| Album Reports 2021 (alphabetical order) |
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| Kirk Lightsey (US) I Will Never Stop Loving You (jazz) |
Altered Five Blues Band (US) Holler If You Hear Me (blues) |
Jackson Browne (US) Downhill From Everywhere (Singer-songwriter - Americana) |
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| Polly O'Keary & The Rhythm Method 50 (blues) |
Johnny Ray Jones (US) Way Down South (blues-soul) |
Optimystik Visionaries (UK) Return (jazzfunk - fusion) |
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| I See Hawks in L.A. (US) On Our Way (Alt-country) |
Andy Farber & his Orchestra (US) Early Blue Evening (jazz) |
Haeun Joo (Kor) We Will Find (jazz) |
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| Los Lobos (US) Native Sons (blues- roots) |
Seth Lee Jones (US) Flathead (Bluesrock) |
Mike Zito (US) Resurrection (Blues) |
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| Sasha Dobson (US) Girl Talk (jazz) |
Urban Ladder Society (US) The Summit (Blues - Hip Hop) |
Roland Roberts (US) All About The Timing (Americana) |
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| Rodd Bland & Members Only Band Live on Beale Street (soulblues) |
Raphael Wressnig & Igor Prado Groove & Good Times (jazzfunk-funk-blues) |
Sean Chambers (US) That's What I A'm Talking About (bluesrock-blues) |
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| Malcolm Holcombe (US) Tricks of the Trade (Singer-songwriter - roots) |
Mitchell Manburg (US) Laplace Resonance (Singer-songwriter) |
Hilary Kole (US) Sophisticated Lady (jazz) |
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| Air-Cool Jenny (US) First Flight (folk - americana) |
Nacomi Tanaka (Jap) Onward and Upward (blues) |
Adam Schultz (US) Soulful Distancing (blues - funk - soulblues) |
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| Pete Alderton (UK) Mystery Lady (acoustic blues 'n roots) |
Deb Ryder (US) Memphis Moonlight (blues) |
Fia Ekberg (SE) Bangatan (Singer-songwriter) |
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| Soulful Femme (US) It Is Well With My Soul (blues-soul-funk) |
Cedric Burnside (US) I Be Trying (blues) |
Lara Hope & The Ark-Tones (US) Here To Tell The Tail (roots-rockabilly) |
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| The Liberators (NL) Waitin' (bluesrock-rock) |
Annie Gallup (US) Oh Everything (singer-songwriter) |
Shaye Zadravec (US) Now and Them (americana) |
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| Patty Tuite (US) Consider This (blues) |
Mark Cameron (US) Back From The Edge (blues) |
Adi Meyerson (US) I Want To Sing My Heart Out In Praise of Life (jazz) |
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| Debbie Bound (US) Blues Without Borders (blues) |
John Murry (US) The Stars Are God's Bullet Holes (singer-songwriter - rock) |
Dennis Roger Reed (US) Down At The Washington Hotel (americana) |
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| Tiffany Pollack & Co (US) Bayou Liberty (Nola) |
Martha Fields (US) Headed South (americana) |
Roger Chapman (UK) Life in The Pond (blues - rhythm 'n blues) |
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| Yonder Boys (D) Acid Folk (folk - bluegrass) |
Sam Blakeslee & Wistful Thinking The Long Middle (jazz) |
Altoizm (US) Selftitled (jazz) |
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| Gerald McClendon (US) Let's Have A Party (blues - soulblues) |
Steve Dawson (US) At The Bottom Of A Canyon In The Branches Of A Tree (americana) |
David Ronaldo (B) Shoot Them With Words (rock-southern rock) |
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| Jan van Bijnen (NL) Modest Man (americana - blues) |
Big Daddy Wilson (US) Hard Time Blues (EP) (blues - soulblues) |
Mehmet Ali Sanlikol (US/TR) An Elegant Ritual (jazz) |
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| Same Player Shoot Again (F) Our King Albert (blues) |
Chris Bergson (US) All I Got Left (blues) |
Nolan McKelvey (US) Into The Silence (americana) |
