Where to Start with blues
vocal and instrumental music form
1851 artists
Guides for blues artists
Best blues Albums to Start With
blues Artists
Tom Waits
experimental music, jazz
Fleetwood Mac
blues rock, hard rock
Cornelis Vreeswijk
traditional folk music
Alla Pugacheva
Russian pop, chanson
Steve Earle
Americana, alternative country
Leo Kottke
traditional folk music
Dr. John
Dixieland jazz, boogie-woogie
Buddy Guy
rock music
Norah Jones
country music, folk music
Randy Newman
alternative country, comedy rock
James Blunt
rock music, soft rock
Wynton Marsalis
Dixieland jazz, classical music
Sammy Davis Jr.
big band music, easy listening
Joss Stone
contemporary R&B, funk
Muddy Waters
Bonnie Raitt
Americana, folk 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 1851 blues artists, each with a recommended starting album and listening path.
