My playlists from the early ‘60s sound to my ears more like a selection of polished late-‘50s pop and rock and roll, juxtaposed with a bunch of scruffy American blues recordings. Sprinkle in a little world music, which was just starting to gain an appreciation in the Western world, and there you have it.
It doesn’t feel much like what we think of when we think of the sixties, but the ingredients are there. Those classic blues records would provide the spark for the blues-rock explosion of the mid-‘60s, especially in England (with bands like the Rolling Stones, Animals, Yardbirds, Pretty Things, Small Faces, Them, Cream and many more).
What follows is my commentary for the most notable albums from the period 1960, 1961, and 1962. Usually I do one playlist per year, but it seems to have been a time without much worthy output on album. That was partly due to the tendencies of the day—singles were everything, albums were for scraps. But I’ve read that music historians tend to consider it a downtime in rock history, anyway, a period when not much of worth was produced. (Indeed, you might think a three-year span would include about 60 of my top 200 albums of the decade. Fewer than 20 made the cut.)
But there certainly are good albums to discover from these years. When I started the project that became this website, I only owned three of these albums (by Olatunji, Howlin’ Wolf, and Penderecki), so almost all this was new to me, aside from the occasional hit single.
The format for this list is a little different from what I will normally do for a year in review. Ordinarily, for each year, I’ll list a top 6, top 12, top 20, and top 30. Here, as the years don’t have enough releases included to justify this method, I just list the albums in playlist (and chronological) order. Enjoy!
As always, you can jump to the playlist at the bottom of each post to listen while you read. All release dates are from Wikipedia, unless otherwise noted.
Note: Some of this commentary is adapted from that in No Hype No Trends Music’s 200 Best Albums of the 1960s.
The Most Notable Albums of 1960
Elmore James
Blues After Hours
Elmore JamesReleased 1960
Great blues slide guitar—classic stuff, instantly recognizable in its influence.
Read more in my top 100 of the decade.
Wanda Jackson
Rockin’ with Wanda
Wanda JacksonReleased 1960/05
Sassy rockabilly that I find impossible not to like. I’m sure that “Fujiyama Mama” is bound to offend, in our culturally sensitive age, and rightly so—but I’ll be damned if it isn’t one of the catchiest songs I’ve heard in a long time. Who says only boys can rock?
Read more in my top 100 of the decade.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music, bubbling under the top 3000 albums of all time
Elvis Presley
Elvis Is Back!
Elvis PresleyReleased 1960/04/08
I never was a big Elvis Presley fan. He was for an older generation, I guess. His faster numbers I liked pretty well, but his trembling croon on the romantic songs was something to mimic for comic effect, not to admire sincerely. I guess I still feel this way, long past my teenage years. But this album has just enough terrific songs to recommend it, even for a bitter cynic like me.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music top albums of the ’60s, No. 120
- 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005)
- Rolling Stone 100 Best Albums of All Time (1997), No. 052
Billy Fury
The Sound of Fury
Billy FuryReleased 1960/05
The Brits could rockabilly, too! Who knew?
Playlist Note: This album appears in Spotify, but for some reason one of my three selections from the album does not: “Turn My Back on You.” I’ve substituted “Don’t Say It’s Over.”
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music top albums of the ’60s, No. 377
The Everly Brothers
It’s Everly Time
The Everly BrothersReleased 1960/05
This album is terrific, packed with charming, infectious late-‘50s style pop and sunny harmonies. My favorite track is “Just in Case,” a witty plea for a little better-now-than-later fooling around.
Listen to more Everly Brothers.
Read more in my top 200 of the decade.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music top albums of the ’60s, No. 357
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba
Miriam MakebaReleased 1960/05/11
The music here is highly Westernized, but still provides a nice taste of African singing and culture. (It seems it wasn’t westernized enough to sell, however, as it didn’t; “Mama Africa” was subsequently dropped from her label.)
Notable Critical Mentions:
Babatunde Olatunji
Drums of Passion
Babatunde OlatunjiReleased 1960/02/15
Great early disc of world music, a classic of African drumming and song. Many tracks will sound familiar to those who have followed pop music influenced by world sources.
