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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.
He performs mostly original blues and soul tunes. With this concept, Walker's still in demand on both sides of the Atlantic ocean. No real surprises here, but excellent craftmanship. Rock solid and entertaining. Digipak. JOE LOUIS WALKER...
Strong second release by this Pennsylvania-based bluesman and soul vocalist. It was while serving near Stuttgart, Germany that he had his first soul and blues band. He has been playing the blues clubs, ever since leaving the army in...
These recordings were made prior to the days when Jeff Konkel's 'Broke & Hungry' record label took care of Holmes. Bentonia, MS. style downhome blues, raw and exciting, inspired by the most famous Bentonia blues players, Skip James and...
The final collection of Witherspoon's Modern output. Contains plenty of previously unavailable alternate takes and versions in superior quality. Those were Witherspoon never sounded better when he set the standard for all blues shouters...
These recordings were made in 1974, and remaimed unissued. SLEEPY JOHN ESTES gtr/voc, HAMMIE NIXON voc/hca/kazoo. This album was recorded July 19, 1974 just prior to Sleepy John Estes and Hammie Nixon's first trip t Japan. I should...
Outstanding Mississippi Blues with a lot of soul. As label owner Andrew Galloway is pointing out, Lil' Dave may well be 'the man we consider the best Mississippi guitar player under 40'. He's also a fabulous songwriter and strong and...
The acclaimed series moves on two California featuring an array of great artists from the bay area. Contains seven unissued sides by, a.o., McCrackling and T-Bone-style guitarist, James Reed. Sensational!
Raw and umcompromising blues, recorded live on Chicago's southside in a modest juke joint. Smitty's an expressive vocalist, although his voice is getting a bit long in the tooth. As a guitar player, he plays with a full tone, almost...
New album by this fine Louisiana bluesman, and songwriter. Digipak - LARRY GARNER gtr/voc, ELVIN KILLERBEE gtr, NELSON BLANCHARD kbds, MIGUEL HERNADEZ bass, KIRK MEYER drums. Special guests: OSCAR DAVIS hca, BUCKWHEAT acc, HENRY GRAY...
Only recently, England's jazz and blues legend Chris Barber came across a couple of tapes, containing some of the earliest know recordings of African-American musicians in Europe. The recording quality is surprisingly good. The...
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After the Delmark/CrossCut joint venture production, 'Live In Europe' (ccd 11047, 1994) this is Dave's second live album. With his signature tone, the Chicago guitar player has eearned himself a worldwide reputation as one of the masters...
Great compilation of Shuggie Otis' early recorded output. When he first appeared on one of his father's records, he was only fourteen. Soon he was regarded one the greatest guitar playing talents of his generation.
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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(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 -...