Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays
$22.04
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 –...
read more »
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.
(BFD) 10 tracks, digipack The blues rock stars around guitar hero Keith Xander and his brother Stu, who have performed live with Joe Bonamassa or in front of Bon Jovi, released their highly anticipated album Order Out Of Chaos in May...
(Ruf Records) 11 tracks Down there in Louisiana, they do it differently. The musical giants of the Deep South state have always had their very own recipe for American roots music: spiced with jazz, steeped in swamp blues, and always...
Rather over-produced, late recordings. Huge horn sections and even a string section. Sounds better today than back in 1973. T-BONE WALKER - gtr/voc, JAMES BOOKER - pno, CHARLES BROWN - pno, MAX BENNETT - bass, PAUL HUMPHREY - drums....
(Royal Potato Family) 10 tracks, digisleeve Seth Walker's new album, I Hope I Know, is a beacon. Each of the ten songs exudes what so many love about Walker and his soulful Americana: diverse influences, thoughtful lyrics, that signature...
(MC Records) 9 tracks, digisleeve Stripped Down In Memphis is a collection of songs taken from two sessions recorded in Memphis. The first was recorded in 1998 with Alabama bluesman Wild Child Butler, after reissuing his release Lickin'...
(Nonesuch) 11 tracks Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder have selected eleven pieces from the catalogue of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee and reinterpreted them. Taj Mahal (vocals, harmonica, guitar, piano) and Ry Cooder (vocals, guitar, mandolin,...
(Grow Vision Records) 11 tracks, digipack. A modern blues classic that goes deep and over the edges. Siegal's kind of blues spans many formulas and he brings a freshness to each song that you probably wouldn't have expected It's not just...
(DixieFrog) 17 tracks, digisleeve. Listening to her voice, one feels transported to the banks of the Mississippi, to the streets of Clarksdale or Memphis, in the company of the great singers of blues, soul, folk, funk, rhythm 'n...
(Candid) 8 tracks, digisleeve. Recorded on November 15, 1960 at Nola Penthouse Sound Studios in New York, Lightnin' In New York features the legendary bluesman in classic form, including some rare solos on piano. Produced by Candid...
(Anti) 12 tracks, digisleeve Iconic singer Mavis Staples is an alchemist of American music. One of her most beloved musical moments in her 70-plus year career was her riveting performance in Martin Scorsese's film The Last Waltz,...
(Candid) 10 tracks, digisleeve Otis Spann is widely recognized as one of the greatest blues pianists of all time. Although Spann had already made a name for himself in Chicago by the mid-1940s, it wasn't until 1960 that he got the...
(JSP Records) 33 tracks, 2CD BOX SET PLUS 12-PAGE BOOKLET - BURNLEY BLUES FESTIVAL 1989. Blues and R&B legends Little Willie Littlefield and champion Jack Dupree had a lot in common. Both had long recording careers stretching back to the...
(JSP Records) 35 tracks When I die, they'll say 'he couldn't play shit, but he sure made it sound good!' Hound Dog Taylor While producing this set JSP's John Stedman remarked 'the reason this music is so tough, it's played by tough old...
(in-akustik) 15 tracks, digipack The title already says it: This compilation is a pure instrumental album, as bandleader Tosho Todorovic had it on his to-do list for quite some time. United here are 15 songs without words from the last...
(Putumayo World Music) 10 tracks, digipack From Mississippi to Chicago The journeys that the blues and its ancestors have made around the globe over the past centuries may be unique among all musical genres. From the heritage of...
(Ruf Records) 12 tracks Dana Fuchs is currently one of the most admired blues rock stars in the world. Her mesmerizing voice and presence have already led critics to compare her to Janis Joplin, Otis Redding and Mick Jagger. Born in New...
(Rootsy Music) 12 tracks, digisleeve Svante Sjöblom has been a fixture on the Scandinavian blues/folk scene for 15 years. His first album was released in 2008 and Before It Breaks is a welcome follow-up. Roots music for fans of Ry Cooder...
If you're not happy with Ronnie's recent love for instrumentals and jazz, you will appreciate this fine release. A dream came true for Ronnie when asked to front the nucleus of Muddy's famous '70s band for this recording session. Pinetop...
only 1x still available
Ready to ship today, delivery time** appr. 1-3 workdays
(New West Records) 12 tracks, indie retail exclusive package with bonus tracks Set sail in the fight for love In 1996, Luther (guitar, lowebow, vocals) and Cody Dickinson (drums, keyboards, electric washboard, vocals) formed the North...
(Chickens Records) 18 tracks, digipack The French 'Charlie Feathers' and the Archie Lee Hooker, a nephew of John Lee Hooker and Jake Calypso's Boogie Combo appear hear with a tremendous Blues Bopper album! A killer all the way from the...
(Stony Plain) 17 Tracks - Digisleeve Not only is Kenny 'Blues Boss' Wayne one of our foremost contemporary blues and boogie pianists, he's also extraordinarily well-versed on his chosen genre's proud history. Blues from Chicago to Paris...
(Ivy Music) 13 tracks, digislleeve Since the release of his first album in 2003, the blues world has opened its doors to Albert Cummings. As a singer and guitarist who has played with many of the greatest musicians of the modern era,...