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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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(Repertoire) 12 Tracks - Ecopack - The new studio album of the blues band'The Rooster Crowed' confirms that the musicians Paul Jones, Dave Kelly, Tom McGuinness, Gary Fletcher and Rob Townsend haven't lost anything of the passion that...
(Provogue Records) 12 Tracks - Whoever experiences Big Boy Bloater may involuntarily feel reminded of actor John Belushi in his parade role as Jake Blues in the classic film comedy Blues Brothers. When the weighty guitarist and singer...
(Repertoire) 38 Tracks - Original BBC recordings 1965-1969! Chris Farlowe was one of the hottest British artists from the R&B club scene of the 1960s. Among his absolute fans were Tom Jones and Mick Jagger. Farlowe's band, The...
(RockBeat) 6 Tracks (38:35) - Not only Sons brilliant vocals and his slide guitar can be heard - the live recording also gives a rare glimpse of the man himself, who communicates with the audience and shares his lifelong experience of...
(VizzTone) 13 Tracks - Digipack - The celebrated soul singer Billy Price, now releases his first solo studio album in five years. In collaboration with Award winner and guitarist Kid Anderson, he produced his best work to date. For the...
(Gateway Music) 10 Tracks - Digipack - Debut album by Irishman Richard Farrell in collaboration with bassist Laust Nielsen from Denmark! Spherical contemporary Blues - Recommendable!
(VizzTone) 13 Tracks - Digipack - Here comes the brand new 2018 album of the vocal force of nature from Chicago. With 13 songs from her own pen she once again takes out her stamp, which she mercilessly impresses on today's blues world....
13 tracks. The Levon Helm Band is making more than music in Woodstock, NY nestled in the heart of the Catskill Mountains, they are orchestrating a musical carnival known as the Midnight Ramble. The idea is to recreate, inside Levon Helm...
(Eagle) 10 Tracks - The career of one of the world's greatest blues and rock musicians began with the band Taste: Rory Gallagher. -What's Going On - Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970- shows one of the band's most important performances in...
(Not Now Music) 49 Tracks - Digipack - Recorded June 24 and 26 1960.
Originally Released On Fontana TFL 6056 (CD1), Fontana TFL 6057 (CD2) and Elektra EKS 7189 (CD3). Following on from its inaugural success in the summer of 1959, the...
(RockBeat) 10 Tracks - Recorded before an enthusiastic audience at Broadway Studios in San Francisco, on June 21, 2001. The performance includes three of his best known songs, "Christo Redentor", "Wade in the Water" and "The Snake" and...
(Blood Shot Records) 10 Tracks - Digipack - Luke Winslow-King's' 2018 album is an example of craftsmanship at the highest level, radiating a warmth and timeless elegance. Adept at mixing country, blues, R&B, rock 'n' roll, and folk...
(Okrahoma Records) 12 Tracks - Digipack - The young man from Oklahoma delivers his fourth album in 2018, Country Music with ''Other Arrangements''! This probably means the larger parts of folk, rock and blues, which are additionally...
(Shawn James Music) 10 Tracks - Digipack - Live At The Heartbreak House is a new live recording of Shawn James with violinist Sage Cornelius. On this live album they play ten new versions of older songs in a familiar way that also tells...
(Wienerworld) 10 Tracks - Digisleeve - The great Larry Garner can be heard here with Norman Beaker and his fantastic band at Good Night in VIENNA, a stop in Austria during a sold-out European tour. The mixture of American and British...
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(MIG-Made In Germany) 43 tracks - paper sleeves in slipcover box If you had asked a critic in the 70s who the best white artists of the soul and blues-rock genre were, he would always have named Frankie Miller alongside Eric Burdon, Rod...
(Ruf Records) 11 Tracks - Digisleeve - As a blues rock artist, you have to do a kind of tightrope dance. Mike Zito is a true master at it. During his career spanning over two decades, the Texas-based bandleader has long proved that he...