MGM and Atlantic Records classics from Ivory Joe Hunter – the man who virtually invented country soul in the postwar years! 25 tracks in all! (Soul, Blues)CD
Great spare work from Skip James – who plays both guitar and piano on the set! The album's one of Skip's best from the 60s – raw, rootsy, and undeniably powerful – with titles that include "Illinois Blues", "Catfish blues", "Mistreating Child Blues", ... read moreCD
One side features Floyd Jones on vocal and guitar, with Eddie Taylor on second guitar, Otis Spann on piano, and Walter Horton on harmonica – the other features Taylor on vocal and guitar, with Jones on bass – and Spann and Horton too, all recorded at the One-Der-Ful ... read moreCD
One of the standout classics from BB King's legendary run at Kent – a classic album with a cool little cover to boot! Arrangements on the set are by Maxwell Davis – who has this great way of bringing out some of the jazzier currents in BB's music – almost the same Memphis blend ... read moreCD
(Comes in a great little cardboard LP-styled sleeve!)
Lazy Lester's a lover, not a fighter – and a hell of a bluesman too, as you'll hear on these excellent sides cut for the Excello Records label at the end of the 50s and start of the 60s! Some numbers are instrumental, and focus strongly on Lester's incredible harmonica lines – blues ... read moreCD
A great example of why Little Milton was always one of the few Chicago blues artists who could also break strongly in the soul camp at the time – and a beautifully balanced set that perfectly shows both sides of the Chicago scene of the time! Production is by old Vee Jay maestro Calvin ... read moreCD
A comprehensive look at some great recordings from Little Walter – sides recorded for Chess Records from 1953 to 1963 – offering up a decade's worth of evolution in his style! But even at the start, Walter was better than most of his generation – a heck of a great harmonica ... read moreCD
Carl Martin, Johnny Young, John Lee Granderson, & —
Chicago String Band ... CD Testament, 1966. Used ...
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Not a string band as in "strings" – but a unique Chicago blues record that features work on guitar, mandolin, and violin – plus some harmonica from John Wrencher – and vocals from all the members of the group! CD
John Mayall's Blues Breakers —
Bare Wires ... CD Deram/London/Rebound, 1968. Used ...
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Another great step forward for the legendary John Mayall – proof that he was never just content to copy American blues modes, and always willing to bring something new to the table! Although steeped in sounds from the delta on up to Chicago, the record's also got a hipper, almost trippier ... (Rock, Blues)read moreCD
Jerry McCain —
Jig's Up ... CD Atomic Bomb, 1950s/Early 60s. Used ...
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(Out of print, CDr release.)
Jerry McCain/Tiny Kennedy/Clayton Love —
Strange Kind of Feelin' ... CD Trumpet/Acoustic Archives, Early 50s. Used ...
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A double-length set of work from this classic ensemble – served up here in a great Robert Crumb cover image too! The set's one of the richest collections done by Yazoo during their crucial reissue period – and features late 20s material from the group that often (but not always) ... read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Mississippi Heat feat Lurrie Bell —
One Eye Open ... CD Delmark, 2005. Used ...
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Sugaray Rayford looks like a vintage soul singer on the cover, and he sounds like one too – here on an album that may well be the first time he really found his groove! Previous Rayford efforts have been a bit more blues-based, but the approach here goes strongly for a deep funk style – ... (Deep Funk, Blues)read moreCD
In case you're wondering, they DO still make 'em like they used to – at least when it comes to classic-styled soul records, like this St Louis effort from Kenny Rice! Kenny comes from a world that might be more blues than soul, but there's definitely a lot of southern soul styles at play on ... (Soul, Blues)read moreCD
Features Johnny Shines on vocals and guitar – with Phillip Walker on second guitar, David Li on baritone sax, Nathaniel Dove on piano, Charles Jones on bass, and Downy Murl on drums! CD
Our Chicago roots run deep here, with plenty of postwar Chicago blues -- plus delta blues, folk blues, electric blues, pre-war blues, and more!
Roy Hytower & Motif —
Root Doctor ... CD 
