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Anthology

Anthology

The Future of the Blues

Northern Blues

NBM0200

Trad. Memphis Blues

Michael Powers

Onyx Roots

Baryon Records

B0002KQNWW

Gut Bucket

Michele Lundeen

Song Inside Me

Milestone Music

2004MM66914-2

Rock-Blues-Rock

Mojo Collins

World Full of Strange

JoMo Music


Blues-Jazz-Blues

Carlos del Junco

Blues Mongrel

Northern Blues Music

NBM0026

Psychedelic Blues

Eddie Turner

Rise

Northern Blues Music

NBM0027

Soul Blues

Tommy Castro

Soul Shaker

Blind Pig Records

BPCD5094

Blues/African/Blues

Dan Treanor and Frankie Lee

African Wind

Northern Blues Music

NBM0023

Pre-blues

Mamie Smith

Crazy Blues

Columbia/Legacy Records

CK65712

Blues Rock

Tinsley Ellis

The Hard Way

Telarc Records

CD-83608

Modern Guitar Blues

Rod Price

West Four

Trillium Records

TRS-001

Memphis blues

Albert King

I'll Play the Blues For You

Stax Records

SXSA-3009-6

Modern Electric Blues

Deborah Coleman

What About Love?

Telarc Records

CD-83595

Chicago Blues

James Cotton / Anthology

Baby Don’t You Tear My Clothes

Telarc Records

CD-83596

Chicago/Memphis hybrid blues

Anthology

Windy City Blues

Stax Records

SCD-8612-2

Late '50s R& B

Duffy Bishop

Ooh Wee

Trillium Records

TRS-002

Small Combo blues

Vassar Clements

Livin' With the Blues

Acoustic Disc

ACD-58

Memphis Blues

Anthology

We'll Play the Blues For You

Stax Records

SCD-8613-2

MOR Blues

David Vest.

Way Down Here

Trillium Records

Trillium Records 001

Spoken Word

Reverend J. M. Gates

Are You Bound For Heaven or Hell?

Columbia/Legacy Records

CK-65710

Pre WWII Chicago Blues

Leroy Carr

Whiskey is My Habit, Good Women is All I Crave

Columbia/Legacy Records

C2K86989

Modern Folk Blues

Eric Bibb

Friends

Telarc

CD-83619

Chicago Blues

Muddy Waters

Hard Again / I'm Ready / King Bee

Epic\Legacy

EK 86817 / EK 90565 / EK90564

Raunchy Pre-WWII blues

Lucille Bogan

Shave ‘Em Dry

Columbia/Legacy Records

CK65705

Various

Anthology

Bare Blues

Blind Pig Records

BPCD8005

Soul Blues

The Bo-Keys

The Royal Sessions

Yellow Dog Records

YDR 1061

Too blue

Otis Taylor

Double V

Telarc Records

CD-83601

Raw Pop Blues

John & the Sisters

John & the Sisters

Northern Blues Music

NBM0020

Pop Blues Rock

Popa Chubby

Peace, Love & Respect

Blind Pig Records

BPCD5089

Rock Blues

Rod Piazza

Keepin' It Real

Blind Pig Records

BPCD5088

Too blue

Charlie Musselwhite

Sanctuary

Real World Records

72435 97379 2 8

Celtic Blues Fusion

Taxi Chain

Smarten Up

Northern Blues Music

NBM0019

Urban Blues

Anthology

Windy City Blues

Stax Records

SCD-8612-2

Acoustic Delta Blues

Robert Lockwood, Jr.

