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109 essential sides from the Singing Brakeman! These are some of the most hallowed recordings in country music; includes The Soldier's Sweetheart; Blue Yodel; In the Jailhouse Now; My Old Pal; You... more

Their complete Mercury recordings AND their 1950–59 Columbia recordings, including, of course, the original Foggy Mountain Breakdown! Over 100 tracks. Bear Family.

Almost 20 years his junior, Dolly grew up a big fan of Porter—his hits and his TV show, which she watched every week. She was 21 when they started working together in '67, at which time he was the... 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

All of his Sun recordings (including some 30 unissued tracks) taken from the original tapes for the first time, plus the fruits of his first year at Columbia ("I Still Miss Someone," etc.) newly... 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

Every note that Merle Haggard recorded for Capitol as a solo artist in the studio between 1969 and 1976, his peak years. And when we say "peak," we mean it; very few artists have scaled the heights... more

Consisting of transcriptions he recorded for Country Style USA, Leatherneck Jamboree and Country Hoedown, this 4-CD, 117-track set features a mixture of hits and songs Reeves never recorded anywhere... more

Hank Thompson and his brilliant band the Brazos Valley Boys forged a synthesis of honky-tonk and Western Swing that still can be heard in country music today! All of which makes the prior... more

For a full helping of her early rock-'n'-rollin' recordings, you can't beat this 4-CD set from Bear Family, which includes all 122 tracks this teenage queen recorded for Decca, from her first session... more

This 10-CD set from Bear Family traces the career of one of the most remarkable singers—and bands—in all of country music. Every single one of Ray's Columbia recordings from 1950 to 1966 is here,... more

We pick up the story in 1955 and head straight into the golden age of the label with 100 more classic sides.

He may have been the elder statesman of bluegrass, but he still was making great music in the '70s, and his band always had the best young talent around. This 4-CD, lavishly annotated set includes... more

12 CDs that take us from 1958 up through the '60s. All of Hank's big '60s hits are here—I've Been Everywhere; Miller's Cave, etc.

Everything Johnny recorded for Columbia during those fateful years when he was stretching the boundaries of country music. Among the 134 tracks are his LP of country standards, religious albums, hits... more

Those pivotal '50s sessions for Decca, gathered all together onto 4 CDs, including such classics as New Mule Skinner Blues; Uncle Pen; Footprints in the Snow, and Blue Moon of Kentucky. 104 essential... more

Bear Family already earned a Grammy nod for their Bristol Sessions set (the 1927 Victor Records sessions in Bristol, Tennessee known as "The Big Bang of Country Music"). This new set—a 4-CD LP-sized... more

These 6 CDs chronicle Sun's country output from 1950–59: big stars plus artists who never made it but sure sound like they should've. You'll hear newly restored audio and newly discovered tracks, and... more

The last word on the first name in Western group harmony! This 6-CD set includes EVERYTHING the Sons of the Pioneers (Roy Rogers, Bob Nolan, Tim Spencer and the Farr Brothers, Hugh and Karl) recorded... more

Every hit and a heck of a lot more (almost 100 tracks) by this Texas honky-tonk legend: every Starday side (issued and not) plus demos, live cuts, session chatter and more! The charting songs (Black... more

There sure was a change in Eddy Arnold in the early '50s, the period covered in toto by this Bear Family boxed set. Eager to shed his "Tennessee Plowboy" image from the late-'40s, Eddy began telling... more

Bear Family's second installment of its Mac Wiseman retrospective features 114 tracks taken from the years 1965 to 1979, probably the peak of his career! The Dot, Rural Rhythm, MGM, RCA, Churchill... more

Guitarists like Jerry Reed, George Harrison, Carl Perkins, Scotty Moore, Doc Watson, Leo Kottke and Mark Knopfler spent hours listening to the albums contained on this 7-CD set…now it's your turn!... more

Includes 4 CD's, a DVD and book.

When Flatt & Scruggs split up, Lester went back to his traditional bluegrass roots and recruited a terrific band (Roland White, Marty Stuart, Bobby Osborne and Josh Graves) to help him get there.... more