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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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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.
(Blue Bella Records) 15 tracks, digisleeve. This reissue of the 2009 album Falling Through the Cracks is the second release from Detroit-based guitarist and vocalist Doug Deming and The Jewel Tones. The album features two of today's...
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(AAA Culture) 16 tracks - digi with 16 page booklet 2022 marked the 50th anniversary of his first live performances as a Blues musician. As he explains, it was a great pleasure and honor for him to work with his bands and so many great...
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(Voss) 15 Tracks - Digipack - In the twenties and thirties of the last century this sound could be heard on every street corner in the deep south of the USA. It was the heyday of Blues and Boogie Woogie and the electric guitar had still...
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(Voss) 14 Tracks - Digipack - The second CD of the two-man band is an imaginary-acoustic tour through the southern states of the USA. Once again we have followed our mission to revert to the musical origins of the instruments washboard &...
(Blue Heart) 13 tracks, digipack. Teresa James' lusty combination of gritty blues, roots rock, gospel, dark folk and southern soul is best described as being inspired by Delbert McClinton. McClinton made his career writing and singing...
(BFD) 10 tracks Rediscovered, never released album by CCR drummer featuring vocals by Bobby Whitlock (Derek & The Dominos). Doug "Cosmo" Clifford, the iconic Creedence drummer, has a treasure trove of unreleased recordings he's produced...
(Matt Tedder) 10 tracks, digisleeve. The new album I Can Dream You was recorded at The Finishing School in Austin, TX and produced by Gordy Quist, the famed Band of Heathens producer. "I Can Dream You" features ten original songs, all...
(Ruf Records) 11 tracks, digisleeve Blues is not for the faint-hearted. Since the genre's inception, its greatest exponents have devoted themselves to darkness the darkness, spinning tales of hardship and death , hellhounds and devilry....
(Solid Pack) 12 tracks, digisleeve - Now the new album of DR. WILL to the stage program of the same name. Dr. Will's live band THE WIZARDS delivers authentic voodoo sound. Dr. Will juggles on this concept album with morbid and humorous...
(Fab Tone Records)10 tracks - digipack - Gwyn Ashton is a British musician, songwriter and guitarist known for his impressive live performances and versatile musical repertoire. He was born in Wales and began playing guitar at the age of...
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(CRS) 10 tracks. Multi-award winning guitar player Leif de Leeuw and his six man band are the new Southern jam-band sensation in Europe. The band is characterized by breathtaking guitar solo’s, two grooving drummers and twin-lead...
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(Gulf Coast Records) 9 tracks, digisleeve. Connor went into the studio in December to record the new album "Best Of Me" with her "Wrecking Crew 22" band, which includes the following members: Joanna Connor (guitar and vocals), Shaun...
(Rounder) The first-ever collaborative album from Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton, Death Wish Blues is a body of work born from a shared passion for pushing the limits of blues music. Produced by the legendary Jon Spencer of Jon Spencer...
(Hokahey Records) 11 tracks, digisleeve. The genre-bending and award-winning Finnish blues rock band Micke Bjorklof & Blue Strip will release their new studio album Colors Of Jealousy on Friday, June 16 on Hokahey! Records. It is the...
(Tuohi Records) 8 Tracks - Deluxe Digisleeve - Since she first entered a recording studio about 15 years ago, singer and guitarist Erja Lyytinen has been a fixture on the international blues scene. "Another World" is the name of her new...
(MC Records) 12 tracks, digisleeve. Northport NY - On June 23, MC Records releases Six Strings of Steel by guitar master Duke Robillard - The record represents all of his influences, including swing, blues and rock - You'll hear Link...
(Dancing Rooster Records) 11 tracks, digisleeve Connections is the latest CD from legendary keyboardist Bruce Katz and his dynamic band. Recorded at the famed Capricorn Studios in Macon, Georgia, this album features ten new original...
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'Handyman' was voted 'Best Chicago Blues Album' by Canadian 'Real Blues Magazine', 'One Of The Best Modern Blues Records From Chicago' by 'Living Blues Magazine' and received the best review value in French 'Soul Bag Magazine'. We...
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Inetta Visor, powerful black singer, is regarded one of Chicago's greatest 'unknown' blues vocalists. Harmonica ace Pierre Lacocque is a member of the premier league of innovative blues players. Mississippi Heat's a band project, a...
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(Homework Records) 10 tracks The European Blues Aces. Five musicians, five countries, one simple aim - to offer top quality, no-frills traditional blues that is so seldom heard in European clubs and at festivals nowadays. If you are...
(Vizz Tone) 14 tracks, digisleeve. This entry from Bob Corritore’s FROM THE VAULTS series focuses on the rich sound of Chicago blues, with 14 previously unreleased gems recorded over a thirty year span (1992 to 2002) featuring some of...
(Blind Lemon) 14 tracks Tom Shaka - voc, gtrs, hca, foot-stomps.
All songs by Tom Shaka except track 7 (Rev. Gary Davis, track 13 by Blind Blake and track 14 by Big Arthur Crudup.
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(The Last Music Company) 13 tracks, digisleeve 'Zone-O-Tone' contains twelve new songs I've written that were inspired by the music of Stax and Atlantic soul, The Four Aces, Josef Locke, Johnny Kidd, Lonnie Donegan, The Shadows and many...
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(The Last Music Company) 13 tracks T. Weiland in Musikexpress 12-06: 'Andy Fairweather-Low has a good feeling for the basics of rock'n'roll. He doesn't need much more than guitar, bass and drums for his songs. Whether the rhythm is...