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
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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.
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[MIG Music] 12 tracks - digipac On the road for 35 years on the stages of this world, 20 albums in the last 22 years, on labels like Provogue or Dixiefrog. He shared the stage with colleagues like Roy Buchanan, Stevie Ray Vaughan's...
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(Rhythm Bomb Records) 16 tracks, digisleeve incl. booklet The band led by brothers Michael and Andreas Arlt played their first show in 1989. Since then, not only have 30 years passed, over 3,000 concerts have been played worldwide, the...
(Wounded Bird/Elektra) 18 tracks The Paul BUTTERFIELD BLUES BAND set the standards in the 1960s for kick-ass electric blues. Arguably no other group could hold a candle to them. Starting in 1964 and into the first half of the 1970s...
(2015/L&R) 17 tracks.
The Down Home Percolators are Klaus 'Mojo' Kilian, voc / harp, and Bernd Simon, voc / gtr, former members of the h the Matchbox Blue Band and inspire more than 20 years with dynamically-powerful acoustic blues....
(Alligator Records) 12 tracks, digisleeve 12 striking original songs filled with engaging, sharp-edged observations about life and love, interspersed with wisdom and humor. Rousing roadhouse R&B, hard-hitting Chicago blues and stirring...
(Forty Below Records) 12 tracks, digipack "Nicole's songwriting and vocals continue to evolve from album to album. She knows how to rock, she can deliver a soulful ballad that breaks hearts, and she can sing a jazz line that puts her in...
(Black Betty Records) 10 tracks, digipack Blues, blues and more blues. Texas style. Hammond organist Mike 'The Drifter' Flanigin delivers 10 tracks of deep blues from the Lone Star State. Recorded live in the studio. No overdubs, no...
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(Woodward Records) 13 tracks "Nowhere Left To Go" is an album that will delight fans of classic rock, blues and soul music. It captures the essence of the Brothers Brown's live performances and showcases their raw energy and undeniable...
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(Timezone Records) 13 tracks, digisleeve - including brochure Greyhound George is now also over sixty. While in his youth his motto was "I hope I die before I get old", he is now glad that he was able to experience all those years in...
(DixieFrog) 24 tracks, digisleeve, 30-page Booklet The extraordinary blues musician ERIC BIBB combines different cultures and musical influences on his new album Global Griot. The record, produced together with a multitude of first-class...
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(Blue Empress Records) 16 tracks, digitally remastered, Australian Exclusive Release An acoustic album of fingerpicking blues, 16 tracks capturing a unique performance moment direct to analogue tape. Fiona's debut solo album originally...
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(MBNote) 11 Tracks - Digipack - Groovy stuff in-between Funk, Soul and Jazz. These four musicians produced tremendous danceable stuff in a classic organ quartet way with Hammond B3 organ, guitar, saxophone and drums!
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(Blue Heart Records) 12 tracks, digisleeve Recorded live with minimal overdubs, Full Tilt aimed to produce a finely tuned studio album without sacrificing the vitality and spontaneity of the band's live performances, and opened a path to...
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(self production) 20 tracks During the pandemic, the musicians of the blues scene could not perform. The Cologne pub Torburg released two CDs, with the proceeds supporting the artists. Now the musicians are thanking the Torburg with a...
(Strawberry Records) 73 tracks, incl. booklet in slip lid box This 3CD compilation focuses on all facets of blues in the UK during the genre's most popular era. Key British artists cover the stylistic range of R&B, electric blues,...
(Blue Heart Records) 12 tracks, digisleeve The twelve tracks, including eight original compositions, take the listener to Chicago, Mississippi, New Orleans and Texas before the train returns to the East Coast. Enriched by a number of...
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11 new original compositions ranging from straight ahead blues to funky soul to the psychedelic rocked out title track. Guitarist Lawrence Gladney and bassist Larry Williams return but this time around drummer Brian...
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(Omnivore) 17 tracks Joe Grushecky grew up in the mining town of Biddle, Pittsburgh, but after seeing the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show, he quickly picked up a guitar and saw a future in rock. By day, he was a special needs teacher,...
(Conquest Records) 22 tracks, digipack Since Bernie Marsden passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on August 24, 2023 at the age of 72, there have been a multitude of loving tributes. Few knew that he had just completed a brand...