Artist Profiles/Album Reviews


Below is a list of all the blues and blues-related artists and CDs in my collection.  I eventually plan to post artist mini-profiles and album reviews which I will then link to the list on this page.  Unfortunately, Blogger doesn't give me an easy option to organize them in a nice table, so just use the search bar on the right if you are looking for something specific, like a certain style.  (The artists are listed in alphabetical order by first name, like my iTunes and Windows Media Player do it.)

Artist profiles tell the artist's style, artists you might also like, albums I own by the artist, the artist's website, an Amazon link to my favorite CD by the artist, and, if possible, a YouTube video.  I would like to acknowledge the All Music Guide to the Blues, an excellent book, for giving me ideas on the style descriptions.  To read more about blues styles, check out this page on the Allmusic website.

Update (6/2017) - As you can probably tell, I haven't been updating this page for a long time, but I'll still leave it up for now in case you'd like to check out the several profiles and reviews I have done and get an idea of where my music collection was about 4 or 5 years ago.  As you can imagine, it's much larger now.


Adam Gussow
     Kick and Stomp
Albert Castiglia
     A Stone's Throw
     Bootleg Unreleased Live Recordings (Blues Leaf)
     Burn
     Keepin On
     Living the Dream
     These Are the Days
Albert Collins
     Ice Pickin'
     Live '92-'93
     Live in Japan
     Showdown! (w/Robert Cray & Johnny Copeland)
Albert Cummings
     Feel So Good
Albert King
     In Session (CD/DVD w/Stevie Ray Vaughan)
     King of the Blues Guitar
     Live Wire/Blues Power
Al Copley
     Royal Blue (w/Hal Singer)
Allman Brothers
     A Decade of Hits:  1969-1979
     At Fillmore East
Alvin Youngblood Hart
     Big Mama's Door
     Down in the Alley
Anders Osbourne
     Black Eye Galaxy
     Peace
Andre Bisson
     Bad Scene
Back Porch Blues Band
     One More Before You Go
Bart Walker
     Waiting on Daylight
     Who I Am
B.B. King
     Greatest Hits
     How Blue Can You Get?  Classic Live Performance 1964-1994 (2 Discs)
     Live at the Regal
Beau Jocque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers
     Check It Out, Lock It In, Crank It Up!
     Give Him Cornbread, Live!
     Zydeco Giant
Bessie Smith
     The Essential Bessie Smith (2 Discs)
Beth Hart
     Don't Explain (w/Joe Bonamassa)
     Seesaw (w/Joe Bonamassa)
Big Bill Broonzy
     Big Bill's Blues
     Blues in the Mississippi Night (w/Memphis Slim & Sonny Boy Williamson I)
     Blues with Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee
Big Bill Morganfield
     Blues in the Blood
Big Joe Turner
     The Very Best of Big Joe Turner
Big Joe Williams
     Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1935-1941)
Big Pete
     Choice Cuts
Big Walter Horton
     Fine Cuts
Bill Perry
     Don't Know Nothing About Love
Black Joe Lewis
     Eastside Manor Sessions
Blind Boy Fuller
     Truckin' My Blues Away
Blind Lemon Jefferson
     The Best of Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blind Willie McTell
     Atlanta Twelve String
     Pig 'n' Whistle Red
The Blues Brothers
     The Blues Brothers Soundtrack
Bob Brozman
     A Truckload of Blues
Bobby King & Terry Evans
     Live and Let Live!
Bobby Rush
     Show You a Good Time
Bonnie Raitt
     Nick of Time
Bruce Katz
     Crescent Crawl
     A Deeper Blue
     Live! at the Firefly
     Mississippi Moan
     Project A (w/Joel Frahm)
     Three Feet Off the Ground
     Transformation
Buck 69
     When She Whispers Your Name
Buckwheat Zydeco
     Down Home Live!
