Sunday, September 30, 2007

Texas-Style Blues: 75 Essential Albums.

Texas-style blues: Here are 75 essential albums | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "Just the words 'Texas blues albums' create debate (sometimes heated) over styles, substyles, what constitutes a Texan and so forth. Collins, when asked about the subject, told Guitar magazine, 'Texas blues is mostly a big-band sound with horns and electrics. We didn't have no harp players and slide players.'

We were a little more welcoming than Collins, using the following criteria: We sought albums, not singles, but compilations were welcome; the artist had to be from Texas, have resided in Texas for an extended period or made a landmark recording in Texas."

2 comments:

Randy Johnson said...

I've got collections of Albert Collins, Robert Johnson, and Stevie Ray. Number 11: Showdown! with Collins, Copeland, and Cray has followed me through a number of formats(vinyl, cassette, and CD). I love it!

Unknown said...

I have a few of the 75, but certainly nowhere near all of 'em.