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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.
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'In the mid-seventies when soul was being overwhelmed by disco music, Clay relocated to Japan, recorded 'Soul Man: Live in Japan' in 1978 and celebrated a glorious comeback. This time 'In The House' should generate some new attention:...
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Doug Jay, 'musical globetrotter of the blues', was born in 1953 in Pensacola, Florida. His family moved often before finally settling in the Washington, DC area. Upon hearing recordings of master blues harpist Little Walter, he became...
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Third release from the talented young Canadian bluesman. He has matured to become a bandleader with a musical vision, a clear concept. His band has developed into a compact unit. What used to be 'retro', the re-production of sound and...
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(Vestapol) 36 tracks Featuring Clark Kessinger, Kilby Snow, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Mose Vinson, Napolean Strickland, Jimmy Driftwood, Canray Fontenot, Alphonsos “Bois Sec” Ardoin, Ed and Lonnie Young, and others. This DVD illustrates very...
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(2003 'CrossCut') (54:13/13) Selten zuvor hat eine Live-Produktion derart viel Spaß gemacht! Das Trio um die drei kalifornischen Musiker ging von Anbeginn an mit dermaßen viel Selbstvertrauen und Spielwitz an die Sache ran, dass schnell...
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(2003 'CrossCut') (59:41/16) Das zweite Album für CrossCut haben B.B. & The Blues Shacks im Frühjahr 2003 selbst produziert und damit wieder mehr Augenmerk auf die spielerische Seite der Band gelegt. 'Midnite Diner' (ccd 11070) trug die...
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(2002 'CrossCut') (57:18/10) Carl Weathersby ist eine Persönlickeit. Von furchteinflössender Statur repräsentiert er eine jüngere Generation im urbanen Blues Chicagos. Sein Stil kommt nicht von der Musik der Väter und Großväter. Sein...
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1-CD digipak (6-sided), 13 tracks. Total playing time approx. 50 min. When the album was originally released on CrossCut in 2001, it was far ahead of its time. Frank Goldwasser can hardly be classified. His blues crosses boundaries...
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latest effort from RJ, recorded in northern, and southern California, in the year 2001. Moving from Minneapolis to the mild temperatures of the west coast made RJ feel better, more comfortable. This new feeling is reflected in his music....
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(2002 'NorthernBlues') (62:03/14) Nach seinem Überraschungs-Debüt (CCD 11067) liefert uns der blutjunge kanadische Gitarrist (*1980) ein erstaunlich reifes Album ab. Lebte die erste CD von der Unbekümmertheit der Musiker, so belegt...
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How many blues singers you know? I mean 'real' blues singers? And how many white guys do fit into that category? Four? Or five? Whoever you are naming, Lee McBee should be in that group. The man with that soulful and smoky voice,...
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'Handyman', the predecessor album, was highly praised by critics, and fans alike. Regarded one of the best blues releases of 1999, it opened many doors for the band. With their new CrossCut production Mississippi Heat will win many, many...
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members of Europe's 'Champion's League Of Blues', B.B. & The Blues Shacks, Germany's leading traditional style blues band, have signed with CrossCut Records. Their new album will be out soon. New material, mostly originals, only three...
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Freund, musicalwise raised in Chicago, now resident on the west coast, returns to Chicago on a regular basis to record. His second one for Delmark, also produced by Dave Specter, is an album with two sides. One shows Freund the skilled...
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(2001/Indigo) 16 Tracks (43:33) - Excellent '50s style Blues and R&B album from the UK's most prolific big band. Big Joe Louis filled the gap left by pianist Mike Sanchez who left in 1999. Excellent! BIG JOE LOUIS - voc/gtr, DAVE WILSON...
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(1998 'Blue Rock'It') (49:38/13) Das mittlerweile siebte Album der Band (zählt man das Album mit Luther Tucker > CCD 11041 dazu) präsentiert die kalifornische Band mit gewohntem Konzept. Mit einem Blick zurück greifen sie Songs ihrer...
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for many years, R.J. used to live in Minneapolis. Two years ago he moved to California, and that's where his new one was recorded. It sounds a little rougher than the last one. In the spotlight are R.J.'s superb harp technique, but also...
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(1998 'Blue Mood') (45:38/12) Musikalisch gar nicht schlecht, viel Swing, viel Gitarre - doch der aufdringliche und -gesetzte Gesang nervt / musicalwise: fine. The band swings, the organ's grooving and the guitar player sounds just...
(1997 'Spareribs') (60:12/15) Einen Preis hat diese Veröffentlichung bereits sicher: die Auszeichnung für das schönste und aufwendigste Cover (zig-mal ausklappbares Digi-Pack mit 12-seitigem Booklet) des Jahres '98! Musikalisch bezieht...
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1-CD with digipak and booklet, 9 tracks. Total playing time c.68 min. 1997 live concert recorded on analog 24-track tapes in audiophile quality. Things had been looking up for Mighty Sam McClain (1943 - 2015) since his involvement with...
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(1996 'Crossroads') (52:38/13) Louisiana, bekannt für seine Swamps und Hot Sauce, hat immer wieder gute Musiker hervorgebracht, so auch Burton Gaar. Der 1943 in Baton Rouge geborene Bassist, Sänger und Songschreiber überzeugt durch...
Re-issue of his first-ever LP record; contains two previously unissued songs and unissued alternate takes. 'Allison is a member of the elite group of Chicago bluesmen who originated what has become known as the 'West Side' sound'. LUTHER...
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(1990 'CrossCut') (56:09/08) 'Recorded live at the Schauburg, Bremen, Germany - October 04, 1990' - Die beiden Robben-Ford Brüder Patrick und Mark mit einem begeisternden Livealbum im Stile der Charles Ford Band. Mit Amark Ford und Andy...
Great Texas Blues vocalist; some of the greatest recordings of the 1950s; BOBBY 'BLUE' BLAND - voc, featuring ROY GAINES - gt, WAYNE BENNETT - gtr, etc. These early Duke recordings from the maestro of the blues represent the best of the...