Best Album of the 1980`s

The 1980s
Thirty Of The Very
Best Blues Albums
Of The 1980s
The 1980s
By Jim DeKoster
1. Johnny Adams - Walkin’ On A Tightrope (Rounder)
2. Carey & Lurrie Bell - Son Of A Gun (Rooster Blues)
3. Bobby Bland - Members Only (Malaco)
4. Andrew Brown - On The Case (Double Trouble)
5. Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Alright Again (Rounder)
6. Nappy Brown - Something Gonna Jump Out The Bushes! (Black Top)
7. R.L. Burnside - Sound Machine Groove (Vogue)
8. Eddy Clearwater - The Chief (Rooster Blues)
9. Albert Collins - Don’t Lose Your Cool (Alligator)
10. Johnny Copeland - Copeland Special (Rounder)
11. James Cotton - High Compression (Alligator)
12. Robert Cray - Bad Influence (Hightone)
13. Larry Davis - Funny Stuff (Rooster Blues)
14. Buddy Guy – D.J. Play My Blues (JSP)
15. Z.Z. Hill - Down Home (Malaco)
16. Jimmy Johnson - North/South (Delmark)
17. Albert King - I’m In A Phone Booth Baby (Fantasy)
18. Kinsey Report - Edge Of The City (Alligator)
19. Lil’ Ed Williams - Roughhousin’ (Alligator)
20. Little Milton - Annie Mae’s Cafe (Malaco)
21. Magic Slim - Grand Slam (Rooster Blues)
22. Professor Longhair - Crawfish Fiesta (Alligator)
23. Fenton Robinson - Blues In Progress (Black Magic)
24. Son Seals - Chicago Fire (Alligator)
25. Byther Smith - Gritty Soul (Mina)
26. Koko Taylor - From The Heart Of A Woman (Alligator)
27. Sonny Terry - I Think I Got The Blues (Mad Albino)
28. Joe Louis Walker - Cold Is The Night (Hightone)
29. Muddy Waters - King Bee (Blue Sky)
30. Junior Wells - Pleading The Blues (Isabel)
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And Another 30 That
You May Have Missed
1. Tommy Bankhead - And The Blues Eldorados (Deep Morgan)
2. ZuZu Bollin - Texas Bluesman (Dallas Blues Society
3. Little Johnny Christian - Somebody Call My Baby (Big Boy)
4. Geater Davis - Better Days (MT)
5. James Thunderbird Davis - Check Out Time (Black Top)
6. David Dee - Going Fishing (Vanessa)
7. John Delafose - Zydeco Man (Arhoolie)
8. Johnny Dollar - J.D.’s Blues (B.L.U.E.S. R&B)
9. Honeyboy Edwards - White Windows (Blue Suit)
10. John & Sylvia Embry - After Work (Razor)
11. Travis Moonchild Haddix - Wrong Side Out (Ichiban)
12. Johnny Heartsman - Music of My Heart (Cat ‘n Hat)
13. Jessie Mae Hemphill - She-Wolf (Vogue)
14. Big Jack Johnson - The Oil Man (Earwig)
15. Syl Johnson - Brings Out The Blues In Me (Shama)
16. Eddie King - The Blues Has Got Me (Double Trouble)
17. Hip Linkchain - Airbusters (Black Magic)
18. George and Ethel McCoy - At Home With The Blues (Swingmaster)
19. Johnny B. Moore - Hard Times (B.L.U.E.S. R&B)
20. Raful Neal - Louisiana Legend (Fantastic)
21. Robert Penn - Mightier Than The Sword (Spectrum X)
22. A.C. Reed - Take These Blues And Shove ‘Em! (Ice Cube)
23. Bobby Rush - Sue (LaJam)
24. James Son Thomas - Plays And Sings The Delta Blues (Swingmaster)
25. Henry Townsend - Mule (Nighthawk)
26. Maurice John Vaughn - Generic Blues Album (Reecy)
27. Valerie Wellington - Million Dollar Secret (Rooster Blues)
28. Artie Blues Boy White - Where It’s At (Ichiban)
29. Lynn White - Blues In My Bedroom (Waylo)
30. Johnny Woods - So Many Cold Mornings (Swingmaster)
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