Let's hear your suggestions, I need more blues in my CD collection. Compilations are fine for bands/singers that didn't really put out any albums, or didn't put out any good albums. Fire away.

Oh, God not again...

When are you people going to learn?

Well, if it upsets you so, then I'll just look through old threads. Sorry I'm such a noob

N00b...

http://www.radiomute.com/showthread....ton#post296574

Many are box sets. Some have been reissued or are out of print. I also included Various Collection sets. Those that are out of print, I have given alternative recordings, which can replace them. In the cases of multiple volume sets, I just combined them together and can be bought individualy.



MISSISSIPPI DELTA BLUES

Robert Johnson - The Complete Recordings - Columbia (2CD-set; 1996 remaster)
Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers - Columbia (1998 remaster)
Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers, Vol.2 - Columbia (2004 remaster)
Son House - Delta Blues - Biograph
Son House - Father of the Delta Blues: The Complete 1965 Sessions - Columbia
Charley Patton - Founder of the Delta Blues - Yazoo
Charley Patton - King of the Delta Blues - Yazoo
Charley Patton - The Best of... - Yazoo
Charley Patton - Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues - Revenant (7CD-set)
Skip James - The Complete Early Recordings of 1931 - Yazoo
OR
Skip James - The Complete 1931 Recordings - Body & Soul
Skip James - Today! - Vanguard
Skip James - Devil Got My Woman - Vanguard
Skip James - She Lyin' - Genes
Skip James - Skip's Piano Blues - Genes
Bukka White - The Complete... - Columbia
Bukka White - Sky Songs - Arhoolie
Sonny Boy Williamson / Big Joe Williams - Throw a Boogie Woogie - RCA Bluebird
Big Joe Williams - Shake Your Boogie - Arhoolie
Big Joe Williams - Nine String Guitar Blues - Delmark
Big Joe Williams - Piney Woods Blues - Delmark
Big Joe Williams - Blues on Highway 49 - Delmark
Big Joe Williams & J.D. Short - Stavin' Chain Blues - Delmark
Big Joe Williams - I Got Wild - Delmark
Buddy Boy Hawkins & His Buddies - Yazoo
Tommy McClennan - The Bluebird Recordings 1939-1942 - RCA Bluebird
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - That's All Right Mama - RCA Bluebird
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup - Rock Me Mama - RCA
Mississippi John Hurt - Avalon Blues: The Complete 1928 OKeh Recordings - Columbia
Mississippi John Hurt - Today! - Vanguard
Mississippi John Hurt - The Immortal - Vanguard
OR
Mississippi John Hurt - The Complete Studio Recordings - Vanguard

Mississippi Fred McDowell - First Recordings: The Alan Lomax Portrait Series - Rounder
Mississippi Fred McDowell - You Gotta Move: Mississippi Delta Blues - Arhoolie
Mississippi Fred McDowell - Levee Camp Blues - Testament
Mississippi Fred McDowell - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl - Arhoolie
Mississippi Sheiks - Stop and Listen - Yazoo
OR
Mississippi Sheiks - Honey Babe Let the Deal Go Down: The Best Of... - Columbia
Bo Carter - Greatest Hits, 1930-1940 - Yazoo
Bo Carter - Twist It Babe, 1931-1940 - Yazoo
Furry Lewis/Tommy Johnson/Ishman Bracey - Canned Heat Blues - RCA Bluebird
David "Honeyboy" Edwards - Crawling Kingsnake - Testament
Jack Owens - It Must Have Been the Devil - Testament
Crying Sam Collins - Jail House Blues - Yazoo
Papa Lightfoot - Goin' Back to the Natchez Trace - Ace

Various:

Masters of the Delta Blues: The Friends of Charley Patton - Yazoo (Son House, Ishman Bracey, Tommy Johnson)
Mississippi Masters: Early American Blues Classics, 1927-1935 - Yazoo (Otto Virgial, Garfield Akers, Joe Calicott, Blind Willie Reynolds, William Harris, King Solomon Hill)
Mississippi Moaners, 1927-1942 - Yazoo (Rube Lacy / Rubin Lacey or Lacy, Son House, Joe Calicott, Charley Patton, Bukka White, Blind Willie Reynolds, Skip James)
Lonesome Road Blues: Fifteen Years in the Mississippi Delta, 1926-1941 - Yazoo (Freddie Spruell, Robert Petway)
Jackson Blues, 1928-1938 - Yazoo (Walter Vinson, Willie "Poor Boy" Lofton)
Delta Blues, 1951 - Alligator


