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Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers

Rooted in spiritual music and African-American work songs, blues music is full of history. That’s why the moody melodies and ‘blue notes’ are such a fruitful source for sampling. Whether it’s twelve-bar blues from the 50s or 60s or more recent blues rock. This rich genre shouldn’t be left out of the equation of jazz, funk, and soul. Find the right roots and download blues as old as 1946.

Blues

Tuff City Records is a New York-based record label founded by journalist Aaron Fuchs in 1981. Initially concentrating on hip hop music, the label's roster expanded to include doo-wop, dancehall, and hip hop-jazz fusion, and releases included reissues of music from as far back as the 1940s.