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Fourteen Year-Old Helen Shapiro Was A Natural Live Performer, Blessed With A Phenomenal Voice. She Took The UK By Storm In 1961, Topping The Charts With Two Of Her First Three Releases, 'You Don't... more

Although JOHNNY KIDD & THE PIRATES Are Remembered Chiefly For Self-Penned Killers Like 'Shakin' All Over', 'Please Don't Touch', 'Restless', 'Growl' And 'Feelin', They Also Cut A Wedge Of Powerful... more

One Of The More Memorable U. S. Instro Hits Of 1961 Was The Irrepressible 'You Can't Sit Down (Part 2)', By The PHILIP UPCHURCH COMBO. Although Only A Moderate-Sized Chart Rider, It Became A... more

Larry Darnell was a huge but now-forgotten star of black music and was an important component of the sound that became New Orleans R&B in the 1950s. Six Billboard Top Ten hits during 1949-50,... more

Bob Gibson was a key figure in the late 50's early 60's folk revival. Whilst less well known than his peers, like Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, he is cited as an influence by no less than John... more

Conway Twitty went from rockabilly, to rock 'n' roll, to pop balladeer over a five-year period while signed to MGM RECORDS. This collection gathers together all his hit singles and the A sides of his... more

BUDDY KNOX was the first R&R artist to write his own #1 record, 'Party Doll', which he recorded at Norman Petty's Clovis, New Mexico, studio. Knox was also the man who put Tex-Mex music on the map,... more

During the 1950s, EDDIE CALVERT, Aka "The Man With The Golden Trumpet", Was One Of The Most Popular Entertainers In The UK, A Huge Star On The Old Variety Circuit, And A Radio And Television... more

Gary Miller was a popular entertainer in Britain for over twenty years, first under his birth name, then when re-christened Gary Miller. This 29 track package covers all his singles released on the... more

With his simple, accessible sound and signature laid-back style, JIMMY REED was just about the most commercially successful Blues artist in the USA during the 50s and 60s. He was also a hugely... more

One of the few R&B artists of the 50s and 60s to have ever written a successful (and brilliant) novel about the music business - "The Day The Music Died", under his birth name of Joseph C Smith -... more

Five-time Grammy award-winner June Carter was Country Music royalty twice over, being a member of The Carter Family and of course much later, the second wife of singer Johnny Cash. This compilation... more

One of pop's most prolific songwriters (teaming with his wife, Cynthia Weil), Barry enjoyed a brief career as a singer. And millions enjoyed his fearless doo-wop parody "Who Put the Bomp (in the... more

Though Hazel Scott has earned a great deal of her fame for swinging the classics from a red-hot keyboard, her talents extend far beyond the realm of crass showmanship and actually reach the other... more

All the songs from the Broadway and Hollywood smash - the first 16 in the order in which they appeared in the original stage musical of 1959 by major stars of the day followed by alternate... more

A record which generated considerable attention at the time, due to it's innovatory phasing/flangeing technique, Miss Toni Fisher's breakthrough hit, 'The Big Hurt', very nearly topped the U. S.... more

Here's a new Jasmine 2CD compilation that will stir a memory or two in the minds of all long-term lovers of what used to be called 'Country And Western'. Back in the 1950s, the 'Country Guitar'... more

Buck Owens and Merle Haggard both acknowledged the influence and encouragement of Wynn Stewart, the father of the Bakersfield Sound. These 26 early gems include every A- and B-side he put out from... more

"I've been called a blues singer, a jazz singer, and a ballad singer - well, I'm all three, which means I'm just a singer". That is a quote that Helen Humes was fond of using throughout her career.... more

This is the first physical CD that comprehensively compiles the best of Donnie Brooks' recordings, including records he made under other names. The CD includes the rock 'n' roll song that started his... more