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TOP BLUES: APRIL 2008

This month’s recommended listening selected by Brad Wheeler, music writer for the Globe and Mail.

*Mess of Blues Jeff Healey (Ruff)
Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater West Side Story (Alligator)
Reverend Organdrum Hi-Fi Stereo (Yep Roc)
Moreland & Arbuckle 1861 (Northern Blues)
Black Keys Attack & Release (Nonesuch)
Aretha Franklin Rare & Unreleased Recordings (Rhino)
Otis Taylor Recapturing the Banjo (Telarc)
Bobby Rush Raw (Deep Rush)
Songs Famed for Sorrow and Joy Samuel James (Northern Blues)
The Paschall Brothers On the Right Road Now (Smithsonian Folkway)
*The Pack A.D. Tintype (Mint)
Tinariwen Aman Iman: Water is Life (Outside)
*Bharath and his Rhythm Four, with Junior Watson Friday Night Fatty (Independent)
Roman Carter Never Slow Down (Bong Load)
Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings 100 Days 100 Nights (Daptone)
Little Arthur Duncan Live at Rosa’s Blues Lounge (Delmark)
*Little Miss Higgins Junction City (Festival)
Red Stick Ramblers Made in the Shade (Sugar Hill)
Left Lane Cruiser Bring Yo’ Ass to the Table (Alive)
*The Sojourners Hold On (Black Hen)

* Canadian artist