Screamin' Jay Hawkins – Spellbound! 1955-1974

 

Jalacy J. "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins (July 18, 1929 – February 12, 2000) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. Famed chiefly for his powerful, shouting vocal delivery and wildly theatrical performances of songs such as "I Put a Spell on You", he sometimes used macabre props onstage, making him an early pioneer of shock rock.

Although Hawkins was not a major success as a recording artist, his highly theatrical performances from "I Put a Spell on You" onward earned him a steady career as a live performer for decades afterward, and influenced subsequent acts. He opened for Fats Domino, Tiny Grimes and the Rolling Stones. This exposure in turn influenced rock acts such as Alice Cooper, Tom Waits, the Cramps, Screaming Lord Sutch, Black Sabbath, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Arthur Brown, Led Zeppelin, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, and Glenn Danzig. Vox described Hawkins as a "goth icon".

This 2 disc compilation was released in 1990 by Bear Family Records and, as the back cover states, is "everything you need to hear by Screamin' Jay Hawkins in one tasteless, over-the-top set. All original versions."

1-1 Voodoo

1-2 You Put The Spell On Me

1-3 Makaha Waves

1-4 There's Too Many Teardrops

1-5 I Put The Spell On You

1-6 Two Can Play This Game

1-7 Shattered

1-8 You're An Exception To The Rule

1-9 I'm Not Made Of Clay

1-10 All Night

1-11 Mountain Jive

1-12 I'll Be There

1-13 You're All Of My Life To Me

1-14 Well I Tried

1-15 Even Though

1-16 Talk About Me

1-17 In My Front Room

1-18 This Is All

1-19 What That Is

1-20 She Put The Whamee On Me

1-21 I Put The Spell On You

1-22 Two Can Play This Game

1-23 Shattered

1-24 You're An Exception To The Rule

2-1 What That Is

2-2 Feast Of The Mau Mau

2-3 Do You Really Love Me?

2-4 Stone Crazy

2-5 I Love You

2-6 Constipation Blues

2-7 I'm Lonely

2-8 Thing Called Woman

2-9 Dig!

2-10 I'm Your Man

2-11 Ask Him

2-12 Reprise

2-13 Please Don't Leave Me

2-14 I Wanta Know

2-15 I Need You

2-16 My Marion

2-17 Bite It

2-18 Move Me

2-19 Good Night My Love

2-20 Our Love Is Not For Three

2-21 Ain't Nobody's Business

2-22 Take Me Back

2-23 Trying To Reach My Soul

2-24 So Long

Screamin' Jay Hawkins – Spellbound! 1955-1974

On The Dancefloor With A Twist (25 Tunes To Twist It Up!) - various artists compilation

 

1 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters– Good Twistin' Tonight 3:06

2 Dr. Feelgood & The Interns– The Double Twist 2:29

3 The Top Notes– Twist And Shout 2:06

4 The Champs– Tequila Twist 1:52

5 Jerry Lee Lewis– I've Been Twistin' 3:20

6 Dee Page & His Western Allstars– Steelball Twist 1:37

7 Billy Barnette & The Searchers*– Stomp, Shake And Twist 2:30

8 Gary U.S. Bonds– Twist Twist Senora 2:40

9 The Marvelettes– Slow Twistin' 2:15

10 Billy Nix – Moon Twist 2:30

11 Eddy Clearwater– Twist Like This 2:45

12 Danny & The Juniors– Twistin' U.S.A 2:42

13 The Zircons– No Twistin' On Sunday 2:03

14 Jo Ann Campbell– Mama Don't Want No Twistin' 2:31

15 The Ventures– Guitar Twist 2:20

16 Kirby Ladner– Tail End Twist 2:02

17 Buddy Miller – Teen Twist 2:23

18 Dale Hawkins & The Escapades*– Do The Twist (Live) 2:51

19 The Miller-Olsen Combo– Twist All Wrong 2:22

20 The Chavis Brothers– The Ivory Twist 2:27

21 The Gee-Cees– Buzz Saw Twist 2:07

22 June 'Jug' Bailey*– Louisiana Twist 1:36

23 The Marcels– Twistin' Fever 2:08

24 The Isley Brothers– Twistin' With Linda 2:37

25 Paul Livert & The Lions – Chicken Twist - Part I 20:00

On The Dancefloor With A Twist

Memphis Belles (The Women Of Sun Records) - various artists compilation - rock'n'roll/country/blues/pop

