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Blues fans, I need help! I am usually good at finding some good old classic blues for any occasion, but where?


can I find some music for the Holiday season? Am I the only one who still wants to listen to the Blues even for Christmas? I appreciate many types of music, but I love the Blues. Some of the old R&B artists would work for me, as well. Help?

Fats Domino's takes on Christmas classics are so cool. My New Orleans bias is showing here- look for anything by Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, Dave Bartholomew, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, The Meters/Neville Brothers. I think most of them have recorded bluesy Christmas CDs over the years.

Blacktop Records has a lot of stuff by other New Orleans locals.

Check Out Charles Brown's Cool Christmas Blues

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4zq7gCJZ...

How's about Etta James "Twelve songs of christmas"
1998 was when she made it.
It's $6.99 on amazon, and no I don't represent them, lol.

That Charles Brown video is great!
Also, Otis Redding doing christmas songs would be good.
Here's his version of merry christmas baby.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYZ0JkQ8L...

Brother Ray Charles has some cool Christmas songs

Elvis: Blue Christmas
Louis Armstrong: Is that you Santa Claus?
Robert Johnson: Hellhounds on my Trail (at least he MENTIONS Christmas in the song)

Hope that adds to the list.

Tried Limewire or other P2P? There is a whole shed full of stuff out there.

brand new album out from Canned Heat - Christmas Album, got some older songs but also some ultra rare trax, one is Canned Heat feat. Eric Clapton doing a X-Mas song!!
and a beautiful 14 tack X-Mas Blues album called
Mr.Santa's got the Blues from the Matchbox Bluesband, reallly fantastic. Both are released on the Ruf record lable.

The best Blues x-mas song I ever heard is called Marry x-mas Baby performed by the Spirit Travellers, marvellous

try barnes and nobles stores,record section ,gold mine!

Kind of bluesy, The Eagles, Please Come Home For Christmas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNI56rY5p...

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