The lack of Blodwyn Pig is disturbing. Also featured is M.O. Ive bookmarked this list, its comments, and all the insightful dickering because damn right I got the blues! Love it all! George Thoroughgood? 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. Rihanna - ANTI. Thank you! Bond, so glad you gave recognition to Roy Buchanan. This triple CD set focused on an overlooked collection of early Hooker recordings that remained unreleased until the 1970s. These are the 21st Century albums that hit every pleasure center for us, that made us dance and sing along to karaoke and made the commute to work a little less miserable. 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. This was his first long-player and it contained the original version of his signature song, the memorable Gangster Of Love, dating from 1957. His swansong, Dont Tampa With The Blues, highlighted Reds plangent tenor voice, sophisticated finger-picking style and propensity for playing the kazoo. That is true for a number of these picks. Will probably be one of 2023's best albums. Their recording Projections still holds up well although possibly not among the Top 100. James Cotton, first LP on Vanguard You could get rid of all the rock bands and all the English bands. Born Albert Gene Drewery in Texas and nicknamed The Ice Man, Collins was a cousin of blues maven Lightnin Hopkins but was inspired to sing and take up the guitar after hearing a John Lee Hooker record. However, behind the dazzling stage presence lay a considerable musical talent who blended blues with jazz and swing. You forgot Hookern Heat. He was 56 when he recorded this 11-track collection. (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). 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. With its fusion of soulful urbanity and raw, delta earthiness, the record would prove a blueprint for modern blues recordings. I love you all. This has got to be on the list. My first concert was the Jefferson Airplane with the warm up band The Yardbirds in 1967. 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. Sonny Boy Williamson II told Mayall to do everyone a favor and dont sing ever again. Cream were Cream, by no stretch of the imagination, can they be called a blues band. 2 R&B hit in 1946 with Driftin Blues. Two years later, Brown who had a profound influence on a young Ray Charles went solo and recorded for the Aladdin label. The album had a profound impact on British blues-rock bands. Wouldnt have suffered from a mention of Savoy Brown though? 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. And thank you!! 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. Mathus & his knockdown society? Heavily influenced by Albert King and Jimi Hendrix, Vaughan was a virtuoso guitar slinger from Dallas, Texas, whose meteoric career was cut short by a fatal helicopter crash. "Hard Out Here." 4. One beneficiary was singer and harmonica player, Sonny Boy Williamson (not to be confused with the same-named singer who sang Good Morning School Girl and died in 1948). I met a Dutch girl back around 1970 and took her to Tower Records at Bay and Columbus in S.F. Odd Muddy Waters choices should be Real Fok Blues or Sail On. Big Joe Turner, with Count Basie, Kansas City; on Pablo So thanks again! Etta James, Tell Mamma. 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. Also thanks for the list and for everyone adding their favorites. Allman Brothers, Cream, Derek and the Dominos, and The Rolling Stones shouldnt even be mentioned here. It was there that he released his debut LP, Rooster Blues, in 1960; a cache of singles that ranged from ramshackle down-home laments (My Starter Wont Work) to humorous Cold War meditations (GI Blues) and portentous tales of love gone bad (Hoo-Doo Blues). Its all about the space between the notesjust ask BB (RIP). King is more familiar to blues fans as B. I like Bonamassa but dont consider him a bluesman. 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. From Muddy Waters to B.B. Add: Testament Records Modern Chicago Blues.. Half of them are on vinyl though and I have a big job ahead of me digitizing them all. Great list! John Hammond does deserve a nod from me for a couple albums. Other highlights were Cuttin In, a chugging beat ballad with strings and the skipping R&B-flavored Broke & Lonely, where Watsons assured vocals are punctuated by dancing horns. I encourage you to make your lists as expansive and inclusive as possible and to avoid playing the whos best card, which is really just for people who are too lazy to make their own assessments of what they like. Regarded as one of the best guitarists of all-time, Clapton paid tribute to his blues roots with this, his thirteenth solo studio LP. 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. Pinetop Perkins: Pinetops Boogie Woogie. Renowned for his flamboyant stage act and colorful attire, Slim was also one of the first guitarists to use distortion. This music accompanied me through my bluest blues, crafted unapologetically and fearlessly with love and tears, and now I can . 