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

MUSIC MAN LIKE NOBODY EVER SAW:In the world of music, there was never anyone quite like ARTHUR 'BIG BOY' CRUDUP. Rooted in the Mississippi Delta, his style was propulsive, melodic, original, and... more

Here's every Sun recording, plus alternate takes, unreleased sides, songs recorded pseudonymously for Brunswick and Rita and a snazzy booklet. 49 red hot tracks!

Rhythm & blues is a musical genre not without its wild characters (Little Richard, Esquerita, etc.), but without question the wildest is this guy, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, he of the skull on the pole... more

This Atlanta R&B singer created such a strong regional buzz that RCA came a-callin', signing him to a record deal and recording 32 sides of his in the first half of the '50s. R&B connoisseurs are... more