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| Keith Loftis (US) Original State (jazz) |
Guy Davis (US) Be Ready When I Call You (blues) |
The Atomic 44's (US) Volume 1 (blues-roots) |
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| Louien (Nor) No Tomorrow (EP) (singer-songwriter) |
Lea McIntosh (US) Blood Cash (blues) |
Nolan McKelvey & Ron James (US) Songs of Hope (EP) (singer-songwriter) |
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| The Hello Darlins (Can) Go By Feel (americana) |
Riley Downing (US) Start It Over (blues - roots) |
Tashaki Miyaki (US) Castaway (rock) |
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| Jim Keller (US) By No Means (blues - americana) |
Deborah Parlor (NL) Dreaming Wide Aweke (EP) (singer-songwriter) |
Travellin' Blue Kings (B) Too Many People (Single) (blues) |
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| Dede Priest & Johnny Clark's Outlaws (US/NL) When Birds were Snakes (blues-bluesrock) |
Robert Finley (US) Sharecropper's Son (blues) |
Sam Pilnick's Nonet Project (US) The Adler Suite (jazz) |
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| Cettina Donato & Ninni Bruschetta (I) I Siciliani (jazz) |
Chad McCullough (US) Forward (Belgian Tour October 2021) (jazz) |
Robert Billard & Cold Calls (Can) Stop (blues rock) |
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| Jess Jocoy (US) Brighter Eyes (EP) (americana) |
Christopher Dean Band (US) Songs From French Street (blues-soul) |
Donna Herula (US) Bang at the Door (blues) |
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| Ticket West (NL) Cab Driving Man (blues) |
John Hiatt (US) Leftover Feelings (americana) |
Mike Clark & Michael Zilber (US) Mike Drop (jazz) |
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| Jennifer Porter (US) Sun Come and Shine (soul-blues-jazz) |
Horizons Quartet (US) Selftitled (jazz) |
Bruce Harris (US) Soundview (jazz) |
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| Roger C & Marion Wade (D) Cookin' At Home (blues) |
Tylor & The Train Robbers (US) Non-Typical Find (americana) |
Ben Reddell Band (US) LA Baby (EP) (country) |
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| Tommy Z (US) Plug In & Play (blues) |
Rob Stone (US) Trio in Tokyo (blues-jazz) |
Half Death Clatch (UK) Metamorfosis (delta blues) |
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| Lauren Henderson (US) Musa (jazz) |
Bob Corritore & Friends (US) Spider in my Stew (blues) |
The Black Keys (US) Delta Kream (blues - rock) |
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| Keith Brown Trio (US) African Ripples (jazz) |
Eddie 9V (US) Little Black Flies (blues - soul) |
Afton Wolfe (US) Kings For Sale (blues - americana) |
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| Kelly's Lot (US) Where and When (blues) |
Van Morrison (Irl) Latest Record Project vol.1 (blues) |
"Sir" Oliver Mally Group (A) Tryin' To Get By (blues) |
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| Angela Wrigley Trio (US) You Don't Know What Love Is (jazz) |
Betty Sue & The Hot Dots (D) A Coffee and A Cigarette (rockabilly) |
Rachel Baiman (US) Cycles (americana) |
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| Chris Gill (US) Between Midnight and Louise (acoustic blues) |
The Reverend Shawn Amos (US) The Cause Of It All (blues) |
Doug Hoekstra (US) The Day Diserved (singer-songwriter) |
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| Eric Johanson (US) Covered Tracks Vol.1 (acoustic blues) |
Dexter Allen (US) Keep Moving On (blues - soul) |
The Halley DeVestern Band (US) Money Ain't Time (blues - bluesrock) |
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| Sam Robbins (US) Finally Feeling Young (singer-songwriter) |
Rob Lutes (Can) Come Around (singer-songwriter) |
The Pink Stones (US) introducing...The Pink Stones (americana - countryrock) |
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| The Baylor Project (US) Generations (jazz - soul) |
Dee Daniels (US) The Promise (jazz) |
