Orangedroog65. Think in those terms and some of the classic rock bands qualify. Great list! And I didnt know people were so mixed on Bonamasa. All noted exponents of blues harmonica, Cotton, Branch, Musselwhite and Norcia teamed up to spectacular effect on Superharps, an enjoyable romp through eleven original tunes. The album will be delving into deeply personal topics in RAYE's life, such as . . This anthology of his recordings for Eli Toscanos short-lived indie label Cobra includes Rushs Top 10 US R&B hit, I Cant Quit You Baby, later covered by Led Zeppelin. What should have been listed instead of Little Walter His Best was The Best of Little Walter and Hate To See You Go two of the most influential blues platters to have been released. It contains some of the best guitar work of Claptons career. 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 UK version of this classic album included Williams delivering a fiery version of his iconic Baby Please Dont Go. A masterclass in delta blues. 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. Though not as accomplished, perhaps, as his later records, it presents Hookers unique Mississippi blues style in its rawest, undiluted form. They are however some albums of undead white people who could be integrated in such a list: Great list, but i suggest some of Sean Costello and the first recordings of Johnny guitar Watson to. 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. 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. 20. The Real Folk Blues, mainly a compilation of earlier tracks for Chess, came out in 1966. I WANT TO HEAR IT ALL!! An exponent of the Chicago blues style, Taylor recorded this, his debut album in 1971 as the inaugural release on Bruce Iglauers Windy City-based Alligator label. Raw, earthy and visceral, its twelve songs focus on Taylors uniquely aggressive slide guitar playing. The folk-blues renaissance of the 1960s revived many a bluesmans ailing career. Born John Lee Curtis Williamson, this trailblazing Mississippi musician the first of two Sonny Boy Williamsons in the blues field established the gold standard for blues harmonica with his iconic 1937 debut single, Good Morning, School Girl. Spanning the years 1937-1941, the 1995 compilation Sugar Mama is a superb introduction to the mans work and finds him singing and blowing harmonica alongside the likes of guitarists Big Joe Williams and Big Bill Broonzy together with pianist Blind John Davis. Lists. Duke Robilliard Dukes Blues Delightfull! WILLIE DIXON, besides writing MANY BLUES STANDARDS/CLASSICS, is playing on mist of the CHESS stjuff. 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). From Como, Mississippi, Hemphill was two years shy of her 60th birthday when she cut her debut LP, She-Wolf, for the French Vogue label in 1981; its a groundbreaking album that dispenses with the 12-bar format that had previously defined most blues records. What about? The Brits embraced it and started it again. black Gibson Les Paul Custom. Jack Bruce. He recorded this album in 1969, though it wasnt released until after his death. Layla may not be pure blues but it is blues enough to me. Super Session should absolutely be here, I think you could have included every SRV album released, but glad Texas Flood is on there. Many of us that grew up in the 60s heard the blues first from these bands and more. 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. 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. Jimmy Barnes Any Live Allman Bros. Great stuff. Key Track: Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down, From Woodlake, California, Ford is a quick-fingered guitarist who as a young man played with Charley Musselwhite, the LA Express, Joni Mitchell, and Miles Davis. 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. Clarence Gatemouth Brown..hell yeah !!! 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. 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. Lonnie Mack Wham J.B. Lenoir, Chicken Shack, Fleetwood Mac in Chicago, Detroits Motown label wasnt renowned as a platform for blues artists but in 1972 the company made an exception and recruited this magnetic Arkansas singer/guitarist who had cut his teeth in the Chicago bands of Howlin Wolf and Freddie King. 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. New Orleans Piano Professor is a scintillating solo piano recital recorded in his hometown a year before his death. Stevie Ray Vaughn Martin Scorcese presents How is that left off? Muddy Waters and Johnny Winter - Hard Again Incredible! No Ronnie Earl, Tab Benoit or Sonny Landreth??? The omission of Luther Allison must be corrected, perhaps his Serious disc or the Where Have You Been disc. Allman Bros.? Excellent. Willie Dixon? 