EAST COAST BLUES / PIEDMONT BLUES

Blind Willie McTell - The Classic Years 1927-1940 JSP
OR
Blind Willie McTell - The Early Years, 1927-1933 - Yazoo
Blind Willie McTell - 1927-1935 - Yazoo
OR
Blind Willie McTell - The Best of - Yazoo
OR
Blind Willie McTell - Statesboro Blues: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings, 1927-1932 - RCA
Blind Willie McTell - The Definitive... (1929-1933) - Columbia
Blind Willie McTell - Atlanta Twelve String Guitar - Atlantic
Rev. Gary Davis - The Complete Early Recordings of..., 1935-1949 - Yazoo
Rev. Gary Davis / Pink Anderson - Gospel, Blues & Street Songs - OBC
Blind Boy Fuller - Truckin' My Blues Away - Yazoo
Blind Boy Fuller - East Coast Piedmont Style - Columbia
Blind Blake - Ragtime Guitar's Foremost Fingerpicker - Yazoo
OR
Blind Blake - The Best of... - Yazoo
Josh White - Blues Singer, 1932-1936 - Columbia
Brownie McGhee - The Complete... - Columbia
Brownie McGhee - The Folkways Years, 1945-1959 - Smithsonian Folkways
Elizabeth Cotton - Freight Train Blues and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes - Smithsonian
Sonny Terry - The Folkways Years, 1944-1963 - Smithsonian Folkways
Sonny Terry - Whoopin' the Blues: The Capitol Recordings, 1947-1950 - Capitol
Baby Tate - See What You Done - OBC
Pink Anderson - Vol.1: Carolina Bluesman - OBC
Pink Anderson - Vol.2: Medicine Show Man - OBC
Pink Anderson - The Blues of..., Vol.3: Ballad and Folksinger - OBC
Bill Jackson - Long Steel Rail - Testament
Barbecue Bob - Chocolate to the Bone - Yazoo
Buddy Moss - 1930-1941 - Travelin' Man

Various:
The Georgia Blues, 1927-1933 - Yazoo (Peg Leg Howell, Charlie Lincoln, Bumble Bee Slim)
Mama Let Me Lay It on You - Yazoo (Pink Anderson, Blind Blake, Willie Walker)


CLASSIC FEMALE BLUES


Bessie Smith - Complete Recordings, Vol. 1-6 - Frog
Ma Rainey - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Yazoo
Ma Rainey - Milestone
Bessie Tucker & Ida Mae Mack - Magpie
Lucille Bogan - Lucille Bogan & Walter Roland - Yazoo


TEXAS BLUES


Lead Belly - King of the 12-String Guitar - Columbia
Lead Belly - Library of Congress Vol. 1-6
Blind Lemon Jefferson - King of the Country Blues - Yazoo
Blind Lemon Jefferson - The Best of... - Yazoo
Blind Willie Johnson - The Complete... - Columbia
Henry Thomas - Complete Recorded Works - Yazoo
Mance Lipscomb - Texas Songster - Arhoolie
Mance Lipscomb - You Got to Reap What You Sow - Arhoolie
Mance Lipscomb - Captain, Captain! - Arhoolie
Funny Papa Smith - The Original Howlin' Wolf, 1930-1931 - Yazoo
Black Ace - I'm the Boss Card in Your Hand - Arhoolie
Thomas Shaw - Born in Texas - Testament
Whistlin' Alex Moore - Boogie Woogie Riot - Ace
Whistlin' Alex Moore - From North Dallas to the East Side - Arhoolie
Robert Shaw - The Ma Grinder - Arhoolie

Various:

Don't Leave Me Here: The Blues of Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana, 1927-1932 - Yazoo (Texas Alexander, Willie Reed, Sammy Hill, Little Hat Jones, King Solomon Hill)
Blues from the Western States, 1927-1949 - Yazoo (Ramblin' Thomas, Little Hat Jones, Jesse "Babyface" Thomas, Oscar "Buddy" Woods, King Solomon Hill)
Texas Blues: The Gold Star Sessions - Arhoolie


LOUISIANA BLUES

Papa Charlie Jackson - Fat Mouth - Yazoo
Robert Pete Williams - I'm Blue As a Man Can Be - Arhoolie
Robert Pete Williams - When a Man Takes the Blues - Arhoolie
Robert Pete Williams - Poor Bob's Blues - Arhoolie
Robert Pete Williams - Free Again - Original Blues Classics (OBC)
Robert Pete Williams - It's a Long Old Road - Aim
Robert Pete Williams - Robert Pete Williams - Fat Possum
Herman E. Johnson / Smoky Babe - Louisiana Country Blues - Arhoolie
Smoky Babe - Hottest Brand Goin' - OBC

