Few figures in the history of postwar rhythm and blues played a larger role in the development of rock and roll than Roy Brown, even if he wasn't able to cash in on his innovations. Brown's Good... more

Roy Milton - Rocks / A brimful CD compilation dedicated to the important R&B pioneer Roy Milton in the continuously updated 'Rocks' series on Bear Family Records®. -Milton is considered one of the... more

Soul Man Sam & Dave; Respect Aretha Franklin; Mercy, Mercy, Mercy Cannonball Adderley; Sweet Soul Music Arthur Conley; Jimmy Mack Martha & the Vandellas; Tramp Otis Redding/Carla Thomas; Ain't No... more

Allen's been one of the lords of New Orleans R&B since the late '50s, but he's made very few recordings under his own name. This stellar Bear Family release brings together his very first sides,... more

Memphis, Tennessee: large urban metropolis on the Mississippi River, home to such legendary record labels as Sun, Stax, Hi Records and... Home Of The Blues! On two single high-quality 25cm LPs, Bear... more

Bear Family Records®' latest installment in the 'Seasons' LP series! Christmas with plenty of swing, jazz, rhythm & blues and light-hearted pop let's you enjoy the holidays with a certain... more

High quality tracks recorded in Port of Spain/Trinidad between 1975-1981 'Musical blend' of Trinidadian Calypso and American R'n'B and Pop music Contains tracks from the rare and in demand LP... more

2014 collection, an installment in Bear Family's SWEET SOUL MUSIC series, which tells the story of R&B-Soul-Funk from 1945-1975, year-by-year, song-by-song. This is the sound that still influences... more

Ain't That Peculiar Marvin Gaye; A Sweet Woman Like You Joe Tex; Uptight (Everything's Alright) Stevie Wonder; 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) Wilson Pickett; She Blew a Good Thing Poets; Cool Jerk... more

This Harlem vocal group's smash Speedoo hit the pop charts December 10, 1955—almost a month before it hit the R&B charts. That had never happened to an R&B single before; their wild jump tunes set... more

This Brooklyn vocal group only charted with their 1958 Top 10 hit One Summer Night, but that moonlit classic is not their whole story. They recorded everything from slow-dance ballads to up-tempo... more

-It is one of the fundamental principles of Bear Family Records® to occasionally give room to artists who would otherwise remain undiscovered in the jungle of reissues. -We present on LP plus bonus... more

2020 collection. On this very personal selection - mostly up-tempo numbers and brilliantly arranged pop - you will find rarities and greatest hits. Among them her smash hits 'What A Diff'rence A Day... more

In March 1966, Atlantic Records released Percy Sledge's best-known song, the million-selling When A Man Loves A Woman, an epochal Southern soul hymn Sledge achieved his strongest success when... more

You might not have heard of the Cues, but if you're into R&B, you've heard 'em—this versatile vocal quintet laid down harmonies behind Big Joe Turner, Ruth Brown, LaVern Baker and Ivory Joe Hunter. A... more

Screamin', Shoutin', Beggin', Pleadin' - Charlie McCoy & The Escorts -Long overdue: Bear Family Records® is dedicating the early days of the career of a top Nashville musician, harmonica player and... more

-Memphis, Tennessee: large urban metropolis on the Mississippi River, home to such legendary record labels as Sun, Stax, Hi Records and... Home Of The Blues! -On two single high-quality 25cm LPs,... more

Bear Family's "Rock" series now turns to these R&B trailblazers and their most potent rockers featuring the hugely influential guitar stylings of Lowman Pauling, Jr (just ask Steve Cropper).... more

The British Invasion was awash in the oh-so-funky, oh-so-groovy sound of the B-3 Hammond organ, and now, to celebrate the 70th birthday of the instrument itself, Bear Family has put together an... more

&B in DC - Bear Family Records® presents the rise of rhythm 'n' blues in Washington, D.C. - music from the swing era, classic doo-wop of the 1940s and 1950s, rocking rhythm & blues, rock & roll and... more