Blues

Eric Gales is a blues firebrand. Over 30 years and 18 albums, his passion for the music and his boundless desire to keep it vital has never waned, even when his own light dimmed due to his substance struggles. Throughout it all, he continued to...

Electrifying sounds from LA sax man/guitarist and various combos 1953-61.

Electric blues guitarist Melvin Taylor had been sporadically recording solo albums for 20 years when Dirty Pool arrived - and was somehow just beginning to find fame. Already a hit in Europe, it had taken a steady run of performing in Chicago's famed...

Eden Brower & John Heneghan's East River gang returns with their first studio record since 2018's "Coney Island Baby". "GCW" features ex- Cheap Suit Serenader Robert Crumb on vocals, ukulele, mandolin & tiple as well as veteran member Ernesto Gomez on...

During the sixties, there was the British blues boom, containing many blues bands, one of the finest being Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. In January of 1969 Fleetwood Mac were at Chess Studios, Chicago, jamming with the likes of Willie Dixon, S. P. Leary,...

During the 1920s and 1930s, many African American musicians were still rooted in string-band traditions of the previous century, an era when the fiddle was king. Yet even the best of those players were seldom recruited by the record labels, due to...

Dr John: The Montreux Years is a musical trip for fans, who can immerse themselves in the unique styles and recordings of one of music's greatest icons. With references to New Orleans boogie piano, the record begins with 'Professor Longhair Boogie' and...

Down in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Atlantic Records' Jerry Wexler had fallen out with Rick Hall at FAME studio after an Aretha Franklin session ended with Aretha storming back to New York. Wexler later set up the Muscle Shoals session guys in their own...

Double vinyl LP pressing. This release is Luther Allison'S first acoustic endeavour, and was recorded at LUTHER'S Paris residence. Ruf Records has added another facet to the rich legacy of ALLISON with these tunes. These intimate acoustic encounters with...

Double vinyl LP pressing. The Very Best of The First Two Decades. All Killers, No Fillers and Same Old Lies!1. Rock n Roll Ride 2. Rhythms Of The Night 3. You Can Have It Your Way 4. Burning Up 5. Stand Beside Me 6. Love Turned Cold 7. Eyes That Turned...

Double vinyl LP pressing. The king of blues labels turns 50! This anthology celebrates 50 years of classic, genre-defining recordings by a star-studded Who's Who of American blues and roots music artists past and present. Features tracks by Hound Dog...

Double vinyl LP pressing. Robin Trower is not just an ace exponent of rock blues, he is equally an R&B guitarist, and many enthusiasts rate him as the best psychedelic guitarist since Jimi Hendix. The general consensus amongst fans is that this 2000...