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Blues you should know.
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1. The Complete Studio Recordings: Remastered by Mississippi John Hurt

The list author says:
	"Blues is a much misunderstood term. Blues was the folk music of the black south. John Hurt's arcaic blues is not like Skip James or Muddly Waters; it is a quieter style. A guitar great."

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2. Black Snake Moan by Blind Lemon Jefferson

The list author says:
	"Hugely influential early Texas bluesman. See that his grave is kept clean."

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3. The Complete Recordings by Robert Johnson

The list author says:
	"Everyone knows you need to have a Robert Johnson album, so it needs to be on this list. This collection has all the takes. The alternative you might consider is "King Of The Delta Blues Singers"."

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4. Complete Early Recordings by Skip James

The list author says:
	"His strange, haunting falsetto is best heard on these early recordings. He recorded again in the folk and blues revival, but he'd lost much of his power. Put up with the crackles."

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5. The Original Delta Blues (Mojo Workin': Blues For The Next Generation) by Son House

The list author says:
	"His life had taken its toll on his guitar playing by this time, but the power was still there in his voice. Stunning material."

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6. Hang It on the Wall by Charley Patton

The list author says:
	"The earliest of the great Delta Blues players recorded. Powerful stuff."

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7. Atlanta Strut by Blind Willie McTell

The list author says:
	"Willie played a 12-string guitar in the Piedmont style. A huge influence on later musicians. These early recordings are not all you need."

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8. The Definitive by Leadbelly

The list author says:
	"Was Leadbelly blues or folk? He was both, and usually at the same time. Genre-nerds be damned, the guy was a unique talent and you need this record."

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9. The 1968 Memphis Country Blues Festival With Bukka White by Various

The list author says:
	"Another 60s recording of a 30s artist. His strangely-tuned guitar, played with a slide, is unique."

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10. You Can't Get That Stuff No More by Tampa Red

The list author says:
	"Early Chicago player, with a slide style all his own. His songs aren't heavy, and the lyrics are often bawdy."

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11. The Essential Recordings of Memphis Minnie Vol.1: Bumble Bee by Memphis Minnie

The list author says:
	"Pioneering singer and guitarist. Influence on Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley, not to mention Led Zeppelin and Bob Dylan."

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12. Harlem Street Singer by Rev. Gary Davis

The list author says:
	"Powerful singer and player. I've chosen this album for the track "Death Don't Have No Mercy". Heart-stopping stuff."

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13. Classics 1948 by Lightnin' Hopkins

The list author says:
	"Terrific playing from the blues legend. Landmark recordings."

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14. That's All Right Mama by Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup

The list author says:
	"The moment the blues begins to transmute into rock 'n' roll. Elvis's favourite bluesman."

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15. The Sky Is Crying by Elmore James

The list author says:
	"The king of urban slide. This collection is great value, and covers his 50s and 60s period Fire & Enjoy recordings. Consider also "the Classic Early Recordings: 1951-1956" issued on Ace."

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16. Jimmy Reed Very Best of by Jimmy Reed

The list author says:
	"Huge influence on the British blues boom, the hard-living Chicago electric bluesman provides raw boogie and an instantly recognisable singing voice."

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17. The Definitive Collection by John Lee Hooker

The list author says:
	"Why use three chords when one will do? Idiosyncratic blues that was free of the restrictions of verse-length and bar counts."

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18. The Anthology by Muddy Waters

The list author says:
	"McKinley Morganfield was recorded by folklorist Alan Lomax, and eventually by Chess records. Here is the best collection of his Chess recordings."

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19. At Newport 1960 by Muddy Waters

The list author says:
	"a landmark recording. You need this."

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20. Howlin' Wolf: His Best -Chess 50th Anniversary Collection by Howlin' Wolf

The list author says:
	"Huge personality, huge voice, huge frame. Everything about Chester Arthur Burnett was imposing. If you don't like this, you don't like blues."

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21. Candy Man Blues by Mississippi John Hurt

The list author says:
	"John Hurt's early recordings. Crackly, but vital."

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22. Complete Library of Congress Recordings by Blind Willie McTell

The list author says:
	"Willie in conversation with John Lomax, for the Library of Congress. Fascinating insight - famously reflects badly on Lomax Snr (although the full recordings are apparently kinder than this edit)."

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23. Lightnin' and the Blues: the Herald Sessions by Lightnin' Hopkins

The list author says:
	"Lightin' recorded here in 1954 at the peak of his powers."

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24. I Am the Blues by Willie Dixon

The list author says:
	"Dixon re-records here some of his songs which other people made famous."

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25. Southern Prison Blues & Songs by Alan Lomax

The list author says:
	"Field recordings collected by Alan Lomax in the Mississippi and Louisiana State Penitentiaries in the late 40s. Well worth hearing."