Blues

These 1963 sessions feature Sleepy John Estes, Big Joe Williams & Mike Bloomfield on guitar & Hammie Nixon on harmonica & jug - this was one of the 1st blues LP to feature mandolin, played by Rachell; 6 never before released cuts have been added to the...

There's something about Tony Holiday that draws people together. In fact, community has been at the core of Holiday's young career from the beginning. Since relocating from Salt Lake City to Memphis in 2017, Holiday has been at the center of a soul blues...

There's a new voice out of the south making waves, and if familial genes count for anything, blues/soul/R&B/pop singer Claudette King, a longtime Californian now living in Atlanta, will go far, very far. The youngest daughter of ultimate blues master B...

There's a manic joy in Corey's playing. He laughs in recognition of an exceptional riff, and shakes his head from side to side to acknowledge he's hit the groove he's looking for. Corey is constantly in motion and attuned to the music and the band...

There was no disputing that title-Koko was the queen, and she proved it yet again with this powerhouse 1985 album, a Grammy nominee featuring Son Seals, Albert Collins, Lonnie Brooks and James Cotton. This is the real deal, folks: "Evil," "I Cried Like a...

There was never really a singular style or movement of blues music that characterized New York - the city was simply a hotbed of varied musical activity - and this 48-track 2-CD snapshot of the blues and R&B that was being played there in the post-war...

There seems to be little or no biographical information about Bob Kornegay despite his presence in important vocal groups. He also had a solo career which despite never resulting in a chart hit included two very important recordings. "The Man in the...

There isn't a whole lot of Bertha "Chippie" Hill available in any audio format. In 1997 Document released 24 of her classic early recordings, and that CD still stands as the definitive monument to her artistry. Trained to perform in vaudeville while...

There is something hard and uncompromising about the personality of Ishman Bracey, something challenging and direct. It is evident in the known photographs of him when he was in his late twenties, staring fixedly at the photographer. In one shot his...

There is no single kind of music that led to the creation of Jazz. Instead, the genre evolved, and continues to evolve, from diverse musical avenues. Following the popularity of swing music in the 1930's, Boogie Woogie-with it's characteristic walking...

There is no question that between 1942 and the early 1950s that Savannah Churchill was a major star within the African American audience of America. Sadly today though she is virtually forgotten. Savannah Churchill enjoyed several major hits: "Fat Meat...

There are only a handful of great writers in the pantheon of classic rock and roll songs. One of them is the subject of this CD, the legendary Otis Blackwell. Selected here are 30 examples of his forgotten talent as a performer which were far...