stevie wonder
tribute to uncle ray
RUMBLE RECORDS
Wonder's second LP, recorded and released when he was only 12 years old, is a tribute to Ray Charles. As the original liner notes st..
the shirelles
baby it's you
Originally released on the Scepter label in 1962, Baby It's You marks the pinnacle of The Shirelles pop R&B sound. Formed in New Jersey in 1957 by fou..
lavern baker
la vern
Coming at a time when jazz singing was slowly evolving into an erthier, more emotionally fervent style known as rhythm and blues, Lavern Baker's debut..
marvin gaye
that stubborn kinda' fellow
Marvin Gaye's second LP was a who's who of the Motor City, featuring background vocals from The Supremes, The Temptations, and The Vandellas, songwrit..
lively ones
surf city
The Lively Ones third long player was originally released in 1963 on the legendary LA surf label, Del-Fi. Featuring 12 guitar and sax heavy sides incl..
bo diddley
in the spotlight
One of the essential names of the early rock and roll era, inventor of that "Bo Diddley beat" -- bomp, ba-bomp-bomp, bomp-bomp -- that became one of r..
clyde mcphatter & the drifters
clyde mcphatter & the drifters
Originally issued in 1958 on Atlantic, the Drifters' debut album, as was customary at the time, was mostly an aggregate of all-killer chart-toppers, s..
bobby darin
bobby darin
Often compared to Frank Sinatra or Dean Martin, Bobby was one of the greatest American singers. Born in the Bronx to a poor, working class family at t..
carl perkins
whole lotta shakin'
The all-times rockabilly legend Carl Perkins was born into humble beginnings and spent his early years picking cotton and playing electric guitar in a..
screamin' jay hawkins
the singles 1954-1957
A comprehensive collection of the early, pre-debut LP, singles from one of the most controversial frontmen of early rock and roll. With his classicall..
dion & the belmonts
presenting dion & the belmonts
The seminal first album from Dion & The Belmonts, the epitome of Italian American doo-wop by a group of teenagers who got their start singing on stree..
lavern baker
la vern baker
Dolores Lavern Baker, responsible for a couple of dozen hits both on the R&B and Pop Charts of the late 50's, proved capable of melding blues, jazz an..