 

CD1 - Rock'n'Roll

1-1 Barbara Pittman– Everlasting Love 1:55

1-2 Charlotte Smith– What Are You Gonna Do Next 2:23

1-3 Kirby Sisters*– Blond In Red Velvet 2:18

1-4 Maggie Sue Wimberly– Rock 'N' Roll Simmon Tree (2) 2:03

1-5 Barbara Pittman– Voice Of A Fool 2:29

1-6 Gloria Brady– Five Minutes More (Demo) 1:19

1-7 Patsy Holcomb– Someone To Love 2:54

1-8 Barbara Pittman– Handsome Man (Undubbed) 2:21

1-9 Barbara Pittman– Sentimental Fool (1) 2:30

1-10 Mikki Milan– While I'm Trying 2:38

1-11 Mikki Milan– Sweetest Guy 1:58

1-12 Miller Sisters– Chains Of Love (1) 2:15

1-13 Hannah Fay– Miracle Of You (1) 2:44

1-14 Gloria Brady– Talk Baby Talk (Demo) 1:47

1-15 Gloria Brady– Chilly Bones (Demo) 2:06

1-16 Dotty Abbott– Diamond Mine (Demo) 0:41

1-17 Bobbie Jean Barton*– I Just Discovered Boys (Demo) 1:33

1-18 Bobby & The Boys*– To Tell The Truth 2:10

1-19 Linda Gail Lewis– C. C. Rider 2:38

1-20 Miller Sisters– Ten Cats Down 2:27

1-21 Barbara Pittman– I Need A Man 2:52

1-22 Barbara Pittman– Sentimental Fool (3) 2:32

1-23 The Sunrays – Love Is A Stranger 2:59

1-24 Unknown Artist– Wear My Ring Around Your Neck (Demo) 2:19

1-25 Linda Gail Lewis– Sittin' And Thinkin' 2:44

1-26 Patsy Holcomb– I Wanna Rock (1) 2:26

1-27 Patsy Holcomb– Oo That's Good (1) 1:56

1-28 Barbara Pittman– I'm Getting Better All The Time (Demo) 1:33

1-29 Barbara Pittman– The Eleventh Commandment 3:07

1-30 Charlotte Smith– I Just Discovered Boys 1:47

CD2 - Rock'n'Roll

2-1 Patsy Holcomb– I Wanna Rock (2) 2:25

2-2 Miller Sisters– Ten Cats Down 2:18

2-3 Barbara Pittman– The Titles Will Tell 3:01

2-4 Mikki Milan– Baby 2:21

2-5 Barbara Pittman– Sentimental Fool (2) 2:29

2-6 Wanda Ballman– Ain't Got A Worry 1:56

2-7 Barbara Pittman– I'm Getting Better All The Time (Alt) 2:51

2-8 Patsy Holcomb– Oo That's Good (2) 1:53

2-9 Miller Sisters– Chains Of Love (Alt) 2:25

2-10 Linda Gail Lewis– Ain't Nothing Shakin' 1:59

2-11 Bobby & The Boys*– These Silly Blues 1:37

2-12 The Sunrays – Love Is A Stranger (Alt) 2:59

2-13 Maggie Sue Wimberly– Rock 'N' Roll Simmon Tree 2:07

2-14 Gloria Brady– I'm On My Way (Demo) 1:43

2-15 Hannah Fay– Miracle Of You (2) 2:39

2-16 Bobbie Jean Barton*– I Won't Worry 3:01

2-17 Bobbie Jean Barton*– Take A Tip 2:24

2-18 Patsy Holcomb– You're Free To Go 2:22

2-19 Unknown Artist– Mexican Rock 'N' Roll (Demo) 1:47

2-20 Kirby Sisters*– Blond In Red Velvet 2:19

2-21 Mikki Milan– Nothing To Compare 2:48

2-22 Miller Sisters– Got You On My Mind 2:58

2-23 Barbara Pittman– Just One Day 2:36

2-24 Barbara Pittman– I Forgot To Remember To Forget 3:04

2-25 Bobbie Jean Barton*– What Are You Gonna Do Now 2:16

2-26 Bobbie Jean Barton*– I Just Discovered Boys 1:59

CD3 - Country

3-1 Dusty* & Dot Rhodes– The House Of Sin 2:42

3-2 Wanda Ballman– A Honky Tonk Girl 2:26

3-3 Wanda Ballman– Heartbreak Girl 2:42

3-4 Wanda Ballman– Honey, Tell Me Some More 1:32

3-5 Kirby Sisters*– I've Got The Craziest Feeling 2:47

3-6 Kirby Sisters*– You'll Always Belong To Me 2:32

3-7 Dusty* & Dot Rhodes– Gonna Romp And Stomp (Alt) 2:19

3-8 Dusty* & Dot Rhodes– I've Never Been So Blue (1) 2:19

3-9 Dusty* & Dot Rhodes– Uncertain Love 2:12

3-10 Maggie Sue Wimberly– They Who Condemn 2:22

3-11 Maggie Sue Wimberly– How Long 2:48

3-12 Maggie Sue Wimberly– Daydreams Come True 2:54

3-13 Miller Sisters– There's No Right Way 2:21

3-14 Miller Sisters– You Can Tell Me 2:37

3-15 Miller Sisters– Woody 1:48

3-16 Miller Sisters– Someday You Will Pay 2:20

3-17 Miller Sisters– You Didn't Think I Would 2:50

3-18 Miller Sisters– Chatter 0:23

3-19 Miller Sisters– Look What You've Done 2:28

3-20 Miller Sisters– I Know I Can't Forget You 2:52

3-21 Dusty* & Dot Rhodes– I've Never Been So Blue (2) 2:18

3-22 Sterling Sisters*– No Letter Today (Demo) 1:56

3-23 Unknown Artist– How's The World Treating You (Demo) 2:25

3-24 Kirby Sisters*– I've Got The Craziest Feeling 2:40

3-25 Dusty* & Dot Rhodes– Gonna Romp And Stomp 2:19

3-26 Sterling Sisters*– I Saw A Man (Demo) 2:57

3-27 Jean Hornbeck– Bound For That Kingdom (Demo) 2:28

3-28 Unknown Artist– House Of Gold 2:59

3-29 Unknown Artist– Do You Know Jesus 2:50

3-30 Unknown Artist– More Like Jesus 1:58

CD4 - Blues

4-1 Hannah Fay– 24 Hours Every Day (1) 2:05

4-2 Bonnie Turner– Old Brother Jack 2:14

4-3 Bonnie Turner– Love Is A Gamble (1) 2:08

4-4 Bette Kirby– So Tired (1) 2:03

4-5 Big Memphis Marainey*– Call Me Anything 2:59

4-6 Maggie Sue Wimberly– Call Me Anything 2:55

4-7 Jean Chapel– I Won't Be Rockin' Tonight 2:09

4-8 Mikki Wilcox– I Know What It Means (Demo) 2:17

4-9 Mikki Wilcox– I Know What It Means 2:26

4-10 Mikki Wilcox– Willing And Waiting 2:34

4-11 Janie McFadden / Dusty Brooks (2)– Two Blue Devils 2:45

4-12 Jean Dee– Nothing Down 2:22

4-13 Barbara Pittman– Handsome Man 2:22

4-14 Alice Leslie– Handsome Man 2:16

4-15 Big Memphis Marainey*– Baby No! No! 2:40

4-16 Gloria Brady– Listen (Demo) 1:52

4-17 Jean Chapel– Welcome To The Club 1:51

4-18 Unknown Artist– You Send Me 3:02

4-19 Unknown Artist– Good To Me 3:35

4-20 Bonnie Turner– Way Down In The Congo 3:02

4-21 Bonnie Turner– Love Is A Gamble (2) 2:08

