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Johnny V's Blues Allstars, "If My Daddy Could See Me Now" by Ann Wickstrom (Independent)
Ken Valdez - Every Little Lie by Dave "Doc" Piltz (Armored Rat Music)
Ken Valdez - Every Little Lie by John Taylor (Armored Rat Music)
John Van Horn and the Fender Benders, "I've Got the Cure" by Matt Alcott
Vargas Blues Band - Last Night by Robert T. Murphy (DRO East West)
Vargas Blues Band - Bluestrology by Robert T. Murphy (DRO East West S.A.)
Vargas Blues Band - Gipsy Boogie by Robert T. Murphy (DRO East West S.A.)
Vargas Blues Band - Texas Tango by Robert T. Murphy (DRO East West S.A.)
Various Artists, "1950 - The R&B Hits" by Craig Ruskey (Indigo)
Various Artists - Crucial Blues Series (3 CDs) Ray Stiles (Alligator)
American Roots (4 roots CD reviews) by Mark E. Gallo
Various Artists - Sweet Emotions - Songs of Aerosmith by Putnay Thomas (Heavy Hip Mama)
Various Artists, "Allons En Louisiane" by Tony Glover (Rounder)
Various Artists - Alligator Records' Genuine Houserockin' Christmas by John Taylor (Alligator)
Various Artists - Alligator Records 30th Anniversary Collection by Mark A. Cole (Alligator Records)
Various Artists - Alligator Records' Genuine Houserockin' Christmas 2003 by John Taylor (Alligator)
Various Artists & CD ROM, "Allons En Louisiane" by Dave "Doc" Piltz (Rounder)
Various Artists - American Blues by Tim Holek (Putumayo World Music)
Various Artists, "An Outline History of American Jazz" by Matt Alcott (Sony)
Various Artists, "ARHOOLIE RECORDS 4OTH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION 1960-2000" by Tony Glover (Arhoolie )
Various Artists - Avalon Blues: A Tribute To The Music Of Mississippi John Hurt by Dick Houff (Vanguard)
Various Artists - Avalon Blues: A Tribute to the Music of Mississippi John Hurt by Dave "Doc" Piltz (Vanguard Records)
Various Artists - Bar Room Blues: A 12-Track Program by Steve Mainwaring (Telarc)
Various - Bar Room Blues by Tali Madden (Telarc)
Various - Beautiful-A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot by Gary Tate (Blue Note)
Various Artists - Blues On Blonde On Blonde by Mark Lloyd-Selby (Telarc)
Various Artists - Blues On Blonde On Blonde by Craig Ruskey (Telarc)
Various Artists - Blues On Blonde On Blonde by Steve Mainwaring (Telarc)
Various Artists - The Roots of Chuck Berry by Craig Ruskey (Catfish)
Various - 3 from Blind Pig by Dick Houff
Various Artists - Blind Pig Records 25th Anniversary Collection by Dick Houff (Blind Pig Records)
Various Artists - Blind Pig Records: 25th Anniversary Collection by Mark A. Cole (Blind Pig Records)
Various Artists, "Blow'n the Blues: Best of the Great Harp Players" by Matt Alcott (Vanguard)
*Various Blue Chicago Artists, "Clark Street Ramblers" & "Acoustic Blue Chicago" by Dave "Doc" Piltz (Blue Chicago)
*Various Blue Chicago Artists, "Red Hot Mamas" by Patrick O'Donnell (Blue Chicago)
*Various Blue Chicago Artists, "The Golden Age of Blue Chicago" by Stephen T. Davidson (Blue Chicago)
Various Artists, "Blue Haze - Songs of Jimi Hendrix" by Tim Holek (RUF)
Various Artists, "Blue Haze" by Gordon Baxter (RUF Records)
Various Artists, "Blue Wave 15th Anniversary Collection" by Tim Holek (Blue Wave)
Various Artists - Blue Xmas: Christmas Blues Instrumentals by Dick Houff (Evidence Records)
Various Artists - Martin Scorsese Presents: The Best of the Blues by Dave "Doc" Piltz (UTV Records)
Various Artists - Blues From Up The Country by Craig Ruskey (Delmark)
Various Artists - Blues XMas by Mark A. Cole (Evidence Music)
Various Artists, "Blues Across America-The Helena Scene" by Terry Marshall (Cannonball Records)
