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Ruth Alston Brown (née Weston, January 12, 1928 – November 17, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and actress, sometimes known as the "Queen of R'n'B". She was noted for bringing a pop music style to R'n'B music in a series of hit songs for Atlantic Records in the 1950s, such as "So Long", "Teardrops from My Eyes" and "(Mama) He Treats Your Daughter Mean". For these contributions, Atlantic became known as "the house that Ruth built" (alluding to the popular nickname for the old Yankee Stadium). Brown was a 1993 inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Following a resurgence that began in the mid-1970s and peaked in the 1980s, Brown used her influence to press for musicians' rights regarding royalties and contracts; these efforts led to the founding of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. Her performances in the Broadway musical Black and Blue earned Brown a Tony Award, and the original cast recording won a Grammy Award. Brown was a recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. In 2017, Brown was inducted into National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. She is also the aunt to legendary hip hop MC Rakim.
Delores LaVern Baker (November 11, 1929 – March 10, 1997) was an American R'n'B singer who had several hit records on the pop chart in the 1950s and early 1960s. Her most successful records were "Tweedle Dee" (1955), "Jim Dandy" (1956), and "I Cried a Tear" (1958).
Baker began singing in Chicago clubs such as the Club DeLisa around 1946, often billed as Little Miss Sharecropper, and first recorded under that name in 1949. She changed her name briefly to Bea Baker when recording for Okeh Records in 1951 and then was billed as LaVern Baker when she sang with Todd Rhodes and his band in 1952.
In 1953 she signed with Atlantic Records as a solo artist, her first release being "Soul on Fire". Her first hit came in early 1955, with the Latin-tempo "Tweedle Dee", which reached number 4 on the R&B chart and number 14 on the national US pop chart. Georgia Gibbs recorded a note-for-note cover of the song, which reached number 1; subsequently Baker made an unsuccessful attempt to sue her and petitioned Congress to consider such covers copyright violations.
Baker had a succession of hits on the R'n'B charts over the next couple of years with her backing group, the Gliders, including "Bop-Ting-a-Ling" (number 3 R&B), "Play It Fair" (number 2 R&B), and "Still" (number 4 R&B). At the end of 1956 she had another hit with "Jim Dandy" (number 1 R&B, number 17 pop), which sold over one million copies and was certified as a gold disc. Further hits followed for Atlantic, including the follow-up "Jim Dandy Got Married" (number 7 R&B), "I Cried a Tear" (number 2 R&B, number 6 pop in 1958, with sax by King Curtis), "I Waited Too Long" (number 5 R&B, number 3 pop, written by Neil Sedaka), "Saved" (number 17 R&B, written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller), and "See See Rider" (number 9 R&B in 1963). In addition to singing, she did some work with Ed Sullivan and Alan Freed on TV and in films, including Rock, Rock, Rock and Mr. Rock & Roll. In 1964, she recorded a Bessie Smith tribute album. She then left Atlantic for Brunswick Records, for which she recorded the album Let Me Belong to You.
In 1990 Baker was among the first eight recipients of the Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. In 1991, she became the second female solo artist inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, following Aretha Franklin in 1987. Her song "Jim Dandy" was named one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll and was ranked number 343 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Gene Summers, born David Eugene Summers (January 3, 1939 – February 17, 2021), was an American rock'n'roll/rockabilly singer. His recordings include "School of Rock 'n Roll", "Straight Skirt", "Nervous", "Gotta Lotta That", "Twixteen", "Alabama Shake", "Fancy Dan" and his biggest-selling single "Big Blue Diamonds". Summers was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame in 1997 and The Southern Legends Entertainment & Performing Arts Hall of Fame in 2005. He still performed worldwide and celebrated his 50th anniversary as a recording artist in 2008 with the release of Reminisce Cafe.
