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

"The single most important event in the history of country music." That's not us or Bear Family talking—that's what Johnny Cash called this matchless storehouse of traditional American music. Victor... 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

We usually think "red-hot rockabilly" when we think Sun Records—but this 78-track set spotlights their seldom-revisited softer side. The first-ever in-depth look at Sun's ballads is chock-full of... 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

EU-only six CD collection. This set is a full, long overdue anthology of the music and musicians who created Skiffle. From the African American forebears of the 1920s and '30s like the Memphis Jug... more

In April 1964, right at the beginning of Beatlemania, RCA Nashville took the audacious step of sending its biggest stars to Europe. Those making the trip were Jim Reeves, Bobby Bare, the Anita Kerr... more

It took a while for Bear Family to find and restore the sound of all these classic Cajun recordings made by legendary producer J.D. Miller in the '40s and '50s—and to track down as many survivors and... more

It was 1966, and the success of the American Folk & Blues festivals in Europe led to an American Festival of *Country* Music. But not the slick, Nashville stuff—instead, European audiences were... more

(3-CD + 88 page booklet) Bear Family's essential 44-CD set 'Black Europe' follows the lives of more than 100 musicians, dancers and entertainers across Europe and tells their amazing stories through... 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 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

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

Boy, did our German friends at Bear Family have some fun with this compilation! First off, there's the title, which we can't print in full. Then there's the songs, 25 of the most maudlin "tragedy"... 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

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

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

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

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

Rarely reissued classics like Pretty Little Angel Eyes Curtis Lee; Language of Love John D. Loudermilk, and Oh Julie Sammy Salvo plus impossible-to-find gems like Ric Cartey's original version of... 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

The songs chronicle the opening up of the American West. The original double-LP is an ultra-rarity, produced by RCA in conjunction with Life magazine. Leave it to Bear Family to bring it all to CD:... more

Thirty rare, rockin' sides recorded at Delta Recording Studio between '57 and the late '60s. How rare? Some ended up on custom pressings and demo discs, but none saw official release! A 64-page... more

Spade Cooley's Shame on You and Dick Thomas's rarely reissued #1 hit Sioux City Sue join Boogie Woogie Boy Porky Freeman (featuring Merle Travis); Blue Ranger Hank Snow; Don't Fence Me In Gene Autry;... more