Stony Plain Records was co-founded by Holger Petersen and Alvin Jahns 38 years ago. As Canada’s oldest independent blues label, Stony Plain has released over 350 records of both Canadian and American blues and roots [...]
Originally founded in 1977 as a classical music label, Telarc, a division of Concord Music Group, established a blues imprint in 1993 and, after only three years, scored two GRAMMY® nominations for recordings by Junior [...]
Severn Records was founded in 1997 by David Earl. In 1998, it released its first three records. Since that time, Severn has released over 50 critically-acclaimed titles. As one of the finest labels recording traditional [...]
With a mission to record the unsung heroes of the blues, Andrew Galloway opened the doors of Electro-Fi Records in 1997. With a focus on older, African-American artists who either hadn't been recorded in a [...]
CrossCut Records was founded in 1981 by owner Detlev Hoegen with the goal of promoting the blues in Europe. In 1984, CrossCut was the first record label to release a set of previously unissued live [...]
For the past 20 years, Sundays have been blues days in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. Pacific Street Blues is a long-running radio program that focuses on blues and Americana music and airs every Sunday [...]
If you play it right, they will listen. Randy Chortkoff’s deep love of traditional Blues gave birth to Delta Groove Music in 2004. Delta Groove’s first project captured the time honored Blues approach of the [...]
Founded in 2000, NorthernBlues Music has become one of the most respected record labels in Blues. Founder Fred Litwin opened shop with Otis Taylor and in 2001 released Taylor’s White African CD and received a [...]
In 1994, Thomas Ruf started a record label for his rising Blues hero, Luther Allison. In the first 12 years, Ruf produced 120 releases, sold 1.2 million records, and received two Grammy nominations and ten [...]
Mark Carpentieri started M.C. Records in 1991. To date, M.C. Records has 20 releases with distribution all over the world. The label's albums have been nominated for more than 30 W.C. Handy Awards and four [...]