British blues-rock band STEAMHAMMER was formed at the end of 1968 by Martin Quittenton (guitar), Kieran White (vocals, harmonica, guitar), Martin Pugh (guitar), Steve Davy (bass) and Michael Rushton... more

Memories of hearing Howlin' Wolf at the New 1815 Club are so strong that no one could ever forget what a privilege it was to be able hear such an iconic bluesman up close in a West Side club setting... more

John Mayall's Bluesbreakers classic album from 1967 has been digitally remastered and now boasts an extra ten bonus tracks including the a and B sides of the singles 'Curly', 'Suspicions' and 'Double... more

This 1969 live recording at the Fillmore East was not just a turning point in Mayall's music but also in his career, becoming his first gold album and his most successful release. A heavy lead-guitar... more

Eddie is a guitar legend in the Windy City, but never scored a hit as a bandleader. This comp celebrates his finest moments: his own "Find My Baby" and "Bad Boy," performances with Sunnyland Slim... more

The classic 1957 release from one of the greats of gospel blues, a rough diamond of hard, pure country gospel expression, at odds with the earthly concerns of the blues and yet entwined with the... more

This unique compilation examines the recordings of three legendary New Orleans piano-players, ARCHIBALD, SALVADOR DOUCETTE and JAMES BOOKER, each of whom had surprisingly short discographies. John... more

When our 'Koko Mojo', exploration began, you could imagine hickory wood burning in drums at southern shacks, where our blues artists would gather together eat BBQ meat and drink whiskey. The concept... more

Orphaned at age 2, William Thomas Dupree grew up in the same New Orleans boys' home where Louis Armstrong first played the cornet. Continuing his music education with barrelhouse piano musicians,... more

Recorded on the night of May 18, 1964 after a small concert at Bard College, Hell Bound and Heaven Sent Blues documents two blues singers and guitar players, Big Joe Williams and John Wesley "Short... more

Of Brownie McGhee's expressive thumb-and-forefinger guitar style Charles Edward Smith writes, "[it] sings and rings and whangs and talks to you." Indeed it does, and his versatile voice molds each... more

Joe Callicott, born in Nesbit, MS, spent his entire life in the area south of Memphis, and his music is part of what can be called Hernando, MS regional style. Other musicians of note from this area... more

This is volume 2 of a projected 3-volume set of Lead Belly's performances recorded by Moses Asch during the 1940s. The original masters now reside in the Folkways Archive at the Smithsonian... more

The Popcorn genre is a style of music and dancing first established in Belgium (the Land of Beers) in the late 1960s and it got it's name from a discotheque called the Popcorn. This style includes a... more

Two CDs. Howlin' Wolf (born Chester Arthur Burnett) was a Chicago blues singer, guitarist, and harmonica player. Originally from Mississippi, he moved to Chicago and became successful, forming a... more

The concept of these albums allows a variety of wide-ranging black music chosen by the theme of birth to be collected onto the albums. This makes the aural sound of the series different from that of... more

'Got A Big Fine Baby', 'Southern Bred Texas R&B Rockers' (Koko Mojo KM-CD048) continues the journey into Rhythm & Blues artist's birth locations. The fifth exploration goes deep into Texas sand and... more

2017 collection of storming Texas rock 'n' roll by the legendary Winters brothers. Contains over 70 minutes of the best these two have to offer. This compilation brings together the best and most... more

For a detailed portrait of this blues-harmonica hero's life and times, consult the liner notes here. To have your soul stirred and spine tingled, just listen to Alcoholic Blues; Locomotive Blues; Bad... more