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1	Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: The Best of the Blues (2003) more music like this by Various Artists A massive media campaign comprising seven documentary films broadcast on public television and released as a DVD box set, plus accompanying soundtrack albums, a 13-part radio series, a companion book, 12 individual artist compilations, and a five-CD box set, The Blues, executive produced by filmmaker Martin Scorsese, threatened to be even more all ... see all copies from $5.44! new only from $16.89!
2	New Moon Daughter (1995) more music like this by Cassandra Wilson Singer Cassandra Wilson, who has had a rather diverse career that has ranged from the free funk of M-Base to standards à la Betty Carter, has in recent times adopted a folk-oriented style a little reminiscent of Nina Simone. On New Moon Daughter her repertoire ranges from U2 to Son House, from Hoagy Carmichael to Hank Williams ("I'm So Lonesome I ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.79!
3	Father of the Delta Blues: The Complete 1965 Sessions (1992) more music like this 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 performances. Allowed to stretch out past the shorter running time of the original 78s, House turns in wonderful, steaming performances of some of his best-known material. On some tracks, House is supplemented ... see all copies from $6.88! new only from $17.84!
4	The Original Delta Blues (1998) more music like this by Son House Columbia/Legacy's The Original Delta Blues is a fine distillation of the label's double-disc set Father of the Delta Blues, containing 16 highlights from that comprehensive overview of his '60s rediscovery recordings. Curious listeners who are intimidated by the size of the previous set are advised to pick up this terrific sampler instead. ... see all copies from $2.71! new only from $2.71!
5	De Stijl (2000) more music like this by The White Stripes Despite their reputation as garage rock revivalists, the White Stripes display an impressive range of styles on their second album, De Stijl, which is Dutch for "the style." Perhaps the album's diversity -- which incorporates elements of bubblegum, cabaret, blues, and classic rock -- shouldn't come as a surprise from a band that dedicates its ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $10.76!
6	Newport Folk Festival: Best of the Blues 1959-1968 (2001) more music like this by Various Artists Newport Folk Festival: Best of the Blues 1959-1968 presents live performances from many of the top blues players of the era. From Skip James to Mance Lipscomb to Memphis Slim, these musicians play mostly acoustic blues before an appreciative audience. From the first disc, Mississippi John Hurt's six-song set is a standout. Piedmont fingerpicking ... see all copies from $12.99! new only from $20.57!
7	Shaker (2002) more music like this by David Johansen & The Harry Smiths When one looks back at David Johansen's body of work, it's not difficult to get the feeling you're watching an actor who has slipped in and out of a number of character roles over the years; there was the trashy glam punk libertine of his New York Dolls days, the swaggering hard rock belter on his '70s and '80s solo albums, the over-the-top ... see all copies from $5.05! new only from $16.90!
8	The Skeleton Key [Original Soundtrack] (2005) more music like this by Original Score see all copies from $17.26! new only from $17.26!
9	American Roots Music [Box Set] (2001) more music like this by Various Artists The successes of the breakthrough soundtrack from the film O Brother Where Art Thou? and the in-depth PBS television series Ken Burns' Jazz seem to have combined in the 2001 production of Palm Pictures' four-part TV series American Roots Music. The series touches on the development of the distinctly American styles of traditional folk, country, ... see all copies from $33.84! new only from $47.01!
10	Two Sides of Dave Van Ronk (2002) more music like this by Dave Van Ronk This two-on-one single-CD pairing of sessions from 1963 and 1981 isn't the most logical chronological mating, but Van Ronk's style was consistent enough throughout his career that it's not jarring, though neither album is among his very best. The first half of the disc is devoted to the whole of the 1963 In the Tradition album, which was evenly ... see all copies from $10.29! new only from $10.29!
11 view cover	Heroes of the Blues: The Very Best of Son House (2003) more music like this by Son House This collection spotlights the great Delta bluesman Son House at three distinct points in his life. Included here are three of his 78s issued in the 1930s by Paramount Records, several of the Library of Congress field recordings done by Alan Lomax in 1941-1942, and a trio of 1960s rediscovery concert pieces, including a riveting version of Blind ... see all copies from $8.91! new only from $8.91!
12 view cover	What a Life (2007) more music like this by L.A. Blues Alliance Mike Post is best known for composing the theme songs for such hit TV shows as Law & Order, Rockford Files and Hill Street Blues. So, it may come as a surprise that another side of his musical passion is the blues! The initial disc by Post assembled L.A. Blues Alliance to record What a Life live in the studio; they did it with only a few takes, if ... see all copies from $14.56! new only from $14.56!
13 view cover	Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Son House (2003) more music like this by Son House This collection spotlights the great Delta bluesman Son House at three distinct points in his life. Included here are three of his 78s issued in the 1930s by Paramount Records, several of the Library of Congress field recordings done by Alan Lomax in 1941-1942, and a sampling of rediscovered 1960s concert pieces, including a riveting version of ... see all copies from $29.76! new only from $29.76!
