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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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In the Beginning
(1992)
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Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
This 1980 live broadcast from Austin, TX captures a young Stevie Vaughan (he had yet to become Stevie Ray) blasting the hometown crowd with a style that was already very well-formed. With Chris Layton on drums and bassist Jackie Newhouse (Tommy Shannon would join up a year later), his basic sound was already in place, albeit still in need of some ...
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Long as I Have You
(1998)
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John Hammond
John Hammond's latest album marks a major departure in one respect -- for the first time in anyone's memory, he sings, but plays nothing on one of his records, while Little Charlie & the Nightcats, led by guitarist Charlie Baty, handle the guitars and everything else. The difference is very subtle, the playing maybe a little less flashy than ...
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Lost in America
(1997)
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Lynwood Slim & Junior Watson
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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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Bag Full of Blues
(1995)
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Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
The former Muddy Waters drummer Willie "Big Eyes" Smith turns in an enjoyable, but unremarkable, set of Chicago blues with Bag Full of Blues. Supported by Pinetop Perkins and Fabulous Thunderbirds harpist Kim Wilson, Smith runs through a set of mid-tempo blues, combining some competent originals with covers like "Baby Please Don't Go." There's not ...
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The Best of Siegel Schwall
(1974)
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Siegel-Schwall Band
Vinyl best-of compilation that hits a few (but not all) of the high notes of their tenure with Vanguard Records. Cub Koda, All Music Guide
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Where We Walked (1966-1970)
(1991)
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Siegel Schwall Band
A very nice, fairly thorough, compilation that supersedes the old vinyl collection on several levels; nice mastering, better notes, and nicer selection. For a basic introduction to their sound, this one's hard to beat. Cub Koda, All Music Guide
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Source Point/I'm Satisfied [Bonus Tracks]
(2007)
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John Hammond
John Hammond's lifelong fascination with the country blues is well-known, and his passion for it is admirable, even if his approximation of it on his many records is at times a bit of an acquired taste. No one can doubt his fervor for the genre, though, and he has developed over the years into a much less affected vocalist, a solid slide player, ...
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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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Highway Is My Home
(1978)
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Magic Slim & The Teardrops
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Texas Flood/Couldn't Stand the Weather/Soul to Soul [1998]
(1998)
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Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
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His Best, Vol. 2
(1999)
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Howlin' Wolf
Where Chess' two-volume Muddy Waters anthology His Best was divided according to chronological guidelines, the Howlin' Wolf series of the same name follows a different pattern. His Best, Vol. 1 contained all of the Wolf's best-known songs -- as if the label never planned a sequel. Consequently, when it came time to assemble Vol. 2, they had two ...
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That's It
(2000)
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David Raitt & Jimmy Thackery
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Beginnings [w/Rod Stewart]
(2004)
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Eric Clapton/Rod Stewart
Be aware that this double-disc set is exactly what it says it is, the start of the story when the plot hasn't yet been fully established. The first disc collects several of Eric Clapton's early Yardbirds sides, while the second disc is comprised of very early Rod Stewart performances, mostly with Long John Baldry, and while his vocal work is fine, ...
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St. Louis Blues Today, Vol. 2
(1998)
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Big Bad Smitty & Eugene Fluker
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John Hammond Solo
(1976)
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John Hammond
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I Can Tell
(1967)
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John Hammond
I Can Tell boasts an all-star backing band of rock & roll stars, featuring everyone from Bill Wyman to Robbie Robertson. John Hammond leads the band through a set of Chicago blues standards, reaching deep into the catalogs of Willie Dixon, Elmore James, Howlin' Wolf, and many others. Although the performances can occasionally sound too studied, ...
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The Chess Box
(1991)
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Howlin' Wolf
This three-CD box set currently rates as the best -- and most digestible -- overview of Howlin' Wolf's career. Disc one starts with the Memphis sides that eventually brought him to the label, including hits like "How Many More Years," but also compiling unissued sides that had previously only been available on vinyl bootlegs of dubious origin and ...
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Roadies Concerto
(1981)
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Chicken Shack
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O.K. Ken?
(1969)
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Chicken Shack
This was Chicken Shack's most popular album, making the British Top Ten. If you're looking for relics of the British Blues Boom, however, you'd be much better off with Ten Years After, to say nothing of legitimate artists such as Fleetwood Mac and John Mayall. British blues at its best could be exciting (if usually derivative), but it's difficult ...
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Bottled Oddities
(1994)
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The Duffy Bishop Band
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Hats off to Stevie Ray
(1993)
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Various Artists
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I Want Out
(1994)
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Things to Come
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