<DIV>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. </DIV>
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<DIV>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?</DIV>
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<DIV>Here's what I have so far (again, excluding all the EC albums I own):</DIV>
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<DIV>Willie Dixon: Poet of the Blues</DIV>
<DIV>Howlin' Wolf: London Sessions</DIV>
<DIV>Son House: Martin Scorsese Presents Son House (just bought this one!)</DIV>
<DIV>Robert Johnson: Complete Recordings</DIV>
<DIV>Ernie Bowser & TJ Bell: When the Weather Breaks</DIV>
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