Some distance in the b.g. Is the bandstand. MARTY is of course flying his kite as he sits in the Silver Bullet. The boys are having a blast. THE CAMERA SLOWLY MOVES AWAY from the boys, centers on Owen's Pub across the street, and ZOOMS IN. In the window is a poster. As a student from Pickerington, Ohio, Gray remembers writing reports on the four-time track and field gold medalist. Owens' legacy is hard to miss.
The Roots Music Report's
Top Blues Rock Album Chart
for the Year of 2016
Album Title | Band/Artist Name | Label | |
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1 | Let Me Get by | Tedeschi Trucks Band | Swamp Family |
2 | Give It Back to You | The Record Company | Concord |
3 | The Royal Gospel | Royal Southern Brotherhood | Ruf |
4 | Method to My Madness | Tommy Castro | Alligator |
5 | Blue Highways | Colin James | True North |
6 | Some Call It Freedom [Some Call It the Blues] | RB Stone | Middle Mountain Music |
7 | Pierced Arrow | The Rides | 429 Records |
8 | Memphis Rock and Soul | Melissa Etheridge | Concord |
9 | All for Loving You | Alexis P. Suter Band | American Showplace |
10 | Champagne Velvet | Jason Elmore & Hoodoo Witch | Underworld |
11 | The Stars Motel | Liz Mandeville | Self-Release |
12 | Both Sides of the Track | Dennis Jones | Blue Rock |
13 | Solid States and Loose Ends | Steve Dawson | Black Hen |
14 | Baptist Town | The Mike Eldred Trio | Great Western Recordings |
15 | Bound by the Blues | Sonny Landreth | Provogue |
16 | Golden State Lone Star Blues Revue | Golden State Lone Star Blues Revue | Electro - Fi |
17 | Blizzard of Blues | Tommy Z | South Blossom Records |
18 | Wolf Den | Danielle Nicole | Concord |
19 | From the Root to the Fruit | Nick Moss | Blue Bella |
20 | Early in the Moanin' | The Soul of John Black | Self-Release |
21 | Make Blues Not War | Mike Zito | Ruf |
22 | The Blues Don't Care | Frank Bang & The Cook County Kings | Self-Release |
23 | The Arson's Match | Peter Karp | Self-Release |
24 | How Long? | Little Mike and the Tornadoes | Elrob Records |
25 | Rich in Love | Colin Linden | Stony Plain |
26 | The Story of Sonny Boy Slim | Gary Clark Jr. | Warner Bros. |
27 | Hard Times, Bad Decisions | Lisa Mann | JayRay |
28 | In Any Town | The Lucky Losers | Dirty Cat |
29 | Balkun Brothers | Balkun Brothers | Borderline Blues |
30 | The World Moves on | The Hitman Blues Band | Nerus Records |
31 | Angel's 11 | Angel Forrest | Ad Litteram |
32 | Wild Heart | Samantha Fish | Ruf |
33 | By My Side | James 'Buddy' Rogers | JBR |
34 | Brand New Man | Lee Delray | Self-Release |
35 | Time to Roll | MonkeyJunk | Stony Plain |
36 | The Long Road Home | RootBone | SteelTone |
37 | Grinding These Gears | Dan Bubien | Dan Bubien Music |
38 | Relentless | The Paul DesLauriers Band | Big Toe |
39 | Devestatin' Rhythm | David Vest | Ark-O-Matic |
40 | A Force of Nature | Sari Schorr | Manhaton |
41 | I Ain't Lyin' | Charlie Musselwhite | Henrietta |
42 | Cigar Store | The Smoke Wagon Blues Band | Indie Pool |
43 | A/B | Kaleo | Elektra |
44 | Fresh Air | Johnny Nicholas | Self-Release |
45 | Mid-Century Modern | Al Basile | Sweetspot Records |
46 | Swinging in the Swamp | The Kat Kings | Self-Release |
47 | Monkey Brain | Sean Pinchin | Self-Release |
48 | Blues Heart Attack | Jeremiah Johnson | Connor Ray Music |
49 | Blues Karma and the Kitchen Sink | Charlie Wheeler Band | Self-Release |
50 | Blood Moon | Too Slim & the Taildraggers | Underworld |
51 | Gonna Die Tryin' | Chris O'Leary | American Showplace |
52 | West of Flushing South of Frisco | Supersonic Blues Machine | Provogue |
