Acrobat

Experience the timeless artistry of the "Queen of the... 

He became a highly significant personality in the world of movie music
Bandleader, composer, arranger... 

Will Bradley was a trombonist and bandleader who came to the fore during the swing and big band era... 

Their music inspired many gospel, soul and R&B artists including Jackie Wilson and James Brown... 

They were pioneers in the folk revival and as successful songwriters
The Easy Riders were... 

He readily found work performing and recording with a variety of bands
Victor Feldman... 

The Drinkard Singers were an American gospel singing group, most successful in... 

During the era when the 12” long-playing album was becoming an increasingly widespread and popular... 

Al Jolson was one of the biggest showbiz stars of the first decades of the 20th century, his career spanning vaudeville, Broadway, films, radio... 

"Ko Ko Mo" and "This Is My Story" from 1955, and "Poco Loco" from 1959, bookending the... 

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The King Sisters were a family group comprising six... 

Johnny Mathis, who, as these notes are being written in March 2026, is... 

Claude King was a country music singer, songwriter and guitarist, born near the country music... 

Frances Langford was a singer and movie actress, who was popular during the golden age of... 

A saxophonist and singer from New Jersey, Ozzie Nelson formed his band after graduating from Rutgers University... 

Ted Weems was a violinist who started a dance band at college in Pennsylvania around 1920, and after performing... 

He was a stylish and influential performer, making music which was accessible and entertaining,
William McKinley... 

Al Terry was a country singer and guitarist, born in Louisiana... 

Roy Acuff was a hugely important personality in the development of modern... 

Johnny Cash broke the mould of country and rockabilly music in the mid-1950s, readily transcending the genres to... 

Bill Monroe was a mandolin player, singer, songwriter and bandleader who, with... 

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The Soul Stirrers were one of the most noted gospel groups of the post-war decades, although they... 

The American jazz and pop singer Toni Harper was a remarkable performer, beginning her... 

Jazz saxophonist, bandleader, composer and arranger... 

Kenny Burrell is an American modern jazz guitarist, composer, bandleader and educator, born in 1931 and... 

This collection is a substantial musical narrative of the major part of... 

This collection provides a great introduction to her music.

Morgana King... 

An evocative window onto the popular music of the day. Marion Harris was one of the most popular and successful female... 

Kenny Dorham was a jazz trumpeter, composer and bandleader, born in Texas in 1924, who was always highly regarded... 

The Golden Gate Quartet is one of the longest-established gospel quartets of all... 

R&B singer Ella Johnson, born in South Carolina in 1919, was the... 

This is another in our series of collections devoted to the great innovative bandleaders of the... 

Art Van Damme was one of those very rare animals – a jazz accordionist, and he... 

Sarah Vaughan was one of the peerless female sophisticated pop vocalists of the post-war decades who established herself... 

Art Blakey was a jazz drummer and bandleader who made his name in big bands in the early '40s before espousing...