Top 20 Blues Releases for 2008

[Blitzzzzz]

Here's the list I posted on the WEMU website for my top 20 Blues Releases, in no particular order, as heard on The Big City Blues Cruise, Sundays, 5-7 pm, EST. On-line at WEMU.org.
What's your favorites?:cool:

1.Sean Costello - We Can Get Together - Delta Groove

Billy Boy Arnold -Billy Boy Sings Sonny Boy - Electro-Fi
Brophy Dale - Night Hawkin'- Brophy Dale
Buddy Guy - Skin Deep- Buddyguy.com
Dave Specter - Live In Chicago - Delmark
Eddy Clearwater - West Side Strut -Alligator
Howard Tate - Blue Day - Evidence
Jackie Payne, Steve Edmonson Band -Overnight Sensation Delta Grove
Janiva Magness - What Love Will Do - Alligator
Jeff Healey - Mess Of Blues - Ruf Records
Joe Louis Walker - Witness To The Blues - Stony Plain
Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne" - Can't Stop Now - Electro-Fi
Lil' Ed And The Blues Imperials - Full Tilt - Alligator
Mac Arnold & Plate Full O' Blues - Backbone & Gristle - macarnold.com
Magic Slim & The Teardrops - Midnight Blues - Blind Pig
Mannish Boys - Lowdown Feelin'- Delta Groove
Roomful Of Blues - Raisin' A Ruckus - Alligator
Super Chikan - Sum' Mo' Chikan - Vizztone
Teeny Tucker - Two Big M's - TeBo
Travis "Moonchild" Haddix - Daylight At Midnight - EarwigRE-ISSUES

1.Albert Collins - Live At Montreux 1992 - Eagle
2.Various Artists - A Brief History Of The Blues - Universal

3.Various Artists - House Rockin' And Blues Shoutin':
Celebrating 15 Years of The Rhythm Room - Blue Witch

4.Various Artists - Maximum Mojo:
The Best Of Electro-Fi Records 1997-2007 - Electro-Fi
5. Various Artists - Delmark: 55 Years Of Blues -Delmark

[Headless Hornman]

Watermelon Slim and the Workers: No Paid Holidays

[duende]

Super Chikan! dude still gets around... and I was surprised about how many times Li'l Ed has played Jazzfest.

I'm almost as chastened by how few of these recordings I've heard as I was by my gigolo score... ouch! But I can buy more CD's - don't know about the other.

[Frosty]

No BB King - One Kind Favor A fine CD

I was hoping to see Cedric Burnside/ Lightnin' Malcolm's 2 Man Wrecking Crew

[i wanna be in NOLA]

1) Sonny Landreth - From the Reach

2) Joe Bonamassa - Live From Nowhere in Particular

[Blitzzzzz]

No BB King - One Kind Favor A fine CD

I was hoping to see Cedric Burnside/ Lightnin' Malcolm's 2 Man Wrecking Crew
Both fine albums, though I'm more partial to the BB King. Sometimes records we get serviced with later in the year end up on next year's list. Gonna have to check the release date on that one.:cool:

[The Dude]

The new Susan Tedeschi - Back to the River, is pretty damn good.

Would also agree with the BB missing, how can you leave off the KING?

[mendelj2]

The new Susan Tedeschi - Back to the River, is pretty damn good.


I second the new Susan Tedeschi and the latest Buddy Guy. "Out in the Woods" might be my favorite blues tune of the year.