I’m singing the blues for real this week as I compose this latest recap of the week in blues at retail and radio. My Freddie King box set is on backorder and Alabama lost the Iron Bowl. Nothing good ever happens to me. Fortunately I have the right soundtrack to my lamentations. I have the right to sing the blues, and many of the albums on these charts have been companions to my sorrow and despair.
The great Buddy Guy is again #1 at both radio and retail. Eden Brent’s glorious Ain’t Got No Troubles has moved up again this week, moving all the way to #2. Joining Guy and Brent in the top five at radio are James Cotton, Robin Rogers, and Charlie Musselwhite.
Australian bluesman’s unique blues blend is catching on with record buyers as his Deep Fried Satisfied makes its chart debut this week at Billboard. Not much else is different there as Guy, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Bettye LaVette, and Joe Bonamassa continue to see their albums selling ahead of the rest of the pack.
Roots Music Report Blues Radio Chart
- Buddy Guy – Living Proof
- Eden Brent – Ain’t Got No Troubles
- James Cotton – Giant
- Robin Rogers – Back In The Fire
- Charlie Musselwhite – The Well
- Various Artist – Louisiana Swamp Stomp
- Kenny Neal – Hooked On Your Love
- Rita Chiarelli – Sweet Paradise
- Various Artist – Crossroads – Eric Clapton Guitar Festival 2010
- Reverend Raven & The Chain Smokin’ Altar Boys – Shake Your Boogie
- Albert Castiglia – Keepin On
- Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters – Spread The Love
- Joe Louis Walker – Live On The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise
- Shawn Camp – 1994
- Lucky Peterson – You Can Always Turn Around
- Dave Specter – Spectified
- Latvian Blues Band – Unreal
- Tony Joe White – That On The Road Look – Live
- Eric Clapton – Clapton
- Mitch Kashmar & The Pontiax – 100 Miles To Go
- Duke Robillard – Passport To The Blues
- Mel Brown – Love, Lost And Found
- Deb Callahan – Tell It Like It Is
- The Derek Trucks Band – Roadsongs
- Cyndi Lauper – Memphis Blues
- Joanne Shaw Taylor – Diamonds In The Dirt
- Hosea Hargrove – Tex Golden Nugget
- The Chris O’leary Band – Mr. Used To Be
- Joe Zaklan – There Ain’t No Better Time
- The Robert Cray Band – Cookin’ In Mobile
Billboard Blues Top 10
- Buddy Guy – Living Proof
- Etta James – Icon: Etta James
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band – Live! In Chicago
- Joe Bonamassa – Live From The Royal Albert Hall
- Joe Bonamassa – Black Rock
- Bettye LaVette – Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook
- Cyndi Lauper – Memphis Blues
- Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble – Playlist: The Very Best Of Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble
- Claude Hay – Deep Fried Satisfied
- The Derek Trucks Band – Roadsongs