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

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

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

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

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

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

Bobbie Gentry's breakthrough Ode to Billie Joe; Robert Mitchum's Top 10 entry Little Ole Wine Drinker Me; the Waylon Jennings classic The Chokin' Kind, and the unforgettable George Jones #1 Walk... more

34 track compilation of rockabilly and rock'n'roll from Sage and Sand records. Long overdue retrospective of a forgotten west coast label. Includes rockabilly classics by Whitey Pullen, Lonnie... more

Ain't That Peculiar Marvin Gaye; A Sweet Woman Like You Joe Tex; Uptight (Everything's Alright) Stevie Wonder; 634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.) Wilson Pickett; She Blew a Good Thing Poets; Cool Jerk... more

The definitive rockabilly series turns to the rockin' '50s sides of Atlantic—an output that's never been properly anthologized 'til now! Judy by Teddy Redell (later popularized by Elvis) and Rave On... more

Bear Family's all-time definitive rockabilly series roars on, this time setting its sights on the 4 Star label out of California. Bona-fide classics like Sammy Masters' Pink Cadillac and Carl Belew's... more

Loretta Lynn's #1 Don't Come Home A'Drinkin' (with Lovin' on Your Mind); two versions of Jim Reeves' #1 Distant Drums (one dubbed, one undubbed), and three Merle Haggard Top 10s (Swinging Doors; The... more

Country-rockers the Byrds (Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man) and the Flying Burrito Brothers (Sin City) join the country stars of '69, including Merle Haggard (his signature smash Okie from Muskogee),... more

Bear Family already earned a Grammy nod for their Bristol Sessions set (the 1927 Victor Records sessions in Bristol, Tennessee known as "The Big Bang of Country Music"). This new set—a 4-CD LP-sized... more

These 6 CDs chronicle Sun's country output from 1950–59: big stars plus artists who never made it but sure sound like they should've. You'll hear newly restored audio and newly discovered tracks, and... more

Promotion men thought piano-pounding Laura Lee Perkins was the "female Jerry Lee Lewis." She said she was "just having fun." Either way, it was a recipe for success, as this 14-track compilation... more

The blues starts to get nice 'n' nasty here in the '50s and '60s…79 tracks and a 172-page booklet! Includes You Upset Me Baby B.B. King; I'm Ready; Got My Mojo Working Muddy Waters; Hard-Hearted... more

The most comprehensive history EVER of electric blues continues with this 3-CD set, this time taking us from the mid-'70s to the new millennium. This was compiled and annotated by Bill Dahl: a... more

The tribute record is a proud tradition in country; here are 18 memorable shout-outs plus a 36-page booklet detailing 'em all! The previously unavailable cult tribute records by Stoney Edwards and... more

Here are 28 songs as close to the heart as a country singer can get, many reissued for the first time! Includes the hits I Still Miss Someone Johnny Cash; You Don't Know Me Eddy Arnold; I Don't Hurt... more

Even with all the Western swing fans begging for more, there still remain some prime unissued recordings. Leave it to Bear Family to sniff 'em out; here are 31 lost treasures (and look at those big... more