Blues isn’t about color – it’s about feeling. Our White Blues section celebrates influential white musicians who embraced, honored and expanded the blues tradition with authenticity and soul.
From British blues boom to Texas heat
Explore Eric Clapton, Johnny Winter, Rory Gallagher, John Mayall, Stevie Ray Vaughan and others who brought the blues to new audiences worldwide.
True to the roots, bold in sound
Find legendary recordings on CD & vinyl – curated by Bear Family Records, your source for historical and modern blues excellence.
White Blues – Passion Without Borders
Blues isn’t about color – it’s about feeling. Our White Blues section celebrates influential white musicians who embraced, honored and expanded the blues...
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Blues isn’t about color – it’s about feeling. Our White Blues section celebrates influential white musicians who embraced, honored and expanded the blues tradition with authenticity and soul.
From British blues boom to Texas heat
Explore Eric Clapton, Johnny Winter, Rory Gallagher, John Mayall, Stevie Ray Vaughan and others who brought the blues to new audiences worldwide.
True to the roots, bold in sound
Find legendary recordings on CD & vinyl – curated by Bear Family Records, your source for historical and modern blues excellence.
He's a star in home country, Switzerland, filling big concert halls and album releases in the top 5 of the sales charts. Outside of Switzerland, he's literally unknown. But he deserves recognition. With is soft-spoken, charming vice he's...
Californian blues/rock singer and guitarist who's working with the Blaster's rhythm section. MIKE ELDRED - gtrs/voc, JOHN BAZZ - bass, JERRY ANGELS. Special guests (1 track ea.): SCOTTY MOORE - gtr, IKE TURNER - pno, CESAR ROSAS - gtr,...
(1990 'GNP Crescendo') (74:27/11) 'Recorded live at the Lone Star Road House, New York City' - KIM SIMMONDS - gtr/voc, DAVE WALKER - voc, RICK JEWETT - kbd/voc, LOU KAPLAN - bass, PETE MENDILLO - drums.
Posthumously released recordings. As one third in Koerner, Ray & Glover he was playing an important role in the folk blues movement. His last recordings, solo, and backed by Eddie Kirkland's band. Dave Ray died in late 2002. - Digipak.
Great collaboration between the fantastic Southern soul and blues singer, and the advanced guitar master from Norway. Moving and entertaining, skillful mastery, innovative yet rooted in blues and soul. Mostly new songs, perfectly...
Every year a cruise vessel takes a load of musicians, and blues fans on board for a cruise through the Caribbean isles. Excellent recordings, made on board.
Nothing but covers of originals from the 'Chess' catalog. Is this a great concept brought to us by a band of British blues geniuses, or did they do this because nothing else came to their minds ! - Digipak.
One of the cornerstones of Portland's blues scene, Lloyd Jones is going back into blues history and is presenting a fine collection of old and new songs, mostly acoustic. LLOYD JONES - voc/Martin gtr/steel gtr/Danelectro gtr. Special...
Recorded with members of the North Mississippi All Stars, and the Burnside and Kimbrough families. Siegal's songs, and his smoky trademark vocals have found their perfect environment. Superb. - Digipak. IAN SIEGAL - voc/gtrs/slide...
The album starts off with a rocking riff, Rolling Stone style. Fine debut album, a great set of originals. Soul-drenched rocking blues, cool ballads, and funky grooves. Excellent recording. - Digipak. ALAN NIMMO - gtr/voc, BENNETT...
Thanks must go out to Ed Murphy, the artistic director of Norways renown Notodden Blues Festival, for inviting this young family band in 2009 to play his festival. Meanwhile, the news has also been heard in California where respected...
The guitar player hails from Slovakia, the harmonica player and vocalist was born in the Czech Republic. 13 traditionals, and well-known classics. The playing and blowing is fine. But after awhile I couldn't stand the mumbling vocals any...
With Mischa den Haring taking over guitar duties, the band's sound has become more compact with its original blend of the electric blues from the North Mississippi Hills, and urban European roots/rock. Great. JAN HIDDING - voc, MISCHA...
The original Hightone album (CD H 8078), augmented by three previously unissued live tracks (additional playing time approx. 23 mns.) from a French festival in 1997.
They are continuing their trip. Loud and dirty, raw and greasy, downhome blues from Germany. Great lyrics, playing and recording. - Green packaging. MIGHTY MIKE - voc/hca/drums, T-MAN - gtr/voc.
Early recordings what today is Brazil's best jumping and swinging blues band. Little Walter covers, one song ea. by Albert King, and Jimmy Morello, plus six originals. IGOR PRADO - gtr/voc, IVAN MARCIO - hca/voc, MARCOS KLIS - upright...
Swedish r&b and rock'n'roill combo with a great New Orlans beat and feel. - Digipak. ULF SANDSTRÖM - pno/org/voc, BO GUSTAFSSON - sax, SURJO BENIGH - upright bass/bass, KENNETH BJÖRNLUND - drums.
One Man Band- Eddie Martin wrote all the songs and played all the instruments. All-acoustic album prsenting the folk/blues mix of EDDIE MARTIN - National gtr/acoustic gtrs/hca/bass drum/perc.
CD no.1 contains a re-working of Jethro Tull's debut album, 'Time Was', originally recorded and released in 1968 and featuring Mick Abrahams on guitar. CD no.2 has a couple of studio sessions.