Bear Family Records have released a new addition to their Rocks series, highlighting Etta James,. How well does Etta James Rocks hold up within the series? Covering James’ recordings between […]
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Bear Family Records has continued its long-running Jukebox Pearls series with another entry, highlighting the work of trombonist and singer Lillian Briggs. The album features 32 songs recorded between 1955 […]
Bear Family Records has released a sequel to their Have Yourself a Swingin’ Little Christmas compilation. Have Yourself Another Swingin’ Little Christmas picks up where the last one left off, […]
Following on from the recent addition of Frank Virtue and The Virtues to their expansive Rocks series, Bear Family Records have compiled a selection of recordings by Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown […]
Continuing their tradition of creating alternative versions of rare or hard to find vinyl albums, Bear Family Records have released an extremely sought after Japanese compilation from around 1961 on […]
The latest release from Bear Family Records’ Juke Box Pearls series celebrates the work of American jazz artist Dinah Washington. A Rockin’ Good Way includes some cracking standards which have […]
Big Joe Turner, these days, is best remembered for his R&B and Rock n Roll recordings from the mid-1950s onwards. Songs like ‘Shake, Rattle and Roll’ have become part of […]
A fast follow up to 2019’s ‘The Elvis Presley Connection‘, Bear Family Records have started a new decade with a 33 track compilation that picks up where the last finished; […]