Celebrating Buddy Holly's 90th Birthday - Buddy Holly - The Stereo Versions

 Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), known professionally by his stage name Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was a central and pioneering figure of rock and roll. He was born to a musical family in Lubbock, Texas, during the Great Depression, and learned to play guitar and sing alongside his two siblings.

Holly made his first appearance on local television in 1952, and the following year he formed the group Buddy and Bob with his friend Bob Montgomery. In 1955, after opening once for Elvis Presley, Holly decided to pursue a music career. He played with Presley three times that year, and his band's style shifted from country and western to rock and roll. In October that year, when Holly opened for Bill Haley & His Comets, he was spotted by Nashville scout Eddie Crandall, who helped him get a contract with Decca Records.

Holly's recording sessions at Decca were produced by Owen Bradley, who had become famous for producing orchestrated country hits for stars like Patsy Cline. Unhappy with Bradley's musical style and control in the studio, Holly went to producer Norman Petty in Clovis, New Mexico, and recorded a demo of "That'll Be the Day", among other songs. Petty became the band's manager and sent the demo to Brunswick Records, which released it as a single credited to the Crickets, a name chosen by the band to subvert Decca's contract limitations. In September 1957, as the band toured, "That'll Be the Day" topped the US and UK singles charts. Its success was followed in October by another major hit, "Peggy Sue".

The album The "Chirping" Crickets, released in November 1957, reached number five on the UK Albums Chart. Holly made his second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show in January 1958 and soon after toured Australia and then the UK. In early 1959, he assembled a new band, consisting of Waylon Jennings (bass), Tommy Allsup (guitar), and Carl Bunch (drums), and embarked on a tour of the midwestern US. After a show in Clear Lake, Iowa, Holly chartered an airplane to travel to his next show in Moorhead, Minnesota. Soon after takeoff, the plane crashed, killing Holly, Ritchie Valens, the Big Bopper, and pilot Roger Peterson in a crash later referred to by Don McLean as "The Day the Music Died" in his song "American Pie".

During his short career, Holly wrote and recorded many songs. He is often regarded as the artist who defined the traditional rock-and-roll line-up of two guitars, bass, and drums. Holly was a major influence on later popular music artists, including Bob Dylan, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, the Hollies, Elvis Costello, and Elton John. Holly was among the first artists inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in 1986. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 13 in its list of 100 Greatest Artists in 2010.

This is a 35 track compilation of stereo remixes of his rock and roll, rockabilly and country recordings.

1 Brown Eyed Handsome Man - Buddy Holly

2 Bo Diddley - Buddy Holly

3 Baby Won't You Come Out Tonight? - Buddy Holly

4 Wait Till The Sun Shines Nellie - Buddy Holly

5 Reminiscing - Buddy Holly

6 It Doesn't Matter Any More - Buddy Holly

7 I'm Gonna Set My Foot Down - Buddy Holly

8 Rock-A-Bye Rock - Buddy Holly

9 It's Not My Fault - Buddy Holly

10 Because I Love You - Buddy Holly

11 Learning The Game - Buddy Holly

12 What To Do - Buddy Holly

13 True Love Ways - Buddy Holly

14 Ummm, Oh Yeah (Dearest) - Buddy Holly

15 That's What They Say - Buddy Holly

16 Peggy Sue Got Married - Buddy Holly

17 Slippin' And Slidin' - Buddy Holly

18 Smokey Joe's Cafe - Buddy Holly

19 Have You Ever Been Lonely - Buddy Holly

20 Gone - Buddy Holly

21 Changing All Those Changes - Buddy Holly

22 Good Rockin' Tonight - Buddy Holly

23 Ain't Got No Home - Buddy Holly

24 Blue Monday - Buddy Holly

25 Rip It Up - Buddy Holly

26 Blue Suede Shoes - Buddy Holly

27 Shake, Rattle And Roll - Buddy Holly

28 You're The One - Buddy Holly

29 Love Is Strange - Buddy Holly

30 Raining In My Heart - Buddy Holly

31 Moondreams - Buddy Holly

32 That Makes It Tough - Buddy Holly

33 Crying, Waiting, Hoping - Buddy Holly

34 Honky Tonk - Buddy Holly

35 Holly Hop - Buddy Holly

Buddy Holly - The Stereo Versions

Retro Rockers Vols.1 & 2 - various artists (A TJR Original Compilation)