MISSISSIPPI / ARKANSAS BLUES

The Modern Downhome Blues Sessions, Vol.1: Arkansas & Mississippi, 1951-1952 - Ace
The Modern Downhome Blues Sessions, Vol.2: Mississippi & Arkansas, 1952 - Ace


ALABAMA BLUES

Dan Pickett - 1949 Country Blues - Collectables
OR
Dan Pickett / Tarheel Slim - Flyright
Walter Roland - Lucille Bogan & Walter Roland - Yazoo

Various:
Alabama Blues, 1927-1931 - Yazoo (Barefoot Bill, Jaybird Coleman, Edward Thompson, Marshall Owens)


MEMPHIS BLUES

Frank Stokes - Creator of the Memphis Blues - Yazoo
Cannon's Jug Stompers - The Complete Works, 1927-1930 - Yazoo
OR
Cannon's Jug Stompers - The Best of... - Yazoo
Memphis Jug Band - Yazoo
Furry Lewis - In His Prime, 1927-1928 - Yazoo
Furry Lewis - Shake 'Em on Down - Milestone
Robert Wilkins - The Original Rolling Stone - Yazoo
Memphis Minnie - Hoodoo Lady, 1933-1937 - Columbia
OR
Memphis Minnie - Queen of the Blues - Columbia
Memphis Willie B - Introducing... - OBC
Memphis Willie B - Hard Working Man Blues - OBC

Various:

Frank Stokes' Dream: The Memphis Blues, 1927-1931 - Yazoo (Will Weldon)
Memphis Masters: Early American Blues Classics - Yazoo (Kansas Joe McCoy)
Memphis Blues Singers, Vol. 1 & 2 Frog
Memphis Jug Bands, Vol. 1-3 Frog


BROWNSVILLE BLUES

Sleepy John Estes - I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More, 1929-1941 - Yazoo
Sleepy John Estes - The Legend of... - Delmark
Sleepy John Estes - Goin' to Brownsville - Testament
Yank Rachell - Mandolin Blues - Delmark
Yank Rachell - Chicago Style - Delmark


ST. LOUIS BLUES

Clifford Gibson - Beat You Doing It - Yazoo
Henry Townsend - St. Louis Blues Ace - Swingmaster
Roosevelt Sykes - The Country Blues Piano Ace, 1929-1932 - Yazoo
OR
Roosevelt Sykes and Lee Green - The Way I Feel: The Best of... - Yazoo

Various:

St. Louis Town, 1929-1933 - Yazoo (Jim Jackson, Teddy Darby, Henry Spaulding, Henry Townsend, Charley Jordan, J.D. Short, Hi Henry Brown)
St. Louis Blues: The Depression, 1929-1935 - Yazoo (Henry Townsend, Charley Jordan, Hi Henry Brown)
Bottleneck Guitar Trendsetters of the 1930s - Yazoo (Peetie Wheatstraw)


THE NORTH

Lonnie Johnson - Steppin' on the Blues - Columbia
Lonnie Johnson - He's a Jelly Roll Baker - RCA Bluebird
Scrapper Blackwell - The Virtuoso Guitar of..., 1925-1934 - Yazoo
Scrapper Blackwell - Mr Scrapper's Blues - OBC
Leroy Carr - The Piano Blues, 1930-1935 - Magpie
Leroy Carr - The Piano Blues, Vol.2, 1929-1935 - Magpie
Leroy Carr - Whiskey Is My Habit, Good Women Is All I Crave - Columbia

