Otis Spann is the Blues (wikipedia: leading postwar blues pianist) and Tom Waits Orphans: Brawlers, (as you see, i like the movies of Jim Jarmusch ! Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield, Duck Dunn, Buddy Miles, and so many more. Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix werent the first performers to play the guitar between their legs or behind their heads on stage. 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. Joe Bonamassa would not know real blues even if it sat on his face. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEm5zJKMksc 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. Jon Pareles's Best Albums of 2021 nytimes 0:00 1. It originated somewhere, found a place in America, became known in England, Canada too I would argue and perhaps many other places. YOU GUYS TOTALLY MISSED ROY BUCHANAN , BETTER GO BACK AND STUDY UP!!! A fascinating history lesson for delta blues scholars. Possessing a powerful, expressive voice, he racked up seventeen US R&B hits for Chess Records Checker imprint between 1962 and 1971. Thank you! Side A consists of a sole feature from 070 Shake while Side B sees an assist from Mahalia. Ive bookmarked this list, its comments, and all the insightful dickering because damn right I got the blues! Love it all! So thanks again! During that short time, he topped the US R&B charts for fourteen weeks with the 1954 million-selling single, The Things That I Used To Do, with a young Ray Charles producing and playing the piano. John Luries Legendary Marvin Pontiac Jesus just left Chicago???? 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. Magic Slim The essential B. No Champion Jack Dupree? Sams repertoire includes some fine original material as well as energized retoolings of blues standards and tunes by Robert Johnson, B. With, Standing at the Crossroads , Like a Sheep Out on the Foam , Doin the Shout , etc. The poet laureate of rock and roll and high priest of rhythm and blues, St. Louis-born Charles Chuck Berry was an eloquent black songwriter whose songs articulated the aspirations of white teenage America. Typical North American rubbish. As for Belgian Blues: Roland! I would have included, SRV & Joe Bonamassa, plus looking at some of the artists there, i would have had J GEILS Band, Live Full House. Music Reviews: My 21st Century Blues by RAYE released in 2023. 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 '. Handy found and lost at the Tutwiler train depot in 1903. From Vinton, Louisiana, but raised in Texas, Brown was a multi-instrumentalist who, inspired by axe-slinger, T-Bone Walker, began his career playing blazing electric guitar. etc etc. Im not a member of the Blues Police force. I would say that some of these bands should be included. 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. Fleetwood Mac Irish rose. All of these works are valuable and have merit!! Excellent recording with a superb interview of Nighthawk by Michael Bloomfield! And just as importantly, what have we missed? Born Ruth Lee Jones in Alabama, Washington possessed a distinctive voice defined by clear diction and a tart, bittersweet tone. As far as Joe Bur right on. Release Date May 6, 2008. Deeply influenced by blues music, Belfast-born Gary Moore started his career playing the guitar with Northern Irish band Skid Row in the early 70s before briefly joining Thin Lizzy. Hooker N Heat is a masterpiece of blues music. Dat was in de Reinhalle : Lp hoes hangt hier nog steeds aan de muur! Blues music as raw, down and dirty as it gets!!! Apologies, a couple of the artists I mentioned are on the list! Downchild Blues Band) 45+ years of great tunes. Here are a list of albums that I like. Two Steps from the Blues Bobby Blue Band (1962) I think 100 albums is too limiting. I havent heard of your selections but then maybe that is a good thing? King is more familiar to blues fans as B. Rorys Irish Tour is brilliant, but not a blues record. 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.. Go to the source not the people that are doing Rock covers. No Rolling Stones, Cream, Fleetwood Mac etcBut Stevie Ray was real blues. It did, however, give birth to a trio called Koerner, Ray & Glover, three white college students smitten by black music whose earnest folk-blues style would purportedly influence Bob Dylan and Bonnie Raitt. Id also remove the Boogie with Canned Heat and replace it with Hooker & Heat.. Music has always played a role in helping to define cultural moments throughout history. John Lee Hooker Jr. Live at Soledad Prison. Keb Mo? Long before they conquered the pop music mainstream with their 1977 multi-platinum album, Rumours, Britains Fleetwood Mac was a blues-rock quartet distinguished by the spellbinding fretboard wizardry of Peter Green. Finally, someone mentioned ray Charles, thought I was the only one! A bottleneck guitar specialist from Rossville, Tennessee, McDowell first learned to play slide guitar using a filed-down beef bone. He patented an eclectic yet distinctive sound that was an amalgam of blues, country, Cajun, jazz, and R&B styles. That honor belonged to T-Bone Walker, whose piece de resistance was doing the splits during a guitar solo. Also the Graham Bond Organisation. This compilation focuses on his earliest recordings, a bunch of 78s made in 1931 for Paramount Records where he first established his idiosyncratic style. 