I thought that is what the blues is all about.Thanks! The title is Best Blues ALBUMS not blues artists. Geoff is referring to the Arhoolie release of the Charles Ford Band, which preceeded the Ford Bros on Blue Rock-It. 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. The list opens up with the almighty Elmore James, the legendary King . Plus the fact Ronnie plays ever note like it is his last! Lightnin Slim Best of Why is there always someone who has to have the 100 best or the top ten etc. Anyway: thanks for your comment! This, his debut LP, collected together some of Kings seminal big hits for the Bihari brothers RPM label. 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. 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. Listen to 100 Years Of The Blues on Apple Music and Spotify, and scroll down for our list of the best blues albums ever. Born in Harlem and raised in Massachusetts, Mahal (real name Henry Saint Clair Fredericks) is a singer, guitarist and blues harp player who performed with a California-based band called Rising Sons with Ry Cooder before signing a solo deal with Columbia in 1967. A stunning album that never seems to get noticed. Arguably his most remarkable work was for Don Robeys Houston-based Peacock label, where he recorded a string of superb singles between 1949 and 1959. Where is the westafrican blues!? At the end of that decade, he signed a deal, appropriately enough, with Cincinnatis King label, where he recorded his debut long-player, Freddy King Sings. Consider the West African griots or that itinerant bluesman that W.C. You forgot Janis Joplins i got dem old kosmic blues again.. You got that right, Lesleyno Janis?? Though famed for its classic title cut (a superstitious ode co-written by Booker T. Jones of the famous Bluff City R&B quartet, Booker T & The MGs), Born Under A Bad Sign also included Kings smash singles Laundromat Blues, Cold Feet, and Crosscut Saw. The album would prove a touchstone for southern electric blues, influencing the likes of Otis Rush, Jimi Hendrix, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. But I am glad Big Bill Broonzy made the list. Why doesnt Joe Bonamassa feature anywhere? 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. 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. Groundhogs should be in there and Chicken Shack as previously mentioned. I remember the first time I saw Muddy Waters at the Jazz Workshop in Boston 1965? 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). . Other omissions that certainly belong: Jimmy Witherspoon, Charles Brown, and Dave Van Ronk. Released 42 years after his death, King Of The 12-String Guitar is a retrospective featuring tracks he recorded during 1935 in New York City for the American Recording Company. J.B. Lenoir, Chicken Shack, Fleetwood Mac in Chicago, And where is Professor Longhair , dr John, Bukka White, Big Joe Williams and Big Joe Turner. simply stunning, There is a Hendrix compilation, titled Blues. With Johnny Winter,James Cotton Steady Rollin Bob Margolin, Charles Calmese and Willie Big Eyes Smith this would be near or at the top of my Top 100! Possessing a voice that the LPs liner notes liken to gravel through a swamp, Taylor dishes up eleven tunes co-produced by and featuring the eloquent fingerboard work of guitarist Mighty Joe Young. We all know that our bluesmakers of all folks cannot possibly be ranked like football teams or mutual funds. The Nighthawks Live at the PsycheDeli should be on this list ahead of many others. I havent heard of your selections but then maybe that is a good thing? Big Dave McLean For the Blues, Always. My first concert was the Jefferson Airplane with the warm up band The Yardbirds in 1967. Not having your favorite album making the top 100 Thats what the blues is all about! Five Live Yardbirds The Yardbirds (1964) King King by The Red Devils is my favorite live blues album of all time. Clapton is good. Too bad that you only looked at US and UK blues greats. The Powder Blues Band may not be pc blues but they played their variety of blues. Also, in many cases, there are better collections by the same artist than the ones listed. The albums opening song Samson & Delilah was later covered by Peter, Paul & Mary and the Grateful Dead. They included My Time Is Expensive, Okie Dokie Stomp and Midnight Hour, all present on this ace retrospective. Blues is black. 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! I agree 1000% with you. 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. They were just regurgitating the masters. A raspy-voiced Louisiana singer and guitarist, Slim was the brother-in-law of Slim Harpo and released his debut single in 1954 for the Feature label but reaped more acclaim a few years later during his time at Excello, an R&B imprint of Ernie Youngs Nashboro label. Sugie Otis, Sugie Otis, 1997. Bomba Estreo, 'Deja' The Colombian duo Bomba Estreo released "Deja" as a series of EPs tied to the ancient elements: water, air, fire, earth.. You forget Super Session of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper. 