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Buy Now	Lady Sings the Blues (more) »rank: 90638 by: Various Artists : :We've called them torch singers, divas, chanteuses, and the First Ladies of American Song. And as the contemporary, Grammy-bedecked ascent of Norah Jones (who appears here with Charlie Hunter) attests, these ladies who sing the blues continue to reinterpret a tradition rooted in the blues, yet steeped in songcraft that spans jazz, pop, and even rock. This double-disc, 26-track collection spans a half-century-plus and offers up not only a tantalizing introduction to legends and pioneers (including Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Della Reese, Etta James, Lena Horne) and an equally rich body of song standards, but also chronicles how an originally largely black heritage ...	Buy Now	Big Blues: Blues Music for Kids (more) »rank: 14829 by: B.B. King, Sonny Terry, Michelle Shocked, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Catfish Hodge, Jimmy Witherspoon, Buckwheat Zydeco, Maria Muldaur, Rita Coolidge, Taj Mahal : :We've called them torch singers, divas, chanteuses, and the First Ladies of American Song. And as the contemporary, Grammy-bedecked ascent of Norah Jones (who appears here with Charlie Hunter) attests, these ladies who sing the blues continue to reinterpret a tradition rooted in the blues, yet steeped in songcraft that spans jazz, pop, and even rock. This double-disc, 26-track collection spans a half-century-plus and offers up not only a tantalizing introduction to legends and pioneers (including Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Della Reese, Etta James, Lena Horne) and an equally rich body of song standards, but also chronicles how an originally largely black heritage ...
Buy Now	Alligator Records 20th Anniversary Collection (more) »rank: 39449 by: Various Artists : :We've called them torch singers, divas, chanteuses, and the First Ladies of American Song. And as the contemporary, Grammy-bedecked ascent of Norah Jones (who appears here with Charlie Hunter) attests, these ladies who sing the blues continue to reinterpret a tradition rooted in the blues, yet steeped in songcraft that spans jazz, pop, and even rock. This double-disc, 26-track collection spans a half-century-plus and offers up not only a tantalizing introduction to legends and pioneers (including Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Della Reese, Etta James, Lena Horne) and an equally rich body of song standards, but also chronicles how an originally largely black heritage ...	Buy Now	Strike a Deep Chord: Blues Guitars for the Homeless (more) »rank: 120906 by: Various Artists : :We've called them torch singers, divas, chanteuses, and the First Ladies of American Song. And as the contemporary, Grammy-bedecked ascent of Norah Jones (who appears here with Charlie Hunter) attests, these ladies who sing the blues continue to reinterpret a tradition rooted in the blues, yet steeped in songcraft that spans jazz, pop, and even rock. This double-disc, 26-track collection spans a half-century-plus and offers up not only a tantalizing introduction to legends and pioneers (including Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Della Reese, Etta James, Lena Horne) and an equally rich body of song standards, but also chronicles how an originally largely black heritage ...
Buy Now	Night Train to Nashville: Music City Rhythm & Blues 1945-1970) (more) »rank: 56035 by: Various Artists : :The most startling revelation contained on this two-CD compilation is how rich, varied, and deep Nashville's R&B scene was during a 25-year period in which the city solidified its reputation as the undisputed capital of country music. Arranged chronologically, Night Train to Nashville also traces the steady progression of African-American music beginning with the end of WWII--from jump blues, lusty R&B, and smooth-groove vocal groups to proto rock & roll, Southern soul, and Top 40 pop that drew blacks and whites together even as the Vietnam War nearly ripped the country apart. Although this collection contains well-known hits (Bobby Hebb's 'Sunny', Robert Knight's ...	Buy Now	Crucial Texas Blues (more) »rank: 8365 by: Various Artists : :The most startling revelation contained on this two-CD compilation is how rich, varied, and deep Nashville's R&B scene was during a 25-year period in which the city solidified its reputation as the undisputed capital of country music. Arranged chronologically, Night Train to Nashville also traces the steady progression of African-American music beginning with the end of WWII--from jump blues, lusty R&B, and smooth-groove vocal groups to proto rock & roll, Southern soul, and Top 40 pop that drew blacks and whites together even as the Vietnam War nearly ripped the country apart. Although this collection contains well-known hits (Bobby Hebb's 'Sunny', Robert Knight's ...
Buy Now	Roots of Ry Cooder (more) »rank: 114713 by: Various Artists : :The most startling revelation contained on this two-CD compilation is how rich, varied, and deep Nashville's R&B scene was during a 25-year period in which the city solidified its reputation as the undisputed capital of country music. Arranged chronologically, Night Train to Nashville also traces the steady progression of African-American music beginning with the end of WWII--from jump blues, lusty R&B, and smooth-groove vocal groups to proto rock & roll, Southern soul, and Top 40 pop that drew blacks and whites together even as the Vietnam War nearly ripped the country apart. Although this collection contains well-known hits (Bobby Hebb's 'Sunny', Robert Knight's ...	Buy Now	Avalon Blues: A Tribute to the Music of Mississippi John Hurt (more) »rank: 98090 by: Various Artists : :No musician ever applied a gentler touch to songs of murder, sex, and salvation than Mississippi John Hurt. The country bluesman enjoyed a career revival through the folk festival boom of the early 1960s, and his influence continues to ripple, as this varied and vital tribute attests. Produced by Peter Case (who teams with Dave Alvin on 'Monday Morning Blues'), the album's renewal of classic Hurt extends from the deadpan double entendres of 'Candy Man' delivered by Steve Earle and son Justin to Taj Mahal's trademark lilt on 'My Creole Belle' to a surprisingly straightforward 'Stagolee' by Beck. Amid a roster of luminaries ...
Buy Now	Portugal: The Story of Fado (more) »rank: 63667 by: Various Artists : :No musician ever applied a gentler touch to songs of murder, sex, and salvation than Mississippi John Hurt. The country bluesman enjoyed a career revival through the folk festival boom of the early 1960s, and his influence continues to ripple, as this varied and vital tribute attests. Produced by Peter Case (who teams with Dave Alvin on 'Monday Morning Blues'), the album's renewal of classic Hurt extends from the deadpan double entendres of 'Candy Man' delivered by Steve Earle and son Justin to Taj Mahal's trademark lilt on 'My Creole Belle' to a surprisingly straightforward 'Stagolee' by Beck. Amid a roster of luminaries ...	Buy Now	Anthology of Boogie Woogie Piano (more) »rank: 89055 by: Various Artists :Album Details:The Infectious Rhythms of Boogie Woogie Piano were a Huge Influence on Rock and Roll, and Here We Present Original Masters Albert Ammons, Meade 'Lux' Lewis, Pete Johnson, Clarence 'Pine Top' Smith, Blind Leroy Garnett, Jimmy Yancey, Montana Taylor, and More.