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Recorded between 1970 and 1980. Includes liner notes by John McDermott. Digitally remastered by Suha Gur (Universal Music Group Studios). Prior to Eric Clapton's pop- and MTV-driven mid-'80s work, he spent the '70s and early '80s ... Full Descriptionplaying languid, singer-songwriter soft rock evocative of J.J. Cale and Don Edwards. But Clapton always kept one foot in the blues of his youth. BLUES brings this material together in one place and throughout, Slowhand taps into an inner spirituality that does these blues standards well.
The first disc contains studio recordings that include tributes to many influences including Elmore James ("The Sky Is Crying") and Willie Dixon ("Meet Me [Down At the Bottom]"). Most impressive is a stripped-down version of Little Walter's "Mean Old World," in which Clapton and Duane Allman duet using National steel and slide guitars. The tempo picks up during an alternate version of Bo Diddley's "Before You Accuse Me" that becomes a rollicking shuffle and a cover of Muddy Water's "Blow Wind Blow" in which Clapton's guitar parries with Gary Brooker's piano. On disc two, "Live Blues," Slowhand's playing deliciously simmers on material by Robert Johnson and Otis Rush. He eventually cuts loose as he trades licks with his hero Freddie King on a joyous cover of Bobby "Blue" Bland's "Further on Up the Road."
Contains 5 previously unreleased tracks.
Personnel: Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar, dobro); Albert Lee (guitar, background vocals); Duane Allman, Freddie King, Dave Mason, Ron Wood, George Terry (guitar); Dick Sims (piano, organ); Bobby Whitlock (piano); Gary Brooker (keyboards, background vocals); Chris Stainton (keyboards); Carl Radle, Dave Markee (bass); Jamie Oldaker, Jim Gordon, Henry Spinetti, Al Jackson (drums); Sergio Pastora (percussion); Yvonne Elliman, Marcy Levy (background vocals).
2 CdsRolling Stone (8/19/99, p.119) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...a credible overview is now easily attainable....this collection tells [Clapton's story] with insight and flair." Hide Description Purchase Blues CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Eric Clapton From The Cradle CD (1994)
Blues album
 $12.15    
FROM THE CRADLE won the 1995 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. It was also nominated for Album Of The Year.
Some 30 years after cutting BLUESBREAKERS with John Mayall, Slowhand is back--and he's plugged in, too. From the Elmore James-styled slide grunge that heralds Leroy Carr's classic "Blues Before Sunrise," to his sweet, pearly tones on an agonizingly slow "Third Degree," it's clear that FROM THE CRADLE really is your parents' Eric Clapton.
Nearly every album Clapton's ever done has had a suggestion of his roots. But there's more than a suggestion of blues on impassioned, unhinged solos like "Five Long Years," "It Hurts Me Too" and "Someday After A While"--Clapton betrays a childlike pleasure in coming out from behind his pop persona, and the joy is infectious.
That's because FROM THE CRADLE is recorded live...that is to say, everyone at once, with no instrumental or vocal overdubs (save for the sweet dobro obbligatos on an old-timey sounding "How Long Blues"). The slower tempos, like a lowdown "Sinner's Prayer" and the acoustic "Driftin'" really showcase his growth as a vocalist (particularly that bullfrog groan, by way of Muddy Waters, whom he honors with an especially faithful cover of "Standin' Round Crying"). And when Clapton leaves Earth orbit on Willie Dixon's "Groaning The Blues," you get the feeling Eric may never leave the blues again. More, please.
Recorded at Olympic Studios Barnes, London, England.
