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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

The last Columbia album from everybody's favorite country renegade, reissued with some AMAZING bonus tracks! Like, for instance, the track he recorded for Cabut Records in West Virginia while waiting... more

Two classics on one CD! Merle's 1947 Folksongs of the Hills LP features the original versions of Sixteen Tons; Dark As a Dungeon; I Am a Pilgrim; Nine Pound Hammer, and more. His 1963 follow-up LP,... more

Singer-songwriters and bands from California, Texas, Nashville, New York and New England are all to be found across these 37 tracks that chronicle the early-'70s country-rock diaspora. Big names and... more

The first British bands to play country-rock—Head, Hands and Feet (Country Boy) and Cochise (Lost Hearts)—sit alongside country-rock gems by North America's rockers, bluesmen and country stars here.... 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

The luminous Return of the Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris kicks off these 43 tracks, which end with Willie Nelson's unforgettable Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain. In between: Life's... more

Townes Van Zandt's unissued Delta Mama Blues joins Midnight Rider Allman Brothers Band; Living on the Open Road Delaney & Bonnie and Friends; Just Another Whistle Stop the Band; Me and Bobby McGee... more

A 5-CD, 159-track set containing his COMPLETE recordings from 1953 to 1964! This is the Big Bang of the Bakersfield Sound, featuring demos, LPs and legendary singles like Under Your Spell Again;... more

Bear Family has been fervid fans of Lefty's since the days decades ago when his name was still obscure, and this disc pairs a 36-page booklet with 35 of his hottest up-tempo tracks: his '50s hits... more

Just Divorced (from 1984) is a typically frank exploration of divorce featuring Coe's biggest hit, Mona Lisa's Lost Her Smile, while Darlin' Darlin' has a bushel full of great songs, highlighted by a... more

23 tunes, including big hits like "A Week in a County Jail," "Ballad of Forty Dollars," "Homecoming," "Shoeshine Man" and more. Bear Family.

Dorsey Burnette wore a lot of musical hats during the early years of his prolific career. Ferocious bass-slapping rockabilly with The Rock n Roll Trio, prolific hit songwriter with his brother Johnny... more

The first in Bear Family Records'® new series of hard-hitting country music from artists who travelled the Honky Tonk Highway in the 1960s and '70s. This CD displays the full range of the astonishing... more

Includes 3-Time Loser; Honey Don't; Loving Her Will Make You Lose Your Mind, and more.

Two generations of country stars (Merle Haggard's and Dwight Yoakam's) drew inspiration from this pioneer of the Bakersfield sound. A 44-page booklet chronicles Wynn's career full of country boogie,... more

The Father of Country Music was honored by one of its great artists on this 1969 LP. Not only does Merle's love for Jimmie Rodgers' music seep through every song (and the between-track narration),... more

All Music Guide calls this album "perhaps the most significant western album of the '60s," and you'd be hard-pressed to argue when you hear Eddy's ethereal takes on the Sons of the Pioneers' Cool... 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

Bobby returned to RCA after a couple years with Mercury with this 1973 LP, his first full-on collaboration with Shel Silverstein. The album was a smash, giving him his two biggest hits, Daddy What If... more

Another exciting title in Bear Family Records®' popular 'Gonna Shake This Shack' series. Billy Jack Wills was the youngest brother in the Texas Wills Western Swing dynasty. He wrote the lyrics to... more

Bear Family explore the legacy of Hank Cochran who was always in heart a country artist and after his association with Eddie Cochran ended, returned to his real love country music. Conversely some... more

"The greatest female country singer that has ever stepped up to a microphone"—George Jones. That's some towering praise for Leona Williams, coming from country's greatest male singer. The ex-Mrs.... more