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Eric Bibb
Person · male · United States · New York City · born 1951 · recording since 1972
American singer-songwriter
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Also known as E. Bibb · Eric Charles Bibb · エリック・ビブ
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1970s
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Debut release: Ain't It Grand
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2010s
2020s
Biography
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Biography
Eric Charles Bibb (born August 16, 1951) is a Grammy-nominated American-born blues singer and songwriter.
Early life and education
Bibb was born in New York on August 16, 1951. His father, Leon, was a musical theatre singer, who made a name for himself as part of the 1960s New York folk scene; his uncle was the jazz pianist and composer John Lewis, of the Modern Jazz Quartet. Family friends included Pete Seeger, and actor/singer/activist Paul Robeson, Bibb's godfather.
He was given his first steel-string acoustic guitar at the age of eight. Growing up surrounded by talent, he recalls a childhood conversation with Bob Dylan, who, on the subject of guitar playing, advised the 11-year-old Bibb to "Keep it simple, forget all that fancy stuff" (as recounted in "The Transatlantic Sessions 5" program and DVD from the BBC).
Bibb remembers from his early teen years:I would cut school and claim I was sick. When everyone would leave the house I would whip out all the records and do my own personal DJ thing all day long, playing Odetta, Joan Baez, the New Lost City Ramblers, Josh White.
When Bibb was 16 years old, his father invited him to play guitar in the house band for his TV talent show Someone New. Bill Lee, who played bass in this band, later appeared on Bibb's albums Me To You
Me to YouSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Keep My Cool3:082Sing Your Song5:043Catch Up to Your Heart3:154Between a Woman an’ a Man2:495Talk to Me3:136You’re the One4:347Something Much Greater4:278Strong Love4:579Looking Through the Window4:4010Gonna Walk This Road2:3111A Better Man3:5412I Need a Vacation4:0813I’ll Be Your Car4:3014Me to You3:50 and Friends
FriendsSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks199 1/2 Won't Do3:342Six O'Clock Blues4:173Goin' Down Slow4:414Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes3:195For You4:496The Cape3:227'Tain't Such a Much3:318Needed Time5:029If I Stayed2:0310Connected4:0811Ribbons and Bows4:1512Just Look Up3:3613Cowgirl Queen3:0214Kulanjan / Sebastian's Tune3:2815Dance Me to the End of Love4:38. In 1969, Bibb played guitar for the Negro Ensemble Company at St. Mark's Place in New York.
He went on to study psychology and Russian at Columbia University, but did not finish these studies. The next year, aged 19, he left for Paris, where he met guitarist Mickey Baker who focused his interest on blues guitar.
Career
Bibb moved to Stockholm, where he immersed himself in pre-war blues and the newly discovered world music scene, while he continued to write and perform. Good Stuff was released in 1997 on Opus 3 and the American label Earthbeat. Bibb signed to the British-based Code Blue label, but only released one album, Me to YouMe to YouSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Keep My Cool3:082Sing Your Song5:043Catch Up to Your Heart3:154Between a Woman an’ a Man2:495Talk to Me3:136You’re the One4:347Something Much Greater4:278Strong Love4:579Looking Through the Window4:4010Gonna Walk This Road2:3111A Better Man3:5412I Need a Vacation4:0813I’ll Be Your Car4:3014Me to You3:50, featuring appearances from some of his personal heroes, Pops and Mavis Staples, and Taj Mahal. This was followed by tours of the UK, US, Canada, France, Sweden and Germany.
In the late 1990s Bibb joined forces with his then manager Alan Robinson to form Manhaton Records in Britain. The albums Home to Me
Home to MeSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1World War Blues4:212Healing Time4:573Mandela Is Free4:294No More Cane on the Brazos4:595Livin', Lovin' an' Doin'3:516Walk the Walk3:427Put Your Foot Down3:368For You5:169New Shoes4:3010Singin' in My Heart3:1211Come Back Baby4:3912Bring It on Home to Me4:50 (1999), Roadworks
RoadworksSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Tell Ol' Bill5:262New Automobile3:303Sugar Mama3:304Candy Man3:105Panama Hat3:336Goin' Down Slow5:117For You5:308Gonna Walk This Road2:379I Want Jesus to Walk With Me4:2210Sebastian's Tune1:2811Shavin' Talk3:2512Saucer 'n' Cup4:1113Gratitude3:0614Lazy Afternoon2:46 (2000) and Painting SignsPainting SignsSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Kokomo4:012Hope in a Hopeless World5:093Five Miles Above6:174I Heard the Angels Singing4:295Delia's Gone2:346Got to Do Better4:357The Light Was Worth the Candle3:508Angel3:509Walkin' Home5:4410To Know You4:5811Honest I Do2:4412Paintin' Signs3:4013Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down4:16 (2001) followed, as did the 2005 releases for Opus 3, Just Like Love and Spirit & the Blues (Hybrid SACD of 1999 Earthbeat release). After that, he made A Family Affair (2002) with his father, Leon Bibb. This was followed by Natural Light, then Friends, which contained 15 tracks featuring Bibb duetting with friends and musicians he had met on his travels such as Taj Mahal, Odetta, Charlie Musselwhite, Guy Davis, Mamadou Diabate and Djelimady Toukara.
