CD-Charts Position 1

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I Love You So Much It Hurts: His Recordings 1936 - 1962 & 1981

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by: Floyd Tillman

Release Date February 23, 2004

CD-Charts Position 2

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Vol. 1-1921-22

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by: Dunn, Wilson

Release Date April 16, 1996

CD-Charts Position 3

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Live at Hambone Kelly's V3 [European Import]

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by: Lu Watters Yerba Buena Jazz Band

Release Date September 16, 2004

CD-Charts Position 4
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First Time I Met the Blues

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by: Little Brother Montgomery

Release Date October 01, 2002
I love this collection of songs. He really has a unique voice full of character, as most would like the blues to be. Sadly not many people have heard of him, and a £28 price tag ain't gonna help.

Unfortunately because of the era (and also recording budget) the sound quality is very thin and weak and doesn't have the desirable rich distorted valve quality that some other blues numbers do from this time.

CD-Charts Position 5
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An Introduction to Lightnin' Hopkins

Search: West Texas Blues
by: Lightnin' Hopkins

Release Date August 01, 2006
I love this collection of songs. He really has a unique voice full of character, as most would like the blues to be. Sadly not many people have heard of him, and a £28 price tag ain't gonna help.

Unfortunately because of the era (and also recording budget) the sound quality is very thin and weak and doesn't have the desirable rich distorted valve quality that some other blues numbers do from this time.

CD-Charts Position 6
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Fishing Clothes: the Jewel Recordings 1965-1969

Search: West Texas Blues
by: Lightnin' Hopkins

Release Date February 23, 2001
You might as well buy this as a selection, if you want some later Lightnin' - great value.
I've read some reviews that seem to rate the later Lightnin', after he had been discovered by the 60s blues boom, as less valuable than his earlier, sparser work. I don't see any loss of quality; his occasional electric guitar playing doesn't sound much different from his acoustic, and his licks and timing seem sharper; and the bass, drums and piano all cook with him unfailingly, amounting to something bigger and more value for money, for me, and probably more instantly accessible to modern ears. And what a voice! This is smoky, sweaty, whiskey-soaked, workingman's blues. So what if he only seems to have two tunes, with different words - somehow ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 7
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The Essential

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by: Lonnie Johnson

Release Date January 20, 2003
You might as well buy this as a selection, if you want some later Lightnin' - great value.
I've read some reviews that seem to rate the later Lightnin', after he had been discovered by the 60s blues boom, as less valuable than his earlier, sparser work. I don't see any loss of quality; his occasional electric guitar playing doesn't sound much different from his acoustic, and his licks and timing seem sharper; and the bass, drums and piano all cook with him unfailingly, amounting to something bigger and more value for money, for me, and probably more instantly accessible to modern ears. And what a voice! This is smoky, sweaty, whiskey-soaked, workingman's blues. So what if he only seems to have two tunes, with different words - somehow ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 8
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Johnny Dunn Vol.1: 1921-1922

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by: Johnny Dunn

Release Date July 01, 1996
You might as well buy this as a selection, if you want some later Lightnin' - great value.
I've read some reviews that seem to rate the later Lightnin', after he had been discovered by the 60s blues boom, as less valuable than his earlier, sparser work. I don't see any loss of quality; his occasional electric guitar playing doesn't sound much different from his acoustic, and his licks and timing seem sharper; and the bass, drums and piano all cook with him unfailingly, amounting to something bigger and more value for money, for me, and probably more instantly accessible to modern ears. And what a voice! This is smoky, sweaty, whiskey-soaked, workingman's blues. So what if he only seems to have two tunes, with different words - somehow ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 9
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Looking for a Bluebird

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by: John Gill

Release Date July 19, 2005
The band is called John Gill's Dixieland Serenaders and though the name fairly indicates the lively nature of the music, it does not really reflect the authenticity of the traditional jazz on this CD - it is truly great ! The choice of numbers includes many early standards, and the style of playing is reminiscent of revivalist Lu Watter's Yerba Buena Band with 2 trumpets and itself based on the great King Oliver's line up - traditional jazz lives on.

There are many superb numbers, not only from King Oliver, but also from Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton and more of that era. The CD starts with an exciting approach to "Weather Bird Rag" and goes on to such as "Zulu's Ball", "Alligator Hop" and "Billy ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 10
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Texas Alexander Vol.1: 1927-1928

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by: Texas Alexander

Release Date February 01, 1993
The band is called John Gill's Dixieland Serenaders and though the name fairly indicates the lively nature of the music, it does not really reflect the authenticity of the traditional jazz on this CD - it is truly great ! The choice of numbers includes many early standards, and the style of playing is reminiscent of revivalist Lu Watter's Yerba Buena Band with 2 trumpets and itself based on the great King Oliver's line up - traditional jazz lives on.

There are many superb numbers, not only from King Oliver, but also from Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton and more of that era. The CD starts with an exciting approach to "Weather Bird Rag" and goes on to such as "Zulu's Ball", "Alligator Hop" and "Billy ... Read More: