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.
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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.
(2011/Ron Sorin) 15 tracks.
Veteran Chicago blues harp player Ron Sorin's first solo project. This CD features Ron's distinctive harp work with an all star band of Chicago's finest, featuring Tad Robinson on lead vocals.
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(2015/Vizztone) 13 tracks.
'Andra Faye was a member of Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women from 1992 until their retirement in 2009, and has earned a sterling reputation for her multi-stringed versatility, especially for blues mandolin. She...
(2015/Alligator) 11 tracks (43:33).
Meet Me In Bluesland is a hip-shaking dose of blues, roadhouse R&B and old-school rock 'n' roll, with Johnnie Johnson working his legendary magic on the keys and The Kentucky Headhunters working the...
(2014/Azure) 11 tracks. 2014 release from the Chicago Blues All-Stars; a musical revue led by veteran blues disciples 'Killer' Ray Allison & Daniel 'Chicago Slim' Ivankovich on guitars & vocals. The band has shared the stage & recorded...
(2015/Blue Dot) 12 tracks. Not Goin' Away is the third release from the critically acclaimed Bey Paule Band. Their previous release Soul For Your Blues received 2 BMA (Blues Music Award) nominations, and wound up on the Downbeat Magazine...
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(2015 / Delmark) 14 tracks, 6-page booklet. Newest Blues sensation from Chicago. Rooted in the Blues, spiked with R&B urgency, and resonant with deep-soul passion - Omar Coleman is moving the heart and galvanizing the feet!
(2014 / Electric Lotus) 10 tracks, digipack. After 20 years given to the
Rockabilly trio Voodoo Swing, leader Shorty Kreutz decided to follow
his love for the sound of Blues guitar players such as Dave Gonzalez
(The Paladins), Jimmie...
(2015 / Icehouse) 12 tracks. Mandy Lemons Nikides and her Low Society band really do rock! Sort of Rockabilly Blues in the tradition of Gizzelle and Candye Kane. Sensational Album!!! Everyone should own at least one copy!!!
(2015/Delta Groove) 14 tracks. Perhaps best known as a member of the legendary supergroup Fleetwood Mac (1987-1991), Rick Vito's stellar slide and lead guitar work has enriched the recordings and performances of such legendary artists as...
(2015/Artistexclusive) 11 tracks. It took ten years for Ana Popovic to convince her father Milton to record an album together. At last she got him to the studio with an argument he could not reject: 'Just do it for your grandchildren.'...
(2015/Bonedog) 12 tracks. Billy Price and Otis Clay: Two singers separated by a generation come together in a performance that moves the Southern soul tradition a little bit further up the road. Pittsburgh rhythm and blues singer Billy...
(2015/Fishfood) 12 tracks. Amanda Fish is an Indie Blues artist from Kansas City who scratched her name into the scene as a solo artist before teaming up with slide guitarist and Stone Cutters Union frontman Sean McDonnell to form Amanda...
(2015/Reprise) 51 tracks. The concept of the retrospective album ' Forever Man ' by Eric Clapton is a clear tripartite division : The first CD contains studio recordings , the second CD presents live recordings and on the third CD he...
(2015/Jazz Village) 14 tracks, recorded live in Marciac, July 28, 2014. Audio CD plus DVD concert. Lucky Peterson-vcl., gtr, org; Marvin Hollie-keyboards; Shawn Kellerman-gtr.; Timothy Waites-bass gtr.; Raul Valdes-drums. Special guest:...
(2015/Bejeb) 11 tracks. Extraordinarily talented blues singer, songwriter and arranger Deb Ryder teams up with a legendary and award winning team of blues musicians for her latest release 'Let It Rain'. The recording features 11...
(2008/Bronzerat) 12 tracks. The real deal. A tramp, a hobo for many many years. He plays for the kids that are digging the Fat Possum sound, or bands like the White Stripes. And it works. Mostly solo tracks, some with samall combo....
(2015/Abstractlogix) 9 tracks. Recorded during their very successful tour of Asia 2014, Oz Noy Trio featuring the amazing Dave Weckl on Drums and Etienne Mbappe on Bass delivers their first live album featuring songs from his Twisted...
(2015/Blue Mood) 11 tracks. 2013 they won the Union Blues Cup at Notodden Blues Festival . Produced by Leif Johansen is here at last their first CD release .