Favorite Blues Albums of 2010!

[Ed Karn]

So here are some of my favorites blues albums of 2010! Most of these albums were released in 2010 but not all of them!

Buddy Guy - Living Proof - the first song says it all he's 74 years young and getting better with age!!

Walter Trout - Common Ground - some of Trout's best work in a long and storied career that included some work with John Mayall! A favorite!

Joe Bonamassa - Black Rock - this album had Bonamassa's great guitar and a lot of different instruments and arrangements!

Nick Moss - Privileged - Moss took his blues in a more blues rock direction with this release and it works, After listening I went back and listened to Live at Chan's 2 and that is a great live album and has stayed on the player!

Kenny Wayne Shepherd - "Live" in Chicago - I didn't listen to this album until late this year and really haven't written about it but it is a winner! I kinda lost track of Shepherd's career after the first two albums but I'm glad I rediscovered it  and this terrific album!

Moreland and Arbuckle - Flood another album with some different sounding instruments i.e the old box guitar and some great harp playing! I really liked this album!

James Cotton - Giant that's what he is and the album is outstanding!

JP Blues Band - I Will Not Go Quietly - I went back and listened to this album this week and was blown away by the searing guitar work - this one's gonna get a lot of listens in the next few weeks!

The Kilborn Alley Blues Band - Better Off Now - when I listened to this one again this week I didn't quite like it as much as the first time around - maybe - it was the mood - definitely will be listened to again!

Daddy Mack Blues Band - Bluesfinger - a fine album from a Memphis original! I love the title instrumental and the whole rest of the album, too!

Mike Zito - Pearl River - this one was a 2009 release but a great all round blues album. Love the sound and feel of the bayou that comes across on this album!

The Insomniacs - At Least I'm Not with You _ I listened to this album again today and my feets was a tappin' great jump blues!

Jimmy Bowskill - Jimmy Bowskill Band Live an unbelievable young guitarist that's gonna be around for a long, long time! 

Elvin Bishop - Red Dog Speaks - an old talent that's been around for a long time!

Popa Chubby - The Fight is On - another blues rock album that ends with a cover of "Ace of Spades" ! Some great guitar from the Big Man!

and there's a lot more that I liked like Magic Slim,  Eugene "Hideaway" Bridges, Guitar Shorty, Delta Moon, Mitch Kashmar and the blues rolls on into 2011!!