The vibrant music on Volume One pulls together rhythmic R&B from; the Jewels, Chuck Willis, Charlie Blackwell, and Willie Mabon. The Country bop adds contrasts with the changing sounds from; the Pine Ridge Boys, Johnny and Jonie, Marty Robbins, Jimmy Johnson, and the big beat of; Don and Dewey, Sonny Dae & His Knights and Big Maybelle add more umpf. For stimulating listening to enjoy there's; Merle Travis, the African Dance Band, and Mindy Carson. The discs are housed in an attractively designed cardboard sleeve, specially designed to be environmentally friendly, and all tracks have been remastered for the best sound your ears can hear! You are listening to music from the past and preserving the future!