Buddy Guy
     Alone & Acoustic (w/Junior Wells)
     A Man and the Blues
     I Left My Blues in San Francisco
     Live at Legends
     Live: The Real Deal (w/G.E. Smith & the Saturday Night Live Band)
     Stone Crazy
     The Very Best of Buddy Guy
Bukka White
     The Complete Bukka White
Carey Bell
     Blues Harp Meltdown, Volume 3:  Legends (2 Discs, Various Artists)
     Deep Down
     Harp Attack! (w/James Cotton, Junior Wells, & Billy Branch)
     Mellow Down Easy
Cashman
     Texassippi Stomp
Cassie Taylor
     Out of My Mind
Champion Jack Dupree 
     Blues from the Gutter
Charles “Cow Cow” Davenport
     Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1
Charles Brown
     A Life in the Blues (w/Bonus DVD)
Charley Patton
     Founder of the Delta Blues
Charlie Musselwhite
     Delta Hardware
     Stand Back!  Here Comes Charley Musselwhite's South Side Band
     The Well
Chris Cain
     Cuttin' Loose
Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown
     The Original Peacock Recordings
Connie Hawkins & the BluesWreckers
     Wired Up and Fired Up
Corey Harris
     Between Midnight and Day
     Daily Bread
     Downhome Sophisticate
     Fish Ain't Bitin'
     Fulton Blues
     Greens from the Garden
     Mississippi to Mali
     Vu-Du Menz (w/Henry Butler)
Curtis Salgado
     Soul Shot
Dave Fields
     Detonation
Dave Keyes
     Right Here Right Now
David Maxwell
     Max Attack
     Maximum Blues Piano
Deanna Bogart
     Out to Get You
     Real Time
Debbie Davies
     Love the Game
Derek & the Dominos
     Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs
Detroit Memphis Experience
     Detroit Memphis Experience
Dinah Washington
     Back to the Blues
Dirty Dozen Brass Band
     My Feet Can't Fail Me Now
Doc & Merle Watson
     Sittin' Here Pickin' the Blues
Dr. John
     Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack:  The Legendary Sessions Vol. 1
     Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack:  The Legendary Sessions Vol. 2
Dorothy Moore
     Blues Heart
Doug Prescott Band
     Blues in the Key of Sea
Duke Robillard
     Passport to the Blues
     Stretchin' Out
Eddie B.
     Eddie B's Greasy Blues Bash/Got to Move
Eddie C. Campbell
     Spider Eating Preacher
Elmore James
     The Sky Is Crying:  The History of Elmore James
Eric Clapton
     Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton
     Crossroads 2: Live in the Seventies (4 Disc Box Set)
     Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
     Just One Night (2 Discs)
     Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs
     Live from Madison Square Garden (w/Steve Winwood)(2 Discs)
     Me and Mr. Johnson
     Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center (w/Wynton Marsalis)
     The Road to Escondido (w/J.J. Cale)
Etta Baker
     One-Dime Blues
Etta James
     Her Best
Fabulous Thunderbirds
     The Fabulous Thunderbirds (Unreleased)
Floyd Lee Band
     Mean Blues (only available on mp3)
Freddie King
     Ultimate Collection     
Gary Clark, Jr.
     The Bright Lights E.P.
George “Harmonica” Smith
     Now You Can Talk About Me
George Thorogood & the Destroyers
     Who do You Love
Grana' Louise
     Gettin' Kinda Rough!
