Blues/Country/Folk

Joan Baez

Folk - Released by BDMUSIC on 16 Oct 2015

A direct descendant of founders Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, Joan Baez will forever remain the queen of sixties protest folk, an icon, even. Against ...

Johnny Cash

Folk - Released by BDMUSIC on 22 Apr 2016

There are very few musicians who embody a style completely on their own. But a few individuals have managed to break out of the genres that history ch ...

Eartha Kitt

Blues - Released by BDMUSIC on 28 Oct 2016

Before she was Eartha Kitt, Eartha Mae was a young mixed-race woman, down on her luck and feeling rejected and unloved. In fact, she was the exact opp ...

Eric Clapton

Blues - Released by Mercury Studios on 12 Nov 2021

Unable to perform his 2021 spring tour at the Royal Albert Hall due to COVID-19 restrictions, Eric Clapton, a staunch defender of free access to his c ...

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Joe Bonamassa

Blues - Released by J&R Adventures on 29 Oct 2021

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The Black Keys

Blues - Released by Nonesuch on 14 May 2021

The Black Keys—childhood friends Dan Auerbach on vocals, guitar, bass and keyboards, and Patrick Carney on drums—found success after forming in Akron, ...

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Keb' Mo'

Blues - Released by Rounder on 21 Jan 2022

In an art form such as the blues, there is a tug-of-war between adhering to the roots of the traditional sound and respecting the influences from the ...

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Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Country - Released by Southeastern Records on 15 Oct 2021

When the state of Georgia flipped from red to blue during the 2020 presidential elections, Jason Isbell (an Alabama native) was moved to show his supp ...

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Bonnie Raitt

Blues - Released by Redwing Records on 22 Apr 2022

Time has been good to Bonnie Raitt. At 72, she sounds great—and as strong as ever. The California roots-rock queen has said she wanted to try new styl ...

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Taj Mahal

Blues - Released by Nonesuch on 22 Apr 2022

Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder have both made careers out of covering classic tunes from the canons of early blues, gospel, jazz, country, and soul music. As ...

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David Crosby

Country - Released by Rhino Atlantic on 22 Feb 1971

David Crosby's debut solo album was the second release in a trilogy of albums (the others being Paul Kantner's Blows Against the Empire and Mickey Har ...

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Lucinda Williams

Country - Released by Highway 20 Records on 17 Dec 2021

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Kacey Musgraves

Country - Released by MCA Nashville on 10 Sep 2021

For months before the release of her fourth album, Kacey Musgraves made it clear that star-crossed was going to be her big breakup record: a follow-up ...

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Dion

Blues - Released by KTBA Records - Dion on 19 Nov 2021

Like wine and cheese, blues musicians often get better with age. At 82, Dion is beginning to have some maturity. His name doesn't originate from the s ...

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Nancy Sinatra

Country - Released by Boots Enterprises, Inc. on 5 Feb 2021

If you were Frank Sinatra's daughter and wanted a career in music, how would you go about stepping out of your father's shadow? After a couple of cute ...

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Taylor Swift

Country - Released by Taylor Swift on 9 Apr 2021

Taylor Swift left her longtime home of Big Machine in 2018, setting up shop at Republic Records. Usually, such changes in label are only of interest t ...

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Gov't Mule

Blues - Released by Fantasy on 12 Nov 2021

Since releasing their self-titled debut album in 1995, Gov't Mule have remained close to their trademark bluesy hard rock roots. While they cover clas ...

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Bob Dylan

Folk - Released by Columbia on 27 May 1963

It's hard to overestimate the importance of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, the record that firmly established Dylan as an unparalleled songwriter, one of ...

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Van Morrison

Blues - Released by Virgin Music UK LAS (P&D) on 20 May 2022

Arriving hot on the heels of Latest Record Project, Vol. 1, the 2021 double album where Van Morrison unleashed all of his frustrations at being locked ...

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Christone "Kingfish" Ingram

Blues - Released by Alligator Records on 23 Jul 2021

662 is a quintessential second album from a hot young gun: it's a record that consolidates the personality Christone "Kingfish" Ingram unveiled on his ...

Nick Drake

Folk - Released by Island on 1 Sep 1969

It's little wonder why Drake felt frustrated at the lack of commercial success his music initially gathered, considering the help he had on his debut ...

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