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These include the two rare songs from Louis Armstrong's 1953 novelty Decca single and the original version of Kay Starr's title Waiting For The Man With The Bag, made famous by the Brian Setzer... more

Movie cowboy Gene Autry likely found navigating the complexities of the record business a wee bit more difficult than riding the range and shooting bad guys when he launched Challenge Records in... more

Welcome to a new edition of Bear Family's popular series "Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight," this time featuring none other than Johnnie Lee Wills! |Johnnie was the younger brother of Bob Wills, for... more

The Elvis Presley Connection, Vol. 4: 28 Roots And Covers Of Elvis Presley To mark Elvis' 90th birthday, Bear Family Records issues the fourth installment of a CD series with original recordings and... more

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

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

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

-The second album in the 'On The Dancefloor With...' series on Bear Family Records®.-Highly entertaining and wholly danceable compilation featuring 25 of the finest examples from a world that stayed... 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

As diverse as it is festive, this comp collects jazz, swing, R&B and pop perfections from 1947–62. You'll hear sides ranging from cherished to rare, from danceable to dreamy: "Jing-A-Ling,... 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

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

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

The last days of Gram Parsons (That's All It Took; She, and, with Emmylou Harris, Sleepless Nights) are documented here, and the Allman Brothers bring Southern rock to the table with Ramblin' Man.... more

A 96-page booklet chronicles the formative years of country rock as you hear 41 tracks (nearly two hours of trailblazing music). Seminal rock 'n' rollers join the new breed: T. for Texas; I'm Movin'... more

Patsy wasn't just a master of the seductive ballad—she cut a lot of catchy up-tempo stuff in her first five years of recording. Her bouncier tunes have been reissued scattershot on various... more

Recent reissues have rewound to the era before Johnny's Epic-label hits (his Little Darlin' sides). This one hits the rewind button again to bring you his earliest cuts (as Donny Young)—his Decca... more

The Wolf at his most lupine—his earliest, rarest Sun sides including both sides (How Many More Years; Baby Ride with Me) from his first session at Sam Phillips' 706 Union Ave. studio in '51! They... more

Among these 48 tracks are all the cajun country hits—Cry, Cry Darling; Daydreaming; Blue Darlin'; God Was So Good; Seasons of My Heart; A Fallen Star, and Come Back to Me—plus seven unissued tracks.