best blues albums of the 21st century

Im kind of you that I even looked at this list after realizing of what it consists. On some of the tunes like Walkin The Blues and Whisky & Women a band backs Hooker though the unaccompanied songs Sugar Mama and Leave My Wife Alone undoubtedly possess greater intensity. Joe Bonamassa would not know real blues even if it sat on his face. How can you miss Hendrix Blues Album? Key Track: Hound Dog. The Real Folk Blues, mainly a compilation of earlier tracks for Chess, came out in 1966. He was 35 years old when he recorded two sessions for the Okeh label after being recommended to the company by violinist, Willie Narmour. Gary Davis Live at Manchester Union Hall & you need some thing with Buddy Guy & Junior Wells. A 2-CD set, Father Of The Delta Blues, captures a 63-year-old House revisiting some of his most potent songs, including Death Letter, Preachin Blues and Dry Spell Blues.. But most of all, they just sounded amazing. 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. This list has too many blues inspired classic rock bands on it. By 1956, Rush had quit his job in a steel mill having established himself as a rising star of the Windy Citys vibrant west side blues scene. They come from the long-forgotten Kid Bailey (Rowdy Blues), Garfield Akers (Cottonfield Blues), Mississippi Joe Callicott (Fare Thee Well Blues), Jim Thompkins (Bedside Blues), Blind Joe Reynolds (Outside Woman Blues), and Rube Lacy (Mississippi Jailhouse Groan). Lizzie Douglas was better known as Memphis Minnie, a prolific country blues doyenne originally from Algiers, Louisiana, who got her first guitar as a Christmas present when she was seven. riquitrefe. Bruce Fisher Ill second that! James was 64 when he recorded Today! 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. They are however some albums of undead white people who could be integrated in such a list: And everyone has their own opinion and thats great. 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.. Rory Gallagher Live in Europe is better blues album than Irish Tour in my opinion. An de andere kant, ach, zon lijstje slaat toch eigenlijk helemaal nergens op, Hi Bert. The set includes songs associated with Sonny Boy Williamson, Big Mama Thornton, and Willie Cobbs while the Wells original, the funky Snatch & Hold It Back, doffs its cap to James Browns Papas Got A Brand New Bag. Its regarded as one of the best blues albums of the 1960s. Yeah saw him live at an Eric Clapton gig in Sheffield plays a fiddle (violin) not sure if there is a difference. AC/DC? Unbelievable. Did I miss Gary Davis and Willie Mctell,Willie Johnson. Bruce Fisher above is right! JB is a blues hack who can only play fast but has very little feel or soul. 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. Not sure which album to suggest, however hes on my list !!! Key Track: Baby Please Dont Go, From Montgomery, Alabama, Willie Mae Big Mama Thornton is a one-hit-wonder whose claim to fame was her two-million-selling single, Hound Dog, a Leiber-Stoller tune which spent seven weeks at the summit of the US R&B chart in 1953 and was later covered by Elvis Presley. Wht about Ali farka Toures last albumSavane. The biggest was the No. 3 James Hunter People Gonna Talk. In fact, well shall never know who the truest bluesmakers were or where they came from. 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. Roy Buchanan was to overly stylistic, loved him but he began to bore me. Consider all the Henry Sloans weve never heard and the mothers of those we have. It was rekindled at the end of the 50s by young white Americans fascinated by their nations folk and blues heritage. Orangedroog65. Though the LP garnered mixed critical reviews, From The Cradle topped the US and UK album charts and also triumphed at the 1995 Grammy Awards in the Best Traditional Blues Album category. 070 Shake) 6. Dubbed the king of the string, Nighthawk was born Robert Lee McCollum in Arkansas. Texas Flood is the first album from the blues master, and one of the most important and influential. Really enjoyed your list and found many great recommendations from all the comments as I sit here listening to Showdown! Please, listen to sean costello playing talk to your daughter and watsons three hours past midnight, No blues list that excludes Peter Green can be taken seriously. Hear, hear been listening lately to that 90s Rounder Records release, Gatemouth Swings something like that, in which he is playing the Texas blues of his youth ala T-Bone Walker. I think I will have to check