[Slowhand] Blues "essentials"

[Scott Wallenberg]

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Muddy Waters Fathers and Sons
Buddy Guy and Jr. Wells Play the Blues
Koko Taylor Earthshaker
The Allman Bros Band  Live at Fillmore East
BB King Live at the Regal
BB King Live at Cook County Jail
Albert King Live Wire
Freddie King Best of Box Set
Scott 
----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Craig Childs 
  To: slowhand 
  Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 5:45 PM
  Subject: [Slowhand] Blues "essentials"


  I've been a Clapton fan for a decade or so.  Now, I am trying to expand my music collection to other blues artists as well.  Since there are so many knowledgeable blues fans on this list, I wanted to throw this question out.  

  Excluding the groups EC has played with (Yardbirds, Cream, Mayall, etc), what are the "essential" blues albums one should purchase when starting a blues collection?

  Here's what I have so far (again, excluding all the EC albums I own):

  Willie Dixon: Poet of the Blues
  Howlin' Wolf: London Sessions
  Son House: Martin Scorsese Presents Son House (just bought this one!)
  Robert Johnson: Complete Recordings
  Ernie Bowser & TJ Bell:  When the Weather Breaks




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