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CONNIE SMITH: LATEST SHADE OF BLUE - COLUMBIA RECORDINGS 1973 - 1976 (4-CD DELUXE BOX SET): LIMITED AND NUMBERED EDITION OF 1,000 COPIES!: 4-CD BOX SET (LP-SIZE) WITH 96-PAGE HARDCOVER BOOK, 96... more

6 CDs chronicling some of the most radical and experimental country music ever waxed right alongside huge hits like "Ring of Fire," "Understand Your Man," "Rosanna's Going Wild" and "Folsom Prison... more

Bakersfield country lovers swooned over the three 2-CD collections of Buck's complete Capitol singles, which covered 1957–66, 1967–70 and 1971–75. Now, for the first time, all three of those... 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

These songs have been part of the fabric of America for a half century or more—and these five volumes of folk ballads recorded by Pete in the '50s and '60s were an integral part of our folk revival.... 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 Canadian country icon (known as Montana Slim to his American audiences) was a yodeling, singing country pioneer who was equally loved on both sides of the border—yet these 4 CDs make for the... more

That price might seem steep if you ever had the good fortune to attend a Louisiana Hayride show at the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana; after all, it only cost 60 cents for adults (30... more

Treasured as a crucial link between the old-timey Appalachian string bands and the great postwar bluegrass bands, J.E Mainer's Mountaineers stand at the center of this 100-track collection. You'll... 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

From 1961 to 1965, New York city's trailblazing Friends of Old Time Music presented 14 concerts that brought dozens of legendary traditional musicians before city audiences for the first time, and... more

Floyd's complete recordings from 1936 to 1962! That includes his early work with the Blue Ridge Playboys, his 1936–41 Decca sides, the nine (1936–45) classic years with Columbia, his 1958 album for... 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

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

He sold hundreds of thousands of his songbooks…his live shows were mobbed…his radio fan base was massive…and yet, today, Bradley Kincaid is largely forgotten. This early country star has appeared on... more

This set spotlights two great brother acts of the '30s: the yodeling Callahan Brothers and the bluesy Dixon Brothers, plus offshoot groups…101 sides on 4 CDs! Along with the Dixons' The Old Home... more

Everything Woody ever recorded for Mo Asch's Folkways label, now available as a 4-CD set selling for $18 less than the four volumes cost singly! This is ABSOLUTELY one of the most indispensable... more

Following honors including several Emmys, a Grammy (1990, "There's a Tear in My Beer"), 3 Entertainer of the Year Awards from the Academy of Country Music and 2 from the Country Music Association,... more

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

Sort of a country teen idol, Bobby Helms scored repeatedly on the charts during the years that this Bear Family 2-CD set examines in detail. 56 tracks (gulp!), including all the hits—"My Special... 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

8 CDs, 200 songs, the COMPLETE Columbia recordings from 1949 to 1966 including hits like Candy Kisses; Room Full of Roses; Cry Baby Heart; Almost, and You're the Only Good Thing That's Happened to... more

May we recommend Mr. Charlie Walker, as true a honky-tonker as ever sang a note? And this gorgeous 5-CD, 154-track set from Bear Family has just about every note, from his earliest recordings in 1952... more

Bill Anderson was the most successful singer-songwriter during the golden age of the Nashville Sound—and yet he's never had a retrospective anywhere near as comprehensive as this. These recordings... more