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. Also no love for anything Derek Trucks has been involved with. 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. !, no Mose Alison and no Nina Simone!). RAYE says, "My 21st Century Blues. This Mississippi delta blues mans immortality largely rests on his influential 1935 recording Baby Please Dont Go, which spawned almost a hundred different interpretations, including hit versions by the rock bands Them and AC/DC. With its searing fretboard licks, the album is a quintessential example of the guitarists flamboyant electric blues style. Dutch blues? American audiences wouldnt know who any of these artists are today if he hadnt exposed them to the world, and we certainly wouldnt be aware of the blues greats who inspires them to pick up their respective instruments. The Blues Forever! Every single LIGHTNIN HOPKINS ALBUM is better than MOST of the albums listed. You mean there is only 100 good blues albums out there? Submit Corrections 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. He also contributed the albums killer cut, an intoxicating instrumental called Screamin.. Thornton is in imperious form here, blazing through her material like wildfire eating up a forest. Today (Jan. 6), she heightened the anticipation by revealing the official tracklist. The album will be delving into deeply personal topics in RAYE's life, such as . Between 1966 and 1970, guitarist Eric Clapton seemed addicted to the supergroup concept, appearing in Cream, Blind Faith, and the Anglo-American aggregation, Derek & The Dominos, in quick succession. Magic Sam was a huge part of the famous Chicago blues sound. Fats knew his blues! Great Lp. West Side Soul was Sams debut LP and is considered one of the best electric blues albums of the 1960s. Savoy Brown Blues Band, Raw Sienna, John Mayall , Blues breakers with Eric Clapton and the Hard Road album with Peter Green. Great Album!!!!! Savoy Brown Shake Down, Getting To The Point, Blue Matter, What about the king of UK blues Dave Kelly. Absolutely, the Stones introduced real blues and r&b to the world at a time when the Beatles were singing about a bloody octopus which had a garden and some Eleanor Rigby who put her face in a jar. They changed how we heard pop, and changed what pop meant in the new millennium. You cant be serious about J Geils? Those who fell under Blakes spell included the Reverend Gary Davis, Ry Cooder, and Ralph McTell. The albums opening song Samson & Delilah was later covered by Peter, Paul & Mary and the Grateful Dead. Key Track: The Things That I Used To Do, The son of noted African American actor, Ossie Davis, native New Yorker Guy Davis has divided his life between music-making and acting (he appeared as Robert Johnson in an off-Broadway play about the singers life). 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. 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. The list opens up with the almighty Elmore James, the legendary King . If theyre going to include ctoss-over bands how could they omit Led Zeppelin I, yet have Cream. Blue Streak Luther Allison (1995) A Top 5 R&B hit, the timeless At Last, was her bluesy reconfiguration of a 1942 tune by big band jazzman, Glenn Miller. This has to be one of the greats! The album had a profound impact on British blues-rock bands. Although there will always be missing someting. Affectionately nicknamed the Velvet Bulldozer due to his silky smooth voice and imposing physique (he stood 64 tall and reputedly weighed 250lbs), Albert King rose to fame in the second half of the 1960s with his Born Under A Bad Sign album. Dont forget to listen the whole album Live in Dusseldorf Great stuff. Street Corner Talking should be on the list. 22 October 2012. Mick Fleetwood. Definitely: . The first photo shows RAYE holding a notepad, with the tracklist written on it in gold pen. They are not blues bands, no matter how hard they try. Key Track: Let Us Get Together Right Down Here. 