2011

November 20

Kevin Phillips – Big Chop Suey – Big Chop Suey – independent

Treasa Levasseur – Much Too Much – Broad – independent - Slim Chicken

The Vipers – I Don’t Hurt Anymore – The Vipers – independent

Matt Andersen – Lay It On The Line – Coal Mining Blues – independent – Busted Flat Records

Ian Siegel – Hopper (Blues For Dennis) – The Skinny – Nugene Records

John Mays – I Found A Love – I Found A Love – Electro Fi Records

Alysha Brillinger – Strangers – Lifted – independent

Ruthie Foster – Fruits Of My Labour – The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster – Blue Corn Music

Buddy Guy – 74 Years Young – Living Proof – Jive Records

Chuck Jackson – Bloodshot Eyes – Comfy Cosy – independent

Delbert McClinton – Midnight Communion – Cost Of Living – New West Records

Jake Chisolm – Smoke & Mirrors – Love And War – independent

Mary Flower – Miss Delta – Misery Loves Company – Yellow Dog Records

The Bottoms Up Blues Gang – The More I Get, The Less I Got – Handle It – Blue Skunk Music

Kevin Mark – Goin’ To Vegas – Cuttin’ Loose – independent

Duke Robillard – Do Unto Others – Low Down & Tore Up – Stony Plain Records

Boogie Patrol – The Bird & The Boy – Boogie Patrol – independent

Booker T Jones – Down In Memphis – The Road From Memphis – Anti Records

Monkeyjunk – Give Me Time – To Behold – Stony Plain Records

Hugh Laurie & Tom Jones – Baby, Please make A Change – Let Them Talk – Warner Music

Ndidi Onukwulu – Things About Comin’ My Way – Things About Comin’ My Way  – Black Hen Music

Sue Foley & Peter Karp – Baby, Don’t Go – He said, She Said – Blind Pig Records

Fraser/Daley – Bad Luck Blues – Fraser/Daley – independent

Peter Nande & Tim Lothar – You Can’t Get That Stuff No More – Two For The Road – independent

The Johnny Max Band – Too Many Fish – It’s A Long Road – Pour Soul Records

November 13

Scott Ellison – Big Big Love – Walking Through The Fire – independent - JSE Records

Treasa Levasseur – Walk On – Broad – independent – Slim Chicken

Greg Nagy – Be With You – Fell Toward None – Vizztone Records

Bert Deivert – Kid Man Blues – Kid Man Blues – independent

Rich del Grosso – Where’s Laura – Time Slips By – independent

BF Soul – Trouble In Town – BF Soul EP – independent

Chris Murphy – Funkalicious – Hotwired – independent

Randy Oxford Band – Teach You A Lesson – Teach You A Lesson – independent

Jim Allchin – Back In The Swamp – Overclocked – independent

Kevin Phillips – Gravy Train – Big Chop Suey – independent

Mary Flower – Jitters – Misery Loves Company – Yellow Dog Records

John Campbelljohn – Martha Mae – Celtic Blues – independent - Nood Records

Sherman Lee Dillon – Devil With The Blue Dress – State Of The Blues – Wepecket Island Records

Matt Andersen – Baby, I`ll Be – Coal Mining Blues – independent – Busted Flat Records

Son Roberts – Vimy Ridge Is Calling – Son Roberts CD single – independent

Mike Andersen – Thinking Of You – Echoes – Custom Records - independent

Victor Wainwright – Dixie Highway – Lit Up – independent – Wild Root Records

MonkeyJunk – Mother`s Crying – To Behold – Stony Plain Records

Ian Siegel & The Youngest Sons – Moonshine Minnie – The Skinny – Nugene Records

Thorbjorn Risager – 7 Steps Of Heaven – Track Record – independent

Michael Jerome Brown – The Whale Has Swallowed Me – Long Dark Road – Borealis Records

John Mays – Groove Me – I Found A Love – Electro-Fi Records

Eric Clapton & Wynton Marsalis – Careless Love – Play The Blues – Reprise

Son Roberts – 90 years Old – Tell That Story – independent

Maria Muldaur – As An Eagle Stirreth In Her Nest – Steady Love – Stony Plain Records

November 6

Matt Andersen – Fired Up – Coal Mining Blues – Busted Flat Records

Maria Muldaur – Blues Go Walking – Steady Love – Stony Plain Records

Son Roberts – Wind Blows In – Tell That Story – independent

Ian Siegel – Devil’s IN the Details – The Skinny – Nugene Records

Bill Johnson – Red Hot – Still Blues – independent

Mike Andersen – Women’s Gotta Have It – Echoes – independent

Treasa Levasseur – Feel Good Time – Broad – independent

Steve Gerard & The National Debonaires – Please Stay With Me – Voodoo Workin’ – Blue Edge Records

Big Pete – Act Like You Love Me – Choice Cuts – Delta Groove Music

Michael Jerome Browne – One More Empty Bottle – The Road Is Dark – Borealis Records

Tracey Nelson – Lead A Horse To Water – Vic tim Of The Blues – Delta Groove Music

Chris Murphy – Hotwired – Hotwired – independent

Scott Ellison – Shakin with The Blues – Walkin’ Through The Fire – JSE Records

Thorbjorn Risager – Eyes That Turned Away – Track Record – independent

The Soul Of John Black – Digital Blues – Good Thang – Yellow Dog Records

Roland T’chakounte – Nju Ne Bala – Blues Menessen – independent

Alysha Brillinger – Strangers – Lifted – independent

David Gogo – Was It Love – Soul Bender – Cordova Bay Music

Marion James – I Should Have Known – Essence – independent – Ellersoul Records

Kal David – Free – Crossroads Of My Life – Crytone Records

Keb Mo ’ – Whole Nutha Thing -  Suitcase – Sony

Sherman Lee Dillon – Crazy Little Girl – State Of The Blues – Wepecket Island Records

Solomon Burke – Fast Train – Don’t Give Up On Me – Anti Records

Wayne Buttery & Roly Platt – Deep Within These Lonesome Blues – tangled roots

The Vipers – I’d rather Go Blind – the Vipers

October 30

The Vipers – That’s Why I’m Crying – The Vipers – independent

Mike Andersen – Still Carry A Torch – Echoes – independent

Thorbjorn Risager – You walked Right In – Track Record – independent

Mick Hucknall – I Pity The Fool – Tribute To Bobby – independent

John Mays – 99 ½ - I Found A Love – Electro-Fi Records

Shakura S’Aida – Missing The Good & The Bad – Brown Sugar – Ruf Records

John Campbelljohn – Light At The End Of The Tunnel – Celtic Blues – Nood Records

Michael Jerome Browne – At It Again – The Road Is Dark – Borealis Records

Maria Muldaur – Walk By Faith – Steady Love – Stony Plain Records

Steve Gerard & The National Debonaires – Voodoo Workin’ – Voodoo Workin’ – independent – Blue Edge Records

Treasa Levasseur – Still Got Love – Broad – independent

Aphrodite’s Bodice – Leave Me BY The River – In Sweet Time – independent

WSNB – Change – WSNB – independent

Nalle w Omar Dykes – Come On Pretty Baby – Chapel Hill – Marsk Music

The Bottoms Up Blues Gang – First Of May – Handle It – Blue Skunk Music

Kevin Breit & Harry Manx – Little Ukelele – Strictly Whatever – Stony Plain Records

Roalnd T’chakounte – A Tchann – Blues Menessen – independent

Lowell Fulsom – Every Second A Fool Is Born – I’ve Got The Blues – True North Records

Eric Clapton & Wynton Marsalis – Joliet Bound – Play The Blues – Reprise Records

Dani Wilde – How Do You Do It – Shine – Ruf Records

Gina Sicilia – Addicted – Blues Revue sampler CD/ Can’t Control Myself – Vizztone Records

The Phantom Blues Band – When Malindy Sings – Footprints – Delta groove Music

Scott McCord & The Bonafide Truth – Bad For You – CD single – independent

Paul James – It’s Hallowe’en – CD single – independent

Son Roberts – Days With You – Tell That Story – independent

October 23

Thorbjorn Risager – You Walked Right In – Track Record – independent

Roalnd T’chakounte – Blues Menessen – Blues Menessen – independent

Matt Andersen – Don’t Wanna Give In – Coal Mining Blues – Busted Flat Records

Kelly Prescott – Jonesin’ – I Leave You Dreaming – independent

Tyler Yarema – Dearest Darlin’ – The Canterbury Sessions – independent

Gareth Hedges – Good Little Thing – A Pick Of Piedmont Pickers – independent – Wepecket Island Records

Doug MacLeod – Train Of Change – Brand New Eyes – independent

Michael Jerome Browne – Doin’ My Time – The Road Is Dark – Borealis Records

Peter Nande & Tim Lothar – Slow Train – Two For The Road – Gateway Music

Son Roberts – 90 Years Old – Tell That Story – independent

Mick Hucknall – I’m Too Far Gone – Tribute To Bobby – independent

Murali Coryell – Closer To You Baby – Sugar Lips – independent

Eric Clapton & Wynton Marsalis – The Last Time – Play the Blues – Reprise Records

Treasa Levasseur – Feel Good Time – Broad – independent

Betty & The Bobs – Great Big Johnson – Betty & the Bobs – independent

Hugh Laurie – You Don’t Know My Mind – Let Them Talk – Warner Music

John Alex Mason – Write Me A Few Of Your Lines – Jook Joint Thunderclap – Naked Jay Bird Music

Nina Simone – Brown Eyed Handsome Man – Arc Classics Chuck Berry – Arc Music

Chuck Berry – You Can’t Catch Me – Greatest Hits – Universal Music

Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne – Don’t Pretend – An Old Rock On A Roll – Stony Plain Records