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. I love his playing, but this is ridiculous. Why not include Men At Work and Bay City Rollers? Consider all the Henry Sloans weve never heard and the mothers of those we have. They included My Time Is Expensive, Okie Dokie Stomp and Midnight Hour, all present on this ace retrospective. Good listening. 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 . Hudson Woodbridge was the birth name of Tampa Red, who was born in Georgia and raised in Florida. 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. Although there will always be missing someting. 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. And Kanye West and Just Blaze, and Eminem and Timbaland. This posthumous album collected some of Blakes best sides he recorded for the Paramount label between 1926 and 1932. Little Walter playing with their back up on Checkin it out is a sensational album. Nice try! And then Kanye is also in some sort of strange 1970s burned-out back room of a Chicago blues club having a . 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. 4. I now have about 20 new artists/albums that I need to hear based off peoples comments and I thank the list and the people who commented for that. Only two or so from the last 40 years? B. Also surprised that Robin Trower hasnt been mentioned. 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). Lacking a certain Bo Carter if you ask me, Spot on bro. I know most folks think of Louis Armstrong as Jazz, but for me, Id include some of his work. AC/DC? I agree. 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. The apotheosis of blues-rock. She included a rip-roaring version of the tune on this stupendous live album, recorded in two locations: in front of inmates at Monroe State Prison and Oregon State Reformatory. no luther and no jimi joints either.. what about page, yardbirds. European or African? Any of the 60s Savoy Brown albums are a huge omission. Very glad to see my favorite Rory Gallagher included. Hardcore Hip Hop Pop Rap Trap. "Oscar Winning Tears." 3. AND THE ALLMAN BROTHERS LUDLOW GARAGE THATS ABOUT AS CORE AS IT GETS, Missing thoughts, Maybe you did research but you seem biased to American and English whites as well as universally recognized blues artists! As for Belgian Blues: Roland! Key Track: Easy Baby. Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation with John Moorshead? Add: Testament Records Modern Chicago Blues.. Where is Fathers and Sons ? 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. For Blues Rockers: 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. Bumble Bee spans the years 1929-1941, collecting all the Hoodoo Ladys seminal early sides with McCoy, including the classics Black Rat Swing, Dirty Mother For You, and New Dirty Dozen., Key Track: Whats The Matter With The Mill. Before then, though, he was an aspiring bluesman influenced by the on-stage antics of extrovert guitarist T-Bone Walker and first made his mark in the 1950s combining his smooth vocals with humorous lyrics and dazzling fretboard pyrotechnics. Led Zepplin First album 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 . He also contributed the albums killer cut, an intoxicating instrumental called Screamin.. Maybe so, Brian, but you have to admit, it makes a change for any of Rorys albums to appear in a list like this. It included the singles Trust Me and One Way Out, the latter featuring guitarist Buddy Guy. Wheres KoKo Taylor, Tinsley Ellis Shemika Copeland and Luther Allison. Johnny Winter nothin but the blues He had big shoes to fill, but the Welwyn Garden City-born youngster immediately made a lasting impact with his intuitive grasp of the blues language. for Seymour Solomons Vanguard label but his expressive falsetto voice, underpinned by gently undulating guitar filigrees, sounded better than ever. Possessing a powerful, expressive voice, he racked up seventeen US R&B hits for Chess Records Checker imprint between 1962 and 1971. Although his craggy voice is mostly framed by slick, contemporary production values (courtesy of looped beats and DJ scratches), the music still resonates with an authentic, Mississippi delta-steeped blues feel. She contributes three self-written gems: Backlash Blues, Do I Move You, and I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl.. 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. begins with an electrifying version of T-Bone Walkers T-Bone Shuffle setting the tone for what is a thoroughly enjoyable blues summit characterized by some exceptional guitar playing. My 21st Century Blues is the ultimate act of catharsis, full of big emotions expressed with revealing honesty. 