The Hoy Hoy Collection: Rock Before Elvis! - Jump Blues, Boogie, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly

 

1-1 Goree Carter & His Hep Cats– Rock A While

1-2 Wynonie Harris– Good Rockin' Tonight

1-3 Scatman Crothers– I Want To Rock And Roll

1-4 Amos Milburn And His Aladdin Chickenshackers– Amos' Blues

1-5 Memphis Slim– Rockin' The House

1-6 Tommy Brown And His Orchestra– Atlanta Boogie

1-7 Freddie Mitchell Orchestra– Doby's Boogie

1-8 Buster Bennett Trio– I Want To Woogie Woogie

1-9 Luke Jones With Joe Alexander's Highlanders– Jump The Boogie

1-10 Luke Jones With Joe Alexander's Highlanders– Shufflin' Boogie

1-11 Roy Brown And His Mighty Mighty Men*– Roy Brown's Boogie

1-12 Joe Brown & His Kool Kats– Leroy Sent Me

1-13 Doc Sausage & His Mad Lads*– Sausage Rock

1-14 Big Joe Turner & The Flennoy Trio– Ooo, Ouch, Stop!

1-15 Joe Turner* & Pete Johnson– That's All Right, Baby

1-16 Albert Ammons– The Boogie Rocks

1-17 Joe Brown & His Kool Kats– The Bulldog Blues

1-18 Jimmy Preston And His Prestonians– Rock The Joint

1-19 Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five– Ofay And Oxford Gray

1-20 Joe Turner* & Pete Johnson– That's All Right, Baby

2-1 Doles Dickens– We're Gonna Rock This Morning

2-2 Paul Williams' Hucklebuckers*– Rockin' Chair Blues

2-3 Roy Brown And His Mighty Mighty Men*– Rock-A-Bye Baby

2-4 Memphis Minnie– Shout The Boogie

2-5 Cecil Gant– Rock, Little Baby

2-6 Freddie Mitchell Orchestra– Rockin' And Jumpin'

2-7 Jimmy Rushing & Pete Johnson– Rock And Roll

2-8 Tommy Brown And His Orchestra– The House Near The Railroad Track

2-9 Wynonie Harris– Rock Mr. Blues

2-10 Big Joe Turner– Rock The Joint Boogie

2-11 Big Joe Turner– Around The Clock Blues (Part 1)

2-12 Wynonie Harris– I Feel That Old Age Coming On

2-13 Jimmy Cavallo And His House Rockers– Leave Married Women Alone

2-14 Big Jay McNeely– K & H Boogie

2-15 The Treniers– Everybody Get Together

2-16 Albert Ammons– Pine Top's Boogie Woogie

2-17 Sister Rosetta Tharpe– Strange Things Happening Every Day

2-18 T-Bone Walker With Marl Young's Orchestra*– T-Bone Boogie

2-19 Bill Moore*– We're Gonna Rock

2-20 Jimmy Cavallo And His House Rockers– Rock The Joint

2-21 Billy Wright– Billy's Boogie Blues

2-22 Blind Blake & Charlie Spand– Hastings Street

2-23 "Pine Top" Smith*– Pine Top's Boogie Woogie

The Hoy Hoy Collection: Rock Before Elvis! 

Dale Hawkins...OH! Suzie-Q....30 track compilation

 

Delmar Allen "Dale" Hawkins (August 22, 1936 – February 13, 2010) was a pioneer American rock singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist who was often called the architect of swamp rock boogie. Ronnie Hawkins was his cousin.

He began recording in 1956. In 1957, Hawkins was playing at Shreveport, Louisiana clubs, and although his music was influenced by the new rock and roll style of Elvis Presley and the guitar sounds of Scotty Moore, Hawkins blended that with the uniquely heavy blues sound of black Louisiana artists for his recording of his swamp-rock classic, "Susie Q." Fellow Louisiana guitarist and future Rock and Roll Hall of Famer James Burton provided the signature riff and solo.

The song was chosen as one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. An accompanying album, Oh! Suzy Q, was released in 1958. Creedence Clearwater Revival's version of the song on their 1968 debut album helped launch their career and today it is probably the best-known version.

In 1958 Hawkins recorded a single of Willie Dixon's "My Babe" at the Chess Records studio in Chicago, featuring Telecaster guitarist Roy Buchanan. He went on to a long and successful career. He recorded more songs for Chess into the early 1960's. However, his career was not limited to recording or performing. He hosted a teen dance party, The Dale Hawkins Show, on WCAU-TV in Philadelphia. He then became a record producer, and found success with The Uniques' "Not Too Long Ago," the Five Americans' "Western Union," and Bruce Channel's "Hey! Baby". In 1998, Ace Records issued a compilation album, Dale Hawkins, Rock 'n' Roll Tornado, which contained a collection of his early works and previously unreleased material. Other recordings included his 1969 country rock album, L.A., Memphis & Tyler, Texas; and a 1999 release, Wildcat Tamer, of all-new recordings that garnered Hawkins a 4-star review in Rolling Stone.

He was executive vice president of Abnak Records; Vice President, Southwest Division, Bell Records (here he produced Bruce Channel, Ronnie Self, James Bell, the Festivals, the Dolls, and the Gentrys); and A&R director, RCA West Coast Rock Division, working with Michael Nesmith and Harry Nilsson. In the 1990's, he produced "Goin Back to Mississippi" by R. L. Burnside's slide guitarist, Kenny Brown.

Hawkins' pioneering contributions have been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. 

Dale Hawkins