PRE-WAR CHICAGO

Sonny Boy Williamson I (John Lee) - The Bluebird Recordings, 1937-1938 - RCA Bluebird
Sonny Boy Williamson I (John Lee)- The Bluebird Recordings, 1938 - RCA Bluebird
OR
Sonny Boy (John Lee) Williamson - Blue Bird Blues - RCA
Georgia Tom (Dorsey) - Come on Mama, Do That Dance - Yazoo
Cripple Clarence Lofton - Cripple Clarence Lofton / Walter Davis - Yazoo
Jimmy Yancey - Chicago Piano, Vol.1 - Atlantic
Memphis Slim - The Bluebird Recordings, 1940-1941 - RCA Bluebird
Big Maceo - The Bluebird Recordings, 1941-1942 - RCA Bluebird
Big Maceo - The Bluebird Recordings, 1945-1947 - RCA Bluebird
OR
Big Maceo - The Best of Big Maceo: The King of Chicago Blues Piano - Arhoolie
Big Bill Broonzy - The Young... - Yazoo
Big Bill Broonzy - Do That Guitar Rag - Yazoo
OR
Big Bill Broonzy - Good Time Tonight - Columbia
Big Bill Broonzy - Warm, Witty & Wise - Columbia
Big Bill Broonzy - The Complete Bluebird Recordings, 1934-1935 - RCA Bluebird
Tampa Red - Bottleneck Guitar, 1928-1937 - Yazoo
OR
Tampa Red - The Guitar Wizard - Columbia
Tampa Red - The Bluebird Recordings, 1934-1936 - RCA Bluebird
Tampa Red - The Bluebird Recordings, 1936-1938 - RCA Bluebird
Bill "Jazz" Gillum - The Bluebird Recordings, 1934-1938 - RCA Bluebird
Casey Bill Weldon / Kokomo Arnold - Bottleneck Guitar Trendsetters of the 1930s - Yazoo

Various:
Chicago Blues - RCA Camden (France)


PRE-WAR DETROIT

Speckled Red - The Dirty Dozen - Delmark
Charlie Spand - Dreaming the Blues - Yazoo


