Hard to believe this excellent series is hitting its ninth volume – and this time around, Ryley Walker is at the helm – making excellent musical choices that really keep things fresh! As with previous volumes, the focus is on the most creative talents of the acoustic underground – ... read moreCD
You might not know Les Cousins, but back in the city it was a very important club on the London scene – a crossroads of blues, folk, and other styles – with an influence that was every bit important in England as the Greenwich Village clubs were in the US! This massive 3CD set does a ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreCD
Some of the more hillbilly-oriented work from the Mar-Vel label – with tracks by Shorty Ashford, Jim Gatlin, Jack Bradshaw, Stony Calhoun, Billy Hall, Bill Lillpop, Basil Smith, Harold Allen & JT Watts, Bob Burton, Tex Justus, and Ronnie Durbin. (Rock, Folk/Country)LP, Vinyl record album
Includes music by Mac Wiseman, the Stonemans, Chubby Wise, Don Reno, the Shelton Brothers, Grandpa Jones, Gene Autry, Fiddlin' Red Heron, Asa Martin, and Lester Flatt – 20 tracks total. CD
With selections by Osborne Brothers, Merle Travis, Bluegrass Cardinals, Lester Flatt & The Nashville Grass, Buddy Spicher, Josh Graves, Jim & Jesse & The Virginia Boys, Mac Wiseman, Grandpa Jones, Johnny Gimble & The Texas Swing Pioneers, and others. LP, Vinyl record album
(Brown woodgrain label pressing. Cover has a cut corner.)
Music from the Fisk University Jubilee Singers, Tupper Saussy, Connie Smith, Johnny Cash, Sleepy John Estes, The Prisonaires, Buddy & Julie Miller And The McCrary Sisters, Rosanne Cash, Dolly Parton, Brandy Clark, Carl Perkins, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and much more. CD
Music from Brown Bird, Trevor Hall, Sarah Jarosz, Justin Townes Earle, The Sweet Remains, Lucy Kaplansky, Gregory Alan Isakov, Fences, Jon And Roy, The Waifs, and Harry Manx. CD
Music by Courtney & Western, Five Chinese Brothers, Go To Blazes, the World Famous Blue Jays, Gwil Own, Mumbo Gumbo, the Blue Chieftans, and more – 16 tracks total. (Rock, Folk/Country)CD
Fantastic work from the Columbia/Epic vaults – rare early rockers by Link Wray, The Collins Kids, Carl Perkins, Mac Curtis, Scotty Moore, Carl Smith, Ersel Hickey, Billy Brown, and the Town Hall Party! (Rock, Folk/Country)LP, Vinyl record album
A heavy dose of rare TV performances – pulled from a Cali program that focused strongly on hillbilly sounds of the 50s, but also took time to feature some up-and-coming rockabilly acts too! The quality's about what you'd expect from 1950s TV, but the performances are great – and there's ... (DVDs & Videos, Folk/Country)read moreDVD
The cover looks like a soundtrack – but the set's filled with early gems from Hickory Records – tracks from Bob Luman, Dan Folger, Mark Dinning, Bobby Lord, Earl Sinks, and others! (Rock, Folk/Country)LP, Vinyl record album
Rare rockers, early soul, and cool classic country – all the sorts of cuts you'd expect to hear from the mighty Bear Family Records label – but brought together here with school and the classrooms as the theme! A few of the cuts are familiar, but most are nice and obscure – in ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreCD
A great little set, even if it's not what you might expect – not the kind of cuts that heralded the early years of country soul – and instead an even cooler batch of tracks from those years when R&B and hillbilly records often crossed paths on the postwar scene! Many of the small ... (Soul, Folk/Country)read moreCD
One of the most comprehensive sets we've ever seen to look at the legacy of the legendary Lee Hazlewood – and one of the few to focus on the impact he's had on the 21st Century! Lee's songs have become the stuff of legend over the years – not just his own recordings, but classic tracks ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreCD
"A high fidelity guide to the enchantment that awaits you in Japan, Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Singapore" – brought to you by Japan Air Lines. (Global Grooves, Folk/Country)LP, Vinyl record album
(In the booklet cover, with light wear and aging.)
