Misc. Product

Although the Skull Snaps self titled album contains drum breaks that have been sampled many times on various hip-hop records by well known acts such as Ol' Dirty Bastard, Das EFX, Eric B. & Rakim, Digable Planets, DJ Shadow, Rob Dougan, Black Moon, Guru...

Although the group the Surfers was almost entirely the creation of a West Coast record company, the talent that fueled it wasn't manufactured. Hailing from Hawaii, the Surfers, was formed by brothers Clayton and Al Naluai in 1957. Clayton served as lead...

Although she only had modest commercial success, New York based vocalist Chyvonne Scott was one of the best soul singers to come out of the New York area during the mid-1960's. Among collectors of rare Northern Soul 45's, Ms. Scott's handful of 45's...

Although his own records never cracked the Top 40, Otis Blackwell wrote million selling hits for the likes of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dee Clark, Little Willie John and and other; and subsequently became one of the most influential songwriters in...

Although he's known primarily as an award winning Country music songwriter penning the hits for top classic stars including Ray Price ("Sweetheart of the Year"), George Jones & Tammy Wynette ("Even the Bad Times Are Good"), Glen Campbell ("Old Memories...

Although he never attained the level of recognition of his contemporaries Thelonious Monk or Bud Powell, Elmo Hope's highly individual piano playing and compositions have placed him at the top of the hard bop pantheon and he remains one of the most...

Although Big Bill Broonzy was a pioneer of the Chicago blues style (he was a major source of inspiration to Muddy Waters) - during the folk revival, white audiences wanted to hear his early unaccompanied acoustic material, the kind he recorded during the...

Along with the Shirelles and the Channels, The Deltairs were one of the few female vocal groups performing in 1957. The group consisted of Carol Stansbury (second soprano), her sister, Thelma Stansbury (first soprano), Shirley Taylor (first alto),...

Along with Johnny Dodd's and Sidney Bechet, Jimmie Noone is regarded as one of the greatest jazz clarinetists of the early part of the 20th Century and was a big influence on later clarinetists Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw and others. Trombonist Edward...

Along with Fran's Lehar and Oscar Strauss, Robert Stolz was one of the composers of Vienna's "Silver Age of Operetta." His operettas and songs are known all over the world, as well as his skills as a conductor. He was a hero to the persecuted in Hitler's...

Along with Eddie Jefferson who he cited as a major influence, King Pleasure became famous as a master of vocalese, where a singer sings words to a famous instrumental solo. He first achieved wide popularity by singing "Moody's Mood for Love" based on a...

Alice Cooper, the world's most beloved Heavy Metal entertainer captured live in the late-eighties. Classic recordings, digitally remastered.1. Ain't That Just Like a Woman 2. Painting a Picture 3. For Alice 4. I've Written Home to Mother 5. Freak Out...