For Roy Orbison's 85th birthday, Bear Family releases this unique CD compilation of originals and rare cover versions of famous Roy Orbison songs in it's 'Connections' series! Songs from Roy's... more

Travel back to an era when Civil Defense helmets and underground bunkers were commonplace with this collection of the wildest, most radioactive tracks ever recorded! Artists like Wanda Jackson, Bill... more

Our second release on commemoration of the tragic plane crash that killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper on February 3, 1959. The second part of the 'Winter Dance Party' tour will be... more

February 3, 1959 will always be remembered as 'the day the music died.' On that frigid occasion, a small plane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper crashed in a frozen Iowa field,... more

"Ooby Dooby" is a song we recall as the first pop hit of a major pop star. Charting in '56, that tune arrived four years before Orbison's '60s pop hit streak began. It is to that '50s era that this... more

The energy and speed of Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown's guitar work dazzled Texas crowds right from the start. He became a legend around the globe for his heroics in and outside of the blues; Bill Dahl... more

Surf rock, rockabilly, breezy pop…33 vintage gems perfect for the pool, beach or backyard party! A 24-page booklet joins these classics, rarities and CD debuts: "Her Bathing Suit Never Got Wet"... more

The 34 tracks, some of which are extremely hard to get, reflect the adventurous, sometimes almost naive approach to the theme of the moon landing, against the background of the competition between... more

Billy Lee Riley was born October 5th, 1933 in Pocahontas, Arkansas. In 1955 he made his first recordings in Memphis and soon ended up with Sam Phillips and his SUN studio and label. In 1956 Trouble... more

Teenage parties of the late 1950s and early '60s had a soundtrack all their own, full of sweet and happy songs about teenage love, innocent good times, breaking-up and well... teenage parties. Bear... more

While Elvis was putting on those glitzy Vegas spectaculars, this guy decided to return to Elvis' roots for him. The result? Some of the best '50s-style rock 'n' roll recorded during the '70s,... more

This revered soul pioneer was one of the first to fuse gospel vocal harmonies with hot R&B grooves—and this CD compiles only the hottest such grooves that bore his name! Clyde's best up-tempo tracks... more

Part two of Bear Family's mystery series is titled after the '30s radio show, whose original intro is heard here for the first time on CD. These tracks, though, take us on an epic ride from 1930–66,... more

Maybe Scotty McKay will never appear in the list of the '100 best musicians of all times'. As a pianist and guitarist he left only a few traces in the history of Rock 'n' Roll - even though he was a... more

Eight months is a tremendously slim timespan to build a legacy. Yet that's all the time Ritchie Valens had to create his classic recordings, which remain revered around the world. Valens made his... more

- The beauty and the voice! - Sandy Wild is THE new female Rockabilly vocal sensation. - Backed by her gang of rough and tough men. - Founded in 2014, the band recorded it's debut, 'The Girl Can't... more

Bear Family has created the definitive look at these historic recordings, offering a staggering 38 tracks, their complete output for the Polydor label and then some! Each track is lovingly restored... more

Nostalgic summer dreams on 33 musical jewels from three decades! Including an early Rock'n'Roll recording by Latin artist Herb Alpert, then still named Herbie Alpert! And the ice cream song Tutti... more

Roy Lanham was a virtuoso musician who could pull off everything from country to jazz. This album has remained out of print and hard to find for decades. This is an album that swings like mad and... more

German rockers created some serious dead ringers for American rock 'n' roll from the late '50s to the mid-'60s. These cuts (from well-known and obscure artists alike) are not pop tracks with rock... more

The rockabilly lovers at the Rainbow Theatre in North London just about flipped their lids when these early rock 'n' roll stars took the stage for a night of classics (many of which came out on Sun).... more