 

These compilations are a mix of tracks I have collected from YouTube (of which I have a few). They are mostly contemporary artists playing their own original rock and roll and rockabilly tunes and a few classic artists playing covers as well. The common thread is that they are ALL killer tracks (in my opinion). Enjoy these HOT rockers!

Retro Rockers Vol.1:

1 Angel Eyes - The Obscuritones 

2 Back Home - Carolina & Her Rhythm Rockets 

3 Beltane Fire - Billy Ruffians & The Blue Cats 

4 Betty Lou - The Cadillac Kings  

5 Bourbon In Your Eyes - Devil Doll 

6 Burning Love - Darrel Higham 

7 Bye Bye Bye - NSYNC Cover - Postmodern Jukebox ft. Tara Louise 

8 Come On Pretty Baby (BOPFLIX sessions) - Emma & The Ragmen 

9 Dirty Baby - Danny Rockabilly and His Clan 

10 Drinkin' Gasoline - The Baboons 

11 Go Big Beat - The Megatons 

12 He's A Wolf (BOPFLIX sessions) - Tornado Beat! 

13 Hey, Ho Rock and Roll - The Cellmates 

14 High Class Baby - Darrel Higham 

15 Hipshakin' - Fanny Mae & The Dynamite Believers 

16 Hobo Blues (Live @ Bristol Rhythm & Roots) - Old Line Skiffle Combo 

17 Ice Cold - Darrel Higham 

18 I'm Lost About You - Sonny and His Wild Cows 

19 Jack Of Diamonds (Live @Rhythm and Roots in Bristol) - Old Line Skiffle Combo 

20 Jiggle Wiggle Walkin' Baby - Ed Cavin & The Blue Kings 

21 Knee High & Risin (bopflix sessions) - The Hi-Jivers  

22 Ledley Zeppelin - Gang Band Rockabilly 

23 Linda - The Starfires 

24 Rockabilly Boogie - Darrel Higham & The Enforcers 

25 New Orleans (live) - Jeff Beck & Gary U.S.Bonds 

Retro Rockers Vol.1

Retro Rockers Vol.2:

1 Hey Pretty Baby - Darrel Higham 

2 Jackson (feat. Sparky from Demented Are Go) - The Hillbilly Moon Explosion 

3 Lovin' You - Lil'Camille & The Rattletones 

4 Matchbox (Studio Version) - The Mavericks 

5 My Love For Evermore - The Hillbilly Moon Explosion  (ft. Sparky from Demented Are Go)  

6 Pass That Bottle - The Devil's Daughters 

7 Plastic Fish (Live @ Rhythm & Roots) - Old Line Skiffle Combo 

8 Right Amount Of Wrong - Imelda May & Darrel Higham 

9 Rockabilly Boogie_ - The Obscuritones 

10 Rockabilly Feeling - The Cellmates 

11 Rockabilly Legacy feat. JF Dérec - The Spunyboys 

12 Rockabilly Rhythm - Tom Stormy Trio feat Rhythm Sophie 

13 Rocket To the Moon - Moonlight Howlers 

14 Rockhouse - Darrel Higham 

15 Shake, Rattle & Roll - Jeff Beck, Brian Setzer, Darrel Higham 

16 Slow Down - Lil'Camille & The Rattletones 

17 Soulful Dress - The Hawkmen 

18 Speedy Race - The Cellmates 

19 Sweet Baby of Mine - Tammi Savoy and Chris Casello Combo 

20 They Call Me The Breeze - Raul Malo 

21 This Train (Rhythm Riot festival) BOPFLIX sessions - Alan Power & The Aftershocks 

22 Train Kept A Rollin' [live session] - Imelda May 

23 Turn Around And Go - Darrel Higham 

24 Tutti Frutti - Keep a Rockin'! 

25 You Never Can Tell - Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings 

Retro Rockers Vol.2

Jerry Lee Lewis – Sun Essentials - 4 disc set

 