out a few of these Nevertheless I miss Jimmy Vaughan . With his raw, hoarse growl of a voice and searing slide guitar accompaniment, Johnson pioneered a unique blues style in Texas that also referenced gospel music. What about? Whatever his best technical album might be, I believe it was In Step that brought Stevie further to the attention of music lovers, not just blues lovers. Plus the fact Ronnie plays ever note like it is his last! black Gibson Les Paul Custom. c. All lists such as this are subjective of course, but I totally agree with Chris Moran. for Seymour Solomons Vanguard label but his expressive falsetto voice, underpinned by gently undulating guitar filigrees, sounded better than ever. John Hammond So Many Roads (http://www.allmusic.com/album/so-many-roads-mw0000618281) and if youre going to include Layla and Wheels of Fire, you should think about Highway 61 Revisited. 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. Good to see you have got Gary Moore in there. The replies here are priceless. 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. The Nighthawks Live at the PsycheDeli should be on this list ahead of many others. The . Groundhogs are great. Five Live Yardbirds The Yardbirds (1964) You might wanna check them on Spotify or iTunes. Allman Brothers, Cream, Derek and the Dominos, and The Rolling Stones shouldnt even be mentioned here. He actually did make the list, but only for one album? Magic Sam was a huge part of the famous Chicago blues sound. A smooth-voiced Mississippi singer who accompanied himself with guitar and harmonica, Rogers was born Jay Arthur Lane and was a crucial figure in the development of south side Chicago blues during the early 1950s. Bands like Cream, Allmans and Stones restored many blues originators fortunes and fame by crediting their accomplishments. Unlike Memphis Minnie, pianist and singer Memphis Slim was an authentic Bluff City native. Gosh I could add a lot more. 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). 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. 1w. King, Live In Japan. Hes great. Also Fleetwood Macs Then Play On just to name a few. The Blues was starting to come back to its own in 1965/1966 and would have continued thanks to the desire of college kids willing to expand away from the norm and the hipsters shunning mainstream music. 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. Stacker set out to find the best albums of the 21st century, compiling data from Metacritic (as of October 2022). And youre really stretching the definition of blues by classifying Layla as a blues album. I cant imagine how anything could be better that this one. I didnt see Love Sculptures Blues Helping. The 100 best albums of the 21st century From left, Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys, Beyonc, Kendrick Lamar. You know your stuff. I have 28 of them and I feel pretty good about that. Lyrically, this is possibly Burnside's bleakest album, with many songs haunted by death and betrayal, carrying with them an ambiance as dark as the Delta soil. 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. Lester Butler was a harp blowin maniac! You forgot Hookern Heat. Other delights include the chugging How Many Years, the boogie-style Baby How Long, and the plaintive Forty Four driven by a ramshackle rhythm section. A self-taught pianist and singer from Nashville, Tennessee, Carr worked initially as an accompanist for other blues singers before performing as a solo artist in his own right. Downchild Blues Band) 45+ years of great tunes. Otis Spann. 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. Among the compilations high-points are the foot-tapping tracks Crawlback, Back Scratcher, and Harp And Soul, all vehicles for Frosts harmonica pyrotechnics. The London Howlin Wolf Sessions Howlin Wolf (1971) Jimmy Barnes I want to know about everyone and then select my own favorites. What about William Clarke, Rod Piazza, Little Charlie & the Nightcats, etc? Famed for his harmonica prowess and stentorian vocals, Morris joined forces with Memphis guitarist/producer Brad Webb for Back Porch Blues, a collection of eleven, raw, self-penned songs that stayed true to the delta blues tradition. Hudson Woodbridge was the birth name of Tampa Red, who was born in Georgia and raised in Florida. Also, The London Howlin Wolf Sessions could have also been included. I believe this really should be Moanin in the Moonlight out in 1962 with Moanin at Midnight as the first song on this release. His first album West Side Soul was released in 1967. Fleetwood Mac Irish rose. did ya mention silas hogan,slim harpo ,lightin slim and excello artists. Source Point & Southern Fried with Duane Allman!!! Groundhogs should be in there and Chicken Shack as previously mentioned. R.L. I wish the list could have had 500 or 1000 great albums. The music ranges from songs associated with blues acts Ray Charles, Sonny Boy Williamson and Albert King to rock groups Traffic, The Band, and Cream. 