Where to Start with blues
vocal and instrumental music form
1851 artists
Guides for blues artists
Best blues Albums to Start With
blues Artists
Valerie June
soul
Robben Ford
jazz, rock music
King Gordy
Detroit blues, Midwest hip-hop
Angus Stone
acoustic music, folk music
Dinah Washington
jazz, pop music
Jimmy Page
blues rock, folk rock
Peter Wolf
rock and roll, soul
Christine McVie
blues rock, pop rock
Anoushka Shankar
Indian classical music
Leon Bridges
soul
Robert Johnson
Delta blues, country blues
Tamikrest
desert blues, rock music
Ruth Brown
rhythm and blues
Jean-Pierre Ferland
country music, folk rock
Sonny Landreth
Marcia Ball
Louisiana blues, New Orleans blues
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.