Ted Russell Kamp (US) Solitaire (singer-songwriter) |
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| Maria Muldaur ft. Tuba Skinny (US) Let's Get Happy Together (NOLA - Ragtime - Blues) |
Steve Cropper (US) Fire It Up (blues-rhythm 'n blues-soul)) |
Crystal Thomas (US) Now Dig This (blues) |
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| Jalen Baker (US) This Is Me, This Is Us (jazz) |
Hilary Scott (US) Kaleidoscope (singer-songwriter) |
Reverend Freakchild (US) Supramundane Blues (blues) |
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| Kyle Culkin (US) Pork Shops & Blues (blues) |
Big Creek Slim (DK) Migration Blues (acoustic blues) |
Big Creek Slim (DK) Twenty-Twenty Blues (acoustic blues) |
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| Alex Lopez (US) Rising Up (bluesrock) |
Michael Johnathon (US) The Painter (singer-songwriter - folk) |
Mike Goudreau (Can) The Isolation Blues (blues) |
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| Clarence Spady (US) Surrender (soulblues) |
Tim Mayer (US) Keeper of the Flame (jazz) |
Annie Keaton (US) Bristol County Lines (americana - blues) |
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| Alex Conde (E) Descarga For Bud (jazz) |
Thorbjørn Risager & Emil Balsgaard Taking The Good With The Bad (blues) |
Water Tower (US) Fly Around (folk - bluesgrass) |
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| Nikki O'Neill (US) World is Waiting (americana) |
Tim Hagans (US) A Conversation (jazz) |
AJ Fullerton (US) The Forgiver and the Runaway (blues) |
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| Samara Joy (US) Samara Joy (jazz) |
Scott McKeon (UK) New Morning (bluesrock - rock) |
Jesco (NL) Bored or Sad (Filthy Folk 'n Roll) |
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| Charnett Moffett (US) New Love (jazz) |
Elizabeth King (US) Living in the Last Days (blues - gospel) |
Chris Cain (US) Raisin' Cain (blues) |
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| Jean-Jacques Milteau (F) Lost Highways (blues) |
Rev' Peyton's Big Damn Band Dance Songs For Hard Times (blues - roots) |
Little Hat (NL) Wine, Whiskey, Wimmen (rhythm 'n blues - blues) |
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| Jimmie Bratcher (US) I'm Hungry (blues) |
HOTH Brothers Band (US) Tell Me How You Feel (bluesgrass - folk) |
Doug Schmude (US) Mileposts (EP) (americana) |
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| West Of Texas (US) Heartache, Hangovers & Honky Tonks (country) |
Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal (US) Natural Born Hustler (soul - funk) |
Annie Keaton (US) Bristol County Lines (americana - blues) |
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| Tom Craig (US) Good Man Gone Bad (blues) |
JP Williams & Ekat Pereyra (US) JP & Ekat (blues) |
Andries Boone (B) T.I.M.E.L.A.P.S.E (filmisch - soundscape) |
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| Dara Tucker(US) Dreams Of Walking (jazz) |
Ralph Peterson (US) Raise Up Off Me (jazz) |
Queen Esther (US) Gild The Black Lilly (americana - roots) |
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| 3Hat Trio (US) Lost Sessions (Alt-folk) |
Jake Ian (Can) Everythings Has Holes (singer-songwriter) |
Marco Z (B) Lost Connections (singer-songwriter) |
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| Sardinia Plays The Blues (I) (DVD) Various Artists - Narcao Blues Fest (blues) |
Mary Stokes Band (Irl) Comin' Home (blues) |
NMJRFR (US) Volume 2 (blues) |
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| Damon Fowler (US) Alafia Moon (blues-roots) |
The Northern Belle (Nor) We Wither, We Bloom (americana) |
The Contraptionists (US) Working Man's Dread (folk-rock) |
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| Jesse Brewster (US) The Lonely Pines (americana) |
Anna Elizabeth Laube (US) Annamania (americana)(Euro release) |
Natalie Bergman (US) Mercy (rock - gospel) |
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| The Hungry Williams (US) Brand New Thing (jump blues - rhythm 'n blues) |
