Classic Rhythm & Blues – The Roots of Modern Music

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Classic Rhythm & Blues – The Roots of Modern Music

This is where it all started. Classic R&B from the 1940s through the early 1960s laid the foundation for soul, funk and rock ’n’ roll. Raw vocals, killer grooves, and no-nonsense storytelling – the blueprint of American music culture.

From the Greats to the Labels That Built Them

Discover legends like Ruth Brown, Ray Charles, and Wynonie Harris, plus treasures from the vaults of Atlantic, Chess, Specialty and more. These CDs and vinyls are essential for collectors and true rhythm lovers.

Classic Rhythm & Blues – The Roots of Modern Music This is where it all started. Classic R&B from the 1940s through the early 1960s laid the foundation for soul, funk and rock ’n’ roll.... read more »
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Classic Rhythm & Blues – The Roots of Modern Music

Classic Rhythm & Blues – The Roots of Modern Music

This is where it all started. Classic R&B from the 1940s through the early 1960s laid the foundation for soul, funk and rock ’n’ roll. Raw vocals, killer grooves, and no-nonsense storytelling – the blueprint of American music culture.

From the Greats to the Labels That Built Them

Discover legends like Ruth Brown, Ray Charles, and Wynonie Harris, plus treasures from the vaults of Atlantic, Chess, Specialty and more. These CDs and vinyls are essential for collectors and true rhythm lovers.

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(Stompin') 22 tracks (56:32) 1940s/1950s - Another excellent compilation bringing you some of the finest blues sides from the 1950s. Here the focus is on early Texas blues and r&b. Dubbed off singles. Extensive liner notes with a lot of...
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1-CD (Digipak) with 36-page booklet, 30 tracks. Total playing time approx. 79 min. With its acclaimed ROCKS series, Bear Family Records® celebrates the true pioneers of rock ’n’ roll. Few artists deserve that recognition more than Louis...
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(Big Nickel) Paperback, 21x27 cm, 188 pages, complete illustrated. Each volume by year (1950 to 1959) provides a month-by-month survey of the key articles, news stories, feature columns and record releases in a given year during Rhythm...
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Johnny 'Guitar' Watson - Rocks (CD)
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1-CD (Digipak) with 36 page booklet, 30 tracks. Total playing time approx. 79 min. With Johnny 'Guitar' Watson we present an exceptionally inventive and style-defining musician in the 'Rocks' series on Bear Family Records®. As 'Young'...
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Vol.6, (DVD) Legendary R&B and Soul Shows from 1966
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DVD - NTSC - color - Code free TIME 122:34 The highlight of BVD 20131, Shows 22-26, is a complete show featuring Willie Mitchell and his Hi Records soul brethren and another show featuring Otis Redding and the Stax/Atlantic soul...
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Big John Greer - Rocks (CD)
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1-CD (Digipak) with 36 page booklet, 30 tracks. Total playing time approx. 78 min. Big John Greer Rocks is an explosive journey into the heart of postwar rhythm and blues - where wailing tenor saxophones, pounding backbeats, and raw...
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Goin' Back To New Orleans - Capitol and Liberty Soul Classics Series (CD, Japan)
 Fats Domino: Goin' Back To New Orleans - Capitol and Liberty... Art-Nr.: CDTOCP6592

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(Liberty-Japan) 18 tracks, Stereo except #1,4,7,13,15,18 (41:00) including all lyrics.
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