Bear Family has been fervid fans of Lefty's since the days decades ago when his name was still obscure, and this disc pairs a 36-page booklet with 35 of his hottest up-tempo tracks: his '50s hits... more

Two classics on one CD! Merle's 1947 Folksongs of the Hills LP features the original versions of Sixteen Tons; Dark As a Dungeon; I Am a Pilgrim; Nine Pound Hammer, and more. His 1963 follow-up LP,... more

Consisting of transcriptions he recorded for Country Style USA, Leatherneck Jamboree and Country Hoedown, this 4-CD, 117-track set features a mixture of hits and songs Reeves never recorded anywhere... more

A 28-track overview of Tex's Capitol recordings, this collection spans from 1942 to 1957 and includes Rye Whiskey; Gunsmoke; I Got Spurs to Jingle Jangle Jingle; Blood on the Saddle; Remember the... more

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the legendary Jim Reeves' tragic death, this definitive 3-CD set presents all of the recordings Gentleman Jim made prior to signing with RCA in 1955. This... more

Like a roof-raising night in a Texas honky-tonk (without the guns and smoke)! Here are 30 of E.T.'s hottest up-tempo tracks: his hits "Tomorrow Never Comes," "You Nearly Lose Your Mind," "Walking the... more

Don was country all the way, but his career took off at the same time as rock 'n' roll—and that fiery sound rubbed off on many of his sides. Here's the first CD collection of his best up-tempo stuff:... more

The fiery flipside to Faron's country-pop ballads: all his country-boogie cuts, shuffles and shack-shakin' rockabilly sides from the '50s and '60s. You get his early hits Goin' Steady; A Place for... more

Some of Roy's early Columbia recordings are out here in the States, but this Bear Family set's the only place in the world you'll find his '50s recordings for Capitol, Decca and MGM. 57 tracks with a... more

The Man in Black helped bring Sara and Maybelle back together in 1966—after more than 20 years apart—and they sounded better than ever! Their reunion LP, featuring classics like "Sun of the Soul" and... more

These 32 Four Star, Pacemaker and Decca sides (1949–59) spotlight the fiery, high-geared side of the '50s country superstar! His Top 10s "In the Jailhouse Now," "Love, Love, Love," "Honky Tonk Song,"... more

Hank wasn't keen on rock 'n' roll, but he did help discover Elvis and he did record some hot stuff himself! This entry in Bear Family's "Gonna Shake the Shack Tonight" series has Hank's most rockin'... more

You can still see Little Jimmy Dickens at the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday nights—he's been raising the roof there for over 55 years! And here are the tunes that first shook that (big) shack—31 cuts of... more

Who but Ernie could turn history into intoxicating music so effortlessly? His 1961 LPs "Civil War Songs of the South" and "Civil War Songs of the North" celebrated the centennial of the Civil War,... more

This onetime polka dance-band leader went on to record with vocalist Redd Stewart some of the best-known country songs (Slow Poke; Tennessee Waltz; Bonaparte's Retreat, etc.) of the '40s and '50s,... more

Great country hits of the Sixties and their answer songs: Hank Williams' Jambalaya, followed by Goldie Hill and I'm Yvonne (From The Bayou); Bobby Helms' Fraulein followed by Kitty Wells' I'll Always... more

Goebel remains one of the most mysterious figures in country music history—wandering from town to town, recording sporadically, shrouded in obscurity. Here are all 28 of his recordings made from... more

25 of Ernie's best cuts from 1949–1959, featuring his bone-shaking baritone and guests Merle Travis, Speedy West, Moon Mullican and Jimmy Bryant. Includes "The Shot Gun Boogie," "Sixteen Tons," "Mule... more

12 CDs that take us from 1958 up through the '60s. All of Hank's big '60s hits are here—I've Been Everywhere; Miller's Cave, etc.

From '54 to '58 we go, as Hank withstands the rock 'n' roll onslaught with big hits like Let Me Go, Lover; Yellow Roses, and Tangled Mind. More than 110 tracks—23 unissued—with booklet.

This awesome 24-track overview of Don's incredible RCA years brings "Oh Lonesome Me," "Blue Blue Day," "Just One Time," "Sea of Heartbreak," "I Can't Stop Lovin' You," "Sweet Dreams," "Lonesome... more

The second leg of Bear Family's ride through Tex Ritter's classic Capitol catalog takes us from December 1947 through 1954, the absolute height of his stardom. Here are such seminal Country & Western... more

The fact that most of these 164 songs have never been on CD tells you just how overdue this 6-CD set is. It includes all of Red's recordings from 1933 to 1950, everything from the Arc, Decca and... more

From the pen of Dorsey M. Dixon came many classics of Americana, songs that would reverberate through decades of country, bluegrass and folk. This 121-track box contains 33 of Dorsey's solo... more

More than 100 tracks that pick up the trail with Hank's first big U.S. hit, I'm Movin' On (here undubbed!), and take us to mid-1954. Along the way there are 17 other Top 10 hits (The Golden Rocket;... more