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People Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs 1913-1938

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by: Various Artists

Release Date September 25, 2007
When I drive down the road in my 2006 Honda Accord and have this collection playing on my six changer cd player I feel like it's 1922 in Alabama and I'm in my Ford jalopy listening to some great radio station from the past. These songs not only tell stories of the past they make you feel for people you have never met. It's a great collection.

CD-Charts Position 22
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Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey

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by: Various Artists

Release Date September 09, 2003
I owned this previously and I am glad to have it again. It will teach about the blues from their inception at the turn of the 20th century to the present day. All the classic songs that were later done by UK acts are here as well. If you can find it used, it is a better bargain because there is a lot here that is "filler not killer" but if you want to get a blues education, buy this collection.

CD-Charts Position 23
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King of the Delta Blues Singers

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by: Robert Johnson

Release Date September 15, 1998
If you're new to Robert Johnson, start here. The Complete Recordings box is all fine and good, but this disc has (drastically) better sound quality, better sequencing, and more historical value (if you're into that sort of thing). It's also cheaper, and less bulky. Plus, it cherrypicks most of Johnson's best recordings. Of course, Robert Johnson never recorded a bad song, but these sixteen (seventeen, if you count the previously unreleased alternate take of "Traveling Riverside Blues" that was discovered after the release of the box set) are the cream of the crop. My only complaint is the absence of "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom," which has long been one of my favorite blues songs, but that's just a nitpick. This record really is the bee's knees. ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 24
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Live At The Cafe Au Go-Go (And Soledad Prison)

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by: John Lee Hooker

Release Date November 19, 1996
John lee seemed like he had the blues his hole life.Maybe he did maybe he didn't. He played the hole blues man thing to a T. He seemed like the coolest of all cats when he was up on stage. That's because he was. The people bought it hook line and sinker as they should.I have heard,lived and felt the blues since I was 8 yrs.old. I can totally relate to what he was doing and singing about back then and now.Hookers blues and boogie music is and will always be timeless. That to me is the conection I have with him.Pure blues, no nonsense music that hits you like a ton of bricks. This CD does just that and more.

CD-Charts Position 25
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Crucial Harmonica Blues

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by: Various Artists

Release Date January 21, 2003
Various Artists
"Crucial Harmonica Blues"
Alligator Records ALCD 115

Big Walter Horton and Carey Bell continue the protégé and mentor tradition on "Have Mercy". Blues harp doesn't get any better than that. Under-rated Bell appropriately adorns the disc's cover. With one `whew', you will recognize the brown jug, country blues of Sonny Terry on "Sonny's Whoopin' The Doop". Junior Wells could combine funk, grease and sweat like no other. Experience it on "Broke and Hungry". James Cotton's "Superharp" remains one of the best harp-blowin' tunes ever, while fiery Carey Bell shows why he now reigns as best harpist/vocalist on "Lonesome Stranger".

Do these artists and songs qualify as Crucial Harmonica Blues? You're damn ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 26
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Hooker

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by: John Lee Hooker

Release Date October 31, 2006
some material is repetitive but overall a must for any blues listener or any other music listener. the nuances of his playing develope deeper with each listening. hooker, buddy guy, b.b. king--what a great cache of music we have at our eartips to listen to.

CD-Charts Position 27
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It Serves You Right to Suffer

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by: John Lee Hooker

Release Date July 27, 1999
This is a great John Lee Hooker and probably one of the best blues albums period. The sound quality on this album is top notch (this is not true with all John Lee Hooker material or blues in general). This also includes some of Hooker's best songs, including "It Serves You Right to Suffer" and "Sugar Mama".

The real deal of this album is that Hooker is trying to mainstream himself here. This is not from the classic Hooker period (but it is a classic album). This album came out in the 60's after the start of the British Invasion and this is Hooker's attempt to make a mainstream album for those who were into British Invasion groups. This becomes evident during Hooker's version of "Money". Typically the blues artists that tried to make a mainstream/ pop ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 28
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You Better Run: The Essential Junior Kimbrough

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by: Junior Kimbrough

Release Date August 27, 2002
Damn if the cover doesn't just sound like the album. Every tune is dirty, follows old school blues stylings- few chord changes, non-song structure, good beat to move to. Let it play from track 1 while drinking, you'll know what I mean.

CD-Charts Position 29
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Moodfood

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by: Moodswings

Release Date September 15, 1992
From beginning to end, Moodfood by Moodswings takes one on an incredible journey. In my humble opinion, it is one of the best compilations of music ever produced. It is indeed, as the subtitle states: "Aural medication for tired minds." I have listened to the entire album, from beginning to end many times, and I have learned something new about myself; spiritually, mentally and physically, everytime I hear it anew.

Edwin in Fort Lauderdale

CD-Charts Position 30
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The Chess Box

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by: Willie Dixon

Release Date October 25, 1990
Like many blues musicians, Willie Dixon had an interesting background. He was born, and spent his childhood, here in Vicksburg. He never had formal music education, but a local carpenter taught him harmony singing. Dixon sang bass in a local gospel quartet. Along the way, he served a couple stretches on Mississippi prison farms. He started his career as a heavyweight boxer in Chicago, but switched to music and played bass, part of the time as a house musician.

Dixon started out as a studio bass player with Chess Records when it was a fledgling company started by the Chess brothers. The present set includes 36 songs written by Dixon, and performed by a variety of artists in addition to Dixon including Muddy Waters (Hoochie Coochie Man, etc.), Howlin Wolf ... Read More: