| Album Reports 2020 (alphabetical order) |
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| Bluewire (B) Tip Jar Legacy (folk, bluegrass, jazz) |
Ghalia Volt (B) One Woman Band (blues) |
Ralph de Jongh (NL) 7 Limited Collector Albums (2020) (blues - rock 'n roll) |
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| Giulia Millanta (I/US) Tomorrow Is A Bird (singer-songwriter) |
Gerry Spehar (US) Lady Liberty (EP) (singer-songwriter) |
Dave Soldier (US) Zajal (jazz) |
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| Cathy Grier & The Troublemakers (US) I'm All Burn (Blues - Soulblues) |
Leon Lee Dorsey (US) Thank You, Mr. Mabern (jazz) |
The Grasso-Ravita Ensemble (US) Jagged Spaces (jazz) |
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| The Bills (US/Nor) Til The Blues Have Gone (blues-americana) |
Erik Dahl Ensemble (SE) Gethenian Suite (jazz) |
Michaela Steinhauer (D) Changes & Choises (jazz) |
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| Pete (B) The Power of Almost Nothing (singer-songwriter) |
Drive By Truckers (US) The New OK (Southern rock) |
Blues Lee (B) Twenty Five (blues-jazz-rock-soul) |
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| Harmonica Shah & Howard Glazer (US) Ain't Gonna Worry About Tomorrow (blues) |
Janky (US) Hill Country Foot Stomp (country blues) |
Josh Piché (Can) Selftitled (EP) (Singer-songwriter) |
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| S.O.A.R. (US) Questions Left Unanswered (jazz) |
John Fusco & X-Road Riders (US) John The Revelator (blues-roots) |
Santi Debriano (US) Flash In The Spirit (jazz) |
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| Kaurna Cronin (Aus) Aloft in Blue (folkrock) |
Seasick Steve (US) Blues in Mono (acoustic blues) |
Kacy & Clayton & Marlon Williams Plastic Bouquet (folk) |
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| Col Ray Price (US) Raw Country Blues (acoustic blues -country blues) |
The Ebony Hillbillies (US) Trimmin' Da Fat (Blues - Bluegrass) |
Troy Wilson & Matthew White Keep On Truckin' (acoustic blues) |
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| Peach & Quiet (Can) Just Beyond The Shine (americana - Folk) |
Randy Casey (US) Record Time (Singer-songwriter) |
Sylwester Ostrowski (PL) Jammin' With KC (jazz) |
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| Beauwater (Can) Who Works For Who? (bluesrock) |
Scott H. Biram (US) Fever Dreams (blues) |
Steve Yanek (US) Across The Landscape (folkrock-blues) |
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| Greg Sover Band (US) The Parade (blues - bluesrock) |
Anton O'Donnell (UK) Christmas Ain't The Same (EP) (rockabilly blues - soul) |
Tomás Doncker (US) Wherever You Go (blues) |
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| Steve Mayone (US) Mayone (americana) |
Willie May (US) Blues For Sugar (blues) |
Dave Keller (US) You Get What You Give (soul - blues) |
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| Dave Alvin (US) From An Old Guitar... (blues-country-americana) |
Catfish (UK) Exile - Live in Lockdown (bluesrock) |
Duke Robillard & Friends (US) Blues Bash (blues) |
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| Rick Fines (Can) Solar Powered Too (blues - roots) |
Larkin Poe (US) Kindred Spirits (blues) |
Anna Elizabeth Laube (US) Annamania (americana - Folk) |
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| Leadbelly Calls (D) Talking To Huddie Leadbetter (blues) |
Josh Teskey & Ash Grunwald Push The Blues Away (blues) |
The Brazilian Trio (Bra) Águas Brazileiras (jazz) |
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| Beth Lee (US) Waiting On You Tonight (americana) |
Jeni Slotchiver (US) American Heritage (jazz) |
Carla Campopiano (US) Chicago/Buenas Aires Connections (jazz) |
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| Raphael Wressnig & Igor Prado Santa Likes To Boogaloo (X-mas single) |
Kai Strauss (D) In My Prime (blues) |
Trio Grande (US) Trio Grande (jazz) |
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| Voodoo Walters (Can) Blues in the Time of Covid (blues) |
Catfish Keith (US) Blues at Midnight (acoustic blues) |
Luther 'Guitar Jr' Johnson (US) Won't Be Back No More (acoustic blues) |
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| Abby Girl & The Real Deal (US) Calling Me Home (rockabilly blues - rhythm 'n blues) |
Damià Timoner (E) Tribute To The Grateful Dead (jazz) |
Noah Bless (US) New York Strong (latin jazz) |
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| Michael Schatte (Can) Conundrum (blues-rootsrock) |
Amber Weekes (US) The Gathering (vocal jazz) |
Simone Kopmajer (A) Christmas (vocal jazz) |
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| Simone Kopmajer (A) My Wonderland (vocal jazz) |
The Tibbs (NL) Another Shot Fired (soul-rhythm 'n blues) |
The Bluesbones (B) Live on Stage (bluesrock) |
