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1	From the Cradle (1994) more music like this by Eric Clapton For years, fans craved an all-blues album from Eric Clapton; he waited until 1994 to deliver From the Cradle. The album manages to re-create the ambience of postwar electric blues, right down to the bottomless thump of the rhythm section. If it wasn't for Clapton's labored vocals, everything would be perfect. As long as he plays his guitar, he can ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00!
2	Hot Tuna [Bonus Tracks] (1996) more music like this by Hot Tuna When Hot Tuna's self-titled debut album was released in May 1970, it seemed like the perfect spin-off project for a major rock group, Jefferson Airplane's lead guitarist and bass player indulging in a genre exercise by playing a set of old folk-blues tunes in a Berkeley coffeehouse. The music seemed as far removed from the Airplane's acid rock ... see all copies from $5.11! new only from $5.11!
3	Black and Blue/Tobacco Road (2006) more music like this by Lou Rawls Black and Blue and Tobacco Road were Lou Rawls' third and fourth records for Capitol cut in 1962 and 1963, respectively. The powers that be at the label made the decision to send Rawls into the studio with a swinging big band under the direction of Onzy Matthews and featuring some real heavyweights like saxophonists Curtis Amy, Teddy Edwards, and ... see all copies from $7.10! new only from $14.22!
4	The Essential Lou Rawls (2007) more music like this by Lou Rawls Simply put, The Essential Lou Rawls is the first of the many compilations tallying the output of this classy, unclassifiable singer that gets it all right. Rawls recorded for a number of labels during his four-decades-plus in the business, but his most important work was evenly split between two of them, Capitol, in the '60s, and Philadelphia ... see all copies from $17.31! new only from $23.55!
5	The 'Spoon Concerts (1989) more music like this by Jimmy Witherspoon This single CD (which reissues all of the music from an earlier two-LP set) includes the high point of singer Jimmy Witherspoon's career. On October 2, 1959, he appeared at the Monterey Jazz Festival and created such a sensation that it caused his career to go through a renaissance. Heard at the peak of his powers, Witherspoon holds his own with a ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $16.89!
6	Pure Genius: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1952-1959) (2005) more music like this by Ray Charles Ray Charles' seminal recordings for Atlantic have been boxed once before, as the triple-disc 1991 set The Birth of Soul. That box contained 53 tracks, the best moments of what is arguably the best period of Charles' career, but Rhino/Atlantic's 2005 seven-disc sequel, Pure Genius, doesn't bother with merely the highlights: as its subtitle makes ... see all copies from $12.29! new only from $24.31!
7	These Are the Blues (1963) more music like this by Ella Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald was never thought of as a blues singer but she does a surprisingly effective job on the ten blues included on this CD reissue including Bessie Smith's "Jailhouse Blues," "See See Rider," "Trouble in Mind," and "St. Louis Blues." She somehow sings more or less in the style of the classic blues vocalists of the 1920s and largely ... see all copies from $8.00!
8	As Good As It Gets: Country Blues (2000) more music like this by Various Artists For the most part, the Disky label's As Good As It Gets series lives up to its title, dividing early influential musical genres (gospel, cajun, hillbilly, jazz, etc.) into budget-priced two-disc samplers. As Good As It Gets: Country Blues includes 52 original classic performances from the likes of Big Bill Broonzy, Blind Willie McTell, Memphis ... see all copies from $11.98! new only from $18.50!
9	The Best of Lou Rawls: The Capitol Jazz & Blues Sessions (2006) more music like this by Lou Rawls Many people may remember Lou Rawls as a fundraiser, a pitchman for Budweiser or a silky-smooth '70s soul crooner, but when he signed to Capitol in the early '60s, Rawls was strictly a jazz and blues singer. Sure he tried for hits, and even struck occasionally, with "Love Is a Hurtin' Thing" and "Your Good Thing (Is About to End)," but he was at ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $10.00!
10	Sittin' Here Pickin' the Blues (2004) more music like this by Doc Watson/Merle Watson While many folk-country artists have long since severed their connections with the blues, guitarist Doc Watson has never forgotten his. Watson's commitment to the blues deepened as his son, the late Merle Watson, picked up the guitar and joined him on-stage and in the studio. Sittin' Here Pickin' the Blues reaches back to several Doc and Merle ... see all copies from $16.06! new only from $16.06!
11 view cover	Blues Masters: The Very Best of T-Bone Walker (2000) more music like this by T-Bone Walker A title as lofty as The Very Best of T-Bone Walker begs the question, "Does this CD really contain the seminal Texas bluesman's very best work?" And in fact, this 2000 release (which spans 1945-1957), does contain some of Walker's finest, most essential recordings of the '40s and '50s. It isn't the only collection focusing on Walker's recordings ... see all copies from $10.76! new only from $10.76!
12 view cover	Back to the Blues [Bonus Tracks] (1997) more music like this by Dinah Washington Prior to her 1959 hit "What a Difference a Day Makes," nearly every Dinah Washington recording (no matter what the style) was of interest to jazz listeners. However, after her unexpected success on the pop charts, most of Washington's sessions for Mercury and Roulette during the last four years of her life were quite commercial, with string ... see all copies from $10.79! new only from $10.79!
