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JOHN NEMETH - MAY BE THE LAST TIME

At a pivotal point in his career, less than two weeks before having highly specialized jaw replacement surgery, John Németh made a special pilgrimage back to the San Francisco Bay area. Facing the unknown future of his ability to ever sing or...

COLIN JAMES - FUSE

2022 release. Colin James returns to the rock fold after tangents into blues and swing with an album that may indeed prove to be the zenith of this career. The first single, the infectious 'Hide' is already climbing the charts and look for 'Stop...

MICK KOLASSA - THEY CALL ME UNCLE MICK!

With this album Mick Kolassa has once again returned to his acoustic roots. No amplified instruments were used on any track, making this album purely acoustic. Once again working with producing partner Jeff Jensen, they have assembled a true Free-Range...

LAURA TATE - SMOKEY TANGO

Smokey Tango, Laura Tate's sixth album, takes the listener on a captivating journey through the lush landscape of the South and the swamplands of Louisiana. From visions of tuxedoed dancers twirling under a canopy of stars to table-top juke joint...

THE PHANTOM BLUES BAND - BLUES FOR BREAKFAST

  Phantom Blues Band – Blues for Breakfast As a tribute to Mike Finnigan, proceeds from the new CD will be donated to the Mike Finnigan School of Music at the Stiefel Theater in Salina, Kansas.  It is surely an honor that Mike...

SHEMEKIA COPELAND - DONE COME TOO FAR

Grammy-nominated blues, soul and Americana singer is revered worldwide for her defiant music and fire-breathing performances. Done Come Too Far continues Shemekia's riveting, clear-eyed testimony about our troubled world and the blessings that keep...

WALTER TROUT - RIDE

    2022 release, the 30th solo album from blues-rock guitarist Walter Trout. The last time we saw Trout stepping out, he was on the road in support of 2020's Ordinary Madness. The campaign ended in frustration, when Covid rendered live...

G-LOVE - PHILADELPHIA - MISSISSIPPI

2022 release. Mixing old school blues and folk with new school hip-hop and funk, G. Love's electrifying new album, Philadelphia Mississippi, brings together both sides of the genre-bending pioneer's eclectic career in a wildly innovative and deeply...

THE TEXAS HORNS - ALL ABOARD

JANIVA MAGNESS - HARD TO KILL

Hard to Kill is a new album of blues originals from Blues Entertainer of the Year, Janiva Magness. It features the single, "Don't You Forget About Me." Janiva will be touring extensively throughout 2022. CD release from the Grammy-nominated...

MICK KOLASSA - I'M JUST GETTING STARTED

JOHN FOGERTY - THE BLUE RIDGE RANGERS - RIDES AGAIN

Digitally remastered reissue of the eighth solo studio album by singer-songwriter and guitarist Joh Fogerty, originally released in 2009. Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again was released as the sequel to The Blue Ridge Rangers album, with the album title...

SAM AND DAVE - THE SOUL CLASSICS - 2 CD SET - 26 SONGS

SAM & DAVE / SOUL CLASSICS - 2 CD Set / Contains Previously Unreleased Material. In the summer of 1964, Jerry Wexler of Atlantic Records was attending a DJ convention in Miami. Florida record man Henry Stone suggested he stop in at a nightclub...

THE STRONGMAN BLUES REMEDY - VOL 1

With the Strongman Blues Remedy, Volume 1 a new collective project is launching on the global blues scene. Conceived in the middle of the global Pandemic, the Strongman Blues Remedy is an antidote for the weariness that the past two years have...

MAVIS STAPLES & LEVON HELM - CARRY ME HOME

    Live archive release. Iconic singer Mavis Staples is an alchemist of American music, and during her 70+ year career one of her most beloved musical moments was her riveting performance in Martin Scorsese's film The Last Waltz,...

BENNY TURNER - JOURNEY

Journey contains ten original songs including family treasures passed down to Benny Turner as a boy: My Mother s Blues honoring Ella Mae (King) Turner, and My Uncle s Blues (Fannie Mae) honoring his uncle Leon King. Pulling from a lifetime of...

KENNY NEAL - STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART

  2022 release. Down in Louisiana, they do things differently. The Southern states musical giants have always had their own distinct recipe for American roots: spiced with jazz, steeped in swamp-blues and cooked up a little differently by every...

