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Titles include "Love Is A Gamble", "You Are My Trophy", "That's The Way It Is", "Somebody Messed Up (parts 1 & 2)", and "Drifting Apart".... read more

One of Bobby Blue Bland's best albums ever -- a stunning mix of blues and soul that's the kind of killer stuff that will make you a fan of his forever! There's no beating Bland at this point in his career -- and the record is one of the finest illustrations of the power he brought to his work,... read more

Funky Bo Diddley -- one of Bo's key early 70s sessions for Chess Records -- all of which have him stepping out in a much harder groove than years past! The sound here is relatively tight -- with Diddley guitar and vocals on top of some larger arrangements from Bob Gallo -- backings that mix... read more

A surprisingly nice set of vocals from Diz Watson -- a singer with some great New Orleans roots in his music -- working here with the great Big Jay McNeely on tenor sax! The set was recorded overseas in the mid 90s, but it's got a quality that could easily match some of the best roots-revival... read more

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Plenty of blues power here -- a searing live set recorded by Albert King before a very enthusiastic crowd at the Fillmore in the late 60s! The album's filled with lots of King's sharp-edged guitar lines -- searing with a bit more soul than your usual bluesman, possibly in part because the backing... read more

Some of the rootsiest work ever recorded by Alexis Korner and his Blues Incorporated group -- a very early live date that captures the group before they'd picked up some more influences from jazz and soul! Although recorded in 1964, the whole thing's got a rootsy feel that goes way back to Chicago... read more

Gritty electric work from Little Joe Blue -- a early 70s session for the Jewel label, cut with a really down-home feel! Most numbers here feature Little Joe updating an older mode with an electric twist -- but some other cuts pick up the pace a bit, and almost sound a bit funky -- thanks to some... read more

Tight and soulful blues from Little Milton -- just the sort of record that helped him cross over to bigger audiences back in the day, and a set that still sounds plenty great all these many years later! The set was done in Chicago -- arranged by James Mack, with backing vocals from Kitty & The... read more

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A classic bit of indie blues from the Chicago scene -- featuring some great players from the second generation after Chess Records stopped picking up the younger local talents! Magic Sam leads the group on vocals and guitar, and he's working here with Mighty Joe Young on guitar, Odie Payne on... read more

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A rootsy blues 2-fer -- with two rare Prestige Blues sessions on a single CD! First up is Blues & Folk -- a set with a very appropriate title, given the earthy feel of the music -- mostly just guitar from Brownie McGhee and harmonica from Sonny Terry -- plus vocals by both! There's a really... read more

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Less a "best of" than an early full album that brings together some of Muddy Waters' earliest recordings for Chess -- a great collection of early singles recorded in Chicago between 1950 and 1954! The work's relatively spare and rootsy overall -- a great example of Chicago blues in its... read more

The funk-tinged, pyschedelic soul album from Muddy Waters -- one that irritated many a blues purist in its day -- but it's finally reaching its earned status as a leftfield gem! You know, in the immediate years after this one (and similar funky blues albums on Chess/Cadet) was released, it was... read more

A seminal album by Muddy -- recorded in a style that's rootsier, and more down to earth than a lot of his other Chess sides! Muddy's playing acoustic guitar, and the group features Buddy Guy, Willie Dixon, and Clifton James. The sound is really spare, evocative, and true -- the album was quite... read more

A wonderful collection of rare rhythm & blues and soul from the Nashville scene -- most of which haven't been reissued before -- raw and truthful grooves from the 60s and singles originally released regionally on labels like Jewel, Valdot, Poncello and more. It's wonderful stuff, carrying on... read more