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| Samantha Martin & Delta Sugar (Can) The Reckless One (soul-blues) |
Terminal Station (Can) Brotherhood (blues-bluesrock) |
Endrick & The Sandwiches (Can) Green Room Rumble (blues) |
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| Miss Emily (Can) Live At The Isabel (blues - soul) |
Nils De Caster & Sara De Smedt I Am A Believer (folk - americana) |
Robert Connely Farr (US) Country Supper (blues) |
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| HT Roberts (B) The Open Hum Of Things (singer-songwriter) |
Erin Harpe (US) Meet Mi In The Middle (acoustic blues) |
The Night Walkers (UK/D) Walkin' With Friends (blues) |
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| Nora Jean Wallace (US) Blues Woman (blues) |
Lauren Henderson (US) Classic Christmas (EP) (vocal jazz) |
Christian Kjellvander (SE) About Love and Loving Again (singer-songwriter) |
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| Federico Luiu (I/Can) Walkin' The Blues (Europe 2020) (blues) |
Handkerchief (B) Mutiny Ballads & Fishguarding Songs (gypsy ska, blues, roots) |
Malaya Blue (UK) Still (blues) |
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| The Neptunas (US) Mermaid A Go Go (surfrock - garagerock) |
Frans van Deursen (NL) Motel Coyote (singer-songwriter - americana) |
Dave Riley & Bob Corritore (US) Travelin' The Dirt Road (blues)(re-release) |
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| Charles 'Big Daddy' Stallings (US) Going Back Home (blues-soul) |
Progress band (US) A String That Picks Up Everything (dark americana) |
The Refusers (US) Freedom Fighter (rock) |
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| Luke Sellick & Andrew Rendroe Small Vacation (jazz) |
Gina DeLuca (US) Better Than Chocolate (rockabilly blues - jazz) |
Hat Check Girl (US) Kiss me Quick (americana) |
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| The Pawn Shop Saints (US) Ordinary Folks (americana) |
Kerry Patrick Clark (US) What A Show (singer-songwriter) |
Delta Spirit (US) What Is There (Alt-rock-pop) |
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| Ben Harper (US) Winter is For Lovers (blues) |
Bob Margolin (US) Stars of States and Screens (EP) (acoustic blues) |
Joe Bonamassa (US) Royal Tea (blues) |
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| Jack de Keyzer (Can) Tribute (blues-bluesrock-soulblues) |
Shaun Murphy (US) Flame Still Burns (blues) |
Michael Ward With Dogs & Fishes Blind Spot (Alt-rock - World music) |
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| Randall Bramlett (US) Pine Needle Fire (blues-rock-soul) |
Gráinne Duffy (Irl) Voodoo Blues (bluesrock) |
Shemekia Copeland (US) Uncivil War (blues) |
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| Big Harp George (US) Living In The City (blues) |
Benoit Blue Boy (F) Résolument Blue (blues) |
Bluesman Mike (US) Knee Deep Into The Blues (blues) |
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| Kristiana Roemer (US/D) House of Mirrors (jazz) |
The Memphis Kings (US) The Memphis King (EP) (blues - rhythm 'n blues) |
Mojo Blues Band (A) Shutdown (blues) |
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| Rupert Wates (UK) Lamentations (singer-songwriter) |
Ellen Shae (NL) Caged Bird (americana - folk) |
Aaron Burnett & Big Machine (US) Jupiter Conjuct (jazz) |
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| Tiny Legs Tim (B) Call Us When It's Over (blues) |
Jimmie Vaughan (US) The Pleasure's All Mine (2CD) (blues) |
John Németh (US) Stronger Than Strong (blues - soulblues) |
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| West Of Eden (SE) Cabin Songs (Folk) |
Robin Trower, Maxi Priest & Livingstone Brown (UK) United State Of Mind (soul - blues) |
The Furious Seasons (US) La Fonda (Folk) |
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| Mick Kolossa (US) If You Can't Be Good... (blues) |
Melvin Litton (US) Bare Bones (4CD) (countryblues - folkblues) |
Billy J (US) Rise Above (bluesrock) |
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| Lachy Doley (Aus) Double Figures (blues-rock) |
Papo Vàzquez (US) Chapter 10: Breaking Cover (latin jazz) |
Dave Rosewood (US) No Rodeo In Rome (country) |
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| The McKee Brothers (US) A Time Like This (blues-soul-funk) |
Los Brujos (US) Alchemy (folk) |
The Wheelchair Blues Project (B) Let's Roll (blues-americana) |
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| Danny Brooks & Lil' Miss Debi (US) Are You Ready? (blues-soul-gospel) |
Kelly's Lot (US) Another Sky (blues-roots-americana) |
Kasperi Sarikoski (Fin) 3+1 (jazz) |
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| Scott McClatchy (US) Six Of One (rhythm 'n blues-rock) |
Michael Veitch (US) Best Of Many Days (singer-songwriter - folk) |
Daniel Trakell (Aus) Warning Bell (folk-rock) |
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| Rasmus Blomqvist (SE) Columbia Road (singer-songwriter) |
