Blues

The definitive early recordings of Elmore James, the man who changed the face of post-war slide guitar, return to the Ace catalogue with this 3 CD set. Originally released in a long box as ABOXCD 4, they have been revamped as a 3 CD jewel case release. A...

The Definitive Buddy Guy is the first single-disc compendium of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer's career. Boasting 17 tracks, it's guests include Junior Wells, Rolling Stone Bill Wyman, Pinetop Perkins and more. Considered to be the king of Chicago...

The debut release by New Orleans R&B bassist James "The Sleeping Giant" Winfield. This is old school R&B that used to come out of New Orleans all the time and is getting rarer. Until now. On "Lonely Lonely Nights," Winfield is backed by a band that...

The debut recording by a 70-something Delta bluesman dubbed The Mississippi Marvel. Because of the conservative views of his church community, this blues-playing deacon has elected to keep his musical pastime a secret and has refused to disclose his real...

The Debut album from Doug Deming was a mix or original blues, from West Coast swing to Chicago electric to Louisiana swamp boogie. Special guests included Greg "Fingers" Taylor, Rick Holmstrom and Denny Freeman. This 20th Anniversary reissue contains...

The current Blues Foundation 'Blues Guitarist Of The Year,' Ronnie Earl, returns with 'Father's Day,' his 9th album on Stony Plain. For the first time in decades Earl includes a horn section, bringing him back to his early days as front man for Roomful...

The complete King recordings of this bona fide legend of post WWII blues shouting, brought together for the first time. If not as prolific, Vinson was as big a star in his heyday - the period covered by these recordings - as his label-mates Wynonie...

The Cliffhanger Project is a treasure trove of guitar magic from veteran Oak Cliff, Texas musicians, composers and songwriters. Lone Star blues and Texas blues-rock at it's finest! The CD consists of 13 tracks, 5 of them written by Oak Cliff musicians...

The classic 1957 release from one of the greats of gospel blues, a rough diamond of hard, pure country gospel expression, at odds with the earthly concerns of the blues and yet entwined with the devil's rhythms. Listen to the splendid Moon Goes Down, the...

The city of Memphis has been linked with the blues since W.C. Handy updated 'Boss' Crump's political campaign song of 1909 and published it as 'The Memphis Blues' in 1912. This was, of course, a formal composition but when 'race' recordings really took...

The Chambers Brothers' second album released by Folkways Records features the original four brothers, Willie, George, Lester, and Joe, grooving through blues, gospel, funk, and jazz. Their Mississippi Baptist roots are complemented by a secular...

The celebrated 1976 double album from that 'Memphis' man, amended and expanded by the addition of 10previously-unissued or unreissued masters and alternates. 26 remastered tracks. 2002.1. Sa Ba Hoola 2. Wildwood Flower 3. I've Had It 4. Cry Cry Cry (Alt...