Contemporary Blues CDs

‘Let Them Talk: Special Edition’ is an expanded version of his critically acclaimed debut album and is boosted with a wealth of bonus material. ‘Let Them Talk: Special Edition’ compiles the original much-loved ‘Let Them Talk’ album with four new recordings and a live DVD. Three of the four new re...

1. Hey Good Lookin' Williams, Hank 2. Jambalaya (on The Bayou) Williams, Hank 3. Summertime Blues Cochran, Eddie 4. C'mon Everybody Cochran, Eddie 5. Wake Up Little Susie Everly Brothers, The 6. Bird Dog Everly Brothers, The 7. Great Balls Of Fire Lewis, Jerry Lee 8. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin'...

2011 is the centenary of Robert Johnson's birth and in addition it was in 1941 that Muddy Waters first recorded on Stovall's Cotton Plantation in Mississippi. This excellent 2CD compilation traces the impact and influence of the blues on popular music. '100 Years of the Blues' is supported by a r...

This two CD set includes two classic albums from Lenny Kravitz, including 'Are You Gonna Go My Way' and '5'.

Bob Dylan's songs impacted on 1960 black American singers in a way that few (if any) of his peers compositions were able to. It was through Dylan's important protest songs that artists such as Sam Cooke found their way to articulate dissatisfaction at being regarded as second-class citizens. Some of...

Forthcoming release from William Elliot Whitmore, watch this space - more info' to come...

Personnel: Robert Cray (vocals, guitar); Peter Boe (keyboards); Richard Cousins (bass); David Olson (drums); Lee Spath (percussion).The Memphis Horns: Andrew Love (tenor saxophone); Wayne Jackson (trumpet, trombone).Recorded at Sage & Sound and Haywood's, Los Angeles, California.STRONG PERSUADER won...

The classic At Last album! **Track listing:** 1. Anything to Say You're Mine 2. My Dearest Darling 3. Trust in Me 4. A Sunday Kind of Love 5. Tough Mary 6. I Just Want to Make Love to You 7. At Last 8. All I Could Do Was Cry 9. Stormy Weather 10. Girl of My Dreams 11. My Heart Cries ...

Joel Rafael is an award winning internationally recognized songwriter from north San Diego County, California. His first release on Jackson Browne's Inside Recordings label combines two albums worth of Woody Guthrie songs, including 5 previously unpublished lyrics to which Joel has provided music. ...

Given the intensity of the buzz surrounding Alabama Shakes, it's hard to believe that Boys & Girls is the group's full-length debut album. The Alabama four-piece play timeless, R&B-and-soul-infused southern rock. Available on both CD & LP – the LP is a limited edition bonus edition that comes wi...

Given the intensity of the buzz surrounding Alabama Shakes, it's hard to believe that Boys & Girls is the group's full-length debut album. The Alabama four-piece play timeless, R&B-and-soul-infused southern rock. Available on both CD & LP – the LP is a limited edition bonus edition that comes wi...

 Sixth volume of Let Me Tell you About The Blues, the now established, collectable series profiling the evolution of the blues in key American cities and regions. Designed to appeal to not just existing aficionados, but also newcomers looking to acquire a well-considered survey of the genre. ...

AA living and dynamic tradition, blues is forged in hard times but powerful enough to bring on the good times. Legends such as Lead Belly, Memphis Slim, Big Bill Broonzy, Elizabeth Cotten, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee, among others formed the "blues backbone" of Folkways Records. This c...

Awesome collection at a budget price! Details Contributing Artists: Johnny Cash, Tony Bennett, B.J. Thomas, George Jones, Chet Atkins, Hank Williams Jr., Willie Nelson, Billy Joel, Merle Haggard, Ricky Skaggs, Janie Fricke, The Oak Ridge Boys Producer: Billy Sherrill Distributor: MSI Music Dis...

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers: John Mayall (vocals, piano, organ, harmonica); Eric Clapton (vocals, guitar); John McVie (bass); Hughie Flint (drums). Additional personnel: Alan Skidmore (tenor saxophone); John Almond (baritone saxophone); Dennis Healey (trumpet). Includes original releas...

Visionary filmmaker David Lynch will make his solo debut as a musical artist this spring with ‘Crazy Clown Time’. Produced and written by Lynch, the album’s 14 original songs spotlight him on guitar and vocals. The recording process, Lynch recalls, was filled with happy creative accidents. 'There...

This two CD set includes two classic albums from Norah Jones, including 'Feels Like Home' and 'Not Too Late'.

