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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

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

This Nashville-born singer-songwriter scored a long streak of Decca hits from 1964–77, but this collection chronicles his breakthrough years—38 rockers and ballads he cut during the era when rock 'n'... more

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

In a recording career which began in 1955 and spanned five decades, brothers Don and Phil Everly registered 38 Top 100 chart entries in the U.S. alone between 1957 and 1984. In the U.K., they had 30... more

Their very first hit, the indelible classic Bye Bye Love, and all the rest of the Everlys' most essential rockers. Their other Top 10s Wake Up Little Susie; Bird Dog; ('Til) I Kissed You; Problems;... more

His finest single-disc distillation yet! These are only the leanest, meanest cuts by one of rock 'n' roll's original wild men; the massively influential guitar leads of Cliff Gallup blaze away as you... 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 hottest picking by one of the coolest bands in the world, Ernest Tubb's Texas Troubadours! These 36 tracks (all their instrumentals together for the first time) chronicle the amazing sideline to... more

You'll find poets, pop stars, country-rockers, old-school folkies and forward-looking singer-songwriters in the very eclectic (and extensive) fourth set of the series: 80 tracks and a 140-page... more

Bobbie Gentry's breakthrough Ode to Billie Joe; Robert Mitchum's Top 10 entry Little Ole Wine Drinker Me; the Waylon Jennings classic The Chokin' Kind, and the unforgettable George Jones #1 Walk... 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

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

I Second That Emotion Smokey Robinson & the Miracles; (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding; We're a Winner Impressions; Dance to the Music Sly & the Family Stone; Tighten Up Pt. 1 Archie... 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

"The single most important event in the history of country music." That's not us or Bear Family talking—that's what Johnny Cash called this matchless storehouse of traditional American music. Victor... more

Everyone from Elvis Presley to Gale Storm borrowed songs from this Crescent City R&B great—but no one out-rocked Smiley and his killer studio band. Here are 36 raging rockers featuring Smiley's... 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

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

Ranging from the '20s to 1957, the first set in this series features the great early icons of American folk and the original versions of dozens of classics. A 152-page booklet joins 75 tracks: "I... more

The 1958 smash that sparked the folk revival—the Kingston Trio's "Tom Dooley"— begins this set: 70 tracks and a 120-page booklet. You'll encounter the dawn of the singer-songwriter age and the great... 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