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Classic Blues – The Roots of It All
Want to feel the raw beginnings of American music? Our Classic Blues section takes you back to the Delta, the juke joints and the smoky clubs of Chicago – where legends were born.
Voices of pain, pride and power
Discover Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Son House, Lead Belly, Bessie Smith and more – with original sessions, historic recordings, and expertly curated reissues.
Music history for your collection
Get timeless blues on CD or vinyl – only at Bear Family Records, where classic roots come alive in sound and story.
Classic Blues – The Roots of It All
Want to feel the raw beginnings of American music? Our Classic Blues section takes you back to the Delta, the juke joints and the smoky clubs of Chicago –...
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Want to feel the raw beginnings of American music? Our Classic Blues section takes you back to the Delta, the juke joints and the smoky clubs of Chicago – where legends were born.
Voices of pain, pride and power
Discover Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Son House, Lead Belly, Bessie Smith and more – with original sessions, historic recordings, and expertly curated reissues.
Music history for your collection
Get timeless blues on CD or vinyl – only at Bear Family Records, where classic roots come alive in sound and story.
The well-known bass player, vocalist, producer and songwriter. Many of his songs became hits for such Chicago blues greats as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Chuck Berry, Little Walter, Otis Rush, Jimmy Rogers, a.m.o. These are his...
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(Telarc Blues) 14 tracks On “Recapturing The Banjo”, multi-instrumentalist Otis Taylor brings together the who's who of the blues and roots scene: together with Keb Mo, Guy Davis, Corey Harris, Alvin Youngblood Hart and Don Vappie , he...
He began playing electric guitar in the late 1950s, and nen elegant style of his own and sings with a soft, yet soulful voice. He wrote a couple of tunes. The rermaining tracks are covers of better and lesser known songs. A great...
He once founded the Radio Kings, one of the most innovative bands of the 1990s. Today, he usually works solo with pick-up bands. While touring Europe, he's working with the guys featured on this superb live CD. The guitar player has made...
Great blues/funk from Memphis, featuring the Bar-Kays and the Memphis Horns. Digitally re-mastered in 1990, these recordings sound better than ever. And even The King sounds super cool and laid-back. Fun stuff.
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With 'Hard Drivin' Woman' (CrossCut ccd 11080) , Sharrie Williams took Europe by storm in 2004. Out of the blue, Sharrie captured the hearts of blues lovers and festival goers. It happens once in a blue moon that a blues diva conquers...
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(Styx Records) 15 tracks One of Europe's leading boogie woogie, and blues players. He used to be a member of Austria'as reknown Mojo Blues Band. This superb sounding set contains original interpretations of classic tunes, but also a...
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One of the last from the original generation of post war Chicago blues singers. His blues are rough and raw. Traditional style Chicago blues, also available on DVD. 'LITTLE' ARTHUR DUNCAN - voc/hca, ILLINOIS SLIM - gtr, RICK KREHER -...
Recorded at the 'Blue Front Cafe' in Bentonia, MS, the last juke joint in the area, run by Holmes himself since 1970. Hypnotic country style blues, sometimes supported by drums or harmonica. These kind of blues are hard to find these...
When these takes were recorded, Brock was virtually unknown outside his hometown of St. Louis. Meanwhile, he has toured the US and has appeared at European festivals. He keeps the blues alive, the blues 1950s Chicago style. Brock doesn't...
(1946-52 'Bullet') (65:19/25) Eins der frühen Blueslabels in Nashville. Diese Zusammenstellung erhält u.a. die erste Session mit B.B. King / Early postwar blues from Nashville.Digipak.
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The 'Princess of Rockin' Gospel Blues' from Saginaw, Michigan was headlining last year's edition of the annual 'Bay-Car' festival in the north of France. We have recorded and filmed her inspiring performance and have released an audio...
When these recordings were made in 2006, no one knew that they would turn into Carey's musical legacy. One of the last of Chicago's harmonica greats died March 06, 2007. At the beginning of the 1980s, an incredibly successful musical...
One of the most in-demand bass players in Chicago. For almost two decades he travelled with Otis Rush, worked with Sunnyland Slim and later joined Mississippi Heat. This is his first studio album (a live album came out on CrossCut, ccd...
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He starts off like being chased by the Devil himself. Mississippi downhome blues at its best, performed by an artist so obscure that even producer Jeff Konkel only met him once - the day this album was recorded. His plea in the...
(1971/74 'Black&Blue') (63:49/13) JIMMY DAWKINS - voc/gtr begleitet von zwei verschiedenen Formationen / Backed by two different line-ups: CLARENCE 'GATEMOUTH' BROWN - gtr, COUSIN JOE - pno, MAC THOMPSON - bass, TED HARVEY - drums,...
(66:25/15) Features special guest stars Paul Simon, Marcia Ball, Rick Danko & Garth Hudson (The Band), and David Hidalgo (Los Lobos). 'With his voice yearning like Sam Cooke, Simien shows crossover class.' - ROLLING STONE Terrance...
A magical night in Bob Corritore's desert blues club, the Rhythm Room. This is a fascinating set of timeless blues, performed by three well-aged keyboard players. It's amazing to hear them play that old stuff. Pinetop turned 92, and...
Great new record from the ex-mechanic who started listening to blues only 15 years ago. He bought a guitar and an amp, practised and was soon sitting in with the Fieldstones in Memphis. A well-balanced m,ix of covers and originals. Great...