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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.
Very lavisly edited set of four CDs, covering his best recording period. The CDs come with a DVD-Pak size hardcover book and a forty page booklet of large size. The book contains many rare photos, an in-detail discography, and background...
Blues veterans from the San Diego area. Their rocking blues should please all fans of Freddie King's later recordings, and friends of Texas-style blues/rock in general. Rock solid craftsmanship. Original material. STVE BURNS -...
Great live set from England's best contemporary blues guitar player. Highlight of this album is an 18-minute version of 'The Letter'. MATT SCHOFIELD - voc/gtr, JONNY HENDERSON - Hammond C3, EVAN JENKINS - drums.
One of the groundbreaking early 1970s blues/rock releases in Europe. The godfather of European blues went into his tape archive and came back with some great early recordings (1961-67). But this album also contains early '70s sessions...
Great studio CD from the Pacific Northwest r&b and blues combo. They really love to play, and it shows. Would love to see them live. Highly entertaining! BECKI SUE - voc, TOM BOYLE - gtr, JIM KING -ten/hca, LES WHITE - upright bass, JEFF...
Third solo effort from Otis Taylor's ex-guitarist. This is a pretty straight blues album. No gimmicks, no boring sound games. Pretty mellow blues. I like the way he's almost whispering his lyrics. My favorite of all three Turner albums....
(1988-2008 'Delta Groove') (50:26/12) When the Pontiax came to prominence during the late 1980s, they were one of the hottest acts on the US west coast. With their combination of the T-Birds' Texas energy, and the harmonica virtuosity of...
Re-issue of his first solo album. Four tunes, free jazz-inspired guitar numbers. JAMES 'BLOOD' ULMER - gtr, GEORGE ADAMS - sax, CECIL McBEE - bass, DOUG HAMMOND - drums.
After his well-done 2005 debut, Arsen and his family moved to Vancouver, Canada. He was born in the Northern Caucasus region, and was musically raised in Moscow. This new CD shows a matured singer, and stylish guitar player. Guitar blues...
Fine guitar picker with a nice mix of originals and covers. Beautifully recorded. - Digipak. PETER CROW C. - gtr/voc, TONY RAMOS - hca, DIRK VOLLBRECHT - upright bass.
Re-issue of his 1980s LPs. Rainer Baumann is best-known as the lead guitar player in Frumpy, a German rock band of legendary status. Two original LPs on one CD.
Attention, please. This set is presenting the participating artists of the 1983 edition of the AFBF, drawn from studio albums. Sample CD including a couple of unissued sides.
They are working hard on sound, arrangements and production. The original raw power of their punk/blues may be gone. But these guys are great players and seem to know what they are doing. Unique, entertaining. - Digipak. DAN AUERBACH -...
The American blue-eyed soul singer, and the French guitar player, live in concert. Price is a great vocalist. But Chapellier tends to overplay. Soul classics like O.V. Wright's 'Don't Let My Baby Ride', and originals. Great recording and...
After all these years, still one of the groundbreaking bands from the Southeast. I love listening to Derek playing the guitar. His guitar is his voice. Great fusion of all kinds of American music, based on the blues. Great 2-CD live set,...
She plays five-string bass and sings with a rather particular voice, while her guitar-playing partner is pulling out all the stops, from Hendrix to SRV. I don't have no clue, does anybody need releases like this one ANNI PIPER -...
The Nashville veteran comes back with a fine new record, performed by real musicians. He sounds strong as ever, and the songs are hand-picked. Very good. EARL GAINES - voc, JOHN WARD - gtr, JAMES JACKSON -kbds, AL WILDER - bass, STEVE...