best blues albums of the 21st century
Orangedroog65. Otis Grand, Blues 65 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. THIS IS A WHITE FOLKS LIST. Bands like Cream, Allmans and Stones restored many blues originators fortunes and fame by crediting their accomplishments. Spot on Harmonica Slim..with you all the way ! King is more familiar to blues fans as B. Without further ado, get ready to gawk at the greatest album art of the 21st Century: . 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. One of his most influential tunes was his 1928 hit single, How Long, How Long Blues, the centerpiece of this 22-track compendium of Carrs best work. 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) I would have left out any rock or jazz cross-over artists (No Stones, no Clapton, no Allman Bros, No Cream, no SRV!! He actually did make the list, but only for one album? . 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. Pretty decent list one huge omission in my opinion Willie Dixons I Am the Blues is easily one of the finest blues albums ever recorded. Amen brother, what a joke. SOOO many that there just isnt room for them on this list. 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Kokomo Arnold, Barbecue Bob, Charles Brown, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Blue Lu, Scrapper Blackwell, Cousin Joe, Pee Wee Crayton, Willie Dixon, Floyd Dixon, Snooks Eaglin, Sleepy John Estes, Four Blazes, Arthur Gunter, Slim Gaillard, Wynonie Harris,Earl Hooker, Screamin Jay Hawkins, Alberta Hunter, Ivory Joe Hunter, Tommy Johnson,, Lightnin Slim, J.B. Lenoir, Little Willie John, Smiley Lewis, Furry Lewis, Jimmy McCracklin, Percy Mayfield, Johnny Moores Three Blazers, Big Maybelle, Roy Milton, Amos Milburn to mention a few. Savoy Brown definitely belongs on that list. Im glad glad that you mentioned the Rolling Stones debut album which is one of the best examples of British blues from the sixties. 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. And just as importantly, what have we missed? Although there will always be missing someting. I agree and was going to post the same. 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. 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. Remarkably, it was his first recording using an electric guitar, and he precedes a version of the blues standard, Baby Please Dont Go, with a short talk about his guitar style and affection for the blues. Discover. 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. I did not rate him myself to be on the list. 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. Too bad that you only looked at US and UK blues greats. Ray Charles (Self titled) contains: His swansong, Dont Tampa With The Blues, highlighted Reds plangent tenor voice, sophisticated finger-picking style and propensity for playing the kazoo. At least Kooper and Bloomfield were included on another pick. I like them, but they dont belong anywhere near this list. No Percy Mayfield? Great Album!!!!! Consider the West African griots or that itinerant bluesman that W.C. Rory Gallagher Live in Europe is better blues album than Irish Tour in my opinion. You cant be serious about J Geils? Washingtons harmonic sophistication and ornate, highly ornamented style are revealed on twenty-three tunes that pay homage to the pianists New Orleans musical roots. 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. Though she was only 23 at the time, Raitt shows a remarkable musical maturity, convincingly uniting disparate styles via her passion for the music. 30 Best Blues Albums Archives - Living Blues Magazine 30 Best Blues Albums In celebration of our 40th Anniversary in 2010, long-time Living Blues reviewer and contributor Jim DeKoster chose 30 of the best blues albums from each decade along with 30 others that deserve special recognition. THE BLUES! BB King and Bobby Blue Bland, Together, on Duke/ABC. 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 . How can you possibly have a list of Blues Albums without Hogwash, Split or Thank Christ For The Bomb featuring anywhere? Preposterous. I think hes sincere and tries hard, but being a great guitarist (technically) does not make you a great bluesman. Savoy Browns BLUE MATTER & Albert Kings Live Wire/Blues Power-live at the filmore are a couple of my favs. George Buddy Guy is a Louisiana-born singer with a declamatory vocal style who is much-admired for his pyrotechnical electric guitar playing. For anyone looking for excellent CDs: King and Willie Dixon. In that respect it is a great success so well done! Have you heard his Blues and Ballads album with Elmer Snowden? So thanks again! Blues. 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. Hendrix played some killer blues. Come Back Baby Fool For You. But in those years I have heard five albums that have all had a great influence on me. A noted British bandleader and trad jazz trombonist, Barber was a seminal figure of the UK music scene in the 1950s and 60s, helping to light the touchpaper to Britains skiffle movement and also the rhythm and blues-fueled beat group boom. 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. Desolation and Groeten uit Grolloo by Cuby & Blizzards I agree with you regarding Savoy Brown, John. 1 smash, Were Gonna Make It, which features on Greatest Hits, a 12-song overview of his Chess tenure that vividly illustrates how his soulful, widescreen style eroded the barrier separating traditional blues from R&B. 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. 