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

Two generations of country stars (Merle Haggard's and Dwight Yoakam's) drew inspiration from this pioneer of the Bakersfield sound. A 44-page booklet chronicles Wynn's career full of country boogie,... more

Patsy wasn't just a master of the seductive ballad—she cut a lot of catchy up-tempo stuff in her first five years of recording. Her bouncier tunes have been reissued scattershot on various... more

This sequel to "Christmas on the Countryside" collects 26 vintage country and Western-swing gems. The 24-page booklet takes us back to the '50s and '60s, when these delights were born: "When It's... 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

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

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

Bear Family's batch of vintage Western theme songs walks the line between recording artists and movie stars—check out this assortment: My Rifle Dean Martin; Bonanza Johnny Cash; Man Without a Star... more

Everything "that man" ever recorded, including the camp classic "Calypso Is Like So," his 1967 country album "That Man Sings" (with the hit "Little Old Wine Drinker Me") and the jukebox evergreen,... more

RCA didn't just call her the Female Elvis and then leave her hanging—they set her up with the best Nashville and New York session men and turned her loose! She cut 26 sides for them, and they're all... more

Includes the Top 10 hit You Never Even Called Me by My Name and a Coe composition that became a #1 song for Tanya Tucker, Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone).

Gordon's classic fifth UA release: his March 30, 1969 Massey Hall performance in Toronto. Here are great live versions of Lightfoot fan favorites like Ribbon of Darkness and rare songs like Ballad of... more

Bobby 'Blue' Bland (1930 - 2013) was one of the leading US-American Blues, R&B and Soul entertainers. He knew how to combine the intensity of Gospel music with the expression of the Blues. His voice... 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

Part two of Bear Family's deep dive into vintage musical erotica takes us to the '50s and '60s for 79 minutes of hits, rarities and titillating delights. A richly illustrated booklet joins "The... more

Two lost classics from 1983! Castles is a tribute to the two most misunderstood artists of his generation: Bob Dylan (with a version of Gotta Serve Somebody sung with Lacy Dalton) and Coe himself. It... more

33 arguments for why Connie was not just a great singer, but a great rock 'n' roll singer! Along with her greatest hits (Who's Sorry Now; Stupid Cupid; My Happiness; Lipstick on Your Collar;... more

A pair of 1982 releases consisting of mostly Coe-penned tunes about the darker side of life, and featuring the hits Now I Lay Me Down to Cheat and Take Time to Know Her. Also here are the bonus... 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

"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 "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