George Buddy Guy is a Louisiana-born singer with a declamatory vocal style who is much-admired for his pyrotechnical electric guitar playing. Definitely: Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield, Duck Dunn, Buddy Miles, and so many more. Ma Raineys Black Bottom is a compilation that cherry-picks 14 of the singers best tracks, including the memorable and risqu title song and the equally marvelous Bo-Weavil Blues and See See Rider Blues. Unquestionably, without Ma Rainey, there would be no Bessie Smith, Big Mama Thornton, or Janis Joplin. The album highlights Carrs smooth and more sophisticated urban blues vocal style, which would influence Nat King Cole and Ray Charles. They changed how we heard pop, and changed what pop meant in the new millennium. I think about 30 of these should have been left off and something else put in. Desolation and Groeten uit Grolloo by Cuby & Blizzards Probably the best white British / black legend collaboration. The Folk Blues of Eric Von Schmidt Bruce Fisher above is right! Blues For Harlem, his eighth long-player, was recorded in England for the British Armadillo label and contained a tribute to Davis in the shape of a spiritual medley called The Reverend & Me.. c. All lists such as this are subjective of course, but I totally agree with Chris Moran. 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. This is a list of the best-selling albums of the 21st century to date based on IFPI certification and Nielsen SoundScan sales tracking. Fleetwood Mac Irish rose. 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. His R&B chart-topper, Sweet Little Sixteen, is one of the standout cuts on the guitar-toting, duck-walking tunesmiths second album, One Dozen Berrys. My 21st Century Blues will house 15 total tracks, which will be spread across two sides. I should I am thinking that udiscovermusic is not living up to its name but being arrogant in essentially pushing the idea that blues is English-American. Give me a break! 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. And everyone has their own opinion and thats great. 100% correct Harmonica Slim. Downchild Blues Band) who have been entertaining folks with awesome foot-stompin blues for some 45 years. From Muddy Waters to B.B. Big Joe Turner, with Count Basie, Kansas City; on Pablo You forgot Smokey Wilsons 88th Street Blues. The folk-blues renaissance of the 1960s revived many a bluesmans ailing career. Rl burnside ass in pocket and finally graham bond organisation live at klooks kleek . 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. New Orleans Piano Professor is a scintillating solo piano recital recorded in his hometown a year before his death. More remarkable was Wolfs singing voice, which could change from a deep, full-throated roar to an eerie lupine howl. Lift Yr. We could endlessly debate about the definition of blues, but the purpose here is not to list all the guitarists that once played a blues classic, or our favorites RnB or jazz or rock musicians. Composite: n/a We polled 45 music writers to rank the definitive LPs of the 21st. London Howling Wolf Sessions needs to be on this list! Great list, these must also be close to being on it: Roy Buchanan was to overly stylistic, loved him but he began to bore me. J.B. Lenoir, Chicken Shack, Fleetwood Mac in Chicago, The Sound of 65 Graham Bond Organisation (1965) What about all the albums He produced on the Blue Sky label performing with Muddy Waters? 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. you cant win with a list like this . The sets 24 songs include Williamsons most popular sides: his signature tune Good Morning, School Girl, plus Got The Bottle Up And Go and Sugar Mama Blues. Janis Joplin? Has been previously mentioned but should include Chicken Shack and the Groundhogs. The list opens up with the almighty Elmore James, the legendary King . Agree with Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters. This, his debut LP, collected together some of Kings seminal big hits for the Bihari brothers RPM label. The title track from this, Harpos second album for Ernie Youngs Excello label, topped the R&B charts in 1966 but it was also significant for including the hypnotic, eminently danceable Shake Your Hips, covered by the Stones on their 1972 LP, Exile On Main Street, and the gentle, country-style ballad, Rainin In My Heart, which was a Top 20 US R&B smash. Seriously, great choice! . He scored a raft of US R&B hits between 1948 and 1976, including the No. Highway 61 Revisited is on Johnny Winter Second Winter. there were probably about 20 people there, and each time after it became more and more crowded ,not because we were awakened to the music by Elvis,Mick and Keith , and Clapton Though she comes from Burbank, California, Bonnie Raitt is a soulful singer and bottleneck guitarist whose music is steeped in the delta blues sound. Also Fleetwood Macs Then Play On just to name a few. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEm5zJKMksc Rock blues, straight blues, jazz blues etc. Martial Solal: NY1: Live at the Village Vanguard (Blue Note) Solal is one of the greatest pianists alive, though the U.S.-centric jazz world only notices that in fits and spurts because he's based in France. 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. Excellent. Overview. The Rolling Stones covered Little Red Rooster in 1964 while Cream recorded a version of Spoonful two years later. Kendrick Lamar. Today (Jan. 6), she heightened the anticipation by revealing the official tracklist. 