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.

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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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Shout!
 The Isley Brothers: Shout! Art-Nr.: BCD15425

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Shout! was quite simply one of the greatest R&B records of all time, and it's here with all of the Isleys' epochal RCA recordings from 1959-60. Other titles include both the single and LP versions of Respectable as well as the complete,...
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Got You On My Mind
 Varetta Dillard: Got You On My Mind Art-Nr.: BCD15431

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-Got You On My Mind (1951/52 'Sun') (60:38/21) (Die frühen Wolf-Titel in UNGLAUBLICH guter Qualität!! Ein Hammer! Agressiv, laut, Super-Gitarre von Willie Johnson / the sound quality of this 'Bear Family' CD is simply unbelievably...
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The Lovin' Bird - Complete Recordings 1956-1961 Vol.2 (CD)
 Varetta Dillard: The Lovin' Bird - Complete Recordings 1956-1961... Art-Nr.: BCD15432

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Varetta Dillard's name is rarely, if ever, mentioned alongside Ruth Brown and LaVern Baker among the great early thrushes of mid-'50s R&B ... and yet her voice and talent were certainly on the same plane as the aforementioned legends....
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The Imperial Sessions (2-CD)
 SPIDERS: The Imperial Sessions (2-CD) Art-Nr.: BCD15673

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2-CD with 36-page booklet, 47 tracks. Playing time approx. 111 mns. New Orleans wasn't best-known for vocal groups. The exception was the Spiders. Between 1953 and 1960, they recorded 46 songs for Imperial with the incredible studio...
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Sock It To Me Baby (CD)
 Esquerita: Sock It To Me Baby (CD) Art-Nr.: BCD15504

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1-CD with 8-page booklet, 13 tracks. Playing time approx. 31 mns. If you've heard Esquerita's psychotic recordings for Capitol (1958-59), you probably already know what to expect whenever his name is dropped. If you haven't ... well,...
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Let's Go Crazy Crazy
 Jimmy Wright: Let's Go Crazy Crazy Art-Nr.: BM1301

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Jimmy Wright – Let's Go Crazy Crazy . LP auf Saxophonograph. Klassischer Rhythm & Blues.
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You Are Killin' Me
 The Treniers: You Are Killin' Me Art-Nr.: CDRBD803

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​(Mr. R&B) 16 tracks. 1947-56
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Can't Do Sixty No More
 The Du-Droppers: Can't Do Sixty No More Art-Nr.: CDRBD805

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(1987/Mr. R&B ) 17 tracks and the story of a vocal group. Rare Swedish CD containing original RCA Victor recordings, 1952-55 incl. some great session musicians, like Jesse Stone, Mickey Baker, 'Big' Al Sears, Sam 'The Man' Taylor, 'Riff'...
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I Done Got Over
 Nappy Brown: I Done Got Over Art-Nr.: CDRBD205

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(Stockholm) 11 tracks. 1983 live in Sweden. I Done Got Over captures legendary R&B shouter Nappy Brown live in Sweden in 1983, delivering a soulful, high-energy performance that proves his voice and charisma were as powerful as ever....
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The Grandfather Of R&B (LP)
 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders: The Grandfather Of R&B (LP) Art-Nr.: CDRBD600

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(Mr. R&B Records) 17 tracks
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Darktown Strutter's Ball
 Joe Liggins & The Honeydrippers: Darktown Strutter's Ball Art-Nr.: CDRBD601

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(1986/Mr. R&B) 16 tracks, very rare Swedish CD, original Exclusive and Specialty recordings, 1945-50, 8-page booklet with liner notes by Peter Grendysa and session details.
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Play It Again, Sam
 Sam Price: Play It Again, Sam Art-Nr.: CDRBD702

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​(Mr. R&B) 13 tracks. 1983
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Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
 The Orioles: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me Art-Nr.: CDRBD800

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​(Mr. R&B) 16 tracks. 1949-55
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I Feel Like Steppin' Out
 The Big Three Trio (Feat. Willie Dixon): I Feel Like Steppin' Out Art-Nr.: CDRBD804

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(1986/Mr.R&B) 16 tracks, rare Swedish CD, original Bullet and Columbia recordings, 1946-52, 12-page booklet with the story, photos and session details.
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Aladdin Chicken Shack
 Amos Milburn: Aladdin Chicken Shack Art-Nr.: CDRBD21

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​(Route 66) 17 tracks. 1947-57.
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Boogie Woogie On A Saturday Night feat. Damita Jo (CD)
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(Bear Family Records) 28 tracks (71:27) 16 page booklet The Red Caps, one of the early black vocal groups to succeed in the pre and post-war eras, were unusual in a most functional respect: not only were they a fine vocal group in and of...
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The Greatest (CD)
 Arthur Alexander: The Greatest (CD) Art-Nr.: CDCHD922

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(1962-65 'Dot') (54:09/21) Arthur Alexander's early 605 Dot recordings include his greatest work and some of the greatest soul music ever recorded. Thirteen years ago, I was an employee of the US-based Country Music Association, and in...
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Shrimp Boats A-Comin' - There's Dancin' Tonight
 Jerry Jackson: Shrimp Boats A-Comin' - There's Dancin' Tonight Art-Nr.: BCD15481

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Jerry Jackson was an R&B-pop singer in New York in the early 1960s, and his New York ska version of 'Shrimp Boats' has become a cult club favorite in Europe. Elvis fans will be interested in Jerry Jackson's original version of 'It Hurts...
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