Dan German (UK) Never Settle (americana) |
Rich Krueger (US) The Troth Sessions (singer-songwriter) |
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| Josh Smith (US) Live At The Spud (blues-bluesrock) |
Sarah Elizabeth Charles & Jarrett Cherner (US) Tone (jazz) |
Jenny Reynolds (US) Any Kind Of Angel (americana) |
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| Dudley Taft (US) Cosmic Radio (bluesrock) |
Surrender Hill (US) A Whole Lot Of Freedom (americana) |
Damani Rhodes (US) R.E.A.C.H. (jazz) |
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| Reverend John Wilkins (US) Trouble (blues-gospel) |
Alastair Greene (US) The New World Blues (blues-bluesrock) |
Jeremiah Johnson (US) Unemployed Highly Annoyed (blues-bluesrock) |
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| Bobbo Byrnes (US) Sea Green Number 5 (singer-songwriter) |
Patrick Cornelius (US) Acadia: Way of the Cairns (jazz) |
Adam Lopez (US) Vol 1 The Love We Were Born (american roots music) |
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| Rymden (Nor) Space Sailors (jazz - fusion) |
The Mariel Bildsten Quintet (US) Backbone (jazz) |
The Mystix (US) Can't Change It (american roots - blues) |
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| Misty Blues (US) Weed 'Em & Reap (blues-funk-jazz) |
Dan Krikorian (US) Alive in Costa Mesa (singer-songwriter) |
Su Andersson (SE) Train Stories (singer-songwriter) |
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| Thee Holy Brothers (US) My Name Is Sparkle (singer-songwriter) |
Dustin Laurenzi (US) A Time And A Place (jazz) |
The Sensational Country Blues Wonders (US) The World Will Break Your Heart (country) |
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| Jim Stanard (US) Color Outside The Lines (singer-songwriter) |
Ledfoot & Ronni Le Tekro (US/N) A Death Divine (gothic blues-rock) |
Copperhead County (NL) Brothers (southern rock) |
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| Red's Blues (US) Broke Down in the Fast Lane (blues) |
Squirrel Nut Zippers (US) Lost Songs Of Doc Souchon (blues-jazz-swing) |
Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite 100 Years of Blues (blues) |
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| The Kaleidoscope Quintet (US) Dance On The Edge (jazz) |
Alex Wintz Trio (US) Live To Tape (jazz) |
Alonzo Demetrius (US) Live From The Prison Nation (jazz) |
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| Kim Wilson (US) Take Me Back (blues - West Coast) |
Jeffrey Halford & The Healers (US) Beware of Worthless Imitations (Americana - Country Soul)) |
Júlia Karosi (US/HU) Without Demensions (jazz) |
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| Chad McCullough (US) Forward (jazz) |
Kurt Allen (US) Whiskey, Women & Trouble (blues - bluesrock) |
Kirk Fletcher (US) My Blues Pathway (blues) |
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| Steven Troch (B) Leftovers (blues-roots) |
Dione Taylor (Can) Spirits in the Water (blues-roots) |
The Smoke Wagon Blues Band The Ballad of Albert Johnson (blues) |
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| César Orosco & Kamarata Jazz Rooted Forward (jazz) |
Ad Vanderveen (NL) Treasure Keepers (singer-songwriter) |
Templo Diez (NL) Starlight (alt-rock) |
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| Errol Linton (UK) No Entry (blues) |
Femi Precious (UK) Lockdown Blues Sessions (acoustic blues) |
Peter Parcek (US) Mississippi Suitcase (blues) |
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| Taber Gable (US) Hidden Driveways (jazz-fusion) |
Oh Suzanna (Can) Sleepy Little Sailor (singer-songwriter) |
Douglas Greer (US) My Last Storm (singer-songwriter) |
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| THR33 (UK) Selftitled (jazzrock) |
Bette Smith (US) The Good The Bad & The Bette (blues-soul) |
Johnny Rawls (US) Where Have All The Soul Men Gone? (blues-soul) |
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| New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers Volume 1 (blues) |
Brandi Disterheft (US) Surfboard (jazz) |
Bettye LaVette (US) Blackbirds (blues-jazz) |
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| The Ragtime Rumours (NL) Abandon Ship (ragtime - blues & co) |
Scott Cook (Can) Tangle of Souls (singer-songwriter - folk) |
The Allman Betts Band (US) Bless Your Heart (southern rock - rock) |
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| Vanessa Collier (US) Heart on the Line (blues-funk-soul) |
The Brianna Thomas Band (US) Everybody Knows (jazz) |
Tomoko Omura (US) Branches vol.1 (jazz) |
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| Sunnysiders (HR) The Bridges (blues-rootsrock) |
Bobby Rush (US) Rawer Than Raw (acoustic blues) |
All Them Witches (US) Nothing As The Ideal (neo-psychedelic bluesrock) |
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| Crooked Eye Tommy (US) Hot Coffee and Pain (blues) |
