lol about Joeso true. If theyre going to include ctoss-over bands how could they omit Led Zeppelin I, yet have Cream. Raw, earthy and visceral, its twelve songs focus on Taylors uniquely aggressive slide guitar playing. A long-time fan of bluesman Howlin Wolf, Hemphill wrote the albums title song by imagining herself as a female version of the lupine blues legend. Even people who love the blues can manage to leave Willie Dixon off this list. The Fabulous Thunderbirds: `Girls Go Wild Great list, but i suggest some of Sean Costello and the first recordings of Johnny guitar Watson to. I will google. in my opinion A Hard Road is at least as good if not better than the John Mayall albums listed. The replies here are priceless. Washingtons harmonic sophistication and ornate, highly ornamented style are revealed on twenty-three tunes that pay homage to the pianists New Orleans musical roots. 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The standouts range from the chugging instrumentals My Babe and Everythings Gonna Be Alright to nocturnal vocal ballads in the shape of the smoldering Last Night.. I like them, but they dont belong anywhere near this list. Blues With A Feeling was Smiths debut album, recorded in 1969 as a homage to another virtuosic blues harp player; the legendary Little Walter Jacobs, who had died a year earlier. 100 best albums of the 21st century, according to critics Stacker set out to find the best albums of the 21st century, compiling data from Metacritic (as of October 2022). Montgomery shared the vocals with Elaine McFarland. and The Charles Ford Band (Robben and his brothers) on Arhoolie. There are 4 albums by Dutch Bluesbands that I would ad to the list: Humble Pie Up your Sleeves 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. John Hammond, Jr. is one of the best Delta guitarists everright up there with the old guys like Robert Johnson and Son House. Let us know in the comments below. I,m mostly in agreement with you, especially Willie Dixons exclusion. Key Track: TAint Nobodys Business If I Do. So true. Aynsley Dunbar. 4.25 49,337 343. I have the equipment, just dont have the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he_cNA0fodY. 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. Best Albums. 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. Willie Dixons Chess Box MUST be included hands down one of the best blues compilations ever! 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. Notably Canadas Downchild (a.k.a. Willie Dixon Jeff Healey Group, he was appreciated by BB King and Eric Clapton. The apotheosis of blues-rock. With his croaky voice and piercing, bittersweet guitar melodies, Allison made his album debut for Chicagos Delmark label in 1969 but three years later, he was recording for Motowns Gordy imprint. "Chillicothe Fireball" is an album-long siren song, a beckoning to juke joints, dive bars and all the miles that lie between them. 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. . Come Back Baby Purchasing My 21st Century Blues from . 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. King King by The Red Devils is my favorite live blues album of all time. We went to Tower Records on Columbus Ave. and she recommended a Cuby disc. 1 single, Blue Shadows, which features on this double LP compilation of recordings made between 1955 and 1962. I came to blues music after rock and roll through Eric Clapton and others so I am perhaps not a blues purist but I do appreciate Robert Johnson, BB King, and many others as well as those who led me to their music. I love his playing, but this is ridiculous. Key Track: I Didnt Know What Time It Was. Sure, some of those cross overs were not exactly bad by any means, but I dont know that they belong on this list. How dare you omit A Hard Road John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. And thank you!! The biggest was the No. My ugly complex beautiful mosaic formed from broken pieces of glass from the last seven years of my life. Born Huddy Ledbetter in Louisiana, Lead Belly accompanied his tremulous, high tenor voice with a 12-string acoustic guitar. And what about Roy Buchanan When a Guitar plays the Blues? Otis Grand, Blues 65 Love Paul Butterfield, Little Walter list goes on, maybe not in the top 100 albums but in top 100 harp players Richard Newel AKA King Biscuit Boy. Other standouts included Fried Hockey Boogie and the anti-drug message song, Amphetamine Annie. Though considered a rock group and beloved by the hippies and Woodstock generation, Canned Heats musical DNA was deeply rooted in the blues. One James Cotton album and two Mayall. It remains a go-to compilation for those wishing to get acquainted with Kings 60s oeuvre. But I am glad Big Bill Broonzy made the list. 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. His Best rounded up twenty of Diddleys most popular and commercially successful tunes for the Chicago Chess label, which was the singer/guitarists recording home between 1955 and 1974. Dank Bert, voor de aanvulling, prima keus ! One of the Mississippi blues maestros more unusual live performances was this one, recorded on September 10, 1970, at an outdoor concert within the walls of a large Chicago penitentiary, where he played to an audience of over 2,000 prison inmates. 