Disc 1 - Rockin' Rollin' Country Boy

Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 2:52

Great Balls Of Fire 1:52

High School Confidential 2:28

Be Bop A Lula 2:25

Good Golly, Miss Molly (Alt Take) 2:10

Down The Line 2:12

Lovin' Up A Storm 1:51

Wild One 1:50

Ooby Dooby 1:56

End Of The Road 1:47

Pumping Piano Rock 2:03

All Night Long 2:02

Let The Good Times Roll 2:12

Put Me Down 2:08

Don't Be Cruel 1:58

I'm Feeling Sorry 2:39

Home 1:57

The Wild Side Of Love 2:46

When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again 2:32

I Love You Because 3:01

Born To Lose 2:38

I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl I Love) 2:13

Jambalaya (On The Bayou) 1:58

Lovesick Blues 2:08

Crazy Heart 2:46

You Win Again 2:54

Cold, Cold Heart 3:05

I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) 2:51

Your Cheatin' Heart 1:44

Settin' The Woods On Fire (Undubbed Version) 2:25

Long Gone Lonesome Blues 2:01

(Walk That) Lonesome Valley 2:17

Disc 2 - The Country Boy Rocks On

Big Blon' Baby 1:40

Rock 'N' Roll Ruby 1:56

Pink Pedal Pushers 2:06

Breathless 2:42

I'm Sorry, I'm Not Sorry 2:35

Ubangi Stomp 1:45

Friday Night 1:41

I'll Be Me 2:43

Milk Shake Mademoiselle 2:11

Baby, Baby, Bye Bye 1:56

Break Up 2:18

Just Who Is To Blame 2:33

Charming Billy (Billy Boy) 2:17

It Won't Happen With Me 2:57

Bonnie B 2:19

Livin' Lovin' Wreck 2:03

Your Lovin' Ways 2:37

Crazy Arms 2:43

I'll Make It All Up To You (Alt Take) 2:44

Let's Talk About Us 2:06

It Hurt Me So 2:38

As Long As I Live 2:24

How's My Ex Treating You? 2:34

I Can't Seem To Say Goodbye 2:32

Shame On You 2:08

I'll Sail My Ship Alone 2:07

Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You) 2:43

Set My Mind At Ease 2:01

Seasons Of My Heart 3:00

It All Depends (On Who Will Buy The Wine) 2:58

Slippn' Around 2:51

Night Train To Memphis 2:08

Disc 3 - Hillbilly Blues

Big Legged Woman 2:28

Rockin' With Red 1:58

Sixty Minute Man 1:50

So Long, I'm Gone 2:09

I've Been Twistin' 3:17

Teenage Letter 2:18

Mean Woman Blues 2:27

Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee 2:37

Keep You Hands Off It (Birthday Cake) 2:14

Money 2:38

Sick And Tired 2:43

Hound Dog 2:06

Cool Cool Ways (Sexy Ways) 2:30

Hello, Hello, Baby 3:25

I Know What It Means 2:41

It'll Be Me (LP Version) 2:15

Hillbilly Music 2:09

Turn Around 2:51

Love's Made Me A Fool Of Me 2:45

I Forgot To Remember To Forget 2:28

Fools Like Me 2:53

I Can't Trust Me 2:14

I'm The Guilty One 2:10

Memory Of You 2:11

Don't Drop It 1:49

Hand Me Down My Walking Cane 2:21

Crawdad Song 1:51

Crazy Arms (Remake) 2:35

Ramblin' Rose 3:20

Rockin' The Boat Of Love 2:41

Whole Lotta Twistin' Goin' On 3:18

Disc 4 - Something Old, Something Blue

What'd I Say 2:25