1 School Of Rock & Roll 2:04 2 Nervous 2:22 3 Straight Skirts 1:56 4 Gotta Lotta That 2:05 5 I'll Never Be Lonely 2:14 6 Twixteen 1:51 7 Someone Somewhere 2:36 8 Alabama Shake 1:53 9 Almost Persuaded 1:58 10 You Said You Love Me 2:06 11 Dance Dance Dance 1:53 12 If You Don't Come Home 1:49 13 Just Because 2:01 14 Fancy Dan 1:58 15 Big Blue Diamonds 2:23 16 Someone Somewhere 2:43 17 Almost 12 O'Clock 1:44 18 The Push 2:04 19 The Great Pretender 2:05 20 Broken Dreams 2:29 21 Alabama Shake 1:44 22 The Clown 2:04 23 World Of Illusion 2:25 24 Cloudy Day 2:18 25 Who Stole The Marker (From The Grave Of Bonnie Parker)? 2:36 26 Goodbye Priscilla (Bye Bye Baby Blue) 2:22 27 Suzie Q 2:28 28 Baby Are You Kiddin' 1:32 29 Twixteen 2:12 30 Nervous 2:24 31 Rockaboogie Shake 1:34 32 Gotta Lotta That 2:13
Tracklist 1-1 –The Tornados Telstar 1-2 –The Hunters The Storm 1-3 –The Shadows The Savage 1-4 –The Fentones The Breeze And I 1-5 –Bert Weedon Guitar Boogie Shuffle 1-6 –The John Barry Seven Walk Don't Run 1-7 –The Vampires Clap Trap 1-8 –Arthur Greenslade & The Gee-Men Rockin' Susannah 1-9 –The Dave Clark Five Chaquita 1-10 –The Vigilantes Man In Space 1-11 –The Krew Kats Trambone 1-12 –Joe Brown Pop Corn 1-13 –The Outlaws Swingin' Low 1-14 –The Volcanos Theme From Tightrope 1-15 –Wee Willie Harris Got A Match 1-16 –The Cannons I Didn't Know The Gun Was Loaded 1-17 –The Eagles Special Agent 1-18 –Nero & The Gladiators Entry Of The Gladiators 1-19 –The Packabeats Gypsy Beat 1-20 –The Drifters Jet Black
2-1 –The Shadows F.B.I. 2-2 –Nero & The Gladiators In The Hall Of The Mountain King 2-3 –The John Barry Seven And Orchestra The James Bond Theme (From The Film 'Dr. No') 2-4 –Rhet Stoller Chariot 2-5 –The Fentones The Mexican 2-6 –Lord Rockingham's XI Hoots Mon! 2-7 –The Scorpions (Ghost) Riders In The Sky 2-8 –Frank Weir & His Werewolves Manhunt 2-9 –The Hunters Teen Scene 2-10 –Joe Brown The Switch 2-11 –The Sneaky Petes The Savage, Pt. 2 2-12 –The Jetstreams Bongo Rock 2-13 –The Moontrekkers Night Of The Vampire 2-14 –Sounds Inc. Sounds Like Locomotion 2-15 –The Outlaws Valley Of The Sioux 2-16 –The Ravens Rock Group The Ghoul Friend 2-17 –The Chaps Poppin' Part 1 2-18 –The Checkmates Yep! 2-19 –Johnny 'The Gash' Gray With Ken Jones & His Orchestra Tequila 2-20 –The Fabulous Flee-Rekkers Green Jeans
3-1 –The John Barry Seven Hit And Miss 3-2 –Bud Ashton Trio Nut Rocker 3-3 –Jet Harris The Man With The Golden Arm 3-4 –The Tornados Love And Fury 3-5 –The Barons Samurai 3-6 –George Chisholm Honky Tonk 3-7 –Bert Weedon Apache 3-8 –Tommy Steele & Joe Brown Drunken Guitar 3-9 –The Moontrekkers There's Something At The Bottom Of The Well 3-10 –The Krew Kats Peak Hour 3-11 –The Stacattos Main Line 3-12 –Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers Can Can '62 3-13 –The Flee-Rekkers Lone Rider 3-14 –The Scorpions Scorpio 3-15 –The Outlaws Ambush 3-16 –The Firestones Party Twist 3-17 –The Sleepwalkers Sleepwalk 3-18 –The Red Price Comb Theme From Danger Man 3-19 –The Shadows Dance On! 3-20 –Brian Fahey & His Orchestra At The Sign Of the Swingin' Cymbal (From 'Pick Of The Pops')
