Vee-Jay Records - Various Artists. 4-CD Box Set. (Snapper - SNAJ723CD) The definitive musical document of the legacy of Chicago's Vee-Jay Records, the first wholly black-owned company to make a major impact in the United States. This deluxe, 4-CD box set is the most wide-ranging and comprehensive overview of this highly influential record label ever assembled. Featuring 115 performances and over five hours of music representing some of the very best in black music from the 1950's and 1960's across a wide range of genres including R&B, Pop, Rock'n'Roll, Gospel, Doo Wop, Jazz and Soul. Includes tracks which launched the recording careers of such artists as: Jimmy Reed, Gladys Knight, The Staple Singers, The Dells, Jerry Butler, Gene Chandler, The Impressions, Dee Clark, John Lee Hooker, Wayne Shorter and Joe Simon. Packaged in a handsome box (each disc is housed in its own colour sleeve) with an accompanying 36 page illustrated booklet this set is inforamtive and enormously enjoyable.

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