Various Artists, "Blues Across America: The Helena Scene" by Dave Thomas (Cannonball Records)
Various Artists, "Blues Across America: The Helena Scene" by Dick Houff (Cannonball Records)
Various Artists, "Blues Across America -- The Loa Angeles Scene" by John Taylor (Cannonball)
Various Artists, "Blues Across America: The Los Angeles Scene" by Dick Houff (Cannonball Records)
*Various Artists, "Blues Across America: The Nashville Scene", (Al Garner, Johnny Jones, Charles "Wigg" Walker, and Clifford Curry) by Guadalupe Slim (Cannonball)
Various Artists, "Blues Across America: The Dallas Scene" (Cannonball)
Various Artists, "Blues Across America: The Detroit Scene" (Cannonball)
Various Artists - Bluesapolooza Live at Bogart's by Gordon Baxter (Cold Wind Records)
Various Artists - Bluesapolooza – Live at Bogart’s by Putnay Thomas (Cold Wind Records)
Various - Blues From Up The Country by Mark E. Gallo (Delmark)
Various Artists, "Blues Hotel" by Matt Alcott (Rounder)
Various Artists, "Blues on the High Seas-King Snake LIVE" by Matt Alcott (King Snake Records)
Various Artists, "Blues You Can Use" by Matt Alcott (Shanachie)
*Various Artists, "Blues Party" by Dave Thomas (Peerless Music)
*Various Artists, "Blues Power -- Songs of Eric Clapton" , by Guadalupe Slim (HOB)
Various Artists - Blues Revue of the 20th Century Volume 1 by Steve Mainwaring
Hey Bo Diddley: A Tribute! by Dick Houff (Telarc Records)
Various Artists - Cajun Music: The Essential Collection by Mark E. Gallo (Rounder)
Various Artists - Carr, Blackwell, Townsend by Craig Ruskey (Catfish Records)
Various Artists - Chicago Blues Electric Guitar: 1945 - 1951 by Craig Ruskey (EPM Musique)
Various Artists - Chicago Blues Masters by Craig Ruskey (Fuel 2000)
Various Artists - Church - Songs Of Soul & Inspiration by Tim Holek (UTV Records)
Building an Essential Blues Collection by Craig Ruskey [Special CD Review Feature]
Various Artists - Classic Slide Guitar by Craig Ruskey (Catfish)
Various Artists, "Cliff's Picks" by Eve Morris (Antone's Records)
Various Artists, "Cliff's Picks" by Dick Houff (Antone's Records)
Various Artists, "Columbia Records - The Great Race Record Labels" by Craig Ruskey (Catfish)
Various Artists, "Deep River of Song: Georgia" by Tony Glover (Rounder)
Various Artists - Delmark Records 50 Years Of Jazz And Blues - Blues by Tim Holek (Delmark Records)
50 Years of Jazz & Blues - BLUES by Craig Ruskey (Delmark)
Various Artists, "Dealin' With the Devil-Songs of Robert Johnson" by Stephen T. Davidson (Cannonball Records)
Various Artists, "Dealin' With The Devil: Songs Of Robert Johnson" by Dick Houff (Cannonball Records)
Various Artists - A Salute To The Delta Blues Masters by Craig Ruskey (Telarc)
Various Artists, "Deep South Blues" by Dave Thomas (HMG/High Water)
Various Artists, "Deep South Blues" by Matt Alcott (HMG/High Water)
Various Artists - The Devil's Music by Craig Ruskey (Indigo/Sanctuary)
Various Artists, "The Songs of Willie Dixon" by Matt Alcott (Telarc)
Various Artists - Down In The Basement (Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove of Vintage 78s 1926-1937) by Gordon Baxter (Old Hat Records)
Various Artists - Down the Dirt Road, The Songs of Charley Patton by Stephen T Davidson (Telarc)
Various Artists, "Earwig 20th Anniversary Sampler" by Dick Houff (Earwig)
Various Artists, "East Coast Blues," "Prison Blues," "Texas Blues," "Cincinnati Blues" by Craig Ruskey (Catfish Records)
Various Artists - East Texas Pinetop Blues Festival by Vasja Ivanovski
Various Artists - Essential Blues Masters by Craig Ruskey (Big Eye Music)
Various Artists - The Essential Piano Blues by Craig Ruskey (Classic Blues)
