This album is a forceful reflection on the early years of the civil rights struggle, complete with pounding beats, chilling guitar rifts, and Staples' thunderous voice. In the emotion-filled "My Own Eyes," Staples recounts the night she spent in an Arkansas jail and sings of the profound affect the experience had upon her. "Down in Mississippi" and "99 and 1/2" are stand-outs, and the grinding Blues track "Turn Me Around" will have you singing along.

This is a collection of folk songs from and about the Civil Rights Movement compiled by the Cultural Center for Social Change. Many of the tracks are original recordings by movement activists like Fannie Lou Hamer, Judy Collins, Bob Dylan, and the SNCC Freedom Singers.

With ballads, blues, and bravado, this is the most comprehensive collection of the early work of the sophisticated Ray Charles.

This is a powerful live recording and one that captures the interplay between Brown and his audience. It Includes the tracks "I'll Go Crazy," "Try Me," "I Don't Mind," "Think," "Please, Please, Please," "Strange Things Happen," and "Night Train."

This is the first full-length album from singer Etta James. You'll hear a sampling of her earlier R&B crooning, lots of cool Soul, and a bit of Blues. Includes the famous title track "At Last," as well as "All I Could Do Was Cry," "Tough Mary," "Sunday Kind of Love," and "Trust In Me."