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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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’

This is off the cuff but Blues is a very wide genre. Many good artists are often regional. Many also are more popular in Europe Like Luther Allison, et al. And their music is not as easily found. But they are very rewarding. These are albums I have and can recommend

Layla Zoe - Breaking Free

Keb Mo - Slow Down & Just Like You

Keb Mo & Taj Mahal - TajMo(?)

Collins, Cray * Copeland - Showdown

James Cotton - Live From Chicago Mr Superharp Himself

Big Twist - Live from Chicago

Jimmy Smith - Dot Com Blues

Toronzo Cannon - Pain Around Me & Politician Preacher or Pimp

Albert King - Cold Snap

Some names of interest

Shemeka Copeland

Joe Bonamassa & Beth Hart

Gary Moore

Samantha Fish

Charlie Musselwhite

Tommy Castro

Roomful Of Blues