Tracklist 1-1 –Chuck Berry Maybellene 1-2 –Jackie Brenston Rocket 88 1-3 –Gene Vincent Race With The Devil 1-4 –Lightnin' Hopkins Automobile Blues 1-5 –Johnny Guitar Watson Motor Head Baby 1-6 –Vernon Green And The Medallions Buick '59 1-7 –Billy"The Kid"Emerson Every Woman I Know (Crazy 'Bout Automobiles) 1-8 –Nervous Norvus Transfusion 1-9 –Chuck Berry No Money Down 1-10 –Bob Luman Red Cadillac & A Black Moustache 1-11 –Rusty Draper Pink Cadillac 1-12 –Carl Perkins Pop, Let Me Have The Car 1-13 –The Del-Vikings* Flat Tire 1-14 –Joyce Green Black Cadillac 1-15 –Mike Fern And The Del Royals* Brave Jake 1-16 –Jimmy Flaherty's Caravan* This Old Bomb Of Mine 1-17 –The Sabres Hot Rod Kelly 1-18 –Richie Deran and The New Tones Girl And A Hot Rod 1-19 –Johnny Bond Hot Rod Jalopy 1-20 –The Aquatones Wanted (A Solid Gold Cadillac)
2-1 –Gene Vincent Pink Thunderbird 2-2 –Chuck Berry You Can't Catch Me 2-3 –Eddie Cochran Somethin' Else 2-4 –The Beach Boys 409 2-5 –Woody Guthrie The Car Song 2-6 –The Treniers Convertable Cadillac 2-7 –Howlin' Wolf Mr. Highwayman 2-8 –George Stogner Hard Top Race 2-9 –Bob Wills Cadillac In Model "A" 2-10 –Baker Knight Bring My Cadillac Back 2-11 –Doug Harden Dig That Ford 2-12 –Patsy Cline I Love You, Honey 2-13 –Roy Tann Hot Rod Queen 2-14 –Slick Slavin Speed Crazy 2-15 –Jimmy Carroll Big Green Car 2-16 –Vernon Green And The Medallions 59 Volvo 2-17 –The Delicates Black And White Thunderbird 2-18 –Charlie Ryan And The Timberline Riders Hot Rod Lincoln 2-19 –Leon Smith Little Forty Ford 2-20 –Eddie Ringo Full Racing Cam
3-1 –Vince Taylor Brand New Cadillac 3-2 –Chuck Berry Jaguar And The Thunderbird 3-3 –Bo Diddley Cadillac 3-4 –Roy Brown* Cadillac Baby 3-5 –Tillman Franks & His Rainbow Boys* Hot Rod Shotgun Boogie #2 3-6 –Red Foley Hot Rod Race 3-7 –Luke McDaniel The Automobile Song 3-8 –Ricky Riddle Drivin' Down The Wrong Side Of The Road 3-9 –Hal Willis My Pink Cadillac 3-10 –Gene Vincent And His Blue Caps Why Don't People Learn How To Drive? 3-11 –Hoyt Stevens 55 Chevy 3-12 –Lightnin' Hopkins Black Cadillac 3-13 –Chuck Miller Bright Red Convertible 3-14 –Wally Hughes Convertible Car 3-15 –Howard Brady* Hot Rod Boogie 3-16 –Bert Keyes Stop Jivin' Start Drivin' 3-17 –Don Pearly Drag Race 3-18 –Rocky Davis And The Sky Rockets* Hot Rod Baby 3-19 –Jimmy Gallagher* Ford And Shaker 3-20 –Ray Burden Hot Rodder's Dream
24 track compilation from Festival/SPIN Records, Australia, with an eclectic collection of pop, rock'n'roll and country tunes from the 60's and 70's, featuring popular artists and some rarities.
