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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

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

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

In a prolific career Nat King Cole cut 1600 recordings. Most were led by a voice that would have made anything sound good. Cole is remembered best as a balladeer surrounded by strings, but this... more

After cutting his teeth with Kenton, Dorsey and Goodman and while still playing with Woody Herman, Getz emerged as one of the top sax stylists in jazz with these 1946–52 recordings. This exhaustive... more

The late '40s/early '50s: the golden age of the honkin' sax, and Jack was among the best of the best. You'll also encounter the jumpin', jivin' sounds of singing drummers Alton Redd and George Vann... 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

Here are 2 CDs of sides that this revered piano/guitar blues duo recorded in the last year of Carr's brief life plus a wealth of key cuts by other great bluesmen in their circle. Along with Tampa Red... more

From prewar sides cut when George was a mere 20 years old through his postwar collaborations with Stephane Grappelli and Harry Hayes, this 5-CD set collects George's seldom-anthologized British... more

One of the great pianists and songsmiths of prewar blues, Carr managed to record lots of influential sides with guitarist Scrapper Blackwell before alcoholism took his life at age 30. Here are 4 CDs... more

This third volume of our complete Waller edition charts our hero's progress from November 1934 to August 1936. Here we see the emergence of Fats, the larger-than-life entertainer, he of the... more

Tom Darby and Jimmie Tarlton were early country music's most important and popular duo; the body of work they recorded for Columbia Records between 1927 and 1933 ranks among the most hallowed in... more

The Quintet of the Hot Club of France made Django (and Stephane Grappelli) a star in the late '30s, a stardom that crossed oceans and grew through the '40s. These prime recordings include Bouncin'... more

Most of America got to know the name Mitch Miller from his Sing A Long albums and network TV shows of the late '50s/early '60s. This 4-CD set, though, spotlights the fabulously multitalented man that... 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

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

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

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

These 73 tracks take us from '28, when Coward's revues were the toast of London and Broadway, to '52, when he was one of the most beloved cabaret stars in England. In between, you'll find the songs... more