Robbie Reay (US) Up and Down (blues) |
Chad Lb (US) Quarantine Standards (jazz) |
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| Katchie Cartwright (US) Rainy Afternoon (jazz) |
The Mavericks (US) En Español (Latin - mariachi) |
System 6 (US) Bennie's Lament (jazz) |
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| Kris Delmhorst (US) Long Day in The Milky Way (singer-songwriter) |
Lucas Spinoza (US) Friends & Legends of Louisiana (blues & Co) |
The Royal Bopsters (US) Party of Four (jazz) |
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| Johnny Iguana (US) Spectacular! (Chicago blues) |
Jay Walter en The Rectifiers (US) Rectification! (Chicago blues) |
Chien Chien Lu (TW) The Path (jazz) |
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| Greg Ward (US) High Alert (jazz) |
Orlando le Fleming (US) Romantic Funk: The Unfamiliar (jazz) |
Mean Mary (US) Alone (folk - americana) |
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| The Wacky Jugs (F) Wired, Wild and Wicked (rural blues) |
Willy Bo Walker & Danny Flam Ain't No Man A Good Man (2CD) (blues) |
The Lucky Losers (US) Godless Land (blues) |
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| Dan Penn (US) Living On Mercy (soul) |
The Generations Quartet (US) Invitation (jazz) |
Iker Piris & His Dual Electras (E) Electra (west-coast blues) |
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| JD Taylor (US) The Coldwater Sessions (blues) |
Cary Morin (US) Dockside Saints (blues-americana) |
Champian Fulton (US) Birdsong (jazz) |
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| MFC Chicken (UK) Fast Food & Broken Hearts (garagerock-r'nb-surf) |
José Rizo's Mongorama (US) Mariposas Cantan (latin jazz) |
Miki Yamanaka (Jap) Human Dust Suite (jazz) |
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| Scott Weis Band (US) Simmer Me Down (bluesrock) |
Rick Berthod (US) Peripheral Visions (blues-bluesrock) |
Kenny Kotwitz & LA Jazz Quitet When Lights Are Low (jazz) |
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| Radam Schwartz Organ Gig Band Message From Groove and GW (jazz) |
Kaz Hawkins (North.Irl) Memories Of (blues-rhythm 'n blues-soul) |
Benny Rubin Jr. (US) Now Say Or See (jazz) |
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| JW-Jones (Can) Sonic Departures (blues) |
Kat Riggins (US) Cry Out (blues) |
Richard Baratta (US) Music in Film: The Real Deal (jazz) |
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| Emma Swift (Aus) Blonde on the Tracks (singer-songwriter) |
Matt Ulery (US) Pollinator (jazz) |
Broke Fuse (Can) Why Should I Be Blue? (blues) |
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| Sam Joyner (US) When U Need A Friend (soulblues - NOLA) |
EBS ft. Boo Boo Davis (US/NL) Chicago Blues Covers (EP) (blues) |
Neal Black & The Healers (US) A Little Boom Boom Boom (blues - bluesrock) |
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| Jump, Jive & Joy (NL) Full House (rhythm 'n blues - jump blues) |
Rochelle & The Sidewinders (US) Something Good (blues) |
Anthony Geraci (US) Daydreams in Blue (blues) |
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| Regina Carter Freedom Band (US) Swing States (jazz) |
Daniel Nestlerode (US) Windrush (singer-songwriter - folk) |
Lee Gallagher (US) L.A. Yesterday (rock) |
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| Dave Fields (US) Force of Will (bluesrock) |
The Texas Gentlemen (US) Floor It!!! (rock) |
Kemuel Roig (CU) Genesis (jazz) |
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| Jon Strahl Band (US) Heartache and Toil (blues) |
Various Artists (US) Back To Paradise (Tulsa sound) |
Javier Nero (US) Freedom (jazz) |
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| Justin Wells (US) The United State (roots) |
Meadow Creek (SE) Pieces of Driftwood (americana) |
Lara Taubman (US) Revelation (folk) |
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| Cina Samuelson (SE) Sing With Your Heart and Soul (country) |
Greyhounds (US) Primates (roots - soul) |
Jesse Fischer (US) Resilience (jazz) |
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| Charles McPherson (US) Jazz Dance Suites (jazz) |
Fabrizio Poggi (I) For You (blues - gospel) |
The Legendary Ingramettes (US) Take A Look In The Book (blues - gospel) |
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| The Dirty River Dixie Band (US) High Life In San Antone (dixie - hot jazz) |
Big Pacific (Can) Welcome To The Party (bluesrock) |
Dave Pietro (US) Hypershere (jazz) |
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| Mike Fahie Jazz Orchestra (US) Urban(e) (jazz) |
Jaime Wyatt (US) Neon Cross (country) |
Nick Harim (US) Will This make Me Good (soul - electronic jazz) |
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| Sitting Duck (B) Midsummer Blues (EP) (swing-jazz-blues) |
Teodross Avery (US) Harlem Stories (jazz) |
Sammy Brue (US) Crash Test Kid (singer-songwriter) |