Personnel: Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar); Andy Fairweather-Low (guitar); Jerry Portnoy (harmonica); Tim Sanders (tenor saxophone); Simon Clarke (baritone saxophone); Roddy Lorimer (trumpet); Chris Stainton (keyboards); Dave Bronze (bass); Jim Keltner (drums); Richie Hayward (percussion).
| | Eric Clapton Pilgrim CD (1998)
Blues CD music
$10.95 
PILGRIM was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Pop Album. "My Father's Eyes" won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
Since donning an Armani suit back in the decadent '80s, Eric Clapton's music has become more polished as he's gotten older. Despite recording the all-blues FROM THE CRADLE collection in 1994, E.C. has either gone unplugged, collaborated with silky-smooth soulsters such as Babyface, or dabbled with current electronic trends. PILGRIM finds Slowhand doing all of the above on his first album of original material in nearly a decade. Unlike many older artists dipping their toes into the electronic pool, Clapton and co-producer Simon Climie's restrained use of programming gilds rather than overwhelms these original numbers.
In a welcome turn, Clapton wrote or co-wrote every song with the exception of Bob Dylan's "Born In Time" and "Going Down Slow," a St. Louis Jimmy blues nugget. Joined by Babyface on the former, Clapton gives both songs a lite-jazz treatment that meshes well with a burnished vocal style that sounds as if he's been listening to Curtis Mayfield recently. Complementing Clapton's emotive vocalizing is his always formidable guitar playing. Whether he politely funks it up on "She's Gone" or indulges his blues jones on the slow shuffle of "Sick And Tired," Eric Clapton's musical development continues to be a steady pilgrimage into the new millenium.
Recorded at Olympic Studio, London, England, Ocean's Way Studio, Los Angeles, California.
Personnel: Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar); Ruth Kelly-Clapton (spoken vocals); Andy Fairweather-Low (guitar); London Session Orchestra (strings); Paul Brady (tin whistle, background vocals); Joe Sample (piano); Paul Carrack (Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Chris Stainton (Hammond B-3 organ); Simon Climie (keyboards, synthesizer, programming, background vocals); Greg Phillinganes (keyboards); Louis Jardim (bass, percussion); Nathan East, Pino Palladino, Dave Bronze (bass);
| | Eric Clapton Riding With The King CD (2000)
Blues music CDs
$10.65
Although Eric Clapton and B.B. King's long friendship originated during a chance meeting and subsequent jam session at New York City's Cafe Au Go Go in 1967, the idea for a collaborative album only crystallized during the sessions for King's 1997 album DEUCES WILD. The resulting record, 2000's RIDING WITH THE KING, is a stellar event, thanks to a wealth of rich material and a solid supporting cast including Jimmie Vaughan, Joe Sample, and Steve Gadd.
B.B. King's extensive catalog provides a wellspring of inspiration, including signature songs such as the smoldering "Three O' Clock Blues," alongside lesser-known numbers like the ribald shuffle "Days Of Old" and the LIVE AT THE REGAL chestnut "Help The Poor." Elsewhere, King and Clapton look to guitarist Big Bill Broonzy (an acoustic "Key to the Highway") and Chicago pianist Maceo Merriweather (the slow-rolling "Worried Life Blues") for inspiration. Even the non-blues numbers are delivered with a rich subtlety befitting these guitar icons' consummate musicianship. John Hiatt's title track becomes a mid-tempo exchange between old friends, while the pair's honeyed vocals on the standard "Come Rain or Come Shine" are worthy of Ray Charles's 1959 version.
RIDING WITH THE KING won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.
Live Recording
Personnel: Eric Clapton, B.B. King (vocals, guitar); Doyle Bramhall II (guitar, background vocals); Andy Fairweather-Low, Jimmie Vaughan (guitar); Joe Sample (piano, Wurlitzer piano); Tim Carmon (organ); Nathan East (bass); Steve Gadd (drums); Paul Waller (programming); Susannah Melvoin, Wendy Melvoin (background vocals).
| | Joe Bonamassa Blues Deluxe CD (2003)
Blues songs
$14.45
As the electric guitar ace Joe Bonamassa was so strongly inspired by blues and blues-oriented six-stringers (i.e., Clapton, Johnny Winter), many of his fans would politely pester him about doing a disc of blues standards. Originally done as a lark, the results of such a session were deemed by Bonamassa good enough to be released--hence, BLUES DELUXE, on which he covers some lesser-known songs and includes three originals. Of course, his fierce, scorching guitar is center stage. If axe-men such as Peter Green, Rory Gallagher, and Buddy Guy are your cup of tea, this DELUXE item is a necessity.