4-22 Betty Kirby– So Tired (2) 2:32

4-23 Sterling Sisters*– St. Louis Blues (Demo) 3:10

4-24 Hannah Fay– 24 Hours Every Day (2) 2:05

4-25 Juanita Brown – Heaven Or Fire 2:39

4-26 Bobbie Jean Barton*– I'd Rather Hurt 1:43

CD5 - Pop

5-1 Miller Sisters– It Only Hurts For A Little While 2:35

5-2 Mikki Wilcox– Ain't Nothin But The Blues 2:54

5-3 Dottie Abbott– Have You Ever Been Lonely (Demo) 1:01

5-4 The Sunrays – The Lonely Hours 2:50

5-5 Mikki Wilcox– My Blue Heaven 2:16

5-6 Mikki Milan– The Picture 2:24

5-7 Mary Johnson – River Of No Return 3:35

5-8 Barbara Pittman– No Matter Who's To Blame (Alt 1) 2:40

5-9 Mikki Wilcox– Sentimental Journey 2:17

5-10 Gwen McEwen– Steady Freddie (Demo) 1:53

5-11 Jeanne Dee– My Greatest Hurt 2:34

5-12 Mikki Wilcox– It's A Sin To Tell A Lie 1:56

5-13 Miller Sisters– Finders Keepers 2:54

5-14 Mary Johnson – My Heart Is A Chapel 1:53

5-15 The Teenangels– Tell Me, My Love 2:24

5-16 Mikki Wilcox– All Right, Ok, You Win 2:41

5-17 Mikki Milan– Without You 2:01

5-18 Mikki Wilcox– So Many Beautiful Men 2:37

5-19 Miller Sisters– Finders Keepers (Alt) 2:56

5-20 Gwen McEwen– We'll Have A Ball (Demo) 0:59

5-21 Juanita Brown – That's When I'll Stop Loving You 2:51

5-22 Mikki Wilcox– Where Are You? 2:34

5-23 Barbara Pittman– No Matter Who's To Blame 3:09

5-24 Magel Priesman– I Feel So Blue 2:33

CD6 - Pop

6-1 Barbara Pittman– Cold Cold Heart 2:34

6-2 Barbara Pittman– No Matter Who's To Blame 2:38

6-3 Mary Johnson – Mood Indigo 2:02

6-4 Barbara Pittman– Two Young Fools In Love 2:23

6-5 Barbara Pittman– Two Young Fools In Love (Alt) 2:05

6-6 Jeanne Newman– Two Young Fools In Love 1:31

6-7 Jeanne Newman– Thanks A Lot 2:31

6-8 Bobbie Jean Barton*– You Burned The Bridges (Demo) 2:07

6-9 Bobbie Jean Barton*– You Burned The Bridges 2:07

6-10 Jeanne Newman– The Boy I Met Today 2:36

6-11 The Townsel Sisters*– The Whole Night Through 2:29

6-12 Bobbie Jean Barton*– Cheaters Never Win 1:58

6-13 Jeanne Newman– Cheaters Never Win 1:49

6-14 Barbara Pittman– Take My Sympathy 1:10

6-15 Anita Wood– I'll Wait Forever 3:01

6-16 Anita Wood– I Can't Show How I Feel 2:00

6-17 Barbara Pittman– I'm Getting Better All The Time 2:50

6-18 Mary Johnson – Your Cheatin' Heart 1:25

6-19 Jeanne Newman– Danny's Dream 1:56

6-20 Jeanne Newman– Yellow Roses 2:19

6-21 Jeanne Newman– Paper Of Pins 2:44

6-22 Magel Priesman– Memories Of You (Demo) 2:25

6-23 Magel Priesman– Memories Of You 2:35

6-24 Sherry Crane– Willie Willie 1:57

6-25 Sherry Crane– Winnie The Parakeet 2:22

Memphis Belles (The Women Of Sun Records)