Bill Bourne – Who’s Knockin’ – Bluesland – Linus Entertainment

Duke Robillard – I Ain’t Mad At You – Low Down & Tore Up – Stony Plain Records

Eden Brent – Right To Be Wrong - Ain’t Got No Troubles – Yellow Dog Records

Henry Butler – Orleans Inspiration – PiaNOLA Live – independent

October 9

1. Ana Popovic – Business as Usual – Unconditional – Eclecto Groove Music

2. Wentus Blues Band – Times Getting Hard – Agriculture – independent

3. Latvian Blues Band – Confused – Unreal – independent

4. Andy Fairweather-Low – Baby Lee – This Is Blues vol 4 – Eagle Records

5. Georgie Fame – If You Live – This is Blues vol 4 – Eagle Records

6. R&B Express – Love At First Sight – Norsk Blues – independent

7. Mississippi Heat – Betty Sue – Let’s Live It Up!

8. Jon Cleary – Doin’ Bad, Feeling Good – Pin Your Spin – Basin Street Records

9. EZ Riders – For What It’s Worth – Long Way From Home – independent

10. Bill Johnson – Red Hot – Still Blues – independent

12. 11. Cameo Blues Band – Rockin’ My Life Away - All Play, No Work – independent

13. Carlos del Junco - Mojo – Mongrel Mash – independent – Big Reed Music

14. Dani Wilde – Shine – Shine – Ruf Records

15. The Distillery – 3 More Days – What You Told Me – independent

16. Douglas Watson R&B Revue – Broken Hearted Man – Broken Hearted Man – independent

17. Eugene `Hideaway` Bridges – Dance With Me – Rock & A Hard Place – Armadillo Records

18. Shakura S’Aida –Brown Sugar – Brown Sugar – Ruf Records

19. Greg Nagy – Can’t Take It No More – Fell Toward None – Vizztone Records

20. Harry Manx & Kevin Breit – Mr Lucky – Strictly Whatever – Stony Plain Records

21. Guy Belanger – Kamikaze – Crossroads – Bros Disques

22. Hugh Laurie – After You’ve Gone – Let Them Talk – Warner Music

23. James Hunter – Til the End – The Hard Way – Go Records

24. The Jeff Healey Band – Who’s Been Talkin’ - Live At Grossman’s – Eagle Records

October 2

1. Bryan Lee – Heartbreaker – My Lady Doesn’t Love My Lady – Justin Time Records

2. Maria Muldaur – Soulful Dress – Steady Love – Stony Plain Records

3. Neil Harnett – Who Yeh – Somewhere – independent

4. North Mississippi All Stars – Stuck Inside of Mobile with The Memphis Blues Again – Keys To The Kingdom

5. Paul Reddick – Wishing Well – Sugarbird – Northern Blues Music

6. Trampled Under Foot – The Wrong Side Of the Blues – Blues Revue CD sampler

7. Karen Lovely – Never Felt The Blues – Blues Revue CD sampler

8. Tommy Castro w Joe Louis Walker  – It’s A Shame – Tommy Castro on The Legendary Blues Cruise – Delta Groove Music

9. David Rotundo – Real Love – No Looking Back – independent

10. Fathead – Shame On Ya – Where’s the Blues Taking You? – Electro Fi Records

11. Albert Castiglia – Bad Year Blues – These Are The Days – Blues Leaf Records

12. Bill Bourne – Forever Truly Bound – Bluesland – Linus Entertainment

13. Bob Walsh – Crack In the Pavement – Inside I Am All Blue – independent

14. Cheryl Lescom & The Tucson Choir Boys – Sunday Afternoon – Cheryl Lescom & The Tucson Choir Boys – independent

15. Charlie Musselwhite – Just You, Just Blues – The Well – Alligator Records

16. Chris James & Patrick Rynn – Life Could Be Sweeter – Gonna Boogie Anyway – Ear Wig Music

17. Danny Brooks & The Rockin Revelators – Righteous Highway – Live at The Palais Royale – independent

18. Duke Robillard – Do Unto Others – Low Down & Tore Up – Stony Plain Records

19. Eddie Hinton – One Mo Time – Hard Luck Guy – Capricorn Records

20. John Campbelljohn – No Philosopher – Celtic Blues, Live In Hamburg – Nood Records

21. Boogie Patrol – The Feeling We Once Had – Boogie Patrol – independent

22. The Hupman Brothers – Be With Somebody – Countin Quarters – independent

September 25

1. Matt Schofield – At Times We Do Forget – Nugene Records

2. Joanne Shaw Taylor – Jump That Train – Diamonds & Dirt – Ruf Records

3. Oli Brown – Makes Me Wonder – Heads I Win, Tails You Lose – Ruf Records

4. Duke Robillard – Blues After Hours – Low Down & Tore Up – Stony Plain Records

5. Hugh Laurie – You Don’t Know My Mind – Let Them Talk – Warner music

6. Nalle & His Crazy Ivans – Keep On Rockin’ Me Baby – Back To The Roots – Marsk Music

7. Tyler Yarema – Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good To You – The Canterbury Sessions – independent

8. Etta James – Jealous Kind – Arc Classics – Arc Music

9. John Mays – Think – I Found A Love – Electro-Fi Records

10. Willie “Big Eyes” Smith – Tell Me Mama – Way Back – independent

11. Julius Pittman & The Revival – It Ain’t What You Got – Live Tonite – Eller Soul Records

12. Bill Bourne – Columbus Stockade Blues – Bluesland – Linus Entertainment

13. Maria Muldaur – Blues Go Walking – Steady Love – Stony Plain Records

14. Mavis Staples – We’re Gonna Make It – You Are Not Alone – Anti Records

15. Reverend Robert – Fishin’ Blues – Preachin’ Blues – independent

16. Monkeyjunk – You’re Gonna Change(Or I’m Gonna Leave) – To Behold – Stony Plain Records

17. Paul Thorn – Mission Temple Fireworks Stand – Mission Temple Fireworks Stand – independent

18. Terry Blersh – Annalena – Terry Blersh – independent

19, John Campbelljohn – Excuse My Behaviour – Celtic Blues – Nood Records – independent

20. Rory Block – Mississippi Man – Shake ‘Em On Down – Stony Plain Records

21. Matt Andersen – I Appreciate That – Something In Between – Busted Flat Records

22. Watermelon Slim – If There Is Any Heaven – Ringers – Northern Blues Music

23. Boogie Patrol – Cool Under Fire – Boogie Patrol – independent

September 18

1. Booker T Jones – Progress – The Road From Memphis – Anti Records

2. Hugh Laurie & Tom Jones – Baby, Please Make A Change – Let Them Talk – Warner Music

3. Gregg Allman – Tears, Tears, Tears – Low Country Blues – Rounder Records

4. Tyler Yarema – Dearest Darling – The Canterbury Sessions – independent

5. Nalle & His Crazy Ivans – Wake Up Mama – Back To The Roots – Marsk Music

6. Nalle & Omar Dykes – I Am Built For Comfort – Chapel Hill – Marsk Music

7. Mavis Staple – I Belong To The Band – You Are Not Alone – Anti Records

8. Maria Muldaur – Why Are People Like That - Steady Love – Stony Plain Records

9. Terry Blersh – Doin’ All Right – Terry Blersh – independent

10. Eugene Smith – Sippin’ Margueritas – Lovely Day – independent

11. Bill Bourne – Deep Dark Woods – Bluesland – Linus Entertainment

12. The Joyful Sinners – Bo Thang – What You Need EP – independent

13. Dani Wilde – How Do You Do It – Shine – Ruf Records

14. Monkeyjunk – Let Her Down – To Behold – Stony Plain Records

15. Eugene ‘Hideaway” Bridges – Baby I Like – A Rock & A Hard Place – Armadillo Records

16. Duke Robillard – Train Fare Home – Low Down & Tore Up – Stony Plain Records

17. The Holmes Brothers – You’re The Kind Of Trouble – Feed My Soul – Alligator Records

18. Ana Popovic – You’re Love Ain’t Real – Unconditional – Eclecto Groove

19. Watermelon Slim – He Went To Paris – Ringers – Northern Blues Music

20. Jerome Godboo – Distant Satellite – Rooting Out My Devils – independent

21. Reverend Robert – Diddie Wah Diddie – Preachin’ Blues – independent

22. Matt Andersen – Lonesome Road – Something In Between – independent – Busted Flat Records

23. The Soul Of John Black – Good Thang – Good Thang – Yellow Dog records

24. KC Roberts – Joy Blue – Parkdale Funk 1 – independent

25. Alysha Brillinger – Boy-Ho – Lifted – independent

September 11

1. Hugh Laurie – They’re Red Hot – Let Them Talk – Warner Music

2. Alysha Brillinger – Strangers – Lifted – independent

3. Paul Thorn – Better Days Ahead – Pimps & Preachers – independent – Perpetual Obscurity Records

4. Watermelon Slim – If There Is Any Heaven – Ringers – Northern Blues Music

5. 24^th Street Wailers – Dirty Little Young’ns – Dirty Little Young’ns – independent

6. Mavis Staples – Don’t Knock – You Are Not Alone – Anti Records

7. Dani Wilde – Shine – Shine – Ruf Records

8. Jack de Keyzer – When You’ve Got A Good Friend – Live – The Corktown Sessions – independent

9. Johnny Rawls – Burning Bridges – Memphis Still Got Soul – independent – Catfood Records

10. Rita Chiarelli – Mercy Blues – Songs From The Big House – independent – Mad Iris Music

11. Eugene Smith – Jelly Roll – Lovely Day – independent

12. Rory Block – Worried Mind – Shake ‘Em On Down, A Tribute To Mississippi Fred McDowell – Stony Plain Records

13. John Alex Mason – Write Me A Few Of Your Lines – Jook Joint Thunderclap – independent – Naked Jay Bird Music

14. John Mays – People Sure Act Funny – I Found A Love – Electro-Fi Records

15. Mike Farris – Streets Of Gallilee – Salvation In Lights – independent

16. Joanne Shaw Taylor – Jump That Train – Diamonds & Dirt – Ruf Records

17. Morgan Davis – Drive Those Blues Away – Drive Those Blues Away – Electro-Fi Records

18. Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne – Bring Back The Love – An Old Rock On A Roll – Stony Plain Records

