The Grand Ole Opry wanted nothing to do with rock 'n' roll. The Louisiana Hayride did—and so did the Big D Jamboree in Dallas, which began as a champion of Texas country music but which fully... more

Boone began as a rock 'n' roller, but his warm baritone was perfectly suited to ballads, which soon became his bread and butter. Hit-seekers will find seven million-selling records here: I'll Be... more

This Bear Family set features the original 1958 version of Yakety Sax, which didn't become a hit for Boots 'til five years later. It's accompanied by all the rest of his late-'50s and early-'60s RCA... more