53 | If You Live to Get Old | Harmonica Shah | Electro-Fi |
54 | Slow Burn | Al Lerman | Self-Release |
55 | Gristle to Gold | Randy McAllister and the Scrappiest band in the Motherland | Reaction |
56 | Blue Skies | Matty T. Wall | Hipsterdumpster |
57 | Show Your Love | Harper and Midwest Kind | Bluharp |
58 | Friday Night | Zora Young & Little Mike and the Tornadoes | ELROB |
59 | Naked... in Your Face | Eddie Turner & Trouble Twins | 7-14 productions |
60 | Blues Heaven | Mark May Band | Connor Ray Music |
61 | Moon Turn Red | MonkeyJunk | Stony Plain |
62 | Heal My Soul | Jeff Healey | Provogue |
63 | Keep Coming Back | Mike Zito | Ruf |
64 | Hit the Road | Riff Riders | Self-Release |
65 | Spare Keys | Jimmy Thackery | Self-Release |
66 | The Catfish | Popa Chubby | Verycords |
67 | Not Quite Legal | Chase Walker Band | Self-Release |
68 | Stand Your Ground | John Long | Delta Groove |
69 | Shakedown Soul | Kelly Richey | Sweet Lucy |
70 | Ten Miles of Bad Road | Karen Lovely | Self-Release |
71 | Zalo's Blues | Gonzalo Bergara | Self-Release |
72 | Illogical Optimism | Reverend Freakchild | Treated And Released Records |
73 | Rich Man | Doyle Bramhall II | Concord |
74 | Born Free | Dione Taylor | Matay |
75 | Groovin' at the Crosse Roads | Heather Crosse | Ruf |
76 | Fade to Blue | Mike Pachelli | Self-Release |
77 | The Back on Track Recording Project | The Jordan Patterson Band | Self-Release |
78 | Demolition Day | Honey Island Swamp Band | Ruf |
79 | Electric Field Holler | Anthony Gomes | Up 2 Zero |
80 | Breaking Free | Layla Zoe | Ruf Records |
81 | B's Expression | Al Basile | Self-Release |
82 | East-Coast Sound | Johnny Neel, Tommy Lepson, Dave Chappell | Rip Bang |
83 | Mighty Business | AG Weinberger | Big Foot |
84 | On Down the Road | JL Fulks | Self-Release |
85 | Soundcheck | Leslie West | Provogue |
86 | Good Good Lovin | Bill Durst | Durstwerks |
87 | Sounds Like the Blues to Me | Jeff Chaz | JCP |
88 | No B! | Jane Lee Hooker | RUF RECORDS |
89 | This Silence is Killing Me | Jeff Chaz | JCP Records |
90 | Dear John | Kalo | Something Blue |
91 | Heavy Days | Katy Guillen & the Girls | vizztone |
92 | Cold Outside | Bill Johnson | Oxborough Music |
93 | Hi Lo-Fi | Dylan Wickens & The Grand Naturals | Self-Release |
94 | Numbers Man | Andy T - Nick Nixon Band | Blind Pig |
95 | The Power, the Glory & the Monkey Time | George Stephen Kelly | Ace Sleeve |
96 | Long Road | Diana Rein | Rude Mood |
97 | Take Me High | Laurence Jones | Ruf |
98 | Parade Day | Sussex | Lucky Bear |
99 | Ina Forsman | Ina Forsman | Ruf |
100 | Tangled | In Layman Terms | Self-Release |
101 | Southern Family | Various Artists | Elektra |
102 | Infected with the Blues | Spencer Mackenzie | Self-Release |
103 | Born Blue: the Sun Sessions | John D'Amato | TruBlu |
104 | Ice Storm | Scott Ellison | Earwig |
105 | Boo Hoo Hoo | No Sinner | Provogue |
106 | Revelator | Tedeschi Trucks Band | Sony Masterworks |
107 | Same Soil | David Michael Miller | Self-Release |
108 | Old Habits Die Hard | No Sinner | Provogue |
109 | The Devil to Pay | Kim Simmonds & Savoy Brown | Ruf |
110 | Flux | Rich Robinson | Circle Sound Records |
111 | Live at Knuckleheads, Vol. 1 | Nick Schnebelen Band | Vizztone |
112 | Scott McMahan | Scott McMahan | Self Release |
113 | No Filter | John Ginty | American Showplace |
114 | Soul Renegade | Ken Valdez | Armored Rat Music |
115 | Empty Promises | Waydown Wailers | Woodstock |
116 | Elemental | Ross Neilsen | Self-Release |
117 | Record Store | The Mighty Mojo Prophets | Mojo King Music |
118 | Drive Til U Die | Hymn For Her | Self-Release |
