"Love Is Everything", Johnny's masterful 1965 album of ballads, is finally out on CD is exciting enough, but on top of that Real Gone Music included his unreleased album of songs taken from Broadway musicals! "Love Is Everything" reunited Mathis with frequent Columbia collaborator Glenn Osser, while only a couple of tracks have ever seen release in any format from the "Broadway" album, which was recorded during 1964 and 1965.

A prolific singer, remembered as one of the greatest pop song stylists alongside Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Sarah Vaughan. Peggy Lee's alluring tone, distinctive delivery, breadth of material, and ability to write many of her own songs made her one of the most captivating artists of the vocal era, from her breakthrough on the Benny Goodman hit "Why Don't You Do Right" to her many solo successes, singles including "Mañana," "Lover" and "Fever" that showed her bewitching vocal power, a balance between sultry swing and impeccable musicianship.

In 1962 the "rock era" had just begun, and R&B was finding massive success. This compilation gives you legendary artists singing the biggest hit songs of that celebrated year. This 2 CD set contains 50 massive hits, including 17 #1 hits! Includes hits by Ray Charles, The 4 Seasons, Elvis Presley, Chubby Checker, Brenda Lee, Nat "King" Cole, Connie Francis, Dion, Roy Orbison, Neil Sedaka and more.

"Call My Name" is the 7th studio album by American Blues artist, Etta James. The album was released on Cadet Records in 1967 and was produced by Leonard Chess. "Call My Name" was the second of a series of albums James would release that mainly consisted on Soul music. It included one song that charted on Rhythm and Blues chart, "I Prefer You," that reached #42. The other two singles spawned from the release ("Don't Pick Me for Your Fool" and "Call My Name") did not chart, becoming James's first album that did not release a Top 40 single.

The end of the 1950s was the official beginning of the Rock Era, and the 5 years featured on this compilation changed music history. This collection features love songs, but still contains Rock and R&B party gems from the biggest stars of the day. Includes hit songs from Elvis Presley, Chubby Checker, Connie Francis, Ritchie Valens, Fats Domino, Bill Haley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, and more!

Dreamboats & Petticoats 7: Walkin' Back To Happiness is the latest album in the Dreamboats series, a phenomenon which has now sold over 3 million copies. Featuring hits from the 50s and 60s by popular artists such as Helen Shapiro, Cliff Richard, The Drifters, Elvis Presley, Chris Montez, The Everly Brothers, and Del Shannon, this 2CD package is sure to be a hit this Christmas.

Diese 2-CD-Edition präsentiert das Beste aus Doo Wop - 55 Tracks der am meisten gefeierten Künstler des Genres. Die Tracks wurden auf einer Reihe verschiedener Labels (meist unabhängige Unternehmen) während der Blütezeit des Stils zwischen 1953 und 1962 veröffentlicht. Das Set ist unterteilt in Uptempo Tunes und Balladen und enthält auch einige weniger bekannte Nummern, die genauso unterhaltsam sind wie die Hits. Alle dieses Material stellt ein beeindruckendes Stück amerikanischer Kultur dar und ermöglicht es Ihnen, einige der schönsten Juwelen aus der Goldenen Ära des Doo Wop zu erleben.

Dreamboats and Petticoats, the beloved album series, brings you a special new album: the very best hits of the rock’n’roll icon, Marty Wilde. Featuring all of his timeless hits, including A Teenager in Love, Donna, Sea of Love and many more. Marty helped change the world as Britain embraced rock’n’roll 60 years ago, and Dreamboats and Petticoats is proud to present his glittering musical career. The album features a brilliant exclusive new track ‘Eddie’, a stunning tribute to Marty’s friend and fellow icon, Eddie Cochran.

ERNI BIELER wurde am 18. Mai 1925 in Wien geboren. Sie machte eine Ausbildung zur Sopranistin, wandte sich aber der Schlagermusik zu. Sie sang mit Kollegen aus der Studienzeit im Hot Club Vienna und wurde vom Musikproduzenten Gerhard Mendelson entdeckt, der ihr 1947 einen Plattenvertrag verschaffte. Sie nahm erste Platten auf, u.a. auch erfolgreiche Duette mit Peter Alexander und Rudi Hofstetter, mit dem sie 1952 den Hit „Ich möcht‘ gern dein Herz klopfen hör’n“ sang, der sie auch in Deutschland bekannt machte.