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. YES too many Blues-Rock releases and BLUES FOR A ROTTEN AFTERNOON isnt even on the list, so THAT tells me the compilers are just kids. But I am glad Big Bill Broonzy made the list. I did not rate him myself to be on the list. Though blues was an omnipresent element in Hendrixs oeuvre, he never made a dedicated blues album. Also Fleetwood Macs Then Play On just to name a few. Canned Heat/John Lee Hooker Hooker and Heat. After Peter Green replaced Eric Clapton in Mayalls band, an 18-year-old guitarist called Mick Taylor (who would later supersede Brian Jones in The Rolling Stones) came in as an unknown on Crusade. 'My biggest thing on this album is candidness,' she says. Gosh I could add a lot more. Bad Companyreally? EPs, box sets, reissues, and compilations were not considered. The Smokin Joe Kubek Band Served up Texas Style [1] [2] The album will be Raye's first project following her 2021 separation from Polydor Records. 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. The track was included on this retrospective, alongside a clutch of singles recorded for other indie labels during the 50s and early 60s, including I Believe, Done Somebody Wrong, and The Sky Is Crying. James music exerted a significant influence on the Rolling Stones during the British groups early years. Albums were ranked according to their Metascore, which represents an aggregation of critic reviews. We ranked albums according to their Metascore, which represents an. The pioneering multi-racial quintet formed in 1963 and two years later released its self-titled debut, which consisted of original material alongside the groups turbo-charged interpretations of songs by Elmore James, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, and Willie Dixon. Your email address will not be published. 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. 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. Blues music as raw, down and dirty as it gets!!! This list has too many blues inspired classic rock bands on it. WILLIE DIXON, besides writing MANY BLUES STANDARDS/CLASSICS, is playing on mist of the CHESS stjuff. The replies here are priceless. So what are your selections? 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 . He only started recording three years before his death, initially cutting gospel songs for the Paramount label. Thank you for mentioning them! At least Kooper and Bloomfield were included on another pick. So true. Chicken Shack, and I didnt see Savoy Brown, Climax Blues Band and the Chicago Blues Band. One album that I love that past me by for many years is Otis spans the biggest thing since colossus . Lomaxs Blues Songbook Also surprised that Robin Trower hasnt been mentioned. Something from Audience? King said, Peter Green is the only blues guitar player that can make me cry.Savoy Brown(Kim Simmons)andNo Jimmy Page? The Nighthawks Live at the PsycheDeli should be on this list ahead of many others. Duke Robilliard Dukes Blues Delightfull! Any Compilations from: Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Best of all is Percy Mayfields Memory Pain, transformed into a riff-heavy hard-rock workout. Born Huddy Ledbetter in Louisiana, Lead Belly accompanied his tremulous, high tenor voice with a 12-string acoustic guitar. 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. Suffice to say, every album here should be in any discerning blues fans collection. How freaking true. 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. The Fabulous Thunderbirds: `Girls Go Wild Lacking a certain Bo Carter if you ask me, Spot on bro. The title is Best Blues ALBUMS not blues artists. Somebody just went through his own collection. Im for the Top 200 Blues albums. 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. The highlights are numerous and include Devil Got My Woman, 22-20 Blues with James playing the piano and Im So Glad.. Canadian blues artists are missing here! ), 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. 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. Amen brother, what a joke. Criteria: These "Blues" albums were chosen to showcase the artists musical vision through their impact, originality, influence, creative inspiration & musical quality.This list does not include "greatest hits, best of, live albums, box sets OR albums by those artists who did not exhibit a clear blues thread throughout their careers. Totalmente de acuerdo, sobre todo en lo relacionado con Ronnie Earl. King, you need a better recommendation than that?? 100% correct Harmonica Slim. And everyone has their own opinion and thats great. Btw I nominate Talk to Your Daughter as Robben Fords actual best album. Alvin Lee. You know your stuff. Very glad to see my favorite Rory Gallagher included. Clapton is good. Also, agree that the classic Love Sculpture LP, Blues Helping, would belong on my list. As usual guitar is the theme. No King Curtis? Incendiary covers of tunes by Albert King, Howlin Wolf, Willie Dixon, and Robert Johnson reflected the groups debt to the many American blues artists that had inspired them to make music. As far as best living guitarist, not sure if anyone tops Derek Trucks right now. It represents a scintillating tour de force of blues expression, thanks in part to Buddy Guys feverish fretboard work (for legal reasons Guy performed under the name Friendly Chap). Totally agree with Savoy Browns Street Corner Talking. Bonamassa is one the greatest bluesmen of the 21st century. AC/DC? 