Blues

Thirty years after his death, Magic Sam continues to be one of the primary influences on contemporary Chicago blues. This studio CD is a tribute to the legendary guitarist/singer/songwriter by prominent Chicago blues artists-Magic Slim & the Teardrops,...

Thirty Tigers artist Robert Cray has been bridging the lines between blues, soul and R&B for the past four decades, with five Grammy wins and over 20 acclaimed albums. His latest album, That's What I Heard, was recorded at the iconic Capitol Records...

Third & final volume in Ace Records' anthology series for the guitar legend highlights Lonnie's recordings for Harry Carlson's Cincinnati-based Fraternity label between 1963 and 1967. It follows in the wake of Lonnie on the Move & Memphis Wham! 26 tracks...

They arrived long before, but these three were still blues titans in the '60s and '70s. These recordings date from those decades; Joe's Having the Blues Under a European Sky, Muddy's Hoochie Coochie Man and T-Bone's Stormy Monday bring you Stormy Monday...

These tracks are mainly well known soul records by artists whom most soul fans will known well. They incluide many chart, radio and turntable hits. Ady Croasdell explains by way of fascinating 5000 word note how these sounds tuned a generation of UK soul...

These songs are as American as the Mississippi river. They were born out of the very rock and earth of this country, as black hands broke the soil, moved it, reformed it, and rivers of stinging sweat poured upon the land under the blazing heat of the...

These seminal late 40s sides cannot be given enough exposure in the welter of Hooker material that has surfaced since his late found chart success.1. War Is Over (Goodbye California) 2. Henry's Swing Club 3. Alberta 4. Hastings Street Boogie 5. Build...

These mid-'40s Folkways sessions capture the all-time great blues guitarist/folk singer at his prime. He ruminates about civil rights, World War II and labor struggles as he sings the House I Live In; in My Time of Dying; Motherless Children; Beloved...

These legendary country blues recordings have been beautifully remastered: Stack 'o Lee Blues; Frankie; Candy Man Blues, and 10 more.1. Frankie 2. Nobody's Dirty Business 3. Ain't No Tellin' 4. Louis Collins 5. Avalon Blues 6. Big Leg Blues 7. Stack O'...

These early Duke recordings from the maestro of the blues represent the best of the late 50s Bobby Bland. Ace.1. No Blow, No Show 2. Wise Man's Blues 3. Army Blues 4. Lost Lover Blues 5. It's My Life, Baby 6. Honey Bee 7. Time Out 8. Million Miles from...

These classic early New Orleans' R&B Instro's, featuring ten of the Crescent City's most celebrated, influential artists, present an eclectic selection of hits, flips, misses and rarities. They range from household names like pianist Fats Domino to...

These are the long-lost, never before released recordings of the enigmatic blues man Ollie Watkins, who is remembered by only a handful of people who witnessed him playing on the streets & in informal gatherings in California's Central Valley in the late...