Honey Hush 2:07

Tomorrow Night 2:59

Carryin' On (Sexy Ways) 2:02

Good Rockin' Tonight 2:44

Come What May 2:05

Hello Josephine 1:45

Little Queenie 2:26

Johnny B. Goode 1:56

Hang Up My Rock 'N' Roll Shoes 2:37

Sweet Little Sixteen 2:57

Matchbox (Alt Take) 1:51

C.C. Rider 2:28

Lewis Boogie 2:02

The Ballad Of Billy Joe 2:57

My Pretty Quadroon 2:56

Hong Kong Blues (Down In Old Hong Kong) 2:28

That Lucky Old Sun 3:12

Goodnight Irene (Undubbed Master) 2:57

Will The Circle Be Unbroken 2:25

The Great Speckled Bird 1:44

John Henry 2:34

Frankie And Johnny 2:35

You're The Only Star InMy Blue Heaven 1:52

Waiting Foe A Train (All Around The Watertank) 1:43

Old Pal Of Yesterday 2:34

Mexicali Rose (Slow Version) 1:55

Deep Elem Blues 2:45

You Are My Sunshine 2:13

The Marines' Hymn (From The Halls Of Montezuma) 2:22

That's My Desire 1:14

Just A Little Talk With Jesus 3:11

Carry Me Back To Old Virginia 2:30

Jerry Lee Lewis – Sun Essentials

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! 

All About Elvis - A Tribute To The King - various artists compilation

 

Disc 1 - Elvis Style:

1-1 Phil Gray & His Go Boys*– Pepper Hot Baby

1-2 Pat Cupp & The Flying Saucers– Baby Come Back

1-3 Jay B. Loyd With Bill Black's Combo– I'm So Lonely

1-4 Conway Twitty– Long Black Train

1-5 Roy Orbison– Domino

1-6 Don Ellis & The Royal Dukes– Blue Fire

1-7 Dick Glasser– Crazy Love

1-8 Wayne Walker– You've Got Me (Where I Wanna Be)

1-9 The Chavis Brothers– Love Me Baby

1-10 Tracy Pendarvis & The Blue Notes*– One Of These Days

1-11 Hayden Thompson– You Are My Sunshine

1-12 Ral Donner– That's All Right With Me

1-13 Billy Barrix– Cool Off Baby

1-14 Billy Eldridge With The Fireballs – Half A Heart

1-15 Curt Jensen With The Don Henze Rhythmaires– Just For You

1-16 Joe Hughes & His Orchestra*– Make Me Dance Little Ant

1-17 Eddie Daniels – I Wanna Know (Why You Love Me So)

1-18 Jimmy Stayton & The Country Cats*– You're Gonna Treat Me Right

1-19 Ben Hewitt– I Ain't Givin' Up Nothin' (If I Can't Get Something From You)

1-20 Phil Gray & His Go Boys*– Bluest Boy In Town

1-21 Jay B. Loyd– You're Just My Kind

1-22 Bobby Lee – Run, Fool, Run

1-23 Hayden Thompson– Love My Baby

1-24 Johnnie Fuller* With Candy Man McGuirt & His Band*– First Stage Of The Blues

1-25 Jr. Warren– Rock And Roll Fever

1-26 Jimmy Reagan & The Rhythm Rockers– Lonely, Lonely Heart

1-27 Bill Taylor* & The Cyclones – Nelda Jane

1-28 Jimmy Witter And The Shadows– If You Love My Woman

1-29 Sonny Wallace– Black Cadillac

1-30 Tracy Pendarvis & The Blue Notes*– It Don't Pay

1-31 Phil Gray & The Go Boys– Somebody's Got My Baby

1-32 Pat Cupp & The Flying Saucers– Do Me No Wrong

1-33 Sleepy LaBeff & His Versatiles*– Turn Me Loose

Disc 2 - Elvis Songs:

