[DBrim]

I'm trying to get more into blues. From what I've heard (electric blues mostly), I've absoultely loved it. Anyhow, I want to buy ~10 albums or so. I need recommendations based on my list (I know I'm missing a lot)

Here's what I have so far (most of these have pretty poor bit rates, they're digital files downloaded from a music store, so some may need replacing)

B.B. King:
Blues is King
Got My Mojo Working
Great Moments With B.B. King
In London
Indianola Mississippi Seeds
Live "Now Appearing" at Ole Miss
Live and Well
Live at San Quentin
Live at The Apollo
Live at the Regal
Live in Cook County Jail
Lucille
Lucille Talks Back
Six Silver Strings
Take a Swing With Me
Take it Home
There is Always One More Time
Riding with the King (if you want to count that one)

Buddy Guy
A Man and the Blues
I was Walkin' Thruogh the Woods
Left My Blues in San Francisco
Stone Crazy!
This is Buddy Guy!

Muddy Waters:
Fathers and Sons
Goin' Home - Live in Paris 1970
Hard Again
I'm Ready
King Bee
Muddy & The Wolf
Muddy Waters 1941-1946
Muddy Watrs Live at Newport 1960
Muddy Waters: Live (At Mr. Kelly's)
The Folk Singer
The London Muddy Waters Sessions
The Real Folk Blues

Howlin' Wolf
Live and Cookin' At Alice's Revisited
More Real Folk Blues
The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions
The Real Folk Blues

Robert Johnson
King of the Delta Blues Singers

Stevie Ray Vaughan
Entire studio discography (need to get live albums)

Jimi Hendrix (if you want to count him)
Entire discography

Eric Clapton
Um, a lot. About 90% of his discography.



Anyhow, that seems like a lot, but I want more! (That, and I don't phsyically own most of these..) If you have any recommendations to compliment these (around 10 albums or so), please add them!

 

[steviebee]

For sublime electric blues/rock, has to be
Johnny Winter: Second Winter.

More bluesy: his first self-titled.

And of course the great Elmore James!
Ditto Albert King.

 

[Coltrane]

Someone's list of 100 Greatest Blues Albums. Pretty nice list with interesting enough choices to explore.

http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/page...uesalbddd.html

 

[servoled]

Juniour Wells - Hoodoo Man Blues

 

[Jubei]

You need Magic Sam and Otis Rush!

Magic Sam - West Side Soul & Black Magic
Otis Rush - Right Place Wrong Time

 

[analogbox]

I'll second Johnny Winter's Second Winter. It's a great album. Also, don't forget to pickup Jonny Lang's earlier works such as "Lie To Me" and "Wonder This World". You won't be disappointed. Recent works are ok but not as good as earlier works.

 

[musicmind]

Mike Bloomfield is one of my favourite blues guitarists, esp the SuperSessions album.
Albert Collins and Robben Ford is also worth checking out.
Albert Lee and J.J.Cale are also great, but their style is perhaps not "pure" blues as the guys listed already, they have bits of country mixed in at times.

 

[Hermitt]

and don't forget Kenny Wayne Shepherd, His earlier works are fantastic and his newest, 10 Days Out is based on a documentary that he and Double Trouble recorded. The DVD is sweet

Another that I have is Led Jaxson - Cruisin' 4 A Bluesin'
I also like RL Burnside

 

[analogbox]

Especially, I'd recommend "Touble is..." from Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Good stuff.

Talking about young blues players, Joe Bonamassa is unmissable. B.B. King himself approved his talent and used to take him to his tours. He might very well be the next Eric Clapton.

 

[Otto]

Albert King - Live Wire/ Blues Power

http://www.amazon.com/Live-Wire-Blue.../dp/B000000ZHB

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaEcsQVFS20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZXzFW5hjJg

Peter Green

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5FMm6TtR9M

http://www.amazon.com/Live-Boston-Vo...5418630&sr=1-3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxux5LdmjQU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsVmsPv6_Ic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoSbrTwA4ps

 

[Jubei]

The link Coltrane provided is useful. The stuff you listed is mainly electric guitar blues, and if that's what you're into, then apart from the Magic Sam and Otis Rush albums I listed earlier (which are really highly recommended West Side blues albums), you may want to try include:

Albert King - Born Under A Bad Sign or King Of The Blues Guitar to start off with
Freddie King - his earlier stuff
Albert Collins - Ice Pickin and his albums on Alligator
Robert Cray - I prefer his albums prefer Midnight Stroll
Ronnie Earl - most are good, some are pure instrumental, earlier albums rock abit more, latter albums more restrained and sometimes jazzier
Jimmy Dawkins - I like Blisterstring
Johnny Winter - as noted by some already, Second Winter is a good recommendation

If you want to diversify, I recommend trying blues with more harp. All albums by Sonny Boy Williamson are good. Also Big Walter's album with Carey Bell on Alligator is also one of my favourites. For a more modern approach, Paul DeLay has been getting alot of play on my system in the last few months.

 

[DBrim]

Thanks for the help, everybody! I'll do my best to look into all of these!

 

[Hermitt]

Hey , Thanks for the recco for Joe Bonamassa!!

/me likie !!

-> http://www.jbonamassa.com/index2.htm

-> http://www.jbonamassa.com/bona/bonamassa.php

 

[trose49]

Mighty Sam McClain - give it up to love

Kenny Wayne Shepard - 10 days out (great collaboration with some old greats)

 

[analogbox]

I like the fact that Joe Bonamassa is committed to blues and blues only while other young blues players/singers are turning into blues/rock style which I don't really care for. I'd rather take them separately.