35!!! Years Bear Family Records - various artists compilation

 

1-1 Truly Lover Trio– Bear The Pain 2:16

1-2 Richard Bennett– Big Bear Jubilee 2:35

1-3 Deke Dickerson– Bear Family Talkin' Blues 2:58

1-4 Fatboy– Bear Moon 2:13

1-5 Mike Sanchez– The Bear 3:08

1-6 Spampinato Bros.*– A Bear Is A Bear Is A Bear 3:13

1-7 Little Rachel & The Rhythm Busters– Hey Big Bear! 2:43

1-8 Ian Gomm & Jeb Loy Nichols– Running Bear 4:34

1-9 Alexander Durefelt– Grizzly 4:57

1-10 Jon Emery– Goldie Rocks And The Hillbilly Bears 5:19

1-11 Bill Lloyd – Bear With Me 2:54

1-12 Kim Lenz– What I Crave 2:10

1-13 Nancy Apple– Bears In Them Woods 3:17

1-14 Pat Todd & The Rankoutsiders– Bear In Mind 3:24

1-15 Kent Norberg– Last Polar Bear 4:12

1-16 The Men – The Spiderbear 1:06

1-17 B.B. & The Blues Shacks– The Bear Is Back 2:51

1-18 Tom Stevens – Bear In The Woods 3:37

1-19 The Sprague Brothers– She's A Bearcat 2:59

1-20 Louie Ortega– I Can't Bear To See You Cry 3:32

1-21 Southern Skyline– Steady With Teddy 3:41

1-22 Elizabeth Cook – Teddy Bear 4:08

1-23 Hermann Lammers Meyer– Little Teddy Bear 3:25

2-1 Bela B*– Running Bear 3:09

2-2 The West Saugerties Ale & Quail Club– Grizzly Bear 2:18

2-3 Dave Schramm & The 2-Five-One Jug Band All Stars*– Bears 2:35

2-4 Martin Belmont– Battersea Bears 2:17

2-5 Hotel Rex– Tanz Bär Tanz 2:18

2-6 Sabrina Ascacibar– Ein Bär Wie Ein Mann 4:59

2-7 Ladi Geisler– Baby Bear's Birthday (Bärchens Geburstag) 4:23

2-8 The Crystalairs– Das Bärenbaby Boris 3:32

2-9 Gunter Gabriel– Schnapp Dir'n Bär (Und Lad Ihn Ein Zum 5-Uhr-Tee) 3:02

2-10 Ulrich Tukur & Die Rhythmus Boys– Kleiner Bär Von Berlin 2:44

2-11 Götz Alsmann– Ein Kleiner Bär Mit Großen Ohren 2:38

2-12 Amy Allison– Moonlight On The Mountains 5:09

2-13 Chip Taylor– Bearly Makin' It 3:11

2-14 Little Sparrow – The Hunted (A Bears Tale) 4:56

2-15 Jim Diamond – Bear Family 2:08

2-16 Hank Davis – Bearly Able 2:29

2-17 George Hamilton IV– The Preacher And The Bear 2:57

2-18 Ray Campi– Bear Me In Mind 2:02

2-19 Roland Heinrich– The Ballad Of Papa Bear And Mr. Possum 3:45

2-20 Johnny Bush– Beartooth 3:51

2-21 The Siekers– Bears In Texas 3:17

2-22 Riders In The Sky– Smokey The Bear 2:33

2-23 Peter Cooper – Nashville Bear Scare 3:40

3-1 Roland Heinrich– Sixteen Discs 2:57

3-2 Paul Burch– Ursula Major 3:13

3-3 Johnny Vallis & Johnny Preston– Running Bear 2:37

3-4 Björn Olsson– Björn Olsson 2:46

3-5 Gwil Owen– Honey Bear 3:29

3-6 Tim Carroll – Alley Oop 3:10

