Best Selling Blues (CDs & Vinyl)

The blues is a music genre and musical form that originated in African-American communities in the Deep South of the United States around the end of the 19th century, with spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads. Blues is characterized by the use of blue notes, a specific set of pitches that are slightly lower than the pitches in the major scale. Blues is also characterized by the use of call and response, a technique in which a singer sings a line and the audience or another singer responds with a similar line.

SOS

SOS is a 1994 album by the American blues musician B.B. King. The album was released on the MCA Records label and was produced by John Anderson. SOS was King's first album of new material in five years and was a commercial success, reaching number one on the Billboard Blues Albums chart and number 11 on the Billboard 200 chart. The album was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.

SOS features a variety of blues styles, from traditional acoustic blues to more modern electric blues. The album includes several notable songs, including the title track, "Why I Sing the Blues," and "Never Make a Move Too Soon." SOS is a classic blues album that is essential listening for any fan of the genre.

Other Popular Blues CDs & Vinyl

• Muddy Waters - Folk Singer (1964)
• John Lee Hooker - The Real Folk Blues (1966)
• Howlin' Wolf - Moanin' in the Moonlight (1959)
• Robert Johnson - King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961)
• Buddy Guy - A Man and the Blues (1968)

Blues is a powerful and moving genre of music that has had a profound impact on American culture. Blues CDs and vinyl are a great way to experience the beauty and power of this music.