Tracklist 1 –Ol' 55 (I Want A) Rockin' Christmas 4:22 2 –Johnny O'Keefe Pretty Paper 2:34 3 –The Joy Boys Christmas Guitar 1:55 4 –Col Joye Jingle Bells 2:10 5 –Ray Melton Sleigh Ride 2:19 6 –Noeleen Batley Silent Night, Holy Night 2:28 7 –Col Joye I'll Be Home For Christmas 2:33 8 –Jimmy Little Christmas Roses 2:25 9 –Reg Lindsay Ting A Ling A Jingle 2:11 10 –Rolf Harris Happy Birthday Father Christmas 2:28 11 –Mike Preston Christmas Alphabet 1:58 12 –The Aussie Singers Merry Christmas Land 2:29 13 –Dale's Gang* Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer 3:26 14 –The Love Machine The Lonely Hearts Christmas Club Christmas Party 15 –Ol' 55 Little Saint Nick 3:10 16 –Jo Jo Zep And His Little Helpers Run Rudolph Run 3:23 17 –Red Hot Rockin' Santas Another Rock "N" Roll Christmas 3:47 18 –Shirley* Christmas Time In The Neighbourhood 2:26 19 –Incredible Penguins Happy Xmas (War Is Over) 3:51 20 –Riff Raff* Reindeers On The Rooftop 3:02 21 –Shirley* Christmas Children 3:41 22 –Dalvanius & The Fascinations Mary's Boy Child 4:18 23 –Yu-En Little Drummer Boy 4:37 24 –Mick Hamilton Merry Christmas Mary 3:04
Boyd Byron Bennett (December 7, 1924 – June 2, 2002) was an American rockabilly/rock'n'roll songwriter and singer. His two biggest hit singles, both written with John F Young and performed by him (Boyd) were "Seventeen" with his band, the Rockets (U.S. No. 5), (U.S. Rn'B No.7), as well as No.16 on the UK Singles Chart, and "My Boy, Flat Top" (U.S. No.39). He later became a disc jockey in Kentucky. He also worked with Francis Craig and Moon Mullican.
In 1955, Boyd Bennett and His Rockets recorded "Seventeen". Bennett aimed the song directly at the teenage audience, but producer Syd Nathan dismissed the effort and claimed that teenagers had no money to buy records. Bennett shrewdly waited until Nathan left for a two-week vacation, and prevailed upon Nathan's assistant Henry Glover to release the record.
It reached the Billboard chart on July 9, 1955, and went to the number five by September. Boyd and the Rockets traveled across the nation. The Boyd Bennett disc of "Seventeen" "changed record-producing/buying and marketing forever," wrote musicologist Robert Reynolds: "As Boyd Bennett had predicted, teenagers bought 'Seventeen' in droves and other record companies soon began producing songs aimed specifically at the teen market. The record hung around the Top Ten for five weeks. When all was said and done, [Bennett's] 'Seventeen' had sold three million copies."
Boyd Bennett and his band followed "Seventeen" with "My Boy Flat Top" (almost identical, melodically) which reached the Top 40 for a number of months, although a lesser seller than their earlier effort. Boyd also worked as a disc jockey in 1955 in Louisville, Kentucky. In March 1956, Boyd's group released their cover version of "Blue Suede Shoes".
In 1959, Bennett left King Records and commenced a subsequent brief recording career with Mercury. Noting that he was drifting away from a teenage audience, he left the music industry and built up his business interests, which included owning nightclubs and an air-conditioning parts manufacturer. In the 1970s and 1980s, Bennett had health issues with both lymphoma and pulmonary fibrosis. He retired in Dallas, although he made infrequent concert appearances, often with Ray Price. He also recorded for Dallas-based Christian record label Rainbow, including the 1980s album "Step Into The Sunshine".
