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Crossroads Top 40 For December 2020

KMUW | By Chris Heim
Published January 1, 2021 at 7:00 AM CST
  1. Nora Jean Wallace – Blues Woman (Severn)
  2. Various Artists – A Gulf Coast Christmas (Gulf Coast)
  3. Duke Robillard – Blues Bash (Stony Plain)
  4. Kim Wilson – Take Me Back (MC Records)
  5. Shemekia Copeland – Uncivil War (Alligator)
  6. Sonny Green – Found! One Soul Singer (Little Village Foundation)
  7. Kerry Kearney – Tales from the Psychedelta (Highlander)
  8. Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings – Just Dropped in…(Daptone)
  9. Kid Ramos & Bob Corritore – Phoenix Blues Sessions (Vizztone)
  10. Vanessa Collier – Heart on the Line (Phenix Fire)
  11. Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite – 100 Years of Blues (Alligator)
  12. John Nemeth – Stronger Than Strong (NOLA Blue)
  13. Kirk Fletcher – My Blues Pathway (Cleopatra)
  14. Dustin Arbuckle & the Damnations – My Getaway (2225683 Records DK2)
  15. Walter Trout – Ordinary Madness (Provogue)
  16. Bobby Rush – Rawer Than Raw (Thirty Tigers)
  17. Sam Barlow – Faith in the Blues (Montrose)
  18. Kenny Wayne Shepherd – Straight to You Live (Mascot)
  19. Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar – The Reckless One (Gypsy Soul)
  20. Henry Gray & Bob Corritore – Cold Chills (Vizztone)
  21. Harmonica Shah & Howard Glazer – Ain’t Gonna Worry About Tomorrow (Electro Fi)
  22. AJ Crawdaddy – Steppin’ Out! (Cave Man)
  23. Lloyd Jones – Tennessee Run (Vizztone)
  24. Ben Levin – Carryout or Delivery (Vizztone)
  25. Sugar Ray & the Bluetones – Too Far from the Bar (Severn)
  26. Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters - Rise Up (Stony Plain)
  27. Savoy Brown – Ain’t Done Yet (Quarto Valley)
  28. Joe Louis Walker – Blues Comin’ On (Cleopatra)
  29. Dave Riley & Bob Corritore – Travelin’ the Dirt Road (VizzTone)
  30. Kevin Burt – Stone Crazy (Gulf Coast)
  31. Peter Parcek – Mississippi Suitcase (Lightnin’)
  32. Misty Blues – Weed ‘Em And Reap (Misty Blues)
  33. Johnny Iguana – Chicago Spectacular (Delmark)
  34. Kat Riggins – Cry Out (Gulf Coast)
  35. New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers – Vol. 1 (Stony Plain)
  36. Crooked Eye Tommy – Hot Coffee and Pain (Blue Heart)
  37. Kirsten Thien – Two Sides (Screen Door)
  38. Lucky Losers – Godless Land (Vizztone)
  39. Bettye LaVette – Blackbirds (Verve)
  40. Johnny Nicholas – Mistaken Identity (Valour)
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Chris Heim
Chris Heim produces and hosts Global Village, a nationally and internationally distributed world music show; the nightly jazz show Night Train, and Crossroads, KMUW’s twice-weekly blues and R&B show. Chris is also a critic and freelance writer whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Utne, Global Rhythm, Dirty Linen, and Option, among others.
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