Remastered LP from one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music: The Best Of Otis Redding. Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (September 9, 1941 — December 10, 1967) is considered one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul and rhythm and blues. His singing style was powerfully influential among soul artists of 1960s and helped exemplify the Stax sound ... Verder lezen

Legendary British Blues Rock band Savoy Brown, led by founding member Kim Simmonds, is releasing their exciting new album, Ain't Done Yet, on Quarto Valley Records. The new album follows Savoy Brown's critically acclaimed 2019 album, City Night. "The new album continues the approach I've been taking with the band this past decade," says guitarist/singer/songwriter Kim Simmonds, who formed the band in 1965 in London, England, and is one of the longest running Blues Rock bands in existence. "The big difference with the new album is the multi-layer approach I took to recording the guitar parts. It's all blues-based rock music. I try to find new and progressive ways to write and play the music I've loved since I was a young teenager." ... Verder lezen

Fresh off the heels of winning 'Best Guitarist' at the 2020 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Jones was stoked for a huge year before COVID-19 hit and halted his tour schedule. "I knew I had to do something productive to stay positive, so I turned isolation into inspiration!" ... Verder lezen

TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN New studio album, Pressure, set for October 16th release. 13 fresh tracks recorded in lockdown mode, including lead single / video 'Crazy Days' ... Verder lezen

Alligator Records is pleased to announce the September 25, 2020 release of 100 Years Of Blues, the first-ever album by Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame guitarist Elvin Bishop and Grammy-winning harmonica master Charlie Musselwhite. 100 Years Of Blues is front-porch, down-home music with Bishop and Musselwhite trading licks and vocals on 12 rootsy, spirited songs, mixing nine originals with three reimagined classics. ... Verder lezen

The wait is over, Joe Bonamassa’s new solo studio album Royal Tea inspired by his British guitar heroes Jeff Beck, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Eric Clapton and Cream was recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studios and will be released on October 23rd via J&R Adventures. Bonamassa also surprised his fans this past Friday with his latest single, “Why Does It Take So Long To Say Goodbye.” ... Verder lezen

New album by Rock and Blues guitarist JD Simo. The album was produced by Edward Spear who has worked, as engineer and or mixer, with Brandi Carlile, Anderson East, Marcus King, Aaron Lee Tasjan, and Old Crow Medicine Show to name a few. The album contains lots of great new material by JD and 3 covers including James Brown, Isaac Hayes, and Earl Hooker ... Verder lezen

After 7 years off the road, the Rolling Stones had a glorious return in 1989, in Atlantic City, NJ – now resulting in Steel Wheels Live, coming out on September 25th 2020! This exhilarating performance features special guests John Lee Hooker, Eric Clapton, Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin ... Verder lezen

Johnny Winter had a singular career plan: playing music. The lightning-quick guitarist fulfilled that wish magnificently, decade after decade. A guitar hero without equal. Johnny has always been one of the most respected singers and guitar players in rock and the clear link between British blues-rock and American Southern rock ... Verder lezen

On August 14, 2020 Gulf Coast Records is to release Cry Out by Kat Riggins. The album Cry Out, produced by Mike Zito, is Kat Riggins' debut album on the label. Cry Out is a collection of the original contemporary blues songs that hope to encourage the listener to be an active participant in life ... Verder lezen

Stony Plain Records announces a September 4 release date for the first volume of music from roots “super group,” New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers: Charlie Musselwhite, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Jimbo Mathus, the late Jim Dickinson, and North Mississippi Allstars members Luther Dickinson and Cody Dickinson. Recorded at the Zebra Ranch Recording Studio in Coldwater, Mississippi, the 10 blues-drenched tracks of sublime roots music on New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers Volume 1 will be followed in the spring of 2021 by Volume 2 ... Verder lezen

New album from Mike Flanigin! Blues, Blues and more Blues. Texas-style. 10 tracks of deep blues from the Lone Star State. Featuring Sue Foley (Best Traditional Female 2020 BMA’s) on guitar and Chris ‘Whipper’ Layton (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Stevie Ray Vaughan) on drums. Cut live in the studio. No overdubs, no tricks. Hammond B3/Guitar/Drums. It’s pure, ‘in-the-moment’ blues cut by 3 of today’s finest Texas Blues players… ... Verder lezen

Southern rockers The Georgia Thunderbolts tekenen bij Mascot Records en kondigen debuut EP aan! ... Verder lezen

New Fleetwood Mac Boxes will be released in September: "1973-1974" (4-LP with 7 inch vinyl set) "1969-1974" (8-CD set) ... Verder lezen

Award-winning American blues guitarist Kirk Fletcher is very happy to release his sixth album “My Blues Pathway” via Cleopatra Records on Friday 25th September. The first single ‘No Place To Go’ is out now. The 10-track album features a mix of originals, covers and two co-writes with Robert Cray’s long-time bass player Richard Cousins, with all music arrangements by Kirk Fletcher; Featuring originals and re-imagined tributes of quintessential Blues Classics by Sonny Boy Williamson, Chris Cain, Ac Reed and Juke Boy Bonner ... Verder lezen

Features Blind Faith’s last live performance, held at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles in August 1969. Remastered original KSCR-FM radio broadcast, presented here in its entirety, together with background notes and rare images ... Verder lezen

