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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 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.
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.
For the last two decades, Roomful has been led by guitarist Chris Vachon, one oft he most underrated guitarists in the blues. This fine album gives plenty of showcase room to Chris' tough guitar work. I should also mention the new...
Obviously, there has been a change in personnel. With the exception of four remaining cuts, the harmonica player has been substituted by a sax player which is lowering the energy level. I liked the guitar/harmonica line-up better with...
Another nice set of extended guitar mastery, a demonstration of art by the east coast stylist. Some blues, soulful guitar-dominated ballads and a few cool rockers. A good one for all you lovers of melodic yet bluesy guitar picking. All...
A real Southern album, produced far north in Scandinavia. This is one of the best European country/soul albums I have ever heard. All originals, a great blend of of rootsy styles. Great arrangements, too with backup vocals, horns, and...
Along with contemporaries like John Hammond Jr., Danny Kalb a.o., Dave 'Snaker' Ray brought the 'Negro blues' (as it was called in the original liner notes) into coffee shops of colleges and universities all over the States. Great album!...
As one-third of famous folkblues trio, Koerner, Ray & Glover, Koerner was initial and getting the folkblues boom of the early sixties started. For his solo debut he wrote twelve of the fourteen tunes. Great early white urban country...
To record their new album, these Dutch guys flew to Chicago where they recorded a nice set of 12 originals. Bonus: a 'Sweet Home Chicago' session. Rocksolid European barroom blues, the old style. - Digipak. PETER KEMPE - voc/drums,...
One of the classic funk albums of the early '70s. After his successful work with Piano Red aka Dr. Feelgood, Johnson went on to release a couple of 45s under his own name (you may want to check out Bear Family's great collection of Roy...
Bluesband with a rocking edge from The Netherlands. With their strong lead vocalist they are bringing back memories of the heydays in Dutch blues with bands like Barrelhouse. The guitarist plays with a lot of sustain. Mostly originals. A...
Storyteller, songwriter, and guitar player from Duluth, Minnesota. He sounds like a combination of Mississippi John Hurt's picking, and Dave Van Ronk's raspy vocals. Excellent. - Digipak. CHARLIE PARR - National Reso-Phonic 12-string...
Reissue - this CD is pure fun! Like no other, Mel Melton knows how to imitate the sound of a zydeco accordion on his harmonica. Great unique mix of various Louisiana music styles. - DigipakMEL MELTON - hca/rubboard/voc, RICKY OLIVAREZ -...
He wrote 'Born In Chicago' for the Butterfield Blues Band, worked with Mike Bloomfield, the Electric Flag, and Janis Joplin. Highly influential songwriter/producer, he recorded just one album under his own name, for a major label. Three...
(1971 'Capo') (73:09/12) 'Recorded live in the tv studio for Radio Bremen's Beat Club show, Bremen, Germany' - RORY GALLAGHER - gtr/voc, GERRY McAVOY - bass, WILGAR CAMPBELL - drums.
Founded in 1995, this is the fourth album by the Belgium band. 'Indeed' is presenting a great set of original tunes, covering a wide array of styles, from latin-flavored mambo to ZZ Top-style rockers, from rootsy Southern sounds and soul...
'A sonic tribute to the master and also a tribute to the Electric Mud and Electric Wolf recordsa dissed by critics yet deeply loved by many musicians who dug the psychedelic excess and especially the wicked licks of guitar master Pete...
Ambious harmonica recordording project featuring Harmonica aka Henning Eichler, a well-respected blues harmonica player from Germany's Frankfurt region. Inspired by colleagues like Howard Levy, and Carlos Del Junco Henning has recorded a...
Popular Italian blues band. Their funky style made them popular, also on the north side of the Alpes. There music may not be very original; but they all know how to play that shit. The recording sounds very good. May only concern is, do...
Texas style blues from: Tromsö, Norway. Inspired by the masters of Texas blues guitar, the trio has found its own expression, performing a nice set of (mostly) originals. Great playing, good vocals, too. BIRGER MEYER GJERDRUM - gtr/voc,...
From San Diego, CA., originals, soul, r&b, and blues classics performed at high-speed. Fascinating blend of r&b vocals and shouts with 60s style rock and punk. Garage sound. Great. LADY DOTTIE - voc, JOEY GUEVARA - pno/kbds/hca, NATHAN...