Two classics on one CD! Merle's 1947 Folksongs of the Hills LP features the original versions of Sixteen Tons; Dark As a Dungeon; I Am a Pilgrim; Nine Pound Hammer, and more. His 1963 follow-up LP,... more

Consisting of transcriptions he recorded for Country Style USA, Leatherneck Jamboree and Country Hoedown, this 4-CD, 117-track set features a mixture of hits and songs Reeves never recorded anywhere... more

More adventuresome country from one of the great Nashville songwriters! Includes gospel, standards, blues, even work with Los Indios Tabajaras plus hits like Yes, I'm Hurting; Oh Such a Stranger, and... more

A 28-track overview of Tex's Capitol recordings, this collection spans from 1942 to 1957 and includes Rye Whiskey; Gunsmoke; I Got Spurs to Jingle Jangle Jingle; Blood on the Saddle; Remember the... more

Bear Family has been fervid fans of Lefty's since the days decades ago when his name was still obscure, and this disc pairs a 36-page booklet with 35 of his hottest up-tempo tracks: his '50s hits... more

25 of Ernie's best cuts from 1949–1959, featuring his bone-shaking baritone and guests Merle Travis, Speedy West, Moon Mullican and Jimmy Bryant. Includes "The Shot Gun Boogie," "Sixteen Tons," "Mule... more

This onetime polka dance-band leader went on to record with vocalist Redd Stewart some of the best-known country songs (Slow Poke; Tennessee Waltz; Bonaparte's Retreat, etc.) of the '40s and '50s,... more

Some of Roy's early Columbia recordings are out here in the States, but this Bear Family set's the only place in the world you'll find his '50s recordings for Capitol, Decca and MGM. 57 tracks with a... more

The fiery flipside to Faron's country-pop ballads: all his country-boogie cuts, shuffles and shack-shakin' rockabilly sides from the '50s and '60s. You get his early hits Goin' Steady; A Place for... more

You can still see Little Jimmy Dickens at the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday nights—he's been raising the roof there for over 55 years! And here are the tunes that first shook that (big) shack—31 cuts of... more

Great country hits of the Sixties and their answer songs: Hank Williams' Jambalaya, followed by Goldie Hill and I'm Yvonne (From The Bayou); Bobby Helms' Fraulein followed by Kitty Wells' I'll Always... more

His complete Decca recordings from 1936 to 1947 (and the never-reissued World transcriptions), more than 200 songs on 8 CDs that chronicle his emergence as one of country's first superstars. Along... more

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the legendary Jim Reeves' tragic death, this definitive 3-CD set presents all of the recordings Gentleman Jim made prior to signing with RCA in 1955. This... more

The Man in Black helped bring Sara and Maybelle back together in 1966—after more than 20 years apart—and they sounded better than ever! Their reunion LP, featuring classics like "Sun of the Soul" and... more

Nippin' at the heels of the first Bear Family Jimmy Dickens box, this one's got 95 songs, his complete Columbia recordings from 1957 to 1966, including favorite songs like May the Bird of Paradise... more

More than 100 tracks that pick up the trail with Hank's first big U.S. hit, I'm Movin' On (here undubbed!), and take us to mid-1954. Along the way there are 17 other Top 10 hits (The Golden Rocket;... more

The second leg of Bear Family's ride through Tex Ritter's classic Capitol catalog takes us from December 1947 through 1954, the absolute height of his stardom. Here are such seminal Country & Western... more