Henry Butler

Vu-Du Menz - $8.99

Hear the considerable talents of this New Orleans-based jazz and blues pianist at the Funk Butt

Harry Connick Jr

Come By Me - $11.97

This ever-young New Orleans crooner turned film actor still plays his home-town from time to time

Ellis Marsalis

Duke In Blue - $11.97

The patriarch of the multi-talented Marsalis family is himself a great jazz pianist. Catch him at Snug Harbor

Nicholas Payton

Gumbo Nouveau - $15.59

Jazz trumpet doesn't get much better than this - Payton is a master

Rebirth Brass Band

Feel Like Funkin' It Up - $14.49

Ever seen 'Brassed Off'? This is very different

Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers

Swing This! - $14.22

Ruffins is New Orleans' most exuberant trumpeter. Look out for him at Tipitina's

Buckwheat Zydeco

Choo Choo Boogaloo - $14.49

A 1994 classic album from the man who took zydeco onto the rock stage

CJ Chenier

Step It Up! - $13.99

Zydeco pioneer Clifton Chenier's son, CJ, is keeping the family tradition alive with the Red Hot Louisiana Band

Nathan Williams and the Zydeco Cha Chas - $13.39

Let's Go!

This is wild zydeco from the Lafayette star. Catch him at his brother's club, El Sid O's

RL Burnside

Well Well Well - $13.99

Delta favourite Burnside sings pretty blue blues on this album - a collection of bootleg recordings

Eddie Cusic

I Want To Boogie - $14.22

Cusic - from Leland deep in the Delta - was overlooked for years. But he is, in fact, a blues musician of raw talent. Catch him in Greenville

Willie Foster

Live at the Airport Grocery - $13.39

Foster died in 2001 but this album recorded at the Cleveland venue is a classic

Jelly Roll Kings

Rockin' the Juke Joint Down - $14.49

Leader Frank Frost died in 1999 but the remaining Jelly Roll Kings Sam Carr and Big Jack Johnson still play the Delta

Junior Kimbrough

Meet Me In the City - $14.99

It's been harder to catch Kimbrough since his club burned down but he's still a regular on the Delta circuit

T-Model Ford

She Ain't None of Your'n - $13.39

Hard and heavy blues from the 80-year-old Delta guitarist. Look out for him in Clarksdale

Booker T and the MGs

The Very Best of - $11.97

This funky soul combo were huge in the late sixties and they still get together for a taste of Green Onions from time to time

Al Green

Greatest Hits - $13.99

Soul legend turned preacher Green can be heard at his church on Sundays - the Full Gospel Tabernacle

Blind Mississippi Morris (with the Pocket Rockets)

Bad to Worse - $15.19

Memphis harmonica king Morris is well worth searching out on a Saturday night

Preston Shannon

All In Time - $14.99

Shannon is a regular at BB King's on Beale Street and a true guitar virtuoso

Ruby Wilson

A Song For You - $17.99

Blues diva Wilson is a favourite on Beale Street

Tommy Bankhead

Message to St Louis - $14.22

Ill-health hasn't stopped local bluesman Bankhead from keeping up his weekly slot at BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups.

Chuck Berry

His best (Volume 1) - $13.99

Rock & roll pioneer Berry is one of America's greatest music legends but he finds time to play local venue Blueberry Hill on a regular basis

Johnnie Johnson

Blue Hand Johnnie - $11.97

Musical partner to Chuck Berry for 30 years, Johnnie Johnson is one of the great rock & roll pianists. He plays regular gigs in St Louis

Henry Townsend

Henry's Worried Blues - $13.97

Henry 'Mule' Townsend has recorded in nine decades - and he's still active on the St Louis blues scene

Big Time Sarah

Million of You - $14.49

Powerful Chicago blues from one of the hardest working stars in town

Honeyboy Edwards

Shake 'Em On Down - $14.49

Robert Johnson contemporary Honeyboy Edwards has been on the Chicago scene since the fifties. Look out for him at Rosa's Lounge.

Von Freeman

Live at the Dakota - $13.39

Blue Note recording star Freeman plays a regular slot at the South Side's New Apartment Lounge

Liz Mandeville Greeson

Ready to Cheat - $14.49

Seductive blues from the charismatic star. Catch her at B.L.U.E.S. on the North Side.

Buddy Guy

Stone Crazy - $13.99

One of the biggest names in blues plays his own club - Buddy Guy's Legends - from time to time

Jimmy Johnson

Every Road Ends - $14.49

Versatile bluesman Johnson pops up all over Chicago. Make sure you catch him live

Willie Kent

Make Room For The Blues - $14.99

Another Chicago stalwart, you'll find bassist and singer Kent playing the bigger clubs most weekends

Magic Slim

Grand Slam - $14.99

Magic Slim and the Teardrops play classic Chicago blues and can regularly be heard rocking the North Side B.L.U.E.S. Etcetera venue

Son Seals

Lettin' Go - $13.99

Guitar master Seals exploded on the Chicago scene in the early eighties and is still one of the most exciting live acts in town. Catch him if you can

Koko Taylor

Royal Blue - $13.99

The undisputed 'Queen of Blues' still has a mighty voice. She has her own club in Chicago - Koko Taylor's Celebrity - but she rarely appears there