13 view cover	Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical Journey (2003) more music like this by Original Soundtrack This five-disc, 116-track box set presents a sweeping history of the blues from its emergence in the early 1900s clear through to its various contemporary guises, and includes samples of country blues in all of its regional variations, as well as cuts from string bands, jug bands, jazz combos, gritty Chicago blues outfits, and a look at how rock ... see all copies from $58.39! new only from $58.39!
14 view cover	The Legend of Leadbelly: The Tradition Years (2006) more music like this by Leadbelly Leadbelly's official discography is pretty confusing, a mixture of live radio shows, field recordings for Alan Lomax, one-off studio sessions for small labels, casual sessions for Moses Asch, more professionally supervised sessions for Columbia Records, a handful of early 78s, and the occasional recorded live set from a college or coffee house ... see all copies from $11.86! new only from $11.86!
15 view cover	Rough Guide to the Music of the Appalachians (2002) more music like this by Various Artists The Appalachian Mountains stretch from New England to Georgia, encompassing 18 states during their southward sprawl. The music of the area began with folk tunes imported by Scots-Irish and British settlers, pockets of whom were landlocked for decades. Visiting missionaries and schoolteachers were sometimes surprised to find small groups of their ... see all copies from $13.16! new only from $13.16!
16 view cover	Hot Tuna (1970) more music like this by Hot Tuna When Hot Tuna's self-titled debut album was released in May 1970, it seemed like the perfect spin-off project for a major rock group, Jefferson Airplane's lead guitarist and bass player indulging in a genre exercise by playing a set of old folk-blues tunes in a Berkeley coffeehouse. The music seemed as far removed from the Airplane's acid rock ... see all copies from $3.75!
17 view cover	All-Star Stompers (1959) more music like this by Albert Nicholas w/ Art Hodes' All Star Stompers From 1956 on, clarinetist Albert Nicholas made his home in Europe. He only recorded in the U.S. again during a 1959 visit, which resulted in a pair of Delmark releases. This particular set matches Nicholas with pianist Art Hodes' band, which at the time included trumpeter Nappy Trottier, trombonist Floyd O'Brien and the then-unknown guitarist ... see all copies from $14.05! new only from $14.05!
18 view cover	Chicago: The Living Legends (South Side Blues) (1961) more music like this by Various Artists Singer/guitarist Walter Vinson, singer/pianist Little Brother Montgomery, and singer Mama Yancey were veterans of the pre-electric Chicago scene and in magnificent form on this 1961 Riverside date. The album also contains two rare selections by the obscure singer/harp blower Henry Benson. Roundup Newsletter, All Music Guide see all copies from $37.52!
19 view cover	Brother Lowdown (1959) more music like this by Jesse Fuller Originally released as the Prestige albums San Francisco Bay Blues and Jesse Fuller's Favorites, these 26 sides are fine examples of Fuller's unique one-man-band genius. As if guitar, harmonica, kazoo and washboard weren't enough to occupy his musicianship, the man also invented the "fotdella," a bass he could play with his feet. Unfortunately, a ... see all copies from $20.99!
20 view cover	Jazz at Preservation Hall: George Lewis Band of New Orleans/Pure Blues (1999) more music like this by George Lewis/Jimmy Yancey In 1999, Collectables released Jazz at Preservation Hall: George Lewis Band of New Orleans/Pure Blues, which contained two complete albums -- Jazz at Preservation Hall: George Lewis Band of New Orleans by George Lewis (1963, originally released on Atlantic) and Pure Blues by Jimmy Yancey (1951, originally released on Atlantic) -- on one compact ... see all copies from $12.18! new only from $12.18!
21 view cover	The Essential Jimmy Rushing (1974) more music like this by Jimmy Rushing This single CD reissues an earlier Jimmy Rushing two-LP set, leaving off two cuts due to lack of space. Jimmy Rushing, who may very well have been the definitive male big band singer, sticks mostly to blues and Kansas City swing on the release and is backed by a variety of top swing all-stars, including most notably tenor saxophonist Buddy Tate, ... see all copies from $15.65! new only from $15.65!
22 view cover	Gone to Hell (2000) more music like this by John Mooney This disc by John Mooney stretches his boundaries without compromising his music at all. He adds some New Orleans rhythm & blues/funk to the solid, deep Delta blues foundation on which his music is based. It works yet he doesn't seem quite comfortable with it all yet even though he wrote nine of the 13 songs (some of his strongest songs yet). Of ... see all copies from $2.99! new only from $15.49!
23 view cover	The Ray Charles Collection (2005) more music like this by Ray Charles see all copies from $4.99! new only from $6.16!
24 view cover	Blues by Basie (1939) more music like this by Count Basie Possibly inspired by Count Basie's renewed activity at Verve Records in the mid-'50s, Columbia raided its vaults to assemble this thematic album, consisting of a dozen blues cuts dating between 1939 and 1950. The mix of late-'30s/early-'40s big-band swing and 1950-era small group sides makes this a fascinating document of two phases of Basie's ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $17.79!
25 view cover	Great (1996) more music like this by Ray Charles The 16 sides collected here were recorded in 1949 and 1950 in Los Angeles, and find Ray Charles still in his relatively laid-back Nat King Cole/Charles Brown phase and a couple of years shy of discovering his mature and much more rough-edged style, the style that would bring him acclaim and make him one of the most important pop musicians of the ... see all copies from $9.92! new only from $9.92!

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