Chico Blues   - Sao Paulo, Brazil                                                                                                      

Chico is the founder and president of Chico Blues Records out of Sao Paulo, Brazil. He is widely recognized as the leading blues authority in South America. His label and extensive roster of artists has continued to produce some of the finest blues recordings in recent years. Some of the most renowned blues musicians in the world have traveled to Brazil to record with the numerous world class blues players on his label. Chico recused himself from selecting any recordings from his own label’s 2019 recordings.

Nico Duportal and The Sparks - Dog, Saint And Sinner

Rick Estrin & The Nightcats - Contemporary

Peter Frampton Band - All Blues

Booker T. Jones – Note by Note

The Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling - Lucky Guy!

Lucky Peterson - 50 Just Warming Up!

Tad Robinson - Real Street

Mavis Staples - We Get By

trickbag - 25 Years Of Hose Rockin’ Rhythm N’ Blues!

Junior Watson - Nothin' to It But to Do it



Don T-Bone Erickson   - Des Moines, Iowa (USA)

Don is a long-time blues journalist. He is the former editor for the Central Iowa Blues Society Newsletter and author of 76 monthly feature articles entitled Legends of the Blues. Back in the 2000s he was a founding editor of one of the first online blues journals entitled BluesWax. Don is the host of T-Bone's House Rockin' Blues Party and The Groove Zone at KFMG 98.9 FM, Des Moines (see our links page). His program is featured on the station rated ‘Best Radio Station’ in Cityview’s ‘Best of Des Moines’ reader's survey for the last several years. T-Bone continues to garner recognition for his broadcasts. Don also served as the Chairman of the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame for 15 years.

“Big” Jon Atkinson - Raw Blues

B.B. & The Blues Shacks – Dirty Thirty  

Bloodest Saxophone - Texas Queens 5

Cash Box Kings - Hail To The Kings!

James Harman - Liquor Parking        

Kokomo Kings - Fighting Fire With Gasoline

The Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling - Lucky Guy!

trickbag - 25 Years Of Houserockin’ Rhythm’N’Blues

Junior Watson - Nothin’ To It But To Do It

Brad Wilson - No More Doggin’    



Jeff Scott Fleenor - Garden Grove, California (USA)

Jeff is a blues historian and archivist of the highest order and is universally recognized as the world’s leading authority on the international blues scene. He spent a decade employed by the Virgin Megastore as a Southern California Specialty Music Buyer and hosted his own radio show "The Blues Disease" on KUCI 88.9 FM for 15 years (1996-2011). From 2000-2003 he was involved as the talent buyer and M.C. for the prestigious Blues on the Bay Festival in Newport Beach, California, and has held a role as talent adviser to the Doheny Blues Festival for 20 years, with particular respect to helping create and establish the import slot. Additionally, he has written liner notes for dozens of albums, as well as produced numerous projects for Delta Groove Music, including the Mannish Boys' Double Dynamite, BMA winner for Traditional Blues Album of the Year.                                                                                                                       

B.B. & the Blues Shacks - Dirty Thirty                                                                                      

George Benson - Walking to New Orleans (Remembering Chuck Berry and Fats Domino)

Big Creek Slim - Just Don’t Understand - Live, Volume One

Big Joe and the Dynaflows - Rockhouse Party

Al Blake - Al Blake’s XXL Bag of Blues - Volume One

The Blues & Boogie Kings with Mitch Kashmar - Live, No Jive

Greg Izor - The Ground

Dave Ruosch Trio featuring Alex Schultz -  Dave Ruosch Trio featuring Alex Schultz

Jimmie Vaughan - Baby, Please Come Home

Junior Watson - Nothin’ To It But To Do It

Harri Haki  - Helsinki, Finland

Harri has been a fan of the blues since 1968. He is a long time writer and contributor for Finnish Blues News. He is a promoter and talent buyer for blues shows in Finland. His work in this field includes bringing several artists to Finland for the first time. He has been proud to bring Paul Oscher, Mitch Kashmar, Fiona Boyes, Zakiya Hooker and several others through the years to his home country.                                                                                                                                         

Bonita & The Blues Shacks - Sweet Thing

Billy Branch - Roots And  Branches

Johnny Burgin - Live     

Jo' Buddy’s Trio Riot - Rhythm’n’Roll Rumble

Bob Corritore & Friends - Do The Hip-Shake Baby

John Mayall - Nobody Told Me

The Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling - Lucky Guy!

