Favorite Blues Albums

Danielle Nicole

The Love You Bleed

Following a five-year recording break, the Kansas City-based blues singer, bassist, and vocalist explores the topic of love with grit and grace.

Dr. John

Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya: Singles 1968-1974

A splendid double-LP anthology containing all of Dr. John's U.K. and U.S. singles from his prime period.

Duke Robillard

Roll With Me

The guitar giant completes an album 20 years in the making as his final Stony Plain outing.

Elizabeth King

Soul Provider

On her third Bible & Tire outing, the sacred soul queen and her backing band move through gospel, blues, funk, and truth.

Eric Bibb

In the Real World

The expatriate singer/songwriter and bluesman charts the passing of our troubled world as he unveils a new one.

Gary Clark, Jr.

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More inspired musical shape-shifting and pithy insights on American life from the master guitarist and songwriter.

JJ Grey & Mofro

Olustee

Closing a nine-year recording gap, the Florida native and band dig into the roots of Southern soul, folklore, and funky Americana.

Rick Estrin / Rick Estrin and the Nightcats

The Hits Keep Coming

The veteran blues outfit keeps things fresh and lively thanks to such surprises as a doo wop cover of Leonard Cohen's "Everybody Knows."

Ronnie Baker Brooks

Blues in My DNA

On his Alligator debut, the singer and guitarist delivers a deeply resonant showcase for his original songs and his killer singing and playing.

Shemekia Copeland

Blame It on Eve

Recorded in Nashville with producer Will Kimbrough, this star-studded date focuses hard on the blues in everyday life.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Live in France: The 1966 Concert in Limoges

Triumphant concert by the great gospel guitarist and singer, wherein she wins over an audience unfamiliar with her or her music.

Slash

Orgy of the Damned

A star-studded blues album from the Guns N' Roses guitar slinger.

Steve Cropper / Steve Cropper & the Midnight Hour

Friendlytown

The iconic guitarist and producer formed a new band for this release that includes Billy Gibbons, with a guest spot from Brian May.

Sue Foley

One Guitar Woman: A Tribute to the Female Pioneers of Guitar

Using only her voice and an acoustic nylon-string guitar, the artist pays tribute to the iconic women who preceded and influenced her.

Sugaray Rayford

Human Decency

Re-teaming with producer/songwriter Eric Corne, the Texas-via-Los Angeles singer delivers a collection teeming with blues, soul, and slinky funk.

Tab Benoit

I Hear Thunder

After an 11-year break from recording, the Houma, Louisiana bluesman re-teams with Anders Osborne and delivers ten examples of funkified gritty blues.

Tinsley Ellis

Naked Truth

Five decades into a celebrated career, the Georgia bluesman issues his first solo acoustic album, playing a 1969 Martin and a 1937 National Steel.

Walter Trout

Broken

The bluesman offers a steely, empathetic look at life, loss, and reclamation in a dozen cuts with some very special guests helping out.

The AllMusic 2024

Year InReview

Ladies took center stage this year in our favorite blues albums, including standout releases from Danielle Nicole, Elizabeth King, Shemekia Copeland and an outstanding historical concert from 1966 showcasing Sister Rosetta Tharpe's incredible power.

Rick Estrin / Rick Estrin and the Nightcats

Steve Cropper / Steve Cropper & the Midnight Hour

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