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1	The Complete Aladdin Recordings (1991) more music like this by Lightnin' Hopkins This is where it all began for the Houston troubadour: 43 solo sides, as evocative and stark as any he ever did, from 1946-1948. The first 13 sides find the guitarist in tandem with pianist Wilson "Thunder" Smith (who handles the vocals on a few tracks), but after that, old Lightnin' Hopkins went the solo route. "Katie May," "Short Haired Woman," ... see all copies from $5.84! new only from $10.79!
2	Blind Lemon Jefferson [Milestone] (1961) more music like this by Blind Lemon Jefferson This solid collection (73 minutes' worth) features some of Blind Lemon Jefferson's best. "Jack O'Diamond Blues," "Match Box Blues," and "That Black Snake Moan" are all on board, and with the Sonic Solutions System employed on the audio restoration end, the result is about the best these surviving 78s have ever sounded. Cub Koda, All Music Guide see all copies from $8.34! new only from $10.35!
3	The Complete Blind Willie Johnson (1993) more music like this by Blind Willie Johnson If you've never heard Blind Willie Johnson, you are in for one of the great, bone-chilling treats in music. Johnson played slide guitar and sang in a rasping, false bass that could freeze the blood. But no bluesman was he; this was gospel music of the highest order, full of emotion and heartfelt commitment. Of all the guitar-playing evangelists, ... see all copies from $13.66! new only from $17.76!
4	Last Night Blues (1961) more music like this by Lightnin' Hopkins see all copies from $5.49! new only from $6.48!
5	The Blues Anthology (2005) more music like this by Lightnin' Hopkins Lightnin' Hopkins had a kit bag of slow blues riffs, a talent for improvising up-to-the-minute lyrics to go with them, and a general distrust of the recording industry that kept him bouncing from label to label for one-off albums in which he always made sure he got his money upfront before he played a note. His recorded legacy is remarkably ... see all copies from $4.49! new only from $10.05!
6	Lightnin' Hopkins [Jazz Man] (1990) more music like this by Lightnin' Hopkins see all copies from $13.22! new only from $14.78!
7	Praise God I'm Satisfied (1989) more music like this by Blind Willie Johnson Yazoo's Praise God I'm Satisfied is an excellent collection of 14 tracks Blind Willie Johnson recorded in the '30s, including such numbers as "Jesus Make Up My Dying Bed," "Praise God I'm Satisfied," "Rain Don't Fall on Me" and "Jesus Is Coming Soon." These are excellent, haunting recordings, boasting some stellar guitar work, but everything that ... see all copies from $12.49! new only from $16.21!
8	Classic Sides (2003) more music like this by Blind Lemon Jefferson This is an awe-inspiring four-CD set in a world that has no shortage of brilliant artists represented in their entirety. Listeners wishing to appreciate the spellbinding, primal sound of Blind Lemon Jefferson can start here, except they may never want to finish; 70-some years since his death, and nearly 80 years since his first record, Jefferson's ... see all copies from $22.12! new only from $25.71!
9	Bare Wires [Rebound] (1994) more music like this by John Mayall & the Blues Breakers Bare Wires was the first Bluesbreakers album of new studio material since A Hard Road, released 16 months before. In that time, the band had turned over entirely, expanding to become a septet. Mayall's musical conception had also expanded -- the album began with a 23-minute "Bare Wires Suite," which included more jazz influences than usual and ... see all copies from $3.47! new only from $3.47!
10	Night Train, Vol. 3: Classic Railroad Songs (1998) more music like this by Various Artists Trains were a major industrial force for over a hundred years in America. Starting around 1830, they became key components in how the country moved goods, people, and information across previously unimaginable distances. They also provided themes and metaphors for popular songs and music, many of which also drew underlying structure and dynamics ... see all copies from $11.09! new only from $14.74!
11 view cover	The Complete Prestige/Bluesville Recordings (1991) more music like this by Lightnin' Hopkins This is a seven-CD box set that repackages all 11 LPs that Lightnin' Hopkins recorded for Bluesville and Prestige during the first half of the 1960s: Last Night Blues, Lightnin', Blues in My Bottle, Walkin' This Road By Myself, Lightnin' and Co., Smokes Like Lightning, Hootin' the Blues, Goin' Away, Down Home Blues, Soul Blues and My Life in the ... see all copies from $45.99! new only from $52.64!
12 view cover	Blues Masters: The Very Best of Lightnin' Hopkins (2000) more music like this by Lightnin' Hopkins Pruning 16 tracks from Hopkins' extensive catalog for a best-of meant that some hard choices had to be made. The ones Rhino came up with won't satisfy everyone, but the label did take the correct road by sticking exclusively to the earliest part of his career, 1947-61. Perhaps the decision will offend some fans who feel that his 1960s and '70s ... see all copies from $6.90! new only from $9.26!
