Looking for Blues with High Fidelity


I recently listened to Eric Clapton’s “Me and Mr. Johnson” and really appreciated the guitar playing and the quality of the recording.  What are some of your favorite Blues recordings?

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  • Albert Collins, Robert Cray, and Johnny Copeland, SHOWDOWN - Alligator Records
  • John Lee Hooker, The Healer, Silvertone Records
  • Gregg Allman, Low Country Blues, Rounder Records

More southern soul than blues but check this guy out nonetheless:

  • Marcus King Band, Carolina Confessions, Fantasy

Happy listening

A few I listen to on Qobuz

Slightly Hung Over by Blues Delight

Help Me Through The Day by Bernard Allison

Trouble & Whiskey by Sean Chambers

Change in the Weather by James Armstrong

Aint’ Enough Whiskey bu D Man

I Walk Alone by Michael Hardie

R.L Burnside: Come On In.

R.L. Burnside: A Bothered Mind

Samantha Fish: Faster

Buddy Guy: Born To Play Guitar

Jimi Hendrix: Blues

John Lee Hooker: Whiskey & Wimmen

Junior Kimbrough: God Knows I Tried

Junior Kimbrough: Meet Me In The City

Muddy Waters : The Real Folk Blues

Original blues are raw and not particularly well recorded, but they are authentic!  I love Howlin Wolf sing Smokestack Lightin’