19. Joe Louis Walker – You Gonna Make Me Cry – Live On the Legendary Blues Cruise – Stony Plain records

20. Stacy Mitchhart – Better Off Without You – Gonna Get That Feeling Back – independent

21. Garrett Mason – I Wanna Shout – Love & Sound – independent

22. Matt Andersen – Better Man Blues – Something In Between – independent – Busted Flat Records

23. Little Miss Higgins – Bargain Shop Panties – Across The Plains – independent

September 4

1. Amos Garrett, Doug Sahm & Gene Taylor – Teardrops On Your Letter – Stony Plain Records

2. David “Honeyboy” Edwards – I Was In New Orleans Last Night – Roamin’ & Ramblin” – Earwig Records

3, David “Honeyboy” Edwards – Boogie Rambler – Roamin’ & Ramblin’ – Earwig Records

4. Harrison Kennedy – Leading Lady – One Dog Barkin’ – Electro-Fi Records

5. Peter Boyd – I’ve Been To The Well – Buelahland – independent

6. BF Soul – Trouble In Town – BF Soul EP – independent

7. Mike Farris – Streets Of Gallilee – Salvation In Lights – independent

8. The McCrary Sisters – Bless ‘Em All Y’All – Our Journey – independent

9. John Mays – Standing At The Bedside Of A Neighbour – I Found A Love – Electro-Fi Records

10. Downchild – I Need A Hat – I Need A Hat – Linus Entertainment

11. Ana Popovic – Reset Rewind – Unconditional – Eclecto Groove

12. Kenny `Blues Boss` Wayne – Howlin` - An Old Rock On A Roll -  Stony Plain Records

13. Bill Johnson – Old Les Paul Guitar – Still Blue – independent

14. The Distillery – Get Back To Love – What You Told Me – independent

15. The Blind Boys Of Alabama – Freedom Road – Higher Ground – Real World Records

16. Kelly Prescott – I Need Your Love – I Leave You Dreaming – independent

17. The Goodmen Band – Don’t Want Me No More – Dancing Shoes – independent

18. Colin Linden – Smoke ‘Em All – From The Water – True North Records

19, Dan Penn – You Left The Water Running – Do Right Man – independent

20. David Herrero – What Could Have Been – Austin To Chicago – independent

21. Sue Foley & Peter Karp – Treat Me Right – He Said, She Said -  Blind Pig Records

22. Joe Louis Walker – Ten More Shows To Play – Live on the Legendary Blues Cruise – Stony Plain Records

23. Marcia Ball – Everybody’s Looking For The Same Thing – Roadside Attraction – Alligator Records

24. Morgan Davis – The Money Men – Drove My Blues Away – Electro-Fi Records

August 14

1. Matt Andersen – Something In Between – Something In Between – Busted Flat Records

2. Candye Kane – I Love To Love You – Sister Vagabond – Delta Groove music

3. Eden Brent – In Love With Your Wallet – Ain’t Got No Troubles – Yellow Dog Records

4. Bill Johnson – Another One – Still Blue –independent

5. Monkeyjunk – Running In The Rain – To Behold – Stony Plain Records

6. Treasa Levasseur – Stuck In Soulsville – Low Fidelity – independent

7. Mike Goudreau – Mend My Broken Heart – Blues et cetera – independent

8. Dylan Wickens & The Grand Naturals – I Can’t Be Satisfied – Tattoo Black – independent

9. Ivan Applerouth – T-Boned Again – Blue & Instrumental – independent – Ellersoul Records

10. Alexis P Suter – Free – Two Sides – independent – Hipbone records

11. Clayton Doley – Big Brother – Clayton Doley EP – independent

12. Harry Manx – Nine Summers Lost – Bread & Buddha – Dog My Cat Records

13. The Distillery – Glory – What You Told Me – independent 

Interview with Chuck Jackson , lead singer of Downchild & Artistic Director of The Tim Horton’s Southside Shuffle

14. Motor City Women – You Should Do the Same – Motor City Women & The Detroit Express – independent

15. Jack De Keyzer – Deal Me In – 6 String Lover – independent – Blues Star Records

16. Blind Boys Of Alabama – Many Rivers To Cross – Higher Ground 

17. Big Bill Morganfield – Trapped – Blues In The Blood – Blind Pig records

18. Downchild – You Don’t Love Me – I Need A Hat – Linus Entertainment

19. Outlaw X – No Love – Out Of The Box – independent

20. Samantha Fish – Leavin’ Kind – Runaway – Ruf Records

21. Marcia Ball – Look Before You Leap – Roadside Attraction – Alligator Records

August 7

1. Diana Braithwaite & Chris Whiteley – Shake Blues – Deltaphonic – Electro-Fi Records

2. David Gogo - Slow It Down - Soul Bender  - Cordova Bay Records

3. Monkeyjunk – You Don’t Know – To Behold – Stony Plain Records

4. The Johnny Max Band - Daddy’s Little Girl – It’s A Long Road – independent

5. Al Wood & The Woodsmen – Late Night Stroll -  Mood Swinging Blues – independent

6. Suzie Vinnick – Oreo Cookie Blues – Me ‘N’ Mabel – independent

7. Bill Johnson – Experience  - Still Blue – independent

8. Garrett Mason – The Old Days – Love & Sound – independent

9. Booker T Jones – Everything Is Everything – The Road From Memphis – Anti Records

10. Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne – Searching For My Baby – An Old Rock On A Roll - Stony Plain Records

Interview With Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne

11. Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne – Run Little Joe – An Old Rock On A Roll – Stony Plain Records

12. Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne – Don’t Rush To Judge Me – Let It Loose – Electro-Fi Records

13. The Goodmen Band -  Don’t Know Why – Dancing Shoes – independent

14. Dean McTaggart – Drop The Needle In The Groove – Drop The Needle In The Groove – independent

15. Harry Manx & Kevin Breit – Carry My Tears Away – Strictly Whatever – Stony Plain Records

16. Tom Lockwood & Jaimee Paul – If Is A Mighty Big Word – Common Ground – independent

17. JP Soars – More Bees with Honey – More Bees with Honey – independent

18. KC Roberts & The Live Revolution – Love Enough – Parkdale Funk 1- independent

19. Ellen McIlwaine – Crawling King Snake – Stony Plain Records 35^th Anniversary – Stony Plain Records

20. Billy Boy Arnold – Hello Stranger – Stony Plain Records 35^th Anniversary – Stony Plain Records

21. Digging Roots – Plant The Seed – We Are – independent

July 31

1. BF Soul – Trouble In Town – BF Soul EP – independent

2. Bill Johnson – Fishing With Your Boots On – Still Blues – independent

3. Grady Champion – Cross That bridge – Dreamin’ – independent

4. Eugene “Hideaway” Bridges – A Rock & A Hard Place – A Rock & A Hard Place – Blue Armadillo

5. Arthur Adams – You Can’t Win For Losing – Stomp The Floor – Delta Groove Music

6. Big Daddy G – Stringbean & Tater – Topless – independent

7. Chris Antonik – She’s A Burglar – Chris Antonik – independent

8. Rory Gallagher – Cut A Dash – Notes From San Francisco – Eagle Records

9. Coco Montoya – She’s Gonna Need Somebody – I Want It All Back – Ruf Records

10. Downchild – This Must Be Love – I Need A Hat – Linus Entertainment

11. Guy Belanger – Coyote – Crossroads – independent

12. The Hupman Brothers – Walk On Up – Loveseat vol 2

13. N’didi Onokwulu – Things About Coming My Way – Things About Coming My Way – Black Hen Music

14. Ken Whiteley – Trying To Find My Way – One World Dance – Borealis Records

15. Paul Reddick – Morning Bell – Songbird – Northern Blues Music

16. Terry Hanck – Appreciate What You Got – Look Out – Delta Groove Music

17. Terry Blersh – Annalena – Terry Blersh – independent

18. Anders Osborne – Echoes Of My Sins – Alligator Records 40^th Anniversary

19. Bruce Cockburn – Avalon, My Home Town – A Tribute To Mississippi John Hurt 

20. Bettye LaVette – The Word – Interpretations; The British Songbook – Anti Records

21. KC Roberts & The Live Revolution – It’s Too Late – Parkdale Funk 1 – independent

22. Ben Waters – Rooming House Boogie – Boogie 4 Stu – Eagle Records

23. John Nemeth – Heartbreak With A Hammer – Name The Day – Blind Pig Records

June 24

1. The Band – Ophelia – Greatest Hits – Capitol Records

2. Kenny `Blues Boss` Wayne – Heaven Send Me An Angel – An Old Rock On A Roll – Stony Plain Records

3. Eugene `Hideaway` Bridges – I`m Holding On – A Rock & A Hard Place – Blue Armadillo Records

4. Janiva Magness – End Of Our Road – The Devil Is An Angel, Too – Alligator Records

5. John Mays – You`re Gonna Make Me Cry – I Found A Love – Electro-Fi Records

6. Jeff Healey – Who`s Been Talking – Live At Grossman`s – Convexe

7. Morgan Davis – Thank You, Mr Reed – Drive My Blues Away – Electro-Fi Records

8. Rod Piazza – Blue Shadows – Almighty Dollar – Delta Groove Music

9. Lightnin`Malcolm – Last Night I Held An Angel – Renegade – Ruf Records

10. Lightnin`Hopkins – See See Rider – The Very Best Of Lightnin` Hopkins

11. Dean McTaggart – Six Chickens – Drop the Needle In The Groove – independent

12. North Mississippi AllStars – The Meeting – Keys To the Kingdom – Songs Of the South

13. Marcia Ball – Between Here & Kingdom Come – Roadside Attraction – Alligator records

14. Monkeyjunk – With These Hands – To Behold – Stony Plain Records

15. Dylan Wickens & The Grand Naturals – Tattoo Black – Tattoo Black – independent

16. David Gogo – Time Is Killing Me – Soul Bender – Cordova Bay Records

17. The Soul Of John Black – Mama`s In The Kitchen – Good Thang - Yellow Dog Records

18. Booker T Jones – The Hive – The Road To Memphis – Anti Records

19. Elvin Bishop – What The Hell Is Going On – Live On the Legendary Blues Cruise-Raisin Hell Revue – Delta Groove Music

20. Terry Hanck – Sidetracked – Look Out! – Delta Groove Music

21. Bobby Charles – Goin Fishing – Last Train To Memphis – independent – Rice`n`Gravy

22. Suzie Vinnick – Crazy `Bout Lovin `Me – Me `n` Mabel – independent

23. Matt Schofield – Where Do I Have To Stand – Anything But Time – Nugene Records

24. Kal David – Say Yeah – Crossroads Of My Life – independent - Crytone Records

25. The Johnny Max Band – It`s A Long Road – It`s A Long Road – independent – Pour Soul Records

June 17

1. Eugene “Hideaway” Bridges – It Had To Be You – A Rock & A Hard Place – Blue Armadillo Music

2. Gregg Allman – I Believe I’ll Go Back Home – Low Country Blues – Rounder Records

3. Matt Schofield – Wrapped Up In Love – Anything But Time – Nugene Records

4. Greg Nagy – Still Means The World To Me – Fell Toward None – Vizztone Records

5. Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne – Wild Turkey 101 Proof – An Old Rock On A Roll – Stony Plain Records 

6. Eric Bibb – New Home – Booker’s Guitar/Blues Revue CD Sampler – Telarc Records

7. Taj Mahal – She Caught The Katy – Martin Scorsece presents The Blues – Sony

8. John Mays – Jesus On The Mainline – I Found A Love – Electro-Fi Records

9. Rick Taylor – I See My Baby – Lucky Room – independent

10. Terry Gillespie – I Can’t Remember The Blues – Big Money – independent

11. Terry Gillespie – Soul On Fire – Big Money – independent

12. Terry Gillespie – Legendary Life – Big Money – independent

13. Terry Gillespie & The Granary Band – Yellow Moon – Brother Of The Blues – independent

14. Freddie King – Goin’ Down – Hideaway: The Best Of… - King Master Series

15. Monkeyjunk – Running In The Rain – To Behold – Stony Plain Records

16. Ginger St James – Swing About You – Spank, Sparkle & Growl – independent

17. Harry Manx & Kevin Breit – Do Not Stand At My Grave & Weep – Strictly Whatever – Stony Plain Records

18. The Goodmen Band – You’re So Easy To Love – Dancing Shoes – independent

19. JJ Grey & Mofro – Diyo Dayo – Georgia Warhorse – Alligator Records

June 12

1. Booker T Jones – Down In Memphis – The Road To Memphis – Anti Records

2. The Soul Of John Black – Good Thang – Good Thang – Yellow Dog Records

3. Greg Nagy – Wishing Well – Fell Toward None – Vizztone Records

4. Kevin Breit & Harry Manx – Dance With Delilah – Strictly Whatever – Stony Plain Records

5. Shawn Pittman – Maintain – Edge Of The World – Delta Groove Music

6. JP Soars w Robin Rogers – More Bees With Honey – More Bees With Honey – independent

7. Douglas Watson – Please Don’t Let Our Good Thing End – Broken Hearted Man – independent

8. Tommy Castro w Janiva Magness -  Think – The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue – Alligator Records

9. Grady Champion – Same Train – Dreamin’ – independent

10. John Mays – I Found A Love – I Found A Love – Electro-Fi

11. David Gogo – The Changeling – Soul Bender – Cordova Bay Records

12. Tab Benoit – Medicine – Medicine/Blues Revue CD sampler – Telarc International

13. Eric Bibb – New Home – Troubadour Live/Blues Revue CD sampler – Telarc International

14. Russ Mello – All Gone Now – Pick A Peck Of Piedmont Pickers – independent – Wepecket Island Records

15. Alan Gerber – Doodah – Queen Of Hearts – independent

16. Emmanuelle Julien -  Dawdle Day – Emmanuelle Julien – independent

17. Joanne Shaw Taylor – Same As It Never Was – Diamonds In the Dirt – Ruf Records

18. Amos Garrett – Teardrops On Your Letters – Stony Plain’s 35^th Anniversary – Stony Plain Records

19. Luther Allison – All The King’s Men – Alligator Records 40^th Anniversary – Alligator Records

20. Lonnie Brooks – Don’t Take Advantage Of Me – Alligator Records 40^th Anniversary – Alligator Records

21. JJ Grey & Mofro – All – Georgia Warhorse – Alligator Records

22. Watermelon Slim – It’s Never Too Late To Be Humble – Escape From The Chicken Coop – Northern Blues Music

23. Louis Jordan – Jack You’re Dead – Five Guys Named Moe – Decca/MCA

24. Jeff Healey – Guitar Duet Stomp – Last Call – Stony Plain Records

June 5

1. Douglas Watson – The Best Way I Can – Broken Hearted Man – independent

2. Big Shanty  - Whiskley Woman - Big Shanty Collection  - independent – King Mojo Records

3. Ross Neilson & The Sufferin’ Bastards – Devil Knows – Redemption – independent

4. Swamp Cabbage – Same Old Blues – Tribute To JJ Cale – Zoho Music

5. Jimmy Hall & Swamp Cabbage – Sensitive Kind – Tribute To JJ Cale – Zoho Music

6. Maple Blues Revue – Changed My Ways – Live At Twisted Pines – independent

7. Bobby Dean Blackburn – Don`t Ask, Don`t Tell – Don`t ask, Don`t Tell – Electrio-Fi Records

8. Shakura S’Aida – (Did) He Break Your Heart – Brown Sugar – Ruf Records

9. Tracey Nelson – Shoot My Baby – Vic tim Of The Blues – Delta Groove Music

10. King Biscuit Boy – Ain’t Broke & Ain’t Hungry – Stony Plain 35^th Anniversary  – Stony Plain Records

11. David Gogo – Was It Love – Soul Bender – Cordova Bay Music

12. Greg Nagy – Pack It Up – Fell Toward None – Vizztone Records

13. Bob Walsh – Crack In The Pavement – Inside I Am All Blue – independent

14. Shawn Pittman – Almost Good - Edge Of The World – Delta Groove Music

15. Donald Ray Johnson – It`s Time – It`s Time – independent

16. Eugene Smith – Lovely Day – Lovely Day – independent

17. Kevin Breit & Harry Manx – There Was A Girl – Strictly Whatever – Stony Plain Records

18. Colin James – Lonely Avenue – Colin James & The Little Big Band 3 – Maple Music

19. The Insomniacs – At Least I`m Not With You – At Least I`m Not With You – Delta Groove Music

20. Jack DeKeyzer  - Ride With Me – The Corktown Sessions – Live! – independent

21. Morgan Davis – I`ll Find My Way – Painkiller – Electro-Fi Records

22. Jeff Healey – You Can`t Pull The Wool Over My Eyes – Last Call – Stony Plain Records

23. Robert Nighthawk – You Missed A Good Man – Stony Plain 35^th Anniversary

24. Rory Block – Shake ‘Em On Down – Shake ‘Em On Down – A Tribute To Fred McDowell – Stony Plain Records

May 29

1. Ray Charles – What Would I Do Without You – The Singles A&B – Kings Road

2. JJ Grey & Mofro – The Sun Is Shining Down – 40^th Anniversary CD – Alligator Records

3. Blackburn – Movin’ – Brotherhood – independent – Make It Real Records

4. The Maple Blues Revue – I Just Think Of You – Live At Twisted Pines – independent – Preservation Records

5. John Primer – Goin’ To NY – Call Me John Primer – independent – Wolf Records

6. Saturday Night Fish Fry – Here I Am – Dirt Road Blues – independent – 7 Arts Music

7. 24^th Street Wailers – Dirty L’il Young’ns – Dirty L’il Young’ns – independent

8. Emmanuelle Julien – There Ain’t No Talking Over Things – Emmanuelle Julien – independent                                          

9. Jimmie Vaughan – Like A King – Out There – Sony Music

10. Tyler Yarema – Where Are You Now? – Empire Avenue – independent

11. James Hunter – Don’t Do Me No Favours – The Hard Way – Go records

12. Freddy King – Sen-Say-Shun – Hide Away: The Best Of Freddy King – Rhino Records

13. Jimmy Hall – Too Tall To Mambo – Rendezvous With The Blues – Rockin’ Camel Music

14. Mandela – Can’t Hold Out – Soul Crusade – independent – Pacemaker Entertainment

15. Organissimo – My Sweet Potato Pie – Groovadelphia – independent – Big-O Records

16. Coco Montoya – Cry Lonely – I Want It All Back – Ruf Records

17. John Alex Mason – Free – Juke Joint Thunderclap – Naked Jaybird Music

18. Ben Prestage – Fishin’ In the Dark – One Crow Murder – independent

19. Jeff Healey – I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Right Myself A Letter – Last Call – Stony Plain Records

