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Chester Burnett, better known as Howlin' Wolf, was one of the most important and influential figures in Chicago Blues through the 1950s, and along with Muddy Waters helped to establish the electric... more

No blues-harmonica collection—really, no blues collection—is complete without these prime Rice Miller recordings. This is some value for 51 classics and rarely compiled cuts: "Eyesight to the Blind,"... more

Muddy came to Chicago in '43 but didn't really rise up 'til '47, when the Chess brothers started recording him. This fantastic (and fabulously priced) set compiles the early Aristocrat sides and all... more

Those who love Chicago blues need Walter's Checker singles—and if you're a fan of blues harmonica, these should be the centerpiece of your collection. Here are all the Checker sides by blues harp's... more

Arthur 'Blind' Blake was a blues and ragtime guitarist, singer and songwriter who was a leading pioneer and member of what became known as the Piedmont school of bluesmen, performing in a style that... more

Vinyl LP pressing. Howlin' Wolf was one of the most charismatic and exciting performers in the history of blues music. Standing six feet three inches he was a mountain of a man whose menacing vocal... more

Bessie Smith, "The Empress Of The Blues", a uniquely powerful, soulful and uncompromising blues singer, was an originator and a star. She became one of the highest-paid Black performers of her time,... more

Some artists spread their recordings over decades. In Patton's case, only five years in the studio were allotted before death called—but in that time, he established himself as the king of Delta... more

Stellar price for all this early B.B.! All his 1949–62 A- and B-sides means you get 123 tracks: his breakthrough hits "3 O'Clock Blues," "You Know I Love You," "Woke Up This Morning," "Please Love... more

The rockin', up-tempo R&B numbers, the smooth, seductive ballads…every A- and B-side by Harvey Fuqua and his Moonglows, one of the most influential doo-wop groups of 'em all. Their biggest smash,... more

Acrobat has devoted a number of collections to the blues guitarists and singers who represent what is known as the Piedmont school of blues - artists whose roots were in the region surrounding... more

Blind Lemon Jefferson - Complete Releases 1926-29 / Blind Lemon Jefferson was one of the most important, influential and successful of the early bluesmen, a singer, songwriter and guitarist who has... more

Hits, classics, overlooked B-sides…30 Imperial, J-B, Specialty and Atco sides by the New Orleans bluesman whose crunchy guitar tones showed future rockers the way: "The Things That I Used to Do,"... more

Etta James is widely regarded as one of the finest female blues, R&B and soul singers of the modern era, second only in some eyes to Aretha Franklin - Atlantic's Jerry Wexler called her "the greatest... more