Everybody knows Muddy, BB and John Lee but the blues runs deep and sometimes you have to dig a little to find some authentic down-home tunes. These cds represent some of the great under appreciated blues cds in the last 20 years. Don't stay on the surface of the blues go down to the deep end of the pool with these fine cds. They are in Alphabetical Order. Do  you have some secret blues favorites that I missed? Drop me an email Jack
	Lou Ann Barton - Read My Lips Coming out strong from Austin Texas in 1989 this overlooked gem "shakes its hips" and swaggers like few can.  Lou Ann is an under recorded blues diva that can sass and trash with the best of them.
	Dr. Ross - Boogie Disease  The good doctor was a true one man band - he played harmonic, guitar and kick drum all at the same time. Closer to John Lee Hooker when it comes to dishing out the boogie disease. It's amazing the blues groove he can generate all by himself.
	Cedell Davis - Feel Like Doin' Something Wrong A raw slide playing guitarman, plays slide with a butter knife that makes those strings beg for mercy. Stricken by polio at a young age Cedell was unable to play chords but can make that guitar shout out a world of unheard sounds played with unrelenting intensity. Unique.
	Hollywood Fats- Rock this House Fats is a west coast legend of swing guitar. This is his only release as his career was cut short by a heart attack at age 32. He often played as a sideman to John Lee Hooker, Rod Piazza and William Clarke and this release definitely rocks the house with a tight band and a smoking groove.
	J.B. Hutto and the New Hawks - Keeper of the Flame This cd has the distinction of being the only officially released live cd ever recorded in South Bend, Indiana. In fact it was recorded at the legendary "Vegetable Buddies" on July 11, 1979. That was back when the Bend actually had music clubs that presented real artists and not tribute bands or top 40 weekend warriors. Sit back and enjoy... maybe you were even there when it was recorded
	Jelly Roll Kings - Rockin' the Juke Joint Down A sloppy drunk late night blues fest with blues legends Frank Frost, Jack Johnson and Sam Carr. It's raw and spontaneous and the producer was smart enough to leave it that way. Served up greasy and piping hot.
	Martin, Bogan & Armstrong - same The last of the black American string bands (guitar, bass, mandolin and violin), they represented  the end of the line of a musical style that linked delta blues, with country and ragtime jazz. I'm sure Keb Mo, Cory Harris and Alvin Youngblood Hart know who these guys are and you should too.
	The Red Devils - King King They maybe more famous for working with Mick Jagger on an unreleased blues project. On this their only release,  they deliver an intense and loose live set of blues. You can hear their reckless abandon as they rock the blues at the famous King King in L.A. It was a band with nothing to lose.
	Hop Wilson - Huston Ghetto Blues This has been an underground blues classic. Hop plays slide on a lap steel guitar with a vengeance and he can deliver the vocals with a smoky soul that makes for a true blues classic
	Valerie Wellington - Million Dollar Secret Backed by Magic Slim and the Teardrops, Valerie takes no prisoners as she unleashes her powerful voice on a set of pure Chicago blues. The blues of Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith and Koko Taylor are channeled via Valerie Wellington.