Best Modern Blues
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Roll Away the Stone is a 1997 album by American blues musician Kelly Joe Phelps. The album features Phelps performing solo on acoustic guitar and lap slide guitar, with no additional backing musicians. His fingerpicking and slide techniques draw on the country blues traditions associated with musici...
The Last Days of Oakland is a 2016 studio album by American blues and roots musician Fantastic Negrito. Blending raw blues, funk, and R&B elements, the record explores the gentrification and socio-economic changes affecting Oakland, California. It received critical recognition and won the Grammy Awa...
Shemekia Copeland is an American blues singer and the daughter of Texas blues guitarist Johnny "Clyde" Copeland, who launched her career performing with her father before his death in 1997. "Uncivil War" is a 2020 album that blends contemporary blues with Americana and roots rock elements, addressin...
Kingfish is the 2019 debut studio album by American blues guitarist Christone Ingram, establishing him as a major new talent in the contemporary blues scene.
Live at the Royal Albert Hall is a 2018 album by American blues-rock singer Beth Hart, capturing her powerful vocal performance at the historic London venue.
Fish Ain't Bitin' is a 1997 acoustic blues album by American musician Corey Harris, showcasing his authentic approach to traditional country blues and earning a W.C. Handy Award.
The Devil Ain't Got No Music is a 2012 studio album by Chicago blues guitarist Lurrie Bell, noted for its deeply spiritual themes and stripped-down acoustic arrangements.
Needed Time is a 1997 studio album by acoustic blues guitarist Eric Bibb, noted for its stripped-down arrangements and deeply spiritual, folk-inflected approach to roots music.
The Beautiful Lowdown is a 2016 soul blues album by American singer and harmonica player Curtis Salgado, praised for its songwriting and released on the Alligator Records label.
Kill or Be Kind is a 2019 studio album by American blues singer and guitarist Samantha Fish, marking her successful debut on the Rounder Records label.
Released in 2016, Porcupine Meat is an album by American blues musician Bobby Rush that earned him his first Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album at the age of 82.
Love Wins Again is a 2016 studio album by American blues singer Janiva Magness, showcasing her blend of soul, blues, and Americana music.
Puttin' It Down is a 1996 blues album by American singer and guitarist Terry Evans, highlighting his deep gospel roots and soulful vocal style backed by seasoned studio musicians.
Self Made Man is a 2020 studio album by the American roots rock and blues duo Larkin Poe, consisting of sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell.
Riding with the King is a 2000 collaborative album by guitarists Eric Clapton and B.B. King, earning a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.
Slideways is a 2002 instrumental blues album by American slide guitarist Roy Rogers, showcasing his technical mastery of the slide guitar alongside his regular backing band.
Don't Call No Ambulance is the 2014 Alligator Records debut by Florida-born blues guitarist Selwyn Birchwood, earning him the Blues Music Award for Best New Artist Debut.
Transformation is a contemporary blues and R&B album by American guitarist and singer Jackie Venson, notable for its genre-melding sound and highly dexterous guitar work.
Living in a Dream is a blues rock album by American guitarist Selwyn Birchwood, known for blending modern blues with gritty southern swamp rock and his signature lap steel playing.
Black Magic is a 2023 blues rock album by American guitarist Jared James Nichols, celebrated for his heavy, hard-rock-infused blues style and raw, powerhouse guitar riffs.
Robert Cray – Shame + a Sin (1993) is a Mercury Records album by the Oregon-born guitarist, continuing the polished soul-blues approach that earned him mainstream recognition and multiple Grammy Awards in the 1980s.
