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The Blues – Explore the Heart of a Genre
Want the big picture of blues music? Our The Blues category offers expertly curated compilations, rare reissues, and themed series on CD and vinyl – perfect for new listeners and lifelong fans alike.
From the roots to the city streets
Travel through time and style – from acoustic Delta to electric Chicago blues, from unsung heroes to timeless legends.
Essential listening for every collection
All releases include rich liner notes and restored sound – only at Bear Family Records, your home for historic blues preservation.
The Blues – Explore the Heart of a Genre
Want the big picture of blues music? Our The Blues category offers expertly curated compilations, rare reissues, and themed series on CD and vinyl –...
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Want the big picture of blues music? Our The Blues category offers expertly curated compilations, rare reissues, and themed series on CD and vinyl – perfect for new listeners and lifelong fans alike.
From the roots to the city streets
Travel through time and style – from acoustic Delta to electric Chicago blues, from unsung heroes to timeless legends.
Essential listening for every collection
All releases include rich liner notes and restored sound – only at Bear Family Records, your home for historic blues preservation.
(Alligator Records) 10 tracks The 20-year-old blues hotshot hails from Clarksdale, Mississippi, with a sensational debut filled with piercing guitar, raw, passionate vocals and powerful songwriting. His mentor, and guest on “Fresh Out”,...
Wolf) 17 tracks Feat. Chick Willis & Nappy Brown & The King Bees With thousands of miles driven, countless hours of conversations, electrifying live performances, and soulful studio recording sessions, The King Bees are honored to share...
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(Bluelight Records) 11 tracks To honor a particularly important Chicago blues legend, the old master of Finnish blues, Pepe Ahlqvist, has returned to the studio together with legendary keyboardist Jukka Gustavson and a supporting cast of...
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(Bluelight Records) 11 tracks To honor a particularly important Chicago blues legend, the old master of Finnish blues, Pepe Ahlqvist, has returned to the studio together with legendary keyboardist Jukka Gustavson and a supporting cast of...
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A cracking live band with seasoned international musos oozing from their ranks, playing original contemporary & progressive blues/roots BB Factory released their debut full length all original album "First World Blues" in May 2018 with...
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(Delmark) 9 tracks At 34 years old, blues artist Jose Ramirez has played with some of the biggest
names in the blues industry. These artists include Buddy Guy, Anson Funderburgh,
Janiva Magness, Mark Hummel, Bryan Lee and Mike Wheeler,...
(Chess Records) 9 tracks Long unavailable on vinyl, this quintessential collector's edition presents Muddy Waters' classic album, At Newport 1960, recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival on Sunday, July 3, 1960, and originally...
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(MIG Music) 9 tracks, digisleeve - recorded Live In Germany April 1987 The death of John Mayall on July 22, 2024 at the age of 90 has shocked blues fans around the world. Mayall was already an accomplished harmonica player, keyboardist...
(Delmark Records) 10 tracks Delmark Records is turning 70 years old. Bob Koester founded it in St. Louis. When Koester released his first record, jazz and blues were just taking shape, and many legendary musicians were still hard at...
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(Delmark Records) 10 tracks PAUL GIALLORENZO IS STILL DOING IT. He plays beyond the theme-and-variations format, happy to transcend the well-worn phrases of silky piano trios, ready to take the playing in a quirky direction at every...
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(MIG Music) 7 tracks The history of Canned Heat is also the history of excesses, drug abuse, mental illness and pill addiction, combined with an affinity for internal band funerals. Drummer Adolfo “Fito” de la Parra recently said in an...
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(Mountain Meadow Studio) 9 tracks, digipack A German musician who has made a big, fat name for himself in the scene in recent years. Andreas Diehlmann Band also pulls through with the new album “That Old Blues Again” and shows no...
(Alligator Records) 12 tracks, digisleeve The son of legendary bluesman Lonnie Brooks steps into the spotlight with his Alligator debut, a fiery, guitar-heavy blues rock guaranteed to scorch your whiskers
(Candid Records) 11 tracks Although Spann had already made a name for himself in Chicago in the mid-1940s, it wasn't until 1960 that he was given the opportunity to record his own album. Otis Spann Is The Blues is not only the first solo...
(Candid Records) 11 tracks, digisleeve Although Spann had already made a name for himself in Chicago in the mid-1940s, it wasn't until 1960 that he was given the opportunity to record his own album. Otis Spann Is The Blues is not only...
(Mountain Meadow Studio) 9 tracks A German musician who has made a big, fat name for himself in the scene in recent years. Andreas Diehlmann Band also pulls through with the new album “That Old Blues Again” and shows no weaknesses. The...
(Blind Pig Records) 12 tracks, digisleeve Jovin Webb wowed millions of viewers on American Idol with his bayou charm, humility and unmistakable raspy vocals. Now the Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based artist presents his debut album Drifter ,...
(Craft Recordings) 12 tracks, digipack Harlem Street Singer is the Reverend Gary Davis' 1960 album, originally released on the Prestige Records label Bluesville. The album contains a combination of tracks written by Davis, including...
(Craft Recordings) 12 tracks, 180g vinyl Harlem Street Singer is the Reverend Gary Davis' 1960 album, originally released on the Prestige Records label Bluesville. The album contains a combination of tracks written by Davis, including...
(Craft Recordings) 12 tracks, digipack A compilation of singles released between 1953 and 1958. I'm Jimmy Reed is his debut full-length album. Originally released in 1958 on Vee-Jay Records, this album includes “Ain't That Lovin' You...
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(Rockinitus Records) 13 tracks, digisleeve Most of the tracks on “True Believer” are originals by Hummel, who, in the best blues tradition, delivers a biting commentary on today's world, from the cold impersonality of technology...