13 view cover	Soul of a Man [Snapper] (2004) more music like this by Blind Willie Johnson Blind Willie Johnson wasn't a blues singer in the generally accepted sense. He was really a singing preacher with a killer slide guitar style and a guttural voice that indicated clearly that he wasn't about to mess around with the small stuff. While many blues singers woke up in the morning wondering where their women went, Johnson woke up ... see all copies from $7.90! new only from $10.05!
14 view cover	The Best of Blind Lemon Jefferson [Yazoo] (2000) more music like this by Blind Lemon Jefferson Blind Lemon Jefferson's life contains a great deal of mystery. The date of his birth is uncertain, and the cause of his death -- heart failure? freezing during a blizzard? -- is unknown. What is known is that he left behind a number of blues recordings on which he accompanied himself on guitar. His expressive vocals and guitar work shine on well ... see all copies from $12.50! new only from $15.65!
15 view cover	Gold Star Sessions, Vol. 2 (1991) more music like this by Lightnin' Hopkins More wonderfully sparse ruminations by the Texas blues troubadour for Quinn's Gold Star label. Hopkins was amazingly prolific during his first few years of recording, and nearly everything he did back then has great artistic merit. Bill Dahl, All Music Guide see all copies from $12.05! new only from $16.98!
16 view cover	Gold Star Sessions, Vol. 1 (1990) more music like this by Lightnin' Hopkins The first of two discs devoted to Hopkins' extensive recording activities during the late '40s for Bill Quinn's Gold Star logo. Bill Dahl, All Music Guide see all copies from $12.12! new only from $16.33!
17	Revue Collection (1997) more music like this by Lightnin' Hopkins see all copies from $3.74!
18 view cover	Bare Wires (1968) more music like this by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers Bare Wires was the first Bluesbreakers album of new studio material since A Hard Road, released 16 months before. In that time, the band had turned over entirely, expanding to become a septet. Mayall's musical conception had also expanded -- the album began with a 23-minute "Bare Wires Suite," which included more jazz influences than usual and ... see all copies from $4.02! new only from $11.25!
19 view cover	Blues in My Bottle (1963) more music like this by Lightnin' Hopkins The late great Lightnin' Hopkins was one of the most natural of bluesmen, a poet who would often make up lyrics as he recorded. He was at his best when unaccompanied, as on this 1961 Prestige date. Though he usually played electric guitar, the Texas blues titan performed on this release with an acoustic, and the result is most rewarding. Tunes ... see all copies from $4.46! new only from $5.94!
20 view cover	Country Blues (1960) more music like this by Lightnin' Hopkins While Hopkins in his prime could crank out as many albums as there were days in the week (and sometimes more), some dates were more inspired than others and this casual recording is happily one of those times. In 1959, armed with nothing more than a single microphone mono tape recorder, folklorist Mack McCormick recorded Hopkins in an informal ... see all copies from $6.57! new only from $7.62!
21 view cover	Mojo Hand (1962) more music like this by Lightnin' Hopkins This album, recorded for Fire Records, is especially interesting because it casts Hopkins in a more R&B-flavored environment. This obvious effort to get a hit makes for some excellent blues; moody and powerful performances play throughout. There's even a charming novelty Christmas blues, "Santa." Tim Sheridan, All Music Guide see all copies from $3.78! new only from $10.28!
22 view cover	The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives, & Steel, Vol. 1 (1991) more music like this by Various Artists This CD is a hodgepodge sampling of blues records featuring mostly pre-war slide guitarists ranging from the simplicity of Barbecue Bob (who was much better-known as a pianist) and Sylvester Weaver to the sophistication of Blind Willie McTell (backing Ruth Willis on "Experience Blues") and Tampa Red. Among the highlights are Blind Willie Johnson's ... see all copies from $2.86! new only from $5.27!
23 view cover	The Black Swan (2006) more music like this by Bert Jansch Now this really is a switch: Scottish guitar hero and songwriter Bert Jansch (Pentangle) recording for Drag City, with a host of admirers in tow -- Beth Orton, Devendra Banhart, Noah Georgeson (who performed and co-produced with Jansch), Helena Espvall, son Adam Jansch, and more. Black Swan is a collection of original and traditional tunes. Jansch ... see all copies from $11.70! new only from $13.89!
24 view cover	Autobiography in Blues (1960) more music like this by Lightnin' Hopkins see all copies from $6.57! new only from $7.54!
25 view cover	The Very Best of Lightnin' Hopkins (1999) more music like this by Lightnin' Hopkins Far from being an actual "best of," The Very Best of Lightin' Hopkins comes off as being a largely nonessential purchase -- many classic songs are absent and there's a lack of detailed liner notes to even denote which period the tracks are taken from. That's not to say the material selected isn't consistently engaging, with tunes like "Trouble in ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $7.54!

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