https://www.bear-family.com/Bear Family Records - Bear Family - Press archiveen-gbWed, 10 Dec 2025 04:09:28 +0100https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-the-elvis-presley-connection-vol.4-jefferson-nr.-223https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-the-elvis-presley-connection-vol.4-jefferson-nr.-223Presse -Roots and Covers Of Elvis Presley Bear Family Records BCD17760 (74min) Bear Family comes out with 28 songs that Elvis Presley recorded but were not his from the beginning. The recordings that already existed are good enough to be enjoyed by Elvis Presley fans too. Helm...Bear Family - Press archiveWed, 09 Apr 2025 00:15:00 +0200https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-johnny-guitar-watson-rocks-jefferson-nr.-223https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-johnny-guitar-watson-rocks-jefferson-nr.-223Presse -Watson started as a pianist, 17 years old, in saxophonist Chuck Higgins' band The Mellotones. A song from that time is included on the collection, “Motor head baby”, B-side of a 78 written and sung by Watson. His solo debut came on Federal in 1953 with “Highway 60”, st...Bear Family - Press archiveWed, 09 Apr 2025 00:15:00 +0200https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-on-the-dancefloor-with-a-fingersnap-31-pops-to-make-the-party-shake-jefferson-nr.-223https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-on-the-dancefloor-with-a-fingersnap-31-pops-to-make-the-party-shake-jefferson-nr.-223Presse -Here we are lured out on the dance floor by 31 finger-snap friendly numbers from 1948- 1963. It's a nice mix of well-known as well as lesser-known artists and tunes, mostly at medium tempo or slower, and no lush rock tunes to bend to. Perhaps mainly intended to be invi...Bear Family - Press archiveWed, 09 Apr 2025 00:15:00 +0200https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-destination-lust-pt.-3-love-in-the-jungle-the-world-of-love-sex-and-violence-back-to-the-roots-maart-2025https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-destination-lust-pt.-3-love-in-the-jungle-the-world-of-love-sex-and-violence-back-to-the-roots-maart-2025Presse -The world of love, serenity and violence is clearly unassailable (abilly). Doowop, swing, blues and soul, at least according to the compilers of this series of compilations at Bear Family Records, started 8th roxde ee Borde dieal is in the collection Dresmasor Gaet wit...Bear Family - Press archiveWed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0200https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-vol.49-that-ll-flat-git-it-rockabilly-rock-n-roll-from-the-vaults-of-columbia-and-epic-record-good-times-aril-2025https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-vol.49-that-ll-flat-git-it-rockabilly-rock-n-roll-from-the-vaults-of-columbia-and-epic-record-good-times-aril-2025Presse -THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT! VOL. 49 Neben bekannten Künstlern, die vor allem das breite Publikum bedienten, versuchte das in New York ansässige Columbia-Label, auch in Sachen Country und Rockabilly einen Fuß in die Tür zu bringen. Versorgte Stars wie Carl Perkins, Johnny Hort...Bear Family - Press archiveTue, 08 Apr 2025 00:15:00 +0200https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/press-etta-james-rocks-ox-magazin-april-2025https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/press-etta-james-rocks-ox-magazin-april-2025Press -Bear Family • bearfamily.com • Rarely has the African American Etta James received even half of the recognition she deserves as one of the most important singers of her era. As early as the mid-1950s, Etta ignited with her R&B hit “The Wallflower,” a response song to “W...Bear Family - Press archiveTue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0200https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-on-the-prowl-with-the-wolf-good-times-april-2025https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-on-the-prowl-with-the-wolf-good-times-april-2025Presse -The fact that the discussion about “the wolf” has been around for much longer than its reintroduction to our forests shows ON THE PROWL WITH THE WOLF, the jam-packed compilation that features such diverse musicians as Elvis Presley (”Wolf Call“), Leon Payne (”Im A Lone...Bear Family - Press archiveTue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0200https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-randy-starr-presley-style-lost-elvis-songwriter-demos-vol.-2-cd-good-times-april-2025https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-randy-starr-presley-style-lost-elvis-songwriter-demos-vol.