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Crossroads' Top 40 Albums of December 2013

1.Toronzo Cannon - John the Conquer Root (Delmark)

2. Shaun Murphy - Cry of Love (Shaun Murphy)

3. The Rides - Can't Get Enough (429 Records)

4. The Sojourners - Sing and Never Get Tired (Little Pig)

5. Eric Bibb - Jericho Road (Stony Plain)

6. Trudy Lynn - Royal Oaks Blues Cafe (Connor Ray Music)

7. Chris James/Patrick Rynn - Barrelhouse Stomp (Earwig)

8. Shawn Holt & the Teardrops - Daddy Told Me (Blind Pig)

9. Sugaray Rayford - Dangerous (Delta Groove)

10. Jonn Del Toro Richardson/Sean Carney - Drivin' Me Wild (Del Toro Music)

11. Frank Bey & Anthony Paule Band - Soul for Your Blues (Blue Dot)

12. Lurrie Bell - Blues in My Soul (Delmark)

13. Hugh Laurie - Didn't It Rain (Warner Brothers)

14. Creole Joe Band - Creole Joe Band (PRA)

15. Cyril Neville - Magic Honey (Ruf)

16. Johnny Rawls - Remembering O.V. (Catfood)

17. Lou Pride - Ain't No More Love in This House (Severn)

18. Downchild - Can You Hear the Music (Linus)

19. Harrison Kennedy - Soulscape (Electro-Fi)

20. Freddy King - The King Years 1961-1962 (Not Now)

21. John Ginty - Bad News Travels (American Showplace Music)

22. Pete Anderson - Birds Above Guitarland (Little Dog)

23. Harmonica Shah - Havin' Nothin' Don't Bother Me (Electro-Fi)

24. Guy Davis - Juba Dance (MC Records)

25. David Bromberg - Only Slightly Mad (Appleseed)

26. Robben Ford - Bringing It Back Home (Provogue)

27. Bull Moose Jackson - The Bull Moose Jackson Collection 1945-55 (Acrobat)

28. Smokin' Joe Kubek & B'nois King - Road Dog's Live (Delta Groove)

29. Roosevelt Sykes - The Original Honeydripper (Blind Pig)

30. Diana Braithwaite/Chris Whiteley - Scrap Metal Blues (Electro Fi)

31. James Booker - Classified (Rounder)

32. Monkeyjunk - All Frequencies (Stony Plain)

33. Omar Dykes - Runnin' with the Wolf (Provogue)

34. Buddy Guy - Rhythm & Blues (RCA/Silvertone)

35. Roomful of Blues - 45 Live (Alligator)

36. Birdlegg - Birdlegg (Dialtone)

37. Eugene Hideaway Bridges - Roots and Vines (Armadillo)

38. Moreland & Arbuckle - 7 Cities (Telarc)

39. Dayna Kurtz - Secret Canon Vol. 2 (Kismet/MC Records)

40. Bryan Lee - Play One for Me (Severn)

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.