The Hurricane's Top 75 of 2017
Multi-genre DJ extraordinaire Hugh "The Hurricane" Carson gives us his Top 75 (or so) albums for 2017.Hurricane's "Album of the Year" - Chastity Brown, Silhouette Of Sirens
Top 75-ish:
| ARTIST | ALBUM | GENRE |
| Wee Willie Walker & The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra | After A While | Soul/Funk |
| Walter Trout | We're All In This Together | Blues |
| Vincent Herring | Hard Times | Jazz |
| Vieux Farka Touré Feat Idan Raichel | Samba | Afrobeat |
| Van Morrison | Roll With the Punches | Blues |
| Trombone Shorty | Parking Lot Symphony | Jazz/Funk |
| Tony Allen | Tony Allen: The Source | Jazz |
| Tommy Castro & The Painkillers | Stompin’ Ground | Blues |
| Terence Blanchard | he Comedian | Jazz |
| Tanika Charles | Soul Run | Soul/Funk |
| Sweet Pea Atkinson | Get What You Deserve | Blues |
| Supersonic Blues Machine | Californisoul | Blues |
| Stanton Moore | With You In Mind | Soul/Funk |
| Southern Avenue | Southern Avenue | Blues |
| Sonny Landreth | Recorded Live In Lafayette | Blues |
| Songhoy Blues | Résistance | Afrobeat |
| Sidney Jacobs | First Man | Jazz |
| Shaun Murphy | Mighty Gates | Blues |
| Selwyn Birchwood | Pick Your Poison | Blues |
| Savoy Brown | Witchy Feelin´ | Blues |
| Samantha Fish | Chills & Fever | Blues |
| Ruthie Foster | Joy Comes Back | Blues |
| Rubén González | Introducing... | Latin Jazz |
| Robert Randolph & The Family Band | Got Soul | Soul/Funk |
| Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm | Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm | Blues |
| Rev. Sekou | In Times Like These | Blues |
| Randall Bramblett | Juke Joint At The Edge Of The World | Blues |
| Quinn Sullivan | Midnight Highway | Blues |
| Popa Chubby | Two Dogs | Blues |
| The Pimps Of Joytime | Third Wall Chronicles | Soul/Funk |
| The Original Blues Brothers Band | The Last Shade Of Blue Before Black | Blues |
| North Mississippi Allstars | Prayer for Peace | Blues |
| The Nighthawks | All You Gotta Do | Blues |
| Nicholas Payton | Nicholas Payton/Afro Caribbean Mix Tape | Jazz |
| Naughty Professor | Identity Radio Edit | Jazz |
| Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats | Live At Red Rocks | Blues |
| Monster Mike Welch And Mike Ledbetter | Right Place, Right Time | Blues |
| Mitch Woods | Friends Along The Way | Blues |
| Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers | The EastWest Sessions | Blues |
| The McKee Brothers | Moon Over Montgomery | Blues |
| Macy Blackman & The Mighty Fines | The Songs of Irma Thomas & Allen Toussaint | Blues |
| Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real | Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real | Blues |
| Lloyd Price | This Is Rock and Roll | Rock |
| Lisa Hilton | Escapism | Jazz |
| Linsey Alexander | Two Cats | Blues |
| Kris Kristofferson | The Austin Sessions | Country |
| Kim Wilson | Blues And Boogie, Vol. 1 | Blues |
| Kevin Eubanks | East West Time Line | Jazz |
| Kenny Wayne Shepherd | Lay It On Down | Blues |
| Keb' Mo' & Taj Mahal | TajMo | Blues |
| Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal | Live! Ancienne Belgique (Live!) | Soul |
| Jonny Lang | Signs | Blues |
| Johnny Rawls | Waiting For The Train | Blues |
| John Primer & Bob Corritore | Ain't Nothing You Can Do! | Blues |
| Joey DeFrancesco | Project Freedom | Jazz |
| Joan Osborne | Songs Of Bob Dylan | Folk |
| Joan Baez | The Gold Castle Masters Radio Sampler | Folk |
| Jimmy Carpenter | Plays The Blues | Blues |
| Jessi Colter | Psalms | Country |
| Janka Nabay | Build Music | Afrobeat |
| James Armstrong | Blues Been Good To Me | Blues |
| Jackie Greene | The Modern Lives Vol. 1 [EP] | Blues |
| Hudson - Jack DeJohnette, Larry Grenadier, John Medeski & John Scofield | Hudson | Jazz |
| Isley Brothers & Santana | Power Of Peace | Soul/Funk |
| Gregg Allman | Southern Blood | Blues |
| Gov't Mule | Revolution Come… Revolution Go | Blues |
| George Thorogood | Party For One | Blues |
| Gary Clark Jr. | Live / North America 2016 | Blues |
| Garland Jeffreys | 14 Steps To Harlem | Blues |
| Flow Tribe | Boss | Soul/Funk |
| Five Alarm Funk | Sweat | Soul/Funk |
| Fink | Resurgam | Jazz |
| Eric Gales | Middle of the Road | Blues |
| Eric Bibb | Migration Blues | Blues |
| Elvin Bishop | Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio | Blues |
| Eli Cook | High-Dollar Gospel | Blues |
| Don Bryant | Don't Give up on Love | Soul/Funk |
| Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men | Prick of the Litter | Country |
| Curtis Stigers | One More For The Road [Live] | Jazz |
| Coco Montoya | Hard Truth | Blues |
| Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau | Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau | Jazz |
| Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band | Bone Reader | Soul Funk |
| Chick Corea | Chick Corea: The Musicician | Jazz |
| Chastity Brown | Silhouette Of Sirens | Blues |