3-7 Mike Bell & The BellTones– Crazy Bear Rock 1:45

3-8 Velvetone– Fuzzy Brown 2:16

3-9 Ervin Travis– Grizzly Bear 2:21

3-10 The Twistaroos– The Grizzly Bear 2:38

3-11 Dennis Diken– Bear (In My Garden) 3:26

3-12 Hank Shizzoe– Beware Of The Bear 3:25

3-13 Freddie Steady Krc*– Like A Bear Loves Honey 2:58

3-14 Phil Lee – I Wanna Spend My Christmas Time With You 2:49

3-15 The Goo Men– The Bear 4:46

3-16 Mike & The Ravens– Once I Was A Dancing Bear 4:41

3-17 Tommy Womack– Luigi, The Lonely Christmas Bear 4:11

3-18 Tim Lee 3– Ursa Major (Airships) 2:28

3-19 Charlie Pickett & The Mothers Of Propriety– What I Like About Miami 2:30

3-20 Robert Johnson And Punchdrunks– Don't Touch That Bear Or I'll Mangle You 3:16

3-21 The Atomic Blast– The Amazing Hypno-Bear (On A Unicycle) 2:37

3-22 Jeff Bird– Somebody's Sleeping In My Bed 4:16

35!!! Years Bear Family Records

Juke Joint Boogie - Country and Rockabilly Classics

 

1 Johnny Seay– Blue Moon Of Kentucky 1:52

2 Ben Hewitt– Border City Call Girl 2:38

3 Janis Martin – Hard Time Ahead 2:16

4 Benny Barnes– Happy Little Bluebird 2:35

5 Skeets McDonald– Big Family Trouble 2:49

6 Rusty York– The Girl Can't Help It 2:11

7 Tom Tall & Ginny Wright– Boom Boom Boomerang 2:09

8 Tommy Blake– Shake Around (2) 2:23

9 Boots Randolph– Greenback Dollar 2:20

10 Red Foley– Plantation Boogie 2:18

11 Sanford Clark– The Fool ('66) 2:36

12 Dave Rich– Tuggin' On My Heart Strings 2:08

13 Bobby Williamson– A Little Bit Of This 2:13

14 Charline Arthur– I Heard About You 2:10

15 Howard Crockett– If You'll Let Me 2:11

16 Dean Reed– Pistolero 2:09

17 Bonnie Guitar– Mister Fire Eyes (2) 2:24

18 Jimmie Skinner– Born To Be Wild 2:33

19 Glen Glenn– It Rains Rain 2:28

20 Newton Bros*– Rock & Roll Lullabye 1:44

21 Homer & Jethro*– Houn' Dawg (1) 2:00

22 Jack Guthrie– This Troubled Mind Of Mine 2:34

23 Jimmy Work– Crazy Moon 2:34

24 Tommy Collins– Whatcha Gonna Do Now 2:41

25 'Nita, Rita & Ruby– Rock Love 1:59

26 Tibby Edwards– C'es Si Tout 1:49

27 Johnny Bond– All I Can Do Is Cry 1:54

28 Margaret Elliott– This Wallflower's Gonna Bloom 1:44

29 Roy Hall– Don't Stop Now 2:36

30 Freddie Hart– Juke Joint Boogie 2:18

31 Eddie Cletro– First Class Second Hand Woman 2:48

32 Orval Prophet– Goodbye Katie, Bar The Door 2:25

33 Bill Haley– Candy And Women 2:45

 Juke Joint Boogie

Onie Wheeler – Onie's Bop

 

Onie Wheeler (November 10, 1921 – May 26, 1984) was an American country and bluegrass musician.