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. How many do you have? John Mayer The album marks her first project following her 2021 separation Though he was the new blues kid on the block, Lang (born Jon Gordon Langseth Jr.) showed a musical maturity and fretboard virtuosity beyond his years on blues-steeped tracks like the title song, Hit The Ground Running, and the jazz-tinged, easy-swinging Rack Em Up.. Topping the US pop charts, Wheels Of Fire was the power trios third long-player: a sprawling double album combining studio material with tracks recorded live in San Francisco. Macclesfield born multi-instrumentalist John Mayalls finest moment came in 1966 when he led a band called Bluesbreakers, which featured a rising guitar star who had previously been with The Yardbirds: Eric Clapton. Enjoy our picks for the 10 best 21st century pop . In SF I met a girl from The Netherlands in maybe 70 or 71. However, behind the dazzling stage presence lay a considerable musical talent who blended blues with jazz and swing. ), 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. I would say that some of these bands should be included. Even people who love the blues can manage to leave Willie Dixon off this list. 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. I noticed that too. Some other (also not mentioned in the comment section, i think) great blues (or bluesrock) albums I very much like are: Big Joe Turner The Boss of The Blues (1956) did ya mention silas hogan,slim harpo ,lightin slim and excello artists. Formed in 1961, Korners band Blues Incorporated recorded R&B From The Marquee in a London studio with vocals shared between Cyril Davies and Long John Baldry on a meld of blues covers and original material. A clear contender among the best blues albums ever, Muddy Waters At Newport captured the man born McKinley Morganfield at Rhode Islands famous annual jazz festival. Great Album!!!!! Really enjoyed your list and found many great recommendations from all the comments as I sit here listening to Showdown! Let us know in the comments section below. Endless Boogie, John Lee Hooker. 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. I like Leslie West. The omission of Luther Allison must be corrected, perhaps his Serious disc or the Where Have You Been disc. Muddy Waters The London Sessions. 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. Great list and recommendations from others. It revived the New Orleans jazz style of the 1920s via a selection of original material and covers arranged for piano, cornet, and banjo. She paid tribute to one of her idols, Bessie Smith, with this New Orleans-style album, which included reworkings of the Smith favorites Send Me To The Lectric Chair and Backwater Blues., A self-taught guitarist who initially preferred not to sing because of a speech impediment, Earl Zebedee Hooker was the cousin of fellow Mississippian, the more famous John Lee Hooker. Stackerset out to find the best albums of the 21st century, compiling data from Metacritic(as of October 2022). Rihanna - ANTI. Good to see you have got Gary Moore in there. And thank you!! Produced by frontman Michael Gira, the album featured musical guests St. Vincent, Bill Rieflin and Cold Specks. I wish the list could have had 500 or 1000 great albums. all these had made exellent albums. You are missing greats like Slim Harpo, Rod Piazza, George Harmonica Smith, William Clarke, Willie Dixon (wrote like half of the songs on all of the other old school Chicago blues singers albums too), Robert Nighthawk, James Harman, Ronnie Earl (best living blues guitar player because Joe Bonamassa is not a true blues guitar player as far as Im concerned), Carey Bell, Little Charlie and the Nightcats, Steve Guyger, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Kim Wilson, and a slew of others. And Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers Sinner Street Clarence Gatemouth Brown..hell yeah !!! 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. Guitar Shorty Roll Over Baby Robert Johnsons immortal Dust My Broom, the first of only two covers, references Elmore James electric guitar-driven version of the tune. B. B.B. Greens playing is perfect Sublime ferocious subtle but most of all perfectly suited to each song. Robert Nighthawk Live on Maxwell Street 1964. Pretty weak on harp: No Sonny Boy 1 (John Lee Williamson). I tend to agree with Mr Moran on the dubious inclusion of any rock artists in this list. Dont forget to listen the whole album Live in Dusseldorf Muddy Waters They Call Me Muddy Waters. Adele 's 21 is the best-selling album of the 21st century to date, with sales of over 31 million copies worldwide. Id also remove the Boogie with Canned Heat and replace it with Hooker & Heat.. Alvin Lee Bluest Blue is my favorite not on the list. Sugar Blue, Paul DeLay, William Clarke and piano OTIS SPANN, Little Brother Montgomery, Big Maceo. From North Carolina, Fuller (real name Fulton Allen) was an exponent of Piedmont blues, a US east coast style defined by guitar finger-picking that was influenced by the jaunty rhythms of ragtime music. Willie Dixon Blues by Willie Brown, mainly remembered as Charley Pattons sidekick but who purportedly influenced Robert Johnson. That track is the leadoff cut on Sufferin Mind, a 26-song anthology of his work for Art Rupes LA-based Specialty label. Before she achieved significant pop/rock crossover success, Raitts early albums like this one, only her second long-player were an eclectic mix of blues, antique jazz, folk, and singer-songwriter pop. know, Ive seen and listened to all the best in the business !!! West Side Soul - Magic Sam Blues Band. She's coming. 