POST-WAR TEXAS & THE WEST COAST

Lightnin' Hopkins - Hello Central: The Best of - Columbia
Lightnin' Hopkins - The Complete Aladdin Recordings - Capitol
Lightnin' Hopkins - The Gold Star Sessions, Vol.1 & 2 - Arhoolie
Lightnin' Hopkins - Jake Head Boogie: The Modern Recordings - Ace
Lightnin' Hopkins - Remember Me: The Complete Herald Singles - Ember
Smokey Hogg - Deep Ellum Ramble: The Modern Recordings - Ace
Smokey Hogg - Serve It to the Right: Combo and Modern Recordings - Ace
Smokey Hogg - Angels in Harlem - Specialty
Li'l Son Jackson - The Complete Imperial Recordings - Capitol
Li'l Son Jackson - Blues Come to Texas - Arhoolie
Frankie Lee Sims - Lucy Mae Blues - Specialty
Juke Boy Bonner - Life Gave Me a Dirty Deal - Arhoolie
Mercy Dee Walton - One Room Country Shack - Specialty
Mercy Dee (Walton) - Troublesome Mind - Arhoolie
Mercy Dee Walton - Pity and a Shame - OBC
Jesse Fuller - San Francisco Bay Blues - Good Time Jazz
Ivory Joe Hunter - Since I Met You Baby - Razor & Tie
Hadda Brooks - That's My Desire - Flair
OR
Hadda Brooks - Romance in the Dark - Ace
Floyd Dixon - Cow Town Blues: The Modern Recordings - Ace
Floyd Dixon - His Complete Aladdin Recordings - Capitol
Floyd Dixon - Marshall, TX, Is My Home - Specialty
Percy Mayfield - Poet of the Blues - Specialty
Percy Mayfield - Memory Pain - Specialty
Percy Mayfield - His Tangerine and Atlantic Sides - Rhino Handmade
Roy Hawkins - The Thrill Is Gone: The Modern Recordings - Ace
Charles Brown - Snuff Dippin' Mama - Night Train
Charles Brown - Walkin' in Circles - Night Train
Charles Brown with Johnny Moore's Three Blazers - Drifting & Dreaming: The Modern Recordings - Ace
Charles Brown - The Complete Aladdin Recordings of... - Mosaic
OR
Charles Brown - Driftin' Blues: The Best of... - Capitol (currently: Collectables)
Jesse Belvin - The Blues Balladeer - Specialty
Jesse Belvin - Goodnight My Love - Ace
T-Bone Walker - The Complete Recordings of T-Bone Walker, 1940-1954 - Mosaic
OR
T-Bone Walker - The Complete Capitol / Black & White Recordings - Capitol
T-Bone Walker - The Complete Imperial Recordings, 1950-1954 - Capitol
T-Bone Walker - T-Bone Blues - Atlantic
Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown - The Original Peacock Recordings - Rounder
Pee Wee Crayton - The Modern Legacy, Vol.1 - Ace
Pee Wee Crayton - Blues Guitar Magic: The Modern Legacy, Vol.2 - Ace
Pee Wee Crayton - Pee Wee's Blues: The Complete Aladdin and Imperial Recordings - Capitol
Lowell Fulson - My First Recordings - Arhoolie
Lowell Fulson - Back Home Blues - Night Train
Lowell Fulson - Sinner's Prayer - Night Train
Lowell Fulson - Every Day I Have the Blues - Night Train
Lowell Fulson - Texas Guitar Blues - Capitol
Lowell Fulson - The Complete Chess Masters - Chess
Lester Williams - I Can't Lose with the Stuff I Use - Specialty
Johnny "Guitar" Watson - Hot Just Like TNT - Ace
Johnny Otis - Be Bop Baby Blues - Night Train
Johnny Otis - Too Late to Holler - Night Train
Johnny Otis - The Original Johnny Otis Show – Savoy
Saunders King - Cool Blues, Jumps and Shuffles - Ace
Helen Humes - Be-Baba-Leba: The Rhythm & Blues Years - Savoy
Jimmy Witherspoon - Call My Baby - Night Train
Jimmy Witherspoon - Cold Blood Boogie - Swing Time
Jimmy Witherspoon - Blowin' in from Kansas City - Ace
(Little) Esther Phillips - The Best of..., 1962-1970 - Rhino
Jimmy Nelson - Cry Hard Luck - Ace (UK)
Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog: The Peacock Recordings - MCA
OR
Big Mama Thornton - The Original Hound Dog - Ace
Etta James - Hickory Dickory Dock: The Modern Recordings - Ace
Wynona Carr - Jump Jack Jump! - Specialty
Joe Liggins - The Honeydripper - Night Train
Joe Liggins & the Honeydrippers - Specialty
Joe Liggins - Dripper's Boogie - Specialty
Jimmy McCracklin & His Bluesblasters - The Modern Recordings - Ace
Jimmy McCracklin - Blues Blastin' - The Modern Recordings, Vol.2 - Ace
Amos Milburn - The Complete Aladdin Recordings of... - Mosaic
OR
Amos Milburn - Blues, Barrelhouse & Boogie Woogie: 1946-1955 - Capitol
OR
Amos Milburn - Down the Road Apiece: The Best of... - Capitol
Roy Milton - Specialty
Roy Milton - Groovy Blues - Specialty
Roy Milton - Blowin' with Roy - Specialty
Camille Howard - Rock Me Daddy - Specialty
Camille Howard - Temporaneous Boogie - Specialty
Jimmy Liggins - Specialty
Jimmy Liggins - Rough Weather Blues - Specialty
Nellie Lutcher & Her Rhythm - Bear Family (Germany)
OR
Nellie Lutcher - The Best of the Capitol Years - Capitol
Gene Phillips - Swingin' the Blues: The Modern Recordings - Ace
Gene Phillips - Drinkin' and Stinkin' - Ace
Little Willie Littlefield - Going Back to KayCee - Ace
Little Willie Littlefield - Kat on the Keys: The Modern Recordings - Ace
Johnny Ace - Memorial Album - MCA (Germany)
Bobby Bland - I Pity the Fool: The Duke Recordings, Vol.1 - MCA
Bobby Bland - Turn on Your Love Light: The Duke Recordings, Vol.2 - MCA
Bobby Bland - That Did It!: The Duke Recordings, Vol.3 - MCA
Bobby Bland - Two Steps from the Blues - MCA
Junior Parker - Junior's Blues: The Duke Recordings, Vol.1 - MCA
Junior Parker - Backtracking: The Duke Recordings, Vol.2 - MCA

Various:

The Aladdin Records Story - EMI
The Specialty Story - Specialty
The SwingTime Records Story - Capricorn


BOOGIE WOOGIE

Meade "Lux" Lewis / Albert Ammons - The First Day - Blue Note
Pete Johnson - Central Avenue Boogie - Delmark
Pete Johnson - Pete's Blues: House Rent Party - Savoy


RHYTHM & BLUES

Louis Jordan - Let the Good Times Roll, 1938-1954 - Bear Family (Germany)
OR
Louis Jordan - Let the Good Times Roll: Anthology, 1938-1953 - MCA
Dinah Washington - First Issue: The Original Recordings - Mercury
Dinah Washington - Mellow Mama - Delmark
Dinah Washington - Wise Woman Blues: Foremothers, Vol.4 - Rosetta
Joe Turner - Big, Bad & Blue: The Big Joe Turner Anthology - Atlantic
OR
Joe Turner - Savoy Blues Legends - Savoy
Joe Turner - Tell Me Pretty Baby - Arhoolie
Joe Turner - The Rhythm & Blues Years - Atlantic

