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From Joe Bonamassa and Shemekia Copeland to Keb’ Mo’, Gary Clark Jr., and Samantha Fish – discover the artists who carry the blues forward.
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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.
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(MIG Music) 9 tracks, digisleeve - recorded Live In Germany April 1987 The death of John Mayall on July 22, 2024 at the age of 90 has shocked blues fans around the world. Mayall was already an accomplished harmonica player, keyboardist...
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(Steeplejack) 15 tracks. • New blues family product from the home of Marion (piano) and Roger C. Wade (harmonica, vocals). • LP and CD release initiated as a follow-up to the Roger produced 'Lockdown Sessions' (CrossCut CCD11112)...
(Styx Records) 24 tracks, digisleeve Traditional Chicago blues as well as swinging R&B and rolling boogies. But the Mojos have also always been fond of Louisiana music and even managed to conquer the charts in 1988 with the...
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(Delmark) 28 tracks. Dave Specter's 30 Year musical journey on Delnmark showcases the guitarist, songwriter and vocalist surrounded by a stellar lineup of special guests including: Otis Clay, Jimmy Johnson, Ronnie Ear, Lurrie Bell ,...
(Cleopatra Records) 8 tracks, digipack Deluxe Edition Up Close And Personal: Live In Texas - John Mayall / Blues legend John Mayall And The Bluesbreakers (Buddy Whittington/guitar, John Paulus/bass and Joe Yuele/drums) perform live in...
(Whiskey Bayou Records) 9 tracks, digisleeve Blues guitarist Tab Benoit's first studio album in thirteen years. Ten strong tracks that showcase Tab's original guitar style and the great songwriting of the Benoit / Osborne songwriting...
(Little Village) 22 tracks We tend to attribute the unexplainable to magic and there’s a lot of magic in music. You can analyze melody, harmony and rhythm – it’s all math, but there is more to music than formulas. There is an inner...
(Endless Blues Records) 14 tracks, digisleeve Mick Kolassa has been a blues fan most of his life - all kinds of blues. His previous albums have all contained a few sub-genres of blues, but his 15th album, produced by Jeff Jensen,...
(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...
(Vizz Tone) 10 tracks, digisleeve In 2015, Amanda Fish celebrated a huge success with her VizzTone debut "Down In The Dirt", which earned her the "Sean Costello Rising Star" Blues Blast Music Award and led to an extensive tour. Her...
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(SJ) 12 tracks In 2018, Sem and his band, consisting of the members of the Leif de Leeuw band, went into the studio. At this time, it was not yet clear whether the album would ever be finished and supplemented with his current voice. The...
(Surfog Records) 12 tracks, digipack Eric Clapton's intimate concert, filmed in London in front of a small audience in December 2023. Eric's set included "Tears In Heaven", "Layla", "River Of Tears", "Got To Get Better In A Little While"...
(Last Music) 106 tracks. This deluxe box set of The Jimmie Vaughan Story includes the 5-CD set and book along with these exclusive productions, available separately. Full-size replica of the front cover of this box, individually signed...
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(HMG Records) 10 tracks, digisleeve Connecticut-based blues-rock artists "The Name Droppers" have completed work on their fourth album entitled "Starshine". Winner of the New England Music Awards 2023 for "Best Blues Act".
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(Jesi-Lu Records) 12 tracks, digipack Veteran blues artist Teresa James and the Rhythm Tramps have been around for a while and their bonafide, makes that clear. The group has been a favorite on Delbert McClinton's Sandy Beaches Blues...
(Dixiefrog) 11 tracks the second album by the German blues-rock band Blue Deal and the first on the Dixiefrog label. With this strong record, consisting of eleven tracks, the quartet from the Black Forest marks its entry into the great...
(The Sirens Records) 14 titres, digipack Pianist Erwin Helfer is a local hero with worldwide appeal. The 88-year-old musician is unflinchingly dedicated to early blues, jazz and ragtime piano and has taught his emotional, incisive style...
(Electro-Fi) 12 Tracks A fabulous, heartfelt final parting, musical gift from the Legendary Blues Artist James Harman (1946 - 2021). For all his many friends and fans, who loved both the man and his music, this is a must have CD. 12...
(BGO Records) 38 tracks, in slipcase with new notes by Mick Clarke The albums of the “Ramdango Trilogy” by legendary blues guitarist Clarke remastered in a deluxe package Clarke has had a remarkable career as a fixture on the British...
(Silverwolf Records) 9 tracks - recorded Live at the Grand Opera House, Wilmington, Delaware In addition to being a bandleader, singer, songwriter and organist, Johnny Neel has made a name for himself as a studio ace in Nashville (where...
(M.C. Records) 7 tracks, digipack Nick Gravenites' new album is another example of the musician's honesty, a record that mixes blues with country and city and pays homage to a sound that will never go unnoticed. Gravenites is supported...