Making a Scene Presents Richard Ludmerer’s Top 40 Indie Blues Recordings of 2018

(In no particular order)

Richard Ludmerer was the first writer that believed in what we were doing here at Making a Scene! He has become a valuable partner and a big reason we have become successful!  He is unarguably one of the most respected, knowledgeable and prolific music reviewers in the blues genre! We are honored to have him as part of the Making a Scene Family!

Today he brings us his Top 40 picks for 2018!

Each of the CD graphics will take you directly to Amazon so you can purchase the CD or mp3 Downloads. Click on the artists name and you will be taken to the review written by Richard Ludmerer to read his assessment of the artists work. We have also included the spotify player for each of the CD’s so you can add them to your own playlist! The more playlists an artist is put on the better chance they will be put on the radar of the “Tastemakers” at spotify, so add your favorite songs to your playlist!

The Lucky Losers – Blind Spot	Marcia Ball – Shine Bright
Sue Foley – The Ice Queen	Bernard Allison – Let It Go
Ilya Portnov – Strong Brew	Myles Goodwyn & Friends of the Blues
Nick Moss Band – High Cost of Low Living	Elvin Bishop Big Fun Trio – Something Smells Funky Round Here
Big Apple Blues – Manhattan Alley	Damon Fowler – The Whiskey Bayou Sessions
Anthony Geraci – Why Did You Have To Go	Colin James – Miles To Go
Paul Oscher – Cool Cat	Curtis Salgado & Alan Hager – Rough Cut
Walker/Katz/Robson – Journeys to the Heart of The Blues	Ry Cooder – Prodigal Son
The Proven Ones – Wild Again	Lurrie Bell – Tribute to Carey Bell
Mike Zito – First Class Life	JP Soars – Southbound I-95
Michael Kaeshammer – Something New	Walter “Wolfman” Washington – My Future Is My Past
Johnny Tucker – Seven Day Blues	Joyann Parker – Hard To Love
Danielle Nicole – Cry No More	Rory Block – A Woman’s Soul, A Tribute to Bessie Smith
Whitney Shay – A Woman Rules The World	Barbara Blue – Fish in Dirty H20
Shemekia Copeland – America’s Child	Bruce Katz Band – Get Your Groove
Boz Scaggs – Out of The Blues	Rachelle Coba – Blink
Maria Muldaur – Don’t You Feel My Leg	Eric Bibb – Global Griot
Teresa James and The Rhythm Tramps – Here In Babylon	Buddy Guy – The Blues Are Alive and Well
Frank Bey – Back in Business	Billy Price – Reckoning
Little Boys Blue – Hard Blue Space	Dana Fuchs – Love Lives On