That price might seem steep if you ever had the good fortune to attend a Louisiana Hayride show at the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana; after all, it only cost 60 cents for adults (30... more

The 1958 smash that sparked the folk revival—the Kingston Trio's "Tom Dooley"— begins this set: 70 tracks and a 120-page booklet. You'll encounter the dawn of the singer-songwriter age and the great... more

You'll find poets, pop stars, country-rockers, old-school folkies and forward-looking singer-songwriters in the very eclectic (and extensive) fourth set of the series: 80 tracks and a 140-page... 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

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

Bobbie Gentry's breakthrough Ode to Billie Joe; Robert Mitchum's Top 10 entry Little Ole Wine Drinker Me; the Waylon Jennings classic The Chokin' Kind, and the unforgettable George Jones #1 Walk... more

Johnny Cash's smash live version of Folsom Prison Blues and Tammy Wynette's immortal Stand by Your Man alone are worth the price of admission. Also beautifully remastered: Tammy's #1 D-I-V-O-R-C-E;... more

The "Greetings From..." series anthologizes classic Country & Western performances (and a few pop folks thrown in for good measure) by legendary artists who were popular in the golden era of the... more

The rockabilly lovers at the Rainbow Theatre in North London just about flipped their lids when these early rock 'n' roll stars took the stage for a night of classics (many of which came out on Sun).... more