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This exclusive 5-CD collection brings together every Number One in the US record charts of the 1950s as published in Billboard. It uses the “Best Sellers in Stores” chart as well as the... |
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The 1950s saw the emergence of a new and more adventurous strand of political and social satire evidenced in books and newspapers, on stage and on radio, and especially on the burgeoning new medium of...
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This is re-issue of a title (FADCD2011) previously released by Acrobat and now deleted, but much in demand from our customers, so it has been re-packaged, with eight tracks added. It comprises 48 trac...
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Pianist, bandleader and composer Claude Thornhill was one of the most respected personalities in the swing and big band eras, admired by his peers for the unique, distinctive and stylish approach of h...
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Mario Lanza was one of the finest tenor voices of the 20th century, respected and admired as much by his peers in the world of opera as by his millions of fans around the world, who were introduced to...
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Ray Price was one of the most popular and respected singers in country music, with a fine baritone voice and a very wide vocal range, which gave him a reputation as one of the very best singers in cou...
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Eddie Cochran was one of the iconic figures of the rock ‘n’ roll era, his mystique and legendary status heightened by his tragic death in a road accident in 1960 when he was only 22. With ...
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Formed in 1956 by a group of prominent London-based British modern jazzmen including trumpeter Jimmy Deuchar, The Downbeat Big Band soon entered the annals of UK jazz history as not only the finest un...
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Rudy Vallee was arguably the first pop idol crooner, taking advantage of the growing medium of radio to establish a huge following in the 1920s and '30s.
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