CONNIE SMITH: LATEST SHADE OF BLUE - COLUMBIA RECORDINGS 1973 - 1976 (4-CD DELUXE BOX SET): LIMITED AND NUMBERED EDITION OF 1,000 COPIES!: 4-CD BOX SET (LP-SIZE) WITH 96-PAGE HARDCOVER BOOK, 96... more

"The greatest female country singer that has ever stepped up to a microphone"—George Jones. That's some towering praise for Leona Williams, coming from country's greatest male singer. The ex-Mrs.... more

Many George Jones LPs contained a Noack song; in fact, he once did a whole album of Noack songs (Hank Snow covered him, too). Those who love Eddie's '50s honky-tonk stuff (which Bear Family has... more

A 5-CD, 159-track set containing his COMPLETE recordings from 1953 to 1964! This is the Big Bang of the Bakersfield Sound, featuring demos, LPs and legendary singles like Under Your Spell Again;... more

Bear Family's batch of vintage Western theme songs walks the line between recording artists and movie stars—check out this assortment: My Rifle Dean Martin; Bonanza Johnny Cash; Man Without a Star... more

Another exciting title in Bear Family Records®' popular 'Gonna Shake This Shack' series. Billy Jack Wills was the youngest brother in the Texas Wills Western Swing dynasty. He wrote the lyrics to... more

Bear Family explore the legacy of Hank Cochran who was always in heart a country artist and after his association with Eddie Cochran ended, returned to his real love country music. Conversely some... more

Two generations of country stars (Merle Haggard's and Dwight Yoakam's) drew inspiration from this pioneer of the Bakersfield sound. A 44-page booklet chronicles Wynn's career full of country boogie,... more

Tompall wasn't quite as "wanted" as superstar outlaws like Waylon and Willie, but his was perhaps the definitive outlaw sound. His Hillbilly Central studio was a focal point for the movement, and... more

He sure does…forget that later country pop stuff, Conway started out a rock 'n' roller, and while other collections have tried to capture that side of him, this one's definitive! It starts with his... more

One of the best of our new records, this CD marks the debut of a remarkable talent who belongs in the same category as BR5-49 and Big Sandy. James has been playing music in the Los Angeles area since... more

31 Coral and Decca recordings from the last of the great country yodelers, including the hits I Never See Maggie Alone; Wedding Bells, and Choc'late Ice Cream Cone.

Success by Loretta Lynn, covered decades later by Sinead O'Connor, is among the 31 tracks on this collection of C&W classics! Also included are Anita Carter's original version of Ring of Fire plus... more

30 Dot tracks from this onetime session guitarist, label owner (of Dolphin/Dolton Records) and A&R Director for Dot and ABC-Paramount! Includes "Dark Moon," "Mister Fire Eyes," "If You'll Be the... more

Features the original (and still best) version of From a Jack to a King; original versions of Dark Moon (later a big pop hit for Bonnie Guitar) and Do What You Do Well, plus Ned's 1961 Capitol... more

Those years would be 1956–64: that's Conway's complete Sun, Mercury and MGM recordings, including such classics as "It's Only Make Believe," "Mona Lisa," "Lonely Blue Boy" and "Hey Little Lucy" plus... more

A pair of 1982 releases consisting of mostly Coe-penned tunes about the darker side of life, and featuring the hits Now I Lay Me Down to Cheat and Take Time to Know Her. Also here are the bonus... more

Following Bear Family's reissue of Tompall's ABC recordings comes their second volume of his '70s MGM and Polydor tracks—and that means the biggest hits from this notorious country-music outlaw! Put... more

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

Guaranteed to be the absolute definitive Johnny Horton set, this massive 9-disc collection contains all of his early recordings—including his first single from 1950, a side so rare that only one... more

The luminous Return of the Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris kicks off these 43 tracks, which end with Willie Nelson's unforgettable Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain. In between: Life's... more

Buck Owens and Merle Haggard built their Bakersfield sound on the backbeats and guitar-driven songs of Bakersfield's first two country legends: Wynn Stewart and Tommy Collins. There are no other... 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

Includes the Top 10 hit You Never Even Called Me by My Name and a Coe composition that became a #1 song for Tanya Tucker, Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of Stone).

This Bear Family twofer includes the poignant Human Emotions which reflects on the emotions surrounding divorce containing both a "Happy Side" with other side titled "Suicide." Spectrum VII,... more