22 October 2012. Nick gravenites my labors This is just not music, its life. John Mayall is not in the pantheon of blues artists. 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. This album was the fledgling groups rush-released second studio LP, helmed by Blue Horizon boss, Mike Vernon. I noticed that too. They did say they scoured magazines and the internet for picks, which tells me that they dont have a clue. This has got to be on the list. Taking their name from a Muddy Waters song, Londons The Rolling Stones were just one of myriad white long-haired British beat groups drawing inspiration from old American blues records. B.B. ric ya damn skippy! 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. Canadas finest blues man!!! However, lets not forget the blues was all but forgotten until musicians like Eric, Duane, Mick and Keith among others revived the genre. 12. Hells Session and Wang Dang Doodle by Livin Blues. King, The Allman Brothers, Jimmy Reed along with Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper, which gives you an idea of the scope of this list. Im glad people weighed in on Deutsch and Canadian blues. "Mary Jane." 7. Oscar Brown Jr, Between Heaven and Hell, Columbia James Cotton, first LP on Vanguard Immediately after that, Spann returned to Chicago where he recorded The Blues Never Die! Originally from Greenwood, Mississippi, Slim (real name Eddie Jones) enjoyed a recording career that only lasted eight years, between 1951 and 1959. Gotta agree with that. Peter Greens Fleetwood Mac At least you did include Texas Flood , Good to see Lonnie Johnson here. The folk-blues renaissance of the 1960s revived many a bluesmans ailing career. He rose to fame as a charismatic purveyor of folk-blues in the 1930s and went on to influence everyone from Lonnie Donegan and Bob Dylan to Nirvanas Kurt Cobain. The list opens up with the almighty Elmore James, the legendary King . Without further ado, get ready to gawk at the greatest album art of the 21st Century: . WILLIE DIXON, besides writing MANY BLUES STANDARDS/CLASSICS, is playing on mist of the CHESS stjuff. Stones Get your ya yas out Winifred. 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. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv370LpF0cU 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. James Brown Messing With the Blues Robert Nighthawk The blues master recordings. Far too many white people on this list. I was happy to see Al Kooper mentioned, but its too bad that a band he was a member of the Blues Project featuring a great blues guitarist, Danny Kalb, wasnt included. Also thanks for the list and for everyone adding their favorites. Why the heck you did not mention Williw Dixon Im the Blues? Like Skip James, he recorded in 1930 for Paramount and was later plucked from obscurity by the folk-blues revival. in my opinion A Hard Road is at least as good if not better than the John Mayall albums listed. Based on votes and more than 160 comments, we summed this one up into a Top 20 rundown. You forgot Dutch Mason the Prime Minister of the blues. AC/DC If you want Blood, Clarence Gatemouth Brown 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. He steps in and out of the shadows as Otis leads the band. Although his self-titled debut contained three Sleepy John Estes tunes alongside blues standards by Blind Willie McTell, Sonny Boy Williamson, and Robert Johnson, Mahal was able to stamp his personality on the material and imbue it with a sense of gritty authenticity. Their recording Projections still holds up well although possibly not among the Top 100. Clarence Gatemouth Brown and Jimi Hendrix are big omissions. Albums were ranked according to their Metascore, which represents an aggregation of critic reviews. How about When a guitar plays the blues or any song off Loading Zone he smokes almost every player on this list! Drown In My Own Tears Regarded as one of the best guitarists of all-time, Clapton paid tribute to his blues roots with this, his thirteenth solo studio LP. How many do you have? King King by The Red Devils is my favorite live blues album of all time. Etta James, Tell Mamma. "Oscar Winning Tears." 