Jimmy Reed - Blues Masters (2000)

After releasing 18 various artists blues compilations in the Rhino Blues Masters series, the label then extended the series by releasing a number of compilations that each focused on one influential blues artist. And that's what we've got here.

Born in the Mississippi Delta in 1925, Reed would go on to become among the most commercially successful electric blues artists of the 1950s thanks to his laid-back singing, simple guitar style, and easygoing harmonica playing. Reed's music influenced The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, The Animals, Elvis Presley, and Steve Miller, among others. Highly accessible; I dig.

Reed was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1991.

Liner notes by Cub Koda.

Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart

Tracks, with Billboard chart peaks:

	Title	Year	R&B	Pop
1	High And Lonesome	1953
2	You Don't Have To Go	1955	5
3	Ain't That Lovin' You Baby	1955
4	I Ain't Got You	1955
5	You've Got Me Dizzy	1956	3
6	Little Rain	1957	7
7	Honest I Do	1957	4	32
8	Odds And Ends	1958
9	Ends And Odds	1958
10	Going To New York	1959
11	Take Out Some Insurance	1959
12	Baby What You Want Me To Do	1959	10	37
13	Hush-Hush	1960	18	75
14	Big Boss Man	1961	13	78
15	Bright Lights Big City	1961	3	58
16	Oh John	1962
17	Shame Shame Shame	1963		52

Personal Memory Associated with this CD: None.

Previously revisited for the blog:

Volume 2: Postwar Chicago Blues (1992)	Volume 7: Blues Revival (1993)
Volume 3: Texas Blues (1992)	Volume 8: Mississippi Delta Blues (1993)
Volume 4: Harmonica Classics (1992)	Volume 15: Slide Guitar Classics (1993)
Volume 6: Blues Originals (1993)	Blues Masters Sampler (1993)