The Cues were on many records, usually singing background but very occasionally singing their own songs. Killer Diller was recorded in 1956 but didn't see light-of-day until Bear Family issued it on... more

Jimmy Donley - the greatest recordings from the original King of Swamp Pop. Part rock 'n' roll, part R&B, part country, and part Cajun, Donley's music was like nothing before or since. He wrote hits... more

From 1958 tapes that lay undiscovered for over 40 years, Tommy Hill shows his rock 'n' roll soul. Born in Texas in 1929, he worked with Hank Williams, Webb Pierce (for whom he wrote the big hit... more

Warren Smith could sing it all: blues, hillbilly, rockabilly. One of the best pure singers of the era, he chose a powerfully mythic place to start: Sun Records. For a time it looked as if Smith would... more