CD-Charts Position 21
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Souls Alike

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by: Bonnie Raitt

Release Date September 13, 2005
If you like Bonnie's Road Tested or Luck of the Draw, this is NOT the album for you. It's along the lines of Fundamental which is one of my least favorites. Hard to find a track to sing along with....

CD-Charts Position 22
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The Anthology: 1947-1972

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by: Muddy Waters

Release Date August 28, 2001
This was purchased as a gift for a fiend who "loves" Muddy Waters. She was thrilled with this collection and said it was the best!

CD-Charts Position 23
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A Meeting by the River

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by: Ry Cooder & V.M. Bhatt

Release Date February 23, 1993
I love the easy flow and ambience of the fine playing here. Never has Cooder sounded better to my ear than on this one. And Bhatt is magnificent. I've been listening to this session for over ten years and still have it close, ready-to-hand, in my truck console.

CD-Charts Position 24
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Johnny Winter

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by: Johnny Winter

Release Date May 18, 2004
This CD is a 'must have' for every blues fan. Incredible guitar playing. Almost all of my favorite Johnny Winter tracks are included on this CD.

CD-Charts Position 25
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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 26
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Chicken Skin Music

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by: Ry Cooder

Release Date October 25, 1990
This is one of my favorite albums from all time. I haven't thought about it for a while, but something recently clicked on how I really dug this work. I was in high school at the time, and I used to play the songs on an old boom box at work. One of the older gentlemen was amazed that a young person was listening to such old music (the album was made in 1976, but all the songs are quite old), and he asked why. I said "I just like it. That's enough".

It is Ry's best album, and it's really a collection of beautiful, timeless American folk songs. There really isn't a bad one in the whole batch. I really like the songs Always Life Him Up and He'll Have to Go. They are beautifully rendered. But the best ones have to be the opener and closer, The Bouregois ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 27
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No Nukes

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by: Various Artists

Release Date October 21, 1997
Pretty boring stuff, except for the Springsteen track, which saves the day. Most of the artist featured on this album have concert albums that are far superior to the material found on this album.

If you believe in the cause, are looking at this album as a historical document, or dig Springsteen's version of the Ryder medley, buy this album. If not, save your money.

CD-Charts Position 28
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Ry Cooder

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by: Ry Cooder

Release Date May 09, 1995
This Japanese mini-lp replica version of Ry Cooder debut is simply a work of art! Very beautifully designed with all the lyrics included and with a sound quality remastered to perfection.
This 2007 Warner reissue is by far the best version of this album that is out there; great sound quality, great packaging, great songs! A must have in any CD collector's library. A real collectors item of these guitarist, top 10 of all times.

CD-Charts Position 29
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The Progressive Blues Experiment

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by: Johnny Winter

Release Date February 15, 2005
Great record, a must for any blues/rock lover. Johnny bridges the gap between blues and 70's rock and roll. My favorites are Tribute to Muddy (the best on the LP), Help Me, Got love if You Want it, and Fourty Four. Special mention to Mean Town Blues, which he nails.

Not the best recording quality, but I can just see JW tearing into his Fender XII with the six string set up.

Great album!

CD-Charts Position 30
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Into the Purple Valley

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by: Ry Cooder

Release Date October 25, 1990
1972 was a banner year for what is now called Americana music, and its best and brightest purveyors were attached to Warner Brothers Records and their subsidiary Reprise. Between the two labels, they had a very cool stable of artists. Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and James Taylor became mainstream successes fairly quickly. Others took longer to find fame and acclaim, but were no less noteworthy. Among these were 3 forward-thinking, backward-glancing master musicians who anticipated the best-selling "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack by 28 years.

Consider: In 1972 Warner/Reprise released Ry Cooder's "Into The Purple Valley", John Fahey's "Of Rivers And Religion", and Van Dyke Parks' "Discover America". Fellow label-mate Randy Newman issued his "Sail Away" album that year, but ... Read More: