EOY List Aggregate: 2015 Old Music: Blues/Gospel/R&B

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Sub-Lists

Some breakdowns by genre:

Ranking

  1. Gloria Ann Taylor: Love Is a Hurtin' Thing (Luv N'Haight) {11}: Ph_r:1; am_o:+, aqd:+, f_r:3 -- V:414-18-2, TH:*
  2. Lead Belly: Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection (Smithsonian Folkways) {10}: Mc:+; aqd:+, fr_r:3, p_x:4, pm_r:1, se_r:+
  3. The Staple Singers: Freedom Highway Complete (1965, Epic/Legacy) {8}: YW_r:8; am_y:+, aqd:+, se_d:4 -- TH:*
  4. Johnny Winter/James Cotton/Muddy Waters: Boston Music Hall 1977 (Echoes) {5}: YW_r:1
  5. The Rough Guide to the Blues Songsters (World Music Network) {5}: fr_r:+; RC:A-
  6. JB Smith: No More Good Time in the World for Me (1965-66, Dust-to-Digital) {4}: aqd:+, po:+ -- TH:**
  7. Elmore James: The Complete Singles As and Bs 1951-62 (Acrobat) {3}: YW_r:9
  8. BB King: Complete Recordings 1949-1962 (Enlightenment) {3}: YW_r:7
  9. Otis Redding: Soul Manifesto: 1964-1970 (Rhino/Atlantic, 12CD) {3}: am_b:+, p_x:2
  10. Bobby Rush: Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History (Omnivore, 3CD) {3}: am_b:+, am_l:+, po:+ -- A-
  11. Carl Hall: You Don't Know Nothing About Love: The Loma/Atlantic Recordings 1967-1972 (Omnivore) {2}: FB:+; am_y:+
  12. Howlin' Wolf: Killing Floor Live 1964-1973 (Rockbeat) {2}: YW_r:14
  13. The Isley Brothers: The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters: 1959-1983 (Legacy, 23CD) {2}: FB:+; am_b:+
  14. Syl Johnson: The Complete Twinight Singles (Numero Uno) {2}: YW_r:20
  15. The Spaniels: Complete Releases 1953-62 (Acrobat) {2}: YW_r:13
  16. 1920s Blues Classics, Vol. 13: My Monday Blues (Blues Images) {2}: jhm:+, po:+
  17. Boppin' by the Bayou: Rock Me Mama! (Ace) {2}: am_l:+, am_o:+
  18. Groove and Grind: Rare Soul (Rockbeat) {2}: YW_r:11
  19. Lost Without You: The Best of Kent Ballads 2 (Ace) {2}: YW_r:18
  20. Reaching Out: Chess Records at FAME Studios (Kent) {2}: am_l:+, am_o:+
  21. Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll (Yep Roc, 2CD) {2}: am_b:+, ghn:15
  22. Johnny Adams: I Won't Cry: The Complete Ric & Ron Singles 1959-1964 (Ace) {1}: am_l:+
  23. Eddie Bo: Baby I'm Wise: The Complete Ric Singles 1959-1962 (Ace) {1}: am_l+
  24. Jerry Butler: The Soul of Jerry Butler (Not Now) {1}: YW_r:42
  25. Canned Heat/John Lee Hooker: Carnegie Hall 1971 (Purple Pyramid) {1}: TG:+
  26. Rev Edward W Clayborn: I Have a Home in the Sky (Death Is Not the End) {1}: YW_r:22
  27. Dr John: The Atco/Atlantic Singles 1968-1974 (Omnivore) {1}: am_o:+
  28. The Falcons: The Definitive Falcons Collection: The Complete Recordings (1955-63, History of Soul, 4CD -14) {1}: po:+ -- TH:A-
  29. Fame Gang: Grits & Gravy: The Best of the Fame Gang (BGP) {1}: am_y:+
  30. The Fantastic Four: The Lost Motown Album (Kent) {1}: am_y:+
