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Crossroads Top 40 Albums For November 2016

KMUW | By Chris Heim
Published December 1, 2016 at 9:00 AM CST

  1. Mighty Sam McClain – Time and Change (KKV)

 

  1. Dr. John – The Musical Mojo of Dr. John (Concord)

 

  1. The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Strong Like That (Severn)

 

  1. David Bromberg Band – The Blues, The Whole Blues and Nothing But the Blues (Red House)

 

  1. Melissa Etheridge – Memphis Rock and Soul (Stax)

 

  1. Nancy Wright – Playdate! (Vizztone)

 

  1. The Meters – A Message from the Meters (Real Gone Music/Rhino)

 

  1. Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials – The Big Sound of… (Alligator)

 

  1. Bobby Rush – Porcupine Meat (Rounder)

 

  1. Kenny Neal – Bloodline (Cleopatra Blues)

 

  1. Big Head Blues Club – Way Down Inside (Big)

 

  1. Hard Swimmin’ Fish – True Believer (Hard Swimmin’ Fish)

 

  1. Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters – Maxwell Street (Stony Plain)

 

  1. Duke Robillard – Full Circle (Stony Plain)

 

  1. Knickerbocker All Stars – Texas Rhody Blues (JP Cadillac)

 

  1. Raphael Wressnig & Igor Prado – The Soul Connection (ZYX Records)

 

  1. Liz Mandeville – The Stars Motel (Blue Kitty Music)

 

  1. Deb Ryder – Grit, Grease and Tears (Bejeb Music)

 

  1. Mississippi Heat – Cab Driving Man (Delmark)

 

  1. Sugar Ray and the Bluetones – Seeing Is Believing (Severn)

 

  1. Barrelhouse Chuck – Remembering the Masters (The Sirens)

 

  1. Joanna Connor – Six String Stories (MC Records)

 

  1. Katy Guillen & the Girls – Heavy Days (Vizztone)

 

  1. Bruce Katz Band – Out from the Center (American Showplace Music)

 

  1. Nick Moss – From the Root to the Fruit (Blue Bella)

 

  1. John Lee Hooker – The Modern, Chess & Veejay Singles Collection 1949-62 (Acrobat)

 

  1. Jeremiah Johnson Band – Blues Heart Attack (Connor Ray Music)

 

  1. Tweed Funk – Come Together (Tweed Tone)

 

  1. Sam Cooke – The Complete Solo Singles (Acrobat)

 

  1. Otis Redding – Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul 50th Anniversary Edition (Atco/Rhino)

 

  1. Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers – Long Black Train (Azuretone)

 

  1. Devon Allman – Ride or Die (Ruf)

 

  1. Fiona Boyes – Professin’ the Blues (Reference)

 

  1. Vaneese Thomas – The Long Journey Home (Segue)

 

  1. Lurrie Bell – Can’t Shake This Feeling (Delmark)

 

  1. Dennis Gruenling – Ready or Not (Vizztone)

 

  1. Levee Town – Takin’ & Givin’ (Levee Town)

 

  1. Seth Walker – Gotta Get Back (Royal Potato Family)

 

  1. Al Basile – Mid-Century Modern (SweetSpot)

 

  1. Madeleine Peyroux – Secular Hymns (Impulse)
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Chris Heim
Chris Heim produces and hosts Global Village, a nationally and internationally distributed world music show; the nightly jazz show Night Train, and Crossroads, KMUW’s twice-weekly blues and R&B show. Chris is also a critic and freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Utne, Global Rhythm, Dirty Linen, and Option, among others.
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