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| Kenny 'Blues Boss' Wayne (US) Go, Just Do It! (blues) |
Johnny Burgin (US) No Border Blues (blues) |
Shirley King (US) Blues For A King (blues) |
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| Gravel & Grace (US) Gravel & Grace (blues) |
Sweet Bourbon (NL) Born A Rebel (blues) |
A.J. Fullerton & Jake Friel (US) Fullerton & Friel (acoustic blues) |
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| Joe Louis Walker (US) Blues Comin' On (blues) |
Julian Taylor (Can) The Ridge (americana) |
The Jason Daniels Band (US) Downloads From The Universe (blues - funk) |
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| Laura Green (US) Green Eyed Blues (blues) |
Ted Russell Kamp (US) Down in the Den (singer-songwriter) |
Julian Shore (US) Where We Started (jazz) |
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| Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola Viento y Tiempo (Latin jazz) |
Bongeziwe Mabandla (SA) IiMini (singer-songwriter) |
Safari Season (SE) A New Future (singer-songwriter) |
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| G.F. Patrick (US) One Town Over (alt-country) |
Kyle LaLone (US) Somewhere in Between (country) |
Jade MacRea (US) Handle Me With Care (soul - blues) |
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| Ryan Cohan (US) Originations (jazz) |
Derrick Gardner & The Big Dig! Still I Rise (jazz) |
Larkin Poe (US) Self Made Man (blues) |
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| Micke & Lefty ft. Chef (Fin) Let The Fire Lead (blues-country blues) |
Mike Zito (US) Quarantine Blues (blues) |
Guy Verlinde & The Mighty Gators Unreleased Live Recordings (blues) |
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| Dion (US) Blues With Friends (blues) |
Dan Tuffy (Aus) Letters of Gold (dark americana) |
Ismo Haavisto OMB (Fin) Hard Stompin' Blues (blues) |
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| Michael Johnathon (US) Legacy (folk) |
Di Louie (B) Het Licht (blues - roots) |
Tony Holiday (US) Soul Service (blues - soulblues) |
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| Duffy Bishop (US) I'm Gonna Do What I Want (blues - rhythm 'n blues) |
Coco O'Connor (US) When I Was Your World (americana) |
Jorge Pérez-Albela (US) The Time Is Now (jazz) |
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| LeRoux (Louisiana's) (US) One Of These Days (Louisiana blues - southern rock) |
Gina Sicilia (US) Love Me Madly (soulblues - soul) |
Nicole Zuriatis (US) All Wondering Hearts (jazz) |
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| Miss Jubilee & Yas Yas Boys (US) Cool It If You Can (NOLA - hot jazz) |
Mafalda Minnozzi (US) Sensorial (latin jazz) |
Charlie Bedford (Aus) Good To Go (bluesrock) |
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| The Liberators (NL) Troubled Mind (blues) |
Ward Richmond (US) Highly Meditated (singer-songwriter) |
The Brecker Brothers (US) Live and Unreleased (jazz) |
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| Gerald McClendon (US) Can't Nobody Stop Me Now (soulblues - soul) |
Jose Ramirez (CR) Here I Come (blues) |
Ruthie Foster Big Band (US) Live at the Paramount (blues - soul) |
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| Evelyn Rubio (Mex) Crossing Borders (blues) |
Andrew Alli (US) |
Band of Heysek (CZ) feat. R.L. Boyce & Kenny Brown Juke My Joint (country blues) |
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| Norman Beaker (UK) Running Down The Clock (blues) |
Greg Copeland (US) The Tango Bar (singer-songwriter) |
Dave Bryant (US) Night Visitors (jazz) |
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| Smitty & The JumpStarters (US) Let's Get Jumpstarted (jump blues) |
Quinn DeVeaux (US) Book of Soul (soul - blues) |
Nick Steed (UK) Homebound Blues (blues - nola) |
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| Deman Rogue (B) Selftitled (bluesrock) |
Tawny Ellis (US) Love Life (singer-songwriter) |
Don Bryant (US) You Make Me Feel (soul) |
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| Stripmall Ballads (US) Distant (singer-songwriter - folk) |
Sugar Ray & The Bluetones (US) feat. Little Charlie Too Far From The Bar (blues) |
Michael van Merwyk (D) The Bear (blues) |
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| Eric Hughes Band (US) Postcard From Beale Street (blues) |
Rusty Ends & Hillbilly Hoodoo (US) The Last Of The Boogiemen (hillbilly blues) |
Phil Bee (NL) Against The Wind (soul - blues - rock) |
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| Darlin' Brando (US) Also, Too... (country) |
Elsa Nilsson (SE) For Human Beings (jazz) |
Steve Earle & The Dukes (US) Ghosts of West Virginia (rootsrock - americana) |
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| Robert Jon & The Wreck (US) Last Night on the Highway (southern rock) |
Blues Escape ft. Johanna Lillvik Selftitled (blues - jazz) |
