but how could anyone not think that the Allman Brothers Live at Fillmore East shouldnt be on this list. 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). As been noted, I cant see any list not including some Hendrix or Buchanan to be definitive, though this is subjective at best. Deeply influenced by blues music, Belfast-born Gary Moore started his career playing the guitar with Northern Irish band Skid Row in the early 70s before briefly joining Thin Lizzy. 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. Johnny guitar watson Showdown! We have given you our list of the best blues albums alphabetically, having given up trying to number. King, Live In Japan. But more importantly, we can see all the comments of what people left out. "Hard Out Here." 4. "Ice. King, the Mississippi-born singer and guitarist who was born on a cotton plantation. I did not rate him myself to be on the list. George Thorogood & The Destroyers self titled debut (1977) I agree and was going to post the same. This list needs serious reconsideration. As for Jimmy Reed, Cold Chills tops the Carnegie Hall album. And everyone has their own opinion and thats great. One of the few things Ill miss when I die. Jimmy Witherspoon, Spoonful, on Bluenote, The first list was published in a special issue of the magazine in 2003 and a related book in 2005. BB King and Bobby Blue Bland, Together, on Duke/ABC. The Electric Flag should be required listening for all who are interested in the blues and how music evolves IMHO. WILLIE DIXON, besides writing MANY BLUES STANDARDS/CLASSICS, is playing on mist of the CHESS stjuff. I didnt see Love Sculptures Blues Helping. I noticed that too. 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