119 | Blues Immigrant | Matthew Skoller | Self-Release |
120 | Rise Above | Bill Evans | Vansman |
121 | No More Sorrow | Jake Chisholm | Self-Release |
122 | Dark Angel | John Weeks Band | Self-Release |
123 | Heal My Soul | Lex Grey and the Urban Pioneers | Self-Release |
124 | 25 Year Retrospect | Tommy McCoy | Earwig |
125 | Broken Chains | Kern Pratt | Gigtime Records |
126 | Love in a Hurricane | Mighty Orq | Connor Ray Music |
127 | White Bear | The Temperance Movement | Concord |
128 | Time to Let Go | Bob Lanza Blues Band | Connor Ray |
129 | Fire on the Floor | Beth Hart | Mascot Label Group |
130 | Back 2 Blues | Stevie J Blues | Delta |
131 | Skin and Bones | Dudley Taft | American Blues |
132 | 21st Century Blues | Van Wilks | Texas '51 Records |
133 | Danielle Nicolle | Danielle Nicole | Concord |
134 | Black Magic Box | Tony Vega Band | Silver Belly |
135 | Elevator Man | Scott Ellison | Red Parlor |
136 | The Tel-Star Sessions | Gov't Mule | Evil Teen |
137 | Blame Me | Ty Curtis | Self-Release |
138 | Honey for My Queen | The Josh Garrett Band | Self-Release |
139 | Jim McCarty & Friends II - Live from Callahan's | Jim McCarty | Cally's |
140 | 10,000 Feet Below | Eliza Neals | E-H |
141 | Let Love Show the Way | SIMO | Provogue |
142 | Ouroboros | New Orleans Suspects | Louisiana Red Hot |
143 | Live at the Greek Theatre | Joe Bonamassa | Provogue |
144 | Dust & Bones | Gary Hoey | Provouge |
145 | A Night in Copenhagen | Peach and The Almost Blues Band | Magic Music |
146 | Truly Me | Lauren Anderson | Self-Release |
147 | A Night on the Sunset Strip (Live) | Eric Gales | Cleopatra Blues |
148 | Spitballin' | Stewart Lindsey | Dave Stewart Enterprises |
149 | The Temperance Movement | The Temperance Movement | Fantasy / Concord Music Group |
150 | 'Til the Dawn | Born Healer | Spiral Sun Records |
151 | Livin in a Bitch of a World | 7Horse | Self-Release |
152 | Room for One More | Jay Stollman | Number7Records |
153 | Vicksburg Call | David Gogo | Cordova Bay |
154 | Sky Still Blue | Seth Walker | Royal Potato Family |
155 | Not So Simple | Austin Young Band | Self |
156 | Years Pass by | The Low Counts | Self-Release |
157 | Songs from the Road | Thorbjorn Risager & The Black Tornado | Ruf |
158 | Faithful Satellite | The Black Sorrows | Self-Release |
159 | Jammin' on the High Cs | Mitch Woods | VizzTone |
160 | King King Live | King King | Manhaton Records |
161 | The Last Days of Oakland | Fantastic Negrito | Blackball Universe |
162 | Live in NYC | Lance Lopez | Cleopatra |
163 | Hell on Wheels | Jay Willie Blues Band | ZOHO Roots |
164 | Three Miles from Avalon | Davy Knowles | WYAN |
165 | Live and Luscious | Nick Moss | Blue Bella Records |
166 | Blue Room | Ana Popovic | Artistexclusive Records |
167 | Night Light | Mark Crissinger | Self-Release |
168 | Black White and Blue | Eddie Martin | Bluesblood |
169 | Trouble | Hamish Anderson | Self-Release |
170 | Lazer Lloyd | Lazer Lloyd | Lots of Love |
171 | Make Room at the Table | JP Blues | Midnight Circus |
172 | Forgiven | Los Lonely Boys | Epic |
173 | Soul Suga & Diane Durrett | Diane Durrett & Soul Suga | Blooming Tunes |
174 | Gary Clark Jr. Live | Gary Clark Jr. | Warner Bros. |
175 | Light a Candle | JJ Grey & Mofro | Provogue |
176 | Window on the World | John McKinley | Self Release |
177 | Hard Road to Hoe | Ghost Town Blues Band | Self Release |
178 | What It is | FreeWorld | SwirlDisc |
179 | Sold for Love | Rhythm Zoo | Self-Release |
180 | Eyes Wide Open | Aynsley Lister | Straight Talkin' |
181 | Breaking and Entering | Eliza Neals | E-H |
