Charlie Parker was without doubt one of the most important and influential musicians in the entire history of jazz, as a pioneering and innovative alto saxophonist during the bebop era, as a composer... more

Ritchie Valens was one of leading lights in what became known as the Chicano style of rock - music from the Mexican-American community of the USA, often sung in Spanish and heavily influenced by R&B,... more

All 20 hits (many produced by Chet Atkins) and more of the finest tracks by these multifaceted stars of both the Nashville sound and the folk-music scene. All their A- and B-sides of the period join... more

Homer and Jethro were a country duo, real names Henry Haynes and Kenneth Burns, with their musical roots in hillbilly and bluegrass, who worked together on radio in the 1930s and reunited after... more

After singing on Johnnie Ray's "Cry" and other hits, this Canadian quartet forged a successful career of their own. This low-priced 57-track set brings you all their golden-age pop hits and more:... more

We're so used to hearing "Steve 'n' Eydie," but Eydie scored a long streak of solo hits from '54 all the way to '72. This excellent-value 56-track anthology takes us from her earliest days to her... more

Becoming famous during the 1940s and '50s for his radio and TV shows which brought him the accolade of being "The Man Who Taught America How to Sing". Fred Waring was a remarkable and high-profile... more

We've been living in a world with Doris Day for so long, it doesn't feel right to have to say goodbye. One of the most cherished, eternally vivacious starts of screen and studio is represented... more

Accordionist, bandleader, composer and TV impresario Lawrence Welk was one of the most visible and popular personalities in easy-listening orchestral pop music through several decades spanning the... more

That's right: EVERY hit Carl notched in the 11 years following his first hit, the 1951 smash "Let's Live a Little." That joins his Top 10s "Mr. Moon," "Let Old Mother Nature Have Her Way," "Don't... more

T-Bone Walker was among the first to amplify his guitar, making him unquestionably one of the most important pioneers of the electric blues sound— specifically the style most closely associated with... more

The big bands of the '40s brought female blues vocalists to the fore. But when the bubble burst and smaller R&B bands began to rule the stages and jukeboxes of the post-war era, many of those... more

Chester Burnett, better known as Howlin' Wolf, was one of the most important and influential figures in Chicago Blues through the 1950s, and along with Muddy Waters helped to establish the electric... more

No chanteuse bewitched audiences on both sides of the Atlantic quite like this indescribably alluring native of South Carolina. This great-value 53-track set collects her A- and B-sides on RCA, Kapp... more