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Albert King/Stevie Ray Vaughan: In Session

1 CD / Fantasy Records (USA) / 2009-06-30

Tracks: Call It Stormy Monday; "Old Times"; Pride and Joy; Ask Me No Questions; "Pep Talk"; Blues At Sunrise; "Turn It Over"; Overall Junction; Match Box Blues; "Who Is Stevie?"; Don't Lie To Me
Artists: Albert King/Stevie Ray Vaughan

Personnel: Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughan (vocals, guitar); Tony Llorens (piano, organ); Gus Thornton (bass); Michael Llorens (drums).

Recorded at CHCH studios, Hamilton, Ontario on December 6...continue...

Various Artists: Only the Best of Goldband Records

3 CD / Collectables Records / 2009-05-26

Artists: Various Artists

This 3-disc bundle pack of CDs issued by the Collectables label includes "Goldband Blues Collection," volumes 1-3....continue...

Champion Jack Dupree: Only the Best of Champion Jack Dupree *

3 CD / Collectables Records / 2009-05-26

Artists: Champion Jack Dupree

This 3-disc bundle pack of CDs reissued by the Collectables label includes the classic albums "Mercy On Me," "The Very Best of Champion Jack Dupree - Walkin' The Blues," "Natural & Soulful Blues," and...continue...

Big Joe Turner: Tell Me Pretty Baby

1 CD / Arhoolie / 2009-05-12

Tracks: Wine-O-Baby Boogie; B&O Blues; Rocket Boogie 88 (Part 1); Old Piney Brown's Gone; Baby Won't You Marry Me; Skid Row Boogie; Christmas Date Boogie; Radar Blues; Tell Me Pretty Baby (Howd'ya Like Your ...
Artists: Big Joe Turner

Personnel includes: Big Joe Turner, Pete Johnson Orchestra.

The late-1940s sessions presented on TELL ME PRETTY BABY feature blues belter Big Joe Turner cutting loose in an unabashedly caddish ...continue...

Various Artists: Down Home Urban Blues Classics

1 CD / Arhoolie / 2009-05-12

Tracks: Pontiac Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson; Big Mama's Bumble Bee - Big Mama Thornton; Cincinnati Stomp - Big Joe Duskin; Anna Lee - Earl Hooker; Up & Down the Avenue - Charlie Musselwhite; Been Around the...
Artists: Various Artists

Big Joe Turner: Only The Best Of Joe Turner *

1 CD / Collectables Records / 2009-04-28

Artists: Big Joe Turner

Includes 5 classic Joe Turner LPs "Boss of The Blues Sings Kansas City Jazz", "Joe Turner", "Rockin' The Blues", "Big Joe Is Here" and "Big Joe Rides Again."...continue...

Rosco Gordon: Let's Get High: The Man About Music From Memphis *

2 CD / JSP Records / 2009-04-21

Tracks: She Rocks Me; So Tired; Roscoe's Boogie; City Woman; That Gal Of Mine; Ouch! Pretty Baby; Saddled The Cow (And Milked The Horse); Run To Me Baby; Dime A Dozen; New Remedy For Love, A; Miserable Old F...
Artists: Rosco Gordon

Rosco Gordon was one of the most distinctive R&B pianists of the `50s. His brashly syncopated rhythms threw heavy emphasis on the upbeat and served as an inspiration to Jamaican musicians, who would u...continue...

B.B. King: Live At The BBC

1 CD / Geffen Records (USA) / 2009-03-10

Tracks: Caldonia; I Like To Live The Love; Night Life; When It All Comes Down (I'll Still Be Around); Thrill Is Gone, The; I Gotta Move Out Of This Neighborhood; When Love Comes To Town; Let The Good Times R...
Artists: B.B. King

This collection of live B.B. King recordings from the U.K. offers a unique opportunity to compare and contrast the legendary bluesman's concert performances from different eras. The album is dominated...continue...

Jimmy Witherspoon: Singin' The Blues

1 CD / Disconforme / 2009-03-03

Tracks: S.K. Blues; When I've Been Drinkin'; Then The Lights Go Out; All That's Good; Spoon's Blues; It Ain't What You're Thinkin'; 'Tain't Nobody's Business; Wee Baby Blues; Times Are Changing; Sweet's Blue...
Artists: Jimmy Witherspoon

Personnel: Jimmy Witherspoon (vocals); Teddy Edwards, Jimmy Allen (tenor saxophones); Gerald Wilson, Harry Sweets Edison (trumpet); Hampton Hawes, Henry McDode (piano); Herman Mitchell (guitar); Jimmy...continue...

