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The 1970s The 1970sThirty Of The Very Best Blues Albums Of The 1970sCompiled By Jim DeKoster1. Luther Allison - Luther’s Blues (Gordy)2. Bobby Bland - Dreamer (ABC Dunhill)3. Lonnie Brooks - Bayou Lightning (Alligator) 4. Clifton Chenier - Out West (Arhoolie)5. Albert Collins - Ice Pickin’ (Alligator)6. Geater Davis - Sweet Woman’s Love (House Of Orange)7. Jimmy Dawkins – All For Buisness (Delmark)8. Buddy Guy & Junior Wells - Play The Blues (Atco)9. John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat - Hooker ‘N’ Heat (Liberty)10. Lightning Hopkins - In Berkeley (Arhoolie)11. Howlin’ Wolf - The Back Door Wolf (Chess)12. Jimmy Johnson - Johnson’s Whacks (Delmark)13. Albert King - I’ll Play The Blues For You (Stax)14. Little Milton - Blues ‘N’ Soul (Stax)15. Robert Jr. Lockwood - Steady Rollin’ Man (Delmark)16. McKinley Mitchell - McKinley Mitchell (Chimneyville)17. Louis Myers - I’m A Southern Man (Advent)18. Muddy Waters - Can’t Get No Grindin’ (Chess)19. Fenton Robinson - Somebody Loan Me A Dime (Alligator)20. Otis Rush - Cold Day In Hell (Delmark)21. Son Seals - The Son Seals Blues Band (Alligator)22. Eddie Taylor - I Feel So Bad (Advent)23. Hound Dog Taylor - Hound Dog Taylor & The House Rockers (Alligator)24. Koko Taylor - I Got What It Takes (Alligator)25. Ted Taylor - Taylor Made (Ronn)26. Philip Walker - Bottom Of The Top (Playboy)27. Junior Wells - South Side Blues Jam (Delmark)28. Bukka White - Big Daddy (Biograph)29. Big Joe Williams - Thinking About What They Did To Me (Arhoolie)30. O.V. Wright - A Nickel And A Nail And The Ace Of Spades (Back Beat)

…And Another 30 That You May Have Missed.1. Dave Alexander - The Dirt On The Ground (Arhoolie)2. Buster Benton - Spider In My Stew (Ronn)3. Arelean Brown - Sings The Blues In The Loop (Simmons)4. Wild Child Butler - Keep On Doing What You’re Doing (Mercury)5. Eddie C. Campbell - King Of The Jungle (Mr. Blues)6. Joe Carter - Mean & Evil Blues (Barrelhouse)7. Pee Wee Crayton - Things I Used To Do (Vanguard)8. Willie Dixon - Peace? (Yambo)9. Frank Frost - Frank Frost (Jewel)10. Lowell Fulson - In A Heavy Bag (Jewel)11. Guitar Shorty - Alone In his Field (Trix)12. Guitar Slim Green - Stone Down Blues (Kent)13. BoBo Jenkins - The Life Of BoBo Jenkins (Big Star)14. Little Joe Blue - Happy Here (Space)15. Little Sonny – Black & Blue (Enterprise)16. George & Ethel McCoy - Early In The Morning (Adelphi)17. Jimmy McCracklin - Yesterday Is Gone (Stax)18. Jack Owens & Bud Spires - It Must Have Been The Devil (Testament)19. Cleo Page - Leaving Mississippi (JSP)20. Peg Leg Sam - Medicine Show Man (Trix)21. Professor Longhair - Rock ‘N’ Roll Gumbo (Blue Star)22. Yank Rachell - Yank Rachell (Blue Goose)23. L.C. Robinson - Ups & Downs (Arhoolie)24. Bobby Rush - Rush Hour (Philadelphia International)25. Thomas Shaw - Born In Texas (Advent)26. Johnny “Big Moose” Walker - Rambling Woman (BluesWay)27. Joe Willie Wilkins - Joe Willie Wilkins & His King Biscuit Boys (Adamo)28. Robert Pete Williams - Robert Pete Williams (Ahura Mazda)29. Big John Wrencher - Maxwell St. Alley Blues (Barrelhouse)30. Mighty Joe Young - Chicken Heads (Ovation)