- Mighty Sam McClain – Time and Change (KKV)
- Dr. John – The Musical Mojo of Dr. John (Concord)
- The Fabulous Thunderbirds – Strong Like That (Severn)
- David Bromberg Band – The Blues, The Whole Blues and Nothing But the Blues (Red House)
- Melissa Etheridge – Memphis Rock and Soul (Stax)
- Nancy Wright – Playdate! (Vizztone)
- The Meters – A Message from the Meters (Real Gone Music/Rhino)
- Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials – The Big Sound of… (Alligator)
- Bobby Rush – Porcupine Meat (Rounder)
- Kenny Neal – Bloodline (Cleopatra Blues)
- Big Head Blues Club – Way Down Inside (Big)
- Hard Swimmin’ Fish – True Believer (Hard Swimmin’ Fish)
- Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters – Maxwell Street (Stony Plain)
- Duke Robillard – Full Circle (Stony Plain)
- Knickerbocker All Stars – Texas Rhody Blues (JP Cadillac)
- Raphael Wressnig & Igor Prado – The Soul Connection (ZYX Records)
- Liz Mandeville – The Stars Motel (Blue Kitty Music)
- Deb Ryder – Grit, Grease and Tears (Bejeb Music)
- Mississippi Heat – Cab Driving Man (Delmark)
- Sugar Ray and the Bluetones – Seeing Is Believing (Severn)
- Barrelhouse Chuck – Remembering the Masters (The Sirens)
- Joanna Connor – Six String Stories (MC Records)
- Katy Guillen & the Girls – Heavy Days (Vizztone)
- Bruce Katz Band – Out from the Center (American Showplace Music)
- Nick Moss – From the Root to the Fruit (Blue Bella)
- John Lee Hooker – The Modern, Chess & Veejay Singles Collection 1949-62 (Acrobat)
- Jeremiah Johnson Band – Blues Heart Attack (Connor Ray Music)
- Tweed Funk – Come Together (Tweed Tone)
- Sam Cooke – The Complete Solo Singles (Acrobat)
- Otis Redding – Complete and Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul 50th Anniversary Edition (Atco/Rhino)
- Ray Fuller and the Bluesrockers – Long Black Train (Azuretone)
- Devon Allman – Ride or Die (Ruf)
- Fiona Boyes – Professin’ the Blues (Reference)
- Vaneese Thomas – The Long Journey Home (Segue)
- Lurrie Bell – Can’t Shake This Feeling (Delmark)
- Dennis Gruenling – Ready or Not (Vizztone)
- Levee Town – Takin’ & Givin’ (Levee Town)
- Seth Walker – Gotta Get Back (Royal Potato Family)
- Al Basile – Mid-Century Modern (SweetSpot)
- Madeleine Peyroux – Secular Hymns (Impulse)