John Lee Hooker: Anthology: 50 Years

2 CD / Shout! Factory / 2009-02-17

Tracks: Boogie Chillen'; Hobo Blues; Hoogie Boogie; Crawlin' King Snake; Huckle Up Baby; Let Your Daddy Ride; John L's House Rent Boogie; I'm In the Mood; Dimples; I Love You Honey; No Shoes; No More Doggin'...
Artists: John Lee Hooker

Audio Remasterer: Pat Kraus.

This collection packs as many John Lee Hooker classics as possible into two discs. Hooker was one of the most prolific bluesmen ever, and his catalog is an intimida...continue...

Jimmy Witherspoon: Spoon's Blues

1 CD / Stony Plain (Canada) / 2009-01-13

Tracks: Playful Baby; Spoon's Life Blues; Lotus Blossom; Christmas Blues; Mean Ole Frisco; Sad Life; I'll Always Be in Love With You; Sweet Slumber; Past Forty Blues; Lowdown Dirty Shame; Lonely Boy Blues; S...
Artists: Jimmy Witherspoon

Personnel includes: Jimmy Witherspoon (vocals); Duke Robillard (guitar); Scott Hamilton (tenor saxophone); Bruce Katz (piano, organ); Marty Ballou (acoustic bass); Jeffery McAllister (drums)....continue...

Rosco Gordon: Memphis, Tennessee

1 CD / Stony Plain (Canada) / 2009-01-13

Tracks: Memphis, Tennessee; Sit Right Here; Bad Dream; It Takes a Lot of Lovin'; No More Doggin'; Now You're Gone; Just a Little Bit; Let's Get High; Jelly Jelly; Tell Me I'm the One; Cheese & Crackers; You ...
Artists: Rosco Gordon

Personnel: Rosco Gordon (vocals, piano); Duke Robillard (guitar); Doug James, Gordon Beadle (saxophone); Matt McCabe (piano); John Packer (bass); Jeffrey McCallister (drums)....continue...

Jimmy Witherspoon: With the Junior Mance Trio

1 CD / Stony Plain (Canada) / 2009-01-13

Tracks: Introduction; Lowdown Dirty Shame; They Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday's Just as Bad); Kansas City; Trouble in Mind; Times Gettin' Tougher Than Tough; Ain't Nobody's Business; I'm Gonna Move to t...
Artists: Jimmy Witherspoon

Jimmy Witherspoon: With the Duke Robillard Band

1 CD / Stony Plain (Canada) / 2009-01-13

Tracks: Glide On; Going Down Slow; Big Boss Man; Ain't Nobody's Business; I'll Always Be in Love With You; Stormy Monday Blues; Times Gettin' Tougher Than Tough
Artists: Jimmy Witherspoon

WITH THE DUKE ROBILLARD BAND includes the last live recordings of Jimmy Witherspoon.

Personnel: Jimmy Witherspoon (vocals); Duke Robillard (vocals, guitar); Long John Baldry (vocals); "Sax" Gor...continue...

Big Joe Turner: The Boss Of The Blues

1 CD / United States Of Distribution LTD. / 2008-11-11

Tracks: Cherry Red - (with Joe Turner); Roll 'Em Pete - (with Joe Turner); I Want A Little Girl - (with Joe Turner); Low Down Dog - (with Joe Turner); Wee Baby Blues - (with Joe Turner); You're Driving Me Cr...
Artists: Big Joe Turner

Personnel: Big Joe Turner (vocals); Freddie Green (guitar); Pete Brown (alto saxophone); Seldon Powell, Frank Wess (tenor saxophone); Joe Newman, Jimmy Nottingham (trumpet); Lawrence Brown (trombone);...continue...

Bobby "Blue" Bland: Farther Up The Road *

1 CD / Snapper / 2008-11-11

Tracks: Farther Up The Road - (with Bobby "Blue" Bland); Time Out - (with Bobby "Blue" Bland); Bobby's Blues - (with Bobby "Blue" Bland); You've Got Bad Intentions - (with Bobby "Blue" Bland); Don't Want No ...
Artists: Bobby "Blue" Bland

Bobby "Blue" Bland was one of the finest voices in post-war blues, and FARTHER UP THE ROAD offers a glimpse of his talent in its early, developmental phase. These 16 tracks are culled from his earlies...continue...