In 2004, Eric Bibb released Friends as his debut release under Telarc International Corporation. Bibb remained with Telarc Records from 2004 until 2011, releasing several additional albums including, A Ship Called Love
A Ship Called LoveSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1A Ship Called Love3:082Victory Voices3:073Right Where We Are3:384Like Aretha Loves to Sing4:035I'll Never Lose You3:406The Way You Are3:127Stickin' to You4:258Troubadour4:459That's What I Do4:3310Turning World4:1211More o' That4:0312Faded Jeans3:4613When I Hear the Waves3:3114Praise 'n' Thanksgiving3:44 in 2005, Diamond Days
Diamond DaysSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Tall Cotton3:272Destiny Blues3:343Shine On3:454So Glad3:545Storybook Hero2:446Diamond Days3:327Dr Shine3:338Heading Home3:369In My Father’s House (live)5:1810Forgiveness Is Gold4:3311Buckets of Rain2:2212Still Livin’ On / Worried Man Blues9:2613An Afternoon in Paris11:20 in 2007, and Spirit I Am in 2008. He released Booker's Guitar in January 2010 with music channeled from the Delta blues guitarist, Bukka White. In November 2011, Bibb signed to Stony Plain Records.
In 2018, Bibb opened for George Benson on his UK tour.
In March 2021, it was announced that Bibb had signed to Provogue Records. The lead single "Whole World's Got The Blues" featuring Eric Gales from his upcoming album was released on March 19, 2021, with the album Dear America
Dear AmericaSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1Whole Lotta Lovin’3:352Born of a Woman3:493Whole World’s Got the Blues5:364Dear America3:495Different Picture5:386Tell Yourself2:557Emmett’s Ghost3:128White & Black4:399Along the Way2:4210Talkin’ ’Bout a Train, Pt. 14:1011Talkin’ ’Bout a Train, Pt. 24:0712Love’s Kingdom4:5613One‐ness of Love3:16 expected on September 10, 2021. Two more singles followed: "Born Of A Woman" with singer Shaneeka Simon on June 10, and "Emmett's Ghost" featuring Ron Carter inspired by the lynching of Emmett Till on July 23, to coincide with what would have been Till's 80th birthday on July 25.
His 2023 album Ridin'
Ridin'Spotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Family4:472Ridin'5:243Blues Funky Like Dat3:264The Ballad of John Howard Griffin5:175500 Miles3:316Tulsa Town3:587Onwards (interlude)2:498Hold the Line3:329I Got My Own5:2010Call Me by My Name2:5011Joybells5:3012Sinner Man With Eric Bibb String Band (live at Wheatland Festival)5:0813Free3:5714People You Love3:1115Church Bells (outro)2:13 made the Top 10 of several blues and roots charts, and boosted his all-round popularity.
Bibb toured Australia and New Zealand in May and June 2024.
Personal life
Bibb is married to Ulrika Bibb. Bibb was formerly married to Sari Matinlassi. He lived in Kirkkonummi, Finland, for four years before moving back to Stockholm, Sweden.
Studio albums
Ain't It Grand (MNW, 1972)
Rainbow People (Opus 3, 1977)
Golden Apples of the Sun (Opus 3, 1983)
Me to You (Code Blue, 1997)
Home to Me (Ruf, 1999)
Roadworks (Ruf, 2000)
Just Like Love (Opus 3, 2000)
Painting Signs (Manhaton/EarthBeat!, 2001)
Natural Light (Manhaton, 2003)
A Ship Called Love (Telarc, 2005)
Diamond Days (Telarc, 2006)
12 Gates to the City (Luna, 2006)
Get On Board (2008)
Spirit I Am (2008)
Booker's Guitar (Telarc, 2010)
Blues Ballads & Work Songs (Opus 3, 2011)
Deeper in the Well (Stony Plain, 2012)
Jericho Road (Stony Plain, 2013)
The Haven (Luna, 2011)
Blues People (Stony Plain, 2014)
Migration Blues (2017; nominated for a Grammy as Best Traditional Blues Album)
Global Griot (double album, 2018)
Dear America (Provogue, 2021)
Ridin' (Repute, 2023)
One Mississippi (Repute, 2026)
Collaborative albums
Cyndee Peters & Eric Bibb: Olikalikadant (Caprice, 1978)
Eric Bibb & Bert Deivert: April Fools (Opus 3, 1979)
Eric Bibb & Bert Deivert: River Road (Opus 3, 1980)
Eric Bibb & Friends: Songs for Peace (Opus 3, 1982)
Eric Bibb & Bert Deivert: Hello Stranger (Opus 3, 1983)
Cyndee Peters & Eric Bibb: A Collection Of Cyndee Peters & Eric Bibb (Opus 3, 1991)
Eric Bibb & Needed Time: Spirit & The Blues (Opus 3, 1994)
Eric Bibb & Needed Time: Good Stuff (Opus 3, 1997)
Leon & Eric Bibb: A Family Affair (Manhaton, 2002)
Eric Bibb, Rory Block, & Maria Muldaur: Sisters & Brothers (Telarc, 2004)
Eric Bibb & Friends: Friends (Telarc, 2004)
Leon & Eric Bibb: Praising Peace: A Tribute to Paul Robeson (Stony Plain, 2006)
