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A selection of a few of the 2021 Blues Album releases features releases from the time-tested veterans, great stuff from the genre’s younger apprentices as well as a lovely dose of surprises.
- Joseph Spence
He developed a repertoire of popular songs, Gospel tunes and...
- Derek Trucks
In 2006, a collaboration with Eric Clapton‘s ‘Road to...
- Guy Davis
Guy Davis is a Blues singer, guitarist and harp player who...
- Lonnie Johnson
Guitar maestro Lonnie Johnson didn’t thrash his axe like a...
- Susan Tedeschi
Susan Tedeschi was destined for a career in music. She was...
- Big Mama Thornton
She repeated the idea back in SF with the Chicago Blues...
- Samantha Fish
She wrote all but one of the songs on the record that got...
- Robben Ford
His ‘Talk to Your Daughters’ album, recorded with a stellar...
- Joseph Spence
On June 6, the Juno Awards of 2021 were held. The Weeknd won Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Single of the Year for "Blinding Lights", and Album of the Year and Contemporary R&B/Soul Recording of the Year for After Hours. Kaytranada won Dance Recording of the Year for Bubba.
Mar 4, 2021 · 75 Modern Blues & Blues Rock Artists You Must Hear 2021. By Martine Ehrenclou. Discovering great music is a musical pastime that we all love, a necessity for many of us. Since most current blues and blues/rock doesn’t receive commercial airplay, sometimes uncovering outstanding new songs and albums isn’t easy.
- What Makes Music Bluesy?
- Blues in Other Genres
- The Nostalgia Renaissance
Determining whether modern music has been influenced by blues can be difficult given how much musical styles evolve and progress. Developed in America in the mid-1800s by African Americans, blues music is based around the sounds, the narrative of the songs, and the snappy rhythm that is akin to spiritual chants and working songs. While the blues wa...
The rhythm that is inherent in blues music has been incorporated into modern musical styles with the acoustic flicks of the guitar strings replaced by electronic sounds. For instance, modern-day hip hop is inspired by the tone and rhythm found in blues music. Elsewhere, jazz has been inspired by blues music, namely in the unconventional time signat...
Some may argue that the genre’s resurgence has come about as part of a wider influence of traditional concepts being reintroduced in modern ways. For instance, the Peloton has revolutionized both solo and group exercise. By taking the concept of the exercise bike and infusing it with a subscription to classes and tutorials, people can engage with t...
- Joe Bonamassa: Time Clocks. “At this stage, Joe Bonamassa has very little left to prove but with Time Clocks, Bonamassa delivers his best album since The Ballad of John Henry.
- The Damn Truth: Now Or Nowhere. “The Damn Truth achieves their planned objective and successfully spreads a message of love and hope through great music with Now or Nowhere, which is a strong contender for one of the best albums of the year and a superb addition to any blues/rock fan’s music library.”
- Christone “Kingfish” Ingram: 662. “Following his critically-acclaimed eponymous debut, Kingfish, Christone Ingram returns with an album whose content and character similarly reflect its title.
- Ghost Hounds: A Little Calamity. “Ghost Hounds are currently one of the most promising American blues rock bands. The record has the band at the highest level, and their power-packed blues rock sound, once again, doesn’t fail to impress.
Nov 24, 2021 · Music we love always kickstarts a certain joy, and for some of us, it’s our holiday from the everyday grind. A few of these artists released singles in the fall of 2021 in advance of their upcoming albums to release in 2022, while others recently put out full length LPs.
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Jun 6, 2021 · (June 6, 2021) – The irrepressible spirit of the blues was on full display during The Blues Foundation’s 42 nd Blues Music Awards (BMAs) presented by Global Electronic Technology when winners across twenty-five (25) categories were announced.