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. Key Track: Shake Your Hips, From Riverton, Mississippi, Eddie Son House was one of the delta blues styles principal architects. His recording career was spectacularly brief from 1927 to 1930 but his influence has been long-lasting (Robert Johnson and Howlin Wolf took note of his guitar style while Bob Dylan and Led Zeppelin covered his songs). Rocking at the Tweed Mill. Tab Benoit, Tommy Castro, Blues Brothers, Room full of blues, Elvin Bishop??? Born Theodore Roosevelt Taylor in Natchez, Mississippi, hoarse-throated singer and guitarist Hound Dog Taylor had a rare physiological condition known as polydactylism, which resulted in him having six digits on each hand. New Orleans Piano Professor is a scintillating solo piano recital recorded in his hometown a year before his death. For example: you only looked ar individual artists, why isnt there an album Also want to highlight a great blues boogie album, James Cotton 100% Cotton, awesome band with Matt Guitar Murphy, and Gary Clark Jr. Live, also great. 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. User Reviews. 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. A blues shouter from Arkansas who possessed a rich, resonant voice, Witherspoon rose to fame in the 1940s with pianist Jay McShanns band before going solo and topping the US R&B charts in 1949 with Aint Nobodys Business. That particular song features on the singers iconic 1959 album, At The Monterey Festival, which was included as part of the 1972 live double LP compilation, Spoon Concerts. Will probably be one of 2023's best albums. John Lee Hooker Jr. Live at Soledad Prison. Many of us that grew up in the 60s heard the blues first from these bands and more. 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. The albums Desolation and Hells Session would be my first choice (probably because I had these records myself and played them endlessly.). To celebrate National Album Day, on Saturday 12 October 2019, Radio 2 counted down the Top 40 Best Selling Albums of the 21st century (so far), courtesy of The Official Charts Company. No Percy Mayfield? Blues is black. Thats in my opinion the best live album of Cuby & Blizzards. 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. Layla may not be pure blues but it is blues enough to me. Its hard to imagine a list of the best blues albums without this one. 461 Ocean boulevard is my favourite blues album, its disappointing not seeing that on this list. Muddy Waters Electric Mud 99. Great list! You might want to re-evaluate your stance on Stevie Ray Vaughan too. Consider the West African griots or that itinerant bluesman that W.C. Willie Dixon? Excellent. I have to disagree with you concerning the Alman Brothers not being a blues band. 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. 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. Im glad to see both old and new records on the list, but one of my all-time favorite is missing; Walter Trout. Dont ever, ever, ever miss this one! B. Sometimes you get the frustrating sense that strong ideas are being deliberately short-circuited in the pursuit of a slightly self-conscious weirdness. Suffice to say, every album here should be in any discerning blues fans collection. Bruce Fisher above is right! Chicken Shack, and I didnt see Savoy Brown, Climax Blues Band and the Chicago Blues Band. Duration 01:03:12. At least you did include Texas Flood , Good to see Lonnie Johnson here. 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. Donde esta THE LONDON SESSION HOWLIN WOLF, I own most of the 100 mentioned but would like consideration for: Muddy Waters The London sessions, Big Joe Williams Hand Me Down My Old Walking Stick. Other omissions that certainly belong: Jimmy Witherspoon, Charles Brown, and Dave Van Ronk. Bad Axe by Son Seals is definitely missing, Boom Boom by John Lee Hoover is definitely deserving, and Clarence Gatemouth Brown probably should also be included. Johnny Winter progressive blues experiment Lomaxs Blues Songbook Community. What of J. J. Cale? Album text by Charles Waring, introduction by Richard Havers. Big Mama Thornton with the Muddy Waters Blues Band. 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 highlights are numerous and include Devil Got My Woman, 22-20 Blues with James playing the piano and Im So Glad.. 64. I think hes sincere and tries hard, but being a great guitarist (technically) does not make you a great bluesman. Key Track: I Cant Quit You Baby. When someone has put these all on a Spotify play list let me know lol. there were probably about 20 people there, and each time after it became more and more crowded ,not because we were awakened to the music by Elvis,Mick and Keith , and Clapton 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. Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers Sinner Street West Side Soul - Magic Sam Blues Band. The first list was published in a special issue of the magazine in 2003 and a related book in 2005. so excited. And you are an expert? My debut album. In that respect it is a great success so well done! Totalmente de acuerdo, sobre todo en lo relacionado con Ronnie Earl. 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. The folk-blues renaissance of the 1960s revived many a bluesmans ailing career. The choice for Muddy Waters does not cover his best recordings. As a Englishman I very rarely meet other Cuby & The Blizzard Fans here. Janis Joplin The essential The albums opening song Samson & Delilah was later covered by Peter, Paul & Mary and the Grateful Dead. 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. I noticed that too. He was born Aleck Ford in Mississippi and then took the name Rice Miller before morphing into Sonny Boy Williamson. Hendrix played some killer blues. 'My biggest thing on this album is candidness,' she says. Bond, so glad you gave recognition to Roy Buchanan. The album marks her first project following her 2021 separation The album contains a version of his 1951 US R&B chart-topper, Im In The Mood For Love.. Rokia Traor - Tchamantch. This nimble-fingered albino Texas axe-slinger started his professional career at 15 years old and recorded his first solo album a decade later. 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. Key Track: She-Wolf, The blues was the musical bedrock beneath Jimi Hendrixs flamboyant, high-decibel psychedelic rock style which sent seismic shockwaves through the music world of the late 1960s. 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. Theyre a big favourite in our house. 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. Discovered by Chess songwriter Willie Dixon, Taylor (who was born Cora Walton in Tennessee) scored a Top 5 US R&B hit with Wang Dang Doodle in 1966 before leaving Chess for another Windy City label, Bruce Iglauers Alligator imprint in the 70s. I Am The Blues Willie Dixon (1970) Music has always played a role in helping to define cultural moments throughout history. 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. Son House is the most familiar name on this compilation of vintage delta blues by some of the styles earliest exponents. Wow. 100% correct Harmonica Slim. 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. ric ya damn skippy! I thought the same thing. Chris Moran is RIGHT ON. 21st Century Blues [Ecko] Album Information. 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. Check out the album The Blues aint Bad on YouTube. Muddy Waters The London Sessions. We ranked albums according to their Metascore, which represents an. Its AWESOME! I think about 30 of these should have been left off and something else put in. Sugar Blue, Paul DeLay, William Clarke and piano OTIS SPANN, Little Brother Montgomery, Big Maceo. Like Skip James, he recorded in 1930 for Paramount and was later plucked from obscurity by the folk-blues revival. This has got to be on the list. Included in his repertoire is Tee-Nah-Nah, a popular Smiley Lewis record that Washington played on in 1949. I love you all. He patented an earthy electric delta blues sound that was inspired by Robert Johnson (whom he knew) and Tampa Red. The album had a profound impact on British blues-rock bands. Oscar Brown Jr, Between Heaven and Hell, Columbia 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. 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. A tough job indeed! "The Thrill Is Gone." 8. Give me a break! A collection of rollicking Big Easy barrelhouse piano tunes, the album spotlights Duprees singular blues style with its distinctive New Orleans slant. Though the album shot to No. Willie Dixon I am the Blues 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. Like you we have a soft spot for them. And youre really stretching the definition of blues by classifying Layla as a blues album. B. Although it includes super-charged versions of Howlin Wolf and Buddy Guy songs, the most impressive cuts are the original Pride & Joy and the rhythm and blues-rocker, Love Struck Baby. Those who had written off the blues as deader than a Dodo were made to eat their words by Texas Flood, a dynamic musical tour de force that bristled with life and energy. and she was thrilled to see a Cuby and the Blizzards record. 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. 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. 