Bennett was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame for his contribution to the genre.
Excellent 4 disc compilation of Chuck Berry's early albums including After School Session (1957), One Dozen Berry's (1958), Chuck Berry On Top (1959), At the Hops (1960) and New Juke Box Hits (1961). Plus alternate versions, single releases and rare tracks. A must for any Chuck Berry and rock and roll fan.
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.
Jiles Perry "J. P." Richardson Jr. (October 24, 1930 – February 3, 1959), known as The Big Bopper, was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and disc jockey. His best known compositions include "Chantilly Lace" and "White Lightning", the latter of which became George Jones' first number-one hit in 1959. Richardson was killed in a plane crash in Clear Lake, Iowa in 1959, along with fellow musicians Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens, and the pilot Roger Peterson.
Richardson, who played guitar, began his musical career as a songwriter. George Jones later recorded Richardson's "White Lightning", which became Jones' first No. 1 country hit in 1959. Richardson also wrote "Running Bear" for Johnny Preston, his friend from Port Arthur, Texas. The inspiration for the song came from Richardson's childhood memory of the Sabine River, where he heard stories about Indian tribes. Richardson sang background on "Running Bear", but the recording was not released until August 1959, six months after his death. The song became a No. 1 hit for three weeks in January 1960.
The man who launched Richardson as a recording artist was Harold "Pappy" Daily from Houston. Daily was promotion director for Mercury and Starday Records and signed Richardson to Mercury. Richardson's first single, "Beggar to a King", had a country flavor, but failed to gain any chart action. He soon cut "Chantilly Lace" as "The Big Bopper" for Pappy Daily's D label. Mercury bought the recording and released it at the end of June, 1958. It slowly began picking up airplay through July and August, and reached No. 6 on the pop charts spending 22 weeks in the national Top 40. In "Chantilly Lace", Richardson pretends to have a flirting phone conversation with his girlfriend; the record was comical in nature, with The Big Bopper presenting an exaggerated, but good-natured caricature of a ladies' man.
In November 1958 he scored a second hit, a raucous novelty tune entitled "The Big Bopper's Wedding", in which Richardson pretends to be getting cold feet at the altar. Both "Chantilly Lace" and "Big Bopper's Wedding" were receiving top 40 radio airplay through January 1959.
Most of the tracks here were made after Carl Perkins jumped from Sun Records to Columbia in 1958 and stayed there five years with a major label that promoted his friend and former Sun colleague Johnny Cash to superstardom but had little idea what to do with Perkins. Nonetheless, there's a lot of great rock here -- even the shoe songs (obvious attempts like "Pink Pedal Pushers" and "Pointy Toed Shoes" to capitalize on Perkins' great hit at Sun) are exciting, driving rock.
The album contains two tracks from his "Whole Lotta Shakin'" album of rock covers, including Jimmy Lloyd's "Where the Rio de Rosa Flows" -- transformed from a nice little mid-tempo country honky-tonker into driving, scorching rock that stands alongside "Blue Suede Shoes," "All Mama's Children," "Dixie Fried" and "Matchbox" atop Perkins' discography.
The disc also has three tracks from Perkins' second period as a Columbia artist (1968-1973), including the surprise country hit "Restless" and a remake of "All Mama's Children" with the 1960's band NRBQ. But it's the tracks from Perkins' first Columbia stint -- including sly, infectious country-rock pieces like "Honey, 'Cause I Love You", "L-O-V-E-V-I-L-L-E" and "Sister Twister" -- that make this disc a must-have for fans of pre-Beatles white rock.
Richard Berry, Jr. (April 11, 1935 – January 23, 1997) was an American singer, songwriter and musician, who performed with many Los Angeles doo-wop and close harmony groups in the 1950s, including The Flairs and The Robins.