2-1 Carl Perkins– That's All Right

2-2 Phil Gulley– Blue Moon Of Kentucky

2-3 Ricky Nelson – There's Good Rockin' Tonight

2-4 Curtis Johnson – I Dont Care If The Sun Don't Shine

2-5 Ricky Nelson – Milk Cow Blues

2-6 Buddy Holly– Baby Let's Play House

2-7 Vernon Taylor– Mystery Train

2-8 Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two– I Forgot To Remember To Forget

2-9 Thumper Jones– Heartbreak Hotel

2-10 Leon Payne– My Baby Left Me

2-11 Jerry Lee Lewis– Don't Be Cruel

2-12 Jimmy Bowen With The Rhythm Orchids– Money Honey

2-13 Billy Rocka– I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry

2-14 The Teen Kings– Trying To Get You (aka Trying To Get To You)

2-15 Conway Twitty– Just Because

2-16 Mackey Hargett– So Glad You're Mine

2-17 Rex Masters & The Four Jacks With Herbie Layne's Orchestra– Too Much

2-18 Otis Blackwell– All Shook Up

2-19 Jerry Lee Lewis– Mean Woman Blues

2-20 Eddie Cochran– Have I Told You Lately That I Love You

2-21 Wanda Jackson– Let's Have A Party

2-22 Frankie Lymon– Jailhouse Rock

2-23 Buddy Holly– You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care)

2-24 Earl Robbins With Dave Remington's Orchestra*– Treat Me Nice

2-25 Wanda Jackson– Hard Headed Woman

2-26 Conway Twitty– Lonely Blue Boy

2-27 Roger LaRue & His Pals*– I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine

2-28 Sleepy LaBeff*– Baby, Let's Play House

2-29 Johnny Carroll & His Hot Rocks– Tryin' To Get To You

2-30 Carl Perkins– Good Rockin' Tonight

2-31 Andy Anderson & The Dawnbreakers– I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry Over You

2-32 Stan Freberg– Heartbreak Hotel

2-33 LaVern Baker– Hey, Memphis

Disc 3: Elvis Adored

3-1 Holly Twins*– I Want Elvis For Christmas

3-2 Link Davis– Trucker From Tennessee

3-3 Jonathan Craig With The Colby-Wolf Combo– Rock-A-Billy Gal

3-4 P.Q. Rock 'N' Roll*– All About Elvis

3-5 Sonny Cole & Rhythm Roamers*– I Dreamed I Was Elvis

3-6 Otto Bash– The Elvis Blues

3-7 Billy Boyle– My Baby's Crazy 'Bout Elvis

3-8 Janis Martin – My Boy Elvis

3-9 Bill Parsons– The All American Boy

3-10 The Kids – Elvis And Me

3-11 Lou Monte, Joe Reisman's Orchestra & Chorus*– Elvis Presley For President

3-12 Bunny Paul– Sweet Talk

3-13 Don Hart – Presley On Her Mind

3-14 Virginia Lowe– I'm In Love With Elvis Presley

3-15 Reed Harper And The Three Notes* With Walter Francis' Orchestra– Oh Elvis

3-16 Pete De Bree & The Wanderers*– Hey, Mr Presley

3-17 Little "Lambsie" Penn*– I Wanna Spend Xmas With Elvis

3-18 Carmela Rosella– Oh! It Was Elvis

3-19 Genee Harris– Bye Bye Elvis

3-20 Mike Sarne– My Baby's Crazy 'Bout Elvis

3-21 Hayden Thompson– Rock-a-billy Gal

3-22 Huey Long – Elvis Stole My Gal

3-23 Jimmy Woodall & His Tarpins– Uncle Sam's Call

3-24 Arlin & Earl With Ivon Gregory & The Bluenotes*– Elvis Presley Blues

3-25 Jaybee Wasden– Elvis In The Army

3-26 Billy & Eddie*– The King Is Coming Back

3-27 Bobby Bare With Johnny & The Jokers*– I'm Hanging Up My Rifle

3-28 The Hunt Sisters & Mark With Roy Hall & His Boys– Elvis Is Rocking Again

3-29 The Valentines– The Sock

3-30 Marlene Paula With Billy Ver Planck Orchestra– I Want To Spend Christmas With Elvis