Read more in my top 100 of the decade.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music top albums of the ’60s, No. 311
- SPIN: The Top 100 Alternative Albums of the 1960s, No. 089
João Gilberto
O amor, o sorriso e a flor
João GilbertoReleased 1960
Released in the United States in 1960 as Brazil’s Brilliant João Gilberto, this disc is perhaps better than the classic bossa nova classic Getz/Gilberto, which made my Top 200. (I admit that this is a late addition to my list here, one I didn’t listen to thoroughly until after I’d compiled my best of the decade lists.) Regardless, if you like that album, then give this one a good listen. Here Gilberto sings and plays guitar, backed delicately by the Antonio Carlos Jobim Orchestra, in a set of light and lively samba grooves, several of which have become standards of the genre.
Playlist Note: This album itself appears to be unavailable on Spotify, but the tracks were readily available on several compilations.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music, bubbling under the top 3000 albums of all time
Lightnin’ Slim
Rooster Blues
Lightnin’ SlimReleased 1960
Great charged, gritty down-home blues.
Playlist Note: This album not does appear in Spotify. I was able to track down two of my selections on a compilation but not “Long Leanie Woman.” I have substituted “It’s Mighty Crazy,” which is fun, too.
John Lee Hooker
That’s My Story
John Lee HookerReleased 1960
Light and lively blues and more from Hooker on one of his best albums.
Jimmy Reed
Found Love
Jimmy ReedReleased 1960
Great accessible blues, blessed with Reed’s slippery nasal drawl. An excellent album, one of the final cuts from my top 200.
Mance Lipscomb
Texas Sharecropper and Songster
Mance LipscombReleased 1960
Excellent spare back-porch blues. You may as well be there sipping iced tea (or something stronger) next to Lipscomb as he plays.
Playlist Note: This album not does appear in Spotify, but I was able to track down my three selections on a compilation. however, many fine tracks from the original album appear to be unavailable. One of the final cuts from my top 200, this album is worth tracking down.
Robert Pete Williams / Guitar Welch / Hogman Maxey
Angola Prisoners’ Blues
Robert Pete Williams / Guitar Welch / Hogman MaxeyReleased 1960 (some sources list 1959)
Recorded in the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola in the ‘50s, these blues tracks by convicts are the real deal. The performances were so impressive that they led to one prisoner, Robert Pete Williams, being pardoned. After some time on a work farm, he was able to commit more time to music.
Chuck Berry
Rockin’ at the Hops
Chuck BerryReleased 1960/07
The Father of Rock and Roll toward the end of his peak (1955-1960). Good stuff.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music, bubbling under the top 3000 albums of all time
Ray Charles
Ray Charles in Person
Ray CharlesReleased 1960/07
One of Charles’ best albums. In this terrific live set recorded in Atlanta in 1959, the band cooks, Ray sings his heart out, the singers cry out in response, and everyone has a great time, especially you.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music top albums of the ’60s, No. 373
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife
Ella FitzgeraldReleased 1960
Ella forgets lyrics and improvises new ones in this famous live set. Her improvisations are less impressive than some seem to think, but at the very least she kept her cool admirably.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music, bubbling under the top 3000 albums of all time
B.B. King
My Kind of Blues
B.B. KingReleased 1960/08 (Source: www.jazzmessengers.com—some sources say 1961)
Great laid-back easy blues from a master.
Otis Spann
Otis Spann Is the Blues
Otis SpannReleased 1960 (rec.1960/08/23)
Piano blues—good stuff, mellow and intimate.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music, bubbling under the top 3000 albums of all time
The Everly Brothers
A Date with The Everly Brothers
The Everly BrothersReleased 1960/10
Just about as good as It’s Everly Time (probably a bit more consistent, but with fewer songs I absolutely love). A great woe-is-me vibe infuses the best tracks.
Listen to more Everly Brothers.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music, bubbling under the top 3000 albums of all time
- 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005)
Etta James
At Last!