Various Artists - Exile On Blues Street by John Taylor (Telarc)
Various Artists - Exile On Blues Street by Steve Mainwaring (Telarc)
Various Artists - Exile On Blues Street by Craig Ruskey (Telarc)
Various Artists - Exile On Blues Street by John Taylor (Telarc)
Various Artists, "Expressin’ The Blues" by Stephen T. Davidson (Cello)
Various Artists, "Fish Tree Water Blues" by Eve Morris (Bullseye)
*Various Artists, "Folk, Gospel & Blues" by Tony Glover (Columbia/Epic/Legacy)
Various Artists - Folks, He Sure Do Pull Some Bow! Vintage Fiddle Music 1927-35 by Gordon Baxter (Old Hat)
Various Artists, "Frett'n the Blues-Best of the Guitar Greats" by Matt Alcott (Vanguard)
Various Artists, "Genuine Mississippi Blues... Plus - The Ace (MS) Blues Masters Vol. 4" by Gordon Baxter (Westside)
Georgia Music Hall of Fame presents - Blues Came To Georgia by Lujirac Cooper(Pinnacle Productions)
Various Artists, "Giants of Country Blues, Volume 3" by Stephen T Davidson (Wolf Records)
Various Artists, "Happy New Millennium" by Gordon Baxter (Globe Records)
Various Artists, "Happy New Millennium" by Matt Alcott (Globe Records)
Various Artists - Harmonica Blues Orgy by Craig Ruskey (Random Chance Records)
Various Artists - Harp & Soul by Craig Ruskey (Fuel 2000 Records)
Various Artists - Harp Blues by Craig Ruskey (Ace Records)
Various Artists - Heavy Timbre - Chicago Boogie Piano by Craig Ruskey (The Sirens Records)
Various Artists, "Hellhound on my Trail" (Songs of Robert Johnson) Dave Thomas (Telarc)
Various Artists - From Clarksdale To Heaven: Remembering John Lee Hooker by Craig Ruskey (Eagle Records)
Various Artists - Horton's Briefcase by Mark E. Gallo (Cee Pee Vee)
Various Artists, "I Blueskvarter Chicago 1964, Volume Two" by Stephen T Davidson (Jefferson Records)
Various Artists - Indigo Blues (T-Bone Walker; Big Town Playboys; Jo Ann Kelly) by Craig Ruskey (Indigo)
Various Artists - Indigo Blues (Jazz Gillum ; Willie Dixon and Jimmy Reed; Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac) by Craig Ruskey (Indigo)
Various Artists - Indigo Blues (CD Shorts) by Craig Ruskey (Indigo Records)
Anthology - Jazz Baby (3-CD set) by Arthur Shuey
Various Artists - Johnny’s Blues - A Tribute To Johnny Cash by John Taylor (NorthernBlues)
Various - Johnny's Blues: A Tribute to Johnny Cash by Gary Tate (Northernblues)
Various - Johnny's Blues: A Tribute to Johnny Cash by John Taylor (Northernblues)
Various - Johnny's Blues: A Tribute to Johnny Cash by Dave Thomas (Northernblues)
Various Artists - Juke Joint Saturday Night by Craig Ruskey (Yazoo)
Various Artists, "Juke Joint Saturday Night Vol. 1" & "It's a Beach Thang and It's a Beach Thang Vol. 2" by Matt Alcott (Ecko Records)
Various Artists - Keep It Rollin': The Blues Piano Collection by Mark A. Cole (Rounder /Heritage)
Various Artists - Labour of Love: The Music of Nick Lowe by Gordon Baxter (Telarc)
Various Artists - Last Of The Mississippi Jukes by Tim Holek (Sanctuary Records Group)
Various Artists - Live At The Yale by Tim Holek
*Various Artists, "Living Country Blues" by Tony Glover (Evidence)
*Various Artists, "Whole Lotta Blues: Songs of Led Zeppelin" by Gordon Baxter (HOB)
Various Artists - Masters Of The Boogie Piano by Craig Ruskey (Delmark)
Various Artists - From Matrimony To Alimony by Dave Thomas (Telarc)
Various Artists - From Matrimony To Alimony Pamela L. Dow (Telarc)
Various Artists - The Best of M.C. Records, 1996-2002 by Mark E. Gallo (M.C. Records)
Various Artists - Meat & Gravy From Bea & Baby by Craig Ruskey (Castle)
Various Artists - Midnite Blues Party Vol. 1 - Classic Blues, Soul, Rockers and R&B by Joe Curtis (Electro-Fi)
