High quality tracks recorded in Port of Spain/Trinidad between 1975-1981 'Musical blend' of Trinidadian Calypso and American R'n'B and Pop music Contains tracks from the rare and in demand LP... more

In March 1966, Atlantic Records released Percy Sledge's best-known song, the million-selling When A Man Loves A Woman, an epochal Southern soul hymn Sledge achieved his strongest success when... more

THE RONETTES FEATURING VERONICA (180G VINYL):The Ronettes grew up in New York Citys Spanish Harlem. The girl group was built around lovely lead singer Veronica Bennett (later Ronnie Spector) and was... more

Once "The !!!! Beat" was only a legend. Fans and collectors heard that there was a television show in the mid-1960s that captured the absolute very best of the soul and R&B singers of the day. Some... more

Once "The !!!! Beat" was only a legend. Fans and collectors heard that there was a television show in the mid-1960s that captured the absolute very best of the soul and R&B singers of the day. Some... more

Legendary R&B and Soul shows from 1966. The complete shows on DVD for the first time. Includes 43 live, in color performances (including more than one from some) from Chuck Bernard, Mamie Galore,... more

A whopper of a 95-page booklet joins Hold What You've Got Joe Tex; Ride Your Pony Lee Dorsey; Shotgun Jr. Walker; I've Been Loving You Too Long (to Stop Now) Otis Redding; My Girl Temptations; We're... more

2014 collection, an installment in Bear Family's SWEET SOUL MUSIC series, which tells the story of R&B-Soul-Funk from 1945-1975, year-by-year, song-by-song. This is the sound that still influences... more

This Brooklyn vocal group only charted with their 1958 Top 10 hit One Summer Night, but that moonlit classic is not their whole story. They recorded everything from slow-dance ballads to up-tempo... more

You might not have heard of the Cues, but if you're into R&B, you've heard 'em—this versatile vocal quintet laid down harmonies behind Big Joe Turner, Ruth Brown, LaVern Baker and Ivory Joe Hunter. A... more

Allen's been one of the lords of New Orleans R&B since the late '50s, but he's made very few recordings under his own name. This stellar Bear Family release brings together his very first sides,... more

This veteran of the bands of Chick Webb, Lionel Hampton and, most famously, Duke Ellington scored two huge hits as part of Johnny Hodges' band in the early '50s (Castle Rock and A Pound of Blues). Al... more

Legally reissued on CD for the first time! Includes the hit title cut plus Oh My Baby's Gone; That's the Way I Feel; cool covers of Red Sails in the Sunset; On the Street Where You Live, and 22 more... more

Most releases spotlight the Stax hits, but what about the early years of this blues/soul legend? After all, he gave Sun its first hit: 1953's Bear Cat. Here's that hit; two songs that Rufus covered... more

The British Invasion was awash in the oh-so-funky, oh-so-groovy sound of the B-3 Hammond organ, and now, to celebrate the 70th birthday of the instrument itself, Bear Family has put together an... more

The top vocalist in the rockin' Nashville scene of the late '40s and '50s sang with Joe Turner, Fats Domino, Little Walter…even Count Basie. Christine was amazingly versatile—but, sadly, not very... more

This collection rounds up five cuts by the pioneering doo-wop group the 5 Keys plus 11 hard-to-find sides by the Nitecaps. The 5 Keys' When Will My Troubles End; Teeth and Tongue Will Get You Hung;... more

During the 1970s, Polydor licensed a large amount of soul and funk material. Masters, originally produced by independent record producers, or indie labels. High quality but very rare tracks, released... more

If you like sparkling and moving sounds, catch the exciting dee jay music revue at Hamburg St. Pauli's 'Komet Musikbar' called 'The Cole Slaw Club' with it's mixture of blasting Rhythm & Blues... more

Fats was one of THE definitive rock 'n' rollers, but he could lay down a bluesy ballad like nobody's business. Here are 32 prime examples from 1952–61 plus a 36-page booklet (in lavish Bear Family... more