Blues

Blues is the root, the foundation - the undercurrent churning beneath nearly all strains of popular music. "It's a vocabulary you have to have in order to play really anything," explains guitarist and composer Oz Noy. "If you don't understand the blues,...

Blues is not for the faint-hearted. Since the genre first drew breath, it's greatest practitioners have embraced the darkness, spinning tales of hardship and death, hellhounds and devilry. If the sleeve of Witchy Feelin' suggests that Kim Simmonds, too,...

Blues Image was formed in Tampa, Florida in 1966 by singer-guitarist Mike Pinera, singer-drummer Manuel "Manny" Bertematti, singer-percussionist Joe Lala, keyboardist Emilio Garcia, and bassist Malcolm Jones. They were later joined by keyboardist Frank...

Blues harpist (Earl Hooker, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf+) discovered by Charlie Musselwhite, performs 15 tracks of Chicago blues w. Eddie Taylor, Pinetop Perkins & Jimmy Dawkins, 1969.1. I'm Ready 2. I Got to Find Somebody 3. I...

Blues harp legend Snooky Pryor and this all-star band gathered together to celebrate Snooky's 80th birthday and record this studio album of deep blues. Features blues blasters Pinetop Perkins, Mel Brown, Jeff Healey and Willie Smith.1. Rock-A-While 2...

Blues harmonica legend Carey Bell created his own style after learning from the masters Big Walter Horton, Little Walter Jacobs and Sonny Boy Williamson II. a veteran of both Muddy Waters' and Willie Dixon's bands, Carey Bell is on the short list of...

Blues Harmonica Ace James Harman hit # 1 on the Living Blues Radio Chart with his Electro-Fi debut Bonetime in 2015, not to mention 5 Blues Music Award nominations. "Fineprint" produced by James and guitarist extraordinaire Nathan James, is his brand new...

Blues guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and bandleader Dave Weld got his start on Chicago's west side in the late 70's. At the 1815 Club on Roosevelt Road, Dave was in the house band with Chico Chism, Shorty Gilbert, Hubert Sumlin, Detroit Junior, and...

Blues guitarist, feat. Tad Robinson on vocals & harmonica backed by Mike McCurdy-bs & Mark Fornek-dms, recorded in Bremen, Germany 1994.1. West Side Stroll 2. Little By Little 3. Bad Boy 4. Bluebird Blues 5. It's Too Late Brother 6. Kidney Stew 7. Wags'...

Blues guitarist worked w. many of the greats - Otis Rush, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf & others, but it's the 12 originals here that show the world who Byther Smith really is.1. Cried Like a Baby Child 2. I'm Your New Lover 3. Walked All Night Long 4. Hey...

Blues guitarist Tab Benoit, born and raised in Louisniana, may be a relative newcomer to the region's rich and centuries old musical history but he's clearly a product and a disciple, of the same multicultural aestheic. This album is a contemporary...

Blues guitarist Michael Burks returns with with I SMELL SMOKE. Fused with blazing guitar fire and gruff vocal passion, this album is sure to get blues fans all worked up!1. All Your Affection Is Gone 2. One More Chance 3. I Smell Smoke 4. Time I Came in...