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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Modernists - A Decade Of Rhythm & Soul Dedication (CD)
Various: Modernists - A Decade Of Rhythm & Soul... Art-Nr.: CDKEND431

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(Bear Family Records®) 27 tracks (71:41) digisleeve - Bare Necessities (A Quick View On 40 Years Bear Family Records) This 40th. Anniversary Bear Family Sampler was an insert in various music magazines in 2005. Remaining stock of the...
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The Rarest Lou Rawls In The Beginning 1959, 1962 (2-CD)
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Creole Moon & N'awlinz: Dis Dat Or D'udda (2-CD)
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The Early Years 1953-1959 (2-CD)
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Cajun & Zydeco Jamboree
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Chills & Fever - 30 One Hit Wonders - US Rhythm & Blues
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Funky Basement Blues
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(2014/JSP) 11 tracks. Funky Blues studio recording with excellent musicians , brilliant songs and deep grooving rhythm . Eddie 'Blue' Lester - voc/sax/perc Bob Moore - gtr/backing voc Derek White - bass Ian Salisbury - kbds/backing voc...
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Save A Seat For Me (2-CD) Soul Chronology Vol.3
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(2013/History Of Soul) 56 tracks 1955-57 with 30 page booklet.
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Down In The Basement - Soul From New York Vol.2 (2-CD)
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(2014/History Of Soul) 56 tracks 1959-62 with 26 page booklet.
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This Old Soul Of Mine (2-CD) Soul Chronology Vol.2
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(2013/History Of Soul) 57 tracks 1951-54 with 30 page booklet.
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Yes Indeed! (2-CD) Soul Chronology Vol.4
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(2013/History Of Soul) 56 tracks 1957-58 with 30 page booklet. As black popular music genres were adopted by white teenage audiences in the 1950s, there was a tendency for black music to revert to more authentic, basic styles. Towards...
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Wade In The Water (2-CD) A Soul Chronology Vol.1
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(2013/History Of Soul) 57 tracks 1927-1951 with 28 page booklet.
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Chicago Soul - The Early Years (2-CD)
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(2013/History Of Soul) 62 tracks 1950-61 with 28 page booklet.
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Singing From My Soul (2-CD) Soul Chronology Vol.5
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(2014/History Of Soul) 55 tracks 1959-60 with 28 page booklet.
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Soul Of New Orleans (2-CD)
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(2013/History Of Soul) 62 tracks with 28 page booklet. Part of the "History of Soul" series, this compilation of tracks illustrates the depth and breadth of music produced in the city between 1958 and 1962. The familiar names are all...
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Soul On the West Coast (2-CD)
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(2013/History Of Soul) 60 tracks.
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(2014/Ace) 52 tracks w. 16 page booklet. RPM introduced B.B. King, Howling Wolf, Rosco Gordon and dozens more major R&B talents. Features many previously unissued performances, all remastered from fresh sources.
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Rolling With The Punches - The Allen Toussaint Songbook
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Deesu Records Story (2-CD)
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(2014/Fuel 2000) 36 tracks. 2014 remastered 36 track collection, with 15 tracks previously unavailable on CD. This is the only authorized Deesu collection available. Includes liner notes by R&B historian Bill Dahl.
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Just A Little Misunderstanding: Rare And Unissued Motown 1965-68
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You Talk Too Much - The Eric & Ron Story Vol.1
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(2014 ACE) 24 tracks. From 1958 to 1963 the Ric and Ron labels brought the sound of New Orleans rhythm and blues to the world and paved the way for the great Crescent City independents that followed. They were not the city’s first R&B...
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Finders Keepers - Motown Girls 1961-67 (CD)
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(Ace Records) 24 tracks - Motown's feminine side, including 12 unissued masters from the vaults.
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South Texas Rhythm'n'Soul Revue
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(2013/ACE) 24 tracks (3 unissued)(59:36) with 16 page booklet. Rare mid 60s R&B and Soul, originally issued on Huey Meaux's plethora of labels (Eric, Pacemaker, Jet Stream a.o.).
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Nashville Jumps, Blues & Rhythm 1945-1955 (8-CD Deluxe Box Set)
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8-CD Box (LP-format) with c. 284-page hardbound book, 200 single tracks. Total playing time approx. 614 minutes. Early blues and R&B recorded in Nashville, Music City USA. Original recordings made for Bullet Records, Tennessee and...
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