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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.
In the mid-1990s he recorded three albums fro Denmark's Storyville label - and then stopped recording under his own name. Good to learn he's back on the scene with this high-profile album containing nine instrumentals and five vocals...
Superb effort from the US singer, resident in the Netherlands. Her high-pitched vocal style is her trademark. A talented songwriter, her musical style covers a lot of ground, from straight blues, gospel-drenched ballads, to cool and...
For many years he was the long-haired, second guitar player in R.L. Burnside's band. After R.L.'s death in 2005, Kenny Brown kept his solo career going. This fine 2-CD set features two sides: solo recordings, rural style blues, recoreded...
Great new band from the Netherlands. Superb set of originals, powerful (without ever nodding towards '70s hard rock), soulful, grooving, cool. Contemporary urban electric blues, one of Europe's best bands with electrifying guitar and a...
His eight solo album. In-demand session guitarist who has worked with Rod Stewart a.m.o. Great modern, elegant album with plenty of high-profile guitar sounds. But the CD contains mostly covers of those too-often heard blues classics....
For this album, Candye has written nine of its 13 tracks with her lead guitar player. 'Sister Vagabond' is a straight blues album featuring her expressive vocals style, and Laura's great guitar playing. Excellent. CANDYE KANE - voc,...
A guitarless band from Minnesota featuring songwriter, pinao player, and vocalist Davina Sowers. You may influences like Billie Holiday, New Orleans marching bands, Amy Winheouse, and blues shouters. Barrelhouse blues, vaudeville jazz:...
Bluesrock with a couple of pretty originals twists (i.e. a fiddle!) and well-dosed harmony vocals. But the guitar takes the lead role, mighty rocking. Powerful! PAT McMANUS - voc/electric & acoustic gtrs/slide gtr/fiddle/bouzouki/bass,...
Swedish re-issue. - Exciting combo from Sweden. They perform a spezial blend of basically acoustic sounds. A blend of blues and roots, American style, featuring a lot of slide palying, and lapsteel guitar sounds. Not bad. - Digipak....
The original LP on CD, plus a 50 minutes video documentary dealing with the production of the album (with Dutch comments), live clips and interviews. - Digipak (8-plated) w/ booklet. (4:3 picture format, codefree, color/b&w, Dolby...
For the last twenty years or so, he has worked as a background singer for popular US acts. 'Soon As I Get Paid' is a fine solo album recorded in L.A. with some of the best players there. Hand-picked songs from the American soul songbook,...
Blues band from the North of Italy with a set of originals, and a few covers. David's a rock-solid, powerful harp player and a rather uninspired sounding vocalist.
Solo album featuring James Leg aka John Wesley Myers of Black Diamond Heavies fame. The focus is on his vocals, growling and howling. The music varies, from punk-driven blues to soul ballads, country ballads, barrelhouse blues, and New...
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Re-issue with four bonus cuts, rec. in 2011. - Original comments from 1997: Led by 27-year-old guitar ace, this young band from Norway is one of the best bands I've recently heard. Retro style blues, not very original, but played with...
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(2010 'CrossCut') (54:43/14) This is his LATEST album! - Billy C. Farlow was the long-time musical partner of George Frayne aka Commander Cody in The Lost Planet Airmen. Today, Billy C resides in Alabama, breathing in the swamp's steam....
Funky blues, supported by a horn section. Rather moldy sound. Haddix has written all the tunes. He's a fine guitar player, fast and sometimes furious. His vocals style is not as impressive but still okay. TRAVIS HADDIX - gtr/voc, BRIAN...
She calls her music 'country-flavored Southern-fried blues'. This album was recorded in Macon, GA. A mix of rhythm 'n' blues, blues, soul and rocking ballads. EG's a solid vocalist, and the support is excellent. - Digipak.
Great blue sand soul singer, superb guitar player leading a band of fine players: second album from a talented performer, touring the Midwestern states. The album starts off with the only cover, a great grooving version of Freddie King's...
For Ana, blues is 'beauty of the basics and an instrument.' Rather sensuous notes instead of raising hell, dynamics rather than violence - without ever passing on extensive guitar solos. The CD was recorded in New Orleans (and Amsterdam)...
Family band debut, presenting the songwriting, and artistic quality of two outstanding performers. Super combination of contemporary blues, and Southern rock in the greatest jam band traditions. Recommended. - Green packaging (6-plated)...