A-Z CDs - Day 59

As promised, now begins the compilations. Sadly, I was busy as hell today, so I didn't have much time to contemplate what I was listening to.
490. 1970s R&B Classics (last listen: 2-5 years) - A great little collection of '70s soul, featuring Marvin Gaye ("What's Going On"), The Temptations ("Just My Imagination"), and The Miracles ("Tears of a Clown"), among others. But my favorite song on the album is Dobie Gray's "Drift Away." What a great song. The Chi-Lites' "Have You Seen Her?" is also pretty good. And "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers is a classic. There's really not a bad song on this CD.
491. AM Gold - 1971 (last listen: 5+ years) - Part of the Time-Life AM Gold series that I bought one CD, and then canceled. My favorite one of this CD is "Don't Pull Your Love Out" by Hamilton, Joe, Frank & Reynolds.
492. The Big '80s (VH1) (last listen: 2-5 years) - One of the better '80s compilation.
493. Blues Masters - Vol. 3: Texas Blues (last listen: 3 months to 1 year) - I highly suggest the Blues Masters collection. The CDs span from the '30s to the present, and all four of them that I own are great. Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown's "Okie Dokie Stomp" is my favorite song on this CD. It's a fast-paced, boogie-woogie-style guitar-led instrumental. Stevie Ray Vaughan's version of "Texas Flood" is always good, as well.
494. Blues Masters - Vol. 4: Harmonica Classics (last listen: 3 months to 1 year) - This one is great, featuring the likes of Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Walter, and Junior Wells.
495. Blues Masters - Vol. 6: Blues Originals (last listen: 1-2 years) - This is a great compilation of original blues songs that were famously covered. My favorites are Howlin' Wolf's "Back Door Man" (covered by The Doors), G.L. Crockett's "It's a Man Down There" (covered by The Allman Brothers Band as "You Don't Love Me," most famously on the Live at the Fillmore East album), and "That's All Right" by Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (which has the distinction of being the first single released by Elvis).
496. Blues Masters - Vol. 15: Slide Guitar Classics (last listen: 3 months to 1 year) - This is just a solid album from start to finish. Is there anything more pleasant to listen to than a slide guitar? The answer is "no," Kevin. My favorites off this one are "Too Much Alcohol" by J.B. Hutto & His Hawks, "Is You Ever Seen a One-Eyed Woman Cry" by Earl Hooker (possibly one of the best song titles in blues history), and Canned Heat's version of "Rollin' and Tumblin'."