20. Little Miss Higgins -  Wash Those Blues Away – Across The Plains – independent

21. Michael Pickett – Cecil & Spadina – Solo – independent

22. Michael Jerome Browne – Summer Shoes On – This Beautiful Mess – Borealis Records

23. Douglas Watson – Please Don’t Let Our Good Thing End – Broken Hearted Man – independent

24. Gregg Allman – Tears, Tears, Tears – Low Country Blues – Rounder Records

25. Maria Muldaur w Angela Strehli – Shout Sister, Shout – Shout Sister, Shout – Stony Plain Records

May 22

1. Rick Estrin – UBU – 40^th Anniversary Alligator Records CD – Alligator Records

2. Harry Manx & Kevin Breit – Looking For A Brand New World – Simply Whatever – Stony Plain Records

3. Eden Brent – Someone To Love – Ain’t Got No Troubles – Yellow Dog Records

4. Mike Farris – I’m Gonna Get There – Salvation In Lights – independent

5. Ray Bonneville – Canary Yellow Car – Stony Plain 35^th Anniversary Disc – Stony Plain Records

6. Garrett Mason – Something About You – Love & Sound – independent

7. Charlie Musselwhite – Sad & Beautiful World – The Well – Alligator Records

8. Tommy Castro – This Time I Know – Tommy Castro & The Legendary R&B Revue – Delta Groove Music

9. Steve Strongman – That’s What She Does – Blues In Colour – independent

10. Elvin Bishop – What The Hell Is Going On – Raisin’ Hell Revue –Delta Groove Music

11. Joanne Shaw Taylor – Can’t Keep Living Like This – Diamonds & Dirt – Ruf Records

12. Big Bill Morganfield – Boogie Child – Blues In the Blood – Blind Pig Records

13. The 44’s – Pull My Strings – Boogie Disease w Kid Ramos – Delta Groove Music

14. Los Fabulocos w Kid Ramos – Everything Wil Turn Out Alright – Dos – Delta Groove Music

15. Terry Gillespie – Soul’s On Fire- Big Money – independent

16. Long John Baldry - Gallows Pole – Stony Plain 35^th Anniversary Disc – Stony Plain Records

17. Gina Sicilia – Addicted – Blues Revue sampler CD/Can’t Control Myself – Vizztone Records

18. Julian Fauth – Lowlands – Ramblin’ Son – Electro-Fi Records

19. Eric Clapton – Everything Will Be Alright – Clapton – Reprise Records

20. The Hupman Brothers – Sugar’s All Gone – Loveseat vol 2 – independent

21. Bryan Lee – Let Me Up I’ve Had Enough – My Lady Don’t Love My Lady – Justin Time Records

22. Chris Antonik – She’s A Burglar – Chris Antonik – independent

23. Chris Kirby – Heavy Rain – Vampire Hotel – independent

24. JJ Grey & Mofro – Gotta Know – Georgia Warhorse – Alligator Records

May 15

1. Harry Manx & Kevin Breit – Mr Lucky – Simply Whatever – Stony Plain Records

2. Tommy Castro – Wake Up Call – The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue – Alligator Records

3. Lou Deadder – Kick ‘Em In The Balls – Headlights – independent

4. Elvin Bishop w Finis Tasby – Down To Virginia – Raisin’ Hell Revue – Delta Groove Music

5. Johnny Rawls – Memphis Still Got Soul – Memphis Still Got Soul – independent – Catfood Records

6. Anders Osborne – Echoes Of My Sins – Alligator Records 40^th Anniversary – Alligator Records

7. Corb Lund – Horse Soldier, Horse Soldier – Stony Plain Records 35^th Anniversary  - Stony Plain Records

8. Shawn Pittman – This Time – Edge Of The World – Delta Groove Music

9. Tracey K – Canned Heat – Canned Heat – independent

10. Tom Lockwood & Jaimee Paul – This Side OF Birmingham – Common Ground – independent

11. Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne – Heaven Send Me An Angel – Stony Plain Records 35^th Anniversary – Stony Plain Records

12. Charlie Musselwhite – Cadillac Woman – The Well – Alligator Records

13. Buddy Guy – 74 Years Young – Living Proof – Jive Records

14. Suzie Vinnick – Never Been To Spain – Me ‘n’ Mabel – independent

15. Bob Corritore – That’s All Right – Harmonica Blues – Delta Groove Music

16. Ruthie Foster – Heal Yourself – The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster – Blue Corn Music

17. Danny Brooks – No Easy Way Out – No Easy Way Out – Rockin’ Camel Music

18. Guy Belanger – Don’t Try To Explain – Crossroads – independent

19. The Johnny Max Band – Daddy’s Little Girl – It’s A Long Road – independent – Pour Soul Records

20. Professor Longhair – Red Beans – Alligator Records 40th Anniversary – Alligator Records

21. Harrison Kennedy – Hair Of The Dog – One Dog Barkin’ – Electro-Fi Records

22. Janiva Magness – Walkin’ In The Sun – The Devil Is An Angel, Too – Alligator Records

23. John Nemeth – Save A Little Love – Name The Day – Blind Pig Records

May 8

1. Joe Murphy – As Long As I Have You – She Moves Me – independent

2. Smokin Joe Kubek & Bnois King – Have Blues Will Travel – Alligator Records 40^th Anniversary – Alligator Records

3. Eric Lindell – It’s A Drag - Alligator Records 40^th Anniversary – Alligator Records

4. Shawn Pittman – One of These Days – Edge of The World – Delta Groove Music

5. David Gogo – Too Late To Stop Now –Different Views – Cordova Bay Music

6. Donald Ray Johnson – Heavy Love – It’s Time – independent

7. Charlie Musselwhite – Rambler’s Blues – The Well – Alligator Records

8. Al Wood & The Woodsmen – Firefly – Mood Swingin’ Blues – independent

9. Neil Harnett – Soul Train Ride – Somewhere – independent

10. Raoul  & The Big Time – Live Without Me - You My People – independent

11. Tom Lockwood & Jaimee Paul – Then There’s The Truth – Common Ground – independent

12. Suzie Vinnick – Please Send Me Someone To Love – Me ‘n’ Mabel – independent

13. Ted Hawkins – Long As I Can See The Light – The Next Hundred Years – independent

14. Johnny Rawls – Blind Crippled & Crazy – Memphis Still Got Soul – independent – Catfood Records

15. Tracey Nelson – One More Mile – Vic tim Of The Blues – Delta Groove Music

16. Taj Mahal – Cheatin’ On You – Phantom Blues – independent

17. Steve Goldberger – Ain’t Living Long Like This – The Goldberger Variations – independent

18. Solomon Burke – Down In the Valley – Lightning In a Bottle – Sony Music

19. Shakura S’Aida – Walk Out That Door – Brown Sugar – Ruf Records

20. Randy Oxford – Teach You A Lesson – Teach You A Lesson – independent

21. Johnny Nicholas & His Texas All-Stars – In the Doorway Cryin’ – Rockin’ My Blues To Sleep – Top Cat Records

22. Joanne Shaw Taylor – Same As It Never Was – Diamonds And Dirt – Ruf Records

23. Digging Roots – Lonely – We Are – independent

24. Rory Gallagher – As The Crow Flies – The Irish Tour – Eagle Records

May 1

1. Charlie Musselwhite – Sad & Beautiful World – The Well – Alligator Records

2. Doug MacLeod – I Rolled A Nickel – Brand New Eyes – independent – Reference Recordings

3. Carlos del Junco – Crazy Bastard – Blues Mongrel – independent

4. JP Soars w Robin Rogers – More Bees With Honey – Blues Revue CD sampler/More Bees With Honey – independent

5. North Mississippi All Stars – How I Wish My Train Would Come – Keys To The Kingdom – independent

6. The Hupman Brothers – Walk On Up – Loveseat vol 2 – independent

7. Suzie Vinnick – Oh My – Me’ N’ Mabel – independent

8. Maria Muldaur – He Calls That Religion – Her Garden Of Joy – Stony Plain Records

9. Harry Manx – Your Eyes Have Seen – Bread and Buddha – independent - Dog My Cat Records

10. Rory Block – Mississippi Man – Shake ‘Em On Down; A Tribute to Fred McDowell – Stony Plain Records

11. Ben Waters – Watching The River Flow – Boogie 4 Stu – Eagle Records

12. Lance Anderson – Count Me In Stride – Shorthanded – independent – Make It Real Records

13. Sparkjiver – The Shape I’m In – Sparkjiver – independent  

14. The Holmes Brothers – Something Is Missing – Feed My Soul – Alligator Records

15. Mel Brown – Red Wine & Moonshine – Love, Lost & Found – Electro-Fi Records

16. Morgan Davis – I Don’t Have Time – Painkiller – Electro-Fi Records

17. Ray Charles – Feel So Bad – Ray Sings, Basie Swings – Concord Music Group

18. Jake Chisholm – Home Fire Blues – Jake Chisholm EP – independent

19. Rita Chiarelli – These Four Walls – Songs From The Big House – Mad Iris Music

20. Watermelon Slim – I Should’ve Done More – Escape >From The Chicken Coop – Nortehrn Blues Music

21. Rich del Grosso – The Real Deal – Time Slips On By – independent

22. Oli Brown – Real Good Time – Heads I Win, Tails You Lose – Ruf Records

April 24

1. Kal David – Free Ride – Crossroads Of My Life – independent – Crytone Records

2. Tracey Nelson – One More Mile – Victim Of The Blues – Delta Groove Music

3. North Mississippi All Stars – The Meeting – Keys To The Kingdom – independent –Songs Of The South Records

4. Matt Andersen – Devil’s Bride – Piggyback – independent – Busted Flat Records

5. Rory Block – Shake ‘Em On Down – Shake ‘Em On Down – Tribute t Fred McDowell – Stony Plain Records

6. Rita Chiarelli – Midnight Special – Songs From The Big House – independent – Mad Iris Music

7. Chris James & Patrick Rynn – Gonna Boogie Anyway – Gonna Boogie Anyway – Ear Wig Music

8. Roomful Of Blues – Ain’t Nothing Happening – Hook, Line & Sinker – Alligator Records

9. Eric Clapton – Run Back To Your Side – Clapton – Reprise Records

11. 10. Harry Manx – Moon Goin’ Down – Bread & Buddha – independent – Dog My Cat Records