The Legend Lives

MC Records

MC-0051

Acoustic Blues

Bukka White

Big Daddy

Biograph Records

DK-34010

Rock-Blues

Jimmy Thackery / Tab Benoit

Whiskey Store

Telarc Records

CD-83584

Acoustic Piedmont Blues

Rev. Gary Davis

From Blues to Gospel

Biograph Records

DK 34007

Folk Blues

Eric Bibb, Rory Block, Maria Muldaur

Sisters & Brothers

Telarc

CD-83594

Anthology

Anthology

Bar Room Blues

Telarc

CD-83594

Urban Blues

Luther "Badman" Keith

Thunder in My Blues

BMB Records

10903

Blues-Rock-Blues

Delgado Brothers

"A Brother's Dream"

Bell Asher Reoords

10724

Small Combo Electric Blues

J. T. Ross

Loaded

Southside Records

SSR007

Urban Jump Blues

Watermelon Slim

Big Shoes to Fill

Southern Records Group

SRG-1001

Oldies Rock-Blues

Al Copley

Jump On It

One Mind Records

OMCD1204

Low Country Blues

Shrimp City Slim

Highway 17 - Low Country Blues LIVE

Erwin Music

EM-2001

Low Country Blues

Wanda Johnson

Call Me Miss Wanda

Erwin Music

EM-2002

Blues-Rock

Scott Ellison

Bad Case of the Blues

Burnside Records

Burnside 50

Funk-Blues

Rufus Thomas

Funkiest Man Alive -- The Stax Funk Sessions 1967-1975

Stax Records

SCD-8611-2

Blues-Zydeco-R & B

Glamour Puss

Wire and Wood

Northern Blues Music

NBM0018

Blues-Jazz-Blues

Chris Cain

Hall of Shame

Blue Rock'It Records

BRCD137

Blues-Rock

The Ford Blues Band

Another Fine Day

Blue Rock'it Records

BRCD138

Texas Blues-Rock

Renee Austin

Sweet Talk

Blind Pig Records

BPCD5087

Chicago Blues

Big Bill Morganfield

Blues in the Blood

Blind Pig Records

BPCD-5086

Blues--RORY BLOCK

Rory Block

Last Fair Deal

Telarc Records

CD-83593

Rock-Blues-Rock

Anthology

Exile on Blue Street

Telarc Records

CD-83571

Blues-Beach-Rock

Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets

Which Way is Texas

Bullseye Blues

11661-9619-2

Blues-Rock

Triple Trouble

Found

Telarc Records

CD-83585

Urban Piedmont Blues

Drink Small

Drink Small Does It All / 70th Birthday Tour Gift / Live at New Orleans Jazz Festival '89

 

(803)254-2123

Pre-WWII blues

Mark Lemhouse

Big Lonesome Radio

Yellow Dog Records

YDR1038

Blues-Rock

D.A. & the Hitmen

Looking Past the Blues

www.DAHIT.MEN.com

 