3-31 Audrey – Dear Elvis (Pages 1 & 2)

All About Elvis - A Tribute To The King

21st Century Rockabilly - various artists compilation - 25 Screaming Rockabilly Tracks!!

 

1 The Bullets – Party Like Me

2 Jack Rabbit Slim– High Tone Woman

3 Rusti Steel & The Star Tones– Gas Up My Hot Rod Stoker

4 Lew Lewis & The Twilight Trio– Charlene Baby

5 The Sharks– Rockabilly Moonquake

6 Bill Fadden & The Silvertone Flyers– Shake Rock-A-Bop

7 The Bonneville Barons– Forget Me

8 The Cheaterslicks– Betty Page

9 The Wolftones– Shake It Baby

10 Rudy LaCrioux & The All-Stars– Wild `N`Pretty

11 Vince Eager & The Western All-Stars– Rockabilly Dinosaur

12 Ruby Darnell & The Lazy Rancheros– Photographs

13 Rockin' Rocket 88– The Storm

14 Pete Hutton & The Beyonders– Lovechaser

15 Bill Fadden & The Mostly Losers– La Mesa Prison Blues

16 Sue Moreno, Jack Rabbit Slim– Too Late

17 Rudy LaCrioux & The All-Stars– Again & Again

18 The Bullets – Ex Hex

19 Rusti Steel & The Star Tones– Gone With The Wind

20 The Atlantics – When Love Comes Knockin

21 El Compton– I'll Meet You At The Titty Twister

22 Jack Rabbit Slim– Is There A Party Goin' On

23 Miss Jean Vincent – Do I Make You Crazy

24 The Sharks– Desert Diamond

25 Vince Eager & The Memphis Tones– You`re Never Too Old To Rock N Roll

21st Century Rockabilly

A Rocket In My Pocket - the soundtrack to the book "The Hipster's Guide To Rockabilly Music"

 

Max Décharné is an English rock musician, singer and writer. He has written about music regularly for Mojo magazine since 1998, where he is their chief authority on the subject of rockabilly music, which he has followed and played since the 1970's. 

His book, "A Rocket In My Pocket (Serpent's Tail, 2010)", tells the story of rockabilly music, the primal 50's howl of rockin' rage that helped start it all. It has been called "the definitive book on rockabilly.. tells you all you need to know." 

A Rocket In My Pocket is the soundtrack to the book:

1 Dale Vaughn– How Can You Be Mean To Me

2 Elvis Presley– Mystery Train

3 Gene Maltais– The Raging Sea

4 Allen Page– She's The One That's Got It

5 Carl Perkins– Put Your Cat Clothes On

6 Bob Doss– Don't Be Gone Long

7 Wanda Jackson– Mean, Mean Man

8 Johnny Burnette And The Rock 'N Roll Trio*– The Train Kept A-Rollin'

9 Rocky Bill Ford– Mad Dog In Town

10 Hal Harris– Jitterbop Baby

11 Ronnie Self– Bop-A-Lena

12 Jackie Morningstar– Rockin' In The Graveyard

13 Echo Valley Boys With Bill Browning– Wash Machine Boogie

14 Sonny Fisher– Pink And Black

15 Charlie Feathers With Jody* & Jerry*– Get With It

16 Ray Harris – Come On Little Mama

17 The Rhythm Rockets– The Slide

18 Jimmy Carroll Aka Billy Carroll – Big Green Car

19 Benny Ingram– Jello Sal

20 Junior Thompson With The Meteors– Mama's Little Baby

21 Mel Robbins– Save It

22 Jimmy & Johnny– I Can't Find The Door Knob

23 Freddie Franks – Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby

24 Ric Cartey– Scratching On My Screen

25 Roy Burk & The Bell Bottoms– Rock To The Boogie

26 Don Willis – Boppin' High School Baby

27 Don Cole– Snake Eyed Mama

28 Jimmy Lloyd – I Got A Rocket In My Pocket

A Rocket In My Pocket

Hot-Rodded Rockabilly 2019 - various artists compilation

 