Azat Bayazitov (Rus) The Doors Are Open (jazz) |
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| Rev. John Lee Hooker Jr. (US) Testify (gospel-blues) |
Wayne Nicholson (Can) & John Campbelljohn Elmore's Blues (blues) |
Aaron West (Aus) Blues Night - Live In Brisbane (blues) |
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| The Mighty Mojo Prophets (US) Sounds From The Jungle Hut (blues) |
Mel Peekaboo (I) Straight To your Heart (rokabilly - rock 'n roll) |
Zakiya Hooker (US) Legacy (blues) |
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| John Minnock (US) Herring Cove (jazz) |
Eliza Neals (US) Black Crow Moan (blues) |
Ben Kunder (Can) Searching For The Stranger (singer-songwriter) |
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| Mathis Sound Orchestra (F) World Unity (EP) (jazz) |
Spilar (B) Stormweere (folk) |
Dave Greaves (UK) Still>Life (folk) |
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| Guy Verlinde (B) Unreleased Acoustic Recordings (acoustic blues) |
Steve Howell, Dan Summer & Jason Weinheimer (US) Long Ago (acoustic blues) |
Victor Wainwright & The Train Memphis Loud (blues) |
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| David Bromberg Band (US) Big Road (blues-americana-country) |
Crystal Shawanda (Can) Church House Blues (blues) |
Dylan Jack Quartet (US) The Story Of The Twelve-Foot Man (jazz) |
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| John Cee Stannard (UK) † 17-03-2020 When The Time Is Right (folk - blues) |
John Primer & Bob Corritore (US) The Gypsy Woman Told me (blues) |
Al Gold (US) Al Gold's Paradise (blues) |
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| Troy Roberts (US) Stuff I Heard (jazz) |
Ajoyo (US) War Paint (jazz - funk) |
Ana Popovic (SRB) Live for Live CD/DVD (blues - bluesrock) |
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| The Claudettes (US) Hard Times in the Dark (blues - punk) |
Mannish Boy (SE) Last Ticket to Rock 'n Roll Land (rock) |
Sissy Castrogiovanni (I) Terra (vocal jazz) |
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| Chris Holm (US) One Man Country Blues Band (country blues) |
Veronica Sbergia Quartet (I) Don't Knock (blues) |
Jay Willie & J. Montgomery (US) Cadillac Walk (blues) |
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| Dan Tuffy (Aus) Letters of Gold (dark americana) |
Michael Derning & Mia Arends (US) Rough Magic (folk) |
Joe Edwards (UK) Keep On Running (singer-songwriter) |
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| Mark Easton (Aus) Free Yourself (blues-rock) |
Michael Olatuja (NG) Lagos Pepper Soup (jazz) |
John Cee Stannard (UK) † 17-03-2020 Folk Roots Revisted (folk) |
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| Son of The Velvet Rat (A) Monkey Years #2 (dark americana) |
Witch's Wall (US) Selftitled (rock) |
Carrington MacDuffie (US) I'm The One (EP) (singer-songwriter) |
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| Matthews Southern Comfort (UK) The New Mine (folk-rock) |
Lauren Henderson (US) The Songbook Session (latin jazz) |
Diane Schuur (US) Running On Faith (jazz-blues) |
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| The Danberrys (US) Shine (americana-blues) |
Noble Jacks (UK) Stay Awake (Deluxe Version) (alt-folk) |
Zoe Schwarz' Blue Commotion Chameleon (blues-soul) |
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| Mama Shakers (F) Cannibal Rhythm (ragtime - dixie - NOLA) |
Blind Lemon Pledge (US) Goin' Home (acoustic blues) |
Trickbag (SE) 25 Years of Housrockin' Rhythm 'n Blues (1994-2019) (rhythm 'n blues) |
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| Jim Gustin & Truth Jones (US) Lessons Learned (blues) |
Ralph de Jongh (NL) Wild Boy (blues - dirty rock 'n roll) |
Pokey LaFarge (US) Rock Bottom Rapshody (roots) |
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| Lilly Hiatt (US) Walking Proof (rock-country rock) |
Reverend Shawn Amos & The Brotherhood (US) Blue Sky (blues-soul) |
Austin Walkin' Cane (US) Muso (blues) |
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| Ann Lee (B) Down The Road (EP) (soulful blues - americana) |
Don Flemons (US) Prospect Hill (blues) |
Avey Grouws Band (US) The Devil May Care (blues) |
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| Watermelon Slim (US) Travelling Man (Live) (blues) |
Rory Block (US) Prove It On Me (acoustic blues) |
The Proven Ones (US) You Ain't Done (alt. blues) |
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| Ben Reel (Irl) The Nashville Calling (rootsy americana) |
A Choir Of Ghosts (SE) An Ounce Of Gold (alt-folk) |
White Owl Red (US) Afterglow (singer-songwriter) |
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| Sasha Mashin (Rus) Happy Synapse (jazz) |
Ralph de Jongh (NL) Live @ The Theatre vol.2 (blues-dirty rock 'n roll) |
Eamonn McCormack (Irl) Storyteller (bluesrock) |