Blues-Rock

Eddy Clearwater

Rock 'n' Roll City

Bullseye Blues

116 619 640-2

Soul Blues

The Jackie Payne/Steve Edmonson Band

Partners in the Blues

Burnside Records

49

Anthology

Anthology

Johnny's Blues – A Tribute to Johnny Cash

Northern Blues Music

NBM0017

Rock-Blues

James Mathus & His Knockdown Society

Stop and Let the Devil Ride

Fast Horse Records

FH006

New Orleans Blues

Tab Benoit

The Sea Saint Sessions

Telarc Records

CD-83573

Soul Blues

Kemp Harris

Sometimes in Bad Weather

Almost Famous Music

www.kempmusic.com

Bow Tie Blues

Toni Lynn Washington

Been So Long

Northern Blues Music

NBM016

Anthology

Anthology

The Story of the Blues

Columbia/Legacy

C2K 86334

Blues-Rock

Canned Heat

Friends in the Can

Fuel 2000 Records

302 061 306 2

Blues-Rock

Corey Stevens

Bring on the Blues

Fuel 2000

302 061 061 312 2

Blues

Bob Margolin

All-Star Blues Jam

Telarc Records

CD-83579

Narrative Blues

Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers

True Stories

Telarc Records

CD-83572

"Out of the Box" Blues

Hamilton Loomis

Kickin' It

Blind Pig Records

BPCD5084

Electric Blues

Popa Chubby

The Hungry Years

Blind Pig Records

BPCD-5085

Acoustic Pop Blues

Dave McKenzie

Solo

Hey Baby! Records

HBCD1006

Jazz-Blues

Duke Robillard/Herb Ellis

More Conversations in Swing

Stony Plain

SPCD1292

Rck-Blues

Anthology

Blues on Blonde on Blonde

Telarc

CD-83567

Blues

Anthology

Sanctuary Blues Sampler

Sanctuary Records

SANDJ85543-2

Blues

Anthology

Sun Records --25 More Blues Classics

Varese Sarabande

302 066 383 2

Blues

David K. Wilcox

Rockin' the Boogie

Stony Plain

SPCD1283

Blues

Ronnie Earl

I Feel Like Goin' On

Stony Plain

SPCD1289

Blues

Rosco Gordon

I'm Gonna Shake It

Varese Sarabande

302 066 385 2

Jazz-Blues

Maria Muldaur

A Woman Alone With the Blues

Telarc

CD-83568

Acoustic Texas Blues

Steve James

Fast Texas

Burnside

48

Blues-Folk-C & W-Rock

Anthology

When the Sun Goes Down

(The Secret History of Rock and Roll)

Bluebird Records

09026-64006-2

Rock-Blues-Folk

Eddy Lawrence

Inside My Secret Pocket

Snowplow Records

 

Blues-Rock

Smokin' Joe Kubek and Bnois King

Roadhouse Research

Blind Pig

BPCD5080

Blues-Rock

Nick Curran and the Nitelifes

Doctor Velvet

Blind Pig

BPCD5081

Blues-Rock

Savoy Brown

Strange Dreams

Blind Pig

BPCD5082

Blues-Rock

Jimmy Thackery

Guitar

Blind Pig

BPCD5083

Blues

Anthology

The Best of M.C. Records 1996

M.C. Records

M.C. Records MC-0048

World-Blues

Clarence Bucaro

Sweet Corn

Burnside

46

Blues

Anthology

Now This is What We Call Blues

Telarc

CD-83569

Blues

Duffy Bishop Band

The Queen's Own Bootleg

Burnside

47

Blues

Anthology

From Matrimony to Alimony

Telarc

CD-83565

Blues-Jazz

Joe Turner

The Midnight Special

Pablo Records

OKCD-1077-2

Blues-Jazz

Anthology

Blues Around the Clock

Pablo Records

PACD-2310-973-2

Blues-Rock

Joe King Smokers

Smokin' Up the Joint

www.joekingsmokers.com

 

Rock-Blues-Rock

Ford Blues Band

In Memory of Mike Bloomfield

Blue Rock'It Records

BRCD 136

Electric Blues

Bill Perry

Crazy Kind of Life

Blind Pig Records

BPCD5078

Electric Blues

Deborah Coleman

Soul Be It

Blind Pig Records

BPCD5079

Delta Blues/Spoken Word

John Sinclair

Fattenin' Frogs For Snakes

Okra-Tone Records

OKR-4968

Blues

Norton Buffalo / Roy Rogers

Roots of Our Nature

Blind Pig Records

BPCD5077

Blues

Tab Benoit / Jimmy Thackeray / Charlie Musselwhite / Double Trouble

Whiskey Store

Telarc Records

CD-83559

Rock-Blues-Funk

Jimmy Nations

Jimmy Nations 2002

Rubric Records

jimmynat@earthlink.net

Chicago Blues

Elmore James

Shake Your Moneymaker

Collectables Records

COL-CD-6374

Blues

David Jacobs-Strain

Stuck on the Way Back

Northern Blues

NBM0012

Blues-Rock

Popa Chubby

The Good, the Bad & the Chubby

Blind Pig

BPCD5075

Blues

The J.W. Jones Blues Band

Bogart's Bounce

Northern Blues

NBM0010

Blues

Lightnin' Hopkins

Blues

Collectables Records

COL-CD-6373

Blues

Magic Slim & the Teardrops

Blue Magic

Blind Pig Records

BPCD5076

Blues

Cyril Lance

Stranger in My House

Dog Talk Music

DT0101

Blues

The Philip Walker Big Band

Live at Biscuits & Blues

MC Records

MC-0047

Acoustic Blues

Terry Robb

When I Play My Blues Guitar

Burnside

0045

Acoustic Blues

Alice Stuart

Can't Find No Heaven

Burnside

0044

Hokum-Jazz-Blues

Louis Armstrong

Best of the Hot Five and Seven Recordings / Satchmo Blows T

Columbia

CK86539 / CK86578

Jazz-Blues

Aretha Franklin

The Queen in Waiting -- The Columbia Years (1960 - 1965)

