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You'll encounter lots of big names and killer cuts among these independent-label blues gems—and also 20 tracks that have never been released 'til now! You get 100 sides in all: Little Mary; Cheatin'... more

Doesn't matter how many juke joints you visit—you won't hear this many vintage blues classics for that price…104 on 4 CDs! Includes Jimmy's Boogie Jimmy Reed; I'm a King Bee Slim Harpo; Late Hours... more

Every fan of blues and roots music should own these vintage sides by these looming giants of country blues. Among the 104 pieces of history here: Walkin' Blues; Special Rider Blues Son House; Devil... more

Richmond, Indiana's Gennett label didn't have the clout of Victor or Columbia—but a tour through this track list will tell you that they were a key player in early jazz recording. Check it out: Just... more

4 CDs full of the greatest swing-era jazz foursomes! Includes Coal Cart Blues Louis Armstrong; My Fightin' Gal Hot Lips Page; Ain't Misbehavin' Teddy Wilson; Moon Glow Benny Goodman; Dedication... more

This precious link to a lost rural past takes us from Georgia and Alabama up to Indiana and New York, where all-day singing conventions were as much a social gathering as a musical event. Hauntingly... more

One of the sparks that ignited the British blues boom was Paul Oliver's 1960 book Blues Fell This Morning. It's been cited as a catalyst by countless UK artists; here are 4 CDs of seminal tracks... more

A 105-track celebration of the beauty, spirituality and spontaneity that set postwar gospel apart from any music ever heard before it. Let these shake your soul: The World Can't Do Me No Harm Sister... more

Blues is everywhere, not just in the Delta or in Chicago, these vintage East Coast blues records have been overlooked again and again. Now's their time to shine: Bad Love; Cold Mama; Mean Old Blues... more

Protobilly: The Minstrel and Tin Pan Alley DNA of Country Music 1892-2017 Produced by Henry H. Sapoznik, Dick Spottswood, David Giovannoni 3 CDs - 81 selections - 42 never before reissued - 72 page... more

These are stories of seduction, drug deals and prison time—and these are the most dazzling Greek instrumentalists of the early 20th century. Here are 4 CDs of scintillating skills and songs:... more

Slovenian musicians settling in America have long brought their skills, their songs and their inextinguishable joie de vivre with them. Listeners from Ljubljana to LA have been dazzled by these... more

This collection of drawn in-the-front-seat performances from the tent, concert hall, church, park, festival, stadium, ballroom, studio and auditorium offers an overview of the wide variety of... more

Memphis wasn't just a blues hub during those years—gospel thrived there, too, and was documented by a wealth of labels including Sun, Meteor, Victor and Vocalion. Here are 105 of those... more

The Father of Country Music had many sons—that is, singers who studied him well and filled the gap when he was gone. Here are 100 of the country/bluegrass sides for which Jimmie blazed the trail:... more

Houston had a vibrant music scene to match any city in the South in the years around 1950. Here are 103 compelling pieces of proof: My Best Wishes Little Willie Littlefield; All Right Baby Big Mama... more

Gospel competition in the '50s grew so fierce that groups began searching for any way to gain an edge. The result: the dramatic, exciting sounds you'll hear here—100 sides on forgotten labels like... more

Jewish or not, those who hear klezmer are almost always drawn to it—its wistfulness and humanity speak to all but the most hardened souls. Klezmer entered our musical bloodstream through composers... more

New York attracted a number of blues musicians during the ‘40s and early ‘50s, and this wonderful, 113-track set collects the biggest names and the best sides to emerge from the scene! Sonny Terry... more

This 4-CD set takes you all the way back to the turn of the century (the 20th, not the 21st) in bringing you 99 tracks from the British music hall tradition! Includes performances by Harry Champion,... more