182 | #9 | Mark Nomad | Blue Star |
183 | To Behold | MonkeyJunk | Stony Plain |
184 | Baddass Generation | The Paul Nelson Band | The Dog Music |
185 | Resurrection | Gaetano Letizia & the Underworld Blues Band | Self-Release |
186 | The Album | Nikki James | Fat Girl |
187 | Certified Blue | The Black Sorrows | Head |
188 | Rendezvous with the Blues | Jimmy Hall | Rockin' Camel |
189 | Soultime! | Southside Johnny | Leroy Records |
190 | Coming Clean | Dirty Basement Blues | Self |
191 | Don't Look Back | Royal Southern Brotherhood | Ruf |
192 | Over Your Head | Josh Smith | Crosscut |
193 | Just Won't Burn | Susan Tedeschi | Tone-Cool |
194 | On Safari | The Kentucky Headhunters | Plowboy |
195 | Best of - the Millennium Collection | Rare Earth | Motown Records |
196 | Traveling South | Mikey Junior | VizzTone |
197 | All My Friends | Various Artists | Rounder |
198 | Face the Face | Pete Townshend's Deep End | Eagle Vision |
199 | Led Zeppelin II | Led Zeppelin | Atlantic |
200 | Roadhouse Revelation | David Vest | Cordova Bay |
201 | Full Moon Night in Memphis | JP Soars | Soars High |
202 | Loosen Up! | RB Stone | Middle Mountain |
203 | World Boogie is Coming | North Mississippi Allstars | Thirty Tigers |
204 | Desert Star | Julian Taylor Band | Aporia |
205 | Unknown | The Nighthawks | Unknown |
206 | 1953 | Cheryl Lescom | Busted Flat Records |
207 | Tearing Up the Rails | Lucus Haneman Express | Self-Release |
208 | The Sky is Crying | Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble | Msi Music Corp |
209 | West of Flushing | Supersonic Blues Machine | Provogue |
210 | Machine Gun: Live at the Fillmore East 12/31/1969 (First Show) | Jimi Hendrix | Sony |
211 | The Beautiful Bones | Kelley Hunt | 88 Records |
212 | I Got My Own | Morgan Davis | Electro–Fi Records |
213 | Songs from the Road | Royal Southern Brotherhood | Ruf Records |
214 | Bears and Bulls | The Stone Foxes | Unknown |
215 | Get Up! | Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite | Concord |
216 | Johnny's Juke Joint | Jay Willie Blues Band | Zoho Music |
217 | Easy Gone | Ray Bonneville | Red House |
218 | Wonder Man | Rusty Wright Band | Sadson Music |
219 | Anthology | Too Slim & the Taildraggers | Underworld |
220 | Saved by the Blues | The Bluesbones | Unknown |
221 | Treat Me Right | Eric Sardinas | Evidence Music |
222 | Songs from the Road | Mike Zito | Ruf |
223 | Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac | Fleetwood Mac | Blue Horizon |
224 | Electric Ladyland | Jimi Hendrix Experience | Sony |
225 | Live in Europe | Dudley Taft | American Blues Artist Group |
226 | One More River to Cross - Remaster | Canned Heat | BGO |
227 | Blue Blazes | Sugar Blue | Alligator |
228 | Sounds of Home | Damon Fowler | Blind Pig |
229 | Mississippi Mud | Andy Lindquist | Self |
230 | Goin' Home | Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band | Chess |
231 | Liberty | Brother Sun Sister Moon | Holy Joe |
232 | Live - 1977 & 1979 | Bad Company | Swan Song/Rhino |
233 | Live Across America, 1967-1977 | Quicksilver Messenger Service | Purple Pyramid/Cleopatra |
234 | Exile on Main St. | The Rolling Stones | Eagle Rock Entertainment |
235 | Havana Moon | The Rolling Stones | Eagle Vision |
236 | The RCA & Arista Album Collection | Lou Reed | Legacy |
237 | Big, Bad & Beautiful - Live | Popa Chubby | Cleopatra Blues |
238 | Can You Hear the Music | Downchild Blues Band | Linus Entertainmant |
239 | A Step Further | Savoy Brown | Decca Music Group |
240 | 17-11-70 | Elton John | MCA |
241 | Back Up Against the Wall (Live) - Single | Atlanta Rhythm Section | BGO |
