blues
vocal and instrumental music form
1852 artists in the catalog.
Guides for blues artists
Top blues albums
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Sarah Dash
disco, electronic dance music
Stephen Dale Petit
Amund Maarud
Ludwik Konopko
acoustic music, crossover jazz
Jimmy Witherspoon
Big Mama Thornton
Doyle Bramhall II
Americana, rock music
Bai Kamara Jr.
Afro, soul
Lloyd Spiegel
Ndidi Onukwulu
jazz
Rob Hirst
alternative rock, rock music
Scott H. Biram
country music
Freddie King
Chicago blues, blues rock
Valeriy Syutkin
jazz, new wave
Carolyn Wonderland
Guy Pratt
progressive rock
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 1852 blues artists, each with a recommended starting album and listening path.