Chart of the day (#2751): By Mercury

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Today's chart of the day

60 Shades of the Deep Blues by Mercury (View chart)

1. The Complete Recordings by Robert Johnson (1990)
2. King Of The Country Blues by Blind Lemon Jefferson (1985)
3. The Complete Blind Willie Johnson by Blind Willie Johnson (1993)
4. The Classic Years 1927-1940 by Blind Willie McTell (2003)
5. Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order (1928-1932) by Tommy Johnson (1996)
6. The Alan Lomax Recordings by Mississippi Fred McDowell (2011)
7. Founder Of The Delta Blues by Charley Patton (1969)
8. Ragtime Guitar's Foremost Fingerpicker by Blind Blake (US) (1984)
9. The Complete Library Of Congress Sessions 1941-1942 by Son House (1990)
10. Steppin' On The Blues by Lonnie Johnson (1990)
11. The Complete 1931 Session by Skip James (1986)
12. The Original 1928 Recordings by Mississippi John Hurt (1971)
13. 98 Degrees Blues by Texas Alexander (1999)
14. East Coast Piedmont Style by Blind Boy Fuller (1991)
15. The Legendary Modern Recordings 1948-1954 by John Lee Hooker (1993)
16. Meet You At The Station: The Vintage Recordings (1935-1949) by Rev. Gary Davis (1994)
17. The Complete Aladdin Recordings by Lightnin' Hopkins (1991)
18. The Complete Bukka White by Bukka White (1994)
19. Queen Of The Blues by Memphis Minnie (1997)
20. Georgia Guitar Wizard 1928-1935 by Curley Weaver (1987)
21. The Victor Recordings In Chronological Order (1928-1929) by Frank Stokes (1990)
22. Virtuoso Guitar 1925-1934 by Scrapper Blackwell (1991)
23. King Of The 12-String Guitar by Leadbelly (1991)
24. Peetie Wheatstraw 1930-1941 by Peetie Wheatstraw (1993)
25. Texas Worried Blues: Complete Recorded Works 1927-1929 by Henry Thomas (1989)
26. Bluebird Recordings 1939-1942 by Tommy McClennan (1997)
27. The Carolina Blues Man, Vol. 1 by Pink Anderson (1961)
28. Honey Babe, Let The Deal Go Down: The Best Of The Mississippi Sheiks by The Mississippi Sheiks (2004)
29. The Sky Is Crying: The History Of Elmore James by Elmore James (1993)
30. The Original Howling Wolf 1930-1931 by Funny Paper Smith (1971)
31. The Original Rolling Stone by Robert Wilkins (1980)
32. Blues Come To Texas by Melvin "Lil Son" Jackson (1981)
33. The Complete Plantation Recordings by Muddy Waters (1993)
34. Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, 1928-1929 by Ishman Bracey & Charley Taylor (1996)
35. Henry Townsend & Henry Spaulding by Henry Townsend (1986)
36. Complete Brownie McGhee by Brownie McGhee (1994)
37. Furry's Blues: The Complete Vintage Recordings Of Furry Lewis (1927-1929) by Furry Lewis (2003)
38. Complete Recorded Works 1928-1932 In Chronological Order by Ramblin' Thomas & The Dallas Blues Singers (1992)
39. Beat You Doing It by Clifford Gibson (1972)
40. Blues Singer 1932-1936 by Josh White (1996)
41. The Young Big Bill Broonzy (1928-1935) by Big Bill Broonzy (1991)
42. I Ain't Gonna Be Worried No More 1929-1941 by Sleepy John Estes (1992)
43. Folksongs And Instrumentals With Guitar by Elizabeth Cotten (1958)
44. Texas Sharecropper And Songster by Mance Lipscomb (1960)
45. Greatest Hits, 1930-1940 by Bo Carter (1970)
46. Delta Bluesman by Honeyboy Edwards (1992)
47. Prowling With The Nighthawk by Robert Nighthawk (2005)
48. Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Vol. 1 (1935-1941) by Big Joe Williams (1991)
49. That's All Right Mama by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (1992)
50. Traditional Delta Blues by Johnny Shines (1991)
51. Chocolate To The Bone by Barbecue Bob (1992)
52. Sugar Mama: The Essential Recordings Of Sonny Boy Williamson by Sonny Boy Williamson (1995)
53. Whiskey Is My Habit, Good Women Is All I Crave: The Best Of Leroy Carr by Leroy Carr (2004)
54. Rockin' My Blues Away by Washboard Sam (1992)
55. The Guitar Wizard by Tampa Red (1975)
56. Roosevelt Sykes (1929-1941) by Roosevelt Sykes (1988)
57. Son House And The Great Delta Blues Singers - Complete Recorded Works 1928-1930 by Various Artists (1990)
58. Anthology Of American Folk Music by Various Artists (1952)
59. American Primitive, Vol. 1: Raw Pre-War Gospel (1926-36) by Various Artists (1997)
60. American Primitive, Vol II: Pre-War Revenants (1897-1939) by Various Artists (2005)

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[pa]

this chart is a treasure of recs, it's like the bea blues bible
and I definitely love it
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Not Talulah?
- Gosh!

[Mercury]

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Do recordings like these resonate with us in spite of their age or because of it? An old shoe doesn’t just fit well, it fits honestly — I believe that’s where its charm lies.

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