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1. The Complete Blind Willie Johnson (1993)
by Blind Willie Johnson
If you've never heard Blind Willie Johnson, you are in for one of the great, bone-chilling treats in music. Johnson played slide guitar and sang in a ... More
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2. Dark Was the Night (1998)
by Blind Willie Johnson
Even in the blues, a style capable of wrenching unexplainable emotions from its audience, Blind Willie Johnson has few equals. With a voice capable ... More
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3. Sweeter as the Years Go By (1990)
by Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson was perhaps the finest singing evangelist of all time. While the 16 tracks on this CD aren't as striking as those on the seminal ... More
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4. Praise God I'm Satisfied (1989)
by Blind Willie Johnson
Yazoo's Praise God I'm Satisfied is an excellent collection of 14 tracks Blind Willie Johnson recorded in the '30s, including such numbers as "Jesus ... More
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5. Soul of a Man [Snapper] (2003)
by Blind Willie Johnson
Blind Willie Johnson wasn't a blues singer in the generally accepted sense. He was really a singing preacher with a killer slide guitar style and a ... More
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6. King of the Guitar Evangelists (2005)
by Blind Willie Johnson
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7. Dark Was the Night [Bonus Tracks] (1998)
by Blind Willie Johnson
Even in the blues, a style capable of wrenching unexplainable emotions from its audience, Blind Willie Johnson has few equals. With a voice capable ... More
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8. Nobody's Fault But Mine (2007)
by Blind Willie Johnson
Not a blues singer in the generally accepted sense, Blind Willie Johnson was really a singing preacher with a killer slide guitar style and a ... More
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9. If I Had My Way, I'd Tear the Building Down (2009)
by Blind Willie Johnson
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10. Blind Willie Johnson and the Guitar Evangelists (2005)
by Blind Willie Johnson/The Guitar Evangelists
There is only a slight difference between a street-corner blues singer and a sanctified street singer, since both need to hold a crowd and make a few ... More
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11. The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives, & Steel, Vol. 1 (1991)
by Various Artists
List of all editionsThis CD is a hodgepodge sampling of blues records featuring mostly pre-war slide guitarists ranging from the simplicity of Barbecue Bob (who was much ... More
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12. The Half Ain't Never Been Told, Vol. 1 (1999)
by Various Artists
List of all editionsYazoo has released yet another wonderful compilation chock full of recordings that are essential for roots music fans. The Half Ain't Never Been Told ... More
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13. News & the Blues: Telling It Like It Is (1991)
by Various Artists
Like any form of popular music, the blues has reflected the social conditions of the times, sometimes quite explicitly. News & the Blues offers 20 ... More
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14. Great Blues Guitarists: String Dazzlers (1991)
by Various Artists
List of all editionsTen excellent blues guitarists are heard on 20 selections dating from 1924-40 on this enjoyable CD reissue from the Columbia/ Legacy series. Included ... More
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15. Amazing Gospel (2001)
by Various Artists
List of all editionsThis archival recording showcases 15 stompin', shoutin', sanctifyin' gospel numbers from the 1920s. Some of the songs utilize a full choir, some are ... More
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16. The Early Blues Roots of Bob Dylan (2000)
by Various Artists
List of all editionsThe Blues Roots of Bob Dylan collects Dylan's early heroes of the genre, including Sleepy John Estes, Blind Willie McTell, Mississippi John Hurt, ... More
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17. Legends of the Blues, Vol. 1 (1991)
by Various Artists
List of all editionsThis CD serves as a perfect introduction to pre-war blues for the novice since it contains fine examples of the music of 20 blues artists: Bessie ... More
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18. Southern Country Blues, Vol. 2 (2001)
by Various Artists
List of all editionsSouthern Country Blues, Vol. 2 features three discs of music, each filled to the brim with legendary country blues performers from the South. There's ... More
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19. The Roots of Taj Mahal (2000)
by Various Artists
List of all editionsAn interesting concept to say the least, here's an exemplary collection of blues tunes all covered by Taj Mahal at one point or another. But here's ... More
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20. Mojo Workin': Blues for the Next Generation (1997)
by Various Artists
List of all editionsThis is a 16-track sampler from various entries in Columbia's Mojo Workin' series, which gets pared down to a one-big-hit-per-artist format, starting ... More
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22. Messed Up in Love and Other Tales of Woe (1996)
by Various Artists
List of all editionsSome musicologists have compared country to the the blues because of their humorous approach to life's challenges and disappointments, and one could ... More
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23. The Greatest in Country Blues (1929-1956), Vol. 1 (1992)
by Various Artists
List of all editionsStory of the Blues provides an excellent introductions to acoustic country blues with its three volume Greatest in Country Blues series. While it ... More
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24. Before the Blues, Vol. 2: The Early American Black Music Scene (1996)
by Various Artists
List of all editionsThe title of this compilation, Before the Blues, may be a deceiving one, particularly as it comes from Yazoo Records, a label that specializes in the ... More
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