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2025 release. Janiva Magness's 17th album Back For Me is a treasure chest of lesser-known gems by well-known artists (Bill Withers, Ray LaMontagne, Allen Toussaint, Doyle Bramhall II, Tracy Nelson)... more

One artist with a lot of soul interprets another as we hear Janiva's new album of Fogerty covers: Creedence classics plus her favorite songs from his solo years. She was attracted to the lean, earthy... more

SAM MORROW / ON THE RIDE HERE / Sam Morrow has carved out a sound that exists somewhere outside of genre and geography. It's his own version of modern-day American roots music: a mix of roadhouse... more

Janiva has stared down the tragedies and hardships in her life on earlier records, but she delivers a positively uplifting set of blues, gospel and R&B on this Grammy-nominated 2016 album. Her... more

She's already earned seven Blues Music Awards and a Grammy nod, but Janiva is still moving forward, blending blues with country and soul—and ageless love songs with contemporary cries of protest—on... more

This 2017 EP finds Magness delivering powerhouse performances of six of her favorite classics from blues and beyond (songs made famous by Etta James, Bo Diddley, Freddie King and more). Includes "I... more

2022 release. A platter of 10 classic soul and R&B rave-ups is served up hot on the debut album from this well-oiled San Diego band fronted by Bob "Sully" Sullivan, a do-it-yourself entrepreneur,... more

This Pennsylvania native (who now calls Nashville home) previously earned a Blues Music Award nomination, but her new album is steeped in soul—some bursting with pop hooks, some peppered with hot... more

This soul-stirring singer from Philly started expanding beyond blues into R&B, soul and country by the time she reached her mid 20s. Her songwriting is just as impressive as that big voice of hers on... more