Etta JamesReleased 1960/11/15
Great R&B soul singing—her terrific version of Willie Dixon’s “I Just Want to Make Love to You” is the big highlight here, but there are many other great tunes. I prefer the more lively songs on Tell Mama, but this one is also highly recommended.
Read more in my top 200 of the decade.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music top albums of the ’60s, No. 173
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003), No. 116
- Paste 60 Best Albums of the 1960s, No. 038
Joan Baez
Joan Baez
Joan BaezReleased 1960/11
A great set of traditional folk songs, with just Baez and her guitar in a spare, desperate performance on her recording debut.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music top albums of the ’60s, No. 175
- 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005)
Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters at Newport 1960
Muddy WatersReleased 1960/11/15
Muddy performs a selection of his classics live. A great set.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music top albums of the ’60s, No. 110
- 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005)
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003), No. 348
The Most Notable Albums of 1961
Bobby Bland
Two Steps from the Blues
Bobby BlandReleased 1961/01/01
Man, does this simmer and burn! Bobby can really build tension and wait for just the right moment to belt it out, at just the right moment. Just listen to “Little Boy Blue” to see what I mean.
Read more in my top 100 of the decade.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music top albums of the ’60s, No. 092
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003), No. 215
Roy Orbison
Sings Lonely and Blue
Roy OrbisonReleased 1961/01
All of Orbison’s three regular studio releases on the Monument label, which represent his creative peak, are centered around a theme—first loneliness, then crying, and finally dreams. The first and last albums are the best. Regardless, the concept behind them was pretty special in those days, when albums were seen primarily as a way to make more money off singles repackaged with filler, and nothing more.
On this, his debut, all the songs penned by Orbison and Joe Melson are good to excellent—sprightly rhythms, strategic piercing strings, and colorful background singers whose delivery seems half sincere, half wink-wink. (Although maybe it’s just my ironic sensibilities that cause me to interpret it this way. Dum-dum-dum-dumdy-doo-wah, Ooh-yay-yay-yay-yeah? Ridiculous, indeed.)
At Orbison’s best, the contrast between the lively arrangements and bleak lyrics creates a unique and captivating dissonance. The covers (about half the album) are mostly forgettable, although it’s nice to hear Orbison’s take on the Everly Brothers.
Ray Charles
Genius + Soul = Jazz
Ray CharlesReleased 1961/03
Ray Charles backed by the Count Basie big band, in a mostly instrumental set. The two vocal tracks are probably the best, but the entire album is flat-out fiery. Super.
Read more in my top 200 of the decade.
Playlist Note: This album does not appear to be available on Spotify. When I put together my playlists for my top 200 albums of the decade, I was able to piece my selections together from compilations. For this playlist I went to my Top 200 one, only to discover that one of the songs had been greyed out—“I’ve Got News For You.” I suppose it’s no longer available.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music top albums of the ’60s, No. 267
Freddie King
Let’s Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddie King
Freddie KingReleased 1961
Great instrumental, rhythmic blues. At times danceable, always sure to get your toe tapping, and impossible not to like.
Read more in my top 200 of the decade.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music top albums of the ’60s, No. 390
Faron Young
Hello Walls
Faron YoungReleased 1961
Great classic country. Hapless lovelorn narrators included, at no extra charge.
Playlist Note: This album doesn’t not appear to be available on Spotify, although there are a few compilations of the same name. Ironically, none of the compilations entitled Hello Walls contained any of my selections from the original Hello Walls release. I was able to find them elsewhere, though.
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain Boys
Foggy Mountain Banjo
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs and The Foggy Mountain BoysReleased 1961
Backwoods finger-pickin’ wizardry even a city-slicker like me could love.
Read more in my top 200 of the decade.
Jimmy Reed
Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall
Jimmy ReedReleased 1961/08
Not in fact a live album, this packages a terrific one-disc greatest hits compilation with an excellent disc of newly recorded material. Great, sleazy blues—Reed mumbles and drawls his way through song after delightful song. If you only own one Jimmy Reed album, and if you like blues you certainly should, this is probably the one.
Read more in my top 200 of the decade.
