Bear Family already put out a set of Hank's Capitol recordings. Now, they chronicle what followed: two decades of music on Dot, ABC, MCA, Churchill and Warner Bros. The country-music marketplace... more

Every note that Merle Haggard recorded for Capitol as a solo artist in the studio between 1969 and 1976, his peak years. And when we say "peak," we mean it; very few artists have scaled the heights... 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

"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

Everything the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer and his great group cut for Federal and King from '52 to '62—all the key hits plus unissued gems, alternate takes, demos and other rarities! The hits "Get... 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

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

Already a star since the late '50s, Buck Owens saw his star rise yet further in the late '60s, when he started co-hosting "Hee-Haw," sold out concert after concert and cracked the country Top 10... 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

For those who want the complete story of Duane Eddy's hits, rarities and everything else he recorded during his Jamie prime, this is the big, beautiful box for you! Encased in this LP-sized box are 5... more

Merle Haggard's '60s breakthrough came on Capitol and his '80s resurgence on Epic—but what happened in between? Ah, yes: his overlooked, underappreciated MCA recordings, which found the iconic... 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

A legend all across Europe (it doesn't hurt that she has sung in 12 different languages), Caterina Valente was born in Paris—but the songs and language of Italy were closest to her heart, as both her... 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