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Buy Now	Raising Sand (more) »rank: 65 from: Rounder :Album Description:The musical collaboration of the decade, Raising Sand is the sound of two iconic figures stepping out of their respective comfort zones and letting their instincts lead them across a brave new sonic landscape. Despite hailing from distinctly different backgrounds, Alison Krauss and Robert Plant share a maverick spirit and willingness to extend the boundaries of their respective genres. This spirit, expertly honed by producer T Bone Burnett, has resulted in an album pitched three steps beyond some cosmic collision of early urban blues, spacious West Texas country, and ...	Buy Now	Hoodoo Man Blues (more) »rank: 4352 by: Junior Wells : essential recording:This 1965 album is where vocalist and harmonica player Junior Wells comes into his own. An early collaboration with Buddy Guy, the two of them sum up the 1960s funk-rock-blues that lay ahead. Hoodoo Man Blues inspired Paul Butterfield, Eric Clapton, and a host of other musician-fans. Wells and Guy don't shy from creating James Brown-funkified blues, or from putting a rock edge to their blues; but neither do they shy from traditional blues. Their version of 'Good Morning Little School Girl' is a proper update--still menacing, with ...
Buy Now	The Definitive Collection (more) »rank: 1394 by: John Lee Hooker : essential recording:This 1965 album is where vocalist and harmonica player Junior Wells comes into his own. An early collaboration with Buddy Guy, the two of them sum up the 1960s funk-rock-blues that lay ahead. Hoodoo Man Blues inspired Paul Butterfield, Eric Clapton, and a host of other musician-fans. Wells and Guy don't shy from creating James Brown-funkified blues, or from putting a rock edge to their blues; but neither do they shy from traditional blues. Their version of 'Good Morning Little School Girl' is a proper update--still menacing, with ...	Buy Now	The Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore James (more) »rank: 7898 by: Elmore James : :Other post-WWII Chicago bluesmen are better known, but the work of Elmore James holds up as well as any of theirs. If he never had the technical accomplishment of, say, Earl Hooker, he did have as much depth of emotional expression as Muddy Waters; just listen to the sweetness of 'I Need You' or the pain of 'It Hurts Me, Too.' The Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore James contains some of the most important work of a man who still reigns as the king of slide guitar; anyone ...
Buy Now	The Definitive Collection (more) »rank: 1922 by: Muddy Waters : :Other post-WWII Chicago bluesmen are better known, but the work of Elmore James holds up as well as any of theirs. If he never had the technical accomplishment of, say, Earl Hooker, he did have as much depth of emotional expression as Muddy Waters; just listen to the sweetness of 'I Need You' or the pain of 'It Hurts Me, Too.' The Sky Is Crying: The History of Elmore James contains some of the most important work of a man who still reigns as the king of slide guitar; anyone ...	Buy Now	Lady Day: The Best of Billie Holiday (more) »rank: 7049 by: Billie Holiday :Album Description:Lady Day: The Best Of Billie Holiday is an ideal introduction to the Voice of Jazz in all its enduring glory. This incomparable collection draws on the 10-CD boxed set Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933-1944) (CXK 85470), representing not only her finest work, but American jazz and pop singing at its zenith. Accompanied sublimely by a Who's Who of the Swing Era (including her soulmate Lester Young, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Buck Clayton, Roy Eldridge, Ben Webster, Johnny Hodges, Harry Carney, Jo Jones, and pianist-arranger ...
Buy Now	His Best (more) »rank: 3521 by: Sonny Boy Williamson : :This is Sonny Boy Williamson II, whose 1940s Mississippi Delta radio broadcasts for King Biscuit Time made him one of the most influential of all blues musicians. A master harmonica player, he created relaxed songs, often humorous, that reminded urban listeners of their country roots. These tracks are from his years at Chess, beginning in the mid-1950s until his death in 1965. His recording bands feature Muddy Waters, Otis Spann, and Robert Lockwood Jr., among others. Perhaps his best-known track here is 'Don't Start Me to Talkin' (I'll Tell You ...	Buy Now	American Folk-Blues Festival: The British Tours 1963-1966 [DVD] (more) »rank: 8024 starring: Various : :Recorded live for TV broadcast throughout Britain these historic performances have been unseen for nearly 40 years. Filmed with superb camera work and pristine sound 14 complete performances and 4 bonus performances are included by Sonny Boy Williamson Muddy Waters Lonnie Johnson Big Joe Williams Lightnin' Hopkins Sugar Pie DeSanto Howlin' Wolf Big Joe Turner Junior Wells and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.Song Titles: Keep It To Yourself (Williamson) Got My Mojo Working (Waters) Too Late To Cry (Johnson) Baby Please Don't Go (Williams) Bye Bye Bird Getting Out Of Town ...
Buy Now	The Complete Recordings (more) »rank: 11963 by: Robert Johnson : :This two-CD box contains all 41 recordings Johnson made, including 12 alternate takes, and each cut remains a classic. This set's release in 1990 caused quite a stir, selling more than 500,000 copies, and, on the basis of endorsements from Eric Clapton and Keith Richards, introduced a great number of rock fans to Delta blues. Amazingly, Johnson built his enormous legacy on the strength of just two recording sessions: the first session, in November of 1936, produced among others 'I Believe I'll Dust My Broom,' 'Sweet Home Chicago,' 'Cross Road ...	Buy Now	The Definitive Collection (more) »rank: 1565 by: Howlin' Wolf : :This two-CD box contains all 41 recordings Johnson made, including 12 alternate takes, and each cut remains a classic. This set's release in 1990 caused quite a stir, selling more than 500,000 copies, and, on the basis of endorsements from Eric Clapton and Keith Richards, introduced a great number of rock fans to Delta blues. Amazingly, Johnson built his enormous legacy on the strength of just two recording sessions: the first session, in November of 1936, produced among others 'I Believe I'll Dust My Broom,' 'Sweet Home Chicago,' 'Cross Road ...