Greg Piccolo
     Heavy Juice
Guitar Shorty
     Bare Knuckle
Guitar Slim
     Sufferin' Mind
Guy Davis
     Butt Naked Free
     Give in Kind
Gypsy Carns
     Tango Blues
Henry Butler
     Vu-Du Menz (w/Corey Harris)
The Holmes Brothers
     Feed My Soul
     Righteous!  The Essential Collection
The Homemade Jamz Blues Band
     Mississippi Hill Country
Honeyboy Turner Band
     Billiard Playin' Mama
     Preachin' the Blues
Hound Dog Taylor
     Deluxe Edition
Howlin’ Wolf
     Cadillac Daddy:  Memphis Recordings, 1952
     Howlin' Wolf/Moanin' in the Moonlight
     The Real Folk Blues/More Real Folk Blues
     The Super Super Blues Band (w/Muddy Waters & Bo Diddley)
Irma Thomas
     After the Rain
     If You Want It, Come and Get It
J.B. Hutto
     Hawk Squat
James Boogaloo Bolden Blues Band
     No News, Jus' the Blues
James Cotton
     Best of the Verve Years
     Cotton Mouth Man
     Giant
     Harp Attack!  (w/Junior Wells, Carey Bell, & Billy Branch)
     High Compression
Janiva Magness
     Stronger for It
Jason Ricci
     Done with the Devil
     Rocket Number 9
JC Crossfire
     When It Comes to the Blues
Jeff Beck
     The Best of Beck
Jesse Dee
     On My Mind, In My Heart
Jimi Hendrix
     Band of Gypsies
     Blues
     Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix
     Live at Berkeley
     Live at Woodstock (2 Discs)
     Radio One
Jimmie Vaughan
     Family Style (w/Stevie Ray Vaughan)
Jimmy Dawkins
     Fast Fingers
Jimmy Hall
     Rendezvous with the Blues
Jimmy Reed
     The Very Best of Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Rogers
     His Best
Jimmy Smith
     Dot Com Blues
Jimmy Thackery
     Empty Arms Motel
     Feel the Heat
     Guitar
     Whiskey Store (w/Tab Benoit)
     Whiskey Store Live (w/Tab Benoit)
J.J. Cale
     The Road to Escondido (w/Eric Clapton)
JJ Grey and Mofro
     Brighter Days
     Georgia Warhorse
     This River
Joanne Shaw Taylor
     Almost Always Never
     Diamonds in the Dirt
     Songs from the Road (CD/DVD)
     White Sugar
Joe Bonamassa
     10 Great Tracks from Joe Bonamassa (online only)
     An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House (2 Discs)
     Beacon Theatre: Live from New York (2 Discs)
     Blues Deluxe
     Don't Explain (w/Beth Hart)
     Dust Bowl
     Driving Towards the Dayligt
     Live from the Royal Albert Hall (2 Discs)
     Seesaw (w/Beth Hart)
Joe Houston
     The Return of Honk! (w/Otis Grand)
Joel DaSilva & the Midnight Howl
     Joel DaSilva & the Midnight Howl
Joel Frahm
     Project A (w/Bruce Katz)
Joe Louis Walker
     Guitar Brothers (w/Otis Grand)
     Hellfire
John Ginty
     Bad News Travels
John Hammond
     Live
John Lee Hooker
     The Best of John Lee Hooker 1965-1974
     The Very Best of John Lee Hooker
John Mayall
     Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton
John Nemeth
     Blues Live
     The Jack of Harps
     Love Me Tonight
     Soul Live
Johnny Copeland
     Showdown! (w/Albert Collins & Robert Cray)
Jonny Lang
     Lie to Me
     Smokin'
     Wander this World
Josh Garrett
     Live on Printer's Alley (only available on mp3)
JP Blues Band
     I Will Not Go Quietly
J.P. Soars
     More Bees with Honey
Jumpin' Jack Strobel
     Things Have Changed
Junior Wells
     Alone & Acoustic (w/Buddy Guy)
     Blues Hit Big Town
     Calling All Blues
     Harp Attack! (w/James Cotton, Carey Bell, & Billy Branch)
     Hoodoo Man Blues
Keb' Mo'
     Just Like You
Kenny Wayne Shepherd
     How I Go (Special Edition)
     Ledbetter Heights
     Live On
     Live! in Chicago
     Trouble Is...