12. JJ Grey & Mofro – Hide & Seek – Georgia Warhorse – Alligator Records

13. Mike Farris – Take Me ( I’ll Take You There) – Salvation In Lights – independent

14. Trampled Under Foot – The Wrong Side Of The Blues – Wrong Side of The Blues – Vizztone Records

15. Suzie Vinnick - Quit Your Lowdown Ways – Me ‘ N’ Mabel – independent

16. Ben Waters & Jools Holland – Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor – Boogie 4 Stu – Eagle Records

17. David Wilcox – Bend A Little – The Boy In The Boat – Stony Plain Records

18. Terry Gillespie – Legendary Life – Big Money – independent

19. Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee – Sail Away – Sonny & Terry – A&M Records

20. Sam Cooke – Little Red Rooster – Night Beat – RCA

21. Kenny Neal – Things Have Got To Change – Hooked On Your Love – Blind Pig Records

22. Bobby Charles – Love In the Worst Degree – Last Train To Memphis – independent – Rice’n’Gravy Records

23. Garrett Mason – Old Days – Love & Sound – independent

24. Paul Reddick – It’s Later Than You Think – Sugarbird – Northern Blues Music

April 17

1. Aretha Franklin – Baby, Baby, Baby – I Never Loved A Man, The Way That I Loved You – Rhino Records

2. Adele – One & Only – 21 – XL Recordings

3. Suzie Vinnick – Save Me For Later – Me’N’Mabel – independent

4. Gina Sicilia – Addicted – Blues Revue Sampler/ Can’t Control Myself – Vizztone Records

5. Tracy Nelson – Lead A Horse To Water – Victim Of The Blues – Delta Groove Music

6. Doug MacLeod – Train Of Change – Brand New Eyes – independent – Reference Recordings

7. Fraser/Daley – Bad Luck Blues – Fraser/Daley – independent

8. JJ Grey & Mofro – Beautiful World – Georgia Warhorse – Alligator Records

9. Matt Andersen – Something In Between – Piggyback – independent – Busted Flat Records

10. The Persuasions – Quinn The Eskimo – Knocking On Bob’s Door – independent – Zoho Music

11. Mississippi Heat – She Died >From A Broken Heart – Let’s live It Up – Delmark Records

12. Mitch Kashmer & The Pontiax – 100 Miles To Go – 100 Miles To Go – Delta Groove Music

13. Mitch Goudreau & The Goodman Band – You’re So Easy To Love – Dancing Shoes – independent

14. Bettye LaVette – Isn’t It A Pity – Interpretation: The British Rock Song Book – Anti Records

15. North Mississippi All Stars – Ol Cannonball – Keys To The Kingdom – Songs Of The South

16. Rory Block – Kokomo Blues – Shake ‘Em On Down; A Tribute to Mississippi Fred McDowell – Stony Plain Records

17. Rita Chiarelli – These Four Walls – Songs From The Big House – independent – Mad Iris Music

18. Eden Brent – Beyond My Broken Dreams – Ain’t Got No Troubles – Yellow Dog Records

19. Gregg Allman – Little By Little – Low Country Blues – Rounder Records

20. Jesse Roper – Rockin Chair – The Roper Show – independent

21. Joe Louis Walker – Born In Chicago – Live On The Legendary Blues Cruise – Stony Plain Records

22. John Alex Mason – Write Me A Few Of Your Lines – Jook Joint Thunderclap – independent – Naked Jay Bird Music

23. Marcia Ball – Everybody’s Looking For The Same Thing – Roadside Attraction – Alligator Records

24. Paul Thorn – Tequila Is Good For The Heart – Pimps & Preachers – independent – Perpetual Obscurity Records

April 10

1. Downchild – Down In the Delta – I Need A Hat – Linus Entertainment

2. Eden Brent – Blues All Over – Ain’t Got No Troubles – Yellow Dog Records

3. The Mannish Boys – Reconsider Baby – Shake For Me – Delta Groove Music

5. 4. Janiva Magness – The Devil Is An Angel, Too – The Devil Is An Angel, Too – Alligator Records

6. Peter Parcek – Get Right With God – Mathematics Of Love – Vizztone Records

7. Marcia Ball – Look Before You Leap – Roadside Attraction – Alligator Records

8. Aaron Griggs – Coming Home To You – Coming Home To You – independent

9. Jesse Roper – Sugar Daddy – The Roper Show – independent

10. Jerome Godboo – Where’s That Money – Rooting Out My Devils – independent

11. John Findlay – Money Train – Fairplay – independent

12. Mississippi John Hurt – Make Me A Pallett On Your Floor – Blues From The Country

13. Doug MacLeod – I Rolled A Nickel – Brand New Eyes – independent – Reference Recordings

14. Julian Fauth – East Toronto Nervous Breakdown – Ramblin’ Son – Electro-Fi Records

15. Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne – Blues Carry Me Home – Let It Loose – Electro-Fi Records

16. Latvian Blues Band – Unreal – Unreal – independent

17. Mike Farris – Devil Don’t Sleep – Salvation In Lights – independent

18. Porkbelly Futures – Bon Vivant – Porkbelly Futures – Cordova Bay Records

19. Solomon Burke – Soul Searching – Don’t Give Up On Me – Anti Records

20. Sunday Wilde – That Man Drives Me Mad – What Man! Oh, That Man – independent

21. Son Roberts – Brakeman – Son Roberts single – independent

22. Elton John – Son Of Your Fathers – Tumbleweed Connection – Mercury

23. Eric Clapton – Border Song – Two Rooms – PolyGram

24. Scott McCord – Bad For You – Scott McCord EP – independent

25. Karen Lovely – Never Felt No Blues – Blues Revue Sampler

April 3

1. Sunday Wilde – Show Me A Man – What Man? Oh,That Man – independent

2. Pinetop Perkins – Ida B – Down In Mississippi – independent – Hightone Records

3. Lance Anderson – Louisiana Alibi – Shorthanded – independent – Make It Real Records

4. Jon Cleary – Funky Monkey Biznis – Pin Your Spin – independent – Basin Street Records

5. Ray Charles – Lonely Avenue – Atlantic Singles A & B sides – Concord Music Group

6. Treasa Levasseur – The Good Ones Never Share – Low Fidelity – independent

7. Harry Manx – Dew On Roses – Bread And Buddha – Dog My Cat Records

8. Jim Byrnes – Jailbird Love Song – Things About Coming My Way: Tribute to The Mississippi Sheiks – Black Hen Music

9. Wayne Buttery & Roly Platt – Sexy Ways – Tangled Roots – independent

10. Suzie Vinnick – Looking For A Kiss - Happy Here – independent

11. Dylan Wickens & The Grand Naturals – Tattoo Black – Tattoo Black – independent

12. Buddy Guy – Living Proof – Living Proof – Jive Records

13. Steve Strongman – Wastin’ My Time – Blues In Colour – independent

14. Sweet Claudette – Hee Bie Gie Bees – That Man’s Got To Go – independent – Blue Skunk Music

15. Shawn Kellerman – Do My Thing – Land Of 1000 Dreams – independent – Flaming Cheese

16. Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings – Mama Don’t Like My Man – I Learned The Hard Way – Daptone Records

