 | Footprints by Phantom Blues Band
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $10.99 Mike Finnigan-one of the most soulful voices you'll ever hear. Talented singer and songwriter as well as organ player. Musicians know who he is, but more fans of music should know. Has backed Taj Mahal to Andy Griffith. Also check out Finnigan & Wood on vinyl
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 | Mess of Blues by Jeff Healey
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $6.98 Blind from early age,layed guitar on lap and learned to play in a unique way. From'Roadhouse' soundtrack to ballad hit 'Angel Eyes' to cover &collaboration w-George Harrison on 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' to journey into 20's and 30's jazz where taught himself to play trumpet. Last release 'Mess Of Blues' released about the time he passed on
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 | Every Song I Write Is for You by Dale Watson
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $2.93 personally painful album written after Watson lost a girlfriend. Won't hear his music on many country radio stations - he said some negative things about country radio and Nashville establishment-music is texas country & western swing-also listen to Once More Once More, The Honky Tonk Swing Album'
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 | Sing Me a Song Mr. Rodeo Man by Chris LeDoux
Buy used from: $1.35 Album cover says it all. He is well known to rodeo fans-was a bronc rider who performed rodeo music to help pay his entrance fees. In fact won bronc riding championship in the 1970's. Music is authentic as he didn't just dress the part-he lived many of the experiences he sang about. Was excellent storyteller
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 | An Anthology: The Elektra Years by The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $7.24 Just as influential & innovative asJoplin,Hendrix or Jim Morrison.Steeped in Chicago Blues-Butterfield groomed musicians as Mike Bloomfield-Elvin Bishop & David Sanborn. Was master harp player. Listen to 10 minute live version of 'Everything's Gonna Be Alright' & 15 min. live wailing of 'He's Got All The Whiskey' & you'll try to catch your breath while wondering how he didn't pass out
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 | Soul Be It by Deborah Coleman
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $7.25 This woman knows guitar. She knows how to rock & how to slow down from time to time.'Soul Be It' is live album which proves she is able to recreate live what has been recorded in a studio-rather rare. Has several albums to her credit. Fun one is triple threat album called 'Time Bomb' featuring her and 2 other guitar slinging ladies-Roxanne Potvin and Sue Foley
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 | Trouble Is... by The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $2.00 Noah Hunt-voice behind the blues of Kenny Wayne Shepherd's guitar. He has a great voice. Check out work with Jason Dennie for a more acoustic experience
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 | Old Friend by Chris Anderson
Buy used from: $14.94 Once a member of the country group Blackhawk, and the southern rock group The Outlaws. 1990's solo release 'Old Friend' has great blues rock guitar. Song 'Old Friend' also appears on the album with extra guitar work by Warren Haynes. Makes one wonder why only one solo album?
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 | Precious Little by Jeremy Spencer
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $6.15 Once member of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac-grew tired of living in fishbowl-disappeared for long time-ocassionaly performed live-Resurfaced '06 released'Precious Little' -title track plays sweet slide guitar-trademark Prefers stay out of limelite-so much in fact, didn't show when all members Fleetwood Mac inducted in Rock Hall of Fame.Listen slide w-Peter Green early Fleetwood Mac days
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 | The Santa Rita Connection by Pete Huttlinger
Buy new: $21.49 / Used from: $68.08 once guitar player for John Denver, is guitar virtuoso. Often performs instrumentals-method-finger picking style. When playing guitar, sounds like 2 guitars playing. Was performing live concert few years ago when someone asked if he could perform Stevie Wonder's 'Superstition'-at later concert worked it out-highly recommended listening
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 | Knockin Myself Out by Mike Bloomfield
Buy used from: $16.87 Cut teeth with harp wizard Paul Butterfield in the 60s-At Newport backed Dylan which led to studio gigs.Hooked up w-Al Kooper then solo work. Decent singer,but excellent guitar player.Tragically lost life to heroine.Check out song 'The Gospel Truth' and tell me that ain't blues!
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 | The Essential Rodney Crowell by Rodney Crowell
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $3.25 prolific songwriter-was once part of Nashville establishment & has written songs recorded by such country artists as Waylon Jennings & Tim McGraw.Songwriting and musical style led him on path different than most in country music.more than country music.'What Kind of Love' co-written by Roy Orbison-not to be missed
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 | Travellin' Tracks by Roy Rogers & Norton Buffalo
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $7.99 Roy Rogers plays guitar - slide guitar to be specific, but not just blues, he plays rock and country as well. His recordings and musical adventures with Norton Buffalo are top notch as both are talented but together make a formidable musical force
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 | Night Train to Nashville by Tab Benoit
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $12.78 Just guy from Louisiana with rough voice & guitar.plays a little country, there's some cajun, a little rock'n'roll & lot of blues. Gets certain tone & sound from guitar that is signature.Check out live blues of 'Darkness' & if guitar doesn't move you, check your pulse!Good rockin'jammin'listen to live'Bayou Boogie' w-Jimmy Thackery from 'Whiskey Store Live'
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