B.B. & The Blues Shacks are a German blues and rhythm & blues band from Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, founded in 1989 by the Arlt brothers - Andreas on guitar and Michael on vocals and harmonica. Over more than 35 years they have logged over 4,000 concerts across five continents, won multiple German Blues Awards and two Trophées France Blues, and released around twenty albums. Their sound draws on 1940s and 1950s jump blues, Chicago blues, swing and early soul, earning them recognition as one of Europe's leading blues acts.
The band released their new studio album 'Blues Is A Stew' in January 2026 on Rhythm Bomb Records.
The band performed at the Bingen Swingt festival in Bingen on 12 June 2026 and at the Blue Wave Festival in Binz on 13-14 June 2026.
The band released 'Lonesome In The Moonlight' in 2023 on Rhythm Bomb Records, featuring 14 tracks including seven original compositions.
B.B. & The Blues Shacks received the Blues Lounge Radio Show Award (Great Britain) for Best Artists in 2020.
B.B. & The Blues Shacks host their annual Heimspiel in Hildesheim - two nights of rhythm and blues and sixties soul spanning 37 years of band history, with support from Henry Heggen and Blues Rudy.
Blues concert by B.B. & The Blues Shacks at the iconic Nochtspeicher & Nochtwache venue.
Two days of traditional blues featuring B.B. & The Blues Shacks and guests from the German blues scene in Hildesheim.
Blues concert featuring Dieter Kropp and his band, with special guest B.B. & The Blues Shacks. Part of the "Schönen Gruß vom Blues!" series by Detmold's KulturTeam.
B.B. & The Blues Shacks perform blues at Hot Jazz Club in Münster.
