Following compilations of Tommy Steele and Billy Fury, Bear Family Records have continued their ‘The Brits Are Rocking’ with an album of material by King Size Taylor. Ted ‘King Size’ […]
Rock ‘n’ Roll
That’ll Flat Git It! is a long-running series of Rockabilly compilations from Bear Family Records. This latest edition, volume 33, comprises recordings from North Carolina’s Renown Records and its subsidiary […]
On February 3rd 1959, a tragic plane crash killed three performers from the era. Eventually known as ‘The Day The Music Died’, it claimed the lives of the pilot, Buddy […]
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; […]
Compilation promises “33 Rockin’ Rollin’ Christmas Blasters For The Cool Season“, but does it deliver? Many Christmas compilations are released each year, with most of them boasting the same selection […]
Bear Family Records have re-issued 1962 album The Ventures play Telstar – The Lonely Bull as part of their 11000 collectors series. This is a very special reproduction of the […]
Bear Family Records add to their growing 11000 series of 10-inch vinyl reissues, with a rare Australian Bill Haley and His Comets compilation. Sporting a trademark kiss curl, swing rhythms […]
2020 will mark the 80th anniversary of the birth of British rocker Billy Fury. Fury was known for hits such as ‘Maybe Tomorrow’, ‘Halfway to Paradise’ and ‘Jealousy’, and fondly […]
After the recent entries of Narvel Felts and Billy Lee Riley, Germany’s Bear Family Records are adding Link Wray to their established ‘Rocks’ series. Remembered for his instrumental hits ‘Rumble’ […]
There was a period around ten years ago when I began to assess recordings made in the first wave of Rock n Roll. Everything from Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, […]