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Rhythm & Blues – The Sound That Started It All
If you're after gritty grooves, emotional vocals and horn-driven rhythm – this is where R&B lives. Explore the golden era of Rhythm & Blues: the 1940s to early 1960s, when the sound was raw, real and ready to roll.
From Ruth Brown to Ray Charles
From jump blues to gospel-tinged ballads, these CDs and vinyl records showcase legends and obscure gems alike. Essential for soul fans, music historians and anyone who loves their rhythm with fire.
Rhythm & Blues – The Sound That Started It All
If you're after gritty grooves, emotional vocals and horn-driven rhythm – this is where R&B lives. Explore the golden era of Rhythm &...
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If you're after gritty grooves, emotional vocals and horn-driven rhythm – this is where R&B lives. Explore the golden era of Rhythm & Blues: the 1940s to early 1960s, when the sound was raw, real and ready to roll.
From Ruth Brown to Ray Charles
From jump blues to gospel-tinged ballads, these CDs and vinyl records showcase legends and obscure gems alike. Essential for soul fans, music historians and anyone who loves their rhythm with fire.
(Sunset Blvd Records) 36 tracks, digisleeve, includes 10 tracks not previously available on any other collection. The silky smooth baritone that ruled the R&B and pop charts of the '60s and '70s. Side one features previously unreleased...
(Montreux Jazz Festival) 14 tracks, digibook (hardcover), incl. booklet with excl. liner notes. This brand new release in the Montreux Years series is a collection of Dr. John's best performances at the Montreux Jazz Festival between...
(Repro) 2 tracks Made in the mid 50's, this 45 presents two very different sounds. The vocal side, "If You Ever Get Lonesome," is a great midtempo RnB rocker with excellent drumming and fine, high-pitched vocals. The slightly slower flip...
(CP) 2 tracks - 1956 Double Whammy! Jimmy is best known as a blues guitarist, and here we have his best known tune, Stollin' With Nolen, paired with a track where he gets to show off his fine voice. Both sides are rousing rhythm and...
(Vee-Tone) unissued 1956 Rockabilly version - Picture not included - for promotion only - One for the Rockin’ DJs out there, this knockout double A Side 45, features two very different versions of Glenn’s hard to find 1956 Decca release,...
(CBH) 11 tracks Re-release of the acclaimed album Royal Oaks Blues Café (2013), which reached #1 on the Billboard Blues Charts. Trudy Lynn gives Steve Krase a starring role on Royal Oaks Blues Café and he indeed shines throughout the...
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(Repro) 2 tracks - Extremely rare R’n’B / Soul twin spinner V Tone of Philadelphia was an important label in the development of the Philly sound and this 1962 single is a great example of that development. Never Gonna... is a rousing...
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(Rounder) The first-ever collaborative album from Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton, Death Wish Blues is a body of work born from a shared passion for pushing the limits of blues music. Produced by the legendary Jon Spencer of Jon Spencer...
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(Part Records) 22 Tracks - Featuring Ray Collins' Hot-Club, Si Cranstoun, Jackson Sloan, Chris Aron, plus! The sixth compilation to the Festival 2019 contains exclusively songs of the bands and artists performing at this year's festival...
(Stag-O-Lee Records) 14 tracks With "Rat-A-Ma-Cue", Stag-O-Lee releases #14, a new volume in the fantastic "Exotic Blues & Rhythm" series that already enjoys cult status among fans. As with its predecessors, the vinyl-only 10" features...
(Sunset Blvd.) 29 tracks, digipack. Includes the unreleased original version of "I Put A Spell On You" and two previously unreleased tracks. Includes 15 tracks not otherwise available on CD & vinyl at the time of 2023. Jalacy J....
(EL TORO) 4 tracks You may remember Louisiana's Lloyd Price, who topped the charts a few years ago with "Lawdy Miss Clawdy." The song has since been picked up by just about everyone, and Lloyd has made a name for himself both on R&B...
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1-LP 10inch vinyl with booklet, 45 RPM, 10 tracks, total playing time 28:40 min. Second album with more great recordings from the earliest sessions (1951 and 1952) featuring Chester Burnett aka The Howlin' Wolf. The recordings were made...
(Charly) 12 tracks "If a smile had a sound, it would be the sound of Lee Dorsey's voice" - Allen Toussaint. Lee's Dorsey's ebullient personality was easy for legendary producer Allen Toussaint to work with, and with the Sansu house band...
(EL TORO) 4 tracks Louisiana native Ollie Shepard is a veteran of the racing scene. In 1937, he recorded his first major blues hit, the well-received "It's a Low Down Dirty Shame," with his Kentucky Boys for Decca. Two decades later, his...
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(EL TORO) 4 tracks Louisiana native Ollie Shepard is a veteran of the racing scene. In 1937, he and his Kentucky Boys recorded his first major blues hit for Decca, the well-received "It's a Low Down Dirty Shame." Two decades later, his...
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(EL TORO) 4 tracks Indiana native Bobby Lewis, who had runaway success in recent years with his pop hits for Beltone Records, took years to become an overnight success, as many black artists do. A one-off release for Chess introduced the...