1 The Howlin' Coyotes– The Game

2 Little Lesley & The Bloodshots– I'm Sorry

3 Rusti Steel & The Star Tones– Find That Gal Of Mine

4 Jack Rabbit Slim– Rabbit Blood

5 Delta 88– She's Hot To Handle

6 The Bullets – Ba-Boom!

7 The Deadshots– Mean Girl

8 Haney's Big House– Herding Cats

9 Ten Bob Millionaires– Bad News Travels Fast

10 Rudy LaCrioux & The All-Stars– Gonna Have Myself A Ball

11 Bob Butfoy– Kiss Of Death

12 El Camino – Give Up

13 The Pat Winn Combo– The Lonnie Donegan Song

14 Bill Fadden & The Silvertone Flyers– Too Bad Baby

15 The Bonneville Barons– Whale Tail

16 The Retrobaits– Restart My Heart

17 Norm & The Nightmarez– Bop (Drums – Dave Prince)

18 The Caravans– Go Go Girl

19 Rusti Steel & The Star Tones– Shoulder Rockin' Sobbin'

20 Jack Rabbit Slim– The Devil Whispers In My Ear

21 The Bullets – Eye On You

22 Little Lesley & The Bloodshots– We Get Around

23 Delta 88– She Does Me Good

24 The Beaver Boys– I' Bad For You Baby

25 The Deadshots– Cant Dance

26 Haney's Big House– Three Sheets

Hot-Rodded Rockabilly 2019

Rare Fifties Boston Rockabilly, Vols. 1-3 - various artists

 