Tomislav Goluban (HR) Express Connection (blues) |
Bill Warfield & HKFO (US) Smile (jazz) |
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| Kiko & The Blues Refugees (PT) Threadbare (blues - soul) |
The Odd Birds (US) Better Days (EP) (country-folk) |
Steve Earle & The Dukes (US) J.T. (country-folk & rock) |
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| Johnny (NL) Collecting Dinosaurs (Vinyl) (singer-songwriter) |
Eddie Seville (US) High & Lonesome (EP) (alt-country) |
Richville (NL) RAW (blues) |
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| Heath Cullen (Aus) Springtime in the Heart (folkrock) |
Adam Moezinia (US) Folk Element Trio (jazz) |
Berta Moreno (E) Tumaini (afro jazz) |
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| The Hitman Blues Band (US) Not My Circus, Not My Monkey (blues) |
Adam Douglas (US/Nor) Better Angels (soul) |
Muddy Gurdy (F) Homecoming (blues) |
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| Travellin' Blue Kings (B) Gotta Get Away (Single) (blues-soul) |
Sunday Wilde (Can) Peace in Trouble (acoustic & harmonica blues) |
Bad Temper Joe (D) One Can't Wreck It All (acoustic blues) |
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| Bob Bradshaw (Irl) The Ghost Light (americana) |
Glenn Close & Ted Nash (US) Transformation (jazz) |
Ledfoot (US) Black Valley (gothic blues) |
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| The Secret Combination (NL) Finally (americana - countryrock) |
Jesper Theis (DK) The Tide Will Turn Again (acoustic blues) |
Various Artists Blind Raccoon Nola Blue Vol. III (blues) |
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| M G Boulter (UK) Clifftown (singer-songwriter - folk) |
Jason Ringenberg (US) Rhinestoned (cowpunk - country) |
Lauren Lee (US) The Queen Of Cups (jazz) |
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| The Spike Wilner Trio (US) Aliens & Wizards (jazz) |
Jimbo Mathus & Andrew Bird (US) These 13 (blues-roots-folk) |
Georgia Randall (US) Hound Dog (blues) |
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| Ruben Bertrands (B) After Hours (blues 'n roots) |
Them Dirty Dimes (NL) In Gold We Trust (jazz 'n blues) |
Trainman Blues (Ire/Den) Shadows and Shapes (blues) |
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| Carlotta Curves & Helge Tallqvist (Fin) Voodoo Woman (blues) |
Paul Bedal (US) Cerulean Stars (jazz) |
UOJ Big Band (US) Soul Conversations (jazz) |
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| Ralph de Jongh (NL) I Love Real Live (blues-rock 'n roll) |
Femi & Made Kuti (Nig) Legacy+ (Afrobeat - Jazz - Funk) |
Curtis Saldago (US) Damage Control (blues) |
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| Lorne Lofsky (Can) This Song Is New (jazz) |
Marques Carroll (US) The Ancestors' Call (jazz) |
Popa Chubby (US) Tinfoil Hat (blues - bluesrock) |
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| Rick Holstrom (US) See That Light (blues) |
Joanna Connor (US) 4801 South Indiana Avenue (blues) |
Veronica Lewis (US) You Ain't Lucky (blues) |
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| Boogie Beasts (B) Bring It On (Single) (alt-blues) |
Misty Blues (US) No More Blues (blues - funk - soul) |
Dean Owens (Scot) The Burning Heart (americana) |
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| Alyssa Allgood (US) What Tomorrow Brings (jazz) |
Jeff Coffin & Helen Gillet (US) Let It Shine (jazz) |
Soo Line Loons (US) Selftitled (americana) |
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| Desert Hollow (US) Thirsty (folk - alt-country) |
Bruno Deneckere (B) Coming Up For Air (singer-songriter) |
The Space Ace Travellers (NL) Spaceology (surf-rock 'n roll) |
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| Ben de la Tour (US) Shadow Land (dark americana - singer-songriter) |
Jean Marshall (Aus) Mistreated (jazz-blues) |
Roni Ben-Hur (Isr) Stories (jazz) |
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| Bjorn Berge (Nor) Heavy Gauge (blues - singer-songriter) |