Playlist Notes: Ordinarily, for a double LP I’d include 6 tracks. Here, as one of the discs is a compilation, I include only three tracks, from the LP of new material. For some reason, only two of my three selections (“Baby What’s Wrong” and “Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth,” but not “Found Joy”) were available on Spotify. I substituted another terrific track.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music top albums of the ’60s, No. 367
Buck OwensThe Shadows
The Shadows
The ShadowsReleased 1961/09
Great instrumental rock. I feel there’s a surf-rock vibe here, but these guys come from England, not California, so I could be wrong. Then again, they wouldn’t be the only Brits apeing American styles at the time. (See Alexis Korner, below.)
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music top albums of the ’60s, No. 202
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Blues in My Bottle
Lightnin’ HopkinsReleased 1961
rec.1961/07/26
More great blues from one of the greats, a quiet intimate set, just Lightnin’s voice and acoustic guitar.
Dion
Runaround Sue
DionReleased 1961/10 (source: 45worlds.com)
Surprisingly dark and emotionally resonant doo-wop gems. Some filler, but plenty of great stuff here.
Read more in my top 200 of the decade.
Patsy Cline
Showcase
Patsy Cline1961/11/27
I tend to like my country a little more honky-tonk and a little less studio shimmer, but in the case of Patsy Cline, I’ll have to make do with what’s available. Yes, the male chorus in the background may fill one with the urge to time travel back into the studio with a flamethrower. But there are at least a handful of songs on each of Cline’s albums (usually the more upbeat ones) that I find irresistible, despite the kitsch choral accompaniment. She’s got a great voice, expressive without being overdone.
The Most Notable Albums of 1962
Roy Orbison
Crying
Roy OrbisonReleased 1962/01
The lesser of his three regular Monument album releases is marred by too many slow, drippy numbers. Side one starts off great with the title track, but contains little else of note. But side two picks up the pace to end strong (best tracks, 1, 8-12).
Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie Sings Folk Songs
Woody GuthrieReleased 1962 (rec. 1944-1945)
These tracks were recorded in the early ‘40s but sat unreleased on a shelf somewhere until the early ‘60s folk revival. Great stuff—turns your headphones into wooded campfire and chorus of hobos.
Read more in my top 100 of the decade.
Howlin’ Wolf
Howlin’ Wolf
Howlin’ WolfReleased 1962/01/11
This album (sometimes known as The Rocking Chair Album, due to the image on the cover) is just excellent—gritty and edgy, the Wolf’s voice rough and raspy, the playing charged and ragged. This is no polished, prettied up blues, no B.B. King smoothed out and tuneful for the white folks. This is savage, dirty stuff. You can hear echoes of it in elsewhere in this compilation—in the avant-garde bark of Captain Beefheart—and in the guttural bleatings of ‘80s Tom Waits. Terrific.
Read more in my top 20 of the decade.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music top albums of the ’60s, No. 088
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003), No. 223
- Paste 60 Best Albums of the 1960s, No. 052
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob DylanReleased 1962/03/19
Dylan’s debut is often overlooked, simply because he wasn’t fully formed yet as an artist or songwriter; most of these songs are covers of old folk and blues classics. But man, this album’s a killer. Dylan tears these tracks to shreds (acoustically, of course—nothing electric, yet). He must have hit the folkie scene like an earthquake.
Read more in my top 100 of the decade.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music top albums of the ’60s, No. 230
Ray Charles
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray CharlesReleased 1962/04
Half-great, half-awful? The songs laden with weepy strings and sappy vocal accompaniment simply ooze with overdone sentiment; the more fresh, jazzy numbers, on the other hand, are great stuff.
