Rhythm and Blues CDs and Vinyl-Records

Rhythm & Blues

Rhythm And Blues on CDs and on vinyl as LPs or singles plus R&B books

Rhythm And Blues on Bear Family Records

We issued albums by some of the best known Rhythm and Blues artists of all-time on CDs as well as on all vinyl formats. Included is the most famous CD series 'Blowin' The Fuse' containing all the hits and other most important recordings of its genre from the long period 1945 - 1960! This series is the ultimate MUST for every music fan, collector and historian!

With a great beautiful design this CD album series contains 1 CD per year with more than 30 tracks each. The real big hits and the originals of songs covered by an endless list of bands in music history! And each booklet tells the detailed story of the specific year in Rhythm & Blues with lots of background information, little side stories and anekdotes with tons of pictures, illustrations and of course rare and fantastic photos. If you're lucky to say that you already own the complete series at your home, then you own the most important collection in R&B music its history and its tradition!

The Blues had a baby and they named it Rock'n'Roll - Rhythm 'n' Blues and black Rock'n'Roll

Besides this wonderful CD album series Bear Family offers a tremendous and huge mailorder catalogue of Rhythm And Blues artists and groups, even Orchestras. From downhome Blues type of things, Elmore James, Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson to those acts that were on the edge to Rock'n'Roll music. We can name Bo Diddley and Screamin' Jay Hawkins, the early years of Little Richard or saxophone honker Big Jay McNeely. We serve them all on CDs and vinyl records

The jazzy side of Rhythm & Blues 

R&B evolved originally from Jazz and Country Blues between World War I and the 1920s. Many R&B acts kept on using Jazz elements in their music throughout the decades. Great examples are Julia Lee, Louis Jordan and Lionel Hampton, and the Creole R&B and Swamp Blues out of Louisiana by Fats Domino and Smiley Lewis via Bobby Mitchell and Professor Longhair up to Katie Webster and Slim Harpo. We have the great Dames, the Queens of Rhythm & Blues, Ruth Brown, LaVern Baker, Etta James, Faye Adams, the list is again endless... Bear Family luckily got them all in every format on your wish list which hopefully is as endless! You want vinyl LPs, Singles with 45rpm speed or you like CDs? No worries, take your time and check this category for your pleasure or better go get yourself the hottest platters we offer and dance, listen and dream along!