41 years after her death, Billie Holiday was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She “changed jazz forever,” claims their website. They’re right! Billie’s haunting voice has lingered in music collections for years. Audiences are still spellbound by a woman who came from such pain and poverty, yet created such beauty.
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The topic of the greatest blues albums of all time does make sense within the context of a jazz blog—even if it is not obvious at first. Remember that blues is a key root of jazz.
Here, you will find 10 of the greatest blues albums ever, and just as we tapped into the genres of jazz, the following selection of 10 albums will be organized into 10 sub-genres of blues, with one perfect and timeless album for each.
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