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. It included the singles Trust Me and One Way Out, the latter featuring guitarist Buddy Guy. Guitar Shorty Roll Over Baby Otis Taylor? The biggest was the No. And I applaud you for alphabetical as opposed to a merit ranking. Comprising ex-Yardbirds guitarist, Eric Clapton, along with bassist Jack Bruce and flamboyant drummer, Ginger Baker, Cream was a volatile but progressive supergroup whose rule at the pinnacle of British blues-rock tree was short but eventful. Hes another haunting, beautiful player who might not have come to your attention yet. Layla may not be pure blues but it is blues enough to me. some way. Clarence Gatemouth Brown and Jimi Hendrix are big omissions. One James Cotton album and two Mayall. Fleetwood Mac, Dog & Dustbin album missing also 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. The album highlights Carrs smooth and more sophisticated urban blues vocal style, which would influence Nat King Cole and Ray Charles. As for Jimmy Reed, Cold Chills tops the Carnegie Hall album. John Mayer Duration 01:03:12. 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.. J.B.Hutto & The Hawks: Hawk Squat I totally agree that these 2 Dutch bands should be added to the list! Hardcore Hip Hop Pop Rap Trap. Think in those terms and some of the classic rock bands qualify. Comments (22) Discography. On the Boards Taste (1970) His songs have been covered by some of the best. Excellent list, though I would have left a Various Artists field opened for CHICAGO! A 2-CD set, Father Of The Delta Blues, captures a 63-year-old House revisiting some of his most potent songs, including Death Letter, Preachin Blues and Dry Spell Blues.. Also Jeff Beck TRUTH..Robin Trower Bridge Of SighsTen Years After-A Space In Time.Fabulous Thunderbirds Butt RockinThe Stones Get Your Ya Yas Out..Ray Charles -The Genius Sings The Blues.and pretty sure its blaspemy not to have Peter Green-Jimi Hendrix-Janis Joplin-George Thorogood or Big Mamma Thornton on a blues list somehow Taking to Instagram to share a handwritten list of the songs included on her debut album, RAYE said: 'Here she is, the full tracklist to my debut album My 21st Century Blues coming 3rd February 2023 '. Though considered a jazz singer, Baltimore-born Billie Holiday (real name Eleanor Fagan) was well-versed in the language of the blues, with its bittersweet cadences and themes of bad luck, heartbreak, and disappointment. RAYE says, "My 21st Century Blues. Only two or so from the last 40 years? The 15 best blues albums of the 2000's - Rate Your Music DJ_LuPe lists The 15 best blues albums of the 2000's A list by DJ_LuPe Categories: 2000s, Genre [List557744] | +1 | Log in to suggest an addition Only one album per artist, in chronological order. Drown In My Own Tears and Ronnie Early, his 2002 release with Cleanhead Vinson. The album features two original songs and covers of material by Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, John Lennon, George Harrison and Richie Havens. The group included a couple of blues covers: raw but incendiary versions of Albert Kings The Hunter and Jimmy Odens Howlin Wolf-associated Goin Down Slow.. Eric Bibb ??? No song by Roy Buchanan? Geoff is referring to the Arhoolie release of the Charles Ford Band, which preceeded the Ford Bros on Blue Rock-It. Between 1955 and 1961, Mississippi singer, guitarist and harmonica maestro, Jimmy Reed, racked up eighteen US R&B hit singles for the Chicago-based Vee-Jay label. 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. What of J. J. Cale? No Percy Mayfield? Great list. Slim Harpo best of 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. 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. Monster Mike Welch Axe to Grind Rockin! 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. Anyway: thanks for your comment! "Oscar Winning Tears." 3. BB King and Bobby Blue Bland, Together, on Duke/ABC. Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation with John Moorshead? Inventingthen immediately perfectingthe triumphant, breezy, bigger-than-rap mythology that Jay's wrapped himself in ever. And you are an expert? If so, one without open mindedness and compassion I would bet. Seriously, great choice! Dont ever, ever, ever miss this one! savoy browns street corner talkin needs to be included! I would add Blues Deluxe by Joe Bonamassa. "Chillicothe Fireball" is an album-long siren song, a beckoning to juke joints, dive bars and all the miles that lie between them. Johnny Adams? He has a lot of great records. George Thorogood & The Destroyers self titled debut (1977) I Am The Blues Willie Dixon (1970) Contemporary Blues. Black and white photographs. Also the Graham Bond Organisation. Weve set ourselves another, almost, impossible challenge. 