Where to Start with blues
vocal and instrumental music form
1851 artists
Guides for blues artists
Best blues Albums to Start With
blues Artists
Percy Sledge
soul
Jimmy Dawkins
Memphis La Blusera
Junior Wells
The Neville Brothers
funk, rhythm and blues
Charlie Rich
Nashville sound, Northern soul
Bob Weir
country music, folk music
Soul II Soul
British soul, contemporary R&B
Raul Seixas
baião, folk rock
Susan Tedeschi
rock music
Rag'n'Bone Man
soul
Xavier Rudd
folk music, reggae
Imany
folk music, soul
Offenbach
Dion DiMucci
doo-wop, pop music
Tom Scott
West Coast jazz, jazz
About blues
What is blues?
vocal and instrumental music form
Where should I start with blues?
Start with "The Birth of Soul" by Ray Charles. It captures what makes blues worth exploring.
What are the best blues albums?
The blues albums worth hearing first: "The Birth of Soul" by Ray Charles, "Joe Cocker Live" by Joe Cocker, "The Lead and How to Swing It" by Tom Jones, "Zerkalo dushi" by Alla Pugacheva and "Social Cues" by Cage the Elephant.
How many blues artists are there?
northsound.fm covers 1851 blues artists, each with a recommended starting album and listening path.
