Some of Roy’s early Columbia recordings are out here in the States, but this Bear Family set’s the only place in the world you’ll find his ’50s recordings for Capitol, Decca and MGM. 57 tracks with a... more
As the first performer to merge string bands and solo vocalists into the singer-and-band style we take for granted today, Roy Acuff made musical waves that are still being felt. He could sing and... more
Born in Maynardville, Tennessee on 23rd November 1903, Roy Claxton Acuff - later to be known as 'The King of Country Music' - came from a family that included medics, preachers, politicians and... more
The King of Country Music and co-founder of the first major Nashville-based country music publishing company (which signed Hank Williams, The Everly Brothers and others) shines on the hits Great... more
As you cross these ARC and Columbia sides (1936–51), you’ll hear songs that became not just Acuff favorites, but country standards: Wabash Cannonball; Lonesome Old River Blues; Steel Guitar Blues;... more
File under country or rock? Alabama never cared for labels, only for the sharp hooks and soaring harmonies that made ’em superstars on both sides of the line. Their first five hit RCA LPs (My Home’s... more
By 1984, when this album originally came out, Alabama was rollin’ on just fine with hit after hit. This CD is digitally remastered and features the hits "If You’re Gonna Play in Texas (You Gotta Have... more
Alabama kept the hits coming on this 1985 album. Now digitally remastered, you get a new-and-improved album experience with 10 great songs including the title track, "Can’t Keep a Good Man Down,"... more
Did you know Alabama is THIS big? They’re the best-selling country group of all time, and one of the 20 best-selling acts of all time in any genre! And this is their best single-CD collection, all #1... more
Whispering Bill has not just earned decades of hits and millions of fans—he’s also earned the love and respect of his country-music colleagues, who come out to join him on this new album: "Bubba... more
As a singer, songwriter and hit-maker, Whisperin’ Bill had one of the most epic careers in country. This anthology, though, zeroes in on his earliest triumphs: his breakthrough Decca hits "Mama Sang... more
Bill’s best includes "Deck of Cards," "Still," "Mama Sang a Song," "I Get the Fever," "My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To)," "Green, Green Grass of Home," "Detroit City," "Unicorn," "I Wonder If God... 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
This 2-CD distillation of Eddy’s remarkable career on the charts includes his 1940s–60s country #1s "Just a Little Lovin’ (Will Go a Long, Long Way)," "I Wanna Play House with You," "There’s Been a... more
One of country music's greats, Eddy Arnold, is heard on 30 tracks including the complete albums "You Gotta Have Love" and "Sings Them Again" featuring redone stereo versions of 12 of his major hits -... more
Virtuoso guitar versions of 12 classic Beatles tunes including And I Love Her and Hard Day's Night. Features glowing liner notes by George Harrison, who writes that Atkins "adds harmonies and... more
Two electric-guitar trailblazers teamed for this 1976 smash LP. Four unreleased performances join their twists on "Caravan," "Avalon," "Birth of the Blues," "It Had to Be You," "’Deed I Do" and more!
Chet was just as in-demand as a producer as he was a guitarist in the ’60s. This 1963 LP from his Nashville Sound heyday features his one-of-a-kind arrangements of "I Got a Woman" and "Susie Q" plus... more
Country fans of multiple generations have been looking forward to this: the new album by this revered country singer, songwriter and raconteur. That’s Chris Stapleton lending his voice to the new... more
The potent pair of Bobby Bare and Shel Silverstein (who produced a #1 hit in ’74, "Marie Laveau") returned for "Hard Time Hungrys," Bobby’s 1975 LP which leavened with humor its sobering look at the... more
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