Two of your best audiophile Blues CD's ?

1. JOHN LEE HOOKER, "The Best of Friends" This modern recording has most of his classics with cameos by Bonnie Raite, Santana, Charlie Brown and Eric Clapton. If you like to listen to music while you exercise there is nothing better.

2. ERIC CLAPTON, From the Cradle. What can I say, I'm a Clapton nut, and this one of my favorites. John Lee is like riding a freight traine and Clapton is first tracks in 4' of fresh Colorado powder; powerful, fast and smooth.

Melvin Taylor's "Dirty Pool" and Popa Chubby's "Booty and the Beast." The former is an HDCD; the later is just a well recorded blue-rock cd. Also, note the Freddy King hommage!

John Mayall and the BluesBreakers (Gold) and Keb Mo's first. Tribute to Muddy Waters by Paul Rogers. Blues for Greenie, Gary Moore. All of these sound outstanding on my system.

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PS I just noticed my inability to count as well as read with good comprehension but I'll stick to three listings anyway.

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Mighty Sam McClain - Give It Up To Love

Check out Albert King's "I'll Play the Blues for You" on Stax.