It originated somewhere, found a place in America, became known in England, Canada too I would argue and perhaps many other places. Im still warming up to Trucks, but I highly respect him and believe he has a bright future. 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. Well done Bert, I would say add To blind to see from Cuby and the Blizzards to the list as well. Listen to the album.

Great Lp. This list was voted for by a panel of 45 Guardian music writers, who ranked their 20 favourite albums from 2000 to 2019 inclusive. Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee Blowin the Fuses. A bottleneck guitar specialist from Rossville, Tennessee, McDowell first learned to play slide guitar using a filed-down beef bone. Buddy Guy, Albert Collins, and Frank Zappa all cited Slim as a seminal influence.

I met a Dutch girl back around 1970 and took her to Tower Records at Bay and Columbus in S.F. The lack of Blodwyn Pig is disturbing. Typical North American rubbish. Charley Patton was arguably the most significant architect of the influential Mississippi delta blues style and also recorded under the names The Masked Marvel and Elder J J Hadley. Maybe so, Brian, but you have to admit, it makes a change for any of Rorys albums to appear in a list like this. Kaj <3 , Rocking at the Tweed Mill. released in 1972, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv370LpF0cU A pioneer of electric blues, Walker had a profound impact on many guitarists who followed in his wake, ranging from B. Son House Father of the Blues, Albert King Years Gone By, Big Mama Thornton Jail, Fred McDowell and His Blues Boys, Sonny Boy Williamson One Way out, and Pink Anderson Carolina Blues Man. Listen to the album. It is full of energy, Harvey stalking the gutters and subways; it is full of sex, most of it new and dangerously in flux. Johnny Winter Third Degree Freddie King- My Feeling For The Blues When someone has put these all on a Spotify play list let me know lol. It is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential blues albums ever released.

Other standouts included Sen-Sa-Shun and San-Ho-Zay., Tons Of Sobs was British blues-rock quartet Frees debut album for Chris Blackwells Island label. Ive never been too much into blues, but I thought he was pretty great. Listen to 100 Years Of The Blues on Apple Music and Spotify, and scroll down for our list of the best blues albums ever. King said, Peter Green is the only blues guitar player that can make me cry.Savoy Brown(Kim Simmons)andNo Jimmy Page?

While they tease out the Morricone influence all the more, the highs are all their own krautrock nightmare We Carry On; cyberpunk masterwork Machine Gun on a record that has become one of the most influential of its era.

Key Track: Aint Nobodys Business, With his gruff voice accompanied by jagged, driving guitar and a boogie beat established by his tapping foot, the prolific John Lee Hooker forged an immediately recognizable delta blues sound that proved profoundly influential. Album not on streaming services.

Steve winwood I might beg to differ on The Allman Brothers though. One James Cotton album and two Mayall. An de andere kant, ach, zon lijstje slaat toch eigenlijk helemaal nergens op, Hi Bert. Totally agree with Savoy Browns Street Corner Talking. The album highlights Carrs smooth and more sophisticated urban blues vocal style, which would influence Nat King Cole and Ray Charles. For example: you only looked ar individual artists, why isnt there an album Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters, Live in Europe. He is almost as bad as Eric Clapton. At least Kooper and Bloomfield were included on another pick. 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). RL Burnside- Come On In.

These points were totalled up, resulting in the following ranking. Pristine neo-soul played by an old soul in a 19-year-olds body. 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. American audiences wouldnt know who any of these artists are today if he hadnt exposed them to the world, and we certainly wouldnt be aware of the blues greats who inspires them to pick up their respective instruments. The Best Blues Albums of the 2000s B.B.

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. Regarded as one of the best guitarists of all-time, Clapton paid tribute to his blues roots with this, his thirteenth solo studio LP. 1986: R.E.M. We could endlessly debate about the definition of blues, but the purpose here is not to list all the guitarists that once played a blues classic, or our favorites RnB or jazz or rock musicians.

The winner of five Grammy awards, Georgia-born Robert Cray is considered a member of the blues old guard. I will google. Wouldnt have suffered from a mention of Savoy Brown though? Little Walter playing with their back up on Checkin it out is a sensational album. Though the album shot to No.

One big Miss: Eddie Cleanhead Vinson on Riverside Why not The Best of Muddy Waters? Frank .. agreed. In 1994, however, this compilation containing eleven tracks, six of which were previously unissued, highlighted his connection with musicians like Howlin Wolf and B.

Excellent list, though I would have left a Various Artists field opened for CHICAGO! Thanks for reading thus far, if you have. Rorys Irish Tour is brilliant, but not a blues record. But there are flickers of his old cheeky humour, especially in the immortal line: Hurry up with my damn croissants! Listen to the album. And I do believe the late, great BB King would disagree with you. Soccer - The 100 Best Albums of The 21st Century | Music | The Guardian

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King is more familiar to blues fans as B. Leaving out Willie Dixons I AM The Blues was egregious. It contains some of his most famous and influential songs: Hellhound On My Trail, Crossroad Blues, and Come On In My Kitchen.. Listen to the album.

One album that I love that past me by for many years is Otis spans the biggest thing since colossus . I would have left out any rock or jazz cross-over artists (No Stones, no Clapton, no Allman Bros, No Cream, no SRV!! ZZ Top First album James was 64 when he recorded Today! Key Track: Its Nobodys Fault But Mine, Paid tribute to by Bob Dylan (via his 1983 song, Blind Willie McTell) and covered by The Allman Brothers Band (Statesboro Blues), Georgia-born McTell recorded under several aliases, including Blind Sammy, Hot Shot Willie, and Barrelhouse Sammy.

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Key Track: Hound Dog. Live Gary Clark Jr. (2014). 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! Tips. Why not include Men At Work and Bay City Rollers?

He had others that could easily have been on this list as well. Mick Taylor. Aw, yes, the Powder Blues Band.

Folding in influences from LAs beat scene including Kamasi Washington and Flying Lotus Lamar exploded the possibilities for rap in the 2010s, bouncing like a car down Crenshaw on to neo-soul, jazz and squelchy funk. Dont forget to mention Steve Stills who was also a big part of the Super Session album. 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. Stacker compiled data on the top 50 rock albums from the 21st century according to Best Ever Albums, which ranks albums according to their appearance and Despite an outstanding lineup of guests and producers, all eyes were on Drakes journey into and out of heartbreak, variously bitter, angry and doe-eyed. Winifred. Johnny Winter progressive blues experiment Though blues was an omnipresent element in Hendrixs oeuvre, he never made a dedicated blues album.

JImmy Thackery & The Drivers Wild Night Out ! WebMy 21st Century Blues. The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do (2012), New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) (2008), And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out (2000), Whatever People Say I Am, Thats What Im Not, Read Alexis Petridiss essay on our No 1 choice here. It also anticipated the way Londons clubland and indeed communities would be hollowed out by gentrification. How many do you have? Born Gertrude Pridgett in Columbus, Georgia, Ma Rainey was one of the first blues singers. Other highlights were Cuttin In, a chugging beat ballad with strings and the skipping R&B-flavored Broke & Lonely, where Watsons assured vocals are punctuated by dancing horns. The Best Blues Rock Albums of 2021. She cut a slew of memorable 78-rpm singles that included the chart-topping, Down Hearted Blues featuring just piano accompaniment from 1923, which is one of the numerous highlights of a 2-CD retrospective that stands as a monument to Smiths remarkable legacy. Rarely do

Beth Hart WebMy 21st Century Blues is the debut studio album by British singer and songwriter Raye, released through Human Re Sources independently on 3 February 2023. We polled 45 music writers to rank the definitive LPs of the 21st century so far. I can think of stuff Id like to see on the list, but then you have to bump someone else and I just dont know ho you do that Yikes! 14h ago. Listen to the album. Listen to the album. ZZ Tops First Album was as bluesy as any of the mentioned albums. Romy Madley-Croft and Oliver Sim made the most compelling duets of the period: rather than singing to each other, it was as if two people were going through the same thing without the other knowing it the perfect mood music for the disconnected interconnection of dating apps and social media. Listen to the album. No Ronnie Earl, Tab Benoit or Sonny Landreth??? John Mayer In 1999, he released All-Star Blues Sessions, his first album as a frontman, accompanying Bo Diddley, former Howlin Wolf drummer Chico Chism, Robert Lockwood Jr., Henry Gray, and 12 other artists. Released two days before he died, Blackstar saw Bowie pour everything left of him into his best album since his 70s hot streak. The album contains a version of his 1951 US R&B chart-topper, Im In The Mood For Love.. Rory Block When a woman gets the blues Sweet! Excellent recording with a superb interview of Nighthawk by Michael Bloomfield! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); About Us Contributors Terms of Service Privacy Policy 2023 uDiscover Music, Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images, Born Under A Bad Sign (with Stevie Ray Vaughan), The Rolling Stones - Off The Hook (Official Lyric Video), The Most Misunderstood Political Songs Ever: 10 Tracks You Didnt Get, Best Beatles Covers: 20 Essential Versions Of Fab Four Classics, These Patriotic Songs Are Celebrations Of America, The Best Game Songs: Fearless Compton Hip-Hop, Best Paul McCartney Songs: 20 Post-Beatles And Solo Tracks, Best John Martyn Songs: 20 Raw Folk Rock Tracks, Fancy: Behind Bobbie Gentrys Womens Lib Statement, Best Blue Note Album Covers: 20 Groundbreaking Artworks, Erykah Badu, Summer Walker, And Demi Lovato: Currently Trending Songs. We agonised over Big Willie, because he appears on very few lists. ShortList. Fleetwood Mac and Otis Spann, Duster Bennett. The best album artwork of the 21st Century so far Foals Holy Fire Kendrick Lamar To Pimp a Butterfly The Streets Original Pirate Material Tame Impala Currents Run the Jewels Run the Jewels 2 The Strokes Is This It Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy David Bowie The Next Day Frank Ocean Blonde If so, one without open mindedness and compassion I would bet. 14h ago. By blending the frat-boy energy of nu-metal with the goth moods of Nine Inch Nails and Smashing Pumpkins, the northern Californians united rival factions of brooding teenagers with these strangely sexy studies in tension and release. Peter greens playing on it sublime. From Muddy Waters to B.B. Listen to the album. 100% correct Harmonica Slim. Her third album 25, is also on the list with sales of over 23 million

Most fans of the blues recognize that it is something that is, as often as not, best played live and there are some cracking performances included. The title of the album was : For all the hype, the Brooklyn scene of the early 00s didnt produce many genuine rock stars, but Karen O was its finest. 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.

King and Willie Dixon. Hes the apex songwriter of blues music. You cant be serious about J Geils? Junior Wells, James Cotton, Billy Branch, and Cary Bell. Thousands of blues albums were released in the years between 2000 and 2009, and the decade not only brought us exciting, late-career masterpieces from blues veterans like B.B. King and Buddy Guy but also introduced us to fresh young talents like Nick Moss and Watermelon Slim that will continue to entertain us for years. Trip-hop duo Moloko was dead, and Murphy teamed up with Matthew Herbert for this eclectic, saucy and still underrated pop record that anticipated the arrival of Lady Gaga by three years.

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