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King R&B Box Set
:Album Details:85 Superb Classic featuring Tiny Bradshaw, Wynonie Harris, Earl Bostic, Sonny Thompson, Roy Byrd, the Platters & Jack Dupree. :An 85-track sampling of the greatest R&B ever waxed from one of the legendary labels of that genre. Essential selections from Wynonie Harris, Tiny Bradshaw, Hank Ballard, and Freddie King dovetail seamlessly with magical tracks from the likes of the Swallows, the 5 Royales, and Johnny 'Guitar' Watson. Songs that will change your life include Lula Reed's aching rendition of Ray Charles's 'Drown in My Tears,' Big Jay McNeely's frantic 'Nervous ...
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The Cobra Records Story
: :Cobra was the exception, a label that took its personality from its A&R chief rather than its owner. Eli Toscano, who owned a record shop in West Chicago, founded the label in 1956, but he left the artistic decisions to his in-house songwriter-producer-bassist Willie Dixon, who had just left Chess Records in a money dispute. Dixon was a great talent scout, and he snatched the three best performers of the Chicago blues' second generation--Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, and Magic Sam-- right out from under the Chess brothers' noses. He wrote them ...
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Sing a Happy Song: The Warner Bros. Recordings
: :Cobra was the exception, a label that took its personality from its A&R chief rather than its owner. Eli Toscano, who owned a record shop in West Chicago, founded the label in 1956, but he left the artistic decisions to his in-house songwriter-producer-bassist Willie Dixon, who had just left Chess Records in a money dispute. Dixon was a great talent scout, and he snatched the three best performers of the Chicago blues' second generation--Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, and Magic Sam-- right out from under the Chess brothers' noses. He wrote them ...
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Big Band Era
:Album Description:While it lasted, the big band era produced some of the most exciting and satisfying music in jazz history and put into the musical spotlight many magnificent soloists in their prime. All the era's significant bands featured here, fronted by the likes of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Gene Krupa, Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Woody Herman and many more.
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Queen of the Blues
:Album Description:The 93 tracks presented here, including more than 50 of her hits, are a testimony to the awesome versatility of the queen of the blues. Recorded between 1945 & 1962. Features 'What A Difference A Day Makes', 'Baby (You've Got What It Takes)' & 'September Rain'. Packaged in a slimline digibook with 48 page booklet.
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Essentially John Mayall
:Album Description:John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers have been at the forefront of British blues music for over four decades and this 5CD box set coincides with the fortieth anniversary of their classic 'Bluesbreakers' album with Eric Clapton (aka 'The Beano Album'). The set comprises of his studio albums 'Padlock on the Blues', 'Along for the Ride' and 'Stories' together with a single disc version of his '70th Birthday Concert' and a disc of previously unheard live and session tracks from his personal archive, featuring Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Mick Fleetwood and ...
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Charley Patton Legacy: Voice of the Delta
:Album Description:Superb 3-disc set featuring 76 tracks from the King Of Delta Blues - Charley Patton.
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The Best of Ellipsis Arts: Planet Soup
:Album Description:Superb 3-disc set featuring 76 tracks from the King Of Delta Blues - Charley Patton.
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Gettin' Funky: The Birth of New Orleans R&B
:Album Description:UK compilation, 'Getting Funky - The Birth Of New Orleans R&B'. Featuring the pioneers of this funky down home music. Four CDs, 107 tracks & a 56 page booklet make this a fabulous set. Artists include, Champion Jack Dupree, Professor Longhair, Archibald, Dave Bartholomew, Paul Gayten, Smiley Lewis, Roy Brown, Fats Domino & a host of others. Slipcase.
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The Complete Jerome Kern Songbooks
:Album Description:UK compilation, 'Getting Funky - The Birth Of New Orleans R&B'. Featuring the pioneers of this funky down home music. Four CDs, 107 tracks & a 56 page booklet make this a fabulous set. Artists include, Champion Jack Dupree, Professor Longhair, Archibald, Dave Bartholomew, Paul Gayten, Smiley Lewis, Roy Brown, Fats Domino & a host of others. Slipcase.
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