Kerry Kearney
     Ghosts of the Psychedelta
Kevin Selfe
     Long Walk Home
Lamont Cranston Band
     Roll with Me
Larry Davis
     Sooner or Later
Lazy Lester
     Blues Harp Meltdown, Volume 3:  Legends (2 Discs, Various Artists)
Leroy Carr
     How Long, How Long Blues
Lightnin’ Hopkins
     Last Night Blues (w/Sonny Terry)
     Lightnin' Hopkins
     The Very Best of Lightnin' Hopkins
Lil' Cliff & the Cliffhangers
     The Lovin' Kind
Linsey Alexander
     Been There Done That
Lisa Mann
     Satisfied
Little Mike and the Tornadoes
     Heart Attack
Little Walter
     His Best
Lonnie Brooks
     Deluxe Edition
Lonnie Johnson
     Steppin' on the Blues
Lonnie Mack
     Strike Like Lightning (w/Stevie Ray Vaughan)
Los Lonely Boys
     Live at Blue Cat Blues
     Live at the Fillmore
Low Society
     High Time
Luther Allison
     Live in Chicago (2 Discs)
     Luther's Blues
Magic Sam
     West Side Soul
Magic Slim
     Black Tornado
The Mannish Boys
     Double Dynamite (2 Discs)
Marcia Ball
     Gatorhythms
     Roadside Attractions
Maria Muldaur
     ...First Came Memphis Minnie
     Richland Woman Blues
Mark Hummel
     Blues Harp Meltdown, Volume 3:  Legends (2 Discs, Various Artists)
     Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowouts (2 Discs, Various Artists)
Mary Bridget Davies
     Mary Bridget Davies (MP3 only)
     Wanna Feel Somethin'
Matt Schofield
     Live from the Archive
Memphis Slim
     Rockin' the Blues
     Blues in the Mississippi Night (w/Big Bill Broonzy & Sonny Boy Williamson I)
Michael Harrison
     Lost in the Blues
     Why I Sing the Blues
Mighty Joe Young
     Mighty Joe Young
Mike Morgan and the Crawl
     Looky Here!
     The Road
Mississippi Fred McDowell
     The Best of Mississippi Fred McDowell
     I Do Not Play No Rock 'N' Roll
Mississippi John Hurt
     Avalon Blues:  The Complete 1928 Okeh Recordings
Mitch Kashmar
     Nickels & Dimes
Mitch Woods
     Solid Gold Cadillac
Mr. B
     Shining the Pearls
Muddy Waters
     Checkerboard Lounge: Live Chicago, 1981 (w/the Rolling Stones)
     The Complete Plantation Recordings     His Best:  1947-1955
     His Best:  1956-1964
     Muddy "Mississippi" Waters Live
     The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album
     The Super Super Blues Band (w/Howlin' Wolf & Bo Diddley)
The Neville Brothers
     Yellow Moon
New Orleans Nightcrawlers
     Funknicity
     Live at the Old Point
     New Orleans Nightcrawlers
     Slither Slice
Nick Hern Band
     Just Feel
Nick Moss
     Privileged
Nicole Heart
     Treasure
North Mississippi Allstars
     Do It Like We Used to Do (2 Discs + Bonus DVD)
Nuno Mindelis
     Texas Bound
Otha Truner & the Afrosippi Allstars
     From Senegal to Senatobia
Otis Grand
     Guitar Brothers (w/Joe Louis Walker)
     The Return of Honk (w/Joe Houston)
Otis Redding
     The Very Best of Otis Redding
Otis Rush
     Essential Collection:  The Classic Cobra Recordings 1956-1958
Otis Spann
     Walking the Blues
Panorama
     Dance of the Hot Earth
     Come Out Swingin'
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
     East-West
     The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
     The Resurrection of Pigboy Crabshaw
Paul Geremia
     Self Portrait in Blues
Pee Wee Crayton
     Early Hour Blues
Pinetop Perkins
     After Hours
     Born in the Delta
     Born in the Honey:  The Pinetop Perkins Story (DVD/CD)
     Joined at the Hip (w/Willie "Big Eyes" Smith)
     Ladies Man
     Pinetop's Boogie Woogie
Pink Anderson
     Carolina Blues Man, Vol. 1
Popa Chubby
     Big Man Big Guitar
     Electric Chubbyland (3 Discs)
     Universal Breakdown Blues
Quintus McCormick
     Still Called the Blues
Rebirth Brass Band
     Do Watcha Wanna
The Reclamators
     Sing It, White Boy!
