Crossroads

1. David Maxwell - Blues in Other Colors (Blue Duchess)
2. Hans Theessink/Terry Evans - Delta Time (Blue Groove)
3. Van Morrison - Born to Sing: No Plan B (Exile/Blue Note)
4. Lee Boys - Testify (Evil Teen)
5. Alvin Lee - Still on the Road to Freedom (Rainman)
6. Chris O'Leary Band - Waiting for the Phone to Ring (Vizztone)
7. Various - ...First Came Memphis Minnie (Stony Plain)
8. The Blues Broads - The Blues Broads (Delta Groove)
9. Mississippi Heat - Delta Bound (Delmark)

1. Shemekia Copeland - 33 1/3 (Telarc)
2. Hans Thessink/Terry Evans - Delta Time (Blue Groove)
3. Alvin Lee - Still on the Road to Freedom (Rainman)
4. Various - ...First Came Memphis Minnie (Stony Plain)
5. Marion James - Northside Soul (Ellersoul)
6. Maceo Parker - Soul Classics (Razor & Tie)
7. Raphael Wressnig/ALex Schultz - Soul Gift (ZYW)
8. Little Feat - Rooster Rag (Rounder)
9. Rockin' Johnny Band - Grim Reaper (Delmark)
10. Curtis Salgado - Soul Shot (Alligator)
11. Robert Cray Band - Nothin But Love (Provogue)

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band was one of the key blues groups of the '60s and important players in the blues revival of the era. Inspired by the classic blues of their home base of Chicago, the band would add rock and other elements to create its own dynamic and influential sound.

1. Shemekia Copeland - 33 1/3 (Telarc)
2. Magic Slim & the Teardrops - Bad Boy (Blind Pig)
3. Marion James - Northside Soul (Ellersoul)
4. Rick Estrin and the Nightcats - One Wrong Turn (Alligator)
5. Rockin' Johnny Band - Grim Reaper (Delmark)
6. Robert Cray Band - Nothin But Love (Provogue)
7. Raphael Wressnig/ALex Schultz - Soul Gift (ZYW)
8. Albert Castiglia - Living the Dream (Blues Leaf)
9. Quintus McCormick - Still Called The Blues (Delmark)
10. Janiva Magness - Stronger For It (Alligator)
11. Johnnie Bassett - I Can Ma

In the 1960s, a group of artists and bands began to emerge in England who were inspired by American blues. A changing world following the war, music from American servicemen and radio broadcasts, and tours, starting with Big Bill Broonzy in the early '50s, continuing with some of the major names in American blues after a key visit by Muddy Waters in 1958,and the American Folk Blues Festival tours that traveled England and the rest of Europe for a number of years all helped to inspire interest in the music.

1. Curtis Salgado - Soul Shot (Alligator)
2. Johnnie Bassett - I Can Make That Happen (Sly Dog)
3. Little Feat - Rooster Rag (Rounder)
4. Rockin' Johnny Band - Grim Reaper (Delmark)
5. Rick Estrin and the Nightcats - ONe Wrong Turn (Alligator)
6. Albert Castiglia - Living the Dream (Blues Leaf)
7. Mannish Boys - Double Dynamite (Delta Groove)
8. The 44s - Americana (Rip Cat)
9. Tedeschi Trucks Band - Everybody's Talkin' (Sony Masterworks)
10. Anthony Gomes - Up 2 Zero (Anthony Gomes)
11. Nathan James and the Rhythm Scratchers - Wh

Though Stevie Ray Vaughan's main career spanned less than a decade, he managed in that short time to help spark a new interest in blues, established himself as one of the great guitarists of popular music, and won a prominent place in fans hearts where he remains to this day, over twenty years since his passing in a tragic helicopter accident in August, 1990.

1. Little Feat - Rooster Rag (Rounder)
2. Curtis Salgado - Soul Shot (Alligator)
3. Johnnie Bassett - I Can Make That Happen (Sly Dog)
4. Tedeschi Trucks Band - Everybody's Talkin' (Sony Masterworks)
5. Johnny Rawls - Soul Survivor (Catfood)
6. Mud Morganfield - Son of the Seventh Son (Severn)
7. Jon Cleary - Occapella!