This New Orleans R&B great was rockin' and rollin' before they were calling it rock 'n' roll, and these are 34 of his hottest cuts. Here's the only anthology with his Specialty, KRC and ABC-Paramount... more

Ranging from the '20s to 1957, the first set in this series features the great early icons of American folk and the original versions of dozens of classics. A 152-page booklet joins 75 tracks: "I... more

The 1958 smash that sparked the folk revival—the Kingston Trio's "Tom Dooley"— begins this set: 70 tracks and a 120-page booklet. You'll encounter the dawn of the singer-songwriter age and the great... more

Ancient ballads and new politics come together in set three. The towering songwriters of the day offer their own slant on the issues of their time, and the trailblazing folk-rockers forge a whole new... more

You'll find poets, pop stars, country-rockers, old-school folkies and forward-looking singer-songwriters in the very eclectic (and extensive) fourth set of the series: 80 tracks and a 140-page... more

German-only collection containing 30 essential tracks, recorded between 1957-62, for the Verve and Imperial labels. An eclectic compilation of Ricky Nelson's ballads, juxtaposing 16 well-known hits... more

In a recording career which began in 1955 and spanned five decades, brothers Don and Phil Everly registered 38 Top 100 chart entries in the U.S. alone between 1957 and 1984. In the U.K., they had 30... more

The early history of electric blues springs to life in the 160-page book and 77 tracks here: Call It Stormy Monday T-Bone Walker; That's All Right Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup; Let Me Play with Your... more

Just after a string of country smashes, Jerry Lee renounced secular music and dove into gospel…for a few months. Recorded live with his band at a small church on Highway 51 in Memphis, these 1971... more

The hottest picking by one of the coolest bands in the world, Ernest Tubb's Texas Troubadours! These 36 tracks (all their instrumentals together for the first time) chronicle the amazing sideline to... more

Most Cochran collections dip into the hillbilly tunes, instrumentals and ballads; this one does just one thing, from track one to track 35: rocks! His original undubbed versions of Skinny Jim; Twenty... more

The Book of Tiki author Sven Kirsten curated this musical journey through Polynesian pop: 17 esoteric mood pieces and swinging lounge songs plus a 52-page booklet to help take you to far-off tropical... more

With its relentless energy and the honkin' sax of Sam Butera, Prima's music was rock 'n' roll in all but name. Plug into its power as you hear Jump, Jive an' Wail; Oh Marie; Beep! Beep!; Whistle... more

The "Sun" in that title means you get the raucous rockers (You Made a Hit) and rhythmic stompers (So Young) Ray cut for Sun in the '50s. The "Plus" means you get the 1960 Judd hits Rockin' Little... more

Rock 'n' roll never did manage to get any more fiery and ferocious than this: 31 of Little Richard's hottest cuts (plus some delectable rarities), many featuring his great road band The Upsetters.... more

The '50s pop star and Cuban mambo king met in '59 and recorded a splendid set split between Latin standards and all-American songs. They cut a few more at the same studio in 1960, and three of those... more

His finest single-disc distillation yet! These are only the leanest, meanest cuts by one of rock 'n' roll's original wild men; the massively influential guitar leads of Cliff Gallup blaze away as you... more

Everyone from Elvis Presley to Gale Storm borrowed songs from this Crescent City R&B great—but no one out-rocked Smiley and his killer studio band. Here are 36 raging rockers featuring Smiley's... more

I Second That Emotion Smokey Robinson & the Miracles; (Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay Otis Redding; We're a Winner Impressions; Dance to the Music Sly & the Family Stone; Tighten Up Pt. 1 Archie... more

This grizzly of a Bear Family box packs 307 tracks into 10 CDs, bringing together their best (and rarest) blues, R&B and gospel sides plus Sam Phillips productions that were issued by Chess, RPM,... more

The most famous moments but also many hard-to-find gems by this swamp-blues legend, who greatly inspired the Stones and Canned Heat as well as generations of future bluesmen. His indelible smashes... more

After scoring a UK smash with the novelty Cinderella Rockafella and collaborating with Scott Walker, this Israeli singer continued to show her versatility with this 1972 LP of folk songs from many... more

Soul Man Sam & Dave; Respect Aretha Franklin; Mercy, Mercy, Mercy Cannonball Adderley; Sweet Soul Music Arthur Conley; Jimmy Mack Martha & the Vandellas; Tramp Otis Redding/Carla Thomas; Ain't No... more

Every note that Merle Haggard recorded for Capitol as a solo artist in the studio between 1969 and 1976, his peak years. And when we say "peak," we mean it; very few artists have scaled the heights... more

Johnny Cash's smash live version of Folsom Prison Blues and Tammy Wynette's immortal Stand by Your Man alone are worth the price of admission. Also beautifully remastered: Tammy's #1 D-I-V-O-R-C-E;... more