Roots of Ry Cooder [Reissue] (2007) more music like this

by Various Artists

In his many-faceted career as a producer, session musician, solo artist, and soundtrack composer, Ry Cooder has drawn continually on the deep roots of American music, reinventing and refocusing the old into the new in a nearly seamless balancing act. This fine collection of vintage roots material from Britain's Catfish Records visits some of ...

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Needy Time (2007) more music like this

by Dr. David Evans

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In My Time (1993) more music like this

by Charlie MusselWhite

Charlie Musselwhite takes four different approaches on this Alligator release. On two tracks, he turns to guitar, proving a competent instrumentalist and convincing singer in a vintage Delta style. He also does two gospel numbers backed by the legendary Blind Boys of Alabama, which are heartfelt, but not exactly triumphs. Musselwhite reveals his ...

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Roots of Rhythm & Blues: A Tribute to the Robert Johnson Era (1992) more music like this

by Various Artists

This live program featured some of the late legend's old partners - Honeyboy Edwards, Johnny Shines, Robert Jr. Lockwood -- and some of his contemporary successors, such as Lionel Pitchford, Cephas And Wiggins paying heartfelt tribute. Bill Dahl, All Music Guide

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Someday Baby Blues (2004) more music like this

by Sleepy John Estes

Sleepy John Estes wasn't the world's greatest guitar player, and his singing probably never won any awards, but he was unique among early country blues players because of his ability to fashion his own songs around the people and everyday events of his hometown of Brownsville, TN, a trait that makes his body of work feel a little bit like a blues ...

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Guitar Man (1987) more music like this

by Cephas & Wiggins

Their second Handy Award winner includes slide guitar, Piedmont finger-picking, and wonderful harmonica. Barry Lee Pearson, All Music Guide

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Tappin' That Thing (1984) more music like this

by Hammie Nixon

Former Sleepy John Estes musical partner moves out on his own with this collection of solo recordings from the early 1980s. Produced by David Evans for a small record company run out of the University of Memphis (High Water), these recordings find Nixon laying down vocals and working his magic on jug, kazoo and harmonica in more of a jug band ...

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Tennessee Blues (1998) more music like this

by Bukka White/Sleepy John Estes

This single-disc release collects work from two giants of the blues, Bukka White and Sleepy John Estes. Although the track listing is rather odd, with some obvious choices from both artists being left out, "Tennessee Blues" is a terrific listen, and a great collection for any newcomer to these two artists. The balance is weighed slightly in the ...

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Man Who Cried the Blues (1999) more music like this

by Sleepy John Estes & Hammie Nixon

Sleepy John Estes wasn't a great singer, and he was a barely passable guitarist, and yet he managed to sustain an intermittent career in the blues for over 50 years. He was able to do that because he was an amazingly subtle songwriter, with a clear grasp of characterization, location, and metaphor, traits not usually associated with the country ...

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Working Man's Blues (2002) more music like this

by Sleepy John Estes

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Country Blues Guitar (1977) more music like this

by Stefan Grossman

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