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| Leslie Beukelman (US) Golden Daffodil (jazz) |
Gabriel Chakarji (Ven) New Beginning (jazz) |
Casey Hensley (US) Good as Gone (blues-swing) |
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| Little Devils & The Shuffle Blue Flames Sticky Rollin' (blues) |
The Uppertones (US) Easy Snapping (jump blues) |
Vanja Sky (HR) Womanb Named Trouble (blues) |
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| Joe Nolan (Can) Drifters (singer-songwriter) |
W. Smith III & M. Stevens (US) In Common 2 (jazz) |
Carolina Calvache (Col) Vida Profunda (jazz) |
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| Ralph de Jongh (NL) The Whole World Inside (blues) |
Miss Tess (US) Make It Right (american roots music) |
Eileen Rose (US) Muscle Shoals (americana) |
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| Shunzo Ohno (Jap) Runner (jazz) |
Joy Mills Band (US) Echocolator (americana) |
Shawn Pittman (US) Make It Right (blues) |
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| Caroline Rose (US) Superstra (synth-pop) |
Genna & Jesse (US) Say OK (soul) |
Özgür Hazar (TR) Sad and Blue (bluesrock) |
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| Spanish Harlem Orchestra (US) The Latin Jazz Project (jazz) |
Sam Doores (US) Selftitled (singer-songwriter) |
Thana Alexa (US/HR) ONA (jazz) |
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| Maya Rae (Can) Can You See Me? (singer-songwriter) |
Jonathan Barber & Vision Ahead Legacy Holder (jazz) |
Stephanie Hatfield (US) |
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| Laura Kits (NL) Holy Fountain Water RELEASE POSTPONED TILL 2021 |
Tom Mank & Sera Smolen (US) We Still Know How To Love (folk) |
Liz Mandeville (US) PLaying With Fire (blues) |
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| King Solomon Hicks (US) Harlem (blues) |
Roomful of Blues (US) In A Roomful of Blues (blues) |
Lisa Mills (US) The Triangle (blues-soul) |
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| Chris McCarthy (US) Still Time To Quit (jazz) |
Chickenbone Slim (US) Sleeper (west-coast blues) |
A.K. & The Brotherhood (SE) Oh Sedona! (americana-rock) |
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| The James Hunter Six (UK) Niclk of Time (soul, rhythm 'n blues) |
Leif de Leeuw Band (NL) Where We're Heading (bluesrock-rock) |
Louise Cappi (US) Mèlange (2017/2020) (jazz-blues-NOLA) |
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| Barnill Brothers (B) A Better Place (singer-songwriter) |
My Darling Clementine (UK) Country Darkness Vol.1 (EP) (Country Soul) |
Chicago Yestet (US) Not There Yet (jazz) |
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| Nels Andrews (US) Pigeon and the Crow (singer-songwriter) |
Albert Castiglia (US) Wild and Free (Live) (bluesrock) |
Barbara Bergin (US) Blood Red Moon (singer-songwriter) |
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| Charles Pillow Ensemble (US) Chamber Jazz (jazz) |
Jan James (US) Testify (blues) |
Sass Jordan (Can) Rebel Moon Blues (blues) |
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| Håkon Høye (Nor) Nights at the Surf Hotel (blues-soul-roots) |
Randall Bramblett (US) The Meantime (10th Anniversary) (singer-songwriter) |
Elsa Nilsson (SE) Hindsight (jazz) |
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| Ivy Ford (US) Club 27 (blues) |
Andy Milne & Unison (US) The Remission (jazz) |
The Secret Sisters (US) Saturn Return (singer-songwriter) |
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| Johnny Rawls (US) Live in Europe (blues-soul) |
Mary Jo Curry Band (US) Front Porch (blues) |
Jono Manson (US) Silver Moon (americana) |
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| Hayseed Dixie (US) Blast From The Grassed (Alt-country - bluegrass) |
Sonny Landreth (US) Blacktop Rain (blues) |
Marcus King (US) El Dorado (blues-soul) |
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| Marc Borms (B) [IN]sane (singer-songwrite - roots) |
Fernando Neris (B) The Tiny Crowd (blues-spirituals) |
The Missy Sippy All Stars (B) Missi Sippy All Stars Vol. 1 (blues 'n roots) |
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| Chip Taylor (US) In Sympathy Of A heartbreak (singer-songwriter) |
Andrew Hawkey (UK) Long Story Short (singer-songwriter) |
Bobby Selvaggio (US) Live From The Bop Stop (jazz) |
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| Bai Kamara Jr. Salone (blues) |
Gunther Brown (US) Heartache & Roses (roots-americana) |
Sister Lucille (US) Alive (blues-Memphunk) |
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| Ry Cavanaugh (US) Time For This (singer-songwriter) |
Bill Blue (US) The King Of Crazy Town (blues - rhythm 'n blues) |
Ryan Perry (US) High Risk, Low Reward (blues) |
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| Phantom Blues Band (US) Still Cookin' (blues - rhythm 'n blues) |
Mick Kolossa (US) Blind Lemon Sessions (acoustic blues) |
