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Crossroads' Best Music of 2022

Chris Heim, host of Crossroads, shares her picks for the best blues releases of 2022.

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  1. Kenny ‘Blues Boss’ Wayne -From Chicago to Paris: A Tribute to Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon(Stony Plain)
  2. Diunna Greenleaf -I Ain't Playin’(Little Village)
  3. Mavis Staples/Levon Helm –Carry Me Home(Anti-)
  4. Steve Howell & the Mighty Men –Been Here and Gone(Out of the Past)
  5. Kenny Neal –Straight from the Heart(Ruf)
  6. Dylan Triplett –Who Is He?(VizzTone)
  7. Bob Corritore & Friends –You Shocked Me(VizzTone)
  8. Buddy Guy –The Blues Don’t Lie(RCA)
  9. Trudy Lynn –Golden Girl(NOLA Blue)
  10. Robert Hill & Joanne Lediger –Revelation(Self)
  11. Mighty Mike Schermer -Just Gettin' Good(Little Village)
  12. Shemekia Copeland –Done Come Too Far(Alligator)
  13. Silent Partners –Changing Times(Little Village)
  14. Johnny Sansone –Into Your Blues(Short Stack)
  15. Edgar Winter –Brother Johnny(Quarto Valley)
  16. Kathy Murray & the Kilowatts –Fully Charged(Blue Heart)
  17. Albert Castiglia –I Got Love(Gulf Coast)
  18. Duke Robillard Band -They Called It Rhythm & Blues(Stony Plain)
  19. The Dig 3 –The Dig 3(The Dig 3)
  20. Misty Blues -One Louder(Lunaria)

Here's a sampling of songs from the top ten albums on Spotify:

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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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