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.
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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.
(COP Records) 12 tracks, digisleeve Mark Cameron delivers raw blues the way it was meant to be played. From the boogie-heavy opener "Doctor in the House" to the haunting closing track "Borrowed Time", this album perfectly reflects the...
(Repertoire) 15 tracks Over 90 minutes of live performance captured at the prestigious German Rockpalast, across two CDs and one DVD -NTSC 0. A mainstay on the European blues circuit, singer and guitarist Todd Sharpville has achieved...
Private pressing (2017) 8 tracks CD sleeve (b&w) Album recorded in 2016 at the famous Sunset Sound Studios in Hollywood. Trio format with the great Lemar Carter on drums. Seven of the eight tracks are original instrumental compositions,...
(Grapefruit Records) 94 tracks The 4CD set Pink Purple Yellow And Red, housed in a clamshell box and featuring a lavish booklet with many rare photos and a detailed essay on the band's activities, is an essential purchase for anyone with...
(earMusic) 8 Tracks, Digipack He is revered as a live musician because he puts his heart and soul into every note that reaches the audience from the stage. On his latest release, the master of his craft presents himself like never...
(Atlantic) 11 tracks, with James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and others to the movie of the same name by John Landis digitally re-mastered
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(Vizztone) 12 tracks Blues harp player Bob Corritore came to Phoenix in 1981, and it quickly became a Blues hub. Bob played with local bluesmen Tommy Dukes, Chief Schabuttie Gilliame, Big Pete Pearson and Dino Spells, and persuaded his...
(Dixie Frog) 14 tracks Behind the name Cat Squirrel is a group of blues-Iberian 'pistolleros' with a pure legend of English blues as frontman, the enormous Mike Vernon. Founder of the Blue Horizon label in the 60s, he is also known as a...
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(Nola Blue Records) 13 titres, digisleeve John Németh was probably the only kid in Boise who grew up listening to Chicago blues in the 1980s. In the ensuing three decades, Németh has transformed himself from a fan to a modern-soul-blues...
(Gulf Coast Records) 12 tracks digisleeve The album perfectly captures all the excitement and blues/rock energy of the dynamic guitarist duo Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia on their recent Blood Brothers tour, in an intimate setting that...
(Tuohi Records) 13 tracks, digisleeve With the pandemic now firmly in our rear-view mirror, Erja Lyytinen has been touring relentlessly with her band. With the towering Finn in absolute top form, the artist decided to capture the magic...
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(Red Lightnin Records) 12 tracks Discover a true rock'n'roll gem with Bo' Weevil's debut album 'Scoundrel Blues'. Bo's impeccable songwriting is evident in tracks like "Rabbit's Foot", "Civilized Man" and "Scoundrel Blues", which combine...
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(Provogue Records) 23 tracks, + bonus videos by Soulshine & Traveling Tune, with rare photos over the years Two incredible concerts Gov't Mule are celebrating their 25th anniversary as a band. To mark the occasion, the blues rock icons...
(Provogue) 13 tracks, digisleeve Passionate concert, beautiful memory Blues-rock icon Gary Moore passed away on February 6, 2011. 14 months earlier, on December 9, 2009, the Northern Irish guitarist, composer and singer played a special...
(Layla Zoe Music) 13 tracks, digipack In 2023, after a three-year absence from the stage, Canada's darling of the blues Layla Zoe returns on tour with her friends and musicians Krissy Matthews (guitar), Felix Dehmel (drums) and Paul...
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(Sun Records) 8 tracks, digipack Rock legend Paul Rodgers ("Bad Company" and "Free") returns with his album "Midnight Rose" featuring brand new originals, released by Sun Records. Midnight Rose is a look back at an eventful career and a...
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(Vizztone) 10 tracks, digisleeve Bob Margolin says THANK YOU in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his Muddy Waters Band. He plays the same Gibson archtop electric guitar he played alongside Muddy and The Band in The Last Waltz on...
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(Yep Roc Records) 11 tracks, digisleeve. Eli Paperboy Reed's Hits And Misses is a remastered collection of rarities, originals and covers, including Eli's rendition of Motörhead's "The Ace of Spades." The album also features covers of...
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(Pepper Cake) 15 tracks Renowned blues guitarist and singer Jim Kahr has enchanted the music world with his latest masterpiece: 'Keepin' It Hot'. The long-awaited album is a powerful collection of 11 tracks that touch the soul and...
(Quarter Valley) 13 tracks Singer, songwriter, producer & drummer Tom Hambridge with his 2023 release feat.: Buddy Guy, Joe Bonamassa, James Cotton a.o
(Single Lock) 12 tracks Funk, jazz, R&B - these genres are so deeply rooted in New Orleans that it's no wonder young British pianist Jon Cleary was forced to move to the city to perform there. In the early 80's he painted the bar of the...
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(Provogue) 10 tracks For six decades, Robin Trower's career has been an act of quiet rebellion. Rewind the reels of the British guitarist's backstory and you'll find an artist who has always rolled the dice rather than take the path of...
(Ruf Records) 12 tracks Joshua Tree. A place where rock'n'roll legends are born. In this notorious desert landscape in California, the stolen body of Gram Parsons was set on fire. This is where the now-deceased Joshua tree, which is...
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(J&R Adventures) 10 tracks, digipack. Twenty years after the release of his best-selling "Blues Deluxe," which celebrated the U.S. government-proclaimed "Year of the Blues" with a mix of originals and reinterpretations of classic songs,...
(Pepper Cake) 11 tracks - Studebaker John's songwriting is as good as it's ever been on his new album "Resonator", named after the Resonator guitar he inherited and then used to write the songs for this album. The sound quality of this...