NorthernBlues Music is a Canadian
independent record label
An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small and medium-sized enterprise, small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels ...
, which specializes in
blues music
Blues is a music genre and musical form that originated among African Americans in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues has incorporated spiritual (music), spirituals, work songs, field hollers, Ring shout, shouts, cha ...
. The label was established in 2001, and a number of its artists and albums have since been nominated for and won
Blues Music Award
The Blues Music Awards, formerly known as the W. C. Handy Awards (or "The Handys"), are awards presented by the Blues Foundation, a non-profit organization set up to foster blues heritage. The awards were originally named in honor of W. C. Handy, " ...
s. President Fred Litwin founded the company to "add substantially to the blues repertoire" with interesting, original music.
Artists
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Carlos del Junco
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Doug Cox
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Eddie Turner
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Homemade Jamz Blues Band
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JW-Jones
JW-Jones (born July 15, 1980) is a Canadians, Canadian blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and band leader. He is a Juno Award nominee (2015), ''Billboard Magazine, Billboard'' magazine Top 10 Selling artist, and winner of the International Blues ...
Blues Band
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Mem Shannon
Mem Shannon (born December 21, 1959, in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States) is an American blues musician. He is currently signed to Toronto's NorthernBlues Music. Shannon is a former taxi-cab driver turned bluesman.Scott Jordan"Mem Shannon' ...
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Moreland and Arbuckle
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Paul Reddick
Paul Reddick is a Canadian blues singer, songwriter and harmonica player. He was the founder of the group The Sidemen, active from 1990 until the early 2000s.
History
Born in Toronto, Ontario,Larry LeblancProfile of Paul Reddick Blues Art Journ ...
*Samuel James
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The Twisters
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Watermelon Slim
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Zac Harmon
Releases
See also
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List of record labels
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References
External links
NorthernBlues Music Official Site
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Canadian independent record labels
Blues record labels
Record labels established in 2001