-2-cd-good-times-april-2025Presse -Getting a song on an Elvis Presley album could have provided a comfortable living during the King of Rock'n'Roll's heyday. In addition to material for his regular records, Presley's team also needed songs for the numerous soundtrack albums, and it was important that th...Bear Family - Press archiveTue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0200https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-etta-james-rocks-good-times-aril-2025https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-etta-james-rocks-good-times-aril-2025Presse -Whether it was groovy R&B, laid-back Doowop or hard blues, Etta James showed her class in almost every style. When she moved from sunny Los Angeles to Chess Records in Chicago in the early 60s, rock and soul were on the agenda, and the highlights from this period are n...Bear Family - Press archiveTue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0200https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-dorsey-burnette-the-complete-reprise-and-motown-recordings-plus...-1962-1965-2-cd-twojblues.comhttps://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-dorsey-burnette-the-complete-reprise-and-motown-recordings-plus...-1962-1965-2-cd-twojblues.comPresse - Together with his brother, he wrote more songs, unfortunately for other artists such as Ricky Nelson. The recordings on two CDs show his solo career. These seven CDs present Dorsey's search, which unfortunately ended without a big hit, which was a must in those days. ...Bear Family - Press archiveMon, 07 Apr 2025 00:45:00 +0200https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-on-the-dancefloor-with-more-fingersnaps-31-more-pops-to-make-the-party-shake-twojblues.comhttps://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-on-the-dancefloor-with-more-fingersnaps-31-more-pops-to-make-the-party-shake-twojblues.comPresse - The album opens with the oldest recording in the set, Bring It Back, by post-war R&B star Wynonie Harris, recorded in 1952. Listening to the following songs, you can't help but think of the famous song Fever, presented here by Little Caesar and The Romans from 1961. I...Bear Family - Press archiveMon, 07 Apr 2025 00:30:00 +0200https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-treasures-from-the-blue-canyon-vaults-songs-and-singers-from-new-mexico-and-beyond-twojblues.comhttps://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-treasures-from-the-blue-canyon-vaults-songs-and-singers-from-new-mexico-and-beyond-twojblues.comPresse - The album is an excellent presentation of the region's diverse musical styles. Choé does not pretend to be a true overview of the music (which would certainly include more Latin and Native American music), but it is a surprisingly original mix. With the exception of T...Bear Family - Press archiveMon, 07 Apr 2025 00:15:00 +0200https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-ike-turner-rocks-twojblues.comhttps://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-ike-turner-rocks-twojblues.comPresse - This album contains a wide range of Ike Turner's early recordings from before he started his life and career with Tina Turner. Born in Clarksdale in 1931, the musician was interested in the blues from a young age. He worked as a headhunter for Sun Records and Modern R...Bear Family - Press archiveMon, 07 Apr 2025 00:15:00 +0200https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-johnny-guitar-watson-rocks-cd-twojblues.comhttps://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-johnny-guitar-watson-rocks-cd-twojblues.comPresse - However, the road from his beginnings in the 1950s and his fascination with T-Bone Walker's playing, through his collaborations with Frank Zappa, Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Etta James, to becoming one of the symbols of funk was eventful.Bear Family - Press archiveMon, 07 Apr 2025 00:15:00 +0200https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/press-etta-james-rocks-popmagazineheaven.nlhttps://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/press-etta-james-rocks-popmagazineheaven.nlPresse -The first years of Etta James' impressive recording career are characterized by the many styles she brought to the table: jump, rock 'n' roll, doo-wop, R&B, soul, interspersed with tearjerkers.Bear Family - Press archiveMon, 07 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0200https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/press-etta-james-rocks-now-dig-this-issue-no.505-april-2025https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/press-etta-james-rocks-now-dig-this-issue-no.505-april-2025Press - Brother Ray's classic is given a belting version with her most raucous voice, the best I have ever heard after the original, and Jimmy Reed's mid-tempo biggie is treated to a slow bluesy bump and grind, with Etta using the dynamics of her voice, from roar to submissive...Bear Family - Press archiveTue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0200https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/press-vol.48-that-ll-flat-git-it-rockabilly-rock-n-roll-from-the-vaults-of-starday-records-now-dig-this-issue-no.505-april-2025https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/press-vol.48-that-ll-flat-git-it-rockabilly-rock-n-roll-from-the-vaults-of-starday-records-now-dig-this-issue-no.505-april-2025Presse - A handful of fillers make up the numbers, including tracks by The Raindrops, The Davis Twins, Rudy Gaddis, Utah Carl and Ray & Lindy. As with the previous volume, Bill Dahl's copious notes offer autobiographical, background and release details. What's left to say? Lik...Bear Family - Press archiveTue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0200https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/press-various-on-the-dancefloor-with-more-fingersnaps-soul-bag-avrilhttps://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/press-various-on-the-dancefloor-with-more-fingersnaps-soul-bag-avrilPress - track by Ike Turner (She Made My Blood Run Cold, with a doo-woop choir and vocals by pianist Clayton Love), Nashville rockabilly by Dave Rich (Chicken House) and the stratospheric falsetto of Donnie Elbert with Wild Child on Deluxe. So roll out the carpet and once dinn...Bear Family - Press archiveSun, 02 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-johnny-guitar-watson-rocks-cd-soul-bag-2025-avrilhttps://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-johnny-guitar-watson-rocks-cd-soul-bag-2025-avrilPresse -a tear-jerking semi-ballad sung passionately to a memorable string arrangement! In addition to his qualities as a guitarist (which did not escape the notice of Frank Zappa or Jimmie Vaughan), JGW was an excellent singer, influenced by Ray Charles (You better love, I sa...Bear Family - Press archiveSun, 02 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-various-on-the-dancefloor-with-more-fingersnaps-blues-news-121https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-various-on-the-dancefloor-with-more-fingersnaps-blues-news-121Press -The icing on the cake includes obscure recordings by artists such as Merle Kilgore, Eddie Banks and Barbara McNair, while the socially critical country/folk song “Sixteen Tons” is represented twice: once in the 1955 hit version by Tennessee Ernie Ford and once by The Pl...Bear Family - Press archiveSat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-johnny-guitar-watson-rocks-cd-blues-news-121https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-johnny-guitar-watson-rocks-cd-blues-news-121Press -Once again, the top recommendation is a Bear Family CD, namely “Johnny ‘Guitar’ Watson Rocks”. Although the CD focuses on his uptempo songs, it still offers a good overview of his early years 1952-64 and scores with its long playing time, excellent sound and detailed bo...Bear Family - Press archiveSat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-teil-1-heavy-kraut-wie-der-hardrock-nach-deutschland-kam-1970-1976-2-cd-medien-infohttps://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-teil-1-heavy-kraut-wie-der-hardrock-nach-deutschland-kam-1970-1976-2-cd-medien-infoPresse - Teil 1 - HEAVY KRAUT! -Wie der Hardrock nach Deutschland kam 1970 - 1976 (2-CD)- Medien-info Die zweiteilige CD-Dokumentation von Bear Family Records® auf insgesamt 4 CDs mit jeweils einem etwa 96-seitigen illustrierten Begleitbuch beschreibt tiefgründig die Anfänge d...Bear Family - Press archiveTue, 06 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.bear-family.com/blog/detail/sCategory/425151106/blogArticle/1968https://www.bear-family.com/blog/detail/sCategory/425151106/blogArticle/1968VINCE MALOY FLYING HIGH WITH (Bear Family) Never judge a rocker by his jumper. 7/10 This 10" vinyl 45pm release is sub headed, 'The Complete Recordings', and here there are, a real cool dozen, the entire output from Vince Maloy. If ever there was a back-up to the ancient ode n...Bear Family - Press archiveSun, 28 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-vince-maloy-flying-high-with-vince-maloy-the-complete-recordings-lp-10inch-45rpmhttps://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/presse-vince-maloy-flying-high-with-vince-maloy-the-complete-recordings-lp-10inch-45rpmVINCE MALOY FLYING HIGH WITH (Bear Family) Never judge a rocker by his jumper. 7/10 This 10" vinyl 45pm release is sub headed, 'The Complete Recordings', and here there are, a real cool dozen, the entire output from Vince Maloy. If ever there was a back-up to the ancient ode n...Bear Family - Press archiveSun, 28 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/various-jack-kerouac-100-years-of-beatitude-2-cd-rocktimes.infohttps://www.bear-family.com/bear-family-press-archive/various-jack-kerouac-100-years-of-beatitude-2-cd-rocktimes.infoV.A. / Jack Kerouac, 100 Years Of Beatitude Jack Kerouac, der von 1922 bis 1969 lebende US-amerikanische Schriftsteller, wie bringt man ihn mit Musik in Verbindung? Nun, er gilt als Vertreter der sogenannten Beat Generation. Eigentlich ist das eine Richtung US-amerikanischer L...Bear Family - Press archiveFri, 11 Mar 2022 00:15:00 +0100