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TOP BLUES: FEBRUARY 2005

This month's recommended listening complied by Brad Wheeler, Globe and Mail music writer.

1) Various: Sunday Nights: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough (Fat Possum)
2) Eddie Turner: Rise (NorthernBlues)
3) Detroit Jr.: Blues on the Internet (Delmark)
4) Paul Reddick: Villanelle (NorthernBlues)*
5) The Country Soul Revue: Testifying (Casual Records)
6) Nathaniel Mayer: I Just Want to be Held (Fat Possum)
7) Carlos del Junco: Blues Mongrel (NorthernBlues)*
8) Eric Clapton: Me and Mr. Johnson (Reprise)
9) Fathead: Livelier Than Ever (Festival)*
10) Mel Brown: Chicken Fat (Universal)
11) Dave Specter & Steve Freund: Is What It Is (Delmark)
12) Kelly Joe Phelps: Tap the Red Cane Whirlwind (Songline/Tone Field)
13) Hot Toddy: The Salty Sessions - Vol. II (Independent)*
14) Sue Foley: Change (Justin Time)*
15) J.B. Hutto: Stompin' at Mother Blues (Delmark)
16) Kelly Hunt: New Shade of Blue (Ryko)
17) Various: This is Blues Harmonica - Vol. 2 (Delmark)
18) Gary Kendall: Dusty & Pearl (47 Records)*
19) Herald Nix: What a World (Maximum Music)*
20) Johnny Winter: Second Winter (Columbia)

*Canadian artist