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Looking for the blues as it lives and breathes today? Our Modern Blues section showcases today’s finest blues voices – keeping tradition alive...
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Looking for the blues as it lives and breathes today? Our Modern Blues section showcases today’s finest blues voices – keeping tradition alive with fresh sounds, powerful lyrics, and modern production.
Where roots meet innovation
From Joe Bonamassa and Shemekia Copeland to Keb’ Mo’, Gary Clark Jr., and Samantha Fish – discover the artists who carry the blues forward.
CDs, LPs & new classics in the making
Shop the sound of now – only at Bear Family Records, your home for timeless and contemporary blues.
(Big Guitar Music) 12 tracks, digipack "Too Much is not enough is a completely different approach to Jimmy Reed. The players are so good that the music speaks for itself. The most important reason to release these songs: they are the...
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(Belmont) 10 tracks. Each song a secret treasure, each line a colourful memory and every chorus a celebration of life itself. A bohemian life, of course! Groovy Southern Rock and laid-back Urban Soul merge into epic pop songs that make...
(Quarto Valley Records) 12 tracks, digisleeve Legendary British blues rock band Savoy Brown, led by founding member Kim Simmonds, releases "Blues All Around" via Quarto Valley Records. The new album follows Savoy Brown's critically...
(Outlaw Music) 10 tracks, digisleeve With her two albums "Wildfire" (2017) and "Road I Call Home" (2019) and two other EPs, Elles Bailey has made a name for herself in the roots and blues scene in recent years. In 2022, the British...
(Busch Funk) 12 tracks Keith Richards once said that Mitch Ryder was "one of the most exciting singers to ever emerge on the music scene." In the more than 50 years of his musical career, Mitch Ryder has celebrated great successes and...
(Grapefruit) 54 tracks In 1965 the British R&B boom was over. Cyril Davies was dead, Alexis Korner worked as MD on a children's TV show, and the legion of young minions who inspired them either drifted to the blues or fell victim to the...
(Vizz Tone) 10 tracks, digisleeve. These Chicago veterans deliver a collaboration of hard-hitting, real blues. Jimi Primetime Smith is the son of blueswoman Johnnie Mae Dunson and learned to play guitar as a teenager from Jimmy Reed....
(Bluelight Records) 10 tracks After two successful and highly acclaimed albums, power trio Dr. Helander & Third Ward have taken a creative break, resulting in a new album. The band has stayed true to the trio format, and with two...
(Crows Feet Records) 5 tracks, digisleeve. This album was recorded live at the House of Grease in June 2022 between tours. It features JD and co's most inspiring performances to date! Featuring some new tunes and interpretations by John...
(SAOL/BEM Records) 10 tracks, digipack With his brand new disc "Eamonn McCormack" Eamonn takes his listeners into the charged image of a life as a traveling blues artist. The blues on Eamonn McCormack's eighth opus is anything but...
(Styx Records) PAL, Code 2, 16:9., 67:53 Min. 1. Blues is the heler - documentary 2. Da Capo - bonus tracks -Live at Metropol 2017 We write the year 2022 the Vienna Giant Ferris Wheel is 125 years old the Viennese Mojo Blues Band...
(Whiskey Bayou) 10 tracks, digisleeve Whiskey Bayou Records presents ALIVE IN THE NEW WORLD , by Alastair Greene, produced by Tab Benoit for his label Whiskey Bayou. On this live album, the up-and-coming blues rocker Greene performs ten...
(Vizztone) 12 tracks Brace Yourself, the new live album from blues rockers Too Slim and the Taildraggers, is an energetic, rousing live set. Recorded at Ohme Gardens in Wenatchee WA, Brace Yourself showcases the band's true power and...
(JSP) Electric Chicago Blues 1962-1990. Includes unissued live tracks plus rare 45s CD1: The Soto Sound Session 1989 CD2: The 45s plus 5 tracks Live Belgium 1990
(Esoteric) 16 tracks Digitally remastered and expanded edition of Bright City, the classic solo album by guitarist and vocalist Miller Anderson. Remastered from the original master tapes and featuring an additional six bonus tracks...
(Gypsy Soul Records) 10 tracks At the age of 22, Spencer Mackenzie has won three 2019 Independent Blues Awards nominations for Blues Rock CD, 'Best New Artist' and 'Best Contemporary Blues Song', 'Niagara Music Awards Blues Artist of The...
(2017/Big Shed) 11 tracks. 2017 alum from the British bluesharp maestro and his en multi award winning band The King Snakes. Recorded "Live At The Royal Albert Hall". Paul Lamb - hca,voc, Chad Struntz - voc,rhythm gtr, Ryan Lamb - lead...
(Dixifrog Records) 9 tracks Lassen wir den Duke sprechen: 'My fans have been asking for a live album for decades. So, finally here it is, friends: Stretchin' Out with Duke Robillard. No studio time constraints - just inspired blowing...
(Dixiefrog) 14 tracks, digipack Wow! Er kann es noch - und wie! Mit dieser Produktion bewegt sich der Duke zeitlich zurück in jene Epoche, als er 17 war und die Texte seiner Blues-Favoriten auswendig lernte. Produzent Jack Gauthier...
(Dixiefrog) 13 tracks, digipack With Robillard, you never know how his next album will turn out. He tackles everything that comes to mind, from traditional jazz, 50s swing and R&B to pop, rock and blues. Here the Duke concentrates on his...
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(Apple Street Music) 14 tracks Greyhound George (Jürgen Schildmann) with his latest CD (2020) - a homage to 'all the great bluesmen'.All originals except track 11 Greyhound George - gtr,voc Wolfgang Schäfer - bass gtr on track 9 Detlev...
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(Dixiefrog) 12 tracks. Texas blues rocker Neal Black and storyteller Larry Garner, supported by good friends, with a beautiful blues album, plus a bit roots rock, americana and latin. Don't miss it!
(2013 'Dixiefrog) 52:40/12, 8-plated Digipak ‚Groovin‘ Slow‘ might also have been a suitable headline for this album. As a vocalist, the Duke’s getting very close to Dr. John’s scratchy roadhouse blues style. Great music, as usual. Great...
(Funk House Blues) 13 Tracks - Deluxe Digisleeve - On "Heebie Jeebies" Philipp Fankhauser presents thirteen songs by his fatherly friend and mentor, the Texan singer-songwriter and guitarist Johnny Copeland! One can rightly expect one or...