John Primer - The Soul Of A Blues Man

trickbag - 25 Years Of Houserockin' Rhythm'n'Blues

Junior Watson - Nothin' To It But To Do It

Tom Hyslop - Negaunee, Michigan (USA)

Tom was a contributing editor and senior writer for Blues Music Magazine. He started out writing for Blues Review magazine in 1996. During this time Tom has written features on Magic Slim, Rick Estrin, Nick Curran, Sean Costello, Phillip Walker, Kim Wilson, Duke Robillard, Big Jack Johnson, Nick Moss, Gary Clarke Jr. and others. Tom has written liner notes, biographical pieces and promotional material for numerous artists, record companies and publicists. Most recently, he penned the liner notes for the 2018 Nick Moss album. He is also a recipient of the 2019 Blues Foundation's Keeping the Blues Alive award. We lost Tom to cancer on January 2nd, 2020 and the blues world has lost an icon.  He will be missed.                                                                                                       

Cash Box Kings - Hail to the Kings!   

Rick Estrin & the Nightcats - Contemporary   

James Harman - Liquor Parking

The Nick Moss Band feat. Dennis Gruenling - Lucky Guy! 

John Primer - The Soul of a Bluesman

Tad Robinson - Real Street

Mighty Mike Schermer - Bad Tattoo

Kai Strauss & the Handmade Blues Band - Live in Concert  

Junior Watson - Nothin' To It But to Do It 

Various Artists - Don’t Pass Me By: A Tribute to Sean Costello 

Jimmie Vaughan - Baby, Please Come Home

Michael Kinsman - Memphis, Tennessee (USA)

For three decades, Michael has written about blues and roots music for various publications, including the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper, Blues Revue Magazine, Blues Music Magazine and VH1.com. He has interviewed more than 500 roots and blues music artists and written more than 800 hundred CD reviews. He is the founder and producer of the San Diego Blues Festival, which has emerged as one of the premier blues festivals in the country. He recently relocated from San Diego to Memphis, Tennessee, where he lives just three blocks away from where Knock on Wood and In The Midnight Hour were written. Or, as Chuck Berry put it, his home is on the south side, high upon the ridge, just a half a mile from the Mississippi Bridge.

Big Daddy Wilson - Deep In My Blues  

Cash Box Kings - Hail To The Kings!

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram - Kingfish    

Eric Gales - The Bookends

Ghost Town Blues Band - Shine

Jontavious Willis - Spectacular Class

Rick Estrin & the Nightcats - Contemporary 

Tad Robinson - Real Street

The Jimmys - Gotta Have It

Watermelon Slim - Church Of The Blues 

Charlie Lange   - Santa Cruz, California (USA)           

Starting in the 1970’s Charlie was doing research for independent boutique blues labels including Specialty Records in the U.S. and Route 66 Records out of Sweden. He has written liner notes for Verve, Rounder and other record labels. Charlie has also done oral histories of Joe Liggins, Ray Agee, Roy Milton, Percy Mayfield, Lowell Fulson, JD Nicholson, George “Harmonica” Smith and others for various labels. In the 1980’s Charlie started his own business called Bon Ton West and for several years booked virtually every blues and zydeco musician out of Texas and Louisiana on their west coast tours. He also booked the famous Antone’s West shows as well as select acts at the Long Beach Blues Festival. During this time, he started Bluebeat Music, which is widely considered the largest on-line retailer of blues, jazz, soul and vintage rock&roll in the world. He has been hosting of hosting blues radio shows out of Santa Cruz, California, for over 40 years. (see our links page). Charlie is also an ongoing contributor to BLUES JUNCTION.                     

