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Chance Worth Taking by Marc Broussard is perhaps the clearest blues-oriented album of his career so far, without losing the signature “bayou soul” identity that defines his music. Known for blending soul, southern rock, and rhythm & blues, Broussard dives deeper into his blues roots here, with support from Joe Bonamassa, Josh Smith, and Calvin Turner in production and songwriting.From the opening track “You’ll Be Sorry,” the album makes its […]

The Kooper Session is the second in a series of Super Session albums by singer-songwriter Al Kooper. Joining Kooper on guitar is 15-year-old Shuggie Otis, son of rhythm and blues pioneer Johnny Otis.The Kooper Session album is therefore an exciting meeting of the experienced Al Kooper with the then young Shuggie Otis, a collaboration that bridges generations and musical sensibilities and is divided into two parts, "The Songs", a quartet […]

Live in U.S.A. (also known as Cook) was released in 1974 from Premiata Forneria Marconi’s tour of the USA and captures a defining moment in their career, when the combination of Italian symphonic style and Anglo-American progressive rock began to gain an international audience. It is not just a live album, it is a statement of identity.It is considered by many to be one of the strongest live progressive rock […]

Soul Of A Man is a fascinating, live album by Al Kooper, released on a double CD in 1995 and chronicles a brilliant past of his career. Recorded over three performances at the Bottom Line in New York in 1994, it functions more as a celebration of his entire career than as a typical live album.Kooper reunites members of the Blues Project and Blood, Sweat & Tears with later collaborators […]

Tired Out is a high-energy electric blues record that leans heavily into classic Chicago-style influences while keeping a modern, self-produced edge. It’s raw, fast-paced, and clearly made by someone who prioritizes feel and groove over polish.One reviewer describes it as packed with “enormous energy… often dizzying speed”, with no weak tracks across its 13-song runtime.The sound & style of the album rooted in electric blues, with touches of blues-rock, funk, […]

Marquee Moon is the debut album by American rock band Television. It was released on February 8, 1977, in the United States and on March 4 of the same year in the United Kingdom, where it became an unexpected success, peaking at number 28 on the country's album charts. The album's two singles, the title track and "Prove It", both reached the UK Top 30. The album's commercial success in […]

Wish You Were Here is the ninth studio album by Pink Floyd, released on 12 September 1975 through Harvest Records in the United Kingdom and a day later in the United States through Columbia Records, as their first album for the label. Based on material composed by Pink Floyd while performing in Europe, Wish You Were Here was recorded in numerous sessions throughout 1975 at EMI Studios in London.As the […]

BluesWave Radio is proud to announce a special interview with David Bennett Cohen, the acclaimed musician best known as an original member of Country Joe and the Fish and for his later work with The Blues Project. The interview will air on Monday, April 6, 2026, at 11:00 pm EEST and again on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 1:00 pm EEST on “The Flower Power Hour with Ken and MJ.”For […]

Robben Ford’s Two Shades of Blue is a late-career statement that feels both refined and exploratory—a record where a veteran artist leans into his strengths while still pushing stylistic boundaries.The album has been widely described as sophisticated, tasteful, and stylistically fluid, blending blues with jazz, funk, and soul in Ford’s signature way.It’s not a radical reinvention—but it doesn’t need to be. Instead, it showcases a musician who has fully internalized […]

Tripping The Live Fantastic is Paul McCartney's first official solo live album and the first release of live material from the 1976 Wings Over America live set. Recorded during Paul McCartney's World Tour (1989–1990), it was released in early November 1990 as a triple LP, double cassette and double CD. Tripping the Live Fantastic peaked at number 17 in the UK and number 26 in the US. An abridged version […]

Electric Swamp Funkin’ Blues is widely seen as a bold, self-defined artistic statement—arguably Birchwood’s most personal and stylistically expansive album to date. It blends blues, funk, soul, and psychedelic rock into a modern hybrid that pushes beyond traditional blues boundaries.This is his first fully self-produced album, giving him complete control over the sound and direction.Birchwood’s signature “electric swamp funkin’ blues” style comes through strongly—mixing gritty blues roots with groove-heavy funk […]

In 1970, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young released one of the most highly anticipated second albums in music history, following in the footsteps of Beatles and Band, which lived up to its expectations and reached number 1 on the charts. The achievement is even more astonishing, given the fact that the band spent only 800 hours together to record Deja Vu, and it would be fair to say that they […]

Jean-Michel Jarre gave a series of five concerts in Beijing and Shanghai in 1981, marking the first time a modern Western musical artist had performed in communist China. Mao let him do the concerts because, according to Jarre's biography, he liked the color of his eyes more than anything else. Recognizing the historical significance of the whole undertaking and the milestone it represented in Jarre's career, a double live album […]

With Number 3 Monkey, Neal Black & The Healers deliver a blues-rock record that feels road-tested, lived-in, and fully connected to the roots that shaped Neal Black’s sound. The album brings together twelve tracks, ten of them Neal Black originals, alongside two classic blues covers — Skip James’ “Devil Got My Woman” and Robert Wilkins’ “No Way To Get Along.” Recorded during a break in the band’s latest European tour, […]

Belgian rhythm & blues outfit The Dibs return with Just For You, a vibrant new album released in March 2026 on Naked Records. Built on deep grooves, soulful vocals, Hammond heat, blues guitar grit and a fully organic band sound, the record captures everything that makes The Dibs stand out: rhythm & blues at heart, but open to soul, funk, jazz, gospel, country touches and blues-rock energy. The album runs […]