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Crossroads Top 40 Albums For April 2016

1.       Various – God Don’t Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson (Alligator)

2.       Bonnie Raitt – Dig in Deep (Red Wing)

3.       Magic Sam – Black Magic (Delmark)

4.       Luther Dickinson - Blues and Ballads (New West)

5.       Toronzo Cannon – The Chicago Way (Alligator)

6.       King Louis/LaRhonda Steele – Rock Me Baby (Shoug)

7.       Jonn Del Toro Richardson - Tengo Blues (Del Toro)

8.       Ebony Jo-Ann - Please Save Your Love For Me (Ebony Jo-Ann)

9.       Benny Turner - When She's Gone (Nola Blue)

10.   Elmore James - The Complete Singles As & Bs 1951-62 (Acrobat)

11.   Michael Messer's Mitra - Call of the Blues (Knife Edge)

12.   Harmonica Shah - If You Live to Get Old, You Will Understand (Electro-Fi)

13.   Keith Stone – The Prodigal Returns (Keith Stone)

14.   Janiva Magness – Love Wins Again (Blue Elan)

15.   Cory Henry – The Revival (Ground Up)

16.   Mavis Staples - Livin' On a High Note (Anti-)

17.   Joanne Broh Band – Wicked Cool (Double YY Records)

18.   Charles Bradley – Changes (Dunham)

19.   Tommy Z – Blizzard of Blues (South Blossom)

20.   Curtis Salgado – The Beautiful Low Down (Alligator)

21.   Johnny Rawls - Tiger in a Cage (Catfood)

22.   Tim Williams – So Low (Lowden Proud)

23.   James Hunter Six - Hold On! (Daptone)

24.   Tedeschi Trucks Band - Let Me Get By (Concord/Fantasy)

25.   Jon Spear Band - Live Music is Better (Jon Spear Band)

26.   Dennis Jones – Both Sides of the Track (Dennis Jones)

27.   Georgie Bonds - Hit It Hard (Roadhouse Redemption)

28.   Chris James/Patrick Rynn - Trouble Don't Last (Vizztone)

29.   Toni Lynn Washington – I Wanna Dance (Regina Royale_)

30.   Andy Santana & the West Coast Playboys - Watch Your Step! (Delta Groove)

31.   Zora Young/Little Mike & the Tornadoes - Friday Night (El Rob)

32.   Trudy Lynn - Everything Comes With A Price (Connor Ray Music)

33.   Eric Bibb/JJ Milteau - Lead Belly's Gold (Stony Plain)

34.   Knickerbocker All-Stars - Got Back Home to the Blues (JP Cadillac)

35.   Joy Ann Parker & Sweet Tea - On the Rocks (JP & ST)

36.   Amos Milburn - The Best of the Aladdin Years 1946-57 (Acrobat)

37.   Al Basile - B's Expression (Al Basile)

38.   R.B. Stone - Some Call It Freedom (Middle Mountain)

39.   Anthony Geraci & the Boston Blues All Stars - Fifty Shades of Blue (Delta Groove)

40.   Brad Vickers & His Vestapolitans - That's What They Say (ManHatTone)

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.