Original Article By Josh Hathaway, Blogcritics.org
Reposted on American Blues Blog
By Glen A. Casebeer/Northwest Music Scene
The surge begins for Buddy Guy, who is #1 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart and #2 at Blues Radio in this week’s Blues Power Rankings.
James Cotton makes what I believe is his third trip to the #1 spot at radio this week, followed by Guy, Robin Rogers, JJ Grey & Mofro, and Kenny Neal’s Hooked On Your Love. I haven’t gotten a chance to write my review of Jim Byrnes’ upcoming release Everywhere West but BC writer extraordinaire Jordan Richardson has and I always recommend checking out what he has to say on a record. I’ve listened to it but haven’t had time to gather my thoughts. I look forward to sharing them with you soon as well as on some of these other great records.
As we head into the final weeks of 2010 and I gaze just at this list, I feel my mind melting at the prospect of assembling a list of this year’s best releases. I can already tell I need to do a blues and non-blues list because there have been too many great records. That’s one of the great oddities amid the doom and gloom you hear about the state of music and the music industry. The industry is crumbling but the art remains powerful and vibrant. Take a glance at my reviews of some of these records. There’s no excuse for not finding something great to listen to. I’m especially fond of Ronnie Ear’s Spread The Love and Duke Robillard’s Passport To The Blues, both from Stony Plains Records.
On the albums chart, Guy knocks Kenny Wayne Shepherd from the top slot, a spot he’d held for the previous two weeks. Shepherd’s live album comes in at #2. Joe Bonamassa has his live set as well as most recent studio effort in the Top 10 along with Derek Trucks Band and Steve Miller Band.
Roots Music Report – Blues Radio Chart
- James Cotton – Giant
- Buddy Guy – Living Proof
- Robin Rogers – Back In The Fire
- JJ Grey & Mofro – Georgia Warhorse
- Kenny Neal – Hooked On Your Love
- Lucky Peterson – You Can Always Turn Around
- Duke Robillard – Passport To The Blues
- Elvin Bishop – Red Dog Speaks
- Charlie Musselwhite – The Well
- Jim Byrnes – Everywhere West
- Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters – Spread The Love
- Albert Castiglia – Keepin On
- Claudette King – We’re Onto Something
- Various Artists – Louisiana Swamp Stomp
- Davis Coen – Jukebox Classic
- Walter Trout – Common Ground
- Mel Brown – Love, Lost And Found
- Junior Wells & The Aces – Live In Boston 1966
- Dave Specter – Spectified
- Cyndi Lauper – Memphis Blues
- Joe Louis Walker – Live On The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
- Eric Clapton – Clapton
- Shawn Camp – 1994
- Mitch Kashmar & The Pontiax – 100 Miles To Go
- Tony Joe White – That On The Road Look – Live
- Hosea Hargrove – Tex Golden Nugget
- Jimmie Vaughan – Plays Blues, Ballads & Favorites
- The Robert Cray Band – Cookin’ In Mobile
- Delbert McClinton – Acquired Taste
- The Derek Trucks Band – Roadsongs
Billboard Blues Albums Chart
- Buddy Guy – Living Proof
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band – Live! In Chicago
- Etta James – Icon: Etta James
- Joe Bonamassa – Live From The Royal Albert Hall
- Cyndi Lauper – Memphis Blues
- The Steve Miller Band – BINGO!
- Devon Allman’s Honeytribe – Space Age Blues
- The Derek Trucks Band – Roadsongs
- Joe Bonamassa – Black Rock
- Mike Farris And The Cumberland Saints- The Night Cumberland Came Alive (Healing Music For The People Of Nashville)
View the original article By JOSH HATHAWAY
By Glen Casebeer/Northwest Music Scene
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