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Eldorado Cadillac
ListenEldorado Cadillac by Billy Boy Arnold

Arnold, a Sonny Boy (John Lee) Williamson acolyte who began his own career in Bo Diddley's band as ...

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Hard Again
ListenHard Again by Muddy Waters

When icons and innovators reach a certain stature, they're often viewed as inapproachable. Sealed up...

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Swamp Boogie Queen
ListenSwamp Boogie Queen by Katie Webster

The Louisiana pianist came loaded for bear with her sassy Alligator debut, which in the late '80s ga...

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo Live At Montreux 1987/1989/2000 Organic Resonance Slim Smith's The Beatitude The Thad Jones - Mel Lewis Orchestra, Basle 1969 / Swiss Radio Days, Jazz Series Vol.4

Smith vs. Jones by John Morthland

What's in a name? When I did the Big vs. Little and Slim vs. Fats dozens a few years back, a winner emerged from the rival camps, even if only by a narrow margin. For example, artists with "Slim" in their name seemed, as a group, to make slightly better music than those named "Fats." But the determining appellations in those Dozens were nicknames. In the case of Smith vs. Jones, we're talking about proper surnames in every instance but one. I'm afraid I can't tell you what that might mean, but when I first looked ove...
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Sadie Mae

Nick Moss and the Flip Tops by John Morthland

Nick Moss learned his Chicago blues the right way — through apprenticeships. He was barely out of his teens when he took over the bass slot in Jimmy Dawkins' band in 1993, and from there he joined the Legendary Blues Band, which had originally been staffed by Muddy Waters vets and still boasted Willie "Big Eyes" Smith on drums and Pinetop Perkins on piano. Bandleader Smith switched him to guitar, and Moss made his recording debut with the LBB's Money Talks. After two years at that job he became second guitarist to t...
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Top Blues Tracks

  Listen Track Name Length
1. Listen thickfreakness
Artist:
The Black Keys
3:48
2. Listen A Man and The Blues
Artist:
Buddy Guy
6:23
3. Listen have love will travel
Artist:
The Black Keys
3:04
4. Listen set you free
Artist:
The Black Keys
2:46
5. Listen midnight in her eyes
Artist:
The Black Keys
4:03
6. Listen hurt like mine
Artist:
The Black Keys
3:27
7. Listen hard now
Artist:
The Black Keys
3:15
8. Listen no trust
Artist:
The Black Keys
3:37
9. Listen hold me in your arms
Artist:
The Black Keys
3:19
10. Listen Sweet Little Angel
Artist:
Buddy Guy
5:39

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