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1	Sufferin' Mind (1991) more music like this by Guitar Slim His guitar fraught with manic high-end distortion and his vocals fried over church-fired intensity, Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones influenced a boatload of disciples while enjoying the rewards that came with his 1954 R&B chart-topper, "The Things That I Used to Do." This 26-song survey of Slim's seminal 1953-1955 Specialty catalog rates with the best ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $9.72!
2	Silvertone Blues (1999) more music like this by Joe Louis Walker Some critics have tagged this the best blues release of 1999; others weren't nearly as kind. It's a beauty-is-in-the-ear-of-the-beholder situation. Blues "purists" who lament the fact that very few artists today are playing down-home, traditional blues will very much enjoy and appreciate this return to the roots. Fans of more contemporary styles ... see all copies from $4.29! new only from $13.78!
3	Castles (1972) more music like this by Joy of Cooking see all copies from $19.18! new only from $19.18!
4	Feel Like Rockin' (1994) more music like this by Mark Hummel see all copies from $4.29! new only from $14.74!
5	Juke Joint, Vol. 2 EP (2006) more music like this by Boozoo Bajou see all copies from $11.13! new only from $14.22!
6	All the Classic Sides 1928-1937 (2004) more music like this by Big Bill Broonzy Of all the pre-war Delta bluesman, no one achieved the popular status of Big Bill Broonzy. Indeed, as Neil Slaven states in his liner notes to Volume One of this collection, Broonzy had been issuing recordings for over 20 years before his last name was attached to the labels; only "Big Bill" appeared under the track listing. This five-CD ... see all copies from $24.94! new only from $30.88!
7	Complete Joy of Cooking (2006) more music like this by Joy of Cooking see all copies from $20.48! new only from $20.48!
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 $23.72! new only from $23.72!
9	Whiskey Store (2002) more music like this by Tab Benoit & Jimmy Thackery The first summit meeting for these two journeymen roots-blues-rock guitarists is a rousing triumph. On paper, Tab Benoit's less aggressive New Orleans style wouldn't seem to mesh with Jimmy Thackery's boozy, tough, rough and tumble approach. But like Lennon and McCartney, each complements the other. Benoit lets his Delta and Texas-styled roots ... see all copies from $13.65! new only from $15.85!
10	The Devil Is a Busy Man (2005) more music like this by Various Artists The tracks on this fascinating collection come from the early '50s when the blues was only a half step removed from its rural origins, and although most of the artists on The Devil Is a Busy Man lived and recorded in big cities, almost all of them began their blues careers in the Deep South, retaining that ragged, unhinged country juke joint sound ... see all copies from $9.38! new only from $9.38!
11 view cover	The Things That I Used to Do [Ace] (1991) more music like this by Guitar Slim see all copies from $15.62! new only from $15.62!
12 view cover	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 $10.06!
13 view cover	St. Louis Girls (1929-1937) (1989) more music like this by Various Artists St. Louis's red-light district became a magnet for many of the greatest blues pianists and singers of the era. This 19-track CD features many of the best of them. Well-known and accomplished ticklers such as Roosevelt Sykes, Henry Brown, Aaron "Pinetop" Sparks, and the High Sheriff himself, Peetie Wheatstraw, play host to singers such as Mary ... see all copies from $52.74! new only from $52.74!
14 view cover	Mother of the Blues (1965) more music like this by Ma Rainey see all copies from $22.12! new only from $25.71!
15 view cover	New Orleans Guitar (2006) more music like this by Various Artists JSP's New Orleans Guitar compiles four CDs of performances by Smiley Lewis, Guitar Slim, and T-Bone Walker. It's hard to go wrong with these 102 recordings cut between 1947 and 1955. The tracks have been remastered, making the majority of this material sound great. Unlike other packages of this type, the liner notes are informative, listing ... see all copies from $23.47! new only from $26.68!
16 view cover	Sweet Home Chicago [Delmark] (1988) more music like this by Various Artists Solid '60s sides by Magic Sam, Eddie Shaw, Luther Allison, Louis Myers. Bill Dahl, All Music Guide see all copies from $6.24! new only from $10.26!
17 view cover	Blues from the Big House (2007) more music like this by Various Artists Blues from the Big House pairs two classic albums of prison field recordings, the first recorded at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman (the dreaded Parchman's Farm that pops up in so many old Delta blues songs) in 1947 by Alan and John Lomax and released on LP as Parchman Farm: Yazoo Delta Blues, while the second was tracked by Harry ... see all copies from $13.98! new only from $13.98!
18 view cover	King of the Louisiana Swamp Blues (1997) more music like this by Lightnin' Slim see all copies from $10.69! new only from $13.91!
19 view cover	Hoodoo Blues (1994) more music like this by Lightnin' Slim One of many mysterious Classic Sound Inc. blues releases, with no indication of whence the material originated. The sound is decent but nothing special, and some of the balances are haywire (some guitars pushed too far into the mix etc.), but the CD is a mess. The songs include "Rooster Blues" (with an awkward brass section somewhere in the ... see all copies from $11.85! new only from $11.85!
20 view cover	Boogie 'n' Shuffle (2001) more music like this by Billy Boy Arnold At this point in his career, harmonica legend Billy Boy Arnold could just coast on his Chicago blues laurels, rehashing his old tunes and tricks whenever he decides to cut a new album. But fortunately, Arnold doesn't buy into shortcuts, and neither does his producer for this session, Duke Robillard. On Boogie 'n' Shuffle, Arnold really lets it rip ... see all copies from $11.91! new only from $15.11!
21 view cover	Black Snake Moan (2004) more music like this by Blind Lemon Jefferson Blind Lemon Jefferson was a street singer with a wide and varied repertoire, although he is best known for his straight-ahead blues pieces like the title track here, "Black Snake Moan." As this sampler of Jefferson's 1920s and 1930s 78s from Snapper Records shows, however, he was equally at home doing hillbilly spirituals ("He Arose from the Dead" ... see all copies from $9.54! new only from $9.54!
22 view cover	I'm Still Swingin' (1998) more music like this by Big Joe and the Dynaflows Singing drummer Big Joe Maher was a semi-legend around the Washington, D.C. area for a number of years, playing swing music long before it came into fashion and putting it across with style and grace. On his third album, his first for the fledgling Severn label, he is surrounded by his regular working band, all grizzled veterans of the Washington, ... see all copies from $12.35! new only from $13.90!
23 view cover	Blues Jams [Groove Jams] (1999) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $4.50! new only from $4.50!
24 view cover	Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 13 (1945-1947) (1994) more music like this by Tampa Red see all copies from $7.35! new only from $7.35!
25 view cover	Century of Blues: Celebrating 100 Years of Great Blues (2001) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $14.73! new only from $23.39!

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