ROCKED THIS TOWN: FROM LA TO LONDON is het gloednieuwe live album van de STRAY CATS. Het album komt uit op 11 September via Surfdog Records en wordt gedistribueerd door Mascot Label Group (CD Boxset, Light Blue 2LP, Digitaal). Deze verzameling van 23 nummers zijn opgenomen tijdens de alom geprezen 40th Anniversary Tour in 2019. Het combineert hun virtuositeit en rock & roll ethos—rauw en volledig live ... Verder lezen

'Rise Up'. Released by Stony Plain Records, 'Rise Up' contains songs written and recorded just as the COVID19 quarantine was winding up. The majority of the album, recorded in The Living Room Sessions in Ronnie's home, are filled with songs that remind us of the comfort brought by family and community. Ronnie Earl has always believed in the power of music to heal the mind and spirit, and the 15 tracks on this new disc demonstrate that implicitly. 'Rise Up' confirms Earl's status as one of the most soulful blues/soul/jazz guitarists working today ... Verder lezen

Bobby Rush returns to roots on new album 'Rawer Than Raw,' due out August 28 on Deep Rush/Thirty Tigers. Grammy winner’s popular acoustic concerts inspire stripped-down tribute to the rich blues history of Mississippi On August 28, 2020, Grammy-winning blues icon Bobby Rush will release Rawer Than Raw, a stripped down, acoustic tribute to the rich blues history of Mississippi featuring songs from a handful of blues greats from his adopted home state. The record, on the 86-year-old’s ... Verder lezen

The Rolling Stones’ storied 1973 album Goats Head Soup will be the subject of a lavish multi-format release on September 4. It will be available in multiple configurations, including four-disc CD and vinyl box set editions, and the band’s millions of devotees will be thrilled by its extensive selection of unreleased studio and live material ... Verder lezen

TED RUSSELL KAMP TO RELEASE DOWN IN THE DEN (JULY 24, 2020). A ROOTS ROCK COLLABORATION FULL OF SOUND AND SOUL ... Verder lezen

THE REMEDY is the latest from Too Slim and the Taildraggers. Too Slim is a monster guitarist and unabashed Blues-Rocker. This hard driving album is the follow up to the band's acclaimed HIGH DESERT HEAT, which was nominated for a 2019 Blues Music Award in the Blues'Rock Album category ... Verder lezen

David Kimbrough Jr., son of the legendary Junior Kimbrough and passed away on July 4th 2019, was absolutely one of the greatest Blues musicians in his age who inherited and developed the musical tradition of his father, Cotton Patch Soul Blues. This record, “Say You Don’t Love Me: The Last Recordings of David Kimbrough Jr.” is literally his last field recording works with Dolceola Recordings, a music label focused on documenting American traditional music in analog field recording with a portable reel-to-reel Ampex 601 and a ribbon microphone RCA 77DX ... Verder lezen

It's a one-of-a-kind double CD that brings together more than 30 acclaimed blues practitioners from all over the world, who've united to combat cabin fever and transcend physical separation while the world is on lockdown ... Verder lezen

Een ‘nieuw’ album van blues zanger Michael de Jong gemaakt in Dordrecht. ‘Homegrown’ bevat uitsluitend persoonlijke favorieten van Michael. Dit maal met volle arrangementen door een grote band, inclusief blazers en backing vocalisten. Een plaat die zijn fans niet van hem gewend zullen zijn. Hij maakte zich daar zorgen om en besloot de plaat voorlopig niet uit te brengen. Zijn verzoek was om de plaat pas te releasen na zijn dood. Dan hoefde hij daar tenminste geen verantwoording over af te leggen. Het album bevat covers van de allergrootste songwriters als Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, John Hiatt en George Harrison. Een album ook opgedragen aan de stad waar hij uiteindelijk zijn rust vond. Na al die jaren eindelijk dan toch verkrijgbaar en te beluisteren voor de vele liefhebbers van zijn stem ... Verder lezen

This 3-CD SoulMusic Records set celebrates the recordings that Solomon Burke made for the legendary Atlantic Records label between 1960 and 1968. His Atlantic recordings are presented in chronological order of recording across the three discs and each session is identified by date, location and all the musicians present are identified (where known). This celebratory definitive collection includes the content of all six of the LPs released during Solomon’s tenure with Atlantic plus all non-album tracks for a total of 78 soulful cuts ... Verder lezen

MultipleBlues Music Award Nominee Anthony Geraci Explores His Daydreams In Blue on New CD, Coming on Shining Stone Records with New Release Date of July 10. Album features singer Dennis Brennan and guitarists Walter Trout and Monster Mike Welch ... Verder lezen

Twenty years ago, Joe Bonamassa took the music world by storm when he released his debut solo album A New Day Yesterday. Though he’d already been on the scene for years as a child prodigy and even opened for B.B. King at the age of 12. The album launched a career that, two decades later, has seen Bonamassa rise to the top of his field with most recently being named Guitar World’s #1 top blues guitarist in the world. Today, the blues-rock titan announces a revamped version to be released on August 7th via J&R Adventures / Provogue, that has been completely re-sung by Bonamassa and remixed and remastered by long-time producer Kevin Shirley. The first single “Cradle Rock” out today as part of the celebration. ... Verder lezen

We’re very excited to announce an upcoming release from one of the most prolific blues performers of all time. The Midnight Special: Live in Nottingham 1957 captures an incredible solo performance by Big Bill Broonzy ... Verder lezen

Grayson Capps' South Front Street is a 16-song retrospective of the acclaimed South Alabama singer-songwriter's career, compiled by his wife and longtime musical foil, Grammy Award-winning producer/engineer, Trina Shoemaker ... Verder lezen