  31. Wynonie Harris: Don't You Want to Rock? The King & Deluxe Acetate Series (Ace, 2CD) {1}: am_l:+
  32. Jeff Healey: The Best of the Stony Plain Years (Stony Plain) {1}: jsy:+
  33. Clarence "Frogman" Henry: Baby Ain't That Love: Texas & Tennessee Sessions 1964-1974 (Ace) {1}: am_l:+
  34. Jimmy Holiday: Spread Your Love: The Complete Minit Singles 1966-1970 (Kent) {1}: am_y:+
  35. Ben E King: The Complete Atco/Atlantic Singles Vol 1: 1960-1966 (Real Gone, 2CD) {1}: am_o:+
  36. King Curtis: The Complete Atco Singles (Real Gone, 3CD) {1}: am_o:+
  37. Garnet Mimms: Looking for You: The Complete UA & Veep Singles () {1}: He:41
  38. Bobby Mitchell/Tommy Ridgley: In the Same Old Way: The Complete Ric, Ron and Sho-Biz Recordings (Ace) {1}: am_l:+
  39. Warren Storm: The Bad Times Make the Good Times: Classic Texas Recordings 1964-1986 (Ace, 2CD) {1}: am_l:+
  40. Bettye Swann: The Very Best of Bettye Swann 1964-1975 (Kent) {1}: am_o:+
  41. Tampa Red: Dynamite! The Unsung King of the Blues (Ace, 2CD) {1}: am_l:+
  42. The Valentinos: Lookin' for a Love: The Complete SAR Recordings (Ace) {1}: am_o:+
  43. Billy Ward & the Dominoes: The Complete Federal/King Singles (Real Gone, 2CD) {1}: am_l:+
  44. Junior Wells: Southside Blues Jam (1969, Delmark -14) {1}: jhm:+' -- TH:***
  45. Tony Joe White: The Complete Warner Bros Recordings (Real Gone, 2CD) {1}: am_l:+
  46. All Aboard! 25 Train Tracks Calling at All Musical Stations (Ace) {1}: am_o:+
  47. Beale Street Saturday Night (Omnivore) {1}: po:+
  48. Dore LA Soul Sides Vol 2 (Ace) {1}: am_o:+
  49. Groove with a Feeling: Sounds of Memphis Boogie, Soul & Funk, 1975-1985 (Ace/BGP) {1}: am_o:+
  50. Joe Bussard Presents: The Year of Jubilo: 78 RPM Recordings of Songs From the Civil War (Dust-to-Digital) {1}: po:+
  51. Northern Soul's Classiest Rarities Vol 5 (Kent) {1}: am_o:+
  52. Oxford American Georgia Music Issue CD Companion (Oxford American) {1}: po:+
  53. Pied Piper: Follow Your Soul (1965-67, Kent) {1}: am_o:+
  54. Solid Stax Sensations (Kent) {1}: am_o:+
  55. Soul Emissaries: SuperFunk (BGP) {1}: am_o:+
  56. Sweet Things from the Ellie Greenwich & Jeff Barry Songbook (Ace) {1}: am_o:+
  57. The London American Label Year by Year: 1966 (Ace) {1}: am_o:+
  58. The Roots of It All: Acoustic Blues - The Definitive Collection Vol 1 (Bear Family, 2CD) {1}: am_l:+
  59. The Roots of It All: Acoustic Blues - The Definitive Collection Vol 2 (Bear Family, 2CD) {1}: am_l:+
  60. The Roots of It All: Acoustic Blues - The Definitive Collection Vol 3 (Bear Family, 2CD) {1}: am_l:+
  61. The Roots of It All: Acoustic Blues - The Definitive Collection Vol 4 (Bear Family, 2CD) {1}: am_l:+
  62. Wow Wow Baby! 1950s R&B, Blues & Gospel from Dolphin's of Hollywood Vol 3 (Ace) {1}: am_l:+

Notes

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