The 1980s The 1980s Thirty Of The Very Best Blues Albums Of The 1980s By Jim DeKoster 1. Johnny Adams - Walkin’ On A Tightrope (Rounder) 2. Carey & Lurrie Bell - Son Of A Gun (Rooster Blues) 3. Bobby Bland - Members Only (Malaco) 4. Andrew Brown - On The Case (Double Trouble) 5. Clarence Gatemouth Brown - Alright Again (Rounder) 6. Nappy Brown - Something Gonna Jump Out The Bushes! (Black Top) 7. R.L. Burnside - Sound Machine Groove (Vogue) 8. Eddy Clearwater - The Chief (Rooster Blues) 9. Albert Collins - Don’t Lose Your Cool (Alligator) 10. Johnny Copeland - Copeland Special (Rounder) 11. James Cotton - High Compression (Alligator) 12. Robert Cray - Bad Influence (Hightone) 13. Larry Davis - Funny Stuff (Rooster Blues) 14. Buddy Guy – D.J. Play My Blues (JSP) 15. Z.Z. Hill - Down Home (Malaco) 16. Jimmy Johnson - North/South (Delmark) 17. Albert King - I’m In A Phone Booth Baby (Fantasy) 18. Kinsey Report - Edge Of The City (Alligator) 19. Lil’ Ed Williams - Roughhousin’ (Alligator) And Another 30 That 20. Little Milton - Annie Mae’s Cafe (Malaco) 21. Magic Slim - Grand Slam (Rooster Blues) You May Have Missed 22. Professor Longhair - Crawfish Fiesta (Alligator) 1. Tommy Bankhead - And The Blues Eldorados (Deep Morgan) 23. Fenton Robinson - Blues In Progress (Black Magic) 2. ZuZu Bollin - Texas Bluesman (Dallas Blues Society 24. Son Seals - Chicago Fire (Alligator) 3. Little Johnny Christian - Somebody Call My Baby (Big Boy) 25. Byther Smith - Gritty Soul (Mina) 4. Geater Davis - Better Days (MT) 26. Koko Taylor - From The Heart Of A Woman (Alligator) 5. James Thunderbird Davis - Check Out Time (Black Top) 27. Sonny Terry - I Think I Got The Blues (Mad Albino) 6. David Dee - Going Fishing (Vanessa) 28. Joe Louis Walker - Cold Is The Night (Hightone) 7. John Delafose - Zydeco Man (Arhoolie) 29. Muddy Waters - King Bee (Blue Sky) 8. Johnny Dollar - J.D.’s Blues (B.L.U.E.S. R&B) 30. Junior Wells - Pleading The Blues (Isabel) 9. Honeyboy Edwards - White Windows (Blue Suit) 10. John & Sylvia Embry - After Work (Razor) 11. Travis Moonchild Haddix - Wrong Side Out (Ichiban) 12. Johnny Heartsman - Music of My Heart (Cat ‘n Hat) 13. Jessie Mae Hemphill - She-Wolf (Vogue) 14. Big Jack Johnson - The Oil Man (Earwig) 15. Syl Johnson - Brings Out The Blues In Me (Shama) 16. Eddie King - The Blues Has Got Me (Double Trouble) 17. Hip Linkchain - Airbusters (Black Magic) 18. George and Ethel McCoy - At Home With The Blues (Swingmaster) 19. Johnny B. Moore - Hard Times (B.L.U.E.S. R&B) 20. Raful Neal - Louisiana Legend (Fantastic) 21. Robert Penn - Mightier Than The Sword (Spectrum X) 22. A.C. Reed - Take These Blues And Shove ‘Em! (Ice Cube) 23. Bobby Rush - Sue (LaJam) 24. James Son Thomas - Plays And Sings The Delta Blues (Swingmaster) 25. Henry Townsend - Mule (Nighthawk) 26. Maurice John Vaughn - Generic Blues Album (Reecy) 27. Valerie Wellington - Million Dollar Secret (Rooster Blues) 28. Artie Blues Boy White - Where It’s At (Ichiban) 29. Lynn White - Blues In My Bedroom (Waylo) 30. Johnny Woods - So Many Cold Mornings (Swingmaster) 32 • LIVING BLUES • April 2010 April 2010 • LIVING BLUES • 33.