Columbia

 

Rock-Blues

Johnny Winter

Best of Johnny Winter

Columbia

CK85926

Jazz Blues

Billie Holiday

Lay Day Swings / Blue Billie / A Musical Romance (w/Lester

Columbia

CK86579/CK85977/CK86635

Blues-Skiffle

Long John Baldry

Remembering Leadbelly

Stony Plain

SPCD 1275

Blues- R & B

Little Willie John

The Very Best of Little Willie John

Collectables Records

COL-CD-2822

Blues

Duke Robillard

Living With The Blues

Stony Plain

SPCD 1277

Blues-Rock

Jimmy Thackery and the Drivers

We Got It

Telarc

CD83540

Chicago Blues

James Cotton

35th Anniversary Jam

Telarc

CD83550

Blues-Rock-World

The Joanna Connor Band

The Joanna Connor Band

M.C. Records

MC0046

Delta Blues

David Gogo

Bare Bones

Cordova Bay Records

RPR0112

Blues-Rock-Blues

David Gogo

Halfway to Memphis

Cordova Bay Records

CBR 0232

Cajun-Blues

Tab Benoit

Wetlands

Telarc

CD-83530

Pre-WWII Urban Blues

Alice Nielsen-Shane

Alice Blue

 

via alimar@peoplepc.com

World-Blues

Harry Manx

Wise And Othewise

Northern Blues

NBM0008

Blues

Otis Taylor

Respect The Dead

Northern Blues

NBM0009

Blues

Charlie Musselwhite

One Night in America

Telarc

CD-83547

Blues-Rock

Anthology

The Blues White Album

Telarc

CD-83553

Rock-Blues

Tinsley Ellis

Hell or High Water

Telarc

CD-83531

Blues-Jazz

Red Holloway / Plas Johnson

Keep That Groove Going

Milestone Records

MCD-9319-2

Blues-Swing Jazz

Jerry Portnoy

Down in the Mood Room

Tinytown Records

TTCD2011

Blues-Folk

Anthologies

various

www.musicmaker.org

www.musicmaker.org

Blues - Folk

Odetta

Lookin' For A Home

MC Records

MC-0044

Blues - Folk

Eric Bibb

Painting Signs

Earthbeat Records

HATMAN 2005

Blues

Arbee Stidham

Tired of Wandering

Bluesville

OBCCD-593-2

Blues - Pop

Jimmy Witherspoon

Blue Spoon / Spoon in London

Prestige

OBCCD-591-2

Blues

Reverend Gary Davis

The Guitar & Banjo of Rev. Gary Davis

Prestige / Folklore

OBCCD-592-2 (Prestige/Folklore 14033)

Blues

Scrapper Blackwell

Mr. Scrapper's Blues

Bluesville

OBCCD-594-2 (Bluesville 1047)

Blues

Smoky Babe

Hottest Brand Goin'

Bluesville

OBCCD-595-2 (Bluesville 1063)

Blues

Anthology

Down The Dirt Road -- The Songs of Charley Patton

Telarc

CD-83535

Blues

Sonny Rhodes

A Good Day To Sing The Blues

Stony Plain

SPCD1273

Blues

Doug James

Blow Mr. Low

Stony Plain

SPCD1276

Blues

R. J. Mischo

West Wind Blowin'

Mountain Top

Mountain Top III

Blues

Kim Wilson

Smokin' Joint

MC Records

MC 0043

Beach - Blues

Lloyd Jones

Small Potatoes

Burnside

BCD 0422-9

Blues

Mighty Sam McClain

Sweet Dreams

Telarc

Telarc CD 83528

Blues

Kenny Neal

One Step Closer

Telarc

Telarc CD 83523

Blues

Billy Boy Arnold

Boogie 'N' Shuffle

Stony Plain Records

SPCD1266

Blues

Hoodoo Kings

Hoodoo Kings

Telarc

Telarc CD83532

Blues

Ann Rabson

Struttin' My Stuff

M.C. Records

MC0041

Blues

Anthology

Hellhound On My Trail

Telarc

 