Recorded at Unique Studios, New York, New York. Includes liner notes by Harris Cohen.
Personnel: Joe Bonamassa (vocals, guitar); Jon Paris (harmonica); Benny harrison (Hammond B-3 organ); Eric Czar (electric bass); Kenny Kramme (drums).
| | Delbert McClinton Room To Breathe CD (2002)
Blues album
$10.99
ROOM TO BREATHE was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Contemporary Blues Album.
Forty years into a career that's found him going from teaching a young John Lennon how to play harmonica to winning a 2002 Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Recording, Delbert McClinton continues his extraordinary journey with the stellar ROOM TO BREATHE. Roots-rock devotees will find plenty to feast on, ranging from the lush, B.B. King-flavored "Everything I Know About The Blues" and pounding fat-back rockabilly of "Blues About You Baby" to the organ-driven shuffle "Same Kind Of Crazy."
Other entrees to feast on at this considerable buffet of tasty tunes are the stride-piano-soaked stroll "Ain't Lost Nothin'" (featuring a ripping Kim Wilson harp solo), simmering funk of "The Rub," Little Feat-like boogie of "Money Honey," and groove-soaked jump-blues of "New York City." The centerpiece of this wide-ranging outing is "Lone Star Blues," a twangy all-star tip of the hat to Texas featuring the talents of Steve Earle, The Flatlanders, Guy Clark, Emmylou Harris, and Rodney Crowell. ROOM TO BREATHE adds another considerable notch to Delbert McClinton's impressive output.
Follow-Up To The Grammy-Winnin "Nothing Personal"
Recorded at Sound Emporium, Nashville, Tennesee.
Personnel includes: Delbert McClinton (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica); Todd Sharp (acoustic & electric guitars, baritone guitar, background vocals); Gary Nicholson (acoustic guitar); James Pennebaker (guitar, steel guitar, fiddle, background vocals); Bill Campbell (guitar); Kevin McKendree (piano, Wurlitzer piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Mark Jordan (piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Glen Worf (upright bass); George Hawkins (bass); Lynn Williams (drums); Steve Earle, Butch Hancock, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Billy Joe Shaver, Marcia Ball, Ray Benson, Guy Clark, Jessi Alexander, Dee Dee Day (background vocals).
Producers: Gary Nicholson, Delbert McClinton.
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$16.29 | | Touch-Tone Terrorists Appetite For Disruption CD (2000)
Blues CD music
$10.29
APPETITE FOR DISRUPTION is a spoken word comedy CD.
| | Clarence "Frogman" Henry Ain't Got No Home: The Best Of Clarence Frogman Henry CD (1994)
Blues music CDs
$6.39
Track Listing of songs: Ain't Got No Home; Troubles, Troubles; Lonely Tramp; It Won't Be Long; Baby Baby Please; I'm in Love; But I Do,; Just My Baby and Me; Your Picture; You Always Hurt the One You Love; Lonely Street; I Love You, Yes I Do; Standing in the Need of Love; On Bended Knees; Little Too Much, A; Lost Without You; Long Lost and Worried; Looking Back;
| | Homesick James & Snooky Pryor CD (1998) (Import) United Kingdom
Blues songs
$16.39
Includes 3 bonus tracks.
| | Screwed Up Inc.: Underground Houston Vol. 2 CD (2003)
Blues album
$10.19
This is an example of the Southern Rap "screwed" mix style.
