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Crossroads' Top 40 Albums of January 2014

1. Cyril Neville - Magic Honey (Ruf)

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

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

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

5. David Bromberg - Only Slightly Mad (Appleseed)

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

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

8. Eric Bibb - Jericho Road (Stony Plain)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

18. Various - Pippermint Twist (Munster)

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

20. Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings - Give the People What They Want (Daptone)

21. Tinsley Ellis - Midnight Blue (Heartfixer Music)

22. Charlie Musselwhite - Juke Joint Chapel (Henrietta)

23. Mike Zito & the Wheel - Gone to Texas (RuF)

24. Halley Devestern Band - Fabbo! Boffo! Smasho! (Halley Devestern Band)

25. Allen Toussaint - Songbook (Rounder)

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

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

28. Sugaray Rayford - Dangerous (Delta Groove)

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

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

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

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

33. Harrison Kennedy - Soulscape (Electro-Fi)

34. Guy Davis - Juba Dance (MC Records)

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

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

37. James Booker - Classified (Rounder)

38. Monkeyjunk - All Frequencies (Stony Plain)

39. Birdlegg - Birdlegg (Dialtone)

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

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.