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Two CDs. The legendary bluesman's 45s for Columbia, Direction and Private Music. These tracks date from 1967 through to 1993 and show how his unique blend of blues evolved. Though none of the songs... more

The doyen of jazz critics, Leonard Feather praised Ella as "one of the great individualists of modern blues singing" yet the unique Ella Johnson is now largely forgotten among the bigger names of the... more

One of the cornerstone figures of R&B and R&R, ANTOINE "FATS" DOMINO recorded 'The Fat Man' - the first million-selling Rock & Roll record - in December 1949, at the tender age of twenty-one. His... more

The secret got out in '83—a secret already known by David Bowie (who'd had him play on "Let's Dance") and fans across Texas: the next guitar god was here. "Texas Flood," the debut from SRV and Double... more

If the greatest blues musicians and rock stars in the world cherish, covet and collect this stuff, don't you want a piece of the action? If you're gonna own it, here's the way to get it, on double... more

Moanin' in the Moonlight was the debut album by American blues singer Howlin' Wolf. The album was a compilation of previously issued singles by Chess Records. It was originally released by Chess... more

2013 remastered limited edition Japanese pressing of his 1968 electric psychedelic blues album. Chess.

The groundbreaking 1966 Decca album - John Mayall's Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton - re-issued - faithfully replicating the original 1966 Decca Records UK mono release and pressed onto high quality... more

In a brief career, terminated by his imprisonment in 1963 for double-murder, AUBURN "PAT" HARE was influential almost beyond measure. An incendiary guitarist, he had an instantly recognisable style,... more

Slide guitar blues with an Elmore James flavor played on an eight-string table (non-pedal) steel guitar was the trademarked sound of Houston blues legend Hop Wilson. Strictly a local phenomenon,... more

This Johnny Otis discovery had a tiny frame but outsized talent as a soul shouter, blues singer and jazz chanteuse, too. Behold the delectable charms of Sugar Pie as you hear her complete 1962... more

This triple threat of New Orleans R&B—singer/songwriter/guitarist—steps up with every single he issued from '55 to '62. Robert Palmer, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan and many others have covered... more

Digitally remastered edition of the 1971 album from one of the most gifted guitarists ever to pick up the instrument. Upchurch had played with Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions and Jerry Butler,... more

- One of the greatest blues guitarists of all time widely emulated by both blues and rock guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix and Mick Taylor - Nominated for two Grammy awards and inducted into the... more

Pianist Roosevelt Sykes was a true star of both the pre and post war eras of rhythm & blues and there's little disagreement that Sykes was one of the most influential and pioneering of urban blues... more

Here, Jasmine try a new approach to this powerhouse R&B vocalist, beginning with two rare live radio broadcasts for Alan Freed and moving on to tracks from "Big Maybelle Sings," "Blues, Candy and Big... more

Ultimate Johnny "Guitar" Watson rarities package, containing almost everything he cut between 1959 and 1965 for independent labels big and small. This period of JGW's career is less well documented... more

England's Ace label pulled out all the stops for this loving look at the '50s and '60s prime of the King of the Blues! If you think the box itself is nice, wait 'til you see what's inside: a gorgeous... more

The biggest hits from the prime Duke period of Mr. Blue—plus many that didn't make it onto previous collections! His classic hits I Pity the Fool; Turn On Your Love Light; Don't Cry No More; Stormy... more

1994 compilation for artist who unlike many of his swamp blues brethren, the evocatively moniker Lonesome Sundown (the name was an inspired gift from producer J.D. Miller), wasn't a Jimmy Reed... more

Original album released in 1960. Hooker is on acoustic guitar and backed by a bassist and drummer.