This Chicago-based singer/piano man scored his first-and biggest-hit in '49, reaching #4 with Jealous Heart. He followed it with three more hits; you'll find all those and a lot more here, 24 of the... more
The popular duo from the 1950's whose divergent singing styles seemed to compliment each other in just the right way. These recordings make their CD debut with this issue. Among the 32 songs are... more
2013 two CD collection from the crooning songwriter. This set concentrates on four of his original albums released between 1960 and 1962: Anka at the Copa, Diana, Let's Sit This One Out and Young... more
EU-only two CD collection, the most detailed CD exploration yet into the early '60s rise of Jazz organists featuring the greatest exponents of the genre: Jimmy Smith; Jimmy McGriff; Brother Jack... more
2009 collection. The Big 18 was a studio only big band assembled by musical director Fred Reynolds in 1958 with the idea to showcase some of the star sidemen from the big band era. With expert... more
2011 two CD collection. Richard Hayman was one of the hottest-selling conductors of the 1950s, and was featured guest conductor with major Pop orchestras throughout the 20th Century. For the first... more
A full 50 favorites from the Midwestern dance band who lit up ballrooms everywhere from 1927 to the mid-'60s! King's '30s hits Goofus; Blue Danube; Josephine; Song of the Islands, and the Waltz You... more
Julius can't buy a break-first he gets fired from the Arthur Godfrey Show while on the air, and then none of his music gets released on CD! So this 23-track collection of late-'50s and early-'60s... more
A fantastic double CD covering various aspects of Gordon MacRae's career including two full-length LP's and one EP, with many duets with Jo Stafford. The orchestrations of Van Alexander, Paul Weston,... more
2010 two CD collection from the British vocalist. American vocalists initially domineered the British Record Chart in the early '50s, this was until around 1953 when suddenly the United Kingdom was... more
Few jazz singers could summon as many emotions on one recording as Jeri. These two mid-'50s LPs capture her at the height of her interpretive powers, shifting from seductive to downhearted to cynical... more
2009 release. The Carter Family recorded hundreds of songs throughout their career and It would be almost impossible to find a Folk singer or a Folk group nowadays whose repertoire does not show the... more
The guitar has been an essential part of country music since the earliest days. Focusing on the '40s and '50s, this compilation gathers famous tracks by guitar greats Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, Grady... more
This 4-CD box set contains many tracks by groups specially formed for the V-Disc program, with several examples of vocalists with groups with whom they did not record elsewhere. This also includes... more
Banned from the radio! Risque Country music from the 1940's and early 50's. Rowdy and lewd Hillbilly at it's best. Kicking off this set is the Hillbilly classic "Birthday Cake Song" sung, with... more
EU-only two CD set from the Country icon. Sonny James was one of the most popular Country stars of all time and had phenomenal success throughout the late '60's with an incredible five year run of... more
Put Nelson Eddy's beautiful baritone together with 35 tunes by one of America's all-time great songwriters and you've got quite the dose of Americana! Includes Old Folks at Home; Oh! Susanna; My Old... more
2009 collection from the British comedian and singer, actor, songwriter, impersonator and story teller. The ever versatile Max By graves was a true 'Rags to Riches' success. Famous for his... more
2009 two CD set. Ray Charles was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century and was arguably most responsible for developing Soul music over any other artist of his era. This unique 50... more
Meade "Lux" Lewis was one of the original heavyweights of boogie-woogie piano-and these are 46 of his classic ivory workouts! That's a fine price, too, for 2 CDs of Bear Cat Crawl; Chicago Flyer;... more
Teresa's pop stardom began in 1950 with her joyous #1 smash Music! Music! Music! ; this Dixieland-flavored 65-minute collection puts onto CD for the first time her early recordings that followed that... more
Cab was the unchallenged wearer of that crown back in 1930s New York City! Here are 23 of Cab's coolest cuts: Kickin' the Gong Around; Minnie the Moocher; Trickeration; Chinese Rhythm; Keep That... more