Blowing The Fuse – The R&B Chart Hits from 1945 to 1960<

Want to understand the real roots of soul and rock ’n’ roll? Bear Family’s Blowing The Fuse series delivers the annual R&B hit charts – chronologically presented, beautifully remastered and extensively documented.

The Birth of Groove, Soul & Social Change

From gospel-fueled R&B and jump blues to early rockers, each volume features the biggest tracks of the year – by artists like Ray Charles, Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner, Fats Domino and more. It’s not just music – it’s musical history, year by year.

For R’n’B Historians, Collectors & Sound Scholars

Each CD comes with an English-language booklet packed with essays, track info, chart data & rare visuals. An unmatched archive of postwar black music in America.