Frankie Lymon was just 14 years old when he burst onto the scene as leader of an R&B doowop group in the wake of the first flush of rock 'n' roll in the charts during the mid-50s, and the... more

Perhaps more than any other artist, Ruth Brown helped lead the way in bridging the gap between R&B and pop as far as female artists were concerned, paving the way for the likes of Mary Wells and... more

Nina Simone was one of the most distinctive, individual and complex musical personalities of the second half of the 20th century, her music starting out from the base of the classical music she... more

He belted it out like an opera singer, he helped give birth to soul, he lit up the stage like no performer before or since…he was the incredible Jackie Wilson, and these are all his Brunswick A- and... more

The Flamingos were one of the many doowop vocal groups of the 1950s whose group name was borrowed from that of a bird - The Robins, The Penguins, The Orioles and The Ravens were among the others.... more

For several decades Aretha Franklin has enjoyed the accolade of being called "The Queen Of Soul", a position that was cemented by her landmark 1967 pop and R&B No. 1 "Respect". However, her career as... more

The Coasters were one of the vocal groups of the '50s and early '60s who bridged the gap between the doowop and R&B eras of the early '50s through to the rock 'n' roll explosion and beyond, with a... more

Sam Cooke is widely recognised as the pioneer of soul music, creating the crossover between R&B and pop during the late '50s and hugely influential as both a performer and songwriter. He had a smooth... more

What a deal: three and a half hours of absolutely prime Bo Diddley comprising all the A- and B-sides from his 1955–62 singles—that means you get the hits that made him a star plus the deeper cuts... more

Packed with heavenly harmonies, this great-value 71-track set collects every side the Drifters cut in their 1953–62 prime: every one with Clyde McPhatter and Ben E. King plus 1961–62 sides with Rudy... more

This blues giant introduced his unique electric style to the mainstream and influenced a host of household names in the process (the Stones, Clapton, etc.). This 54-song set includes every A- and... more

A killer deal for all the essentials from one of the great R&B divas of the rock 'n' roll era: 71 tracks from Baker's 1949 recording debut to her last big hits in '62. Early gems like "Easy Baby" and... more

Includes 41 early tracks from the late, great talent. Enjoy "Confession Blues," "How Long Blues," "Blues Before Sunrise," "This Love of Mine," "Ain't That Fine," "Kissa Me Baby," "Walkin' and Talkin'... more

First, there's the title cut, then "Warm and Tender Love," "It Tears Me Up," "Take Time to Know Her" and more. 18 tracks.

In 1969 Ike and Tina Turner released two albums of blues tunes on Blue Thumb Records: "The Hunter" and "Outta Season." This compilation of 18 selections from those albums features Ike accompanying... more

Between their tenures with Kent Records and United Artists, Ike Turner recorded Tina and his revue for his own Pompeii label distributed by Atlantic. This 18-track collection gathers together all of... more