Various:

The R&B Box: 30 Years of Rhythm & Blues - Rhino
Blues, Boogie & Bop: The 1940s Mercury Sessions - Mercury
The Mercury Blues 'n Rhythm Story, 1945-1955 - Mercury
The OKeh Rhythm & Blues Story, 1949-1957 - Columbia


NEW ORLEANS

Snooks Eaglin - The Complete Imperial Recordings - Capitol
Champion Jack Dupree - New Orleans Barrelhouse Boogie - Columbia
Champion Jack Dupree - The Joe Davis Sessions - Flyright
Champion Jack Dupree - Blues from the Gutter - Atlantic
Professor Longhair - Anthology - Rhino
OR
Professor Longhair - New Orleans Piano - Atlantic (most tracks are included in the above)
Professor Longhair - Mardi Gras in New Orleans - Nighthawk
Professor Longhair - Crawfish Fiesta - Alligator
Guitar Slim - The Things That I Used to Do - Specialty, or better: Ace
Earl King - Earl's Pearls: The Very Best of... - WestSide
Roy Brown - Good Rockin' Tonight - Rhino
OR
Roy Brown - Mighty Mighty Man - Ace
Smiley Lewis - Shame, Shame, Shame - Bear Family (Germany)
OR
Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knockin': The Best of... - Capitol (currently Collectables)
Tommy Ridgley - The Herald Recordings - Collectables
Tommy Ridgley - The New Orleans King of the Stroll - Rounder
Fats Domino - Out of New Orleans - Bear Family (Germany)
OR
Fats Domino - Walking to New Orleans - Capitol (2002 reissue)
OR
Fats Domino - The Early Imperial Singles, Vol.1: 1950-1952 - Ace
Fats Domino - The Imperial Singles, Vol.2: 1952-1956 - Ace
Fats Domino - The Imperial Singles, Vol.3: 1956-1958 - Ace
Lloyd Price - Lawdy! - Specialty
Lloyd Price - Heavy Dreams - Specialty
Lloyd Price - Greatest Hits - MCA
Art Neville - Mardi Gras Rock 'n' Roll - Ace
Chris Kenner - Land of 1,000 Dances - Fuel 2000

Various:

The Spirit of New Orleans: The Genius of Dave Bartholomew - EMI
Crescent City Soul: The Sound of New Orleans, 1947-1974 - EMI
Chess New Orleans - Chess

POST-WAR MEMPHIS

B.B. King - The Vintage Years - Ace
OR
B.B. King - The Great B.B. - Ace
OR
B.B. King - 1950-1951 - Ace
B.B. King - The RPM Hits 1951-1957 - Ace
B.B. King - The Best of the Kent Singles, 1958-1971 - Ace
OR
B.B. King - Singin' the Blues / The Blues - Flair
B.B. King - Do the Boogie: Early 50s Classics - Ace
B.B. King - The Best of..., Vol.1 - Ace
B.B. King - My Sweet Little Angel - Ace
B.B. King - The Electric... - MCA
B.B. King - Completely Well - MCA
Big Walter Horton - Mouth Harp Maestro - Ace
Joe Hill Louis - The Be-Bop Boy - Bear Family (Germany)
Doctor Ross - Boogie Disease - Arhoolie
Rosco Gordon - Bootin': The RPM Years - Ace
Rosco Gordon - I'm Gonna Shake It: The Sun Recordings - Varese Sarabande
Rosco Gordon - Just a Little Bit - Collectables (Vee Jay)
Ike Turner & His Kings of Rhythm - Ace
Junior Parker / James Cotton / Pat Hare: Mystery Train - Rounder

