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.
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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.
(2008 'Corazong') (115:12/14)He is for Europe, what Joe Bonamassa is for the USA: the king of bluesrock guitar. He started as a Rory Gallagher clone, but has emerged as a truly original guitar hero. With raw power and great guitar skills...
Founded by Mark Wenner 33 years ago, The Nighthawks are still going strong, today. The band still sounds fresh with its unique blend of American blues and roots music. Two new members are adding an extra shot of energy. No original, but...
(2009 'Blind Pig') (44:55/11) For a couple of years now, John N. has been a mainstay on the American blues circuit. With his unique blend of soul harmonies and rough and lowdown blues he is one of a kind. Also, I really love the way he...
Last, and at the time unreleased album of the band. Weird mix of blues, and strange-sounding pop rock. JOHN DUMMER voc, DAVE KELLY gtr/voc, PETE EMERY gtr, ADRIAN PIETRYGA gtr, COLIN EARL pno, IAIN THOMPSON bass, DAVID WITHERS drums....
Excerpts from three live shows, recorded with two different line-ups. The recording quality is okay. TONY T.S. McPHEE gtr/voc, PETE CRUICKSHANK - bass, KEN PUSTELNIK drums (1971); TONY T.S. McPHEE gtr/voc, PETE CRUICKSHANK - bass, RIC...
Contemporary feel-good bluesrock from Ireland. Simon McBride evokes the spirit of such great bands as Free and Led Zeppelin, and that point in musical history when blues guitar blossomed into a sound and an attitude of mind that defined...
Norway's leading world musician with a new set of original material. He started out as a blues guitar player, thirty years ago. With his new band he has recorded original music, a fusion of funk, soul, r&b, plus African grooves and...
Peter Nande must regarded one of the leading European musicians when it comes to performing original, down-to-earth, gritty blues. He has been inspired by westcoast players like James Harman. No wonder he loves to record in California....
He started out professionally in 1967 in Ohio, moved to Florida, played in various blues-related bands. One day he met and became friends with Stevie Ray Vaughan. This album was recorded in Austin in the late 1990s. On six tracks,...
This two-disc set is a nice and welcomed surprise. Live recordings featuring this high-energy bluesband from Belgium. Boogie and Blues. Plus a couple of fine solo tracks. Highly recommended. LOUIS VAN EMPEL gtr/voc, AART VAN DER WULP...
(2008 'Dixiefrog') (44:32/11) Produziert von / Produced by Poppa Chubby in New York. BIG ED SULIVAN gtrs/voc, V.D. KING gtrs, A.J. PAPPAS bass, GALEA bass, POPA CHUBBY drums/gtr.
Bluesrock, and rock from one of the all-time greatest drummers in the history of rock. AYNSLEY DUNBAR drums, featuring BRAD CORDLE voc, TOM SAVELL gtr, JOEL SAVELL bass, ALASTAIR GREENE gtr/voc, MALCOLM ANDERSON kbds, JACK KENNEDY bass.
One of Europe's finest harmonica stylists with a rootsy blues album. Mostly originals. Fine songwriting, but not a showcase for his skills on the harmonica. Digipak. J.J. MILTEAU hca, MICHAEL ROBINSON & RON SMYTH vox, MANU GALVIN gtrs,...
Gross still must be regarded a blues youngster (he was born in 1984). This already is his third album, an outstanding one. He loves to play with a big tone. His technique is excellent, as is his taste. Empowered by might horn...
Second release by the 23-year-old vocalist. She wrote all but three of the songs on this CD. Meanwhile, she has improved her vocal style and she' sounding self-confident. Produced by multi-talented Dave Gross (check out his own...
(1992 'Black Top') (60:03/15) 'Alphabet Blues', the third and final Black Top release of the Mighty Flyers, presents one of the all-time greatest line-ups of the band. Great harmonica playing, but also a lot of space for Alex to stretch...
Renown rock and blues journalist, and punk and psychedelic rock guitarist who was introduced to the music of the North Mississippi Hills. After playing with the late R.L. Burnside for a while, he started the Scissormen. In his eyes the...
Re-issue of his great 2003 album. Musselwhite's an artist, and he's one of the most sympathetic 'ambassadors of the blues'. He never cared much about trends and fashions in blues, and he does not fit into any of the blues categories....
(2008 'Pepper Cake') (52:16/14) Frankfurter Band, die dann am besten zu gefallen weiß, wenn sie eigene Kompositionen gekonnt in Szene setzt und dezenten Funk, Jazz und Ska in den Blues einfliessen lässt. REINHARD BASSENGE ' voc/gtr,...
A timeless jazz recording in the tradition of Charlie Christian, featuring Jay Geils, founder of the super rock group of the same name. Also on board: jazzpicker Gerry Beaudoin and blues stylist Duke Robillard. And also Randy Bachman,...