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The 2000s The 2000sThirty Of The Very BestBlues Albums Of The 2000sby Jim DeKoster1. Bernard Allison - Chills & Thrills (CC)

2. Lurrie Bell – Cuttin’ Heads (Vypyr)

3. Big James - If It Wasn’t 4 Da Blues (Jamot)

4. Bobby Blue Bland - Blues At Midnight (Malaco)

5. Big George Brock - Club Caravan (Cat Head)

6. R.L. Burnside - I Wish I Was In Heaven Sitting Down (Fat Possum)

7. Theodis Ealey - Stand Up In It (IFGAM)

8. Buddy Guy - Sweet Tea (Silvertone)

9. Corey Harris - Mississippi To Mali (Rounder)

10. Alvin Youngblood Hart - Start With The Soul (Hannibal)

11. Shirley Johnson - Killer Diller (Delmark)

12. Andrew Junior Boy Jones – Getting’ Real (Electro-Fi)

13. B.B. King - One Kind Favor (Geffen)

14. Willie King - Freedom Creek (Rooster Blues)

15. Bette Lavette - A Woman Like Me (Blues Express)

16. Barbara Lynn - Hot Night Tonight (Antone’s)

17. Jerry Boogie McCain - This Stuff Just Kills Me (Jericho/Cello)

18. Johnny B. Moore – Rockin’ In The Same Old Boat (Delmark)

19. Mosley & Johnson - Juke Joint (Malaco)

20. John Primer - All Original (Blues House)

21. Bobby Rush - Raw (Deep Rush)

22. Koko Taylor - Old School (Alligator)

23. Otis Taylor - White African (Northern Blues)

24. James Blood Ulmer - Birthright (Hyena)

25. Joe Louis Walker - Between A Rock And The Blues (Stony Plain)

26. Phillip Walker - Going Back Home (Delta Groove)

27. Robert Ward - New Role Soul (Delmark)

28. Jody Williams - Return Of A Legend (Evidence)

29. Chick Willis - I Did It All! (CML)

30. Charles Wilson - If Heartaches Were Nickels (Delmark)

...And Another 30 You May Have Missed1. Afrissippi - Fulani Journey (Knock Down South)2. Ricky Allen - Live (Jefferson)3. Little Pink Anderson - Carolina Bluesman (Music Maker)4. Adolphus Bell - One Man Band (Music Maker)5. Nora Jean Bruso - Going Back To Mississippi (Severn)6. Precious Bryant - Fool Me Good (Terminus)7. Duwayne Burnside - Under Pressure (B.C.)8. Burnside Exploration - The Record (Lucky 13)9. Eddie Cotton - Extra (no label)10. Tomcat Courtney - Downsville Blues (Blue Witch)11. Johnny Drummer - Unleaded Blues (Earwig)12. Mary Dukes - The Divine Ms Mary (South Side)13. Fillmore Slim - The Legend Of Fillmore Slim (Mountain Top)14. Earl Gilliam - Texas Doghouse Blues (Dialtone)15. Joey Gilmore - Bluesman (Emancipation Media)16. George Higgs - Tarboro Blues (Music Maker)17. Jimmy Duck Holmes - Back To Bentonia (Broke & Hungry)18. Big George Jackson - Big Shot (Black & Tan)19. Vasti Jackson - No Borders To The Blues (VJM)20. King Ernest - Blues Got Soul (Fat Possum)21. Marquise Knox - Man Child (APO)22. Larry LaDon - Living On Borrowed Time (Black Magic)23. Lazy Lester - Blues Stop Knockin’ (Antone’s)24. Rosie Ledet - Show Me Something (Maison de Soul) 25. Rico McFarland - Tired Of Being Alone (Evidence)26. The Revelations - Deep Soul (Decision)27. Iceman Robinson - I’ve Never Been Loved (Fedora)28. Vera Taylor - You Better Be Careful (Wolf)29. Texas Soul Sisters (Dialtone)30. Tommy Thomas - You Put That Dog Ahead Of Me (Rock House)