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One of the reasons Connie Francis was Americas hands-down hottest female vocalist during the late 50s and early 60s was her extreme versatility. |She could do it all and then some, squeezing every... more

Dion - On The Dancefloor With Dion DiMucci / Bear Family Records® welcomes Dion DiMucci - one of the most successful artists of his generation - to our 'Dancefloor' series. -He was the lead singer in... more

-It was Hank Ballard who, with his band, created The Twist in the late '50s, the greatest dance theme yet invented. -Bear Family Records® now dedicates a CD album to Hank Ballard & The Midnighters in... more

In celebration of Alan Freed's 100th birthday, Bear Family Records® presents this historic compilation in the 'Memorial Series'! This issue tells the story of one of the most legendary disc... more

His '60s pop hits made him a star, but these 35 tracks highlight the fact that Bobby started off as a hot young rocker who could roll with the best of 'em. A 32-page booklet full of Bill Dahl notes... more

1-CD with 28-page booklet, 32 tracks. Total playing time approx. 78 minutes. A crazy compilation of songs and instrumentals about the 'most beautiful trivial thing in the world': love, sex and... more

Our second release on commemoration of the tragic plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper on February 3, 1959. The second part of the 'Winter Dance Party' tour will be... more

• A unique collection of originals and rare cover versions of famous Elvis tunes! • This second volume continues exactly where volume 1 ended. It puts the spotlight on songs that Elvis had recorded... more

Where did young Elvis Presley got his inspirations from? This is the main question behind the concept for this compilation. Elvis Presley's musical style and his stage performance was as unique as it... more

How about a look behind the scenes of some of the most iconic songs of the golden age of rock 'n' roll? Here are 34 working versions and musical sketches recorded during the Everly Brothers'... more

Eight months is a tremendously slim timespan to build a legacy. Yet that's all the time Ritchie Valens had to create his classic recordings, which remain revered around the world. Valens made his... more

February 3, 1959 will always be remembered as 'the day the music died.' On that frigid occasion, a small plane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper crashed in a frozen Iowa field,... more

POLITICALLY INCORRECT:You think the 50s were mild-mannered and bland? Think again after youve listened to these 31 tracks drawn from the two decades following World War 2. Today you could lose your... more

Randy Starr - Presley Style: Lost Elvis Songwriter Demos Vol. 2 Between 1963 and 1968, Randy Starr wrote and produced around 70 songs in New York City, 31 of which can be found on this second CD, all... more

VARIOUS: TALKING ON THE TELEPHONE - ROCK'N'ROLL AND TEEN POP (CD):1-CD with 36-page booklet, 28 tracks. | Contains 28 telephone-themed early rock & roll and teen pop records including rare and... more

The singer-songwriter Sly Stone dubbed "the baddest man on the planet" and Nick Lowe claimed as his "biggest musical influence" disappeared after just one LP, 1969's Harlan County. It's a mystery,... more

Ella started with Jimmy Dorsey and found fame with Freddie Slack before notching a string of solo hits from 1943–53. She could sing (and found herself alternately filed under) jazz, blues, country... more

Well, okay, Tiny's music wasn't exactly Psychedelic, but in what other era could such a phenomenon occur? Actually, these ukulele-led renditions owe a lot more to the roaring '20s than the swingin'... more

Bermuda - for almost all of us an unattainable exotic place of desire, the dream destination of paradisiacal conditions and the inspiration of songwriters and film makers. -Bear Family Records® takes... more

With Etta James, Bear Family Records® finally dedicates itself to the most rocking recordings of one of the most important and successful Afro-American singers of her time! She was equally at home in... more

Many of us run short of cash at one time or another. The recording artists on this compilation aired the sad news of their fiscal woes by compellingly singing about them. Their efforts span rock and... more

-The first Rock & Roll compilation dedicated exclusively to Benny Joy, including the masters released in the 1950s, rocking demo recordings and a selection of songs unissued at the time and made... more