17. Roomful Of Blues – Time Brings About A Change – Hook, Line & Sinker – Alligator Records

18. Porkbelly Futures – I Ain’t Leaving(‘Til The Wine’s All Gone) – The Crooked Road – Cordova Bay Records

19. The Phantom Blues Band – A Very Blue Day – Footprints – Delta Groove Music

20. Marcia Ball – Everybody’s Looking For The Same Thing – Roadside Attraction – Alligator Records

21. Doug MacLeod – Train Of Change – Brand New Eyes – independent – Reference Recordings

22. Paul Reddick – Wishing Song – Sugarbird – Northern Blues Music

23. Monkeyjunk – Leave The Rest To You – Tiger In Your Tank – Vizztone Records

24. Mike Goudreau & The Goodman Band – Turn It Up – Dancing Shoes – independent

March 27

1. Sweet Claudette – Best Damn Loving – That Man’s Got To Go – Blue Skunk Music

2. Jesse Roper – Rockin Chair – The Roper Show – independent

3. John Primer – Poor Man Blues – Call Me John Primer – independent – Wolf Records

4. Amos Garrett - Stranger In My Hometown – Get Way Back: A Tribute To Percy Mayfield – Stony Plain Records

5. Marcia Ball – Between Here And Kingdom Come – Roadside Attraction – Alligator Records

6. Bryan Lee – Let Me Up I’ve Had Enough -  My Lady Don’t Love My Lady – Justin Time Records

7. The Stickmen – Let’s Do This Thing – Side One – Orbit Room Records

8. Digging Roots – Brave Enough – We Are – independent

9. Gregg Allman – Blind Man – Low Country Blues – Rounder Records

10. Joanne Shaw-Taylor – Same As It Never Was –Diamonds In the Dirt – Ruf Records

11. Chris Jagger _ Rackateer Blues – This Is The Blues vol. 1 – Eagle Records

12. Peter Green Splinter Group - Feeling Good – Time Traders – Eagle records

13. Gary Kendall Band – Sumlin Around – EP/Single – independent

14. Rita Chiarelli – Serves You Right – Uptown Goes Downtown – independent

15. Los Fabulocos – What’s In My Heart – Dos – Delta Groove Music

16. Guy Belanger – Pleasin You – Crossroads – independent – Bros Records

17. Rockit 88 – Cricket – Sweet Sugar Cane – independent

18, Terry Blersh – I Don’t Need Know – Terry Blersh – independent

19. Anderson/Sloski – Footwork – Anderson/Sloski – independent – Make It Real Records

20. Mike Goudreau & The Goodman Band – I Don’t Know Why – Dancing Shoes – independent

21. Mark Lalama – Lies – Home – independent

22. The McCrary Sisters – Bless ‘Em All Y’All – Our Journey – independent

23. Pinetop Perkins - Song For Sunnyland Slim – Down In Mississippi – Hightone Records

March 20

1. The Staple Singers – This World – Mojo Presents: Soul Power – independent

2. Janiva Magness – Your Love Made A U Turn – The Devil Is An Angel Too – Alligator Records

3. Treasa Levasseur – Stuck In Soulsville – Low Fidelity – independent

4. Jack deKeyzer – Ride With Me – Live – The Corktown Sessions – Blue Star Records

5. Cheryl Lescom – Guilty For Lovin’ You – Motor City Women & The Detroit Express - Ready – independent

6. John Primer – 1839 – Call Me John Primer – independent – Wolf Records

7. Bharath & His Rhythm Four – Keep Your Hands Out Of My Pocket – Tsunami – independent

8. Steve Rowe – Original Son Of A Gun – Five – independent

9. Marcia Ball – That’s How It Goes – Roadside Attraction – Alligator Records

10. Bobby Charles – The Mardi Gras song – Homemade Songs – Rice & Gravy Records

11. Mike Goudreau & The Goodman Band – Life Keeps Rolling On – Dancing Shoes – independent

12. Gregg Allman – Just Another Rider – Low Country Blues – Rounder Records

13. Van Morrison – Cleaning Windows – Van Morrison: Greatest Hits

14. Georgie Fame – If You Live – This Is The Blues: vol 4 – Eagle Rock Entertainment

15. Chris Kirby – Heavy Rain – Vampire Hotel – independent

16. The Holmes Brothers – Something is Missing – Feed My Soul – Alligator Records

17. Studebaker John & The Maxwell Street Kings – A Fool Just Like Me – That’s The Way You Do – Delmark Records

18. Diana Braithwaite & Chris Whiteley – Champagne Blues – Deltaphonic – Electro-Fi Records

19. Ernie Hawkins – The Southbound Sneak – Whinin’ Boy – independent

20. Harrison Kennedy – Mellow Down – One Dog Barkin’ – Electro-Fi Records

21. Irma Thomas – Flowers – After The Rain – Rounder Records

22. James Hunter – Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – The Hard Way – Go Records

23. Lou Rawls – Something Stirring In My Soul – Capitol Jazz & Blues Sessions

24. The Johnny Max Band – I’m In Trouble – It’s A Long Road – Pour Soul Records

March 13

1. Gregg Allman – Tears, Tears, Tears – Low Country Blues – Rounder Records

2. The McCrary Sisters – The Other Side Of The Blues – Our Journey – independent

3. John Nemeth – Name The Day – Name The Day – Blind Pig Records/ Stony Plain Records

4. Bobby “Black Hat” Walters – Honey Biscuit – Wall Street Blues – independent

5. The Grand Marquis – Topsy – Hold On To Me – independent

6. The Kat Kings – Let’s Get Greasy – The winning Hand – independent

7. Interview with Kevin McQuade

8. Johnnie Johnson – Tanqueray – Johnnie Be Bad –Nonesuch Records

9. Fathead – The Sweetest Sound – Fathead – Electro-Fi Records

10. The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Let Me In – Girls Go Wild

11. Jack DeKeyzer – Long Legged Woman – Hard Working Man – independent

12. The Kat Kings - Born In The Back of A Cadillac – The Winning Hand – independent

13. John Primer – Going To New York - Call Me John Primer – independent – Wolf Records

14. Studebaker John & The Maxwell Street Kings – If You Would Love Me – That’s The Way That You Do – Delmark Records

15. The Holmes Brothers – Edge Of the Ledge – Feed My Soul – Alligator Records

16. Eden Brent – Leave Me Alone – Ain’t Got No Troubles – Yellow Dog Records

17. Chris Kirby – Vampire Hotel – Vampire Hotel – independent

18. Harry Manx – Long Black Veil – Bread & Buddha – independent – Dog My Cat Records

19. Rich del Grosso – Time Slips On By – Time Slips On By -  independent

20. Diana Braithwaite & Chris Whiteley – Shake Blues – Deltaphonic – Electro-Fi Records

21. Jimmy Hall – Rendezvous With The Blues – Rendezvous With The Blues – Rockin’ Camel Music

22. Danny Brooks – Lonesome Road – No Easy Way Out – Rockin’ Camel Music

23. Gregg Allman – My Love Is Your Love – Low Country Blues – Rounder Records

March 6

1. Studebaker John & The Maxwell Street Kings – That’s The Way You Do – That’s The Way You Do – Delmark Records

2. Carlos del Junco – Slick – Blues Mongrel – independent – Big Reed Records

3. Sonny Landreth – Swamp Stomp – Louisiana Swamp Stomp – Honey Bee Entertainment

4. John Primer – Poor Man Blues – Call Me John Primer – independent – Wolf Records

5. Rita Chiarelli – Going Down To New Orleans – Sweet Paradise – independent

6. Brian Blain – Forgotten – New Folk Blues w George Koller - independent

7. John Pippus – Liberation Day – Born A Genius – independent

8. Chris Kirby – See You Again – Vampire Hotel – independent

9. Scott McCord & The Bonafide Truth – Bad For You – EP/single – independent

10. Colin James – That’s What Love Is Made Of – Colin James & Little Big Band 3 – Maple Music

11. John Alex-Mason – Write Me A Few Of Your Lines – Jook Joint Thunderclap – Naked Jay Bird Music

12. Sean Pinchin – Robin’s Nest – In Transit – independent

13. Willie “Big Eyes” Smith – Read Way Back – Way Back – Hightone Records

14. The Holmes Brothers – You’re The Kind Of Trouble – Feed My Soul – Alligator Records

15. Morblues – High Up In the Sky – On The Way Back – independent

16. Bobby “Black Hat” Walters – Put On Your Red Shoes – Wall Street Blues – independent

17. Fathead – Trouble In This World No More – Where The Blues Taking Me – Electro-Fi Records

18. The Band – Ophelia – Greatest Hits – Capitol Records

19. Rich del Grosso – Shotgun Blues – Time Slips On By – independent

20. Joanne Shaw Taylor – Let It Burn – Diamonds In the Dirt – Ruf Records

21. Joe Louis Walker – 10 More Shows To Play – Live On The Legendary Blues Cruise – Stony Plain Records

22. Buddy Guy – 74 Years young – Living Proof – Silvertone Records

23. Chris James & Patrick Rynn – Money Don’t Like Me – Gonna Boogie Anyway – Ear Wig Music

24. Chrissie O’Dell – If I Had A Dime – If I Had A Dime – independent

February 13

1. Mike Farris – Sit Down Servant – Salvation In Lights – independent

2. Eden Brent – Ain’t Got No Troubles – Ain’t Got No Troubles – Yellow Dog Records

3. Kal David – Free – Crossroads Of My Life – independent – Crytone Records

4. Los Fabulocos w Kid Ramos – She Wakes Up Cryin’ – Dos – Delta Groove music

5. Carlos del Junco – My Favourite Uncle – Blues Mongrel – independent – Big Reed Records

6. Gary Moore w Jack Bruce & Gary Husband – Serves Me Right To Suffer – This Is The Blues - vol 3– Eagle Rock Records

7. Roomful Of Blues – Kill Me – Hook, Line & Sinker – Alligator Records

8. Fraser/Daley – Welcome Table – Fraser/Daley – independent

9. Kat Danser – My Mama Do – Passin-A-Time – independent

10. Gary Kendall Band – That Thing -  Feels Real Strong – independent

11. Gary Kendall Band – Sumlin Around – EP/Single – independent

12. Downchild – I Need A Hat – I Need A Hat – Linus Entertainment

13. The Maple Blues Revue – Stay On The Ride – Live At Twisted Pines – independent

14. The Kat Kings – Tuffer Than Me – The Winning Hand – independent

15. Son Roberts – Brakeman – Cadence EP – independent

16. Gary Kendall Band – Sacred Ground – EP/Single

17. Janiva Magness – Your Love Made a U Turn – The Devil Is An Angel Too – Alligator Records

18. JJ Grey & Mofro – Diya Diyo – Georgia Warhorse – Alligator Records

19. Thin Lizzy – Romeo & the Lonely Girl – Jailbreak – Mercury Records

20. Gary Moore with Jack Bruce – I’m In the Mood – This is The Blues vol 1 – Eagle Rock Records

January 30

1. Peter Green Splinter Group – Until The Well Runs Dry – Time Traders – Eagle Records

2. Rhythm & Truth Brass Band – You Can’t Judge A Book By The Cover – Fife’n’Drum – independent

3. Janiva Magness – Slipped, Tripped & fell IN Love – The Devil Is An Angel, Too – Alligator Records

4. Eric Clapton – Judgement Day – Clapton – Reprise Records

5. Kat Danser – Glory, Glory Hallelujah – Passin’A’Time – independent

6. Al Wood & The Woodsman – Late Night Stroll – Mood Swingin’ Blues – independent

7. Carlos Del Junco – The Crazy Bastard – Mongrel Mash – independent – Big Reed Records

8. Guy Belanger – Pleasin’ You – Crossroads – independent – Bros Disques

9. Ken Whiteley – Get At – One World Dance – Borealis Records

10. Los Fabulocos w Kid Ramos – Keep A Knockin’ – Dos – Delta Groove Music

11. Lowell George – What Do You Want The Girl To Do – I’ll Eat It Here

12. Scott McCord & The Bonafide Truth - Certainty – Scott McCord EP – independent 

13. Shane Murphy – Done In The Dark – Street Money Miracle – independent

14. Andres Roots w David Arcari – Southern Sky – Roundabout – independent

15.Chris Harper w John Primer – Down In the Bottom – Four Aces & A Harp – independent – Swiississippi Records

