If you're putting together a little collection of Delta and country blues you want something by my man David "Honeyboy" Edwards, and "Robert Johnson: The Complete Recordings" and Mississippi John Hurt's "Avalon Blues: The Complete 1928 Okeh Recordings" are essentials. But don't leave out Yazoo's "The Best of Blind Willie McTell." I think I like Mr. McTell most of the four. Great guitar playing and interesting singing with engaging lyrics and a sense of humor.
For a release by a current blues artist that fits the same description see "Legacy" by Guy Davis.
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