Various Artists BLUES STORY/The Story of The Blues - told through the eyes of the artists who lived it Shout Factory $20.00 USD

We highly recomend this to any newcomers to the blues, a wonderful history lesson.

BonusFeatures: Over 30mins of bonus footage not seen in the PBS Broadcast.
Over 30 mins of complete musical performances by Blues Story Artists.

Bobby"Blue" Bland, Charles Brown, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Ruth Brown, R.L.Burnside, Honeyboy Edwards, Willie Foster, Lowell Fulson, Buddy Guy, John Jackson, B.B.King, Willie King and the Liberators, Robert Lockwood, Magic Slim and the Teardrops, Little Milton, Pinetop Perkins, Snooky Pryor, Philadelphia Jerry Ricks, Hubert Sumlin, Koko Taylor, Rufus Thomas, Henry Townsend, Othar Turner and the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band.

A little over a hundred years ago in the Mississippi Delta, America gave birth to the music which would become the cornerstone of all popular American music: THE BLUES

BLUES STORY presents an impressionable history of one of the most lasting art forms America has ever produced - as told for the first time through the eyes of the artists who lived it. Combining exclusive interview and performance footage with vintage clips and the music of many Blues legends long gone.

A Tribute to Sister Rosetta Tharpe Shout, Sister, Shout! M.C.Records $15.99 USD

"Shout,Sister,Shout - a Tribute to Sister Rosetta  Tharpe", features an all-star cast of female singers (Phoebe Snow, Marcia  Ball, Bonnie Raitt, Joan Osborne with  The Holmes Brothers, and many  more) performing some of the best songs associated with the groundbreaking  artist, who blurred the lines between gospel and secular music. Sister Rosetta Tharpe (b.1915.d.1973) has been hailed as one  of the greatest sanctified gospel singers of her generation. A charismatic  performer who accompanied herself on guitar. Sister Rosetta combined  spirituals with the blues and swing music of the 1930's and 40's to become one  of the most popular artists of the time. She pushed the envelope of gospel  music, inspiring both acclaim and controversy. Sister Rosetta was one of the  artists on the legendary "Spirituals To Swing" concert at Carnegie Hall, New  York City in 1938, performing on the same bill with Sidney Bechet, Count Basie  and Bennie Goodman. She also played many of the landmark venues of the day,  including Cafe Society and the Cotton Club. As  an African American woman musician, she faced and overcame a myriad of  hardships and obstacles placed in her way during her ascent as arguably the  first gospel/pop star.