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1. The Definitive Collection [Geffen] (2006)
by Muddy Waters
There are scores of Muddy Waters compilations out there, and while it might be overreaching a bit to call this 24-track single-disc set definitive, ... More
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2. The Definitive Collection [Hip-O] (2006)
by John Lee Hooker
What can be said about yet another John Lee Hooker greatest-hits collection!? Not only is the music consumer loaded down with these discs, but ... More
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3. The Anthology: 1947-1972 (2001)
by Muddy Waters
There have been countless collections of Muddy Waters' classic Chess material released over the years, but Chess began to whittle down the domestic ... More
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4. King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
by Robert Johnson
Reading about the power inherent in Robert Johnson's music is one thing, but actually experiencing it is another matter entirely. The official 1998 ... More
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5. Father of the Delta Blues: The Complete 1965 Sessions (1992)
by Son House
After being rediscovered by the folk-blues community in the early '60s, Son House rose to the occasion and recorded this magnificent set of ... More
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6. King of the Delta Blues [Columbia/Legacy] (1997)
by Robert Johnson
This 16-track single-disc compilation gathers up the best-known tracks from the two original volumes of King of the Delta Blues Singers for a nice ... More
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7. Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live (1979)
by Muddy Waters
Accompanied by Johnny Winter and his band, Muddy Waters turns in an enthusiastic performance on Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live. The set list ... More
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9. The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives, & Steel, Vol. 1 (1991)
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 ... More
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10. Pee-Wee Get My Gun (1997)
by T-Model Ford
Ford fits snugly into what has become the Fat Possum house sound: repetitive, raw electric guitar riffs, going off on one or two-chord vamps with ... More
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11. Sad Days, Lonely Nights (1993)
by Junior Kimbrough & the Soul Blues Boys
If All Night Long was a great electric blues portrait, this sophomore release, given more widespread distribution via Fat Possum's deal with ... More
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13. King Bee [Expanded] (1981)
by Muddy Waters
King Bee was the last album Muddy Waters recorded. Coming last in a trio of triumphant studio outings, and produced by Johnny Winter, it is also a ... More
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14. Boom Boom (1992)
by John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker won many new listeners with his 1989 star-studded comeback album, The Healer, and his 1992 studio album, Boom Boom, was designed as ... More
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15. Sanctuary (2004)
by Charlie Musselwhite
On 1999's Continental Drifter, king harmonicat Charlie Musselwhite began stretching the boundaries of his Delta blues' heart to embrace music that ... More
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16. Boom Boom [Shout! Factory Bonus Tracks] (1992)
by John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker won many new listeners with his 1989 star-studded comeback album The Healer, and his 1992 studio album "Boom Boom" was designed as an ... More
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17. Blues Guitar Women (2005)
by Various Artists
These two discs reflect, in their way, the incredibly rich, varied lineage of women in the blues. And of course, given the title, we're not talking ... More
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18. His Best: 1947 to 1955 (1997)
by Muddy Waters
This entry into MCA's Chess 50th Anniversary Collection now officially takes the place of The Best of Muddy Waters as an essential first purchase in ... More
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19. First Recordings (2003)
by R.L. Burnside
At the time these tracks were cut, 1967 and 1968, R.L. Burnside was working on a plantation in Coldwater, MS, cutting silage. Folklorist George ... More
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20. A Meeting by the River (1993)
by Ry Cooder & V.M. Bhatt
A Meeting by the River can best be described as a spontaneous outpouring of music, unhindered by convention or form, brought into being by musicians ... More
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21. Chess Blues Classics: 1957-1967 (1997)
by Various Artists
This second volume of a two-volume entry in MCA's Chess 50th Anniversary reissue series chronicles the second decade of blues classics produced by ... More
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22. Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Warming by the Devil's Fire (2003)
by Original Soundtrack
Of all the directors who did films in the Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues series, Charles Burnett has the most direct connection to the music. ... More
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23. The Complete Plantation Recordings (1993)
by Muddy Waters
At long last, Muddy's historic 1941-1942 Library of Congress field recordings are all collected in one place, with the best fidelity that's been ... More
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24. First Recordings (2012)
by Junior Kimbrough
Junior Kimbrough's droning, modal, hypnotic one-chord approach to the blues made him a juke joint favorite in his native North Mississippi. In 1966 ... More
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