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Buddy's Blues (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection)

CD-Charts > Music > Regional Blues
by: Buddy Guy

Release Date April 08, 1997
Buddy Guy is one of my all-time favorite bluesmen....and this is the album which started it all for me.

Listen to these songs and be changed. The album starts out with "Worried Mind", a relaxing blues tune, which shows the mellow side of Buddy Guy. Relax while you can, for some fiery vocals are not too far off! When Buddy sings "She Suits Me To A Tee" I honestly wonder at what point his vocal chords will snap. And when Buddy sings "I Cry And Sing The Blues" you are convinced that in fact he is crying and singing the blues. Listen to this album just once to hear one of the greatest bluesmen in history and no doubt you will be won over just as I was to Buddy Guy's music.

5 stars....a fantastic single disc compilation ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 172
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Stone Crazy!

CD-Charts > Music > Regional Blues
by: Buddy Guy

Release Date October 25, 1990
"Stone Crazy" is one of the best records Buddy Guy has made. Unvarnished, raw, not contaminated with pop-sounding songs and superfluous guest stars, this CD was recorded when Buddy Guy was just another much admired, but little recorded bluesman.

This record sounds like Buddy was set free. After being corseted by record companies and made to play with brakes, Buddy plays with unrivaled fury and intensity on such cuts as "When I Left Home," "The Outskirts of Town," "I Smell A Rat," and others.

Buddy needs to make more records like this. Any Buddy record is awesome, but this kind of Buddy record is priceless.

CD-Charts Position 173
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The Greatest Hits

CD-Charts > Music > Regional Blues
by: The Four Aces

Release Date September 28, 1993
There are various CDs available for sale here on Amazon on singing groups from the early 1950s, and if you are looking for one on The Four Aces this is the one you want to buy. It includes all the hits and the sound is first rate. The sound you hear on this CD is how I remember listening to The Four Aces when they were in their prime. I honestly can't imagine anyone rating this CD with a negative review. The voices you hear on this CD is how I remember them sounding, and that's good enough for me. If you enjoy the singing groups from this time period then this CD belongs in your collection. I've purchased several extra copies (I'd be embarrassed to say how many) as a gift for students in my after school elementary music class.

CD-Charts Position 174
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A Man and the Blues

CD-Charts > Music > Regional Blues
by: Buddy Guy

Release Date October 25, 1990
Far and away his best solo effort. Everything that people love about Buddy Guy is present on this album: smoking guitar (yet still pure blues--B.B. and T-Bone on steroids vintage Buddy,untainted by rock producers and multitudes of guest appearances), passionate vocals, and lots of personality. Some highlights are title track which is textbook slow blues, unimprovable! A hot blues blues version of "Money," and the classic take on "Mary Had a Little Lamb." Actually though, in all fairness to Buddy, every track here is classic blues!

CD-Charts Position 175
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Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey

CD-Charts > Music > Regional Blues
by: Various Artists

Release Date September 09, 2003
If you've seen the movies and got frustrated at the short performances here is your solution. Definitally a great complimentary to the DVDs as now you can also enjoy hearing the music in full.

CD-Charts Position 176
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Jammed Together

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by: Steve Cropper, Pop Staples, Albert King

Release Date July 01, 1991
STEVE CROPPER, ALBERT KING, AND POP STAPLES WERE ALL ARTISTS WHO RECORDED ON THE STAX LABEL FROM MEMPHIS IN THE 1970'S, THIS ALBUM IS A PRETTY LOOSE JAM OF ALL THREE GREAT GUITAR PLAYERS PLAYING TOGETHER. MY FAVORITE CUT IS "BIG BIRD". GREAT R&B AND SOULD GROOVES.

CD-Charts Position 177
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Live at Pachyderm Studios

CD-Charts > Music > Regional Blues
by: Indigenous

Release Date November 30, 1999
Forget all of this band's studio albums, this is the real deal. Like many blues bands Indigenous home is on the stage and their studio albums don't seem to capture just what they are capable of in a live setting. I've had the pleasure of seeing Indigenous live twice and they are well worth the price of admission if they ever come to your town. This album was recorded live in the studio in front of a small audience and does a very good job of capturing the band's live sound. Guitarist Mato Manji is the star here and comes off like a cross between Stevie Ray Vaughn and Jimi Hendrix. Some of the studio songs on the band's debut album are lengthened out here into all out jams which really give Mato and the band a chance to spread their wings. This is especially true ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 178
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The Very Best of Buddy Guy

CD-Charts > Music > Regional Blues
by: Buddy Guy

Release Date May 12, 1992
budy guy before he became rich and famous. when he still cared about playing the smokin' guitar.

CD-Charts Position 179
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A Real Mother for Ya

CD-Charts > Music > Regional Blues
by: Johnny "Guitar" Watson

Release Date October 11, 2005
johnny guitar watson was one of a kind. even while his career spanned more than 40 years, up until the time he died onstage at a concert in japan, he always adapted to different musical trends, while staying true to himself all at the same time. his sound is his own, no matter what kind of music he was playing. this album is from the 70's his "funk" period, wherein he put out a lot of great funky sounding albums, including lone ranger, love jones, funk beyond the call of duty, a real mother for ya, ain't that a bitch, and others.

CD-Charts Position 180
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Zydeco's Greatest Hits

CD-Charts > Music > Regional Blues
by: Various Artists

Release Date September 17, 1996
Not the best CD of Zydeco I could have chosen. It is not bad just not exactly the choice of songs I would have liked. BHamilton