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Downbeat magazine - the top 50 blues albums

of the past 50 years (september 2003)

 

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"Assembling a list of the 50 top blues albums of the past 50 years is no job for one man.  To find a consensus on these albums during the national "Year Of The Blues" we asked approximately 80 musicians, record company folks and journalists to submit lists of their 5 desert island discs...So, it was largely left to the younger generations of torch bearers to determine which post 1950 blues albums are the standouts.  The "Seminal Six" are the albums most frequently listed, with Hoodoo Man Blues the runaway favorite.  Among the remaining 44 are obvious selections and some surprises." - Frank-John Hadley

 

 
1 Junior Wells Hoodoo man blues 1965
2 B.B. King Live at the Regal 1965
3 Muddy Waters 20th century masters : the millennium collection - the best of Muddy Waters 1999
4 Howlin' Wolf Howlin' Wolf 1958
4 Howlin' Wolf Moanin' in the moonlight 1962
5 Bobby 'Blue' Bland Two steps from the blues 1961
6 Little Walter The best of  1958
7 LaVern Baker LaVern Baker sings Bessie Smith 1958
8 Big Maybelle The complete Okeh sessions 1952-1955 1994
9 Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown Original Peacock recordings 1990
10 R.L. Burnside Too bad Jim 1994
11 Paul Butterfield blues band The Paul Butterfield blues band 1965
12 Albert Collins Ice pickin' 1978
13 Robert Cray band Strong persuader 1986
14 Champion Jack Dupree Blues from the gutter 1958
15 Snooks Eaglin Baby, you can get your gun 1987
16 Eddie ' Guitar Slim'  Jones Sufferin'  mind 1991
17 Jessie Mae Hemphill Heritage of the blues : shake it baby 2003
18 John Lee Hooker Plays & sings the blues 1961
19 Lightnin'  Hopkins The Herald recordings : 1954 1989
20 Son House Original delta blues 1998
21 Alberta Hunter Amtrak blues 1980
22 Mississippi John Hurt Today! 1966
23 Elmore James The sky is crying : the history of 1993
24 Skip James Today! 1964
25  Big'  Jack Johnson The oil man  1987
26 Junior Kimbrough Sad days, lonely nights 1993
27 Albert King Born under a bad sign 1967
28 Freddie King Let's hide away and dance away 1961
29 Magic Sam Live 1981
30 Magic Sam blues band West side soul 1967
31 Percy Mayfield Memory pain (volume 2) 1992
32 Charlie Musselwhite Stand back! : here comes Charley Musselwhite's South side band 1967
33 Robert Nighthawk & Houston stackhouse Masters of modern blues 1993
34 Professor Longhair Crawfish fiesta 1980
35 Jimmy Reed The legend - the man 1965
36 Fenton Robinson Somebody loan me a dime 1974
37 Jimmy Rogers Chicago bound 1973
38 Otis Rush Right place, wrong time 1976
39 Jimmy Rushing You and me that used to be 1972
40 Son Seals Midnight son 1976
41 Otis Spann Is the blues 1960
42 Hubert Sumlin Hubert Sumlin's blues party 1986
43 Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers Beware of the dog 1976
44 Koko Taylor I got what it takes 1975
45 Big Joe Turner The boss of the blues 1956
46 Eddie ' Cleanhead'  Vinson Kidney stew is fine 1969
47 T-Bone Walker The complete Imperial recordings 1950-1954 1991
48 Muddy Waters Muddy Waters at Newport 1960
49 Sonny Boy Williamson The essential Sonny Boy Williamson 1993
50 Jimmy Witherspoon The concerts 1959

 

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8 Big Maybelle The complete Okeh sessions 1952-1955 1994
5 Bobby 'Blue' Bland Two steps from the blues 1961
9 Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown Original Peacock recordings 1990
10 R.L. Burnside Too bad Jim 1994
11 Paul Butterfield blues band The Paul Butterfield blues band 1965
12 Albert Collins Ice pickin' 1978
13 Robert Cray band Strong persuader 1986
14 Champion Jack Dupree Blues from the gutter 1958
15 Snooks Eaglin Baby, you can get your gun 1987
17 Jessie Mae Hemphill Heritage of the blues : shake it baby 2003
18 John Lee Hooker Plays & sings the blues 1961
19 Lightnin'  Hopkins The Herald recordings : 1954 1989
20 Son House Original delta blues 1998
4 Howlin' Wolf Howlin' Wolf 1958
4 Howlin' Wolf Moanin' in the moonlight 1962
21 Alberta Hunter Amtrak blues 1980
22 Mississippi John Hurt Today! 1966
23 Elmore James The sky is crying : the history of 1993
24 Skip James Today! 1964
25  Big'  Jack Johnson The oil man  1987
16 Eddie ' Guitar Slim'  Jones Sufferin'  mind 1991
26 Junior Kimbrough Sad days, lonely nights 1993
27 Albert King Born under a bad sign 1967
2 B.B. King Live at the Regal 1965
28 Freddie King Let's hide away and dance away 1961
6 Little Walter The best of  1958
29 Magic Sam Live 1981
30 Magic Sam blues band West side soul 1967
31 Percy Mayfield Memory pain (volume 2) 1992
32 Charlie Musselwhite Stand back! : here comes Charley Musselwhite's South side band 1967
33 Robert Nighthawk & Houston stackhouse Masters of modern blues 1993
34 Professor Longhair Crawfish fiesta 1980
35 Jimmy Reed The legend - the man 1965
36 Fenton Robinson Somebody loan me a dime 1974
37 Jimmy Rogers Chicago bound 1973
38 Otis Rush Right place, wrong time 1976
39 Jimmy Rushing You and me that used to be 1972
40 Son Seals Midnight son 1976
41 Otis Spann Is the blues 1960
42 Hubert Sumlin Hubert Sumlin's blues party 1986
43 Hound Dog Taylor and the Houserockers Beware of the dog 1976
44 Koko Taylor I got what it takes 1975
45 Big Joe Turner The boss of the blues 1956
46 Eddie ' Cleanhead'  Vinson Kidney stew is fine 1969
47 T-Bone Walker The complete Imperial recordings 1950-1954 1991
3 Muddy Waters 20th century masters : the millennium collection - the best of Muddy Waters 1999
48 Muddy Waters Muddy Waters at Newport 1960
1 Junior Wells Hoodoo man blues 1965
49 Sonny Boy Williamson The essential Sonny Boy Williamson 1993
50 Jimmy Witherspoon The concerts 1959