The best blues albums in the year 2014 were made by Johnny Winter, The Suitcase Brothers, Joe Bonamassa and the Robert Cray Band. This is the Result of our Readers Poll. Best Debut is „Unleashed“ by Chase Walker Band, best Live-Album is „Live in Amsterdam“ by Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa. And Back On The Road „Best Before“ is the album from Germany with the most votes by our readers.
 

3644 readers put their vote in our readers poll – a number we didn‘t dare to hope for. And first they put our webserver to the limits more than once a day. Here are the winners and runner–ups in the seven categories. If you want to know the whole results, please look into the much longer version in German on this page. 

Blues (elektrisch)

  1. Johnny Winter – Step Back (338 votes)
  2. Walter Trout – The Blues Came Callin’ (311)
  3. Mississippi Heat – Warning Shot (290)
  4. John Mayall – A Special Life
  5. Janiva Magness – Original

Blues (akustisch)

  1. The Suitcase Brothers – A Long Way from Home (287 votes)
  2. Sunday Wilde – He Digs Me (235)
  3. The Red Dirt Skinners – Sinking The Mary Rose (189)
  4. Empire Roots Band – Music from Harlem Street Singer
  5. King Size Slim – Milk Drunk

Bluesrock

  1. Joe Bonamassa – Different Shades of Blue (448 votes)
  2. Devon Allman – Ragged And Dirty (316)
  3. Joe Louis Walker – Hornet‘s Nest (249)
  4. Tommy Castro & The Painkillers – The Devil You Know
  5. Alexis P Suter Band – Love The Way You Roll

Soulblues, Soul & Funk

  1. Robert Cray Band – In My Soul (505 votes)
  2. John Nemeth – Memphis Grease (327)
  3. Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – Give The People What They Want (231)
  4. Third Coast Kings – West Grand Boulevard
  5. JJ Thames – Tell You What I Know

Best Live album

  1. Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa – Live In Amsterdam (517 votes)
  2. Gary Clark Jr. – Live (345´)
  3. Gregg Allman: All my friends – celebrating the songs & voice of Gregg Allman (339)
  4. Charlie Musselwhite – Juke Joint Chapel
  5. Dana Fuchs – Songs from the Road

Best debut

  1. Chase Walker Band – Unleashed (1714 votes)
  2. Bad Temper Joe – Sometimes A Sinner (293)
  3. Blues Pills – Blues Pills (191)
  4. Kaz Hawkins – Get Ready
  5. Selwyn Birchwood – Don‘t Call No Ambulance

Blues (national)

  1. Back On The Road – Best Before (726 votes)
  2. 3 Dayz Whizkey – Steam (322)
  3. PASS OVER BLUES: THE … (295)
  4. Bad Temper Joe – Man For The Road
  5. B.B. & The Blues Shacks – Businessmen