See my comments in the Most Overrated Albums of the 1960s.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music top albums of the ’60s, No. 062
- 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005)
- The Rolling Stone 200 Essential Record Collection (1997)
- Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003), No. 104
Jacques Brel
Enregistrement public à l’Olympia
Jacques BrelReleased 1962 (rec. 1961/10)
Theatrical, dynamic, propulsive, an exercise in excess, Vrel’s style is an acquired taste. Brel is considered one of the greats of French chanson, and has influenced many an English-speaking artist. But don’t tell the French that their favorite singer looks like a rabbit on the cover.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music, bubbling under the top 3000 albums of all time
Serge Gainsbourg
No 4
Serge GainsbourgReleased 1962/05/23 (source: Wikipedia.fr)
Probably the best of Gainsbourg’s albums in his early style, as a singer of French chanson with a strong jazz influence. Even here, he’s chafing at the bit of jazz conventions. As always, he finds his inspirations in the little (and sometimes grand) perversions of life. And in songs such as “Baudelaire,” named after (and taking the lyrics from) the mid-19th century decadent French poet, he hints at the Latin and other rhythms that will begin to capture his imagination.
Listen to more Serge Gainsbourg.
Read more in my top 200 of the decade.
The Shirelles
Baby It’s You
The ShirellesReleased 1962
The title track and “Soldier Boy” were the biggest hits from this album, but the classic girl group brought plenty of other great tracks to the mix here. A fine album in a genre that specialized primarily in singles.
DionDave Van Ronk
Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger
Dave Van RonkReleased 1962
Excellent early Greenwich Village folk from the man who was apparently the king of the scene when Dylan entered the neighborhood, and became a mentor of sorts. On this disc, you can certainly see why Dylan would pay attention.
Read more in my top 200 of the decade.
Patsy Cline
Sentimentally Yours
Patsy ClineReleased 1962/08/06
I might suggest that Cline is best heard on a compilation, as her albums are (for my taste) burdened by an overly sappy vocal accompaniment (as was the style of the day), but then you’d miss out on great album tracks like “Heartaches” and Showcase’s “Seven Lonely Days.”
Ben E. King
Don’t Play That Song!
Ben E. KingReleased 1962/08/20
A fine album, better than most soul and R&B albums of the day, too many of which grew rather thin after the singles.
Read more in my top 200 of the decade.
Booker T. & The MG’s
Green Onions
Booker T. & The MG’sReleased 1962/10
If the name of the title track doesn’t ring a bell, the music certainly will. This infectious track is deeply imbedded in our popular culture, and it’s just one of many terrific tracks here—all instrumental, all certain to get you a-shaking and a-moving in rhythm, all catchy as hell.
Read more in my top 200 of the decade.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music top albums of the ’60s, No. 187
- 1001 Albums to Hear Before You Die (2005)
- Paste 60 Best Albums of the 1960s, No. 060
Dick Dale & The Del-Tones
Surfer’s Choice
Dick Dale & The Del-TonesReleased 1962/11
Loads of fun jams from “The King of the Surf Guitar” himself.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- Acclaimed Music, bubbling under the top 3000 albums of all time
Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated
R&B from the Marquee
Alexis Korner’s Blues IncorporatedReleased 1962/11
Of great historical importance, Korner’s band was the first electric R&B band in England. At the time of this album’s release the band was attracting such fans as Charlie Watts, Jack Bruce, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Paul Jones, John Mayall, Ginger Baker, and Jimmy Page—some of whom would even perform with the band at times. (Band membership was quite fluid.) The album is about half covers, which tend to be the highlights. But the originals are solid and the playing quite good, even if it doesn’t go much beyond its influences.
Françoise Hardy
Françoise Hardy
Françoise HardyReleased 1962/11
Released three years later in the U.S. as The ‘Yeh-Yeh’ Girl from Paris!, Hardy’s self-titled 1962 debut brought her instant success in France, and her influence began to grow among musicians here, as well. (Her first several French albums were all self-titled, by the way; if that seems a typically French presumption, well, it probably is. Each album is known in France by its most famous song, in this case “Tous les garçons et les filles.”) The hypnotic air of detachment to her voice backed by simple pop arrangements makes for a compelling listen.
Notable Critical Mentions:
- SPIN: The Top 100 Alternative Albums of the 1960s, No. 050
Krzysztof Penderecki
Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima
Krzysztof PendereckiReleased 1962 (composed 1959-1961)
Eerie strings dominate this avant-garde classical piece, which screeches, shimmers, stutters, glides, drones, and plucks its way to a dissonant conclusion that fades into nothingness. I first heard it in a music history class in college (probably academic year 1990-1991), and picked up a recording of it later during a period in the late ‘90s when I was studiously delving into classical music from all eras. The overall creepiness of this and other Penderecki pieces have led to their use in many a thriller film.