This two CD set includes two classic albums from Joe Cocker, including 'Civilised Man' and 'Cocker'.

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Hugh Laurie releases his debut album ‘LET THEM TALK’ on Warner Bros. Records. A glorious celebration of New Orleans blues, the album unites Laurie’s musical talent with a very personal selection of standards and lost blues classics performed with his band of renowned musicians and ...

This two-CD set features the guitarist's 1990 album STILL GOT THE BLUES and his 1992 release BLUES ALIVE, in addition to five bonus tracks.

This 1999 reissue contains five bonus tracks not on the original release. Personnel: Stevie Ray Vaughan (vocals, guitar); Tommy Shannon (bass); Chris Layton (drums). Producers: Richard Mullen, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Double Trouble. Principally recorded at Down Town Studio, Los Angeles, Califor...

Robert Glasper Experiment will release Black Radio (Blue Note Records/EMI), a future landmark album that boldly stakes out new musical territory and transcends any notion of genre, drawing from jazz, hip hop, R&B and rock, but refusing to be pinned down by any one tag. The first full-length albu...

With a powerhouse voice, Texas bred Ruthie Foster combines blues and folk with heart wrenching ability, and on ‘The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster’, she adds a heaping scoop of soul to the mix. "Early on, long before I ever got into the folk thing, I was doing more soul on acoustic gui...

On this CD recorded at various shows, Ruthie Foster is a folkie at heart, but she meshes folk blues, acoustic jazz and power folk into a bubbling album of passion. With a naturally expressive voice that has drawn comparisons to greats like Aretha Franklin and Ella Fitzgerald. These songs were all...

This extraordinary songwriter/performer tackles life's big issues throughout this sizzling album. On it, Ruthie repeatedly testifies to her core message - that through all of the ups and downs of living, you must stay true to yourself. The pain as well as the joy of love, the strength it takes to...

Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977) is an American blues-rock guitarist and singer from Utica, New York. In 2006, Bonamassa released his fifth full-length studio album, You & Me. This album also appeared at #1 on the Billboard Blues Album Chart. For the recording of this album, he enlisted the tale...

Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977) is an American blues-rock guitarist and singer from Utica, New York. Live From Nowhere in Particular is a double CD Live set in 2008.

Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977) is an American blues-rock guitarist and singer from Utica, New York. After touring to support his first album, Bonamassa and the band returned to the studio in 2002 and worked with producer Clif Magness to release his second album So, It's Like That. The second album...

Joe Bonamassa (born May 8, 1977) is an American blues-rock guitarist and singer from Utica, New York. Positive fan feedback resulted in the 2003 release of Blues Deluxe, which was released to support the Year of the Blues. The album features nine covers of classic blues tunes along with three songs ...

22 classic blues numbers from Muddy Waters, Gary Moore and BB King, John Lee Hooker, Freddie King, Sonnie Terry and Brownie McGhee, Dinah Washington, Son House, T-Bone Walker, Nina Simone, Jimmy Rogers, Jeff Beck, Canned Heat, Albert Collins, Johnny Winter and more!

Personnel includes: Jimmie Vaughan (vocals, guitar, steel guitar, organ); Stevie Ray Vaughan (vocals, guitar); Kim Wilson (harmonica, vocals); Fran Christina (vocals, drums, percussion); David Hidalgo, Cesar Rosas, Brenda White King (vocals); Geraint Watkins (accordion, piano); Joe Sublett (saxophon...

On May 22, 2012, internationally renowned guitar superstar Joe Bonamassa will release a brand new solo album Driving Towards The Daylight (J&R Adventures) – his “lucky” 13th album. Driving Towards The Daylight was produced by Kevin “Caveman” Shirley (Black Crowes, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin). This is t...

In a coolly inviting voice, strumming an acoustic guitar, Karen Elson summons up a dark yet seductive atmosphere… an after-midnight world that is irresistibly mysterious & alluring. Karen Elson is probably best known as a top model: the face of Armani, Prada, Chanel & Yves Saint Laure...

Collection of blues classics at a great price. **Track Listing:** 1. ONE BOURBON,ONE SCOTCH,ONE BEER 2. SPOONFUL 3. I BE`S TROUBLED 4. AIN`T NOBODY`S BUSINESS 5. BLACK ANGEL BLUES9SWEET BLACK ANGEL) 6. DON`T START ME TALKING 7. THE SUN IS SHINING 8. RECONSIDER BABY 9. BLUE MIDNIGHT 10...