Wheeler was born in Senath, Missouri, United States, and learned to play guitar and harmonica as a child. After serving in World War II, he started working in radio, appearing on stations in Missouri, Arkansas, Michigan, and Kentucky. In 1950, he formed The Ozark Cowboys, along with Ernest Thompson, A.J. Nelson and Doyle Nelson.

The Ozark Cowboys went to Nashville in 1953 and signed to Columbia Records. Their initial releases were not hits, though Lefty Frizzell took the Wheeler-penned "Run 'Em Off" to the Top Ten of the U.S. country chart.

Wheeler signed as a solo artist to Sun Records in 1957 and went on tour with Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, and Carl Perkins. After a short time living in California, he returned to Nashville and recorded for several more labels in the 1960s. Later, he toured with George Jones in the mid-1960s and later that decade with Roy Acuff.

His biggest success was the 1973 hit "John's Been Shucking My Corn," though the achievements of his daughter Karen would eclipse his own in the decade. He bought a guitar shop in Nashville in the late 1970s, and played at the Grand Ole Opry at times with Acuff.

This collection is his recordings on Columbia and Sun Records

1 Jump Right Out Of This Jukebox

2 Tell 'Em Off

3 I Wanna Hold My Baby

4 Onie's Bop

5 A Booger Gonna Getcha

6 Going Back To The City

7 Long Gone

8 Steppin' Out

9 I'll Love You For A Lifetime

10 A Beggar For Your Love

11 Walkin' Shoes (Take 2)

12 That's All

13 Cut It Out

14 That's What I Like

15 She Wiggled And Giggled

16 I'm Satisfied With My Dreams

17 No, I Don't Guess I Will

18 Would You Like To Wear A Crown?

19 I Saw Mother With God Last Night

20 My Home Is Not A Home At All

21 Little Mama

22 Hazel

23 Closing Time

24 I Tried And I Tried

25 I'll Swear You Don't Love Me

26 Love Me Like You Used To Do

27 When We All Get There

28 Mother Prays Loud In Her Sleep

29 A Million Years In Glory

30 Run 'Em Off

31 Bonaparte's Retreat

Onie's Bop

Chuck Berry Rock & Roll Music - Any Old Way You Choose It - The Complete Studio Recordings Plus...! Deluxe 16-CD boxed set

Deluxe 16-CD boxed set from Bear Family;..with 2 hardcover books (356 total pages) in a cloth bound LP-sized slipcase. 396 tracks, for a total playing time of 21 hours and 11 minutes!

                                                            


''If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry.''' (John Lennon)

Since their launch in 1975, the Bear Family have wanted to honor Chuck Berry. There have been endless Chuck Berry compilations - more than anyone could possibly tabulate, but they wanted to do the ultimate Chuck Berry compilation, containing:

• Every single and LP track, starting with a rare pre-Chess single with Joe Alexander from 1954!
• All the celebrated and legendary Chess singles and album cuts from 1955 to 1966 and from 1969 to 1974.
• All the Mercury recordings, and the Atco album. Every surviving alternate take as well.
• Classic Live Recordings from 1956 to 1972.
• Exclusive introduction by Sir Paul McCartney.

But wait,there's more! Expatriate British photographer Bill Greensmith lives in St. Louis and a few years back he found the photo archive of Chuck Berry's uncle, Harry Davis. Included are many previously unseen images of Chuck performing in St. Louis and hanging out with friends and family. In these images, Chuck is unguarded and relaxed. We also see him performing at blues nightspots in and around St. Louis before he was famous. These photos, included with this set in a high quality 104-page hardbound book, will open your eyes to Chuck Berry as you've never seen him.

Plus, there's a second 252-page hardbound book with a definitive essay from Chuck's biographer, Bruce Pegg, additional texts by Mike Snow and Roger Fairhurst, a comprehensive discography by Fred Rothwell, hundreds of published and unpublished photos, including several images made by respected French photographer Jean-Marie Perrier in 1964.

In other words, everything you want by Chuck Berry in one place! The last word on the first name in Rock 'n' Roll.


                                                                      

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