DELBERT McCLINTON - OUTDATED EMOTION

   2022 release. This is Delbert's 27th studio album, and a bit of a return to his roots. While Delbert wrote just a handful of songs on the album, he puts his unmistakable footprint and charm on classics and deep cuts from some of his...

JOHNNY SANSONE - INTO YOUR BLUES

Johnny's long awaited new BLUES album is finally here, and you can order your advance copy now! Eleven original songs, representing Dallas Blues guitar with Mike Morgan. Chicago Blues guitar with Johnny Burgin. A special guest appearance with New...

DANA FUCHS - BORROWED TIME

KAT RIGGINS - PROGENY

Sometimes compared to Koko Taylor, Etta James, and Chaka Khan, Kat Riggins travels the world with the sole mission of keeping the blues alive. Progeny is her 7th album and 2nd for Gulf Coast Records. These 12 songs range from soulful blues ballads to...

ANTHONY GERACI - BLUES CALLED MY NAME

  Following his chart-topping Daydreams in Blue (Shining Stone, 2020), Anthony Geraci returns with Blues Called My Name, a dynamic collection of original compositions featuring esteemed special guests Anne Harris, Walter Trout, Sugar Ray Norcia,...

BENNETT MATTEO BAND - SHAKE THE ROOTS

   While having their feet planted in roots music, The Bennett Matteo Band (BMB) is extremely improvisational, a breath of fresh air to the music world. BMB's experimentation has made every show an experience. Their debut CD, Shake the...

SASS JORDAN - BITCHES BLUES

While Sass Jordan is celebrated as a multi-platinum selling premiere rock singer, her 2020 album, Rebel Moon Blues, demonstrated that she sings the blues with as much power and authenticity as she personified in the rock world. Following up on the...

CHICKENBONE SLIM - SERVE IT TO ME HOT

Chickenbone Slim (AKA Larry Teves) is a blues singer, guitarist and songwriter based in San Diego, California. Since forming his band in 2012, Chickenbone has created a reputation for pleasing crowds and impressing critics by mixing traditional Blues...

JONNY T-BIRD & THE MPs - PLAY TIME

TAJ MAHAL & RY COODER - GET ON BOARD

2022 release. Nearly sixty years after they first played together, Ry Cooder and Taj Mahal, longtime friends and collaborators, reunite with an album of music from two Piedmont blues masters who have inspired them all their lives: Get On Board: The...

LOS LOBOS - NATIVE SONS

Los Angeles based band, Los Lobos, have always been inspired by their surroundings and the place they call home. Their music is influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, folk, R&B, blues, brown-eyed soul, and traditional music such as...

THE NIGHTHAWKS - ESTABLISHED 1972

THE NIGHTHAWKS, Washington DC.s legendary road warriors ofblues and roots music , celebrate their 50th Anniversary with a brand new album– THE NIGHTHAWKS – ESTABLISHED 1972. Produced by the Nighthawks and longtime compadre David...

BIG AL AND THE HEAVYWEIGHTS - LOVE ONE ANOTHER

New Orleans based drummer Al Lauro joined the band of Outlaw Country star David Alan Coe (who nicknamed him Big Al) in the late 70s. He became good friends with the band’s guitarist, Warren Haynes, and they started a side project called the Unknown...

CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE - MISSISSIPPI SON

      Mississippi-born, Memphis-raised, Grammy Award-winning music legend Charlie Musselwhite will release Mississippi Son, his new Alligator Records CD and LP, on Friday, June 3. On each of Mississippi...

ROBIN TROWER - No More Worlds To Conquer

The iconic Robin Trower returns with his new studio album, 'No More Worlds To Conquer', on April 29th, 2022 via Provogue Records. For more than six decades, Robin Trower's career has known no bounds. At the age of 76, the British guitarist can reflect on...

JOSE RAMIREZ - MAJOR LEAGUE BLUES

  2022 Release. The album presents seven original songs by Jose Ramirez and two classic tunes by masters of Chicago Blues, Magic Sam and Eddie Taylor.   1 Major League Blues with Special Guest Jimmy Johnson 2 I...