Freddy King: Only The Best Of Freddy King *

3 CD / Collectables Records / 2008-10-28

Artists: Freddy King

The classic albums of Freddy King"Very Best of Freddy King, Volume 1," "Very Best of Freddy King, Volume 2," "Very Best of Freddy King, Volume 3."...continue...

John Lee Hooker: Only The Best Of John Lee Hooker

3 CD / Collectables Records / 2008-09-30

Tracks: Stuttering Blues; Wobbling Baby; You Lost a Good Man; Love My Baby; Misbelieving Baby; Drifting Blues; Don't Turn Me From Your Door; My Baby Don't Love Me; I Ain't Got Nobody; Real Real Gone; Guitar ...
Artists: John Lee Hooker

The classic John Lee Hooker albums "The Very Best of John Lee Hooker - I'm The Boogie Man", "Gotham Golden Classics - The Rare Recordings" and "Don't Turn Me From Your Door: John Lee Hooker Sings His ...continue...

B.B. King: King of the Blues

1 CD / Stardust / 2008-08-19

Tracks: Thrill is Gone, The; Payin' the Cost To Be the Boss; Everyday I Have the Blues; How Blue Can You Get; Please Love Me; Guess Who; You Done Lost Your Good Thing Now; Save a Seat For Me; I Am Willing To...
Artists: B.B. King

Recorded live in 1972....continue...

B.B. King: The Best of B.B. King (Collectables)

1 CD / Collectables Records / 2008-07-29

Tracks: Everyday (I Have the Blues); Three O'Clock Blues; When My Heart Beats Like a Hammer; Why I Sing the Blues; Whole Lot of Lovin', A; You Upset Me Baby; Sweet Little Angel; Ain't That Just Like a Woman;...
Artists: B.B. King

A basic 10-track budget line anthology, THE BEST OF B.B. KING contains none of B.B. King's six Top 40 hits from the 1960s and '70s, but it does contain some of the electric blues guitarist and singer'...continue...

John Lee Hooker: The Best of John Lee Hooker

1 CD / Collectables Records / 2008-07-29

Tracks: Boogie Chillen; Hobo Blues; Weeping Willow Boogie; Let Your Daddy Ride; Rock House Boogie; I'm In the Mood; Crawlin' Kingsnake; John L's House Rent Boogie; Huckle Up Baby; Rock N' Roll
Artists: John Lee Hooker

Albert King: The Big Blues

1 CD / Gusto Records / 2008-06-17

Tracks: Let's Have a Natural Ball; What Can I Do To Change Your Mind; I Get Evil; Had You Told It Like It Was (It Wouldn't Be Like It is); This Morning; I Walked All Night Long; Don't Throw Your Love On Me S...
Artists: Albert King

Includes liner notes by Hal G. Neely.

Possessing a fluid, versatile guitar style and a smoky, understated voice, Albert King was a major influence on Stevie Ray Vaughn. (Vaughn readily acknowle...continue...

John Lee Hooker: Alone Vol. 2

1 CD / Tomato / 2008-06-03

Tracks: Feel Good; Some People; T.B. Blues; Baby Please Don't Go; Momma Killed a Chicken; Hobo Blues; Tired of Being Your Doggie; All Night Long; Crawlin' Kingsnake
Artists: John Lee Hooker

Recorded at Hunter College, New York, New York, in 1976.

Recording information: 1976....continue...

John Lee Hooker: Alone Vol. 1

2 CD / Tomato / 2008-06-03

Tracks: I Miss You So; Jesse James; Dark Room; I'll Never Get Out of These Blues Alive; Boogie Chillun; When My First Wife Left Me; Boom Boom; One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer; Feel Good; Some People; T. B....
Artists: John Lee Hooker

Solo performer: John Lee Hooker (vocals, guitar).

Recorded at Hunter College, New York, New York. Includes liner notes by Robert Palmer.

Recording information: 1976.

ALONE is made...continue...

B.B. King: Live at the Apollo [Slimline]

1 CD / Verve (USA) / 2008-04-22

Tracks: When Love Comes To Town; Sweet Sixteen; Thrill Is Gone, The; Ain't Nobody's Bizness; Paying The Cost To Be The Boss; All Over Again; Nightlife; Since I Met You Baby; Guess Who; Peace To The World
Artists: B.B. King

Personnel: B.B. King (vocals, guitar); Kenny Burrell (guitar); Jeff Clayton, Jerry Dodgion (alto saxophone); Plas Johnson, Ralph Moore, Gary Smulyan (tenor saxophone); James Morrison, Joe Mossello, Gl...continue...