4 albums of BLOOMFIELD..???? I would have included Otis Spann LP-The biggest thing since Colossus.John Lee Hooker LP-Live at cafe au-go-go.Muddy Waters 2LP-Fathers and Sons.Earl Hooker LP-Hooker and Steve.Cheers to All. Bond, so glad you gave recognition to Roy Buchanan. I will google. Superharps???? 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. Blues, Rags & Hollers was a flagship LP for the folk revival of the early 1960s. Mance Lipscomb You Got to Reap What You Sow Other highlights include Whos Cheating Who, Baby I Love You, and I Feel So Bad.. So would you prefer it to be white peoples blues rather than blues or perhaps rock and roll? Janis Joplin? Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Nicknamed Miss Peaches, this Los Angeles-born songstress was an ever-present figure on the US R&B charts between 1955 and 1978. 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. Give me a break. 1. 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. Lizzie Douglas was better known as Memphis Minnie, a prolific country blues doyenne originally from Algiers, Louisiana, who got her first guitar as a Christmas present when she was seven. The Powder Blues, The Jeff Healey Band, Colin James and there are others I am not able to list as well. Aw, yes, the Powder Blues Band. Thanks for reading thus far, if you have. Without further ado, get ready to gawk at the greatest album art of the 21st Century: . some way. Omar&Howlers:I Told You So. Agree with Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters. And how the hell did you not include Jimmy Pages work with Led Zeppelin? Otis Spann is the Blues (wikipedia: leading postwar blues pianist) and One of my favorites but admitedly obscure albums is Indiana Avenue Blues by Shirley Griffiths and J. T. Adams. Thats in my opinion the best live album of Cuby & Blizzards. His self-titled debut album showcased Mos old school, acoustic-based style, which is an amalgam of rural and urban blues styles spiced with country, calypso and folk flavors. Blessed with a resonant and smoky baritone voice, Slim scored seven US R&B hits between 1948 and 1953. 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. Excellent recording with a superb interview of Nighthawk by Michael Bloomfield! No Percy Mayfield? BB King and Bobby Blue Bland, Together, on Duke/ABC. Lomaxs Blues Songbook A mortal sin. Is there a link to the Spotify playlist anywhere? The man whose single Rollin Stone gave Britains most famous rock band their name, Muddy Waters was inextricably linked with the Chicago electric blues sound. You also need to listen to Janis Joplin and Big Mama Thornton if you want to know what womens blues sounds like. lol about Joeso true. Especially live album Face The Music is awesome. Well done Bert, I would say add To blind to see from Cuby and the Blizzards to the list as well. I am prepared to ignore your future posts if you continue with American and English biases and continue ignoring Canada and other countries. The other thing that amazes me is how everybody is an authority on how the bands such as the Stones, Cream , Mayall, Butterfield and on and on saved the music and brought it back to life. What? Hailing from Mississippi, Rush learned to play the guitar when he was eight and moved to Chicago when he was fourteen after hearing a Muddy Waters record. Thornton is in imperious form here, blazing through her material like wildfire eating up a forest. You forgot Dutch Mason the Prime Minister of the blues. Also featured is M.O. And consider the folks whose paths never crossed those of the white historians or those who sang only to themselves and their God. first Taj Mahal solo record (w/ Ry Cooder, Jessie Ed Davis, etc) Few people had heard of Robert Johnson prior to the 1960s. He patented an earthy electric delta blues sound that was inspired by Robert Johnson (whom he knew) and Tampa Red. I like them, but they dont belong anywhere near this list. The songs names are surrounded by . Where is the westafrican blues!? Sugar Blue, Paul DeLay, William Clarke and piano OTIS SPANN, Little Brother Montgomery, Big Maceo. The Jimmy Rogers All Stars Band (Jeff Healey, Kim Wilson, Eric Clapton and more) Blues, Blues Blues. Speaking of full, I miss Blind Boy Fuller. Im kind of you that I even looked at this list after realizing of what it consists. Joe Bonamassa is easily worthy of this list. Indeed, and for that matter add Michael Bloomfield Its Not Killing Me. John Mayer Fleetwood Mac including Green lack that raw blues voice, but I love their blues stuff. Let us know in the comments below. Born John Chatham, he first recorded under his fathers moniker, Peter