2012. “Simply stunning…everything a record should be, inventive, truthful, filled with power and an absolutely exceptional level of musicianship” – Southland Blues Magazine “The French ambassador of American Blue..

1966.  - bug, steve / chardronnet, patrick - ledge,bug, steve / maxwell, justin - garrulous,bug, steve / tanzmann, matthias - anyway,bug, steve / b.  - minikool (b's re edit),bug, steve / sasse -..

1970. Led by virtuoso Pierre Lacocque on harp, this Chicago-based band focusses on ensemble work. Every instrument collaborates to create a weave that harks from the days of Howlin' wolf, Muddy Waters and Jimmy Roge..

2013. 70-track 3CD set. The accompanying booklet is illustrated with label shots and record sleeves. Compiled and annotated by blues authority Mike Rowe, with discs devoted to the urban blues ('Bluebird Beat') of th..

2013. Named after pianist Rick Kay, this North London band featured Fairport Conventions Ashley Hutchings in its first line-up. By 1967 they were one of the busiest bands on the burgeoning British blues scene, playi..

2013. The standard sources on jazz list Mary Lou Williams’ birthplace as Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In her liner notes for My Mama Pinned A Rose On Me, Mary Lou sets the record straight: “I was born in Atlanta, Geo..

2003.  - davenport,charles cow cow / smith,ivy - state,smith,clarence pinetop - pinetop's boogie woogi,taylor,montana - detroit rocks,johnson,lil - house rent scuffle,nelson,romeo - rag head hop,palmer,syl..

2009.  - errol garner trio - twistin' the cats's tail,archibald - stack-a-lee (part 2) (#10 r&b 1950),mabel scott - boogie woogie santa claus (#12 r&b 1948),piano red - red's boogie (#14 r&b 1951),boogie w..

2011.  - worried life blues,ramblin' mind blues,county jail blues,can't you read,so long baby,texas blues,tuff luck blues,i got the blues,i'ts all up to you,bye,bye baby,why should i hang around,poor kelly..