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. You forgot Hookern Heat. Hudson Woodbridge was the birth name of Tampa Red, who was born in Georgia and raised in Florida. The choice for Muddy Waters does not cover his best recordings. The Jimmy Rogers All Stars Band (Jeff Healey, Kim Wilson, Eric Clapton and more) Blues, Blues Blues. Both worthwhile considerations for sure. I miss Duane. lol about Joeso true. Steve winwood try it out. Leaving out Willie Dixons I AM The Blues was egregious. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images, Born Under A Bad Sign (with Stevie Ray Vaughan), The Rolling Stones - Off The Hook (Official Lyric Video), Maroon 5s Best Moments: 10 Times They Absolutely Nailed It, Do It Again: The Beach Boys Top 15 Covers, Best David Sylvian & Japan Songs: A Singular Musical Mind, Best Songwriting Partnerships: The Dream Teams That Made The Hits, Short Is Sweet: The Greatest Pop Songs Under 3 Minutes, An Intro To Jazz: 20 Essential Albums For Beginners, Dru Hill, Amy Winehouse, And Nick Jonas: Currently Trending Songs, Fania Records: How A New York Label Took Salsa To The World, The Fashion Of Mary J. Blige: An R&B Style Icon. Hopkins career began spectacularly in a meteoric fashion during the late 1940s and early 50s when he scored a string of big US R&B hits like Shotgun Blues. But just as fast, his popularity began to wane. Key Track: I Cant Quit You Baby. He is almost as bad as Eric Clapton. He was 56 when he recorded this 11-track collection. Alvin Lee. 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. [1] [2] The album will be Raye's first project following her 2021 separation from Polydor Records. Discover. This list needs serious reconsideration. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots was The Flaming Lips' first 21st century album, and it ended up being one of the best of all time. James Cotton, first LP on Vanguard Groundhogs should be in there and Chicken Shack as previously mentioned. Under the name Elmo James, he scored a Top 10 R&B hit with a searing cover of Johnsons Dust My Broom for the Trumpet label in 1952. You also need to listen to Janis Joplin and Big Mama Thornton if you want to know what womens blues sounds like. Chicken Shack appears on so few lists of greats, sad to say. 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. 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. BB King and Bobby Blue Bland, Together, on Duke/ABC. 100. The Rolling Stones covered Little Red Rooster in 1964 while Cream recorded a version of Spoonful two years later. Also Fleetwood Macs Then Play On just to name a few. Hardcore Hip Hop Pop Rap Trap. Led Zepplin First album i believe it should read muddy waters live at Newport 1960. Bill Wymans favorite. His double LP Chronology, Vol I, a good mix of blues and soul. My 21st Century Blues: 1. But I am glad Big Bill Broonzy made the list. 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. I LOVE it ALL. 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). 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. As for Allman Bros. and Cream not being blues bands I would have to differ. 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! What about all the albums He produced on the Blue Sky label performing with Muddy Waters? "Ice. Given the name Memphis Minnie by an A&R employee at Columbia Records in 1930, she initially recorded with her first husband Kansas Joe McCoy before she went solo. This, his debut LP, collected together some of Kings seminal big hits for the Bihari brothers RPM label. Geoffrey Arnold Beck (24 June 1944 - 10 January 2023) was an English guitarist. deservedly won a Grammy in 1986, and is clearly among the best blues albums ever. When it comes to white guys playing the Blue how about ZZTop Rio Grand Mud,. And then Kanye is also in some sort of strange 1970s burned-out back room of a Chicago blues club having a . Enjoy his lyrics and his slide and harp playing are on the money. know, Ive seen and listened to all the best in the business !!! Havent listened to much blues since I got sober but it holds a special place in my heart. 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. And the John Mayalls Bluesbreakers with Peter Green??? Fourteen of them can be found on this superb introductory compilation from 1978 (housed within an eye-catching Robert Crumb-drawn cover) which spans the years 1935 to 1939 and functions as a compelling showcase of Fullers unique singing and guitar playing. Im checking him out at a small venue this August. Their recording Projections still holds up well although possibly not among the Top 100. I have to disagree with you concerning the Alman Brothers not being a blues band. Hollywood Fats Rock this House Blessed with a resonant and smoky baritone voice, Slim scored seven US R&B hits between 1948 and 1953. Bo is one of the greats and unfortunately very underappreciated. Born Aaron Thibeaux Walker, this Texas singer and guitarist was renowned for his flamboyant showmanship. Though she comes from Burbank, California, Bonnie Raitt is a soulful singer and bottleneck guitarist whose music is steeped in the delta blues sound. I love his playing, but this is ridiculous. I want to know about everyone and then select my own favorites. 