Various:
The Sun Records Collection - Rhino


POST-WAR CHICAGO

Muddy Waters - The Complete Plantation Recordings: The Historic 1941-1942 Library of Congress Field Recordings - Chess (Mississippi Blues)
Muddy Waters - Rollin' Stone: The Golden Anniversary Collection - Chess
OR
Muddy Waters - His Best, 1947-1955 - Chess
Muddy Waters - His Best, 1956-1964 - Chess
OR
Muddy Waters - The Real Folk Blues / More Real Folk Blues - Chess
Muddy Waters - Rare & Unissued - Chess
Muddy Waters - Trouble No More - Chess
Howlin' Wolf - Rides Again - Ace
Howlin' Wolf - Memphis Days, Vol.1 - Bear Family (Germany)
Howlin' Wolf - Memphis Days, Vol.2 - Bear Family (Germany)
OR
Howlin' Wolf - Moanin' at Midnight: The Memphis Recordings - Fuel 2000
Howlin' Wolf - The Chess Box - Chess
OR
Howlin' Wolf - The Real Folk Blues / More Real Folk Blues - Chess
Howlin' Wolf - Ain't Gonna Be Your Dog - Chess
Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf / Moanin' in the Moonlight - Chess
Sonny Boy Williamson II (Aleck Ford "Rice" Miller) / Willie Love - Clownin' with the World - Alligator
Sonny Boy Williamson II (Aleck Ford "Rice" Miller) - Goin' in Your Direction - Alligator
Sonny Boy Williamson II (Aleck Ford "Rice" Miller) - King Biscuit Time - Arhoolie
Sonny Boy Williamson II (Aleck Ford "Rice" Miller) - The Essential... - Chess
OR
Sonny Boy Williamson II (Aleck Ford "Rice" Miller) - Down and Out Blues - Chess
Sonny Boy Williamson II (Aleck Ford "Rice" Miller) - One Way Out - Chess
Sonny Boy Williamson II (Aleck Ford "Rice" Miller) - The Real Folk Blues / More Real Folk Blues - Chess
Little Walter - The Blues World of... - Delmark (with others)
Little Walter - The Essential... - Chess
Little Walter - Blues with a Feeling - Chess
OR
Little Walter - Hate to See You Go - Chess
Little Walter - Confessin' the Blues - Chess
Robert Lee McCoy (Robert Nighthawk) - The Bluebird Recordings, 1937-1938 - RCA Bluebird
Robert Nighthawk - Bricks in My Pillow - Delmark
Robert Nighthawk / Houston Stackhouse - Masters of Modern Blues - Testament
Johnny Shines - Traditional Delta Blues - Biograph
Johnny Shines - Standing at the Crossroads - Testament
Johnny Shines - Masters of Modern Blues - Testament
Johnny Shines with Big Walter Horton - Testament
Johnny Young - Chicago Blues - Arhoolie
Jimmy Rogers - The Complete Chess Recordings - Chess
Elmore James - The Classic Early Recordings - Flair or Ace
Elmore James / John Brim - Whose Muddy Shoes - Chess
Elmore James - Street Talkin' - Muse
Elmore James - Rollin' & Tumblin': The Best of... - Relic
Elmore James - The Best of..., Vol.2 - Relic
Elmore James - The Last Sessions - Relic
Junior Wells - Blues Hit Big Town - Delmark
Junior Wells - Calling All Blues: The Chief, Profile and USA Recordings, 1957-1963 - WestSide
Junior Wells - Hoodoo Man Blues - Delmark
Jimmy Reed - Lost in the Shuffle - 32Blues
Otis Spann - Otis Spann Is the Blues - Candid
Otis Spann - Walking the Blues - Candid
Albert King - King of the Blues Guitar - Atlantic
Buddy Guy - Buddy's Blues - Chess
Freddy King - Hide Away: The Best of... - Rhino
OR
Freddy King - Blues Guitar Hero: The Influential Early Sessions - Ace
Otis Rush - Good 'Un's: The Classic Cobra Recordings, 1956-1958 - WestSide
Otis Rush - Right Place, Wrong Time - Hightone
Magic Sam - The Essential...: The Cobra and Chief Recordings, 1957-1961 - Fuel 2000
Magic Sam - West Side Soul - Delmark
Little Milton - The Sun Masters - Rounder
Little Milton - Greatest Hits - Chess
Floyd Jones / Eddie Taylor - Masters of Modern Blues - Testament
J.B. Hutto - Masters of Modern Blues - Testament

Various:

The Aristocrat of the Blues: The Best of Aristocrat Records - Chess
The History of Chess Records - Chess
OR
Drop Down Mama - Chess
Chess Blues Piano Greats - Chess
Chess Blues Guitar, 1949-1969 - Chess
Chess Blues, 1947-1967 - Chess
Chess Rhythm & Roll, 1947-1967 - Chess
The Vee Jay Story: Celebrating 40 Years of Classic Hits - Vee Jay
The Cobra Records Story - Capricorn
Chicago Blues: The Chance Era, Vol.1 - Charly
Chicago Blues: The Chance Era, Vol.2 - Charly
Chicago/The Blues/Today! - Vanguard

