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The songs that grace this comprehensive 3CD package all come from the golden age of country music... Often called "white man's blues", there is a strong case to be made for country music being the... more

2022 collection. Country Music Hall of Famer Bill Anderson's, As Far As I Can See: The Best Of, is a collection of 16 hit songs. In addition to such beloved songs as "City Lights", "Still," Po'... more

"Bringin' Country Back" is more than a catchphrase for Zane Williams. It is a rallying cry for a return to authenticity and substance in mainstream country music, and a fitting title for Zane... more

After researching, learning, and polishing songs found on early recordings of country music, multi-instrumentalist Mike Seeger laid down these rousing tracks in 1962 at his home in New Jersey. His... more

Recorded during the height of anti-war protests in America, this 14-track collection focuses on the issues of civil rights and the Vietnam War. Contributing songs and performances are Frederick... more

George's best from 1954 to 2001, which means early Starday, Mercury and United Artists sides to go with all those essential Epic tracks! Includes "Why Baby Why," "White Lightning," "Just One More,"... more

Listening, in it's truest sense, is a dying art, but it's one The Wood Brothers are committed to practicing and upholding as a virtue. In fact, it's the secret to the mélange of joyful sounds and... more

Jelly Roll, the giant underground genre-bending singer/songwriter/rapper today released a new album Ballads of the Broken, ahead of his sold-out show at the iconic Ryman Auditorium. In celebration of... more

This veteran of the Texas honky tonks started charting in '75, then broke through to the big time in 1980 with his smash "Lookin' for Love." He went on to notch 31 country hits, but this new release... more

Mike, Peggy, Barbara, and Penny Seeger join forces on this album of folk songs, which includes ballads, lullabies, and ring games. Particularly interesting is the accompanying essay by musicologist... more

Country Bluegrass from Southwest Virginia is the first in a series of albums recorded by the Virginia Mountain Boys. Even as many commercial bluegrass bands in the 1970s were being influenced by... more

Collected in the mountain country of southwestern Virginia by Eric H. Davidson, Paul Newman, and Caleb E. Finch, this recording focuses specifically on the string band music of Grayson and Carroll... more

Cisco Houston's smooth, spirited voice croons songs from the railways, mines, and the open range on this collection of his favorite ballads. In the tradition of composing songs to tell stories,... more

Their 1958 eponymous LP includes Dallas Rag; East Virginia; Take a Drink on Me; Brown's Ferry Blues; Roving Gambler; Davy, Davy; Tom Cat Blues; Don't Let Your Deal Go Down, and more great old songs... more

Another classic recording from Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon finds the powerhouse blues duo playing a collection of fine songs. Pete Seeger joins the guys for two tracks on the album: "Stew ball" and... more

Born in Brooklyn in 1936, Dave Van Ronk was Bob Dylan's "first New York guru," writes Dylan's biographer Robert Shelton. "Dave Van Ronk was the musical mayor of MacDougal Street," Shelton continues,... more

A chance meeting with Uncle Dave Macon and a great deal of talent brought Sam and Kirk McGee first to Macon's act and then to the first broadcasts of the Grand Ole Opry radio show. On this 1957... more

Our first recording of one of the nation's most respected singer/guitarists contains both original and traditional songs including Hills of Isle au Haut, Duna, Handsome Cabin Boy, Song by Yupanqui,... more

Fast Folk Musical Magazine continued it's second year of publication with a collection of another dozen songs. Recorded live and subtitled Humor in Song, this collection demonstrates that folk songs... more

44 of Waylon's best! Tons of #1s: "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)," "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys," "Good Hearted Woman" (last two with Willie Nelson), "Amanda,"... more

"Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" both soared to #1 as this instant classic elevated Dolly to full-on stardom. Those smashes and the rest of this 1974 album are joined here by four unissued bonus... more

A little bit of soul, a little bit of pop and a whole lotta country—Earl Thomas Conley is one of modern country music's true originals. Includes Fire and Smoke; Love Don't Care (Whose Heart It... more

In country music, talent like Ricky's doesn't go unrecognized often. Here are the brilliant musician/singer's #1s "Cajun Moon," "Lovin' Only Me," "Uncle Pen," "I Wouldn't Change You if I Could,"... more