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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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Modern Blues – The Next Generation of the Blues
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.
(Blind Pig Records) 17 Tracks - Digipack - The brand new live album 2019 of the renowned Jump Blues/Boogie Woogie pianist Mitch Woods! A Tip Of The Hat To Fats is the sequel to Mitch's 2017 album ''Friends Along The Way'', which has been...
(Stony Plain) 12 tracks. Since he began his musical career in 1967 with the founding of Roomful of Blues, Duke Robillard has been at the forefront of Blues, Swing and classical R & B / Jump Blues for over 40 years. He has long since...
(Southwest Musical Arts Foundation) 13 tracks. When Bob Corritore throws a party, there's always a crowd of illustrious guests. This time with Alabama Mike, Sugaray Rayford, John Primer, Willie Buck, Bob Stroger, Fred Kaplan, and so on....
(Vizztone) 12 tracks Rick Vito is widely revered by his famous musical colleagues as a first class singer and guitarist. Grammy-nominated Rick Vito is a modern master at his best. Soulshaker emphasizes his haunting songwriting, soulful...
(Alligator) 13 tracks World class Chicago blues masters The Cash Box Kings deliver a fresh, exhilarating take on the real deal Windy City sound, filled with soul deep singing, brawny harmonica, stinging guitar and infectious ensemble...
(Pigskin Records) 16 Tracks - Deluxe Digipack - Including folded poster! Blues and soul become inextricably entwined in award-winning singer-songwriter, Kyla Brox, whose raw talent has seen her described as “the finest female blues...
(Timezone Records) 17 Tracks - Digipack - This CD shows what a broad spectrum of music Dave Peabody and Regina Mudrich can offer as an accomplished duo. Pearls like "Cold Iron Bed" are almost forgotten. Without jug, but with a lot of...
(EllerSoul) 12 tracks - digisleeve Big Al Carson – vocals Bob Margolin, Lance Younger, John Lisi – guitars Jason Ricci, Destin Thibodeaux – harmonica Wayne Lohr, Lance Younger – vocals Dean Galatas, Destin Thibodeaux – bass Big Al Lauro...
(Nonesuch) 12 tracks - ecopac Rhiannon Giddens' album There Is No Other was recorded with Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi. Produced by Joe Henry and tracked over an intensely productive five day period in Dublin, Ireland,...
(Underworld) 10 tracks (44:18) Loaded with fuel and ready for lift off, Rocket, is the new release from Coyote Kings. The veteran blues rockers from the high desert of Eastern Washington hit their stride with Rocket, their 7th album....
(Music On CD) 9 Tracks - 1980: 25-year-old Stevie Vaughan, who will release his first studio album Texas Flood in 3 years, plays live with his Double Trouble colleague Chris Layton on drums and bassist Jackie Newhouse. The show's...
(Blue Groove) 27 Tracks - Deluxe Digipack - On 4, 5, 6 and 7 April 2018 the legendary Birthday Bash concerts of Hans Theessink took place in the Metropol in Vienna. Fans and musical friends came from all over Europe and North America to...
(Red Parlor Records) 10 Tracks - Digipack - Critically acclaimed Blues Maverick Shane Dwight will attract the attention of his listeners after the first chord of No One Loves Me Better. His new song collection is one of his most personal...
(Fenn Music) 11 Tracks - Digipack - "A tribute to the true blues!" (Stereo, April 2019) "Neither the detailed guitar sounds nor the expressive grumbling vocals make a difference between white and Afro-American session participants."...
(CBH) 14 tracks. Live recorded 2018 in: Blues Garage, Isernhagen / Manege, Ratingen / Piano, Dortmund. Kai Strauss has been playing with his band The Electric Blues All Stars since 2014. He has been active since 1995 and has won 4 German...
(Mad Jack Records) 11 Tracks - Digipack - The Wampus Cats began in 1984 at the W. C. Handy Park on Beale Street and received a Brass Note on the Beale Street Walk of Fame in 2018. The four-piece band adds Hammond organ and Hohner...
(Cavalier) 8 tracks (40:38) digipac Stand Your Ground is the new studio album of blues-rocker Julian Sas. The record will be released April 6, 2019 in LP (limited edition) and CD formats. This analogously recorded album features 8...
(Harvest-Capitol) 9 Tracks (34:32) - Digisleeve - March 24, 1975, the cruise ship Queen Mary and a private party of Paul and Linda McCartney. In this context the live album ''Live On The Queen Mary'' by Professor Longhair was created....
(Stony Plain Records) 10 Tracks - Digisleeve - There is a musical chemistry between Harry Manx and Steve Marriner that comes from many years of collaboration. They played hundreds of shows and traveled countless kilometres on the road....
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(El Toro Records) 12 Tracks - RvB, aka Ruki'v Bryuki, have been playing hot Rockin' Jumpin' Rhythm & Blues since 2007. Put in a shaker a bit of Nappy Brown, Wynonie Harris, JD McPherson, The Big Six and Ray Collins' Hot Club, shake and...
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(El Toro Records) 12 Tracks - Cheri "Georgina Peach" Addo was discovered when she sang working as a waitress ... The band immediately fell in love with her voice and incorporated her immediately. The rest of the band consists of Jerome...
(Provogue) 12 Tracks - Digipack - At 73, he turns up the heat again: Robin Trower presents his new album ''Coming Closer To The Day'' in 2019, the successor of ''Time And Emotion'' from 2017. The British singer and musician and former...
(Omnivore) 20 Tracks - Digipack - Leroy Pierson is a great blues fan, a scholar and collector, as well as a promoter, producer and player. Two of the melodies on "Rusty Nail" were written by Pierson's mentor Mississippi Fred McDowell...
(Sony Music) 11 Tracks - Back from the studio - At just 16, she was discovered by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics. Today she is in her early 30s and is one of the most talented representatives of blues rock: Joanne Shaw Taylor. In 2019...