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. So Many Blues band And no Robin Trower The man with the Soul The King of the Blues Rock. you include SR Vaughan , but not his master !!! And the John Mayalls Bluesbreakers with Peter Green??? Albums were ranked according to their Metascore, which represents an aggregation of critic reviews. After his clutch of early 78s released in 1931 for Paramount fell on deaf ears, James slipped into anonymity but was rediscovered and coaxed back to the recording studio three decades later as a result of the 1960s blues and folk revival. Though most of the album is self-written, Mos musical roots are referenced by the inclusion of two Robert Johnson songs. His double LP Chronology, Vol I, a good mix of blues and soul. The lack of Blodwyn Pig is disturbing. Hells Session and Wang Dang Doodle by Livin Blues. James Cotton, first LP on Vanguard The Blues Project any of their albums should have been included. It's an album that demands something of the listener, but rewards it in spades. 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. Tom Waits Orphans: Brawlers, (as you see, i like the movies of Jim Jarmusch ! B. Check out Wild-Child Butler. (Remember, if we get rid of cross-over bands we can have a little more room for the class blues artists who created the music all these cross-over bands derived their music from). 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. Hells Session and Wang Dang Doodle by Livin Blues. Not that I know of anyway. I would have left out any rock or jazz cross-over artists (No Stones, no Clapton, no Allman Bros, No Cream, no SRV!! SRV and Double Trouble, In Step. Blues. So would you prefer it to be white peoples blues rather than blues or perhaps rock and roll? . I am prepared to ignore your future posts if you continue with American and English biases and continue ignoring Canada and other countries. Though theres a competitive aspect to the album, its notable for an absence of macho posturing, with each musician seemingly content to share the spotlight with his fellow blues brother. Then there are some albums that you may not know, like Blind Mississippi Morriss Back Porch Blues, Koerner, Ray & Glovers Blues, Rags and Hollers, and Tampa Reds Dont Tampa With the Blues; they are all equally worthy of inclusion. deservedly won a Grammy in 1986, and is clearly among the best blues albums ever. Thank you! Havent listened to much blues since I got sober but it holds a special place in my heart. That track is the leadoff cut on Sufferin Mind, a 26-song anthology of his work for Art Rupes LA-based Specialty label. Rod Piazza & Mighty Flyers Live at B.B. 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. Chicago: the Blues Today, volume with Johnny Young, Johnny Shines, Big Walter Though she comes from Burbank, California, Bonnie Raitt is a soulful singer and bottleneck guitarist whose music is steeped in the delta blues sound. He serves up some of his big hits (Im Your Hoochie Coochie Man) alongside blues standards (Baby, Please Dont Go), and new and unreleased songs (I Got My Brand On You). Hardcore Hip Hop Pop Rap Trap. Rihanna - ANTI. , 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. Personally my top 6 guitarists of all time are: Freddie King, Duane Allman, Hendrix, SRV, Derek Trucks and Albert King. At least this got people talking and Im sure that many will be picking the lists for stuff they may have missed. King Of The Delta Blues Singers was the first-ever compilation of his music and helped Johnson reach a new audience in the 1960s. Known as the Empress of the Blues, the highly influential Bessie Smith patented a distinctively earthy and soulful vocal style that brought her much fame and wealth in the 1920s. Excellent recording with a superb interview of Nighthawk by Michael Bloomfield! Low Country Blues Gregg Allman (2011) Its not about hip snobbery, its straightforward common sense. Savoy Brown definitely belongs on that list. Blood Incantation - Hidden History of the Human Race (2019; Dark Descent) It's tempting to read pure escapism into the aesthetics of Colorado's Blood Incantationpulp sci-fi alien art adorns the front cover of their down-the-rabbit-hole-conspiracy named second album, Hidden History of the Human Race.And I'd be lying if I said there wasn't a lot of fun to be had when diving into . 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. For blues fans who werent fortunate enough to see this big-voiced chanteuse dubbed the Queen of Chicago Blues then this incendiary studio album from 1975 offers a vivid example of her singular talent. James Brown Messing With the Blues 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. Cuz yer listening to the blues and thats the thing. Taj Mahal the real thing Phil. Though born in Paris to Austrian and Greek parents, Korner became one of the prime movers and shakers of the influential British blues scene in the 1960s. You forgot Janis Joplins i got dem old kosmic blues again.. You got that right, Lesleyno Janis?? why is it so windy lately 2021; pretense in a sentence; den of thieves full movie filmyzilla; judith resnik accomplishments; the horse whisperer hospital scene; rage games online; who is clint black's biological mother; center console runabout Junior Wells, James Cotton, Billy Branch, and Cary Bell. And where is Professor Longhair , dr John, Bukka White, Big Joe Williams and Big Joe Turner. 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