242 | Live in San Diego | Eric Clapton & J.J. Cale | Reprise |
243 | Strike Like Lightning | Lonnie Mack | Alligator |
244 | Yes Indeed! | Kenny Parker | Blue Angel |
245 | Single | Flynnville Train | AMP Entertainment |
246 | The Morning After | The J. Geils Band | Atlantic |
247 | 300 Miles to Memphis | Mississippi Fever | Self Release |
248 | Chin Up | John Campbelljohn | Nood |
249 | Better for You | Chris Antonik | Self-Release |
250 | Keys to the Kingdom | North Mississippi Allstars | Songs of the South |
251 | One Night in Amsterdam | Ian Siegal | Nugene |
252 | Lose Control | Chantel McGregor | Tis Rock Music |
253 | Uncanned! the Best of Canned Heat | Canned Heat | EMI |
254 | Fantastic Negrito | Fantastic Negrito | Blackball Universe |
255 | Twelve Spells | The Stone Foxes | Unknown |
256 | Old School Thang | Billy Hector | Ghetto Surf Music |
257 | Passion, Soul, and Fire | David M'ore | Edgard Avakian |
258 | Me 'N' Mabel | Suzie Vinnick | Self-Release |
259 | Unusual Suspects | Leslie West | Unknown |
260 | With All Due Respect | Atlanta Rhythm Section | Fuel 2000 |
261 | Light and Shade | Blues Karloff | elves Boulevard Records |
262 | Rosco Martinez | Rosco Martinez | Cruiser Records |
263 | Devil's Kiss | Renee & the Derelicts | Poor Boy Records |
264 | Bye Bye to Ya | The Damned and Dirty | Self |
265 | Blues Twins | Shake Your Hips | Imports |
266 | Wicked | The 24th Street Wailers | Self-Release |
267 | Transcendence | Marty Manous | Lucky Street Music |
268 | Brand Spank'n Blue | Jeremiah Johnson | Self-Release |
269 | Family Style | Vaughan Brothers | Epic |
270 | The Yardbirds, Vol. 2 - Blues, Backtracks & Shapes of Things | The Yardbirds | Sony |
271 | Dark Horse | Ghost Town Blues Band | Inside Sounds |
272 | Compass | Polly O'Keary and the Rhythm Method | Self-Release |
273 | Songs from the Road | Oli Brown | Ruf |
274 | The Woodstock Experience | Janis Joplin | Columbia Legacy |
275 | It's the Way (You Make Me Feel) - Single | Anthony Gomes | Up 2 Zero |
276 | The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac and His Music | Warren Haynes | Concord |
277 | The Paul DesLauriers Band | The Paul DesLauriers Band | Big Toe |
278 | The Switcher | Lonesome Shack | Unknown |
279 | Young Girl Blues | Sue Foley | New West |
280 | Live in Hamilton | The Smoke Wagon Blues Band | Self-Release |
281 | Sometimes | Tommy Z | South Blossom |
282 | The Good Girl Blues | The Soul of John Black | Yellow Dog Records |
283 | One More Round | The John Pagano Band | Midnight Circus |
284 | Don't Explain | Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa | J&R Adventures |
285 | Unknown | Duke Robillard | Stony Plain |
286 | Resonate | Glenn Hughes | Frontiers Records |
287 | Hey Joe Opus Red Meat | Otis Taylor | Inakustik |
288 | Water Under the Bridge | Ty Curtis | Self-Release |
289 | High Priestess | Ingrid Gerdes | Self-Release |
290 | Test of Time | Grainne Duffy | Self |
291 | I Need a Hat | Downchild Blues Band | Linus Entertainment |
292 | Something Old Something New | Will Johns | Self |
293 | Live! Bootleg | Aerosmith | Sony |
294 | Blues with Friends | Dixie Peach | Big Shew Records |
295 | Live in Amsterdam | Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa | J&R Adventures |
296 | Never Trust the Living | Johnny Mastro & Mama's Boys | Csb LLC |
297 | Straight Out! | Monti Amundson | Self-Release |
298 | Mess of Blues | Jeff Healey | Ruf |
299 | Getting to This | Blodwyn Pig | BGO |
300 | The Second | Steppenwolf | MCA |
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