Blues

This Robert Johnson disciple recorded a ton as a sideman but didn't make an album 'til he was 55. Here's that 1970 LP; his voice and guitar take you from Arkansas to Chicago and back as you hear Steady Rollin' Man; Mean Red Spider; Take a Walk with Me;...

This re-release of 2009s Falling Through the Cracks marks the second release by Detroit-based guitarist/vocalist Doug Deming and The Jewel Tones and features two of today's premier harp players - Kim Wilson (Fabulous Thunderbirds leader and co-founder)...

This release contains some of his best recordings ever, ranging from blues to folk songs. Also incudes rare photos and extensive information on each track, a biographical essay and lyrics.1. Hey, Hey, Baby 2. Frankie and Johnny 3. Trouble in Mind 4. Joe...

This release contains 3 previously unreleased tracks. It contains his unique piano style and southern roots.1. Joggie Boogie 2. If Left That Town-Harlem Bound 3. Key to the Highway 4. Chicago Rent Party 5. Stewball 6. The Dirty Dozens 7. Beer-Drinking...

This reissue is an overview of "Hoss" Allen's Rogana Productions company of the 1960s. The Hossman was best known as a DJ at WLAC radio, a 50,000 watt clear channel R&B powerhouse from the 1940s-'60s, but he was much more. A true "renaissance man," he...

This recording captures the Iceman in his early prime and the band is tight and smoking. Any fan of electric guitar play and funky blues should be entertained by Albert Collins and these highly charged tracks taken from a 1973 concert in Cambridge, Mass...

This record is an opportunity to hear not only Bill Doggett on the organ and piano, but also the excellent Bubba Brooks on tenor sax, the guitarist Pete Mayes and the rarely Heard singer Toni Williams ...1. Guess Who 2. Anahuac Breakdown 3. Time on My...

This recently departed singer/guitarist drew from the blues of B.B. King and the soul of Sam Cooke to create his own deeply affecting style. This is the first CD reissue of his Fraternity recordings (including all the singles) plus his best cuts for...

This prolific guitarist has recorded with everyone from Michael Jackson to Pink Floyd to Miles Davis. He's also a wiz of an engineer/producer, which is why his records sound so magnificent-and this new one is no exception. He's been playing instrumental...

This project is a live blues roots recording done at the famed Sun Recording Studio, Memphis, TN. The concept: To record in the style of early Howlin' Wolf, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis, Johnny Cash and other Sun Studios alumni. John Altenburgh wanted to...

This prodigal daughter returns home to embrace her roots to record what she calls "the front porch songs" in a historical 1920s Mason's Hall turned studio in Covington, LA, and produced by Serabee and John Autin of Rabadash Record. Years of works have...

This prewar slide-guitar master didn't get his due 'til the late '60s. This 1971 performance at the Gaslight in Greenwich Village was intended for broadcast on Columbia University radio; nine of these selections ended up on the 1972 LP "Live in New...