Down in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Atlantic Records' Jerry Wexler had fallen out with Rick Hall at FAME studio after an Aretha Franklin session ended with Aretha storming back to New York. Wexler later... more

There are guitar players. There are great guitar players. And then there is Buddy Guy. He simply transcends genre and musical barriers. Is he not just the best guitar player on the planet'... more

In addition to twelve of Clark's original compositions, BLAK & BLU also features a thirteenth song - a blistering cover of Little Johnny Taylor's (popularized by Albert Collins), "If You Love Me Like... more

Etta broke through in the '50s and '60s singing powerful blues, R&B and soul. These 31 tracks collect the wide-ranging songs she's attacked in the past 20 years; she packs as strong a wallop as ever... more

Buddy has a lot in store for us here, splitting R&B into a "rhythm" disc and a "blues" one. His intense vocals and visceral guitar licks join forces with Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Brad... more

Could there be a more apt title for the new album by one of the last remaining giants of blues guitar? Rock and blues guitarists have been tearing pages from Buddy's book for half a century; here,... more

Etta James is widely regarded as one of the finest female blues, R&B and soul singers of the modern era, second only in some eyes to Aretha Franklin - Atlantic's Jerry Wexler called her "the greatest... more

Buddy's 1991 comeback album after a lengthy break from studio recording didn't just put him back in front of mainstream blues audiences, it earned him a Grammy for best contemporary blues album! It... more

It's been one of the major blues events for many years: Buddy's yearly January residency at his famed Chicago club. His first live album in over a decade contains live recordings from his final... more

2010 album from the legendary Blues guitarist. Featuring guest appearances from B.B. King and Carlos Santana.

The best of Buddy Guy's solo albums since his 1991 reemergence finds him mixing songs from his concert repertoire with blues chestnuts and his own originals. Slippin' Out, Slippin' In, a staple of... more

One of the last living Chicago blues icons, Buddy is still tearing it up today. This 1979 set at the famed South Side Chicago club (which was co-owned by Buddy) finds him on fire, with bandmates J.W.... more

If you know blues (or rock, for that matter), the guest list here will dazzle you almost as much as the music. The famed harmonica man teamed with producer/songwriter Tom Hambridge on this new album... more

2X Grammy ward winner Keb' Mo releases his 5th Epic album, Keep It Simple. Special guest on this album include Robben Ford, Robert Crayn, Vince Gil, Amy Grant, and Shannon Curfman.

Backing Boz's soulful singing on this new album is a fantastic all-star band featuring Doyle Bramhall II, Ray Parker Jr., Charlie Sexton, Jim Keltner and Willie Weeks (whoa!). As the title suggests,... more

The Crescent City legend shatters any genre restriction one might impose on him on this 2013 album. He dips into slow-burning blues, spring-heeled funk, amped-up rock and dance-floor reggae across... more

It was 1980. Buddy Guy was still out there in the career doldrums. Not starving - certainly not starving, but not accorded his due either by the mainstream music business or those people in the... more

Backing Boz's soulful singing on this new album is a fantastic all-star band featuring Doyle Bramhall II, Ray Parker Jr., Charlie Sexton, Jim Keltner and Willie Weeks (whoa!). As the title suggests,... more

T-Bone Walker was among the first to amplify his guitar, making him unquestionably one of the most important pioneers of the electric blues sound— specifically the style most closely associated with... more

This live performance from 1980 proves that the undisputed Queen of the Blues entered a new decade with her status intact! These nine tracks find Etta in top form as she storms through a set of blues... more