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Buy Now	Keep It Rollin': The Blues Piano Collection (more) »rank: 65847 by: Various Artists	Buy Now	Down South Party Mix (more) »rank: 187455 by: Various Artists
Buy Now	Dr. Boogie Presents Ethnic Authentic Electric: Shim Sham Shimmy (more) »rank: 125972 by: Various Artists :Album Description:This is the third volume in Sub Rosa's collection devoted to rare and lost recordings from the '20s to the '60s, following Dr. Boogie Presents Rarities from the Bob Hite Vaults and Oh, Run Into Me, But Don't Hurt Me! Female Blues Singers -- Rarities 1923-1930. Shim Sham Shimmy has been assembled by Belgian radio personality, musicologist, and Canned Heat devotee, Walter De Paduwa aka Dr. Boogie. Is it really possible to imagine what modern music would sound like if a few pioneering geniuses had not had the idea of electrifying their instruments, especially guitar and harmonica, between 1945 and 1950? Some ...	Buy Now	Rare Chicago Blues (more) »rank: 154582 by: Various Artists :Album Description:This is the third volume in Sub Rosa's collection devoted to rare and lost recordings from the '20s to the '60s, following Dr. Boogie Presents Rarities from the Bob Hite Vaults and Oh, Run Into Me, But Don't Hurt Me! Female Blues Singers -- Rarities 1923-1930. Shim Sham Shimmy has been assembled by Belgian radio personality, musicologist, and Canned Heat devotee, Walter De Paduwa aka Dr. Boogie. Is it really possible to imagine what modern music would sound like if a few pioneering geniuses had not had the idea of electrifying their instruments, especially guitar and harmonica, between 1945 and 1950? Some ...
Buy Now	W.C. Handy's Beale Street--Where The Blues Began (more) »rank: 176960 by: Carl Wolfe & Orchestra :Album Description:Known as the 'Father of the Blues,' W.C. Handy was America's most successful African-American composer during the early 20th Century. His 'Memphis Blues' and 'St. Louis Blues' were among the most popular songs of the day and secured his place in music history. 'St. Louis Blues' was the most recorded song in America between 1914 and 1928. While Handy only recorded a handful of his own compositions, this CD recreates Handy's Memphis Blues Band the way it sounded around 1920 and is the first comprehensive recording produced specifically as a tribute to one of America's most important composers. The instrumentation is identical ...	Buy Now	Ladies Sing the Blues (more) »rank: 151285 by: Various Artists :Album Description:Known as the 'Father of the Blues,' W.C. Handy was America's most successful African-American composer during the early 20th Century. His 'Memphis Blues' and 'St. Louis Blues' were among the most popular songs of the day and secured his place in music history. 'St. Louis Blues' was the most recorded song in America between 1914 and 1928. While Handy only recorded a handful of his own compositions, this CD recreates Handy's Memphis Blues Band the way it sounded around 1920 and is the first comprehensive recording produced specifically as a tribute to one of America's most important composers. The instrumentation is identical ...
Buy Now	Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection: The Journey Of Chris Strachwitz 1960-2000 (more) »rank: 177679 by: Various Artists : :Superbly packaged and lovingly annotated, the five-disc Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection distills four decades of musical passion into six hours of highlights. The passion is that of Arhoolie founder Chris Strachwitz, a German immigrant and former California schoolteacher whose label reflects a devotion to American roots music at its most vital and varied. Southern bluesmen Mance Lipscomb and Fred McDowell, Louisiana zydeco kingpin Clifton Chenier, and Tex-Mex conjunto accordionist Flaco Jimenez are just a few of the regional mainstays to achieve national renown through Arhoolie, and all of them are represented here. The spirited diversity of the 105 selections (including 13 available ...	Buy Now	Blues in the Mississippi Night (more) »rank: 182442 by: Various Artists : :Superbly packaged and lovingly annotated, the five-disc Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection distills four decades of musical passion into six hours of highlights. The passion is that of Arhoolie founder Chris Strachwitz, a German immigrant and former California schoolteacher whose label reflects a devotion to American roots music at its most vital and varied. Southern bluesmen Mance Lipscomb and Fred McDowell, Louisiana zydeco kingpin Clifton Chenier, and Tex-Mex conjunto accordionist Flaco Jimenez are just a few of the regional mainstays to achieve national renown through Arhoolie, and all of them are represented here. The spirited diversity of the 105 selections (including 13 available ...
Buy Now	Blues Masters, Vol. 5: Jump Blues Classics (more) »rank: 173085 by: Various Artists : :Superbly packaged and lovingly annotated, the five-disc Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection distills four decades of musical passion into six hours of highlights. The passion is that of Arhoolie founder Chris Strachwitz, a German immigrant and former California schoolteacher whose label reflects a devotion to American roots music at its most vital and varied. Southern bluesmen Mance Lipscomb and Fred McDowell, Louisiana zydeco kingpin Clifton Chenier, and Tex-Mex conjunto accordionist Flaco Jimenez are just a few of the regional mainstays to achieve national renown through Arhoolie, and all of them are represented here. The spirited diversity of the 105 selections (including 13 available ...	Buy Now	If This Is Love...I'd Rather Have the Blues (more) »rank: 202696 by: Various Artists :Album Description:IF THIS IS LOVE...I'D RATHER HAVE THE BLUES - WRY TALES OF SWEET LOVE GONE SOUR is a mid-line priced compilation featuring tracks by Debbie Davies, Jimmy Thackery, Nick Curran & The Nightlifes, John Mooney, E.C. Scott, Big Bill Morganfield , Renei Austin and more...