The breakthrough '50s hits and scores more prime-period classics by the hugely influential honky-tonk man: If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time); I Love You a Thousand Ways; Shine, Shave,... more

Resentment and despair leavened with wit and humor…isn't that the blues? It is here as you encounter 103 tracks that vent even as they entertain with dazzling musicianship: "Last Fair Deal Gone Down"... more

It all started here, with the prime, early recordings of the Father of Bluegrass! His Columbia hits Kentucky Waltz; Footprints in the Snow; Sweetheart, You Done Me Wrong; Wicked Path of Sin; Toy... more

Every available side from the peak period of this pioneering jazz pianist/composer! Jelly Roll's hits Black Bottom Stomp; Original Jelly Roll Blues; Grandpa's Spells, and Wolverine Blues join Dead... more

This set spotlights two great brother acts of the '30s: the yodeling Callahan Brothers and the bluesy Dixon Brothers, plus offshoot groups…101 sides on 4 CDs! Along with the Dixons' The Old Home... more

Treasured as a crucial link between the old-timey Appalachian string bands and the great postwar bluegrass bands, J.E Mainer's Mountaineers stand at the center of this 100-track collection. You'll... more

Leavening their serious musicianship with a wicked sense of humor, Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers became one of the most popular, influential string bands of the '20s and '30s. They're... more

Austin and Lee Allen rose to radio and stage stardom in Chattanooga in the '20s and stayed hot in the '30s. These 94 tracks include their classic A New Salty Dog plus Jake Walk Blues; Reckless Night... more

There are guitar players. There are great guitar players. And then there is Buddy Guy. He simply transcends genre and musical barriers. Is he not just the best guitar player on the planet'... more

A 105-track celebration of the beauty, spirituality and spontaneity that set postwar gospel apart from any music ever heard before it. Let these shake your soul: The World Can't Do Me No Harm Sister... more

If you've encountered Volumes 1, 2 and 3 you'll know that Fats started life running and rarely slowed down. Born in New York in 1904, he showed early signs of the gifts that would sustain him... more

This precious link to a lost rural past takes us from Georgia and Alabama up to Indiana and New York, where all-day singing conventions were as much a social gathering as a musical event. Hauntingly... more

Policy wheels, card games, bootlegging, cocaine—and the penitentiary it all leads to…those are the subjects at hand as you hear 101 vintage blues cuts about living life on the edge. Includes I Get My... more

We've always loved Jo here at Collectors' Choice Music, and her wondrous versatility is one reason why. She mastered pop, big-band jazz, folk, novelty and more, and you'll hear it all across 107... more

This Canadian country icon (known as Montana Slim to his American audiences) was a yodeling, singing country pioneer who was equally loved on both sides of the border—yet these 4 CDs make for the... more

The Father of Country Music had many sons—that is, singers who studied him well and filled the gap when he was gone. Here are 100 of the country/bluegrass sides for which Jimmie blazed the trail:... more