Performers include: Lil' Troy, Meance Clan, Choice, Southern Players, 4 Deep, Money Black, Rebel, The Screwhouse Records Freestyle Kings.
| | Lowell Fulson Complete Kent Recordings 1964-1968 CDs (2002) Box Set
Blues CD music
$60.19
Track Listing of songs: Black Nights; Little Angel; Every Time It Rains; Just One More Time; My Heart Belongs To You; Too Many Drivers; Key To My Heart; Strange Feeling; What's Gonna Be; No More Pt. 1; No More Pt. 2; Shattered Dreams; Sittin' Here Thinkin'; Talkin' Woman; Blues Around Midnight; Change Your Ways; My Aching Back; Trouble I'm In; Ask At Any Door In Town; Lonley Day; Hustler's Game; Get Your Game Up Tight; Year Of 29; Two Way Wishing; Back Door Key; Confessin' The Blues;
| | Homesick James & Snooky Pryor Big Bear Sessions, The CDs (2005) (Import) Sweden
$18.95 | | Ray Charles Unreleased CD (2006)
Blues music CDs
$6.99
Offering a glimpse of Ray Charles in his formative years, the Night Train label's UNRELEASED presents alternate versions of some of the R&B legend's earliest recordings (1949-'54). At this stage in his career, Charles had yet to find his signature voice and was performing in a style that directly referenced the smooth crooning and gentle piano playing of Nat "King" Cole (see the jazzy, delicate numbers "I'm Glad for Your Sake" and "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now"). Given the fluctuating sound quality and many false starts and incomplete takes, this is a disc for Charles completists, but definitely an intriguing one.
| | Moody Blues Question of Balance CD (1970) (Import) Bonus Tracks; Germany; SACD Hybrid; United Kingdom
Blues songs
$17.15 
This is a hybrid Super Audio CD playable on both regular and Super Audio CD players.
The beautifully remastered version of the Moody Blues's 1970 back-to-basics album (translation: they cut way back on the overdubs) strips away the original aural murk at last, and includes informative liner-note interviews with the band about the recording process. Standout tracks include the classic sort-of protest song "Question" and "It's Up to You," one of singer/guitarist Justin Hayward's most authoritatively wistful riff-rockers.
There is a clear attempt to pare back the lush excesses of their earlier work in favor of a leaner rock sound, as heard on cuts like John Lodge's pell-mell "The Tortoise and the Hare." Still, one of the album's standouts is Ray Thomas's "And the Tide Rushes In," a lovely psychedelic ballad of the sort that moved the Who's Pete Townshend to remark that the Moody Blues' albums were so gorgeously produced that listening to them was like "being in church." A QUESTION OF BALANCE is a fine album, and a clear preparation for its successor EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR, one of the band's finest moments.
Additional Tracks
The Moody Blues: Justin Hayward (vocals, guitar); John Lodge (vocals, bass instrument); Ray Thomas (flute, harmonica); Mike Pinder (keyboards); Graeme Edge (drums, percussion).
| | Travis & The James Gang Maria A Woman Like You CD (2008)
Blues album
$12.65
“Maria...A Woman Like You” is the latest release from Travis & The James Gang. The twelve original songs written and performed by Travis Turner are full of strong emotions. Lost or unreturned love is the main theme, although sometimes with an unexpected Rockabilly beat. Other songs are sweet with Spanish guitar, harmonica, steel guitar, marimbas, drums, bass, piano and the occasional surprise sound. A little Marty Robbins flavor on some of the selections from these Tennessee boys will almost bring a tear to any eye. Then hold on for some tongue-in-cheek Rockabilly with songs such as “Little Senorita” and “Little Latin Lupe”! And you gotta hear SaxManDan’s screaming sax on “South of the Border Blues!! This CD is different from any you’ve ever heard. Recorded in the Mountains of Tennessee by musicians with years of experience, it’s just different in a nice, refreshing way. Buy it today! It’ll be a treat for you and may keep those old Tennessee pickers out of trouble!! Thanks!!
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