LESLIE WEST - LEGACY A TRIBUTE TO LESLIE WEST

2022 release. When Leslie West passed away in December of 2020, he left behind a towering legacy of epic recordings that few rock guitarists can match. But there was more to West than great songs (although, to be sure, he created a ton of them); there...

ALBERT CUMMINGS - TEN

   Ever since the release of his first album in 2003, the blues world has opened it's doors for Albert Cummings. A singer and guitarist who has played with many of the greatest players of the modern era, Cummings has received the kind...

MARK NOMAD - 9

BOBBY GENTILO - GENTILO

Gentilo is an award-winning international record producer and musician who has worked and performed with some of Mississippi’s most acclaimed blues artists over the last 15 years. He is also a member of The Cornlickers, the backing band for the...

WILDROOTS SESSION VOL 2 FEATURING VICTOR WAINWRIGHT

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LARRY McCRAY - BLUES WITHOUT YOU

Underrated and overlooked blues guitar veteran Larry McCray finally gets his due with the help of producer team Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith. After growing up with his incredible talent, Joe and Josh felt it was time for the world to discover this gem...

BONNIE RAITT - JUST LIKE THAT

  Bonnie Raitt is a singer, songwriter and guitarist whose unique style blends blues, R&B, rock, and pop. After 20 years as a cult favorite, she broke through to the top in the early 90s with her GRAMMY-award winning albums, Nick of Time...

DOUG MACLEOD - A SOUL TO CLAIM

   Reference Recordings is proud to present our fifth album with the prolific singer, songwriter, engaging storyteller, and masterful guitarist, Doug MacLeod. For A Soul To Claim, Doug teamed with legendary producer and...

MARK NOMAD - ALL ONE

HOROJO TRIO - SET THE RECORD

HOROJO Trio is the soul-rocking rhythm and blues trio that won Best Band at the 2020 International Blues Challenge in Memphis. Drummer Jamie Holmes, singer/keyboardist Jeff Rogers and guitarist/singer JW-Jones (who also won Best Guitarist at IBC 2020)...

RONNIE EARL - MERCY ME

  Over a 45-year career as one of the world's top blues musicians, Ronnie Earl has transfixed audiences with his distinct sound of emotion-laden blues. On his own and with his band The Broadcasters, Ronnie is a four-time Blues Music Award winner as...

DUKE ROBILARD - They Called It Rhythm And Blues

  2022 release. Anyone who knows Duke's music, will immediately smile at the first few seconds of the opening track "Here I'm Is" from the new album They Call It Rhythm & Blues. It's that joyous jump-blues shuffle sound that Duke has been...

DIUNNA GREENLEAF - I AIN'T PLAYIN'

TRUDY LYNN - GOLDEN GIRL

  Houston's living blues legend, Ms. Trudy Lynn heralds her 75th birthday with the aptly titled Golden Girl, derived from the self-penned track, "Golden Girl Blues." Producer Terry Wilson (Teresa James & The Rhythm Tramps) enlisted...

VANEESE THOMAS

Vaneese Thomas advances a rich musical legacy born of her father, Memphis R&B icon Rufus Thomas, and shared with her siblings Marvell (RIP) and Carla Thomas. Embracing her birthright as an African American female, Thomas explores her...

ALBERT CASTIGLIA - I GOT LOVE

   The new album, which showcases eleven blistering, blues-drenched tracks, is a personal and powerful statement from Castiglia. "I Got Love is a musical essay documenting the last two years of my life: two years of many highs and lows,"...

BETH HART - A TRIBUTE TO LED ZEPPELIN

2022 release. The Beth Hart: A Tribute To Led Zeppelin setlist is a perfectly-curated sampling of the band's majesty. The 9-track album features a mix of Zep essentials and fan favorites. Beth musters empathic emotionality on the album's elegant version...

BOB CORRITORE & FRIENDS Down Home Blues Revue

Harmonica player/producer Bob Corritore lovingly assembled this collection of old school down home Southern blues and juke joint dance numbers, the rough-edged predecessors to modern Chicago Blues, all recorded in Phoenix, Arizona between 1995 and 2012...

SUGARAY RAYFORD - IN TOO DEEP

    Sugaray Rayford returns with In Too Deep, the follow up to his 2020 Grammy® nominated Somebody Save Me, an album which also earned Rayford two major Blues Music Awards for B.B. King Entertainer and Soul Blues Male Artist of...