1969 Ann Arbor Blues Festival Vols 1 &2 (2CDS) 

Big Creek Slim - Just Don't Understand  

Al Blake - Al Blake’s XXL Bag Of Blues (2CDS)

Cash Box Kings - Hail To The Kings!! 

The Blasters – Dark Night Live in Philly (2CDS)

James Harman - Liquor Parking   

Kokomo Kings - Fighting Fire With Gasoline  

Johnny Shines - Live 1973 Blues Came Fallin Down 

trickbag - 25 Years of Houserockin Rhythm & Blues! 

Jimmie Vaughan - Baby, Please Come Home                                                                                                                              

Craig Lawrence - Perth, Western Australia

Craig is a native and still resides in this Western Australia capital city. He is a blues music fan. The blues bug, as they say, hit him back in 1961 when he was still a child. He has continued to pursue this music which has led to a lifetime of discovery and joyful listening.                                                                                                                  

Al Blake - XXL Bag of Blues Volume One

B.B. & The Blues Shacks - Dirty Thirty

Big Tone Records - InstruMENTAL  

Bonita & The Blues Shacks - Sweet Thing

Rick Estrin & The Nightcats - Contemporary

Big Joe &The Dynaflows - Rockhouse Party

Joe Restivo - Where’s Joe?

trickbag - 25 Years of House Rockin Rhythm & Blues

Junior Watson – Nothin’ To It But To Do It  

Jimmie Vaughan - Baby, Please Come Home

Mark Thompson - Bradenton, Florida (USA)

Mark has been listening to blues music for more than fifty years. Growing up in the Chicago area, he got to experience many of the legendary blues musicians live and in-person. He served for twelve years as the president of the Crossroads Blues Society, based in Rockford, Illinois. After relocating to Florida in 2016, Mark served as the president of the Sun Coast Blues Society, based in Tampa, Florida.  Mark writes for Blues Blast and Blues Music Magazines as well as the Chicago Blues Guide website.                                                                                                                                             

"Big” Jon Atkinson - Raw Blues

Cash Box Kings - Hail To The Kings!

Rick Estrin & the Nightcats – Contemporary

Terry Hanck - I Still Get Excited

James Harman - Liquor Parking

The Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling - Lucky Guy!

Chris O'Leary - 7 Minutes Late

Tad Robinson - Real Street

Junior Watson - Nothin' To It But To Do It

Jimmie Vaughan - Baby, Please Come Home

David Mac Huntington Beach, California (USA) (In order from 1- 10)                                                                                                                        

Al Blake - XXL Bag of Blues Volume One / Jimmie Vaughan - Baby Please Come Home (TIE)

Greg Izor - The Ground

B.B. and the Blues Shacks - Dirty Thirty / trickbag - 25 Years of House Rockin Rhythm & Blues (TIE)

Junior Watson - Nothin’ To Do But To Do It 

Rick Estrin & the Nightcats - Contemporary

Bloodest Saxophone - Texas Queens 5

Johnny Burgin & Quique Gomez - Wanted Dos Hombres

Big Creek Slim - Just Don’t Understand

The Cash Box Kings - Hail To The Kings

Harp Dog Brown - For Love & Money

Top ten albums, based on consensus

(# of "votes" in parantheses, alpha order when tied)

Junior Watson - Nothin’ To Do But To Do It (8)

Cash Box Kings - Hail To The Kings! (6)

Rick Estrin & the Nightcats - Contemporary (6)

trickbag - 25 Years of House Rockin Rhythm & Blues (6)

Jimmie Vaughan - Baby Please Come Home (6)

The Nick Moss Band featuring Dennis Gruenling - Lucky Guy! (5)

B.B. and the Blues Shacks - Dirty Thirty (4)

Al Blake - XXL Bag of Blues Volume One (4)

Tad Robinson - Real Street (4)

Big Creek Slim - Just Don’t Understand (3)