Blues

It was 1980. Buddy Guy was still out there in the career doldrums. Not starving - certainly not starving, but not accorded his due either by the mainstream music business or those people in the hardcore blues scene who, incredibly, loved to criticize him...

It started as bit of fun following a long standing desire to record country blues, ragtime, jug, gospel and vaudeville material from the 1920s and 30s and has developed into one of the most sought after groups on the Jazz Club circuit (with forays into...

It must have been quite an exciting experience to have been at a dance or jook joint where Gus Cannon's Jug Stampers were providing the music, for they can really swing! The two excellent collections of Gus Cannon and his associates are a must for early...

It must have been quite an exciting experience to have been at a dance or jook joint where Gus Cannon's Jug Stampers were providing the music, for they can really swing! The two excellent collections of Gus Cannon and his associates are a must for early...

It Ain't Easy is Long John Baldry's landmark recording from 1971, marking Baldry's debut in North America, selling over 100,000 copies of the LP version. Produced by Elton John & Rod Stewart. Contains Baldry's best-known early hit, "Don't Try to Lay No...

IRMA THOMAS has ruled as the acknowledged "R&B Queen Of New Orleans" for many decades, although back in the late 50s/early 60s, while she was still princess-in-waiting, she had a number of rivals, notably KATIE WEBSTER, BARBARA GEORGE and BARBARA LYNN...

Inveterate record collector R. Crumb's artwork for this 2-CD set includes the subtitle "The Dead Sea Scrolls of Record Collecting," and indeed he and his henchmen at the Yazoo label have cooked up quite the collection for US unsuspecting consumers,...

Introduced onstage as: "The world renowned, hard to kill, pistol-packin', chicken-pickin', string-pullin', show stoppin', freight train hoppin', gamecock walkin', master of electricity, king of gutbucket blues, connoisseur of women, His Royal Highness",...

Into the 60s with Bobby Bland and some of the finest material and arrangements in soul music from the best voice in town. Ace.1. Who Will the Next Fool Be? 2. I Pity the Fool 3. Don't Cry No More 4. Ain't That Loving You 5. I'm Not Ashamed 6. Cry Cry Cry...

Internationally recognized Grana Louise has delighted countless music fans around the world with her outstanding blues performances. Her deep, rich voice belts out the kind of raw, gut blues that makes your spine tingle and heart ache. Grana performs at...

Internationally known from coast to coast, John Clifton and his band are authentic purveyors of vintage Blues, Soul, and Rock'n'Roll. In the greatest traditions of the genre, John and the boys dig deep and play passionately, and understand the importance...

Internationally beloved soul-blues rocker tells a timeless tale of young man bitten by the blues bug. He masters the craft and sets out for fame and fortune, only to realize that what he left behind is what he's been looking for all along. An infectious...