Blues

Anthology

Superharps II

Telarc Records

CD-83514

Blues

Big Dave and the Ultra-Sonics, T-Model Ford

Big Dave and the Ultra-Sonics and You Better Keep Still

Burnside Records, Fat Possum Records

Burnside Records BCD-0031-2 and Fat Possum Records 803

Blues

Bugs Henderson

BackBop: The Unreleased '82 Sessions

Burnside Records

BCD-0034-2

Blues

CHARLIE & ROSE LUCAS & II SHADES

IT'S A MESS, I TELL YA

 

 

Blues

Compilation

Blues For A Rotten Afternoon

Telarc

CD-83508

Blues

David "Honeyboy" Edwards

Don't Mistreat a Fool

Adelphi/Genes Records

GCD 9914

Blues-Folk

Eric Bibb

Home To Me

Earthbeat Records

R279793

Blues

Furry Lewis

Take Your Time

Adelphi Records

GCD 9911

Rock-Blues

Guitar Pete

Burning Bridges

Tangible Music

56812-2

Blues

Henry Cooper

Slide Man

Burnside Records

BCD-0036-2

Blues

Jimmy "T99" Nelson

Rockin' And Shoutin' the Blues

Bullseye Records

BB9593

Blues

Jimmy Witherspoon with The Duke Robillard Band (plus special guest Long John Baldry)

JIMMY WITHERSPOON WITH THE DUKE ROBILLARD BAND

Stony Plain Records

SPCD1252

World-Blues

Kongar-ol Ondar and Paul "Earthquake" Pena

Genghis Blues

Six Degrees Records

657036 1038-2

Blues

Kristi Johnston Band

That Would Be Fine

Stony Plain Records

SPCD1263

Blues

LITTLE BROTHER MONTGOMERY

NO SPECIAL RIDER

ADELPHI/GENES RECORDS

GCD9913

Blues

Long John Baldry

Long John Baldry Trio Live

Stony Plain Records

SPCD 1268

Blues

Luther Johnson

Talkin' About Soul

Telarc

CD-83476

Pop-Blues

Maria Muldaur

Music For Lovers

Telarc Records

CD-83512

Blues-Rock

Mason Ruffner

You Can't Win

Burnside Records

BCD-0035-2

Blues

Michael "Hawkeye" Herman

Blues Alive

Topaz Productions

OWR0110

Rock-Blues

Mick Clarke

New Mountain

Burnside Records

BCD0037-2

Blues

Mighty Mo Rodgers

Blues Is My Wailin' Wall

Blue Thumb Records

314 547 781-2

Blues

Patrick Vining and the Blue Sharks

Blues With Bite

Dog Gone Records Cassettes and Compact Disc / Ichiban

DOG9115

Blues

Paul Rishell & Annie Raines

Moving to the Country

Tone-Cool

TC34047-1174-2

Blues

Robert Lockwood, Jr.

Delta Crossroads

Telarc

DSCD-83509

Blues

Rod Price

Open

Burnside Records

BCD39

Blues - Ska

Rosco Gordon

Memphis Tennessee

Stony Plain Records

SPCD 1267

Blues

Smokin' Joe Kubek

Bite Me

Bullseye Blues & Jazz

11661-9617-2

Blues

Steve James

Boom Chang

Burnside Records

BCD 0038-2

Blues-Rock

Strange Brew

Lost And Brokenhearted

Genes Records

- GCD4151

Blues

Tarbox Ramblers

Tarbox Ramblers

Rounder Records

ROUN9051

Blues

Terry Robb

Heart Made of Steel

Burnside Records

BCD 0040-2

Blues

Too Slim & the Taildraggers

King Size Troublemakers

Burnside Records

BCD 0041-2

Blues

WALTER "WOLFMAN" WASHINGTON

ON THE PROWL

BULLSEYE BLUES RECORDS

BBB11661-9630-2