POST-WAR DETROIT

John Lee Hooker - Jack O'Diamonds - Eagle
John Lee Hooker - The Detroit Lion - Demon
John Lee Hooker - The Legendary Modern Recordings, 1948-1954 - Ace
John Lee Hooker - Blues Brothers: 24 Vintage Sensation Recordings, 1948-1951 - Ace
John Lee Hooker - Detroit Blues - Flyright (
John Lee Hooker - Graveyard Blues - Specialty
John Lee Hooker - Everybody's Blues - Specialty
John Lee Hooker - Alternative Boogie: Early Studio Recordings, 1948-1952 - Capitol
John Lee Hooker - The Complete 50s Chess Recordings - Chess
OR
John Lee Hooker - The Real Folk Blues / More Real Folk Blues - Chess

POST-WAR CINCINNATI

Tiny Bradshaw - Walk That Mess! - WestSide
Wynonie Harris - Everybody Boogie! - Delmark
Wynonie Harris - Bloodshot Eyes – Rhino
Little Willie John - Fever - Rhino

Various:
King Records Rhythm & Blues - King

POST-WAR NEW YORK CITY & THE EAST COAST

Roy Hamilton - Anthology - Collectables
Eddie “Cleanhead� Vinson - Bald Headed Blues - Ace
Eddie “Cleanhead� Vinson - Cleanhead and Cannonball - Milestone
Ruth Brown - Miss Rhythm - Atlantic
LaVern Baker - Soul on Fire - Atlantic
Ray Charles - The Birth of Soul - Atlantic
OR
Ray Charles - Ultimate Hits Collection - Rhino
Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music - Rhino
Clyde McPhatter - Deep Sea Ball - Atlantic
Chuck Willis – Chuck Willis Wails! The Complete OKeh, Epic and Columbia Recordings, 1951-1956 – Sundazed
Chuck Willis - Stroll On: The Chuck Willis Collection - Razor & Tie (Atlantic recordings)
Stick McGhee & His Spo-Dee-O-Dee Buddies - Ace
Bob Gaddy - Harlem Blues Operator - Ace

Various:
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues, 1947-1974 - Atlantic

POST-WAR NASHVILLE
Arthur Gunter - Baby Let's Play House: The Best of... - Excello

POST-WAR LOUISIANA, SWAMP, & RHYTHM & BLUES

Lightnin' Slim - It's Mighty Crazy - Ace
Lonesome Sundown - I'm a Mojo Man: The Best of the Excello Singles - Excello
Slim Harpo - I'm a King Bee: The Early Swamp-Blues Classics - Ace
Slim Harpo - The Best of... - Excello
OR
Slim Harpo - The Excello Singles Anthology -
Lazy Lester - I Hear You Knockin'!: The Excello Singles - Excello
Silas Hogan - So Long Blues - Ace

Various:

The Excello Story, Vol. 1-4 - Hip-O
OR
Authentic Excello R&B - Ace
The Real Excello R&B - Ace

GENERAL

Anthology of American Folk Music, Vols.1-3 - Smithsonian
Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol.4 - Smithsonian
Roots 'n' Blues: The Retrospective (1925-1950) - Columbia
Blues Classics 1927-1969 - MCA
Back to the Crossroads: The Roots of Robert Johnson (Yazoo)
When the Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock 'n' Roll, Vols.1-4 - RCA

PIANO BLUES

1) Mama Don't Allow No Easy Riders Here-Strutting the Dozens: Classic Piano Rags, Blues and Stomps, 1928-1943 - Yazoo
2) Down in Black Bottom-Lowdown Barrelhouse Piano: Classic Piano Rags, Blues and Stomps from the 1920s and 1930s - Yazoo
3) Shake Your Wicked Knees-Rent Parties and Good Times: Classic Piano Rags, Blues and Stomps, 1928-1943 - Yazoo
4) Juke Joint Saturday Night: Piano Blues, Rags and Stomps - Yazoo
5) Dallas Alley Drag: Piano Blues, Rags and Stomps - Yazoo
6) Twenty First Street Stomp: Piano Blues of St. Louis - Yazoo
7) Down on the Levee: Piano Blues of St. Louis, Vol.2 - Yazoo

Satch, you never fail to please.

Ha ha! That should keep ya busy for a few days!

I also included the labels for each. In some cases, you will want the European versions of the release. Some of which sometimes have more tracks included.




The accountants are preparing my bill, and in this case you might as well be prepared to be working for me, for the rest of your life.