Habib Koité - Eric Bibb: Brothers in Bamako (Stony Plain, 2012)
Eric Bibb & Andrew Maxfield: Celebrating Wendell Berry in Music (2013)
Eric Bibb, Ale Möller & Knut Reiersrud: Blues Detour (2014)
Eric Bibb & JJ Milteau: Lead Belly's Gold (Dixiefrog, 2015)
Eric Bibb & North Country Far with Danny Thompson: The Happiest Man In The World (Dixiefrog, 2016)
Eric Bibb, Ale Möller, Knut Reiersrud, Aly Bain etc.: Jazz At The Berlin Philharmonic - Celtic Roots (ACT, 2016)
Live albums
Live at the Basement (2002)
An Evening with Eric Bibb (2007)
Live À FIP (a.k.a. Live at FIP) (Dixiefrog, 2009)
Troubadour Live with Staffan Astner (Telarc, 2011)
DVDs
Up Close With Eric Bibb (2008)
Live At The Basement (2010)
The Guitar Artistry Of Eric Bibb (2011)
Select special appearances and compilations
Cyndee Peters: När Morgonstjärnan Brinner (1987)
Linda Tillery & The Cultural Heritage Choir, Taj Mahal, & Eric Bibb: Shakin' A Tailfeather (1997)
Various artists: Jazz FM Presents Absolute Blues (1997)
Various artists: Bob Harris Presents (Volume 1) (1999)
Various artists: Hippity Hop (1999)
Various artists: All You Need Is Love (Beatles Songs For Kids) (1999)
Various artists: Putumayo Presents Mali To Memphis (An African-American Odyssey) (1999)
Various artists: Putumayo Presents World Playground (A Musical Adventure For Kids) (1999)
Various artists: Screamin' & Hollerin' The Blues (2000)
Various artists: Blue Haze (Songs Of Jimi Hendrix) (2000)
Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra: Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues (2001)
Various artists: Putumayo Kids Presents Reggae Playground (2006)
Eric Bibb: Eric Bibb, A Retrospective ‒ with new studio track, "Trust the Dawn", and live track, "Saucer & Cup" (2006)
Big Daddy Wilson: Love Is the Key (2009)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 58 | 95.3th |
| Studio albums | 40 | 98.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 42 | 98.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 54 | 94.2th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (58 release groups · 40 studio albums)
Albums · 40
1972 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 41:51
1Son of Lazarus4:052Mellow Meadows5:303Tuesday Mornin' Rendezvous3:484Aint' It Grand3:335I’m Not Crazy3:206Lovefire3:417Break the Hands5:078When Uncle Pete Came To Town5:009Losers Romp the Road3:3610The Last Time?4:111977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 38:45
A1Catalina Estimada4:20A2Lonesome Child Blues3:47A3Look Over Yonder2:47A4Candy Man3:30A5Sunday School5:45B1Lead Me, Guide Me3:07B2Encuentro En La Estracion6:00B3Going Home4:43B4Rainbow People4:461978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 33:08
A1Flight SK 5041:03A2Sightseeing1:17A3En Vän4:49A4Jag Är Brun / Jag Är Inte Vit, Nej, Inte Precis2:57A5När Jag Går Ut På Gården2:30A6En Vän (Instrumental)1:35A7Rickys Gäng / Vi Är Så Olika / Vi Är Som En Enda Stor Familj3:16B1Vart Går Solen3:43B2Min Mormor1:43B3See You Tomorrow (Instrumental) / 10 Små Vackra Negerpojkar3:19B4När Man Jagar Lejon5:03B5See You Tomorrow1:531994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:00:57
1Lonesome Valley3:552In My Father's House4:463Needed Time5:184I Am Blessed3:055Just Keep Goin' On3:496Where Shall I Be2:107Woke Up This Mornin'4:238I Want Jesus to Walk With Me4:139You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond2:5310Braggin'3:0211Water Under the Bridge4:3312Tell Ol' Bill5:3113Satisfied Mind7:1014Meetin' at the Buildin'4:0515Waltz2:041997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 55:00
1Keep My Cool3:082Sing Your Song5:043Catch Up to Your Heart3:154Between a Woman an’ a Man2:495Talk to Me3:136You’re the One4:347Something Much Greater4:278Strong Love4:579Looking Through the Window4:4010Gonna Walk This Road2:3111A Better Man3:5412I Need a Vacation4:0813I’ll Be Your Car4:3014Me to You3:501997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 56:55
1Good Stuff3:262Saucer 'n' Cup3:533Shingle by Shingle3:384Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down6:595Where the Green Grass Grows4:376Blacksmith Island2:247New World Comin' Through3:348Too Much Whisky3:299Nothin' Like You Used to Do4:3810All of My Love3:4111A Simple Song3:5412Happy Home Recipe2:5413Done Laid Around5:0714Rough Waters4:411999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 51:45
