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1	The Specialty Story [Box] (1994) more music like this by Various Artists Label-owner Art Rupe was a savvy businessman who knew the black jukebox industry and what made it tick when he started his Specialty label in the late-'40s. This sumptuous five-disc box set contains a bevy of highlights from this seminal R&B/rock & roll label. Over the years, Rupe recorded a little bit of everything; early big band jump (the ... see all copies from $35.95! new only from $64.98!
2	Creole Kings of New Orleans (1992) more music like this by Various Artists Creole Kings of New Orleans is a splendid 26-track sampler of Specialty Records' numerous R&B legends, including Professor Longhair, Percy Mayfield, Lloyd Price, Joe Liggins, and Guitar Slim. Although only a couple of big hits are included, the material is consistently strong, making the disc an excellent purchase. Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All ... see all copies from $8.25! new only from $8.25!
3	Specialty Profiles (2006) more music like this by Percy Mayfield Percy Mayfield was blessed with an emotive Louisiana baritone and a poet's sensibility to sadness and pain, and few songwriters in the history of pop or R&B have written a body of work so drenched in beautiful suffering. This set features Mayfield's major hits for Art Rupe's Specialty Records, a label that Mayfield recorded for from 1950 until ... see all copies from $10.06! new only from $10.06!
4	Swing-O-Rama, Vol. 1: Daddy-O (1999) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99!
5	Swing, Baby, Swing! (1998) more music like this by Various Artists Swing Baby Swing is a pretty good budget-line compilation of vintage tracks aimed squarely at the swing-revival crowd. Mostly from the 1940s and '50s and charting the R&B side of small-group swing, it includes tracks by Joe Liggins, Jay McShann, Floyd Dixon, Mabel Scott, Jimmy Witherspoon and Ray Charles, among others. John Bush, All Music Guide see all copies from $2.84! new only from $4.98!
6	Percy Mayfield Live (1992) more music like this by Percy Mayfield Although the first-ever release of live Mayfield material is culled from performances between 1981 and 1983, the twilight of the singer's blues career, he remains in fine, laidback voice throughout. The selections draw on all periods of his three decades as a songwriter, and include "Please Send Me Someone to Love," "The River's Invitation," and ... see all copies from $8.92! new only from $10.65!
7	Specialty Legends of Jump Blues, Vol. 1 (1994) more music like this by Various Artists Ranging from major hits to little-known rarities, this 1994 CD looks back at Specialty's jump blues output of the late '40s and early '50s. Specialty, which was founded in L.A. in 1945, was one of the most prolific independent labels when it came to jump blues, the music that ruled the dance floor in the African-American community after the swing ... see all copies from $13.00! new only from $33.30!
8	Which Way to Turn: The Story of Paradise, All Boy and Judd Records (1993) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $19.50! new only from $29.99!
9	Atlantic Blues: Vocalists (1986) more music like this by Various Artists Atlantic continues to trawl through its blues vaults on this generous set featuring many of the music's outstanding and often overlooked vocalists. Taking in some rarities and many updated classics, the 28-track mix includes excellent sides by longtime label star Ruth Brown, vintage blues chanteuse Sippie Wallace, urban blues pioneer Leroy Carr, ... see all copies from $14.99! new only from $14.99!
10	Louisiana Gumbo (2000) more music like this by Various Artists The folks at Putumayo got it right on this one. The easiest trap to fall into when putting together a Louisiana compilation is to go for the tourist stuff -- the Dixieland jazz , the second-line horn bands, or zydeco. There's nothing the matter with any of those traditions, but they're so obvious. What this compilation focuses on is New Orleans R ... see all copies from $5.66!
11 view cover	Central Avenue Sounds: Jazz in Los Angeles 1921-1956 (1999) more music like this by Various Artists Los Angeles is not usually seen as a hotbed of African-American musical creativity in the first half of the 20th century, but this deluxe box set deflates that misconception in a hurry. From 1921 to 1956 -- the time frame covered by the four discs of Central Avenue Sounds -- jazz of all kinds flourished on Central Avenue, L.A.'s main stem of sepia ... see all copies from $39.94! new only from $39.94!
12 view cover	Blues Laureate: The RCA Years (2006) more music like this by Percy Mayfield When Percy Mayfield's contract as composer and performer with Ray Charles -- a business association that lasted seven long years -- because of disagreements with Brother Ray's manager Joe Adams, Mayfield cut an album for Brunswick in 1968, and then signed with Andy Stroud -- husband and manager of Nina Simone -- at RCA. The albums Mayfield cut for ... see all copies from $17.80! new only from $17.80!