16. Savoy Brown – When It Rains – Too Much Of A Good Thing – independent – Blues Wave Records

17. Ross Neilsen & the Sufferin Bastards – What You Can – Redemption – independent

18. Rita Chiarelli – Light The Fire – Sweet Paradise – independent

19. Rita Chiarelli – Serves You Right – Uptown Goes Downtown w The Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra – independent

20. Ruthie Foster – Cuz’ I‘m Here – The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster – Blue Corn Music

21. The Soul Of John Black – I Knew A Lady – Black John – Delta Groove Music

22. Tommy Castro – I’m Going Down South – Painkiller – Blind Pig Records/Stony Plain Records

23. Watermelon Slim – Hank Wrote My Life – Escape From The Chicken Coop – Northern Blues Music

January 23

1. Scott McCord & the Bonafide Truth – Bad for You – Scott McCord EP – independent

2. MonkeyJunk – Leave The Rest To You – Tiger In Your Tank – Vizztone Records

3. The Hupman Brothers – Miss Business – Countin’ Quarters – independent 

4. Neil Harnett – Midnight Hour Blues – Somewhere – independent

5. Mark Lalama – The Boogie Man Of Hellems Avenue – Home – independent

6. Peter Karp & Sue Foley – Valentine’s Day – He Said, She Said – Blind Pig Records/Stony Plain Records

7. Bruce Cockburn – Honey Babe, Let The Deal Go Down – Things About Coming My Way – Black Hen Music

8. Guy Belanger – Don’t Try To Explain – Crossroads – independent – Bros Disques

9. Buddy Guy – Where The Blues Begins – Living Proof – Silvertone Records

10. Chris Harper – Hand Me Down My Cane – Four Aces & A Harp – independent – Swississippi Records

11. Albert King – Angel Of Mercy – Stax Profiles – Concord Music Group

12. Rob Blaine – Hourglass Baby – Big Otis Blues – independent – Big Otis Blues

13. Coco Montoya – She’s Gonna Need Somebody – I Want It All Back – Ruf Records

14. Eden Brent – He’ll Do The Same Thing To You – Mississippi Number One – Yellow Dog Records

15. Colin Linden – Smoke ‘Em All – From The Water – True North Records

16. Junior Wells – Man Downstairs – Live In Boston 1966 – Delmark Records

17. Les Copeland – What’s Your Name – Don’t Let The Devil In – independent

18. Janiva Magness – I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down – The Devil Is An Angel Too – Alligator Records

19. John & The Sisters – Only One – John & the Sisters – Northern Blues Music

20. Joe Murphy – Ice Cream Man – She Moves Me – independent

21. John Findlay – Soul Train – Fairplay – independent

22. Peter Parcek – Get Right With God – The Mathematics Of Love – Vizztone Records

23. Rick Taylor – Monday Morning Blues – Lucky Room – independent

24. The Rockit 88 Band – Mississippi Grind – Sweet Sugar Cane – independent – 7Arts Entertainment

January 16

1. Jack Dekeyzer – Blues Thing – Live, The Corktown Sessions – independent – Blue Star Records

2. David Gogo – Too Late To Stop Now – Different Views – Cordova Bay Records

3. Jimmy Bowskill – Walk In My Shadows – Live, Jimmy Bowskill Band – independent

4. MonkeyJunk – When Push Comes To Shove – Tiger In Your Tank – independent – Vizztone Records

5. Downchild – Somebody Lied – I Need A Hat – Linus Entertanment

6. Diana Braithwaite & Chris Whiteley – One Thing I Cannot Do – Deltaphonic – Electro-Fi Records

7. Little Miss Higgins – The Tornado Song – Across The Plains – independent

8. Harry Manx – Take This Hammer – Live at Glenn Gould Studio – Dog My Cat Records

9. Harrison Kennedy – Healing Power Of The Blues – One Dog Barkin’ – Electro-Fi Records

10. Matt Andersen – Go Tell It On The Mountain – Christmas Time – independent – Busted Flat Records

11. Dawn Tyler Watson – Mama Just Wants To Barrelhouse – En Duo – Justin-Time Records

12. Erin McCallum – 2 Steps Forward – Feel This – independent

13. Miss Robin Banks – Cocktail Or Beer – Livin’ Life – independent

14. Shakura S’Aida – Chasing The Sun – Brown Sugar – Ruf Records

15. Treasa Levasseur – Big Fat Mouth – Low Fidelity – independent

16. Mel Brown – Feel Like Jumping – Love, Lost & Found – Electro-Fi Records

17. Downchild – Rendezvous – I Need A Hat – Linus Entertainmnet –

18. Shakura S’Aida – Mr Right – Brown Sugar – Ruf Records

19. JW Jones – Kissing In Memphis – Midnight Memphis Sun – Northern Blues Music

20. Jim Byrnes – jailbird Love Song – Things About Coming My Way: A Tribute to The Mississippi Sheiks – Black Hen Music

21. MonkeyJunk – If You Were Mine – Tiger In Your Tank – Vizztone Records

22. Downchild – Down In The Delta – I Need A Hat – Linus Entertainment

23. The Johnny Max Band – One Day – It’s A Long Road – independent – Pour Soul Records

24. Shakura S’Aida – Sweet Spot – Brown Sugar – Ruf Records

25. The Hupman Brothers – Be With Somebody – Countin’ Quarters – independent

January 9

1. Neil Harnett – Soul Train Ride – Somewhere – independent

2. Leon Russell & Elton John – Hearts Have Turned To Stone – The Union – Decca

3. Rob Blaine – Same Old Blues – Big Otis Blues – independent – Swississippi Records

4. Kirstein Thien – Ain’t That The Truth – Delicious – independent

5. Shakura S’Aida – Gonna Tell My Baby – Brown Sugar – Ruf Records

6. Downchild – Down In The Delta – I Need A Hat – Linus Entertainment

7. Mel Brown – My Baby Wants To Boogie – Love, Lost & Found – Electro-Fi Records

8. JW Jones – Right On Time – Midnight Memphis Sun – Ruf Records/Northern Blues Music

9. The Sojourners – He Calls That Religion – Things About Coming My Way – Black Hen Music

10. Mark Lalama – Skinny Legs – Home – independent

11. John Nemeth –Do You Really Want That Girl – Name The Day – Blind Pig/Stony Plain Records

12. Raoul And The Big Time – You My People – You My People – independent

13. BB King – Mean Old World – Blues On The Bayou – MCA

14. Guy Belanger – Who’s Been talking – Crossroads – independent – Bros Disques

15. Peter Karp & Sue Foley – Rules Of Engagement – He Said/She Said -  Blind Pig Records

16. Coco Montoya – Don’t Go Makin’ Plans – I Want It All Back – Ruf Records

17. Delbert McClinton – Who’s Foolin’ Who – I’m With You – Curb Records

18. Sabrina Weeks & The Swing Cat Bounce –Something’s Got A Hold On Me – Tales From Lenny’s Diner – independent

19. Andres Roots – Lemon Days – Roundabout – independent

20. Buddy Guy – Key Don’t Fit – Living Proof – Silvertone Records

21. Jon Cleary – Is It Any Wonder – Pin Your Spin – independent – Basin Street Records

22. Jeremy Spencer – Trouble & Woe – Precious Little – Blind Pig Records

January 2

1. Otis Redding & Carla Thomas – New Year’s Resolution – Soul Christmas – Motown

2. Wayne Buttery & Roly Platt – Blues By The Bay – Tangled Roots – independent

3. Steve Strongman – That’s What She Does – Blues IN Colour – independent                                                             

4. Felix Cavaliere & Steve Cropper – One Of Those Days – Nudge It Up A Notch – Stax

5. The Soul Of John Black – Last Forever – Black John – Eclecto Groove

6. Smiling Jack Smith – Deja Blues – This Blue Before – independent – Root Cellar records

7. Scott McCord & The Bonafide Truth – Let It Roll – Blues For Sunshine – independent

8. Savoy Brown – That’s All I Want Baby – Too Much Of A Good Thing independent – Blue Wave Records

9. Roxanne Potvin – Who’s The Enemy – No Love For The Poisonous – Alert Music

10. Rory Block – My Black Mama – Blues Walkin’ Like A Man(Tribute to Son House) – Stony Plain Records

11. The Johnny Max Band – Junko Partner – Ride & Roll – independent – Pour Soul Records

12. Raoul Bhaneja – Driftin’ Blues – Blue Midnight(Tribute to Little Walter) – independent

13. Phillip Walker – Honey Stew - Going Back Home – Delta Groove Music

Maple Blues Acoustic Act of The Year nominees

14. Diana Braithwaite & Chris Whiteley – Don’t Apologize – Deltaphonic – Electro-Fi Records

15. Harrison Kennedy – Could Be You, Could be Me – One Dog Barkin’ – Electro Fi Records

16. Little Miss Higgins – I Hope You Don’t Feel Blues – Across The Plains – independent

17. Harry Manx – That Knowing Look Of Fate – West Eats Meat independent – Dog My Cat Records

18. Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas – Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa Song – Hang It High, Hang It Low – Rounder Records

19. Missy Andersen – Ace Of Spades – Missy Andersen – independent – Main Squeeze Records

20. Morgan Davis – Painkiller – Painkiller – Electro-Fi Records

21. Monkeyjunk – Boogie Man – Tiger In Your Tank – independent – Vizztone Records

22. Mike Goudreau – Won’t You Pardon Me – Blues et Cetera – independent

23. Maria Muldaur – Shake Hands & Tell Me Goodbye – Garden Of Joy – Stony Plain Records

24. The Mannish Boys – Too Tired – Shake For Me – Delta Groove Music