1Tell Ol' Bill5:262New Automobile3:303Sugar Mama3:304Candy Man3:105Panama Hat3:336Goin' Down Slow5:117For You5:308Gonna Walk This Road2:379I Want Jesus to Walk With Me4:2210Sebastian's Tune1:2811Shavin' Talk3:2512Saucer 'n' Cup4:1113Gratitude3:0614Lazy Afternoon2:461999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 52:22
1World War Blues4:212Healing Time4:573Mandela Is Free4:294No More Cane on the Brazos4:595Livin', Lovin' an' Doin'3:516Walk the Walk3:427Put Your Foot Down3:368For You5:169New Shoes4:3010Singin' in My Heart3:1211Come Back Baby4:3912Bring It on Home to Me4:502001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 56:07
1Kokomo4:012Hope in a Hopeless World5:093Five Miles Above6:174I Heard the Angels Singing4:295Delia's Gone2:346Got to Do Better4:357The Light Was Worth the Candle3:508Angel3:509Walkin' Home5:4410To Know You4:5811Honest I Do2:4412Paintin' Signs3:4013Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down4:162002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 41:15
1Oh, Had I a Golden Thread3:382Sylvie2:393Look Over Yonder2:154Five Hundred Miles3:325Love Like a Good Song4:176Let Me Fly3:067Deep River / I've Known Rivers / Mirey1:598There's a River4:039Turn on All the Lights3:1310Look Inside Your Heart4:1111Fields of Gold4:5012Balm in Gilead3:322003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 44:33
1Too Much Stuff3:432Home Lovin’ Man3:283So Sorry3:104Tell Riley3:195Guru Man Blues1:486Every Time It Rains3:257Champagne Habits3:308Water Works Fine3:369Circles4:2110Right on Time4:1411Gratefully Blue3:2012Lucky Man Rag2:3213Higher and Higher4:072004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 57:45
199 1/2 Won't Do3:342Six O'Clock Blues4:173Goin' Down Slow4:414Lovin' in My Baby's Eyes3:195For You4:496The Cape3:227'Tain't Such a Much3:318Needed Time5:029If I Stayed2:0310Connected4:0811Ribbons and Bows4:1512Just Look Up3:3613Cowgirl Queen3:0214Kulanjan / Sebastian's Tune3:2815Dance Me to the End of Love4:382005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 53:47
1A Ship Called Love3:082Victory Voices3:073Right Where We Are3:384Like Aretha Loves to Sing4:035I'll Never Lose You3:406The Way You Are3:127Stickin' to You4:258Troubadour4:459That's What I Do4:3310Turning World4:1211More o' That4:0312Faded Jeans3:4613When I Hear the Waves3:3114Praise 'n' Thanksgiving3:442005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 34 tracks · 1:49:16
Disc 11Wrapped Up in Her Arms4:042My Charleston Dream3:443Dear John0:474Just Like Love3:525She's Still With Me4:366I Wanna Be Ready2:527Katri's Kindness1:328Get It While It's Hot3:049Home in That Rock2:4310Forever Ago5:2311Deep Sea Blues1:4112Sail Away Ladies3:5613All Your Sweetness1:2514Rock Island Rocket3:2415Marley's Mood2:1716That's Why I'm Here5:1417Prayin'4:04Disc 21Wrapped Up in Her Arms (quad mix)4:042My Charleston Dream (quad mix)3:443Dear John (quad mix)0:474Just Like Love (quad mix)3:525She's Still With Me (quad mix)4:366I Wanna Be Ready (quad mix)2:527Katri's Kindness (quad mix)1:328Get It While It's Hot (quad mix)3:049Home in That Rock (quad mix)2:4310Forever Ago (quad mix)5:2311Deep Sea Blues (quad mix)1:4112Sail Away Ladies (quad mix)3:5613All Your Sweetness (quad mix)1:2514Rock Island Rocket (quad mix)3:2415Marley's Mood (quad mix)2:1716That's Why I'm Here (quad mix)5:1417Prayin' (quad mix)4:042006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:01:04
1Tall Cotton3:272Destiny Blues3:343Shine On3:454So Glad3:545Storybook Hero2:446Diamond Days3:327Dr Shine3:338Heading Home3:369In My Father’s House (live)5:1810Forgiveness Is Gold4:3311Buckets of Rain2:2212Still Livin’ On / Worried Man Blues9:2613An Afternoon in Paris11:20Praising Peace: A Tribute to Paul Robeson
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 43:34
1The Prelude (Ol’ Man River)0:402Joe Hill2:463Praising Peace4:094Put on Your Robe Son3:535Motherless Child3:366Home in That Rock2:427Weepin’ Mary1:358The House That I Live In2:369Shenandoah / The Water Is Wide4:5810On Our Journey4:0311Danny Boy3:4312Deep River2:1213Ol’ Man River2:4914A Friend Like You3:522006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 43:38
1Twelve Gates to the City3:322Woke Up This Mornin'3:023Needed Time3:534Shingle by Shingle3:355Let Me Fly2:306Mornin' Train2:067The Soul of a Man2:588I Want Jesus to Talk With Me3:509In My Father's House3:1110Show Me the Way3:0811Right on Time2:5412I Heard the Angels Singing3:0813All My Trials4:0414I Want Jesus to Talk With Me (Instrumental Reprise)1:472008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:08:22