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 like to add Watermelon Slim and the Workers 2006 album and their The Wheel Man 2007 CD. Though he was a talented multi-instrumentalist who could play guitar and piano, Arkansas-born Frost rose to prominence as a harmonica specialist mentored by the legendary blues harp blower, Sonny Boy Williamson. Of the five albums he made in his 35 years, this, his debut, is arguably his best, showcasing his compelling fretboard style and commanding tone. Excellent recording with a superb interview of Nighthawk by Michael Bloomfield! Key Track: Two Bugs In A Rug. 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. 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. Bruce Fisher Ill second that! Great list, these must also be close to being on it: Gonna check it out. The Powder Blues Band, Jeff Healey, Colin James, Randy Bachman (known for rock and jazz, yes, but he teamed up with Jeff Healey too) and others I cannot name. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he_cNA0fodY. Red Devils album King King Great stuff!! Stackerset out to find the best albums of the 21st century, compiling data from Metacritic(as of October 2022). Despite being his first recording venture, the album remains a go-to entry in Musselwhites extensive catalogue. How many do you have? 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. 1w. Based on votes and more than 160 comments, we summed this one up into a Top 20 rundown. This double live album recorded at San Franciscos Fillmore West marked an inspired jam session between noted Chicago guitarist Bloomfield and Brooklyn organist, Kooper, who had just left Blood, Sweat & Tears. Adele 's 21 is the best-selling album of the 21st century to date, with sales of over 31 million copies worldwide. He has every right to a place on this list. Hes great. By contrast, the chugging title track and catchy Long Leanie Mama have a pronounced rhythm and blues flavor. Omar&Howlers:I Told You So. 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. Check out the story behind the making of Blues for Greeny. Love seeing a list like this and watch people speak of their favorites and how could they miss.!? Any Compilations from: full of Southren Prison Blues? 2. Good to see you have got Gary Moore in there. Johnny Winter First Winter. Although The Rolling Stones are definitely not a blues Band. 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 . And not to mention a few good blues artists and bands from the Antipodes: Jeff Lang, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Chain, Joe Camilleri (JoJo Zep), Phil Jones and The Unknown Blues, Fourday Riders, CW Stoneking, Backsliders, Zyedecats, Chris Wilson, Dutch Tilders, Foreday Riders, John Butler, Mia Dyson, just to name a few.. All lists will be criticised Dan Patlansky from South Africa is currently a well respected player, Warren Haynes (Govt Mule is a legend and Lonnie Mack is a notable absentee . Johnny Winter nothin but the blues We all know that our bluesmakers of all folks cannot possibly be ranked like football teams or mutual funds. 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. It included super-charged blues-inflected versions of songs by writers as diverse as Chuck Berry (Johnny B. Goode, given a fuel-injected makeover), Bob Dylan, Albert Collins, and Little Richard. Submit Corrections 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). Contemporary Blues. Did you consider any Canadian blues artists? 4 albums of BLOOMFIELD..???? Hes so often, criminally, overlooked. Anyway: thanks for your comment! "Black Mascara." 5. and she was thrilled to see a Cuby and the Blizzards record. B. Key Track: Rooster Blues. 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. Agree with Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters. I would add Blues Deluxe by Joe Bonamassa. Johnny and Muddy during their time together was priceless! That track is the leadoff cut on Sufferin Mind, a 26-song anthology of his work for Art Rupes LA-based Specialty label. An incredible guitar/fiddle player who refused to be pigeonholed as a bluesman, however I think the majority of his work would be considered by most to be blues. Muddy Waters Hard Again is arguably his greatest Album ever and certainly his best Contemporary Blues Album he ever made. Mick Taylor. 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.. Other highlights include Whos Cheating Who, Baby I Love You, and I Feel So Bad.. Let us know in the comments section below. Muddy Waters and Johnny Winter - Hard Again Incredible! Born Gertrude Pridgett in Columbus, Georgia, Ma Rainey was one of the first blues singers. Inventingthen immediately perfectingthe triumphant, breezy, bigger-than-rap mythology that Jay's wrapped himself in ever. Losing his eyesight to congenital glaucoma, Mississippi-born Morris (real name Morris Cummings) is a cousin of Chicago blues maven, Willie Dixon. Ive been listening to and playing the blues for about 50 years now. ought to be there: Stones Get your ya yas out After years of obscurity, James would finally taste acclaim in the 1960s when he recorded more frequently. Discover 21st Century Blues [Ecko] by Various Artists released in 2008. Alvin Lee Bluest Blue is my favorite not on the list. Ill definitely be checking them out. Key Track: Feeling Good, Chicago harmonica player and singer, Paul Butterfield, led one of the most significant American blues-influenced bands of the 1960s. Canned Heat/John Lee Hooker Hooker and Heat. He lends his soft but distinctive vocals to bluesman Mercy Dee Waltons One Room Country Shack.. I think 100 albums is too limiting. Sugar Blue, Paul DeLay, William Clarke and piano OTIS