Washington, D.C. is associated with a great many things…but R&B? Leave it to German label Bear Family to take the emphasis off politics to uncover a lost chapter of the American capital’s rich story. R&B in D.C. 1940-1960 is the name of the upcoming LP-size, 16-CD box set comprehensively surveying two decades of regional music as only Bear Family can – with 472 tracks (that’s around 20 hours of music) and a 352-page hardcover book. This one-of-a-kind set is due on September 3 and limited to just 1,500 copies worldwide. It spotlights…
Let’s Twist Again: The Legendary Cameo-Parkway Catalogue Is Celebrated With New Digital Collections
You just can’t sit down when one of those Cameo-Parkway classics comes on the stereo. Cameo Records – launched by Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe, the team that penned the Elvis hip-shaker “Let Me Be Your Teddy Bear” – and its sister label Parkway dominated the pop charts from 1958 to 1967 with dance crazes like “The Twist” and “The Wah-Watusi” as well as hits by the likes of Bobby Rydell, The Orlons, The Dovells, Dee Dee Sharp, Don Covay, Evie Sands, and of course, Twist king Chubby Checker. Now, ABKCO will…