Disc 11Stayed on Freedom3:422Spirit I Am2:523The Promised Land3:464New Beale Street Blues3:275Get Onboard4:336If Our Hearts Ain’t in It3:487Pockets3:058River Blues2:479Deep in My Soul4:0210Conversation2:4811God’s Kingdom3:4912Step by Step3:54Disc 21No More Cane on the Brazos2Stagolee2:383Goodnight Irene4Bourgeois Blues5Hold On3:176Water7I Shall Not Be Moved1:548Video Program18:002008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 42:33
1Spirit I Am3:422The Promised Land2:523New Beale Street Blues3:464Get Onboard3:275If Our Hearts Ain’t in It4:336Pockets3:487River Blues3:058Deep in My Soul2:479Conversation4:0210God’s Kingdom2:4811Step by Step3:4912Stayed on Freedom3:542010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 49:30
1Booker's Guitar2:532With My Maker I Am One3:433Flood Water4:344Walkin' Blues Again3:195Sunrise Blues3:046Wayfaring Stranger4:437Train From Aberdeen1:348New Home3:489Nobody's Fault but Mine2:1110One Soul to Save3:0211Rocking Chair3:5812Turning Pages2:5413A Good Woman3:1514Tell Riley3:1715A-Z Blues3:152011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 53:42
1The Cape3:042Introducing Staffan Astner0:373New Home4:374Troubadour4:165Shavin' Talk3:416Walkin' Blues Again5:107Tell Riley5:328Connected7:269New World Comin' Through3:3510Thanks for the Joy3:2111For You6:0712Put Your Love First2:4913If You Were Not My Woman3:272011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 45:59
1Invocation1:152Dream Baker3:413People You Love2:304It’s Been Too Long2:595River Blues2:576My Baby Loves Me3:267Shingle by Shingle3:038Victory Voices3:019Sweet Forever4:0310Whered Corn Grows Blue3:0511Canada (Noah’s Song)3:1812Ready3:5113Wayfaring Stranger5:2514The Light Was Worth the Candle3:252011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 48:23
1Goin' Down That Road Feeling Bad3:092John Henry3:533Take This Hammer3:074Cocaine Blues2:385Candy Man3:096Goin' Down Slow4:247Sittin' on Top of the World3:158Come Back Baby5:399Frankie 'n' Albert3:1310Stagger Lee3:2611Juke Dance2:0512Honey Pie3:4713Satisfied4:0514Sophisticated Shade2:332012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 50:50
1Bayou Belle4:132Dig a Little Deeper in the Well4:063No Further4:054Sinner Man4:525Boll Weevil3:006In My Time3:477Every Wind in the River4:388Sittin’ in a Hotel Room2:509Could Be You, Could Be Me2:3810Money in Your Pocket4:1711Music3:4212The Times They Are Changin’3:3213Movin’ Up5:102012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 52:40
1On My Way to Bamako3:152L.A.5:383Touma Ni Kelen / Needed Time4:414Tombouctou4:035We Don't Care4:016Send Us Brighter Days3:587Nani Le2:328Khafolé4:199With My Maker I am One4:2610Foro Bana5:2511Mami Wata1:3512Blowin' in the Wind4:4613Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad4:01Eric Bibb and the North Country Far
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 28:58
1Turner Station (live)4:282New Home (live)3:353I’ll Farm for You (live)3:444Shingle by Shingle (live)3:035On My Way to Bamako (live)2:546With My Maker I Am One (live)3:327Goin Down the Road Feelin Bad (live)3:478Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down (live)3:552013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 58:37
1Drinkin' Gourd3:042Freedom Train3:253Let the Mothers Step Up3:324Have a Heart4:305The Right Thing4:106Death Row Blues3:447Can't Please Everybody4:368The Lord's Work3:309With My Maker I Am One4:3710They Know4:0611She Got Mine2:3112Good Like You4:2413One Day at a Time / Now / Nanibali12:282014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 59:37
1Silver Spoon4:192Driftin' Door to Door3:243God's Mojo4:134Turner Station3:535Pink Dream Cadillac2:376Chocolate Man3:597Rosewood4:598I Heard the Angels Singin'3:439Dream Catchers4:1610Chain Reaction3:2211Needed Time6:2812Out Walkin'2:1813Remember the Ones3:3414Home4:3115Where Do We Go4:012015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:00:01
