The blues was the foundation of early rock and roll, and these albums from the 1970s were classic examples of the genre.

Top 40 Blues Rock Albums Inspired by giants like Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson and B.B. King, rock artists have put their own spin on the blues.

“Music is everywhere, the city is steeped in it,” says Meghan Parnell, frontwoman with Bywater Call, a seven-piece Canadian blues-rock band, named after a neighbourhood bordering the area’s ...