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.
(1979 'Razor Records') 65:39/17. Live songs recorded at Bold One Lounge, Chicago. John & Sylvia Embry — Troubles This is John and Sylvia Embry's first LP. It's a combination of John's ringing, all-blue guitar work and Sylvia's swinging,...
2012 'Big Idea Records' - 63:34/13 Timeless album, featuring one of the remaining few high-class blues guitarists from Texas. He got well-known druing the '90s through his collaboration with Charlie Musselwhite. Along with the young...
2013 'Nine Below Productions' - 38:46/10 seasoned musicians from the San Francisco bay area pleasingly fresh sounding acoustic album A fine acoustic project that never sounds out-dated. In a world of fast transition, these guys found...
(2013 'Armadillo')(66:22/17). 'To mark reaching fifty I wanted to record some of the songs I listened to when I was growing up, songs reflecting the styles of music that have inspired me and some songs telling my story. Here are a few of...
(2011 'Goldenvoice') 36:21/08, 4-plated Digipak Classic, and funky style blues, jazz-drenched sounds and shuffles – from Chicago. Johnsons sings with a deep black voice, and the players are top notch! Big Llou Johnson – voc, Mike Wheeler...
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1-CD-Album Digipak (4-plated) with 44-page booklet, 32 tracks. Playing time approx. 88 mns. High quality sides by one of the iconic singers and musicians of Memphis blues and boogie ,- Doctor Ross, recorded when he was part of the small...
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1-CD Digipak
(4-plated) with 48-page booklet, 33 tracks. Playing time approx. 87
mns. Contains all the singles made by Bill Yates in Memphis at the
turn of the 1960's and an astonishing collection of unknown and
unissued sides! Includes...
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(2013 'Delmark') 66:16/14 Produced by Dick Shurman at Delmark‘s Riverside Studios in Chicago. Lurrie Bell, born in 1958, has been a mainstay of Chicago’s colorful blues scene since emerging with the New Generation of Chicago Blues in...
(2013 ‘Dixiefrog’) 55:20/13, 6-plated Digipak with 16-page booklet The blues don’t care about borders or the color of your skin. In recent years, European musicians are receiving international recognition. Fabrizio Poggie from Italy’s...
(2013 'Dixiefrog') 44:21/12, 6-plated Digipak with 20-page booklet
His first album for his new record company, Dixiefrog from France was recorded in Sweden with local cats backing him. The state-of-the-art recording sounds awesome, deep,...
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(2012 'Black & Tan') (49:46/13) December Wine is a warm, introspective collection of 13 acoustic-based songs by singer-songwriter David Philips. Blending folk, soul, blues, and subtle jazz influences, Philips crafts a deeply personal...
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(1969 'Delmark') (40:34/10) ARTHUR CRUDUP - voc/gtr, JIMMY DAWKINS - gtr (4,7,10) MIKE THOMPSON - gtr (2), MARK THOMPSON - bass (2,4,7,8,10), WILLIE BIG EYES' SMITH -' drums. Best known for "That's All Right" and two other songs covered...