2020 was a year nobody will ever forget. It was President Trump’s final year in office and it was the year of the Coronavirus. However, that didn’t stop good music from coming out. Live music unfortunately was not permitted, unless it was through internet livestream. Music is therapy and it has been there for us during these turbulent times. Here are a list of music releases that I enjoyed during the year.
2020 Blues Albums
Shemekia Copeland – Uncivil War
John Lee Hooker Jr. – Testify
Joe Louis Walker – Blues Comin’ On
Shirley King – Blues For A King
Frank Bey – All My Dues Are Paid
Bernard Allison – Songs From The Road
Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne – Go, Just Do It!
Irma Thomas – After The Rain
Robert Cray Band – That’s What I Heard
Ruthie Foster – Live At The Paramount
Bobby Rush – Down In Mississippi
Bette LaVette – Blackbirds
Bai Kamara Jr & The Voodoo Sniffers – Salone
Andrew Alli – Hard Workin’ Man
King Solomon Hicks- Harlem
Fantastic Negrito – Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?
Aki Kumar – Dilruba
John Nemeth – Stronger Than Strong
Joe Bonamassa – Royal Tea
Albert Castiglia – Wild and Fire
Don Bryant – You Make Me Feel
Mojo Bufford – Mojo Workin’
Ben Harper – Winter Is For Lovers
Sugar Ray & The Bluetones – Too Far From The Bar
Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters – Rise Up
Jose Ramirez – Here I Come
Johnny & The Mongrels – Creole Skies
Linsey Alexander – Live At Rosa’s
Chris Thomas King – Angola
Kirk Fletcher – My Blues Pathway
Dennis Jones – Soft Hard & Loud
2020 Hip Hop Albums
Public Enemy – What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?
Paris – Safe Space Invader
Agallah & Sadat X – The Gods Have Arrived
Arrested Development – Don’t Fight Your Demons
Nappy Roots – 40RTY
Elzhi – Seven Times Down Eighty Times Up
White Horse – White Horse
Stalley – Speak No Blue
Spillage Village – Spilligion
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