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. Joe Bonamassa Sloe Gin. Im glad to see both old and new records on the list, but one of my all-time favorite is missing; Walter Trout. Humble Pie Up your Sleeves An de andere kant, ach, zon lijstje slaat toch eigenlijk helemaal nergens op, Hi Bert. Noted for his trademark fedora and sunglasses, Texas singer/guitarist Sam Lightnin Hopkins blueprinted an even more distinctive musical style, accompanying his raspy voice with deft fingerstyle guitar. Johnny guitar watson Not sure which album to suggest, however hes on my list !!! Muddy Waters Electric Mud Give me a break. Not only as a rocker but as a bluesman. The Jimmy Rogers All Stars Band (Jeff Healey, Kim Wilson, Eric Clapton and more) Blues, Blues Blues. Blues by Willie Brown, mainly remembered as Charley Pattons sidekick but who purportedly influenced Robert Johnson. My 21st Century Blues is RAYE's long-awaited upcoming debut studio album, set to be released on February 3rd, 2023. The Groundhogs Split is one of the best unknown albums of all time, easily. Between 1952 and 1959, he was a ubiquitous figure in the US R&B charts, racking up fifteen hit singles. Despite being his first recording venture, the album remains a go-to entry in Musselwhites extensive catalogue. Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters Paul Rodgers (& friends) (1993) Willie Dixon? 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. Right on Bert. I would have to include ZZ Top and Hendrix to make this an official list! And thank you!! 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. Bo is one of the greats and unfortunately very underappreciated. New Orleans Piano Professor is a scintillating solo piano recital recorded in his hometown a year before his death. try it out. I think there are also cases of musicians from other genres who recorded blues or blues like music Triumph is one group I can think of. 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 like to add Watermelon Slim and the Workers 2006 album and their The Wheel Man 2007 CD. Walker is a major presence in the . West Side Soul was Sams debut LP and is considered one of the best electric blues albums of the 1960s. 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. 1w. You left out Lazy Lester, Lightnin Slim and Slim Harpo albums on Excello. No one mentioned Hadda Brooks. In his four-decade-plus career, Beirach has made several of the greatest solo piano albums in jazz history; this is one of them. Burnside's follow-up to his 1998 breakout album Come On In, Wish I Was In Heaven is a return to his earlier, roots-based Mississippi Hill Country blues sound. Fats knew his blues! 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. I also like Fleetwood mac by Fleetwood mac. Jack Bruce. 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 Montgomery shared the vocals with Elaine McFarland. Johnny Lang will have to go! As far as Joe Bur right on. No song by Roy Buchanan? If your including John mayall, Jazz blues fusion would be my pick, as would Roy Buchanans Austin city limits performance. Though she was reared on gospel music and grew up singing in church, the late Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, was no stranger to the blues, or what God-fearing Christian folk called The Devils Music. This compilation draws on bluesy gems from the Memphis-born divas Atlantic repertoire, including inspired renditions of Today I Sing The Blues, B.B. Weve set ourselves another, almost, impossible challenge. Only albums with seven or more reviews were eligible. What about The Groundhogs? He scored a raft of US R&B hits between 1948 and 1976, including the No. Great Lp. Two other greats of that vintage: Love Sculptures Blues Helping (with Dave Edmunds) Black and white photographs. Rokia Traor - Tchamantch. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, singer/pianist Otis Spann moved to Chicago when he was 22 and made his mark on the burgeoning Windy City blues scene of the late 1940s. 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. Jon Pareles's Best Albums of 2021 nytimes 0:00 1. Baptized Samuel Maghett, Mississippi-born Magic Sam was raised on the music of Muddy Waters and Little Walter and, at the age of 19, moved to Chicago, where he recorded for the local Cobra label in the late 50s. Otis Grand, Blues 65 Larry Taylor. Missing.Walter Trout, Joanna Connor,Ronnie Earl to name three!!!!!! Key Track: TAint Nobodys Business If I Do. A fascinating history lesson for delta blues scholars. The replies here are priceless. "Introduction." 2. 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). 'American Idiot' is now one of the best selling punk albums of all time, topping album charts in the UK, America, Sweden, Australia, Switzerland, Ireland, Canada and more. Ben Harper & Charlie Musslewhite Get up! Folk directions of the 21 century Tweet How freaking true. Joe Bonamassa is easily worthy of this list. The good thing that came out of this is the secondary list from these comments so we may all discover some hidden treasures that we may have never known about! They range from sassy barroom belters (Honkey Tonkey) to aching slow ballads (Thats Why Im Crying). know, Ive seen and listened to all the best in the business !!! Submit Corrections 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. Kendrick Lamar. Pinetop Perkins: Pinetops Boogie Woogie. Sams repertoire includes some fine original material as well as energized retoolings of blues standards and tunes by Robert Johnson, B. 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. 