Blues

Victoria Spivey was a blues and jazz singer who enjoyed significant popularity during the 1920s and '30s, performing with many well-known accompanists and ensembles, with a vivacious personality that made her a successful stage performer, later making a...

Vibe is the exciting, 2004 release from Juno-nominated guitarist David Gogo. This, his 7th CD, features ten all-original tracks written with the likes of Tom Wilson (Junk house/Blackie & the Rodeo Kings), Craig Northey (The Odds, Colin James) and John...

Veteran West Coast musician Andy Santana is a smooth, dynamic vocalist and harmonica player with a sophisticated urban style. With 35-years of professional experience, he is also an accomplished songwriter/guitarist with an unusual gift for lyrics and is...

Veteran blues singer/guitarist has the vocal urgency & immediacy of singers like Otis Redding & Wilson Pickett; Ward pioneered the use of the Magnatone amplifier which was featured on many of his 1960s recordings as Robert Ward & the Untouchables - here...

Versatility is a term very often overused in today's music scene, however, that's the first word that comes to mind after hearing Rick's outstanding second album What We Are. With an archive of writings collected over the last three decades, Simcox once...

Versatile and transcendent, Snooks Eaglein is known for his electric R&B, as well as his acoustic folk classic. Billed in the mid-50s as "Lil' Ray Charles" this influential New Orleans guitarist can hold his own with just voice and guitar. Snooks Eaglin:...

Vaudeville dominated the national entertainment scene until radio kept everybody tuned in at home. In those heady days of live entertainment (primarily the late teens and early 1920s), the blues began to take form. And contrary to the image we have of...

Various Artists - "Tell Everybody! (21st Century Juke Joint Blues From Easy Eye Sound)" Recorded by Dan Auerbach at Easy Eye Sound studio, Tell Everybody! (21st Century Juke Joint Blues From Easy Eye Sound) spans the diverse blues spectrum, a payment of...

Urban Folk and Jazz is Sting marries Roberta Flack then has an affair with Rickie Lee Jones.1. Little Problems 2. Lucky 7 3. Over the Rainbow - K.J. Denhert, Arlen, Harold 4. He's Not Coming Home 5. What's My Name I 6. What's My Name II 7. What's My Name...

Unquestionably the aural feeling of this album is varied, full of hot recordings, and offers an eclectic assortment of recordings. The songs are not used in chronological order they are used to fit with the album and add a variety of sound. Most...

Unlike Roy Milton, Jimmy Liggins & Lloyd Glenn, Richard Lewis & Dolores Gibson were never the star attractions on the West Coast scene but judging by their personal appearances and recordings they must have had a following however short lived it was...

Unleash the power of the blues with 'Guitar Star' and experience the fretboard-blazing, awe-inspiring virtuosity of some of the greatest players ever to do it. From the soulful blues of Mighty Joe Young to the smooth melodies of Fenton Robinson, this...