Chatham, before settling on Memphis Slim in 1940. They ranged from driving, full-throttle numbers such as the Cotton-penned The Hucklebuck, and Narcias atmospheric ballad, Life Will Be Better, to the slow-burning after-hours blues, Harp To Harp. The music may sound like it originates straight from the Mississippi delta but was recorded in Portland, Maine. Humble Pie? Right on Bert. Suffice to say, every album here should be in any discerning blues fans collection. Drown In My Own Tears James revamped some of his earliest recorded songs, breathing new life into Im So Glad and Killing Floor Blues, which benefited from an improved recording quality over the originals. Theres no debating this fact. King and Willie Dixon. 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. Canadian blues artists are missing here! Fats domino too. Half of them are on vinyl though and I have a big job ahead of me digitizing them all. I didnt see Love Sculptures Blues Helping. Made the list. Dont forget to mention Steve Stills who was also a big part of the Super Session album. But more importantly, we can see all the comments of what people left out. The Groundhogs Split is one of the best unknown albums of all time, easily. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic. I love you all. And the John Mayalls Bluesbreakers with Peter Green??? Renowned for his flamboyant stage act and colorful attire, Slim was also one of the first guitarists to use distortion. Immediately after that, Spann returned to Chicago where he recorded The Blues Never Die! Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, and Frank Zappa all cited Slim as a seminal influence. The remaining antique gems are incredibly obscure. A bottleneck guitar specialist from Rossville, Tennessee, McDowell first learned to play slide guitar using a filed-down beef bone. Rory Block When a woman gets the blues Sweet! I,m mostly in agreement with you, especially Willie Dixons exclusion. It features guest cameos from Paul Simon, Carlos Santana, and an uncredited Steve Miller on a broad selection of material. The albums final cut, Walking By Myself, was Rogers only hit record: a Top 20 US R&B chart entry back in 1957. Ray Charles (Self titled) contains: Its not about hip snobbery, its straightforward common sense. Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix werent the first performers to play the guitar between their legs or behind their heads on stage. A blues hack? To Be Kind also featured material developed live during the band's 2012 and 2013 . Both worthwhile considerations for sure. Unlike Memphis Minnie, pianist and singer Memphis Slim was an authentic Bluff City native. Lester Butler was a harp blowin maniac! Johnny Lang will have to go! this sucks, Your additions of sited omissions sir are excellent sited examples.. Highlights include the US R&B chart-topper, Bo Diddley, its B-side Im A Man, and Road Runner.. A compelling synthesis of seasoned blues standards (Johnny Guitar Watsons Too Tired) and potent original material (Avalanche), Ice Pickin was Collins sixth long-player and, arguably, his best. Just relying on what they read. The set includes songs associated with Sonny Boy Williamson, Big Mama Thornton, and Willie Cobbs while the Wells original, the funky Snatch & Hold It Back, doffs its cap to James Browns Papas Got A Brand New Bag. Its regarded as one of the best blues albums of the 1960s. What is abundantly clear, though, is the visceral power of Johnsons music, originally released on a series of 78-rpm singles between 1936 and 1937. Those bands are not blues bands but, rather, blues-inspired. 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. Thanks, enjoyed reading this. Early on in his career, White recorded under the pseudonyms Pinewood Tom, The Singing Christian, and Tippy Barton before using his real name. Included in his repertoire is Tee-Nah-Nah, a popular Smiley Lewis record that Washington played on in 1949. best blues albums of the 21st century. With, Standing at the Crossroads , Like a Sheep Out on the Foam , Doin the Shout , etc. King were among those influenced by Jefferson. The Electric Flag should be required listening for all who are interested in the blues and how music evolves IMHO. Key Track: Two Bugs In A Rug. When it comes to white guys playing the Blue how about ZZTop Rio Grand Mud,. Mississippi born and bred, James sang in a brash, declamatory style and played a mean slide guitar. Lightnin Slim Best of Calling Card Rory Gallagher (1976) Submit Corrections However, lets not forget the blues was all but forgotten until musicians like Eric, Duane, Mick and Keith among others revived the genre. 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