SPANN, Little Brother Montgomery, Big Maceo. And I do believe the late, great BB King would disagree with you. Lester Butler was a harp blowin maniac! Well see. in my opinion A Hard Road is at least as good if not better than the John Mayall albums listed. Chicken Shack, and I didnt see Savoy Brown, Climax Blues Band and the Chicago Blues Band. The Five faces of Manfred Mann is a great album that has withstood the passage of time. Its near impossible to get all of them, but you need to take the classic rock bands off and replace them with real blues players like the ones listed above. The album highlights Carrs smooth and more sophisticated urban blues vocal style, which would influence Nat King Cole and Ray Charles. "Escapism." (feat. The Powder Blues Band may not be pc blues but they played their variety of blues. Also the Graham Bond Organisation. Between 1949 and 1952, this Texas-born chemistry teacher-turned-singer/pianist racked up 12 Top 20 US R&B chart entries, including two number ones, Trouble Blues and Black Night. With his velvety tone and smooth phrasing, Brown brought a sense of urban sophistication to the blues; initially, as part of Johnny Moores Blazers, a Los Angeles-based trio who scored a No. You might want to re-evaluate your stance on Stevie Ray Vaughan too. His first major records, The Fat Man, was a revamping of Champion Jack Duprees Junkers Blues. Right on Bert. User Reviews. Dubbed the Father of Texas Blues, visually-impaired Jefferson honed his craft on city street corners, playing for small change from passersby. Born Huddy Ledbetter in Louisiana, Lead Belly accompanied his tremulous, high tenor voice with a 12-string acoustic guitar. Unlike many blues singers of his era, Harpo had a light, satiny singing voice and was famed for his soulful blues harmonica playing as well as his guitar prowess. 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. 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. What about William Clarke, Rod Piazza, Little Charlie & the Nightcats, etc? 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). Freddie King- My Feeling For The Blues If your including John mayall, Jazz blues fusion would be my pick, as would Roy Buchanans Austin city limits performance. The Smokin Joe Kubek Band Served up Texas Style 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. West Coast Hip Hop Conscious Hip Hop. Your point is well taken. 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. Here are a list of albums that I like. first Taj Mahal solo record (w/ Ry Cooder, Jessie Ed Davis, etc) The Sound of 65 Graham Bond Organisation (1965) with a band that included noted blues harpist and singer James Cotton. The albums Desolation and Hells Session would be my first choice (probably because I had these records myself and played them endlessly.). I totally agree that these 2 Dutch bands should be added to the list! Allman Brothers, Cream, Derek and the Dominos, and The Rolling Stones shouldnt even be mentioned here. My debut album. When it comes to white guys playing the Blue how about ZZTop Rio Grand Mud,. I love you all. Are you serious? Well, have we succeeded? From Greenville, South Carolina, this much-garlanded singer and guitarist was also an accomplished actor and vociferous Civil Rights activist who found favor in the Whitehouse during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Arguably the poet laureate of the blues, Dixon was born in Mississippi but is synonymous with the postwar Chicago electric style. James Cotton, first LP on Vanguard His songs have been covered by some of the best. Highlights range from the rocking Yakity Yak and Nighthawk Shuffle to the searing Burning Heat, featuring Carey Bells tooting harmonica. with Dutch band Living Blues. Willie Dixons Chess Box MUST be included hands down one of the best blues compilations ever! AC/DC and Led are stretching it. Today (Jan. 6), she heightened the anticipation by revealing the official tracklist. This 11-track collection was Burnsides penultimate long-player, recorded when he was 74. John Lee Hooker Jr. Live at Soledad Prison. Blue Streak Luther Allison (1995) Sugie Otis, Sugie Otis, 1997. Oscar Brown Jr, Between Heaven and Hell, Columbia Clarence Gatemouth Brown..hell yeah !!! Key Track: Truckin My Blues Away, An influential purveyor of Piedmont blues who was blind from early childhood and famed for his fluid finger-picking style, South Carolina-born Davis was 64 when he recorded this seminal album in 1960 at the dawn of a folk revival. Excellent. What resulted was a fascinating and insightful aural document that commemorated a singer who bridged the divide between rural and urban blues styles. . Maybe so, Brian, but you have to admit, it makes a change for any of Rorys albums to appear in a list like this. Gosh I could add a lot more. I have to disagree with you concerning the Alman Brothers not being a blues band. Eric Bibb ??? Joe Bonamassa is said by nearly all of the guitar, blues, and rock music magazines to be the best living blues guitarist and should be on the list (he is much better than Johnny Lang, a contemporary who is on the list). 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. What of J. J. Cale? Key Track: I Cant Quit You Baby. i believe it should read muddy waters live at Newport 1960. Bill Wymans favorite. In 1994, however, this compilation containing eleven tracks, six of which were previously unissued, highlighted his connection with musicians like Howlin Wolf and B. And what about Roy Buchanan When a Guitar plays the Blues? Really enjoyed your list and found many great recommendations from all the comments as I sit here listening to Showdown! You also need to listen to Janis Joplin and Big Mama Thornton if you want to know what womens blues sounds like. What about African Blues.Ali Farka Toure. Stevie Ray Vaughn? 