1Champagne Habits (guitar)3:312Champagne Habits (guitar & vocal)3:313Come Back Baby (guitar)3:134Come Back Baby (guitar & vocal)3:135Connected (guitar)4:176Connected (guitar & vocal)4:177Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down (guitar)2:468Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down (guitar & vocal)2:449Goin' Down Slow (guitar)3:5010Goin' Down Slow (guitar & vocal)3:5011In My Father's House (guitar)2:5712In My Father's House (guitar & vocal)2:5713Needed Time (guitar)2:3414Needed Time (guitar & vocal)2:3515On My Way To Bamako (guitar)2:0716On My Way To Bamako (guitar & vocal)2:0717Saucer 'n' Cup (guitar)3:4918Saucer 'n' Cup (guitar & vocal)3:4919Sebastian's Tune (guitar)1:542016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 52:36
1The Happiest Man in the World3:082Toolin’ Down the Road3:243I’ll Farm for You3:514Tossin' an' Turnin'3:375Creole Café4:226Born to Be Your Man3:427Prison of Time5:178King Size Bed2:389On the Porch4:18101912 Skiing Disaster2:1011Tell Ol’ Bill4:2812Wish I Could Hold You Now3:5913Blueberry Boy3:1014You Really Got Me4:322017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 48:11
1Refugee Moan3:072Delta Getaway2:383Diego’s Blues3:434Prayin’ for Shore4:045Migration Blues3:086Four Years, No Rain2:377We Had to Move3:108Masters of War3:209Brotherly Love4:1210La vie c'est comme un oignon2:3911With a Dolla’ in My Pocket3:5212This Land Is Your Land3:1713Postcard From Booker0:5214Blacktop3:5615Mornin’ Train3:362018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 41:09
1So Loved3:112Maybe I’ll Hear From You5:023Between Young and Old4:424You Were Made for Me3:505What I Know6:096Since I’ve Known You3:247Dive Deep3:268Show Me the Way3:169The Last Place I Looked4:1110May Our Love3:582018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 1:30:10
Disc 11Gathering of the Tribes2:492Wherza Money At4:373Human River3:214What's He Gonna Say Today3:135Brazos River Blues2:316We Don't Care3:297Black, Brown & White3:128Listen for the Spirit4:429Hoist Up the Banner3:1310Mami Wata / Sebastian's Tune3:4011Send Me Your Jesus5:0012A Room for You2:3413Remember Family3:14Disc 21Race & Equality4:022Grateful3:303All Because4:214Spirit Day5:555Let God3:066Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream2:457Picture a New World (instrumental)2:298New Friends2:449Mole in the Ground4:2610Michael, Row Da Boat Ashore4:1611Needed Time7:012021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 30:30
1The Walls Came Tumblin' Down2:122Midnight Trane3:003Brotherhood1:464Justice2:225Blues for the Future2:526Dawn of a New Way1:597Pablo's Calypso3:058João4:029Skating on Mandinka Pond3:2110Compassion2:5611Baritones2:552021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 52:24
1Whole Lotta Lovin’3:352Born of a Woman3:493Whole World’s Got the Blues5:364Dear America3:495Different Picture5:386Tell Yourself2:557Emmett’s Ghost3:128White & Black4:399Along the Way2:4210Talkin’ ’Bout a Train, Pt. 14:1011Talkin’ ’Bout a Train, Pt. 24:0712Love’s Kingdom4:5613One‐ness of Love3:162021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 24:39
1No More Cane on the Brazos6:122Stagolee2:433Goodnight Irene4:104Bourgeois Blues2:525Hold On3:236Water3:177I Shall Not Be Moved2:022023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:00:53
1Family4:472Ridin'5:243Blues Funky Like Dat3:264The Ballad of John Howard Griffin5:175500 Miles3:316Tulsa Town3:587Onwards (interlude)2:498Hold the Line3:329I Got My Own5:2010Call Me by My Name2:5011Joybells5:3012Sinner Man With Eric Bibb String Band (live at Wheatland Festival)5:0813Free3:5714People You Love3:1115Church Bells (outro)2:132024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 55:28
1Take The Stage5:392Walk Steady On3:383Everybody's Got A Right3:214Best I Can3:115Make A Change3:366This River (Chains & Free)4:107Stealin' Home4:178If There's Any Rule3:459King of the Castle2:5810Neshoba County3:3911Dear Mavis3:1512Roll On Buddy3:2413Judgement Day2:3214The Real World4:0115Victory Voices4:022025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 57:51
1Smiling All Day Long4:302Hard Times Done Come3:083Lulabelle4:204Way Down South4:155Still Counting Down5:006She Don't Love Me No More3:157Walking3:118Can We Live in Peace?5:199By Your Side4:4310My Imagination4:2411Old School1:2212Trying to Find My Way Home3:5813I Want Jesus to Walk With Me3:4214Anna Mae6:442026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 47:39
1One Mississippi3:382Muddy Waters2:423This One Don't3:274Didn't I Keep Runnin'4:205Go Down Ol' Hannah3:076It's a Good Life3:077No Clothes On3:288Crossroads Marilyn Monroe3:519New Window3:4310If You're Free3:1611Change3:5112Waiting on the Sun2:5313Show Your Love2:2814We Got to Find a Way3:48