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. We have given you our list of the best blues albums alphabetically, having given up trying to number. Both worthwhile considerations for sure. Ive got a lot of music to find! In 1994, however, this compilation containing eleven tracks, six of which were previously unissued, highlighted his connection with musicians like Howlin Wolf and B. from 1966. Why is there always someone who has to have the 100 best or the top ten etc. Not only as a rocker but as a bluesman. The remaining antique gems are incredibly obscure. After toiling as a street musician in Chicago, Hooker began playing in clubs and eventually cut some singles one of which, the instrumental Blue Guitar became the basis of Muddy Waters 1962 single, You Shook Me. With his reputation blossoming he guested on a Beatles TV special in the US Hookers debut LP followed in 1967 for the Wisconsin indie label, Cuca, and contained a dozen self-written instrumentals which highlighted his guitars stinging attack and lucid tone. Walker is a major presence in the . How many do you have? Duke Robilliard Dukes Blues Delightfull! 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. 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 . And where is Professor Longhair , dr John, Bukka White, Big Joe Williams and Big Joe Turner. Muddy Waters Hard Again is arguably his greatest Album ever and certainly his best Contemporary Blues Album he ever made. He had others that could easily have been on this list as well. Clapton is good. No Ronnie Earl! THIS IS A WHITE FOLKS LIST. Harpos popularity peaked in the 1960s when he racked up several US R&B hits and found his repertoire raided by British bands like the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, and the Kinks. Add: Testament Records Modern Chicago Blues.. Only two or so from the last 40 years? Wow. Otis Taylor? His self-titled Folkways album helped revitalize Hopkins ailing career, putting him back into the big time. 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. Good try but no Johnny Shines (with Shakey Horton) or Peatie Wheatstraw. European or African? SRV and Double Trouble, In Step. 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. I like Bonamassa but dont consider him a bluesman. A mortal sin. King said, Peter Green is the only blues guitar player that can make me cry.Savoy Brown(Kim Simmons)andNo Jimmy Page? Roy Buchanan was to overly stylistic, loved him but he began to bore me. Willie Dixon 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. Taj Mahal the real thing If your including John mayall, Jazz blues fusion would be my pick, as would Roy Buchanans Austin city limits performance. 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. Jack Bruce (though you do have a Cream album)? Bout time someone mentioned Shuggie Otis. I am going to listen to them, but as a Belgian I would like to say you might want to check out The Zoots live at The Bannana Peel. How is that left off? With its fusion of soulful urbanity and raw, delta earthiness, the record would prove a blueprint for modern blues recordings. 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. Sheryl Crow, "C'mon C'mon" (2002) Missouri ties: Crow is a. In SF I met a girl from The Netherlands in maybe 70 or 71. Albums i have listened to thousands of times. Check out the album The Blues aint Bad on YouTube. No song by Roy Buchanan? Big Joe Turner, with Count Basie, Kansas City; on Pablo 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. Gosh I could add a lot more. Produced by frontman Michael Gira, the album featured musical guests St. Vincent, Bill Rieflin and Cold Specks. 1. Something from Audience? Live At The Regal is widely considered one of the best blues albums of all time and purportedly had a profound influence on British guitarists Eric Clapton and Mark Knopfler. B. Its AWESOME! 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Seriously, great choice! SOOO many that there just isnt room for them on this list. 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. But in those years I have heard five albums that have all had a great influence on me. 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.
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