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WILL JACOBS - GOLDFISH BLUES

Thank you for bringing inspiration and music into my life, and for giving me the opportunity to express myself doing what I love: playing, performing, and writing music. This album is for you! Make sure to turn the volume to 11!   1 Come...

JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR - NOBODYS FOOL

    2022 release. Joanne Shaw Taylor was born and raised in the U.K. and discovered by Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) at the age of 15. Right from the beginning, Joanne's incredible guitar work and distinctive sultry vocals set her apart from...

TOMISLAV GOLUBAN - 20 YEARS ON THE ROAD

20 Years on the Road commemorates the 20th anniversary of Tomislav Goluban's first solo concert, held on December 16th, 2001 in his Croatian hometown. All music was recorded live in the studio using three different sets of musicians in Croatia and...

THE MIGHTY SOUL DRIVERS - I'LL CARRY YOU HOME

The Mighty Soul Drivers are nothing if not qualified. Years of playing all kinds of gigs from major festival stages to corner taverns has honed each member's skills to a fine edge. They mine the deepest old Soul nuggets and breathe new life into them...

ERIC DEMMER - SO FINE

  For more than 30 years, Eric Demmer toured and recorded with some of the best artists in contemporary blues including Mike Zito, Tito Jackson, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, and B.B. King. Describing his sound as "high-energy blues with a mix of fun...

JIMMY CARPENTER - THE LOUISIANA RECORD

    A two-time Blues Music Award-winning sax player Jimmy Carpenter, who's also been nominated recently for a Blues Blast Magazine award for best horn player, has something special in-store for his fans with the release of his new CD, The...

TOO SLIM & THE TAILDRAGGERS - BRACE YOURSELF LIVE!

CLIFF STEVENS - BETTER DAYS

VANESSA COLLIER - LIVE AT THE POWER STATION

SPRING ISSUE 2021 COVER PHOTOGRAPHY BY LAURA CARBONE

BLUES CARAVAN 2022 - CD/DVD SET

Featuring Katie Henry, Will Jacobs, and Ghalia Volt CD / DVD A NICE PRICE! Seventeen years since Ruf Records first had the brainwave of a showcase tour, the Blues Caravan concept remains unchanged and unbeaten. Three rising stars from the roster of...

JEREMIAH JOHNSON - HI FI DRIVE BY

  Every great artist has a moment when they realize who they are, Jeremiah Johnson has truly come into his own with his new release HI-FI DRIVE BY. Get ready for a high-fidelity sonic explosion that combines Johnson's master guitar work,...

MALAYA BLUE - BLUES CREDENTIALS

RUSTY WRIGHT BAND - HANGIN' AT THE DEVILLE LOUNGE

Contemporary blues rock. This Billboard Top 10 artist's sound is a hot rod fusing of Texas-style blues rock, boogie & southern guitar rock.

RORY BLOCK - AIN'T NOBODY WORRIED

Ain't Nobody Worried is a tribute to some of the most iconic female soul & R&B artists of that ruled radio waves from the past five decades. Rory's arrangements of chart topping hits originally performed by icons Gladys Knight, Mavis Staples and...

CRYSTAL SHAWANDA - MIDNIGHT BLUES

With a voice as powerful as Crystal Shawanda's, it's hard to imagine she would wind up performing anything other than Blues. From deeply soulful ballads to knock-you-on-your-butt R&B, Crystal's energy and love of blues and soul comes out in every...

ANTHONY GOMES - HIGH VOLTAGE BLUES

Acclaimed Blues Rock guitarist Anthony Gomes will release his 13th studio album entitled, "High Voltage Blues" on Friday September 23, 2022 via Rat Pak Records. Coming off the heels of his highly successful 2020 #1 Billboard charting release,...

MIKE MORGAN & THE CRAWL - THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN DALLAS

  2022 release. It's been 15 years since Mike Morgan and The Crawl's Stronger Every Day. Most of those 15 years he's managing a motorcycle dealership in the Dallas area. During that time span he was playing mostly local gigs and very part time. I...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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)...

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...

KATIE HENRY - ON MY WAY

KEB' MO' - GOOD TO BE

BERNARD ALLISON - HIGH'S & LOWS

LILLI LEWIS - AMERICANA

BEN LEVIN - STILL HERE

   Ben Levin, 21, brings vintage style with youthful fire to his piano, singing and songwriting. The songs written by Ben and his father, guitarist Aron Levin, and the well-chosen covers reflect the music and sound of Cincinnati's historic...

ERIC GALES - CROWN

JASON RICCI -/ JOE KROWN - CITY COUNTRY CITY

SCOTT ELLISON - THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE NIGHT

SUNNY BLEAU - BREAKFAST SERVED COLD

JOHN NEMETH LOVE LIGHT ORCHERSTRA- LEAVE THE LIGHT ON