Richard Ray Farrell (US) Three Pints of Gin (acoustic blues) |
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| Tinsley Ellis (US) Ice Cream In Hell (blues) |
Jeffrey Foucault (US) Blood Brothers (americana) |
Tom Gilberts (US) Old School (blues) |
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| Albert Cummings (US) Believe (blues - soul) |
Adam Karch (Can) Everything Can Change (country blues) |
Eileen Ivers (US) Scatter The Light (folk) |
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| Terry Ohms (US) Cold Cold Shoulder (alt-rock) |
John Blek (Irl) The Embers (folk) |
Sari Schorr (US) Live in Europe (blues rock) |
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| Laila Biali (Can) Out of Dust (jazz) |
Aubrey Johnson (US) Unraveled (vocal jazz) |
Sam Hirsh (US) Quite Frankly (jazz) |
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| Whitney Shay (US) Stand Up! (blues-rhythm 'n blues) |
Jake La Botz (US) They're Coming For Me (roots-blues) |
Hot Club of Los Angeles (US) Cinema Swing (gypsy swing - jazz manouche) |
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| Rachel Therrien (US) VENA (jazz) |
Pacific Mambo Orchestra (US) The III Side (latin jazz) |
Ruby Turner (Jam) Love Was Here (soul-blues-rhythm 'n blues) |
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| Amberly Chalberg (US) Hi-Line (singer-songwriter - americana) |
Ben Rice & RB Stone (US) Out of the Box (blues-bluesrock) |
Martyn Joseph (UK) Days of Decision (singer-songwriter) |
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| Tami Neilson (Can) Chicka Boom! (soul-retro-country) |
Lily Locksmith (US) I Don't Need (7") (rhythm 'n blues) |
Popa Chubby (US) It's A Mighty Hard Road (blues-bluesrock) |
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| Reverend Red (US) Lakewood Dreamers (americana) |
The Pilgrims (NL) 6IX (rock) |
Tom "The Suit" Forst (US) World of Broken Hearts (bluesrock) |
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| Kiki Valera (CU) Vivencias en Clave Cubana (latin jazz) |
Tas Cru (US) Drive On (blues) |
Torgeir Waldemar (N) Love (rock) |
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| Cargo Mas (B) Cargo Mas (funk-jazz-latin) |
Matt Harlan (US) Best Beasts (americana) |
Waylon Thibodeaux (US) Here We Go Again (Louisiana blues) |
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| Frank Bey (US) All My Dues Are Paid (blues - soul) |
Fog Holler (US) The Offical Bootleg (bluegrass) |
Jeremiah Johnson (US) Heavens To Betsy (blues) |
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| Sarah Thorpe (F) Deep Blue Love (vocal jazz) |
Clark Sommers' Ba(SH) (US) Peninsula (jazz) |
Lakecia Benjamin (US) Persuance: The Coltranes (jazz) |
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| Frank Kohl (US) The Crossing (jazz) |
Justin Varnes (US) Survival Instinct (jazz) |
Lucifer Mo'Blues (B) We Know Much Better (acoustic blues) |
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| Bernard Allison (US) Songs From The Road (blues) |
Rott'n Dan & Lightnin' Willy (Can) Sweet Sweet Acoustic Blues (acoustic blues - country blues) |
Neil Bob Herd (UK) & The Dirty Little Acoustic Band Every Soul A Story (americana-country-folk) |
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| What A Wonderful...Toots (B) Remembering the Gentle Baron (jazz) |
Tomislav Goluban (Hun) Memphis Light (harmonica blues) |
Jimmy Johnson (US) Every Day of Your Life (blues) |
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| Sam Lewis (US) Solo (singer-songwriter) |
Snafu by Alias Wayne (US) Snafu (blues-rock) |
Mike Bond (US) The Honorable Ones (jazz) |
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| Tomás Doncker (US) Moanin' At Midnight (blues) |
Kaylé Brecher (US) Kayleidoscope (vocal jazz) |
Carus Thompson (Aus) Shakespeare Avenue (singer-songwriter) |
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| Robin McKelle (US) Alternations (vocal jazz) |
Sid Whelan (US) Waitin' For Payday (singer-songwriter blues) |
Cave Flowers (US) Selftitled (southern rock) |
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| Charlie Sutton (US) Primitive Songs For Modern Times (roots-country blues) |
Ruby Lovett (US) It's A Hard Life (country-americana) |
Dirty5 (B) Travelling Shoes (blues) |
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| The Dave Liebman Group (US) Earth (jazz) |
Jeff Rupert & George Garzone (US) The Riplle (jazz) |
Stephen Fearing (Can) The Unconquerable Past (singer-songwriter) |
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| Steven De bruyn (B) The Eternal Perhaps (filmisch-jazz-soundcapes) |
JD Walter (US) Dressed in A Song (jazz) |
Lynne Hanson (Can) Just Words (americana) |
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| Mrs. Henry (US) Live At The Casbah (roots) |
Jonathan NG (US) The Sphynx (jazz) |
DC Snakebuster (B) Snakeboots (blues) |
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