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. Bad Company that would be a joke! Jeff Healey Group, he was appreciated by BB King and Eric Clapton. Made the list. How dare you omit A Hard Road John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. Where is the westafrican blues!? Superharps???? Im checking him out at a small venue this August. 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. 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. Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters, Live in Europe. That is like making a chicken soup with no chicken! savoy browns street corner talkin needs to be included! I miss Duane. 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. Walker joined Lew Chudds Imperial label in 1950 for a four-year stint that is represented by the 52 tracks on this two-disc anthology. On this, an epic five-LP final album recorded a year before his death at age 64, Broonzy not only performed some of his signature tunes with guitar accompaniment including Key To The Highway and South Bound Train but also talked at length about his life. Witherspoon blends a rugged, bluesy earthiness with svelte jazz sophistication in the company of two legendary saxophonists (Ben Webster and Gerry Mulligan) and trumpeter Roy Eldridge. 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). Did I miss Gary Davis and Willie Mctell,Willie Johnson. The Black Keys Thickfreakness Id include The Paul Butterfield Blues Band LIVE double LP and Charlie Musselwhites often overlooked Tennessee Woman. Id be quite tempted to include Janis Joplins I Got Dem Ol Kozmic Blues Again Mama! since we have a Soul-Blues cross-over Aretha Franklin. Dave Van Ronk Sings the Blues Though she was dubbed Queen of the Blues, she was a versatile singer grounded in earthy rhythm and blues. SRV and Double Trouble, In Step. Koko Taylor Live from Chicago James Milton Campbell is better known to blues and soul fans as Little Milton, a dynamic singer and guitarist originally from Inverness, Mississippi. try it out. Notably Canadas Downchild (a.k.a. I wish it was more than 100. 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. And where is Professor Longhair , dr John, Bukka White, Big Joe Williams and Big Joe Turner. so excited. He enjoyed a brief recording career but made a lasting impact with the 51 songs he recorded for Paramount in a fertile period between 1929 and 1934. From Como, Mississippi, Hemphill was two years shy of her 60th birthday when she cut her debut LP, She-Wolf, for the French Vogue label in 1981; its a groundbreaking album that dispenses with the 12-bar format that had previously defined most blues records. Electric flag long time coming Savoy Brown Blues Band, Raw Sienna, John Mayall , Blues breakers with Eric Clapton and the Hard Road album with Peter Green. I could not leave out these ass kickin`records that represent the artists as their best: know, Ive seen and listened to all the best in the business !!! Willie Dixon? 1 LP. Keb Mo? Thornton is in imperious form here, blazing through her material like wildfire eating up a forest. If you asked leading University music appreciation doctorate professors , I am CERTAIN you would find popularity and technical statistics that could not agree with the idem listing you have posted. And no one mentioned Stevie Ray Vaughs double Lp, Live. Great. This was the 10th album by the band, but it was really the first time they saw major mainstream success. The Folk Blues of Eric Von Schmidt Albums were ranked according to their Metascore, which represents an aggregation of critic reviews. Why the heck you did not mention Williw Dixon Im the Blues? It is an impossible task. Check out Wild-Child Butler. 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. Very best of that particular genre that includes Canned Heat and Ten Years After. What? You missed a real gem..Robert Nighthawk Live on Maxwell Street 1964. 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. Clapton is good. And thank you!! 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. Early on in his career, White recorded under the pseudonyms Pinewood Tom, The Singing Christian, and Tippy Barton before using his real name. 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. Agree about Willie DixonNeeds to be there. 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.. My 21st Century Blues will house 15 total tracks, which will be spread across two sides. Sonny Boy Williamson II told Mayall to do everyone a favor and dont sing ever again. Music Reviews: My 21st Century Blues by RAYE released in 2023. Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, and Frank Zappa all cited Slim as a seminal influence. Cuz yer listening to the blues and thats the thing. The 31 tracks on this double-CD trace the journey John Lee, and the Blues, made from the Delta to the city, and on to the whole world. 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). Pretty weak on harp: No Sonny Boy 1 (John Lee Williamson). Good list, but disappointed that Roomful Of Blues nor Duke Robillard were on it. The Blues Project any of their albums should have been included. The groups blues roots are reflected by their meaty repurposing of songs by T-Bone Walker (Stormy Monday), Blind Willie McTell (Statesboro Blues), and Elmore James (Done Somebody Wrong). riquitrefe. 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