13 view cover	Stax: Superblues, Vol. 2: All-Time Classic Blues Hits (1991) more music like this by Various Artists More soul and R&B influences are heard on this volume than the first, though it's not a detriment. The 18 tracks include prize items by Guitar Slim, Lloyd Price, Lowell Fulson, Elmore James, and Sonny Boy Williamson, with some bluesy Southern soul by O.V. Wright and Johnnie Taylor. Also included are some little-anthologized gems, most notably Gene ... see all copies from $8.80! new only from $8.80!
14 view cover	The Very Best of the King/Federal/Deluxe Years, Vol. 1 (2002) more music like this by Various Artists This is the real deal. Raw and ready to rock, all the artists compiled here put the pedal all the way to the metal and let it rock. And when they aren't rocking, they are tearing your heart out with a sobbing ballad. Kicking off with the original version of "The Twist" by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters and ending an hour later with the Drivers' ... see all copies from $10.55! new only from $10.55!
15 view cover	Poet of the Blues (1990) more music like this by Percy Mayfield The insightful songwriting skills of this West Coaster were matched by his wry, plaintive vocal delivery (Mayfield was usually his own best interpreter). The 25 sides here date from his hit-laden 1950-1954 stay at Art Rupe's Specialty logo and include his universal lament "Please Send Me Someone to Love," and the resolutely downbeat "Strange ... see all copies from $16.79! new only from $16.79!
16 view cover	Live in San Francisco (2005) more music like this by Percy Mayfield see all copies from $2.11! new only from $2.11!
17 view cover	Memory Pain (1992) more music like this by Percy Mayfield Ranging from major hits to alternate takes and rarities, this CD (released in 1992) illustrates the prolific nature of Percy Mayfield's Specialty Records output during the 1950s. Though not everything on Memory Pain is essential, the collection of early R&B and 12-bar blues is consistently satisfying. The best known song here is the number one hit ... see all copies from $18.00!
18 view cover	Uptown Blues [Collectables] (1993) more music like this by Various Artists see all copies from $6.80!
19 view cover	Atlantic Blues [Box] (1986) more music like this by Various Artists At the time of its release, this 83-song collection was one of the bolder efforts by a major label at doing a proper survey of major blues categories. The material ranges from old-style big-band jump blues to the leaner, louder guitar sounds of the '60s and '70s, and isn't limited to artists who cut for Atlantic -- the producers had to license in ... see all copies from $39.95!
20 view cover	Blues Masters, Vol. 3: Texas Blues (1992) more music like this by Various Artists The best that the Lone Star state has had to offer over a 60 year period is right here, from Blind Lemon Jefferson's "Match Box Blues" (1927 ) to Stevie Ray Vaughn's live version of "Flood Down In Texas (Texas Flood)" from 1986. This compilation also features great sides by The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Lightnin' Hopkins, T-Bone Walker, and Albert ... see all copies from $6.85!
21 view cover	The Blues, Vol. 6 [Chess/MCA] (1991) more music like this by Various Artists Going beyond the slim selection and hits-biased format of previous volumes, Chess delivers with this 16-track collection of blues rarities from the '50s. And where label mainstays like Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf dominated earlier discs, this go 'round features a balanced mix heavy on the obscure likes of Rocky Fuller and Blue Smitty; others, ... see all copies from $22.99!
22 view cover	Atlantic Blues: Chicago (1986) more music like this by Various Artists Chess is arguably the first label for blues, but behemoth Atlantic has enough of the stuff -- albeit a bit past its prime -- to still warrant a multi-disc box. This separately sold part of that package takes in some of the giants from the Illinois epicenter of urban blues. Two of the best, Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters, as well as latter-day Windy ... see all copies from $9.00!
23 view cover	The Blues, Vol. 5 [Chess/MCA] (1990) more music like this by Various Artists Continuing in the format of earlier volumes, the fifth installment in Chess' Blues series offers up 12 more cuts of prime '50s blues. Chicago heavy hitters like Muddy Waters, Little Walter, and Sonny Boy Williamson are included, along with the likes of Memphis Minnie, Percy Mayfield, and Lowell Fulson. There are also fine tracks by more obscure ... see all copies from $5.97!
24 view cover	Walking on a Tightrope [CD] (2002) more music like this by Percy Mayfield see all copies from $24.07! new only from $24.07!
25	The Best of Percy Mayfield (1970) more music like this by Percy Mayfield see all copies from $18.00! new only from $18.00!

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