"Losers Weepers" is the 10th studio album by American Blues artist Etta James, released in 1970. Although "Losers Weepers" was not a landmark in Etta James' career, and doesn't include any of her most famous or outstanding tracks, it's a solid enough album that has an edge on some of the other LPs from the later part of her time with Chess Records. To its credit, it doesn't seem to be trying as hard or self-consciously to absorb some influences from contemporary soul trends; largely, it lets James do what she does best: give romantic songs everything she's got, without holding back on some of her grittiest phrasing and throatiest belting. Were the material up to her vocal finesse, this would be up there with the likes of what Aretha Franklin was doing at the time.

Vol. 3 in acclaimed instrumental series finds Duane Eddy and his guitar Moovin' 'N' Groovin' and the Phil Upchurch Combo steppin' to the dancefloor with their fantastic, double-sided single You Can't Sit Down (Parts 1 & 2) (incidentally, this has, for its time - 1961, a floor-shaking, rootsy bass-guitar solo that predicts the later stylings of bassists like Willie Weeks). Here are UK Pop chart hits Perfidia by The Ventures (#4), Wipe Out by The Surfaris (#5), (Ghost) Riders In The Sky by The Ramrods (#8), Pipeline by The Chantays (#16), Quite A Party by The Fireballs (#29) and the afore-mentioned You Can't Sit Down (#39). Lesser known items by The Teen Beats (The Slop Beat) and Buddy Lucas (I Want To Know) help present a more complete picture of these instrumental years from the late 1950s to early 1960s (but are also included because they are so damn good!). The detailed sleevenotes are by Stuart Colman.

Banjoist Elmer Snowden only led two albums in the LP era, and his OJC CD reissue is his best showcase. Snowden, who is joined by pianist Cliff Jackson, bassist Tommy Bryant, and drummer Jimmy Crawford, is the lead voice throughout the dozen standards, all of which date from the 1920s or '30s. Snowden's banjo style is a lost art, and this is his definitive recording.

The birth of Rock-n-Roll from the mid ’50s to ’60s gave us the most unforgotten love songs. Poetry In Motion II is all about old school love. Yearning for it, falling into it, losing it then finding it all over again. This delightful collection gathers 60 of the most romantic rock-n-roll love songs from the golden era of innocent love, teenage dreams and rebellious sweethearts. The iconic names include Johnny Tillotson, The Everly Brothers, Frankie Lymon, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Connie Francis, Bobby Darin, The Contours, Roy Orbison plus many more. Enjoy the most enduring love songs from this remarkable era and fall in love all over again.

Although one thinks of New York, Chicago, and possibly Kansas City and Los Angeles as major jazz centers in the 1920s, jazz was actually everywhere once records started becoming well-distributed. The 24 selections on this excellent CD were recorded in Dallas, Houston, or San Antonio, TX. Featured are a variety of top territory bands: Jimmy Joy's St. Anthony's Hotel Orchestra, Lloyd Finlay, Fatty Martin, Irene Taylor, Randolph McCurtain's College Ramblers, Troy Floyd's Plaza Hotel Orchestra, Leroy's Dallas Band, and Fred Gardner's Texas University Troubadours. Nearly all of the sidemen are quite obscure, but Troy Floyd's band has solos by trumpeter Don Albert and (on the two-part "Dreamland Blues") future Count Basie tenor saxophonist Herschel Evans. Little-known but valuable and enjoyable vintage music.

2007 two CD set celebrating the life and music of the world-famous entertainer who has won numerous Grammy and Tony awards, appeared on television and in feature films and recorded enchanting music for over six decades. Features 40 tracks including 'Stormy Weather', 'Prelude To A Kiss', 'What The Word Needs Now Is Love', 'On A Wonderful Day Like Today', 'Softly As I Leave You' and many more.