He is best known as the composer and original performer of the rock standard "Louie Louie". The song became a hit for The Kingsmen, and it is one of the most recorded songs of all time; however, Berry received little financial benefit for writing it until the 1980's, having signed away his rights to the song in 1959. In the same year, he wrote and released "Have Love, Will Travel", which has been recorded by many other artists. Richard Berry was a class act and truly an innovator of Rhythm and Blues music from the 1950's.
This compilation covers the early part of his career and is the companion to the other Ace Records release "Have Louie, Will Travel".
Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 – May 9, 2020), better known as Little Richard, was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. An influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades, he was nicknamed "The Innovator", "The Originator", and "The Architect of Rock and Roll". Penniman's most celebrated work dates from the mid-1950s, when his charismatic showmanship and dynamic music, characterized by frenetic piano playing, pounding backbeat and raspy shouted vocals, laid the foundation for rock and roll. His innovative emotive vocalizations and uptempo rhythmic music also played a key role in the formation of other popular music genres, including soul and R'n'B. He influenced numerous singers and musicians across musical genres from rock to soul music, and his music helped shape rhythm and blues for generations to come.
Penniman was honored by many institutions. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as part of its first group of inductees in 1986. He was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. In 2015, Penniman received a Rhapsody & Rhythm Award from the National Museum of African American Music for his key role in the formation of popular music genres and helping to bring an end to the racial divide on the music charts and in concert in the mid-1950s, changing American culture significantly. "Tutti Frutti" was included in the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress in 2010, which stated that his "unique vocalizing over the irresistible beat announced a new era in music".
Sandy Nelson – Rock 'N' Roll Drum Beat Released: 1995 Genre: Rock Style: Rock'n'Roll, Pop Rock, Rhythm'n'Blues
Tracklist 1 Day Train 2:19 2 Slippin' And Slidin' ** 2:06 3 Willie And The Hand Jive 2:06 4 All Night Long 2:20 5 My Girl Josephine ** 2:25 6 All Shook Up 2:19 7 Sandy 1:56 8 Alexis 2:01 9 Let's Go 2:07 10 The City ** 2:28 11 Linda Lu ** 2:36 12 Bullfrog ** 3:10 13 Bony Moronie 2:26 14 Tough Beat ** 2:39 15 Yakety Yak 1:55 16 La Bamba Bossa Nova 2:15 17 Jivin' Around (Parts 1 & 2) 2:19 18 Don't Be Cruel (To A Heart That's True) 2:18 19 The Flip ** 2:43 20 Be-Bop Baby 2:04 21 Live It Up 1:45 22 Dumplin's 1:55 23 Wiggle Wobble 2:07 24 Limbo Rock 2:04 25 School Day 2:17 26 In The Mood 2:49 27 Charlie Brown 2:34 28 My Wife Can't Cook 2:03 29 I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday 1:57 30 Let There Be Drums ** 2:17
The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and their friend Al Jardine. Distinguished by their vocal harmonies and early surf songs, they are one of the most influential acts of the rock era. The band drew on the music of jazz-based vocal groups, 1950's rock and roll and black R'n'B to create their unique sound, and with Brian as composer, arranger, producer and de facto leader, they often incorporated classical elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways.
These are two of their very early albums which combine rock and roll, pop, surf and instrumental music.
Volume 3 in this now rare series from Ace Records features 30 radio hits from 1955 to 1962 with big names like Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Brenda Lee, Fats Domino, Johnnie Ray and Smiley Lewis.
It's an eclectic collection of pop, rock'n'roll, rhythm'n'blues and doo-wop featuring some big hits of the era and many memorable tunes that are sure to be remembered.
