Pretty much any Muddy record up to about 1958 is all that. Wolf's 50s stuff for Sun & Chess is completely essential and should be owned in its entirety by anyone who really loves music. That live Hound Dog Taylor record with "Give Me Back My Wig" is also as good as it gets. Also: pretty much anything by Little Walter up through the early 60s Frankie Sims on Specialty (with "Lucy Mae Blues") Guitar Slim on Specialty Lonesome Sundown on Excello Lightnin' Slim on Excello Billy the Kid Emerson on Sun Bobby Blue Bland on Duke Johnny Guitar Watson on Modern/RPM T-Bone Walker on Capitol and Black & White Gatemouth Brown on Peacock damn near anything by Lightnin' Hopkins John Lee Hooker on VJ Jimmy Reed on VJ Junior Parker on Sun any early Ike Turner skip h