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It was 1980. Buddy Guy was still out there in the career doldrums. Not starving - certainly not starving, but not accorded his due either by the mainstream music business or those people in the... more

Buddy sounds like he's playing for his life on this 1979 recording from Chicago's South Side institution. He's at his sweaty, soulful, electrifying live best, backed by a hot band as he bends those... more

Ucky Peterson sings, composes songs, plays the Hammond organ, is a phenomenal live act but most of all he's one of the greatest blues guitarists of all time with a fantastic technique and soulful... more

Described by one critic, after hearing an advance copy, as-"So blissful we played it again and again all day. A beautiful recording, the sound is spectacular, the sleeve notes about as concise and... more

One of the most beloved British entertainers of the '30s won even more hearts entertaining troops far and wide during WWII. Here's his morale-boosting wartime work (including some wonderful live... more

"The Harmonica Boss" of country blues amazed crowds from Memphis to Europe with his one-of-a-kind one-man-band setup, playing guitar, kick drum and hi-hat along with his soul-stirring harp and... more

JSP Records' best-selling 2010 release Judy Garland: Lost Tracks 1929-1959 contained countless unreleased tracks. Lost Tracks 2 1936-1967 picks up with newly discovered gems. The Judy Garland... more

Mountain songs, murder ballads, folk tunes as old as the hills…these '20s-to-'40s tracks helped spark a massive shift in American popular music: "Worried Man Blues" Carter Family; "Footprints in the... more

They didn't just play with joy and drive…they played with maximum pep! The Spirits of Rhythm were one of the most creative, adventurous good-time jazz groups of the '30s; dig these: "I Got Rhythm,"... more

Marian was cherished worldwide by 1939, yet her concert at Washington's Constitution Hall was blocked for one reason: she was black. With Eleanor Roosevelt's support, it was moved to the steps of the... 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

The breakthrough '50s hits and scores more prime-period classics by the hugely influential honky-tonk man: If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time); I Love You a Thousand Ways; Shine, Shave,... more

Beale Street was the street. Black man's street. More slickers come off Beale Street than come out of New York. So many slick people came from down that way, learnt how to gamble, learnt how to con,... more

Cousin Joe's early life was violent and eventful, a bootlegging father who beat him and a mother who left home. Along the way he learned to play monte, cotch and coon can from his cousin. He bought a... more

Recorded on then-state-of-the-art mobile recording equipment, these 73 Leadbelly performances remain precious documents for lovers of both blues and folk. Armed with his big 12-string guitar, he... more

The Delmores inspired acts as varied as the Statlers and the Everly Brothers with their beautiful harmonies and songs; here are over four hours of their early best: The Nashville Blues; Down South;... more

The '60s folk revival celebrated the utterly unique Charlie Poole, whose banjo mastery and straight-faced vocals inspired the future pioneers of bluegrass. Here are 96 cuts on 4 CDs, his greatest... 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

They spread their message through the streets—and they stirred souls with heavenly sides like these. Here are I'm Throwin' Up My Hands; You Got to Go Down Rev. Gary Davis; I Ain't No Sinner Now Blind... more