 | Wati by Amadou & Mariam
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $9.98 Mariam and Amadou, from Mali, blend guitar, catchy compositions, and great voices into an addictive mix. You can't help but move to and be moved by their music.
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 | Spirit of the Century by Blind Boys of Alabama
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $2.13 Mix the soulful harmonies of the elder 5 Blind Boys of Alabama with a powerful contemporary delta blues rootsy production and you get an album that will capture you heart, soul, and tapping foot!
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 | The Best of Blind Lemon Jefferson by Blind Lemon Jefferson
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $8.77 He's got the blues, and he and his guitar are gonna tell you all about it.
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 | The Very Best of Ray Charles by Ray Charles
Buy used from: $3.94 One of THE most distinctive voices & admired artists of mid 20th century popular music. Can't believe he's gone! May he rest in peace. Baby! It just doesn't get any better than this.
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 | The Very Best of Ray Charles, Vol. 2 by Ray Charles
Buy used from: $6.98 But you also need to listen to this. . . and so much more of his catalog. These two are a good start.
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 | The Complete Blind Willie Johnson by Blind Willie Johnson
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $11.75 The passionate best of the early authentic delta blues comes flooding out of Blind Willie Johnson and his superb slide guitar playing. His sound is amazingly real, despite early recording techniques.
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 | At the Close of a Century by Stevie Wonder
Buy new: $37.47 / Used from: $25.29 Way worth the price, this box set covers Little Stevie Wonder's body of work and reminds one just how extensive and great it is.
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 | The Essential Doc Watson by Doc Watson
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $12.79 How'd I forget Doc Watson in my first go round of this list? This is the guy the every guitarist in the audiance at McCabes would gape in opened mouthed wonder at his performances. Superb!
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 | Sou Ni Tile by Amadou & Mariam
Buy used from: $6.44 These fabulous Malian guitarists and singers have a winning way that is infectious. You won't be able to get enough.
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 | Kirk in Copenhagen by Roland Kirk
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $3.95 If you've never heard this New York jazz cat who could play multiple horns simultaniously, take a listen to Mood Indigo and prepare to be blown away by this live recording remastered.
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 | Harlem Street Singer by Rev. Gary Davis
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $5.29 Even as an old dude, the Rev. Gary Davis sings out strong and plays an excellent finger picked blues guitar. Look for pre 1946 complete recorded works, as well.
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 | Feliciano! by José Feliciano
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $5.62 The time for hesitation's through, and this is the one album to catch Feliciano's fire that catapulted him to the top of the 70s charts. His fab clasical/flaminco/rock covers of Beatles to Bacarach,
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 | Tje Ni Mousso by Amadou et Mariam
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $9.48 So here's more for you. Get down with the Malian sounds of Miriam and Amadou.
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 | Romanza by Andrea Bocelli
Buy new: $10.97 / Used from: $2.99 Italian crossover superstar Bocelli in his bestselling collection; includes the song with the most addictive hook ever. Worth adding to your collection even if opera singers are not your cup of tea.
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 | The Classic Years 1927-1940 by Blind Willie McTell
Buy new: $28.98 / Used from: $22.38 Willie McTell has a sweeter melodic and rolling style of delta blues singing paired with his great guitar stylings.
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 | The Best Of Diane Schuur by Diane Schuur
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $2.34 She schuur can sing a ballad, and this showcases some of her best known work.
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 | The Essential by Blind Blake
Buy used from: $34.95 You can hear where Chet Atkins may have gotten some influence. Blake is a magnificently clean finger player, and great blues songster.
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 | East Coast Piedmont Style by Blind Boy Fuller
Buy used from: $3.86 You can find the base tune to Arlo Guthry's "Alice's Restaurant" floating through one of Blake's raggy blues tunes.
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 | Blind John Davis by Blind John Davis
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $4.88 Let's boogie woogie with John's upbeat piano blues.
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 | The Best of the Blind Boys by The Five Blind Boys
Buy new: $6.98 / Used from: $1.50 Straight ahead pedestrian Gospel by the 5 Blind Boys of Mississippi, all the common conventions you'd expect, but fun nonetheless.
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