Vintage work from some steel guitar pioneers – including Lemuel Turner, Jimmy Tarlton, Jenks Carman, Jimmie Davis, Roy Acuff, and Cliff Carlisle! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a bit of light aging under the shrink.)
22 songs from Kenny Parchman, Barbara Pittman, Ray Harris, Slim Rhodes, Jerry Lee Lewis, Billy Riley, Sonny Burgess, Glenn Honeycutt, Roy Orbison, and Carl Perkins. (Rock, Folk/Country)CD
24 songs from Bill Justis,Wayne Powers, Rudy Grayzell, Edwin Bruce, The Sun Rays, Magel Priesman, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dickey Lee, Ray Smith, Gene Simmons, and Tommy Blake. (Rock, Folk/Country)CD
(Out of print.)
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Sun Story ... CD Rhino/Sun, Late 50s/Early 60s. Used ...
$2.99
Not just rock hits by Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and Carl Perkins – but also more obscure work by Carl Mann, Sonny Burgess, The Five Tinos, Junior Parker, and The Prisonaires! (Rock, Folk/Country)CD
With selections by Johnny Paycheck of course, Lacy J Dalton, Bobby Bare, Steve Davis, David Allan Coe, Charlie Rich, and Billy Sherill. (Soundtracks, Folk/Country)LP, Vinyl record album
The legendary King Records is known as an important label for R&B and hillbilly music – but the label also has a surprisingly strong legacy in the early years of rock as well – maybe in part because it did such a good job of keeping its ear to the ground with those other important ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreCD
Allstar Records was a great Texas indie back in the day – and although not as well-known as Sun or Starday, the company issued some killer singles in the late 50s! As you might guess from their location in Houston, Allstar often has a bit of country in the mix – and this collection is ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreCD
The mighty Imperial Records was home to a fair bit of pop, blues, and R&B in the postwar years – but the label also had a slightly secret history as a hotbed for raw rock and hard-edged singles during the same stretch of time! Imperial was an indie, and one that kept an ear to the ground ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreCD
The legendary Chess Records is best known as a home to important blues, soul, and gospel records from the postwar years – but back in the 50s, the label also did a pretty great job with the harder side of the rock and roll spectrum too! Maybe that's no surprise, given that the Chess Brothers ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreCD
With selections by Georgia Brown, Chas & Dave, Hilka Cornelius, Steve Alaimo, Eddie Blazonczyk, Bonnie Gallie, Frankie Station, and The DJ Fontana Band. LP, Vinyl record album
Includes tracks by Fairport Convention, Traffic, Nick Drake, Roy Harper, Amazing Blondel, Lindisfarne, Steeleye Span, Ashley Hutchings, Shirley Collins & The Albion Country Band, and Fotheringay. CD
(Out of print.)
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Truck Stop ... CD Starday/Nashville, 1960s. New Copy ...
$2.999.98
That's a mighty classy truck stop on the cover of this album – and the set's a mighty classy batch of trucker-themed tunes from the catalog of Starday Records! These aren't the shlocky truck country tunes of the 70s, but instead some great material from the postwar years – a time when ... read moreCD
Features Dwight Yoakam, Billy Joe Shaver, John Doe, Tom Russell, Iris Dement, Joe Ely, Rosie Flores, Marshall Crenshaw, Lucinda Williams, Dave Alvin, and more. CD
Features selections by Alan Jabbour, Charles Hawks, Thomas Holland, Terry Baucom, Buck Mountain Band, Leake Caudle, Smokey Ridge Boys, Mole Hill Highlanders, and more! LP, Vinyl record album
A sprawling set of rare singles in a variety of genres – and a set that's maybe one of the most essential in the "state" series from the Be! Records label! Previous entries have included Michigan, Texas, and other states with a well-known recorded legacy – but this time ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreCD
A wonderful collection of obscure solo acoustic guitar tunes from the mid 60s up to the dawn of the 80s – beautiful work from a slew of players we've never heard of – but we'd put right up there with Fahey and Basho in the way they reach from the back porch to the cosmos with just their ... read moreCD
A great set of rural blues and folksy modes, presented here with little in the way of information – which then maybe makes the whole thing a completely delightful musical discovery – as if you've found a whole stack of vintage 78rpm singles with the labels rubbed off, and have to drop ... (Blues, Folk/Country)read moreLP, Vinyl record album