This honky-tonk hero enjoyed two hit periods: the mid-'50s on Decca and then from 1964–80 on Starday, Chart and Gusto. These 56 tracks take us to the top: his MGM and Decca A- and B-sides from '49 to... more

The Nashville Sound wouldn't have sounded the same without the iconic piano work of Floyd Cramer. This spotlight on his own recordings contains every pop and country hit plus singles on the Abbott,... more

This rockabilly queen started hitting the country charts in '56 and kept a steady streak going 'til '73. This 58-track set comprehensively chronicles her early prime, bringing you her hits "I Gotta... more

He might have been a honky-tonker, but this country singer from Tennessee could croon like a Como or Crosby. George burst out of the box in '49, collecting eight hits in the first year of his career.... more

From his 1949 recording debut for the Macy's label through his 1962 RCA hits (on both the pop and country charts), here are every A- and B-side released by this beloved star of the "New Nashville... more

Sheb Wooley was a cowboy-styled country singer and character actor in western movies and TV series, who is best-known for his unique landmark No. 1 novelty rock 'n' roll and pop hit "Purple People... more

The Wilburn Brothers were a popular and successful country duo whose chart career spanned fifteen years, during which they had more than fifteen hits in the Billboard country charts. Hailing from... more

He was a gifted songwriter and singer and a successful hit-maker, but Merle looms largest as one of the giants of country guitar (Chet Atkins would have been the first to tell you so). The majority... more

Was this great singer-songwriter from North Carolina a pop star, country hit-maker or folk singer? Yes, yes and yes, and this 58-song set tracks him from his pop beginnings to his first forays onto... more

This Missouri-born singer/guitarist started his journey to major crossover success in '56, when he sent "Auctioneer" to the pop charts (#19) and the country Top 10 (fun fact: Leroy WAS a former... more

This new set takes us to the top, before Conway began his epic streak on the country charts. This is the young rock 'n' roller and pop singer, and here you'll find his early hits "It's Only Make... more

If it's arguable whether Atkins' legacy is dominated by his work as a guitarist or as a producer who helped forge the Nashville Sound, let's let these 59 tracks break the tie! His years as a... more

Hank Thompson was one of the most important personalities in country music across several decades, keeping alive the spirit of western swing and the hillbilly roots of country music, performing with... more

This release continues the series which we re-established a couple of years ago and which comprises selected annual collections of the biggest US country hits of each year. This great value100-track... more

This is an amazing deal for 80 tracks by Ferlin Husky, country hit-maker for decades, Simon Crum, hillbilly humorist, and Terry Preston, early-'50s recording artist. All three, of course, were the... more

Sadly, that prime period was just about all Patsy got, as her life were cut short in an instant in '63. This great-value 75-track set collects her records from the early honky-tonk stuff to the... more

Country star Skeeter Davis enjoyed a chart career that lasted nearly a quarter of a century from the early '50s through to 1976, her personality and the quality of her voice enabling her to... more

Hank Williams was, quite simply, one of the most important artists, as a singer, songwriter and performer, not just in country music but in the entire landscape of American popular music during the... more

Slim Whitman was a country and western singer with a highly distinctive vocal style, notable for his effortless falsetto range and yodelling ability, which made his records unmistakeable. With a... more

Ernest Tubb was one of biggest and most influential stars in the history of country music, his hit-making career covering nearly four decades as he racked up around 90 country and pop chart entries,... more

The rock 'n' roll belters, the country-flavored ballads and everything in between…all of Little Miss Dynamite's prime-period A's and B's. So you get the big hits plus lesser-known collectibles:... more

Webb Pierce was one of the most successful country artists during the 1950s, scoring more country No. 1s during the decade than any other artist. He was primarily identified with the honky-tonk... more

Eddy Arnold, often known as "The Tennessee Plowboy", was one of the most consistently successful artists in the US country charts over a period from the immediate post-war years through a number of... more

This 2-CD set covers the most important era of Hank's prolific, influential career, comprising every A and B side that appeared on the country charts and including 39 of the 43 Top 10 hits he had... more

Faron Young was one of the coterie of country stars who came to prominence in the early '50s as the popularity of honky tonk country was reaching it's height, becoming one of the genre's most... more