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. Willie Dixons Chess Box MUST be included hands down one of the best blues compilations ever! Also, agree that the classic Love Sculpture LP, Blues Helping, would belong on my list. The albums Desolation and Hells Session would be my first choice (probably because I had these records myself and played them endlessly.). At least you did include Texas Flood , Good to see Lonnie Johnson here. Muddy Waters: Fathers & Sons Handy found and lost at the Tutwiler train depot in 1903. 1. This 11-track collection was Burnsides penultimate long-player, recorded when he was 74. Key Track: Shake Your Hips, From Riverton, Mississippi, Eddie Son House was one of the delta blues styles principal architects. Any Live Allman Bros. Side A consists of a sole feature from 070 Shake while Side B sees an assist from Mahalia. For example: you only looked ar individual artists, why isnt there an album 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. Highlights range from the rocking Yakity Yak and Nighthawk Shuffle to the searing Burning Heat, featuring Carey Bells tooting harmonica. 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 . Rorys Irish Tour is brilliant, but not a blues record. Fleetwood Mac, Dog & Dustbin album missing also Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. As a Englishman I very rarely meet other Cuby & The Blizzard Fans here. John Hammond, Jr. is one of the best Delta guitarists everright up there with the old guys like Robert Johnson and Son House. I would also include Alvin Lee and Ten Years After Playing the Blues. Larry Taylor. I think 100 albums is too limiting. And consider the folks whose paths never crossed those of the white historians or those who sang only to themselves and their God. And I second (and must correct) another commenters pick of Mark Ford, with the Robben Ford Band a really stunning album that apparently never gets noticed. Not having your favorite album making the top 100 Thats what the blues is all about! Agree about Willie DixonNeeds to be there. Lists. Sinners Prayer He was 35 years old when he recorded two sessions for the Okeh label after being recommended to the company by violinist, Willie Narmour. This nimble-fingered albino Texas axe-slinger started his professional career at 15 years old and recorded his first solo album a decade later. Geoffrey Arnold Beck (24 June 1944 - 10 January 2023) was an English guitarist. He rose to prominence as a member of the rock band the Yardbirds, and afterwards founded and fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice.In 1975, he switched to an instrumental style with focus on an innovative sound, and his releases spanned genres and styles ranging from blues rock, hard rock, jazz . Well, I respect that you are entitled to your opinion, but I wonder if you have heard him play live? Listen to 100 Years Of The Blues on Apple Music and Spotify, and scroll down for our list of the best blues albums ever. Chris Moran is RIGHT ON. 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. Lonesome George Thorogood and the Destroyers 2120 South Michigan Ave. Is a great blues album as well. He actually did make the list, but only for one album? I also remember that the guitarist played a And then Kanye is also in some sort of strange 1970s burned-out back room of a Chicago blues club having a . Far too many white people on this list. BTW : as much as Led Zep did to revive the blues, they never credited the musicians and writers whos songs they recorded..they simply reworked them slightly and kept the royalties for themselves.pretty much of a weasel move. . It's Jay-Z. i believe it should read muddy waters live at Newport 1960. Bill Wymans favorite. 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. No King Curtis? 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. Oscar Brown Jr, Between Heaven and Hell, Columbia After years of obscurity, James would finally taste acclaim in the 1960s when he recorded more frequently. Lonnie Mack Wham 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. How freaking true. Montgomery shared the vocals with Elaine McFarland. Included in his repertoire is Tee-Nah-Nah, a popular Smiley Lewis record that Washington played on in 1949. The title of the album was : Big Joe Turner Consider all the Henry Sloans weve never heard and the mothers of those we have. Why not The Best of Muddy Waters? His forte was smooth ballads but he also excels on two uptempo swingers: Everyday I Have The Blues and Kansas City. 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. 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. Muddy Waters Electric Mud Great Lp. SRV and Double Trouble, In Step. WILLIE DIXON, besides writing MANY BLUES STANDARDS/CLASSICS, is playing on mist of the CHESS stjuff. Feeling lazy. A nimble-fingered guitar wizard from County Donegal, Ireland, who played like a man possessed, Gallagher led the band Taste in the second half of the 1960s before going solo in 1971. "Escapism." (feat. "Black Mascara." 5. Everyones would be different and we all wonder how isnt this or that album included or this or that artist Certainly overall I think you got the vast majority of choices right. Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin Wolf, Freddy King, BB King. Bo is one of the greats and unfortunately very underappreciated. Fords guitar playing steeped in the blues lexicon but augmented by rock power and jazz harmonic sophistication is unimpeachable on a 12-song selection that includes a slow, sizzling version of Etta James I Just Want To Make Love To You.. And nothing by Howlin Wolf? Little Walter playing with their back up on Checkin it out is a sensational album. . 12. Great list! There the Gibson is really crying. 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. Jeff Healey Group, he was appreciated by BB King and Eric Clapton. His double LP Chronology, Vol I, a good mix of blues and soul. His eponymous 1962 album was his second long-player for Chicagos Chess Records and mostly consisted of material written by Willie Dixon. He patented an earthy electric delta blues sound that was inspired by Robert Johnson (whom he knew) and Tampa Red. I have to disagree with you concerning the Alman Brothers not being a blues band. Inventingthen immediately perfectingthe triumphant, breezy, bigger-than-rap mythology that Jay's wrapped himself in ever. I know most folks think of Louis Armstrong as Jazz, but for me, Id include some of his work. Love seeing a list like this and watch people speak of their favorites and how could they miss.!? Key Track: TAint Nobodys Business If I Do. Characterised by extravagant fretboard pyrotechnics and searing blues-rock grooves, the albums repertoire ranges from exciting Gallagher originals (Cradle Rock) to steroid-injected blues covers (Muddy Waters I Wonder Who). Memphis Slim Lonesome. Red Devils album King King Great stuff!! Thanks, enjoyed reading this. And one shouldnt ignore Canadas Downchild (a.k.a. Born Aaron Thibeaux Walker, this Texas singer and guitarist was renowned for his flamboyant showmanship. Give me a break! Many of them appeared on this album, which despite its title, was recorded in a studio and not in front of an audience. 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. Johnny Adams? When it comes to white guys playing the Blue how about ZZTop Rio Grand Mud,. Early on in his career, White recorded under the pseudonyms Pinewood Tom, The Singing Christian, and Tippy Barton before using his real name. It included a stripped-down version of his 1942 R&B hit, the risqu Let Me Play With Your Poodle, alongside revamps of his earlier tunes, Its Tight Like That and Love Her With A Feeling., Key Track: Let Me Play With Your Poodle, A legendary group who at their peak represented the pinnacle of southern blues-rock, the Allman Brothers Band was formed in Florida in 1969 and thanks to the dueling guitars of Duane Allman and Dickey Betts quickly made a name for itself. Excellent recording with a superb interview of Nighthawk by Michael Bloomfield! In that respect it is a great success so well done! Omar&Howlers:I Told You So. Like you we have a soft spot for them. Robert Nighthawk The blues master recordings. Texas Flood is the first album from the blues master, and one of the most important and influential. 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. Robert Nighthawk Live on Maxwell Street. Electric flag long time coming A collection of rollicking Big Easy barrelhouse piano tunes, the album spotlights Duprees singular blues style with its distinctive New Orleans slant. I WANT TO HEAR IT ALL!! And you are an expert? 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. No. Junior Wells, James Cotton, Billy Branch, and Cary Bell. We agonised over Big Willie, because he appears on very few lists. Colin James National Steel Love it! That is like making a chicken soup with no chicken! Too bad that you only looked at US and UK blues greats. 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 . Toler Bros Toler Brothers A double album with John Lee Hooker and The Canned Heat. 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. 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. Slim Harpo best of J.B.Hutto & The Hawks: Hawk Squat Unbelievable. Im in shock Hendrix Axis bold as love is not on here. A fascinating history lesson for delta blues scholars. Keb Mo? Led Zepplin First album Chuck Berry and Jimi Hendrix werent the first performers to play the guitar between their legs or behind their heads on stage. The songs names are surrounded by . with Dutch band Living Blues. No Rolling Stones, Cream, Fleetwood Mac etcBut Stevie Ray was real blues. I would include Howling Wolf The London Sessions among others. You cant be serious about J Geils? 64. If so, one without open mindedness and compassion I would bet. Also want to highlight a great blues boogie album, James Cotton 100% Cotton, awesome band with Matt Guitar Murphy, and Gary Clark Jr. Live, also great. We all have our own ideas for those who do and dont qualify for inclusion in this list but I am just grateful that so many artists and albums are listed by the compilers and the mailers because there are some I missed, until now. The poled list of artists and top albums highly skews the reality of affection adios and professionals as well as the generational listeners would not even say this list poled by this site is even near accurate. it was good to Nina Simone & josh white on the list some notable piano players are missing- Otis Spann, Charles Brown and of course Ray Charles. 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 Gotta agree with that. Add: Testament Records Modern Chicago Blues.. "The Thrill Is Gone." 8. Also, The London Howlin Wolf Sessions could have also been included. 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