Bear Family Records’ long-running Rocks series receives another entry, and this time the focus is on Memphis Slim. As with other entries in the series, the label has chosen a […]
1950s Music
When I began researching the history of rock and roll music in the UK, I explored various artists. An artist I constantly stumbled upon was Johnny Kidd and the Pirates. […]
The 46th edition of Bear Family Records’ long-running Rocks series has landed! This time, the focus is on Rockabilly Rock ‘n’ Roll from the vaults of Chess and its subsidiaries […]
The twentieth of October 2022, was the occasion of American singer Wanda Jackson’s eighty-fifth birthday. To celebrate this milestone, Bear Family Records have compiled a vinyl album of Jackson’s highly […]
After the additions of Roy Orbison and Gene Vincent, Bear Family Records‘ Connection series returns to Elvis Presley; Following the releases of volumes one and two. The third instalment, featuring […]
Following Tommy Steele, Billy Fury, King Size Taylor, Colin Hicks, Lee Curtis and Tony Sheridan, Germany’s Bear Family Records has continued their The Brits Are Rocking series with the one […]
Continuing the long-running Rocks series from Bear Family Records, this edition focuses on the recorded material of American musician Jimmy Cavallo. Covering recordings made under several guises and bands, the […]
Continuing their long-running The Drugstore’s Rockin’ series, Germany’s Bear Family Records have released a compilation containing thirty-seven recordings made between 1958 and 1962 by Fabian. Was Fabian just a teen […]
Continuing their long-running Connection series that includes Bill Haley, Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison, Bear Family Records has assembled a compilation paying tribute to another music legend. To mark fifty […]
In the last two years, we have reviewed a few festive themed compilations from Bear Family Records. The various albums including Yulesville, Headin’ For The Christmas Ball and Christmas On […]