Tracklist: 1 –Mickey and Sylvia Love Is Strange 2 –Johnny Otis Williw And The Hand Jive 3 –Brenda Lee Sweet Nothin's 4 –Fats Domino I'm In Love Again 5 –Billy Ward and The Dominoes* Star Dust 6 –Art and Dotty Todd* Chanson D'Amour (Song Of Love) 7 –Billy Williams I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter 8 –Robin Luke Susie Darlin' 9 –The Tokens The Lion Sleeps Tonight 10 –Jerry Butler Make It Easy On Yourself 11 –Betty Everett It's In His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song) 12 –Tony Orlando Halfway To Paradise 13 –The Crickets That'll Be The Day 14 –Roy Orbison Only The Lonely 15 –Kalin Twins When 16 –Marty Robbins A White Sport Coat (And A Pink Carnation) 17 –Floyd Cramer On The Rebound 18 –Harry Belafonte Day-O (Banana Boat Song) 19 –Guy Mitchell Singing The Blues 20 –Johnny Mathis The Twelfth Of Never 21 –Chas McDevitt and Nancy Whiskey Freight Train 22 –The Four Preps Big Man 23 –Danny and The Juniors At The Hop 24 –Johnnie Ray Just Walking In The Rain 25 –Joe Valino The Garden Of Eden 26 –Jim Lowe The Green Door 27 –Smiley Lewis I Hear You Knocking 28 –Paul Evans and The Curls Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat 29 –David Seville Witch Doctor 30 –Neil Sedaka I Go Ape
Atlantic Records was one of the leading record companies in rhythm and blues and soul music. The golden era of American soul music in the 60's and early 70's is synonymous with the classic soul sides produced by an array of legendary performers for Atlantic Records during that momentous musical time. And, beyond all the immortal soul and R'n'B hits and top charting singles the label released over the years, there are treasure-filled vaults of tapes storing countless more historic recordings by a host of remarkable talents. Compiled by soul music historian David Nathan, these collections gather rarities, many previously unissued, and literally unearthed from the venerable Atlantic Records archives featuring soul women and men who are among the genre's all-time greatest.
Soul Sisters compiles 16 rare tunes from artists like Aretha Franklin, Barbara Lewis, Margie Joseph, Doris Troy, The Sweet Inspirations, Jackie Moore, plus some rarely heard artists as well. Some of these songs have never made it past being only released on the original 45, and others have never been heard before, period. They are from about 1964-1973; one of the last of the golden ages at Atlantic.
Subtitled "16 Lost Classics By The Greatest Soul Men Ever", this compilation is something of a lost gem in itself. Just looking at the lineup of artists on here is enough to make a soul fan salivate: Wilson Pickett, Bobby Womack, James Carr, Otis Redding, Percy Sledge, Donny Hathaway, Sam and Dave. But some of the best tracks are from relatively unknown acts, such as the excellent version of "That's How it Feels" by the Soul Clan. The what clan? The Soul Clan were a soul supergroup of sorts: Solomon Burke, Arthur Conley, Joe Tex, Ben E. King, and Don Covay. Another artist on here, Carl Hall, is a real no-name for most soul fans, but he really belts it out on "Change with the Seasons." One guy you can truly call a one-hit wonder is R.B.Greaves (remember "Take a Letter Maria" ?) who does a very cool version of "Whiter Shade of Pale", plus Walter Jackson delivers a stunning version of the old Chi-Lites songs "Coldest Days of my Life." Fans of 60's and 70's soul music should love this collection.
All your favourite guitar players and guitar groups come together on this 50 track collection. Featuring the likes of Bill Doggett, Chuck Berry, Chet Atkins, Link Wray, Duane Eddy, Bo Diddley and Bert Weedon with guitar groups The Champs, The Fireballs, The Shadows, Johnny and The Hurricanes, The Drifters, Rock-A-Teens and many more. Classic tracks like "Honky Tonk", "Tequila", "Sleepwalk", "Walk, Don't Run", "Raw Hide", "Man of Mystery" and a few others you may not even know about. So, if you are a guitar fan, then this collection will more than satisfy.