Jacques Mees (NL) Sound of the South (EP) (americana) |
Eric Tarczan, J. Jordan, Ian Siegal Blues-O-Rama (blues) |
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| Shawn Pittman (US) Stompin' Solo (blues) |
Evan Arntzen (US) Countermelody (jazz) |
Corey Ledet (US) Corey Ledet Zydeco (zydeco) |
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| Joe Lewis Band (US) Up Next (blues - funk) |
Johnny Mastro & Mama's Boys Elmore James For President (blues) |
Dave Desmelik (US) The Calender Album (singer-songwriter) |
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| Annabelle Chvostek (Can) String of Pearls (singer-songwriter - gypsy jazz) |
David Massey (US) Island Creek (EP) (americana) |
Daniele Germani (I) A Congegration Of Folks (jazz) |
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| Brigitte DeMeyer (US) Seeker (singer-songwriter) |
Steve Feike Big Band (US) Kinetic (jazz) |
R. Tower, M. Priest, L. Brown (UK) United State Of Mind (soul-blues) |
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| Steve Hill (Can) Desert Trip (singer-songwriter - blues) |
Son Of The Velvet Rat (A) Solitary Company (Americana Noir) |
Philippe Lemm Trio (US) First Steps (jazz) |
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| Trevor B Power (US) What Is Real (blues) |
Steve Mednick (US) Are We There Yet? (singer-songwriter) |
Steve Mednick (US) River Of Tears (singer-songwriter) |
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| Michael Wolff (US) Live @ Vitellos (jazz) |
David Olney & Anana Kaye (US) Whispers and Sighs (americana) |
Blues Caravan 2020 J. Johnson - W. Shay - R. Perry (blues) |
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| Robby Rothschild (US) Selftitled (EP) (singer-songwriter - folk) |
Selwyn Bichwood (US) Living in a Burning House (blues) |
Alabama Slim (US) The Parlor (blues) |
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| Allan Harris (US) Kate's Soul Food (jazz - soul) |
Jimmy Reiter (D) Live (blues) |
Mark Viator & Susan Maxey (US) Where The Road Leads (americana roots) |
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| Tip Jar (NL) One Lifetime (americana) |
Jihye Lee Orchestra (KR) Daring Mind (jazz) |
Soul Thrivers (B) You Better Watch (blues - country blues) |
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| Cash McCall (US) Blues Coming Down (blues-soulblues) |
Lee Rocker (US) Gather Around (rockabilly) |
Joel Patterson (US) Let It Be Acoustic Guitar (instrumental) |
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| Skylar Rogers (US) Firebreather (soul rockin' blues) |
Catherine Britt (Aus) Home Truths (country) |
Atomic 44's (US) The Boogeyman (blues) |
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| Leeann Atherton (US) Fallen Angel (blues-americana) |
Leahy (Can) Good Water (folk - roots) |
Logan Richardson (US) Afrofuturism (jazz-alt-rock-soundscapes) |
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| Ally Venable (US) Heart of Fire (bluesrock) |
Rick Shea (US) Love & Desperation (country, blues, tex-mex) |
Cristina Vane (US) The Magnolia Sessions (acoustic blues) |
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| Aaron Lee Tasjan (US) Tasjan! Tasjan! Tasjan! (singer-songwriter) |
KB Bayley (UK) Little Thunderstorms (singer-songwriter) |
Tammi Savoy & Chris Casello (US) That Rock 'n Rll Rhythm! (rhythm 'n roll) |
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| Layla Zoe (Can) Nowhere Left To Go (bluesrock) |
Ralph de Jongh (NL) Flower Of Life (Limited) (blues) |
Gustavo Cortiñas (US) Desafio Candente (jazz) |
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| Kat Danser (Can) One Eye Open (blues - country blues - roots) |
The WildRoots (US) WildRoots Sessions Vol. 1 (blues - roots - soul) |
Janinah Burnett (US) Love The Color of Your Butterfly (jazz) |
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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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