Album · 12
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | A Collection of Cyndee Peters and Eric BibbSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 46:171Black Is the Color3:27 2Noah’s Dove3:30 3House of the Rising Sun6:17 4Spiritual Melody3:27 5Wade in the Water2:48 6My Lord What a Morning3:51 7Wayfaring Stranger2:31 8I Ain’t Got Long2:13 9Look Over Yonder2:55 10Catalina Estimada4:25 11Encuentro en la Estación6:08 12Goin’ Home4:45 | Compilation | 1991 | |
| 2002 | 2002-11-19: Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WASearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:18:131Goin' Down Slow4:27 2Shingle by Shingle3:39 3Saucer 'n' Cup3:43 4Good Stuff3:27 5No More Cane on the Brazos5:28 6Got to Do Better3:33 7Needed Time4:38 8Lonesome Valley2:51 9Gonna Walk This Road2:34 10Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down3:35 11Kokomo3:37 12Panama Hat3:40 13To Know You4:06 14Champagne Habits3:28 15Come Back Baby4:54 16Circles4:07 17Right on Time4:19 18I Heard the Angels Singin'4:02 19Singing in My Heart3:27 20Needed Time4:38 | Live | 2002 | |
| 2006 | Livin’ Lovin’ & Doin’: A RetrospectiveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 59:401Livin’ Lovin’ & Doin’3:52 2Bring It on Home4:48 3Saucer ’n’ Cup3:50 4Tell Riley3:20 5For You4:49 6I Heard the Angels Singing4:29 7Every Time It Rains3:25 8Needed Time5:02 9Five Hundred Miles3:32 10Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down4:18 11Panama Hat3:34 12Right on Time4:15 13Mandela Is Free4:51 14Gonna Walk This Road2:36 15Trust the Dawn2:59 | Compilation | 2006 | |
| 2007 | An Evening With Eric BibbSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks · 1:04:511Good Stuff3:46 2Shingle by Shingle3:42 3Needed Time4:38 4Lonesome Valley3:05 5Don’t Ever Let Your Spirit Down4:02 6Sebastian’s Tune2:38 7Got to Do Better3:48 8Panama Hat4:19 9To Know You Is to Love You4:13 10No More on the Brazos6:41 11Right on Time5:58 12For You6:24 13In My Father’s House6:15 14I Heard the Angels Singing5:22 | Live | 11 September 2007 | |
| 2009 | Live à FIPSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:34:50Disc 1 1Kokomo4:56 2Still Livin' On5:21 3Spoken Introduction1:00 4Got to Do Better3:40 5Diamond Days3:38 6Pockets3:33 7Hold On8:33 8Spoken Introduction1:03 9Connected6:26 10For You5:29 11In My Father's House8:59 12Needed Time8:57 13Shingle by Shingle3:43 14I Shall Not Be Moved2:29 Disc 21Stagolee3:22 2Goin' Down Slow5:01 3Come Back Baby5:07 4Saucer 'n' Cup4:28 5Destiny Blues4:19 6Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag4:46 | Live | 9 April 2009 | |
| 2010 | Live at the BasementSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 14 tracks1Good Stuff 2Shingle by Shingle 3Needed Time 4Lonesome Valley 5Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down 6Sebastian's Tune (instrumental) 7Got to Do Better 8Panama Hat 9To Know You Is to Love You 10No More Cane on the Brazos 11Right on Time 12For You 13In My Father's House 14I Heard the Angels Singin' | Live | 18 June 2010 | |
| 2013 | A Collection of AnalogueSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 1:14:351Wrapped Up in Her Arms3:59 2I Wanna Be Ready2:47 3Home in That Rock2:39 4That’s Why I Am Here5:09 5Good Stuff3:19 6Shingle by Shingle3:32 7Don’t Ever Let Nobody Run Your Spirit Down6:53 8Where Thee Green Grass Grows4:28 9Blacksmith Island2:16 10Nothin’ Like You Used to Do4:30 11Lonesome Valley3:52 12In My Father's House4:43 13Needed Time5:13 14I Want Jesus to Walk With Me4:12 15Tell Ol’ Bill5:27 16Meetin’ at the Building4:04 17Look Over Yonder2:50 18Going Home4:42 | Compilation | 29 November 2013 | |
| 2014 | Blues DetourSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 59:141Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Sad5:22 2Willie and the Handjive5:16 3Nobody's Fault But Mine3:06 4By Bye Blues3:21 5Doctor Aman4:52 6Right on Time5:19 7Springlek4:17 8Buckride5:15 9Flood Water7:35 10Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down6:33 11Needed Time / Wonderfull World8:18 | Compilation | 2014 | |
