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Howlin' Wolf/Moanin' in the Moonlight
(1986)
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Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf's first and second Chess albums are essential listening of the highest order. They were compiled -- as were all early blues albums -- from various single sessions (not necessarily a bad thing, either), and blues fans will probably debate endlessly about which of the two albums is the perfect introduction to his music. But this CD ...
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Haircut
(1993)
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George Thorogood & the Destroyers
You wouldn't expect any changes from George Thorogood, whose pile-driving rocking-blues and boogie have maintained their appeal despite the emergence of numerous similar-sounding ensembles. Thorogood's rough-hewn singing and always tantalizing playing are on target through the usual mix of originals and covers (this time including Bo Diddley and ...
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The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions [Bonus Tracks]
(1971)
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Howlin' Wolf
Too many rock superstars. Bill Dahl, All Music Guide
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Chess Blues
(1992)
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Various Artists
Chess Blues is a superlative four-CD box set featuring important tracks by all the main stars of the label (Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson), as well as much previously unreleased material. A well-done retrospective of Chicago blues in its heyday, as recorded by America's greatest blues label, Chess. Cub Koda, All ...
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Anthology
(2000)
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George Thorogood & the Destroyers
The double-CD Anthology practically triples the tracks of 1992's The Baddest of George Thorogood & the Destroyers, features better fidelity, more informative liner notes, songs recorded for four more albums, and a handful of rarities. As you'd expect, all of the Delaware pile-driving guitarist's recorded highlights are here, including six concert ...
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The Sea Saint Sessions
(2003)
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Tab Benoit
Tab Benoit's third album in just over two years (including his collaboration with Jimmy Thackery) is, like his previous few releases, a loose and homey affair. Recorded at the titular New Orleans studio and featuring Crescent City guests Cyril Neville and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, along with funky Meters Brian Stoltz and George Porter sitting in ...
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Yardbirds Story: 1963-66
(2002)
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The Yardbirds
Spread over four discs, this set contains every released recording the Yardbirds made under the leadership of their manager Giorgio Gomelsky from 1963 to 1966. Among the 89 tracks are the original hit versions of "Heart Full of Soul," "For Your Love," "Shapes of Things," "Still I'm Sad" along with a slew of rarities, alternate takes and an ...
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The Blues Anthology
(2005)
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Howlin' Wolf
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88th Street Blues
(1995)
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Smokey Wilson
The barbed-wire vocals and slashing guitar of Mississippi-bred Smokey Wilson blend well with harpist Rod Piazza and company on this 1983 set first out on Murray Bros. Records. Not quite as stunning as his more recent work for Bullseye Blues, but definitely has some incendiary moments. Bill Dahl, All Music Guide
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Blue Bird
(1994)
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Jimmy Rogers
This was Jimmy Rogers' last "proper" Chicago blues album, and it deservedly won a W.C. Handy Award in 1995. There are no moonlighting rock stars here; they would come out in droves for Rogers' subsequent album Blues Blues Blues. And with the exception of the last track -- which is basically pianist Johnnie Johnson showing off for eight minutes -- ...
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Big City Blues
(1995)
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Sue Foley
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The Real Folk Blues/More Real Folk Blues
(2002)
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Howlin' Wolf
The Real Folk Blues series on Chess wasn't really folk, but titled that way, perhaps to gain the attention of young white listeners who had started to get turned on to the blues during the 1960s folk revival. And the Howlin' Wolf volumes in the series were not particularly more folk-oriented than his other Chess recordings, but more or less ...
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The Complete Vanguard Recordings and More
(2001)
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Siegel-Schwall Band
Is a three-CD set of the Siegel-Schwall Band -- including all four of their Vanguard albums (spanning 1966-1970) in their entirety, along with six previously unissued cuts -- too much to take at once? In a word, yes. If you're a blues-rock history nut, though -- and there must be some such listeners out there -- it is a handy collection that ...
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Door to Door (With Albert King)
(1970)
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Otis Rush
Although Albert King is pictured on the front cover and has the lion's share of tracks on this excellent compilation, six of the fourteen tracks come from Rush's shortlived tenure with the label and are some of his very best. Chronologically, these are his next recordings after the Cobra sides and they carry a lot of the emotional wallop of those ...
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If It Ain't One Thing It's Another
(2002)
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Easy Baby
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A Tribute to Howlin' Wolf
(1998)
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Various Artists
Unlike most tribute albums, Telarc's A Tribute to Howlin' Wolf plays it pretty close to the vest, rounding up members of Wolf's backing band -- including guitarist Hubert Sumlin, pianist Henry Gray and drummer Sam Lay -- to support the musicians paying tribute. As a result, the album has a more coherent sound than most tribute records, but that ...
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The Real Folk Blues
(1966)
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Howlin' Wolf
This was originally released by Chess in 1966 to capitalize on the then-current folk music boom. The music, however -- a collection of Howlin' Wolf singles from 1956 to 1966 -- is full-blown electric, featuring a nice sampling of Wolf originals with a smattering of Willie Dixon tunes. Some of the man's best middle period work is aboard here; ...
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A Salute to the Chicago Blues Masters
(2000)
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Various Artists
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Live Tonite!
(2002)
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The Nighthawks
In 2002, the Nighthawks celebrated their 30th anniversary. The Chicago-minded blues-rock outfit had not changed very much over the years; the Nighthawks of the early 2000s didn't sound much different from the Nighthawks of the early '70s. A collection of live performances from 2001, Live Tonite! makes no attempt to reinvent the blues-rock wheel -- ...
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Hot Tracks
(1979)
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John Hammond
In September of 1979, John Hammond went into Vanguard Records' 23rd Street Studio in New York with the Nighthawks -- Jimmy Thackeray, guitar; Mark Wenner, harmonica; Jan Zukowski, bass; Pete Ragusa, drums -- and cut this record, one of his best (and which might've sold better with maybe some better cover art). The sounds are alternately hot and ...
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Shapes of Things
(1978)
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The Yardbirds
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Take These Blues and Shove 'em
(1982)
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A.C. Reed & His Spark Plugs
The first of the saxist's humorous diatribes detailing his tongue-in-cheek hatred of his life's calling. His argument doesn't hold water, though, since the LP is so refreshingly funky ("I Am Fed Up with This Music" remains a bandstand staple for him) and enjoyable. Drummer Casey Jones, Reed's longtime bandmate behind Albert Collins, co-produced ...
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London Howlin' Wolf Sessions
(1971)
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Various Artists
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Howlin' Wolf
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Howlin Wolf
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Blind Pig Sampler: Prime Chops, Vol. 3
(1995)
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Various Artists
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