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. Other standouts included Sen-Sa-Shun and San-Ho-Zay., Tons Of Sobs was British blues-rock quartet Frees debut album for Chris Blackwells Island label. The Powder Blues, The Jeff Healey Band, Colin James and there are others I am not able to list as well. 21st Century Blues [Ecko] Album Information. Influenced by Blind Boy Fuller and mentored by the Reverend Gary Davis, he made his first record, a single called Catfish Blues, in 1966. Key Track: I Cant Quit You Baby. Mick Taylor. Big Dave McLean Blues from the middle should be on this list. Bad History Month - Old Blues The ambition behind Bad History Month's second album Old Blues is apparent from its first track, the 13-minute "Waste Not," an epic, continuously evolving piece of music that feels like four different songs in one. Sinners Prayer Frank .. agreed. The son of a bootlegger-turned-preacher, Nehemiah Skip James came from Bentonia, Mississippi, and was noted for his wailing voice and ornate, fingerstyle guitar accompaniment. best blues albums of the 21st century. Such a list without any jimi Hendrix album sounds strange But I am so happy _not_ to see Joe Bonamassa. 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. Mick Fleetwood. Thanks for reading thus far, if you have. Not sure which album to suggest, however hes on my list !!! With, Standing at the Crossroads , Like a Sheep Out on the Foam , Doin the Shout , etc. Great. Fool For You. Ill definitely be checking them out. 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. It was rekindled at the end of the 50s by young white Americans fascinated by their nations folk and blues heritage. Lists. That track is the leadoff cut on Sufferin Mind, a 26-song anthology of his work for Art Rupes LA-based Specialty label. I like Fats Domino singing the blues He did a lot of blues, mostly his earley recordings. You forgot Janis Joplins i got dem old kosmic blues again.. You got that right, Lesleyno Janis?? Backed by a band with horns, King is in majestic form, serving up some of his most famous numbers, including his then-recent hit, The Thrill Is Gone, and a medley of his big 1950s R&B hits. Her third album 25, is also on the list with sales of over 23 million copies. I love that album but its rock, not blues. Key Track: Rooster Blues. B. 2. ZZ Tops First Album was as bluesy as any of the mentioned albums. The parent album arranged by Riley Hampton, varied from rocking R&B numbers (Tough Mary and Girl Of My Dreams) to sophisticated jazz-tinged ballads with strings (Stormy Weather), proving that James was much more than an earthy blues mama. B. Robert Nighthawk The blues master recordings. 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. 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. B.B. Led Zepplin First album 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. Blending memorable original material (After Awhile) with four Cotton tunes and covers of Muddy Waters Im Ready and a rocking take on Robert Johnsons Dust My Broom, Spann delivered a mesmerizing showcase that highlighted his stentorian voice and fluid piano licks. Future blues star, Buddy Guy, assists on additional guitar, but its Waters who is the unequivocal center of attention, mesmerizing with his nuanced vocals, which range from booming hollers to hushed whispers. Muddy Waters Hard Again is arguably his greatest Album ever and certainly his best Contemporary Blues Album he ever made. Thats in my opinion the best live album of Cuby & Blizzards. Key Track: Let Us Get Together Right Down Here. A double live album, Irish Tour 74 offers a vivid portrait of Gallaghers magnetic on-stage performances. Peter greens playing on it sublime. No Ronnie Earl! Hes so often, criminally, overlooked. Geoffrey Arnold Beck (24 June 1944 - 10 January 2023) was an English guitarist. I would add Tripping Thru a Midnight Blues by Cuby and The Blizzards myself Bert I do love Desolation and Groeten uit Grolloo by Cuby & Blizzards Finally, someone mentioned ray Charles, thought I was the only one! No John Hammond? Snooks Eaglin New Orleans Street Singer Let us know in the comments section below. It remains a go-to compilation for those wishing to get acquainted with Kings 60s oeuvre. No Muddy Mississippi Waters Live? I think about 30 of these should have been left off and something else put in. On some of the tunes like Walkin The Blues and Whisky & Women a band backs Hooker though the unaccompanied songs Sugar Mama and Leave My Wife Alone undoubtedly possess greater intensity. Check out the album The Blues aint Bad on YouTube. So would you prefer it to be white peoples blues rather than blues or perhaps rock and roll? Joe Bonamassa would not know real blues even if it sat on his face. Excellent. Ruth Brown, James Cotten, Son Seals, Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows, Little Ed and the Blues Imperials, The Staple Singers,Savoy Brown, John Hammond, Sister Roseta Thorp, Ko Ko Tylor, Bobby Blue Bland, Kokomo Arnald, I almost out of room here to bad I could name another hundred I bet. ALSO, guys: Where the heck is THE BEST OF MUDDY WATERS (also known as Sail On in reissue). And just as importantly, what have we missed? Smitten by the blues at an early age, he became an itinerant guitar-playing singer who under the name Robert McCoy plied his trade in the Tennessee and Mississippi areas before moving to Missouri. 461 Ocean boulevard is my favourite blues album, its disappointing not seeing that on this list. 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.
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