Various Artists - Midnite Blues Party - Volume Two by Craig Ruskey (Electro-Fi)
Various Artists - Midnite Blues Party Volume Two by John Taylor (Electro-Fi Records)
Various Artists - Preachin' The Blues: The Music of Mississippi Fred McDowell by Stephen T. Davidson (Telarc)
Various Artists - Preachin' The Blues: The Music of Mississippi Fred McDowell by Craig Ruskey (Telarc)
Various Artists, "Mississippi Blues" by Craig Ruskey (Catfish Records)
Various Artists, "Mojo Mamas" by Dave "Doc" Piltz (Blue Chicago Records)
Various Artists, "Mojo Mamas" by Dick Houff (Blue Chicago Records)
Various Artists, "The Motor City Sampler(s)" by Mark E. Gallo (Various Labels)
Various Artists, "Music From the Zydeco Kingdom" by Tony Glover (Rounder)
*Various Artists - New Folkmasters Series Debuts, "Saint's Paradise" & "Blues Routes" by Tony Glover (Smithsonian-Folkways)
Various Artists, "NorthernBlues Music Sampler" by Tim Holek (NorthernBlues Music)
Various Artists - Now This Is What We Call Blues Vol. 420 by Gordon Baxter (Telarc)
Various Artists - Now This Is What We Call Blues - Vol. 420 by Craig Ruskey (Telarc)
Various - The Number 1 Blues Album by Gary Tate (Verve)
Various Artists, "Okeh Records - 'The Great Race Record Labels" by Craig Ruskey (Catfish)
Various Artists, "An Outline History of American Jazz" by Matt Alcott (Sony)
Various Artists, "Paramount Records - The Great Race Record Labels" by Craig Ruskey (Catfish)
Various Artists - Primitive Piano by Craig Ruskey (The Sirens)
Billie Pierce, Speckled Red, James Robinson, Doug Suggs - Primitive Piano by Gordon Baxter (The Sirens Records)
Various - Putumayo Presents American Blues by Vasja Ivanovski (Putumayo World Music)
Various Artists - Putumayo Kids Presents Sing Along With Putumayo by Steve Mainwaring
Various - Putumayo Presents New Orleans by Mark Halverson
Various Artists - Putumayo Presents Mali by Steve Mainwaring
Various - Real Divas – Torch Light Vol. 1 by Sarah French (7 Arts Entertainment)
Various Artists, "Rockin' The Blues" by Gordon Baxter (Rockin' Records)
Rhythms Of The World (1): A Roundup of Recent World Music Releases by Gordon Baxter
Various Artists - Rhythms Of The World (2): A Roundup of Recent World Music Releases by Gordon Baxter
Various Artists - Rhythms Of The World (3): A Roundup of Recent World Music Releases by Gordon Baxter
Rhythms Of The World (4): A Roundup of Recent World Music Releases by Gordon Baxter
Various Artists - Rhythm Room Blues by Craig Ruskey (Hightone Records)
Various Rounder Records - Home for Christmas by Dave "Mad Dog" Madlener
*Various Artists, "Sacred Steel--Live!" by Tony Glover (Arhoolie)
Various Artists, "A Salute to the Chicago Blues Masters" by Ray Stiles (Telarc)
Various Artists - Santa's Got Mojo by Tim Holek (Electro-Fi Records)
Various - Shout: Rock and Roll at 50 by Mark E. Gallo (Sony)
Various Artists - Shout, Sister, Shout! A Tribute To Sister Rosetta Tharpe by John Taylor (Stony Plain)
Various Artists - Shout, Sister, Shout! A Tribute To Sister Rosetta Tharpe by Steve Mainwaring (MC Records)
Various Artists, "The Skyline Time Golden Sampler" by Eve Morris (Skyline Time Music)
Various Artists, "Something New Something Blue" by Gordon Baxter (The Sticky Label)
Various Artists, "Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music—Volume Four" by Tony Glover (Revenant)
Various Artists, "The Songs of Willie Dixon" by Matt Alcott (Telarc)
Various - Soul Comes Home by Gordon Baxter (Shout/Stax)
Various Artists - Soul Of The Night by Steve Mainwaring
Various Anthology - Sound of the City - New York Area Doo-Wop 1956 - 1966 by Arthur Shuey
Various Artists - Stony Plain Records 25 Years by Tim Holek (Stony Plain Records)
Various Artists, "Stony Plain’s Christmas Blues" by Tim Holek (Stony Plain Records)
Various Artists - Sun Records - 25 Rare Blues Classics by Craig Ruskey (Varese Sarabande)
Various Artists - Sun Records 25 Blues Classics by Craig Ruskey (Varese Vintage)
Various - Super Stars of Seventies Soul - Shout by Mark E. Gallo
Various Artists - Sweet Emotion: Songs of Aerosmith - Blues on Fire Stephen T Davidson (HHM)
Various Artists, "Swing Baby Swing--House Rocking Swing & Jump Jive Boogie" by Tony Glover (Music Club)
Various Artists - In The Pocket: A Taste of Blues Harmonica by Craig Ruskey (Telarc)
Various - Tate's Top Ten Canadian Blues CD's of 2003 by Gary Tate
Various Artists - Train Don't Leave: 1st Annual Sacred Steel Convention by Dick Houff (Arhoolie Records)
Various Artists, "Welcome To Swingland" by Kurt Koehler (KLBB AM Radio)
Various Artists - Now This Is What We Call Blues Vol. 420 by Tim Holek (Telarc Records)
Various Artists, "Telarc’s Got More Blues" by Tim Holek (Telarc)
*Various Artists, "Times Ain’t Like They Used To Be, Vols. 3 & 4" by Tony Glover (Yazoo)
Various Artists - The Travelling Record Man: Historic Down South Recording Trips of Joe Bihari & Ike Turner" by Craig Ruskey (Ace)
Various Artists - Ultimate Reggae by Gordon Baxter (UTV Records)
Various Artists - The United Records Story by Steve Mainwaring
Various Artists, "Upside ‘n’ Down Tight" by Tim Holek (Electro-Fi Records)
Various - Vanthology: "A Tribute To Van Morrison" by Dick Houff (Evidence)
Various Artists, "Violin, Sing The Blues For Me, African American Fiddlers 1926-1949" by Gordon Baxter (Old Hat)
Various Artists - Virginia Roots: The 1929 Richmond Sessions by Gordon Baxter (Outhouse Records)
Various Artists - Where We Live: a benefit CD for Earthjustice by Steve Mainwaring
Various Artists - Where We Live: a benefit CD for Earthjustice by Steve Mainwaring (Higher Octave Music)
Various Artists - West Side Chicago Blues by Tim Holek (Delmark)
Various Artists - West Side Chicago Blues by Craig Ruskey (Delmark)
Various Artists, "World Music Collections--Down Home Styling" by Tony Glover (Putumayo)
Various Artists - Zydeco: The Essential Collection by Mark E. Gallo (Rounder)
Kevin Vaughn - “My Only One” cd single by William Bixby (Kev Productions)
Maurice John Vaughn - Dangerous Road by Tim Holek (Blue Suit Records)
Jimmie Vaughan - Do You Get The Blues? by Tim Holek (Artemis Records)
Jimmie Vaughan - Do You Get The Blues? by Craig Ruskey (Artemis Records)
Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble - Live At Montreaux 1982 & 1985 by Craig Ruskey (Epic)
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, "Blues At Sunrise" by Matt Alcott (Epic/Legacy)
Stevie Ray Vaughan, "The Real Deal: Greatest Hits Vol. 2" (and 4 more) by Jeff Fields (Epic/Legacy)
Nick Vigarino - Victims of Cool by Tony Engelhart (Merrimack)
VIH - VIH by Robert Murphy (Full Force Music)
Viki "G", "Handy Andy the Plumber" by Matt Alcott (U-R Blues Records 1)
Vini And The Demons by "Mad Dog" Dave Madlener
The Vipers featuring Deb Cleveland - Tickle My Toes by Dave ?Doc? Piltz
Vital Support Blues Band - Vital Support by Dave "Mad Dog" Madlener
Randy Volin and the Sonic Blues, "Waking Up With Wood" by Tim Holek (Rockin’ Daddy’s Records)
Steve Vonderharr - Boom Boom Steve V & The Knockout Blues Revue by Craig Ruskey (Cold Wind Records)
Steve Vonderharr - Boom Boom Steve V & The Knockout Blues Revue by Dave "Doc" Piltz (Cold Wind Records)
Jane Voss - Farther Down The Road by John Taylor (Ripple Recordings)

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