The Records of The Grand Historian

A treasure trove of rare recordings and live performances from the magnificent swan song project from former Thin Lizzy vocalist Phil Lynott! Lynott formed Grand Slam in 1984 with Magnum keyboardist Mark Stanway and although they never issued an official studio album, they played numerous shows around Europe and cut a series of demos before Lynott's passing in 1986! Check out the original versions of "Sisters Of Mercy," "Nineteen," and "Military Man" PLUS incredible new mixes and superb live performances of tracks from throughout Lynott's stellar career! Each disc comes packaged in it's own wallet with rare band photos and the box features a 20-page full-color booklet filled with liner notes from music historian Dave Thompson.

The effects of the bebop revolution in jazz music are still being felt and explored. Of the half dozen true pioneers of the movement, pianist Bud Powell has remained somewhat in the shadows, although his work has become a major touchstone for true devotees of the music and a principal influence for most of jazz’s most explorative pianists.

The Masqueraders were one of the longest-lived yet little-known groups in soul music history.
According to an interview with soul collector and historian Greg Tormo, their origins date back to Dallas, Texas in 1958 – middle-schoolers Charlie Moore (lead vocals) and Robert Tex Wrightsil (first tenor) formed the earliest incarnation of the group, then dubbed "the Stairs," with brothers Johnny and Lawrence Davis in the second and third tenor slots and "Little" Charlie Gibson singing bass.
Circa 1959, the Stairs recorded at least three singles for the local South Town label – "Brown-Eyed Handsome Man," "Caveman Love," and "Flossie Mae" – before the Davis brothers left the group and Gibson enlisted in the U.S. Army.

Protobilly: The Minstrel and Tin Pan Alley DNA of Country Music 1892-2017 Produced by Henry H. Sapoznik, Dick Spottswood, David Giovannoni 3 CDs - 81 selections - 42 never before reissued - 72 page illustrated book Foreword by Dom Flemons - Opening essay Henry H. Sapoznik Track annotations Henry H. Sapoznik and Dick Spottswood Audio transfers by Doug Benson - Design by Andrew Roberts