Blues

Females have never figured strongly in the ranks of blues and rock guitar players, but the woman featured on this LP can claim to be one of the formative influences on modern rock ‘n’ roll guitar.

Presented here is Bland's outstanding debut LP for Duke Records

We are privileged to explore on this essential LP a plethora of Dr. John’s earliest and most satisfying recordings.

One of Lonnie Johnson's numerous comeback albums of the early 1960s,

Hard Again features Muddy Waters’ trademark blues sound: rugged, raw and full of energy.

“Her voice is gutsy, earthy and coarse, but at the same time there is a beauty, sensitivity and control to everything she does.” Big Mama created tension without harshness, excitement without strain. She can make you weep.

Bessie Smith, “The Empress Of The Blues”, a uniquely powerful, soulful and uncompromising blues singer, was an originator and a star.

This collection of songs by Lead Belly was assembled by Folkways founder Moses Asch from recordings made in the early to mid-1940s, and it focuses primarily on Lead Belly’s observations on the hate and racism that permeated America and the world during this turbulent period of history.

Legendary blues guitarist T-Bone Walker was not only one of the most influential musicians to rise from the fertile Texas blues scene, but his impact on blues guitar worldwide cannot be understated; he is the source of single-note, horn-type blues soloing.