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 agree Brendan..their would be no postings here without those blues-inspired bands and many more. If not for rolling stones early blues albums not the rock stuff I only learn later on that type of music was blues, Also the animals, yardbirds and canned heat promoted the blues as pop music. Early on in his career, White recorded under the pseudonyms Pinewood Tom, The Singing Christian, and Tippy Barton before using his real name. Glad folks mentioned Duster Bennett and Rod Piazza, Gravetes, and Alex Koris. Johnny Winter First Winter. 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). Koko Taylor Live from Chicago The Black Keys Thickfreakness In that respect it is a great success so well done! 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. But more importantly, we can see all the comments of what people left out. Good try but no Johnny Shines (with Shakey Horton) or Peatie Wheatstraw. There are some good albums here, but a number of giants like Robert Nighthawk, Big Joe Turner, Tommy Johnson and J.B. Hutto are strangely absent. "Hard Out Here." 4. urban crime concept album conscious introspective male vocals passionate violence. and The Charles Ford Band (Robben and his brothers) on Arhoolie. King is more familiar to blues fans as B. His eponymous 1962 album was his second long-player for Chicagos Chess Records and mostly consisted of material written by Willie Dixon. Even people who love the blues can manage to leave Willie Dixon off this list. I could not leave out these ass kickin`records that represent the artists as their best: Van Lear Rose was one of the best-reviewed albums of 2004, representing White's first studio success with a full band and a peerless reminder of Lynneven past the age of 70as a bard and songwriter steeped in grace (on the wistful title track), sin ("Portland, Oregon," her duet with Jack), and drama ("Mrs. Leroy Brown," "Women . In a . He scored four US R&B chart-toppers in the 1950s and remained popular throughout his long and storied career. I like them, but they dont belong anywhere near this list. Canned Heat/John Lee Hooker Hooker and Heat. The Real Folk Blues, mainly a compilation of earlier tracks for Chess, came out in 1966. Far too many white people on this list. ), 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. 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. 65 in Billboards pop albums chart. Also, no Lonnie Mack. Fleetwood Mac Irish rose. 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. ! Finally, someone mentioned ray Charles, thought I was the only one! This, the Butterfield Blues Bands sophomore LP, was commercially more successful than its predecessor, peaking at No. The albums final cut, Walking By Myself, was Rogers only hit record: a Top 20 US R&B chart entry back in 1957. Other noteworthy cuts include the infectious My Babe with Walter on vocals which also reached No. AND THE ALLMAN BROTHERS LUDLOW GARAGE THATS ABOUT AS CORE AS IT GETS, Missing thoughts, Thats in my opinion the best live album of Cuby & Blizzards. Gosh I could add a lot more. Allman Bros.? Sign In. 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. Give me a break! Savoy Brown Shake Down, Getting To The Point, Blue Matter, What about the king of UK blues Dave Kelly. 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. It showed Cray giving blues a modern makeover without sacrificing the musics traditional inner essence and confirmed his direct lineal descendent from legendary blues figures like Muddy Waters and Albert Collins. This potent album, Simones RCA debut, not only underlined the singers affinity with the blues argot with her performances of songs by Lil Green and Buddy Johnson but also revealed her as a blues-influenced songwriter of note. A mortal sin. 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. Bad Company that would be a joke! Fats domino too. But in those years I have heard five albums that have all had a great influence on me. The Fabulous Thunderbirds: `Girls Go Wild Kings Influenced by Blind Boy Fuller and mentored by the Reverend Gary Davis, he made his first record, a single called Catfish Blues, in 1966. Go to the source not the people that are doing Rock covers. Janis Joplin The essential John Mayall earns a place on my list because he appreciates the blues, he shepherded several artists like Clapton during their careers and for his contribution to the music! Its always nice to read contemporary opinions of new poles but the affection adios would surely out number you nominal listing and statistically disagree with this list posted in the idem.. Freddie King- My Feeling For The Blues They changed how we heard pop, and changed what pop meant in the new millennium. Very glad to see my favorite Rory Gallagher included. If anyone can recommend artist like these players, thatd be cool too. One of them, the iconic I Pity The Fool, features on this 26-track retrospective focusing on his work for the Memphis Duke imprint, which also includes the hits Cry Cry Cry, Dont Cry No More, and Turn On Your Love Light. Admired by Van Morrison and Simply Reds Mick Hucknall, Bland won many awards and muddied the boundaries between rhythm and blues and soul music. 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. 21st Century Blues [Ecko] Album Information. 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