Listen to more avant-garde classical music.
Playlist Note: This recording, the one I have on CD, is from the ‘90s. I couldn’t find the original recording on Spotify.
Here’s the 1960-1962 album playlist for you—three tracks per album. Enjoy!
Playlist Notes:
- Billy Fury’s album The Sound of Fury appears in Spotify, but for some reason one of my three selections from the album does not, “Turn My Back on You.” I’ve substituted “Don’t Say It’s Over.”
- Lightnin’ Slim’s album Rooster Blues not does appear in Spotify. I was able to track down two of my selections on a compilation but not “Long Leanie Woman.” I have substituted “It’s Mighty Crazy,” which is fun, too.
- Mance Lipscomb’s album Texas Sharecropper and Songster not does appear in Spotify, but I was able to track down my three selections on a compilation. However, many fine tracks from the original album appear to be unavailable. One of the final cuts from my top 200, this album is worth tracking down.
- Ray Charles’ album Genius + Soul = Jazz does not appear to be available on Spotify. When I put together my playlists for my top 200 albums of the decade, I was able to piece my selections together from compilations. For this playlist I went to my Top 200 one, only to discover that one of the songs had been greyed out—“I’ve Got News For You.” I suppose it’s no longer available.
- Faron Young’s album Hello Walls does not appear to be available on Spotify, although there are a few compilations of the same name. Ironically, none of the compilations entitled Hello Walls contained any of my selections from the original Hello Walls release. I was able to find them elsewhere, though.
- For some reason, only two of my three selections from Jimmy Reed’s album Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall were available on Spotify (“Baby What’s Wrong” and “Aw Shucks, Hush Your Mouth,” but not “Found Joy”). I substituted another track.
- The recording here of Krzysztof Penderecki’s Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima, the one I have on CD, is from 1994.
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Cover Art Citations:
- Blues After Hours: Source, www.discogs.com
- Rockin’ with Wanda: Source, www.discogs.com
- Elvis Is Back!: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8417017
- The Sound of Fury: By billyfury.com, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19524916
- It’s Everly Time: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19302146
- Miriam Makeba: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23524655
- Drums of Passion: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6632625
- Rooster Blues: Source: Discogs.com
- That’s My Story: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3633313
- Found Love: Source: Discogs.com
- Texas Sharecropper and Songster: Source: Discogs.com
- Angola Prisoners’ Blues: Source: Discogs.com
- Rockin’ at the Hops: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4421787
- Ray Charles in Person: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20970035
- Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2702645
- My Kind of Blues: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20742941
- Otis Spann Is the Blues: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=62330405
- A Date with The Everly Brothers: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19316407
- At Last!: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4891567
- Joan Baez: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2082000
- Muddy Waters at Newport 1960: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4525671
- Two Steps from the Blues: Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8065066
- Sings Lonely and Blue:Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13079950
- Genius + Soul = Jazz: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15993206
- Let’s Hide Away and Dance Away with Freddie King:Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19817115
- Hello Walls: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36971586
- Foggy Mountain Banjo: Source: Discogs.com
- Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26000860
- Sings Harlan Howard: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19823479
- The Shadows :Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5391378
- Blues in My Bottle: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32901382
- Runaround Sue: Source: Discogs.com
- Crying: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=13079982
- Woody Guthrie Sings Folk Songs: Source: Discogs.com
- Howlin’ Wolf: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4767344
- Bob Dylan: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32493067
- Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18836109
- Enregistrement public à l’Olympia: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32981562
- No 4:Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45151578
- Surfer’s Choice: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4825504
- Baby It’s You: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23775751
- Lovers Who Wander: Source: Discogs.com
- Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18319686
- Don’t Play That Song!: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16686610
- Green Onions: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=200063
- R&B from the Marquee: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14048686
- Françoise Hardy: By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=22636027
- Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima: Source: Discogs.com
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