Red State Blues Band
     12 Tracks
     Down at the Ville
Reverend Gary Davis
     Meet You at the Station:  Vintage Recordings 1935-1949
Rick Estrin & the Nightcats
     One Wrong Turn
Rita Chiarelli
     Just Gettin' Started
R.L. Burnside
     Mississippi Hill Country Blues
     Too Bad Jim
Robben Ford
     Blue Moon
Robert Cray
     Authorized Bootleg:  Austin, Texas 5/25/87
     Cookin' in Mobile
     Showdown! (w/Albert Collins & Johnny Copeland)
Robert Johnson
     King of the Delta Blues Singers
     King of the Delat Blues Singers, Vol. 2
Robert Nighthawk
     Bricks in My Pillow
     Live on Maxwell Street
Robert Randolph
     Live at the Wetlands
     Robert Randolph Presents: The Slide Brothers
Robin Trower
     Another Days Blues
Rockin' Johnny Band
     Grim Reaper
     Now's the Time
Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers
     Here and Now
     Keepin' It Real
     Thrillville
     Tough and Tender
Rolling Stones
     Checkerboard Lounge: Live Chicago, 1981
Ron Levy
     B-3 Blues and Grooves
Ronnie Earl
     Blues Guitar Virtuoso Live in Europe
     Hope Radio
     Just for Today
     Living in the Light
     Test of Time
Roomful of Blues
     45 Live
     The Blues'll Make You Happy, Too
     Hook, Line, and Sinker
     Turn It On! Turn It Up!
Rory Gallagher
     Irish Tour
Royal Southern Brotherhood
     Royal Southern Brotherhood
Roy Rogers
     Slide of Hand
     Slidewinder
Saffire—The Uppity Blues Women
     Deluxe Edition
Sam & Dave
     The Best of Sam & Dave
Samantha Fish
     Black Wind Howlin'
     Runaway
Sean Chambers Band
     Live at the Long Island Blues Warehouse
     The Rock House Sessions
Seasick Steve
     Man from Another Time
Shemekia Copeland
     33 1/3
     Deluxe Edition
     Never Going Back
Sherman Robertson
     Guitar Man Live
Skip James
     The Complete Early Recordings of Skip James
     Today!
The Slide Brothers
     Robert Randolph Presents: The Slide Brothers
Smokin’ Joe Kubek
     Served Up Texas Style:  The Best of the Smokin' Joe Kubek Band featuring Bnois King
Snooks Eaglin
     Country Boy Down in New Orleans
     Teasin' You
Son House
     The Original Delta Blues
Son Seals
     Midnight Son
Sonny Boy Williamson I
     Sugar Mama
     Blues in the Mississippi Night (w/Big Bill Broonzy & Memphis Slim)
Sonny Boy Williamson II
     The Essential Sonny Boy Williamson (2 Discs)
Sonny Terry
     Last Night Blues (w/Lightnin' Hopkins)
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
     Absolutely the Best
     Blues with Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee
Steve Gerard & the National Debonaires feat. Dave "Elmo" Bailey
     Words are Like Bullets
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys
     Bon Reve
Steve Winwood
     Live from Madison Square Garden (w/Eric Clapton)(2 Discs)
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
     Blues at Sunrise
     Couldn't Stand the Weather
     Family Style (w/Jimmie Vaughan)
     The Fire Meets the Fury
     Greatest Hits
     In Session (CD/DVD w/Albert King)
     In Step
     In the Beginning
     Live Alive
     Live at Carnegie Hall
     Live at Montreux 1982 & 1985 (2 Discs)
     The Sky Is Crying
     Solos, Sessions & Encores
     Soul to Soul
     SRV (Box Set w/3 discs & DVD)
     Texas Flood
Studebaker John
     Old School Rocking
Super Chikan
     Okiesippi Blues (w/Watermelon Slim)
Tab Benoit
     Best of the Bayou Blues
     Medicine
     Night Train to Nashville
     Whiskey Store (w/Jimmy Thackery)
     Whiskey Store Live (w/Jimmy Thackery)
Taj Mahal
     Dancing the Blues
     The Best of Taj Mahal
Tampa Red
     The Guitar Wizard
T-Bone Walker
     The Very Best of T-Bone Walker
Tedeschi Trucks Band
     Everybody's Talkin' (2 discs)
     Made Up Mind
     Revelator
Ted McDonald Band
     Ted McDonald Band
Ted Nugent
     Craveman
     Double Live Gonzo!