1 The Three D's– Arnie's Theme

2 Wayne Parker – Ginger

3 The Three D's– Squeeze

4 The Three D's With Pal Mal And Arnie Ginsburg– Pal Mal Rock

5 Bob Silva And The Silva-Tones– Roses Are Blooming

6 Bob Silva And The Silva-Tones– Weepin' And A'Wailin'

7 Joe Therrien Jr. And The Sully Trio– I Ain't Gonna Be Around

8 Ricky Coyne– Rollin' Pin Mim

9 Leigh Howell And The Uniques– Moving Too Slow

10 Bobby Kent And The Kentones– Don't Go 'Way

11 Mel McGonnigle– Rattle Shakin' Mama

12 Frankie Rose & The Imperials– Long Tall Sally

13 The El 'Dorados Vocal By Johnny Dee – Linda Lee

14 The Phaetons*– I Love My Baby

15 Ricky Vance & The Ramrods– Wild Little Willie

16 The Downbeats – Sweet Little Jane

17 Lou & The Monarchs– Sarah Lee

18 Lou & The Monarchs– Chopsticks Rock

19 Miles Connor– I Don't Need You Anymore

20 The Satellites – Linda Jean

21 The Satellites – Rockateen

22 Alan Barnicoat– Savage

23 Howie And The Crystals– Rockin' Hall

24 Johnny Bell– Flip, Flop And Fly

25 Bobby Taylor And The Viscount Four– Pretty Baby

26 Bobby Mansfield And His Dusters– A Pretty Girl

27 El Maradas– Marada Rock

28 El Maradas– Frantic

29 Bob Madden And The Boppers– Bopper's Boogie

30 Ralph Madden And The Boppers– Tough Mama

31 Bob Riley And The Atoms– Rock 'N' Roll Mama

32 Bob Riley And The Atoms– Four Button Suit

33 Freddie Cannon*– Arnie's Theme

34 The Spindrifts– Cha-Cha Doo

Rare Fifties Boston Rockabilly Vol.1

1 The Dusters – Rock At The Hop

2 Ricky Coyne And His Guitar Rockers– I Want You To Know

3 Jackie Clark – Walkie Talkie

4 The Buccaneers – Bye Bye, Baby

5 The Jaguars – It's Cool

6 Nite Rockers– Oh! Baby

7 The Rhythm Rockers – Rock 'N' Roll Boogie [Unissued Take]

8 Chisholm Brothers– Honey, Don't

9 Bob Cleary And His Bopcats– Go, Cat, Go

10 Frankie St. John And The Starfires*– She's Long And Tall

11 Lee Curtin– Hot Dog

12 The Armadillos – Diddy Bop

13 Steve Colt– The Girl Can't Help It

14 Howie Landy And The Galaxies– Happiest Man In The World

15 The Belvederes – Rumble Rock

16 Jack Lincoln Coughlin– Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On

17 The Jupitors– Royal Tab Rock

18 George Dapper Cromwell*– Washed Up

19 Paul Chaplain And His Emeralds– Shortnin' Bread

20 Johnny Mann And The Tornados– Chick-A-Lou

21 The Blends – Snake Walk

22 The Rhythm Rockers Vocal By Leon James– Thinkin' About You

23 Steve Colt– Hop, Skip And Jump

24 The Three D's– Crazy Little Woman

25 Chuck Edwards – She's Not Home

26 Artie Holmes– Wee Willie Wiggle

27 Bob Silva And The Silva-Tones– That's All I Want From You

28 Little Jimmy Merritt*– Fancy Free

29 The Unknowns – I'm In Love Again

30 Frankie Rose & The Imperials– Wicked Woman

31 Frankie St. John And The Starfires*– A Real Dynamite Lady

32 The Angels – Angel Express

Rare Fifties Boston Rockabilly Vol.2

1 Brenton Herlihy And The Ramblers– Reform School Baby [Unissued]

2 Jimmy Rhodes And The Dusters– I Wanna Go

3 Barry Darvell– Geronimo Stomp

4 The Buccaneers – Oh, Why?

5 The Blue Echoes – It's Witchcraft

6 Johnny Bell– The Third Degree

7 The Phaetons*– Fling

8 Russ Kendall– Boston Baby [Unissued]

9 The Uniques – Rock 'N' Rudolph

10 Jackie Dallas– Lorraine

11 Artie Holmes– Hey, Little Cindy [Unissued]

12 The Rhythm Masters – Janie, Janie [Unissued]

13 The Jaguars – St. Louis Blues [False Start]

14 The Jaguars – St. Louis Blues [Unissued]

15 Joe Therrien Jr.– Rock-A-Billy Boogie

16 Billy Bo And His Arrows*– Chatter [Unissued]

17 Terry & The Pirates – Short Shorts [Unissued]

18 The Belvederes – Eagle Bounce [Unissued]

19 The Rhythm Rockers – Just Rockin' [Unissued]

20 Paul Chaplain And His Emeralds– Nicotine

21 The Dusters – She's Mine

22 Nite Rockers– Nite Rock

23 Jack Lincoln Coughlin– Crazy Arms [Unissued]

24 The Angels – Buckshot

25 Steve Colt– Devil Is A Woman In Disguise [Unissued]

26 Bobby James And The Dristells– Let's Go

27 Smokey Stover – Let's Have A Ball

28 Ricky Coyne And His Guitar Rockers– Kaw-Liga

29 Little Jimmy Merritt*– Honky Tonk Angel

30 The Starlites*– Sentimental Journey

31 Roddy And Joy– She's Gonna Be Mine

32 Herbie Lee III– Champagne Charlene

33 Bob Riley – The Midnight Line

Rare Fifties Boston Rockabilly Vol.3