| 2014 | Eric Bibb in 50 SongsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 50 tracks · 3:17:46Disc 1 1In My Father’s House5:16 2Guru Man Blues1:47 3Heading Home3:36 4Champagne Habits3:30 5Too Much Stuff3:43 6Destiny Blues3:34 7Sittin’ in a Hotel Room2:46 8Come Back Baby5:07 9Saucer ’n’ Cup4:30 10Sinner Man4:52 11Right on Time4:07 12In My Time3:47 13For You4:49 14If I Stayed2:03 1599 1/2 Won’t Do3:33 16No More Cane on the Brazos5:43 17Boll Weevil2:59 18Kokomo4:56 Disc 21Dance Me to the End of Love4:38 2Victory Voices3:07 3She Got Mine2:30 4Tell Riley3:19 5Stickin’ to You4:24 6A Ship Called Love3:09 7Have a Heart4:30 8Forgiveness Is Gold4:30 9Let the Mothers Step Up3:34 10Dig a Little Deeper in the Well4:04 11On My Way to Bamako3:15 12The Cape3:21 13Bayou Belle4:12 14With My Maker I Am One4:37 15Hold On8:34 16Connected6:28 Disc 31Stagolee2:43 2Goin’ Down Slow4:41 3Drinkin’ Gourd3:04 4The Right Thing4:11 5Shine On3:45 6Faded Jeans3:46 7The Way You Are3:12 8Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down4:18 9Bourgeois Blues2:51 10Diamond Days3:32 11Send Us Brighter Days3:58 12Water3:17 13Weepin’ Mary1:35 14Wayfaring Stranger6:22 15Shingle by Shingle4:06 16Needed Time3:35 | Compilation | 14 June 2014 | |
| 2015 | Lead Belly’s Gold, Live at the Sunset and MoreSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 54:531Grey Goose5:30 2When That Train Comes Along / Swing Low, Sweet Chariot3:58 3On a Monday2:54 4The House of the Rising Sun3:29 5Midnight Special3:58 6Bring a Little Water, Sylvie3:17 7Where Did You Sleep Last Night3:28 8When I Get to Dallas1:42 9Pick a Bale of Cotton2:57 10Goodnight, Irene3:39 11Rock Island Line3:54 12Bourgeois Blues3:20 13Chauffeur Blues2:52 14Stewball3:29 15Titanic3:03 16Swimmin' in a River of Songs3:23 | Live | 6 November 2015 | |
| 2016 | Jazz at Berlin Philharmonic VI: Celtic RootsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 1:10:011Opening2:27 2Mole In The Ground4:30 3Hymn And Sword Dances5:16 4Willie Murray‘s Reel5:57 5Lament For The Children / Den Første Gang10:05 6Buck Ride5:02 7In The Pines4:49 8On The Big Sea6:46 9Shetland Medley4:59 10Two Sisters8:22 11St. James Infirmary5:56 12Right On Time5:52 | Live | 26 August 2016 | |
| 2024 | Live at the Scala Theatre StockholmSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 45:091Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad4:49 2Silver Spoon4:32 3Along the Way2:54 4Bring Me Little Water, Sylvie5:02 5Things Is 'Bout Comin' My Way4:40 6Rosewood5:12 7Whole World's Got the Blues5:34 8River Blues3:16 9500 Miles3:37 10Mole in the Ground5:33 | Live | 5 April 2024 |
Single · 4
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Good StuffSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:181Good Stuff3:18 | 1997 | ||
| 1997 | Sing Your SongSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks1Sing Your Song 2Between a Woman an’ a Man 3Gonna Walk This Road | 15 September 1997 | ||
| 2001 | Hope in a Hopeless WorldSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks1Hope in a Hopeless World 2Angel 3Right on Time | 16 October 2001 | ||
| 2003 | Higher & HigherSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks1Higher and Higher 2So Sorry 3Champagne Habits | 2003 |
Other · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2010-06-14: Studio Session, UnknownSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks1New Home 2Flood Water 3With My Maker I Am One 4Nobody's Fault but Mine | 2010 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tell YourselfSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 15:261Tell Yourself2:53 2Emmett’s Ghost3:11 3Born of a Woman3:48 4Whole World’s Got the Blues5:34 | 19 August 2021 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Eric Bibb head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 58 | 95.3th |
| Studio albums | 40 | 98.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 42 | 98.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 54 | 94.2th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Attribution · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eric_Bibb_by_Michel_Verlinden_2006.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2eb6240d-f5e7-4ba4-8003-2c5b2d651dfbdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Why this artist is in the database
- List of blues musicians — rank #14
| 1951 | | New York | Acoustic blues* |
- List of singer-songwriters
Tier rule: genre canon: blues
Image: The original uploader was Algrif at English Wikipedia . · Attribution · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1351128 · MusicBrainz: 2eb6240d-f5e7-4ba4-8003-2c5b2d651dfb
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