3. You might really want to check out Justin Johnson If Walls Could Talk and Smoke and Mirrors. In that respect it is a great success so well done! The youngest of three regal-named bluesmen, this Texas-born, Chicago-raised singer and guitarist began his career in the 1950s. Johnny Winter Whit Hot and Blue. Why is there always someone who has to have the 100 best or the top ten etc. Hendrix Blues London Howling Wolf Sessions needs to be on this list! Blues is black. 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. No one mentioned Hadda Brooks. Consisting of just voice and guitar, the LP captured the visceral intensity of Hopkins performances via tracks such as the mournful Penitentiary Blues and livelier boogie-style Come Go Home With Me., Slims real name, Otis Hicks, just doesnt have the same ring as his electrified stage moniker. 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. Hurt possessed a distinctive singing voice: a light, airy, high tenor, which he underpinned with a delicate but rhythmically fluent fingerstyle guitar accompaniment. Johnny Winter First Winter. Second Winter, his sophomore album a three-sided LP with the fourth side left intentionally blank featured his younger brother, Edgar, on keys. Hooker N Heat is a masterpiece of blues music. Dubbed the Father of Texas Blues, visually-impaired Jefferson honed his craft on city street corners, playing for small change from passersby. I love his playing, but this is ridiculous. Jack Bruce. Kenny Wayne Shepherd Ledbetter Heights Awesome! If anyone can recommend artist like these players, thatd be cool too. 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! So thanks again! The winner of five Grammy awards, Georgia-born Robert Cray is considered a member of the blues old guard. King were among those influenced by Jefferson. A double album with John Lee Hooker and The Canned Heat. What of J. J. Cale? Stackerset out to find the best albums of the 21st century, compiling data from Metacritic(as of October 2022). I agree and was going to post the same. 4.25 49,337 343. James revamped some of his earliest recorded songs, breathing new life into Im So Glad and Killing Floor Blues, which benefited from an improved recording quality over the originals. Key Track: Let Us Get Together Right Down Here. Freddie King Live at Filmore 1970 is a great album, Amazed that Supersession wasnt the first album picked for the list. One of the Mississippi blues maestros more unusual live performances was this one, recorded on September 10, 1970, at an outdoor concert within the walls of a large Chicago penitentiary, where he played to an audience of over 2,000 prison inmates. George Buddy Guy is a Louisiana-born singer with a declamatory vocal style who is much-admired for his pyrotechnical electric guitar playing. know, Ive seen and listened to all the best in the business !!! This anthology of his recordings for Eli Toscanos short-lived indie label Cobra includes Rushs Top 10 US R&B hit, I Cant Quit You Baby, later covered by Led Zeppelin. John Mayer The singles B-side, Reelin & Rockin later recorded by The Rolling Stones also featured alongside the Top 10 US hit, Rock & Roll Music.. 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. Inventingthen immediately perfectingthe triumphant, breezy, bigger-than-rap mythology that Jay's wrapped himself in ever. By then, Davis who was proficient on the banjo, guitar, and harmonica had been a minister for 30 years and had a string of recordings to his name that stretched back to the 1930s. So true. Key Track: Good Morning, School Girl. Why not include Men At Work and Bay City Rollers? His forte was smooth ballads but he also excels on two uptempo swingers: Everyday I Have The Blues and Kansas City. 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. Included are a couple of potent original tunes, including an epic 23-minute-long version of the progressive-rock-style Whipping Post.. Give me a break. Big Joe Turner, with Count Basie, Kansas City; on Pablo I also like Fleetwood mac by Fleetwood mac. He plays a lot of cigar box guitars and unusual instruments. I should https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he_cNA0fodY. 1. He has a lot of great records. Muddy Waters: Fathers & Sons We have given you our list of the best blues albums alphabetically, having given up trying to number. 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. Duke Robilliard Dukes Blues Delightfull! A Top 5 R&B hit, the timeless At Last, was her bluesy reconfiguration of a 1942 tune by big band jazzman, Glenn Miller. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Humble Pie? I am going to be busy buying more blues albums, the best! I love that album but its rock, not blues. Bo Carter, Blind Boy Fuller, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Robert Wilkins, Furry Lewis, Memphis Minnie, Elizabeth Cotten, Rev Gary Davis, Lil Son Jackson, Dave Honeyboy Edwards, Cephas and Wiggins, John Jackson, Sony Boy Williamson I, Stefan Grossman, Eric Bibb are all major names worthy of inclusion in my opinion. Theres no debating this fact. To Be Kind also featured material developed live during the band's 2012 and 2013 . European or African? Im not a member of the Blues Police force. You missed a real gem..Robert Nighthawk Live on Maxwell Street 1964. 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.. Missing The Chicago Climax Blues Band, precursor to Climax. I have to disagree with you concerning the Alman Brothers not being a blues band. Your point is well taken. I remember the first time I saw Muddy Waters at the Jazz Workshop in Boston 1965? What? 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. 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. When I 1st heard Groeten uit Grolloo I was hooked , have many records of their music. One album that I love that past me by for many years is Otis spans the biggest thing since colossus . Among the latter were tunes by Otis Rush (All Your Love), Freddy King (Hideaway) and Little Walter (It Aint Right). Half of the songs were previously unissued sides, ranging from wailing blues ballads to sober meditations on loss, bad luck and prison life. Jesus just left Chicago???? 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. Ive never been too much into blues, but I thought he was pretty great. I think hes sincere and tries hard, but being a great guitarist (technically) does not make you a great bluesman. Rorys Irish Tour is brilliant, but not a blues record. BB King and Bobby Blue Bland, Together, on Duke/ABC. Robert Johnsons immortal Dust My Broom, the first of only two covers, references Elmore James electric guitar-driven version of the tune. B. Best Albums. Hes the apex songwriter of blues music. We consoled ourselves with the fact that he composed so many tunes that are all over these albums, Im missing Chicken Shack but Im glad that Rory Gallagher is on the list BR //Thomas. Agree with Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters. Seriously, great choice! 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. 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. If so, one without open mindedness and compassion I would bet. The lack of Blodwyn Pig is disturbing. Somebody just went through his own collection. The first list was published in a special issue of the magazine in 2003 and a related book in 2005. urban crime concept album conscious introspective male vocals passionate violence. Theyre a big favourite in our house. This posthumous album collected some of Blakes best sides he recorded for the Paramount label between 1926 and 1932. 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. Then there are some albums that you may not know, like Blind Mississippi Morriss Back Porch Blues, Koerner, Ray & Glovers Blues, Rags and Hollers, and Tampa Reds Dont Tampa With the Blues; they are all equally worthy of inclusion. A revered harmonica player and singer from Mississippi, Musselwhite made his debut with this classic album, which blurred the narrow divide between blues and rock music, especially on boogie-based songs such as Chicken Shack. The 12-song set mainly contained original material but also included a haunting blues reconfiguration of jazzman Duke Pearsons Cristo Redemptor(sic). and she was thrilled to see a Cuby and the Blizzards record. AC/DC and Led are stretching it. Muddy Waters Electric Mud I WANT TO HEAR IT ALL!! The possessor of a powerful contralto voice, she was hailed by her first record company as the Mother of the Blues. She made her debut recording in 1923 and her final one, five years later, before retiring in 1935. This, his debut LP, collected together some of Kings seminal big hits for the Bihari brothers RPM label. "Hard Out Here." 4. Robert Nighthawk Live on Maxwell Street. Either of the first two Hot Tuna albums? King was a year shy of his 40th birthday when he performed in front of adoring, screaming fans on November 21, 1964, at one of his favorite venues: Chicagos Regal Theater. 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