     Full Bluntal Nugity
     Great Gonzos!  The Best of Ted Nugent
     Weekend Warriors
Todd Wolfe Band
     Live
Tomcat Joe
     Easystreet Rock
Tommy Castro
     Command Performance (w/The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue)
     The Devil You Know
     The Essential Tommy Castro
     Tommy Castro Presents the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue
Tony Z
     Kiss My Blues
Toronzo Cannon
     John the Conquer Root
     Leaving Mood
Trampled Underfoot
     Badlands
     Live at Notodden Blues Festival
     May I Be Excused
     Wrong Side of the Blues
Walter Trout
     Full Circle
     Walter Trout
Watermelon Slim
     Big Shoes to Fill
     Bull Goose Rooster
     Escape from the Chicken Coop
     No Paid Holidays
     Okiessippi Blues (w/Super Chikan)
     Ringers
     Up Close and Personal
     Watermelon Slim & the Workers
     The Wheel Man
Well Informed Citizens
     Leaders of the Revolution
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
     Joined at the Hip (w/Pinetop Perkins)
Wynton Marsalis
     Play the Blues: Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center (w/Eric Clapton)
Zac Harmon
     The Blues According to Zacariah
ZZ Top
     Greatest Hits


Various Artists
     21 Classic Blues Songs from the 1920s Vol. 10 (came with calendar)
     Alligator Records Presents Blues & Roots
     American Folk Blues Festival:  1962-1965 (5 discs)
     The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966 Vol. 1 (DVD)
     The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1966 Vol. 2 (DVD)
     The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969 Vol. 3 (DVD)
     The American Folk Blues Festival--The British Tours 1963-1966 (DVD)
     Barbecue Any Old Time: Blues from the Pit 1927-1942
     Black Top Blues-A-Rama, Vol. 6:  Live at Tipitina's
     Blind Pig Records 30th Anniversary Collection (2 discs + Bonus DVD)
     Blues After Hours (Easydisc)
     Blues Guitar Spotlight (Black Top)
     Blues Harp Meltdown, Vol. 3:  Legends (2 discs)
     Blues in the Mississippi Night
     Blues Masters (Dell playlist)
     Blues on Fire (Easydisc)
     Blues T-Bone Style (Easydisc)
     Blues Women Today (Easydisc)
     Bluzapalooza
     Chess Blues Classics: 1947-1956
     Chess Blues Classics: 1957-1967
     Classic Appalachian Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
     Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
     Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways, Vol. 2
     Classic Piano Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
     Command Performance (The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue)
     Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
     Crucial Acoustic Blues (Alligator)
     Essential Blues Piano (2 Discs)
     ...First Came Memphis Minnie
     Frank Rozak Promotions 2014 KBA Recipient Publicity
     House of Blues:  Essential Women in Blues (2 Discs)
     Hey Mardi Gras! (Easydisc)
     Mardi Gras in New Orleans (Rounder)
     Mardi Gras Time (Easydisc)
     Mark Hummel's Blues Harmonica Blowouts (2 Discs)
     Mary4Music Presents: Keeping the Blues Alive Vol. 2
     Masters of the Delta Blues:  The Friends of Charlie Patton
     People Take Warning (3 Discs)
     R. Crumb's Heroes of Blues, Jazz, & Country
     The Real Louisiana (Easydisc)
     Soul Survey:  A Blues Sampler (Black Top)
     Stax Number Ones
     Texas Blues Guitar (Easydisc)
     Tommy Castro Presents the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Review
     Zydeco:  The Essential Collection (Rounder)