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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.
(Cleopatra Blues) 16 tracks An explosive double live album of the original Blues Brothers rocking the stage in a classic 1984 performance! This concert is packed with tons of guitar and harmonica solos as well as some of the duo's best...
(MC Records) 13 tracks, digisleeve This 13-song release from the Grammy-nominated legendary roots musician features mostly original songs and some blues classics from Leadbelly, Rev. Gary Davis and Blind Lemon Jefferson. This is Guy's...
(Macot Music) 13 tracks, digipack Not many people start new bands in their 80s, but legendary guitarist, producer and songwriter Steve Cropper is not one to let things get him down easily. The triple-talented musician was recently...
(Craft Recordings) 6 tracks Live Wire - Blues Power is a live album from Albert King recorded in 1968 at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco. Featuring originals and King's rendition of classics, the album demonstrates Albert King's...
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(Craft Recordings) 8 tracks Last Night Blues is Lightnin' Hopkins' 1961 album, featuring Sonny Terry. The second of three album collaborations, Last Night Blues showcases Hopkins' and Terry's different yet complementary styles to create...
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(2005/ACE) 18 tracks (50:31) 1953-1956 with 12 page booklet. - The original LP artwork plus digital masters transferred from newly discovered master tapes make this mid-price CD the best compilation available today, presenting Elmore's...
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(ACE Records) 9 Tracks (39:50) - When producer Bob Thiele launched Flying Dutchman Records in 1969, he also introduced two other imprints to give his new company depth and breadth: Amsterdam for pop material and Bluestime to concentrate...
(Provogue Records) 11 tracks 'There'll be sweet dreams waiting to come true If you let me in, if you ask me to
Sweet songs that will live on and on, If you let me in, if you ask me to
I will love you strong, but if you can't get free......
(Styx Records) 17 tracks The Mojo Blues Band around Erik Trauner stands for a community of musicians who have dedicated themselves to the blues and made the exotic language of the blues their own. Comparable to a second-hand mother...
(BMG Rights) 11 tracks, digisleeve Blues Pills from Sweden were the somewhat different band of the big retro rock wave right from the start. Instead of concentrating on Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath influences like many of their...
(BMG Rights) 10 tracks, digisleeve Resurrection marks a return to form for the multi-platinum GRAMMY-winning Texas brother trio, who have performed everywhere from the GRAMMY broadcast to the World Series to recent tours with The Who....
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(Color Red) 9 tracks, digipack A.J. Fullerton is a roots rock artist originally from Colorado. Over the last last ten years he has made a name for himself as a fingerstyle and slide guitarist as well as a producer and songwriter....
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(Bywater Call records) 10 tracks Meghan Parnell (vocals) and Dave Barnes (guitar) are the founding members of Bywater Call, a powerhouse seven-piece Southern soul, roots rock band from Toronto, Canada. The band is completed by Bruce...
(Liberation Hall) 11 tracks An excellent sampling of two early exponents and legends of the folk-blues scene When you talk about blues, and Piedmont blues legends in particular, you inevitably mention blind harpist Sonny Terry (born in...
(Music Maker) 14 tracks It wasn't until the deaths of his parents in the late 1980s that Shelton Powe turned his attention to music, picking up the instruments his mother bought him and encouraged him to play as a boy. He became...
(Hill Mill Reocrds) 12 tracks The Delta Magpie, whose real name is Sven Müller, is a professional musician from Switzerland who picked up his first guitar in 1977 at the age of eight. His live experience has now grown to over 400...
(Sun Records) 18 tracks Blistering blues, infectious R&B, formulaic rock & roll, moving gospel - keyboardist Billy “The Kid” Emerson's songwriting skills made him a valuable commodity at Sun. His bluesy “When It Rains It Pours” from 1955...
(Craft Recording) 12 tracks, digipack With this record you can experience Hooker pure, under perfect sound conditions. The original tape of the Riverside LP from 1964 has once again been first-class remastered by Acoustic Sounds, giving...
(BMG Rights) 14 tracks, digisleeve "The Best Of Friends" was originally released in 1998 and celebrates John Lee Hooker's late collaborations with a who's-who of esteemed guests, including Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder, Carlos Santana, Van...
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5-CD boxed set (LP-size) with 68-page hardcover book, 124 tracks. Total playing time approx. 6 hrs. , A Music Man Like Nobody Ever Saw - Elvis Presley , • The first box set devoted to this blues giant! , • His complete...
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(Floating World Records) 21 tracks Taj Mahal is one of the most distinctive figures of late 20th century blues. He is a self-taught singer-songwriter and film score composer who plays guitar, piano, banjo and harmonica, among many other...
(Alligator) 13 tracks Chris Cain, hailed by fans and fellow musicians as one of the most talented and exciting guitarists in the blues, delivers "the best work of his career" according to Living Blues Magazine. "Good Intentions Gone Bad"...