14 view cover	Putumayo Presents: Blues Lounge (2004) more music like this by Various Artists Since the '90s, world music has been the primary focus of Putumayo, an adventurous label whose compilations have offered everything from Greek music to reggae to salsa. But the company takes a break from world music on Blues Lounge, which examines the blues/electronica fusion that has been taking place in the late '90s and 2000s. It's an unlikely ... see all copies from $13.37! new only from $13.37!
15 view cover	The Roots: The Soul of Chris Thomas King (2003) more music like this by Chris Thomas King Recorded and released in 2003, the "Year of the Blues," Chris Thomas King's The Roots is a tribute album of originals and covers celebrating Leadbelly, Skip James, Blind Willie Johnson, Tommy Johnson, Son House, and Robert Johnson. With King leaving his hip-hop blues visions in the laboratory, this is a tried and true recording of traditional ... see all copies from $13.68! new only from $13.68!
16 view cover	Desperate Man Blues: Discovering the Roots of American Music (2006) more music like this by Various Artists In conjunction with the 2006 DVD documentary of record collector Joe Bussard, Dust-to-Digital released this companion CD, featuring 19 tracks in some of the kind of styles -- rural blues, jazz, and old-timey country music, mostly from the '20s and '30s -- that Bussard loves. Desperate Man Blues: Discovering the Roots of American Music isn't ... see all copies from $13.87! new only from $13.87!
17 view cover	American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969, Vol. 2 (2004) more music like this by Various Artists The second volume of American Folk Blues Festival: 1962-1969 was originally recorded by German promoters and blues fanatics Horst Lippmann and Fritz Rau, who originally booked the tours through Europe. These 16 tracks have been deemed highlights and it's hard to argue with that assessment, especially when the musicians present include Howlin' Wolf ... see all copies from $8.39! new only from $8.39!
18 view cover	Trouble No More (2003) more music like this by John Mellencamp Trouble No More, John Mellencamp's first covers album, came together rather quickly, following his performance of Robert Johnson's "Stones in My Passway" at a tribute concert for the late Billboard editor Timothy White. From all accounts, it was one of the highlights of the show, and it lead to this quickly recorded collection of covers. In a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00!
19 view cover	Live at Gaslight Cafe, 1965 (2000) more music like this by Son House Son House's earliest recordings, three two-sided 78s ("My Black Mama," "Preachin' the Blues," "Dry Spell Blues") recorded in New York on May 28, 1930, proved to be a hard act to follow, and House never really equaled these fierce, driving performances again, although he came close. The field recordings he did for Alan Lomax in 1941 and 1942 are ... see all copies from $14.19! new only from $14.19!
20 view cover	Treasures & Tears (1990) more music like this by Rhonda Rucker & Sparky Rucker Those listening to Leadbelly for the first time might find themselves asking, "Is he rural blues or is he folk?"--and truth be told, he is both. Similarly, Treasures and Tears is a CD that has as much to do with acoustic country blues as it does with folk. Forming a duo, the interracial team of singer/acoustic guitarist James "Sparky" Rucker and ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $14.74!
21 view cover	Leadbelly's Last Sessions (1994) more music like this by Leadbelly Four CDs containing the best part of Leadbelly's only recordings on magnetic recording tape, which allowed him to stretch his songs to their usual length for the first time on record. The clarity of the recording, the presence of the between-song comments, and the selection of material makes this a seminal part of any serious collection. Bruce ... see all copies from $28.22! new only from $43.86!
22 view cover	Malediction & Prayer (1998) more music like this by Diamanda Galas Diamanda Galas' CD of live covers (of B.B. King, the Supremes, Johnny Cash and Billie Holiday songs, among others) is one of her most accessible works to date. Her screaming, demonic, cacophonous vocal style has been tamed, and throughout Greek anti-ballads to blues, spirituals, and flamenco-classical hybrids, Galas' voice is shown to be a ... see all copies from $5.82! new only from $17.79!
23 view cover	Memphis Blood: The Sun Sessions (2001) more music like this by James Blood Ulmer Over three days in April 2001, James "Blood" Ulmer and producer/guitarist Vernon Reid (yes, of Living Colour fame) went into the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis and kicked out some of the greasiest, knottiest, most surreal blues music ever. The blues have always been part of Ulmer's iconography, even when deeply entrenched in the harmolodic ... see all copies from $8.86! new only from $12.09!
24 view cover	The Best of Mississippi Blues [Fuel 2000] (2007) more music like this by Various Artists Although none of these 18 tracks, most of them taken from 1960s live performances and the rest drawn from old 1920s and 1930s commercial 78s, are particularly obscure or rare, taken together like this and obviously sequenced with some actual thought being applied, they form a nice little set full of passion and vitality. Included are Mississippi ... see all copies from $8.32! new only from $8.32!
25 view cover	Wrong Doers Respect Me (1998) by Johnny Farmer see all copies from $14.56! new only from $14.56!

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