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Fellow Louisiana wildman Huey Meaux produced this 1974 LP, which Jerry Lee considered to be his last great rock album. They went to town on soul, country, R&B and swamp pop—and they recorded enough... 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

This grizzly of a Bear Family box packs 307 tracks into 10 CDs, bringing together their best (and rarest) blues, R&B and gospel sides plus Sam Phillips productions that were issued by Chess, RPM,... more

This New Orleans R&B great was rockin' and rollin' before they were calling it rock 'n' roll, and these are 34 of his hottest cuts. Here's the only anthology with his Specialty, KRC and ABC-Paramount... more

Every Decca recording from 1963 to 1969, including every hit, every single and every LP! The hits were still plentiful, including Fools Rush In; For You; The Very Thought of You, and Rick's superb... more

The Book of Tiki author Sven Kirsten curated this musical journey through Polynesian pop: 17 esoteric mood pieces and swinging lounge songs plus a 52-page booklet to help take you to far-off tropical... more

This honky-tonk hero issued an LP called The Fantastic Johnny Horton in '59, but that one contained his early Mercury sides. This comp collects the key Columbia cuts that followed—the rockin'-est... more

With its relentless energy and the honkin' sax of Sam Butera, Prima's music was rock 'n' roll in all but name. Plug into its power as you hear Jump, Jive an' Wail; Oh Marie; Beep! Beep!; Whistle... more

The most famous moments but also many hard-to-find gems by this swamp-blues legend, who greatly inspired the Stones and Canned Heat as well as generations of future bluesmen. His indelible smashes... more

Operating from a Hollywood Boulevard office near Capitol, Sage & Sand recorded an eclectic mix of country, Western and rockabilly. This 34-track CD collects their best up-tempo country cuts and tells... more

Just after a string of country smashes, Jerry Lee renounced secular music and dove into gospel…for a few months. Recorded live with his band at a small church on Highway 51 in Memphis, these 1971... more

Johnny pumped the energy of rockabilly into honky-tonk music, making him the perfect addition to the "Shake This Shack" series. These aren't his story-songs that hit the pop charts; these are his... more

Johnny Cash's smash live version of Folsom Prison Blues and Tammy Wynette's immortal Stand by Your Man alone are worth the price of admission. Also beautifully remastered: Tammy's #1 D-I-V-O-R-C-E;... more

Country-rockers the Byrds (Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man) and the Flying Burrito Brothers (Sin City) join the country stars of '69, including Merle Haggard (his signature smash Okie from Muskogee),... more

Conway Twitty's all-time biggest hit, Hello Darlin', and his other 1970 #1 hit, Fifteen Years Ago, join a heap of other #1s here: Rose Garden Lynn Anderson (her all-time biggest hit); Coal Miner's... more

Most Cochran collections dip into the hillbilly tunes, instrumentals and ballads; this one does just one thing, from track one to track 35: rocks! His original undubbed versions of Skinny Jim; Twenty... more

Endless cover versions and worship from countless rockers have made it clear: Johnny made the hottest rockabilly records of all. Here are his crucial Trio cuts plus 1957–60 solo sides: 36 in all... more

The "Sun" in that title means you get the raucous rockers (You Made a Hit) and rhythmic stompers (So Young) Ray cut for Sun in the '50s. The "Plus" means you get the 1960 Judd hits Rockin' Little... more

Bear Family's all-time definitive rockabilly series roars on, this time setting its sights on the 4 Star label out of California. Bona-fide classics like Sammy Masters' Pink Cadillac and Carl Belew's... more

The first anthology to spotlight only the rockin' Roy, from his legendary Sun cuts to the treasured Monument classics! His first hit, Ooby Dooby, gives way to his pop Top 10s Oh, Pretty Woman; Dream... more

Long before those famous truck-driving hits, Red rocked roofs off with his up-tempo honky tonk and hillbilly boogie. Here are 31 of those energized gems from 1949–61, recorded for MGM and Decca and... more

Already a star since the late '50s, Buck Owens saw his star rise yet further in the late '60s, when he started co-hosting "Hee-Haw," sold out concert after concert and cracked the country Top 10... more

Rock 'n' roll never did manage to get any more fiery and ferocious than this: 31 of Little Richard's hottest cuts (plus some delectable rarities), many featuring his great road band The Upsetters.... 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