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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.
Outstanding new album, recorded in Cincinnati, home of King Records. A set of sheer enthusiasm, fun, humor, and energy. The mix sounds awesome: direct, loud, and dirty. Original mix of r&b, rock & roll, and soul. A one-of-a-kind release!...
He's looking back on a 35-plus years career, and he's still one of the finest roots and blues guitar players out there. His music is rooted in the sixties with guitar players like Lonnie Mack, or Freddie King. 'Feel The Heat', an...
Spanish guitarist and singer. He's a great talented player, and a soulful vocalist. Alex plays a Stratocaster guitar with a full-bodied, fat tone. In style and sound he's reminding me of the late SRV, without ever copying him. Nice...
A young guy in his twenties from Portland, Oregon, Colin Lake moved to New Orleans in early 2009. He developed a strong individual style marked by innovative lap-slide guitar playing and soulful, pleading vocals. He is heavily influenced...
Excellent compilation with recordings from what probably is the most successful, and longest working blues band from the UK. Comes with 24-page booklet, many photos and extensive liner notes.
Bavarian combo performing '50s style Chicago blues with original lyrics, Southern German dialect. - Digipak. ROBERT HOBMEIER - voc/hca, ARMIN WEINZIERL - gtr, GEORG EGGERBAUER - bass, HANS WIMMER - drums.
Great blues/punk duo from the UK. Powerful riffs and grooves, and acoustic tunes. Exciting. - Digipak. ALED CLIFFORD - voc/electric & acoustic gtrs, BRENNIG CLIFFORD - drums/perc.
Limited and numbered edition - carefully and with superior results re-mastered in the Mobile Fidelity labs. Original album from the Texas guitar player, comes with book case and a reproduction of the original cover art, and booklet.
In 2008 he was voted 'Canadian Solo Folk Artist of the Year'. He's a Maple Blues Acoustic Artist Award winner, an International Blues Challenge semi-finalist, and a three time Juno Award Nominee in both the roots and blues categories....
Is this Nine Below Zero in disguise Well, it's Glenn Tilbrook, once founder of Squeeze, backed by the UKs foremost blues/Rock band, thus producing a more polished record. Pretty good. - Green packaging. GLENN TILBROOK - voc/gtr, DENNIS...
When he passed away too early in 2008, a young and powerful blues talent was gone forever. He will be remembered by his friends and fans. These posthumously released live tracks are showing a young man who just loved to play the blues...
Soon he will turn 70 years of age, and he's sounding younger than ever. Handmade music, no 'machines' playing here. Great album with an exciting blend of soul and blues. Recommended. - Digipak. ROY ROBERTS - voc/gtr/org/kbds, ERIC...
Ever since seeing Earl Thomas perform during the early 1990s, I was wondering when will he break through on record Maybe this new USA-UK collaboration will establish him as one of the better singers and performers of his generation....
Re-issue - A beautiful album of unreleased and rare tracks. She's sadly missed since her untimely death in 1990. Mostly small combo recordings. Superb.
He did it again! With 'Plays More Blues, Ballads & Favorites', Jimmie Vaughan presents the cool follow-up album to his superb 2010 release. I can only repeat myself, nobody else can revive this old shit the way he does. Although heard a...
The Highway 61 is also known as 'Blues Highway'. On her pilgrimage down this road, Canadian singer/guitarist Rita Chiarelli came across Louisiana State Penitentiary aka Angola. After 10 years of communication she finally got to know the...
Jug band duo from St. Louis, MO. Entertaining set of mostly original tunes, supported by a bunch of great players. - Green packaging w/ booklet. KARI LISTON - voc/kazoo/whistle(perc, JEREMY SEGEL-MOSS - gtr/voc, featuring ADAM ANDREWS -...