You Talk Too Much - The Ric and Ron Story Volume 1 ... the golden era of New Orleans R'n'B

 

Ric Records, along with sister label Ron Records, were American record labels formed by Joe Ruffino in 1959. Although most of Ric's releases did not rise above regional hits, the label was active during the golden era of New Orleans R'n'B and was an incubator for many artists who are now recognized as definers of the style.

After his first taste of the music industry at A-1 Distributors, Joe Ruffino set out on his own with the Ric and Ron imprints, headquartered at 630 Baronne Street in New Orleans. The labels were named after Joe's two sons. Ric Records was focused exclusively on releasing local New Orleans talent. Edgar Blanchard was brought in to help with studio arrangements, and supervised all early Ric studio sessions. He was later replaced by Harold Battiste. Mac Rebennack (later "Dr. John") was also brought on as label president and helped with writing and producing.

Artists on the label included Eddie Bo, Johnny Adams, Lenny Capello, Al Johnson, Tommy Ridgley and Joe Jones. Jones provided Ric with its only sizeable hit, "You Talk Too Much", which peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the fall of 1960. 

Sister label Ron Records had a similar focus on local talent. Artists released include Professor Longhair (local favorite "Go to the Mardi Gras"), Irma Thomas, Bobby Mitchell, Eddie Lang (not to be confused with the jazz guitarist Eddie Lang) and Martha Carter. After being discovered in a local club by Tommy Ridgley, Irma Thomas recorded her first single "(You Can Have My Husband but) Don't Mess with My Man" for Ron within a week. She is now recognized as an important American singer, and was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame in 2007.

Ric and Ron folded in 1962 when Joe Ruffino died.

You Talk Too Much

1 Professor Longhair– Go To The Mardi Gras 2:55

2 Johnny Adams– I Won't Cry 2:21

3 Eddie Bo– Tell It Like It Is 2:19

4 Al Johnson – You Done Me Wrong 2:25

5 Mercy Baby– Don't Lie To Me 2:11

6 Edgar Blanchard– Let's Get It 2:27

7 Johnny Adams– Come On 2:17

8 Lenny Capello & The Dots– Tootles 2:13

9 Professor Longhair– Cuttin'Out (Hey Now Baby) 2:37

10 Joe Jones – I Love You Still 2:14

11 Eddie Lang – Easy Rockin' 2:36

12 Eddie Bo– You Got Your Mojo Working 3:08

13 Chris Kenner– Rocket To The Moon 2:21

14 Eddie Lang – She's Mine All Mine 1:57

15 The Gondoliers– You Call Everybody Darling 2:04

16 Robert Parker– All Nite Long Pts 1 & 2 5:19

17 Irma Thomas– Don't Mess With My Man 2:20

18 Tommy Ridgley– Let's Try And Talk It Over 2:39

19 Martha Carter– Nobody Knows (How I Feel About You) 1:56

20 Al Johnson – Carnival Time 2:38

21 Irma Thomas– I May Be Wrong 2:22

22 Joe Jones – You Talk Too Much 2:32

23 Professor Longhair– Tipitina (Demo) 2:23

24 Johnny Adams– I Won't Cry (Demo) 3:01

Unissued Sun Masters - various artists

 

1 Howard Chandler– Wampus Cat

2 Ray Garden– This Chick

3 Unknown Artist– Little Red Hen

4 Curley Money– Chain Gang Charlie

5 Ken Parchman – Love Crazy Baby

6 Ken Parchman – Treat Me Right

7 Andy Anderson – Johnny Valentine

8 Gene Simmons – Peroxide Blond & Hopped Up Model Ford

9 Jimmy Haggett – Rabbit Action

10 Jesse Lee Turner– Put Me Down

11 Narvel Felts– Cry Baby Cry

12 Narvel Felts– Did You Tell Me

13 Narvel Felts– Teenage Way

14 Glenn Honeycutt– Campus Love

15 Carl McVoy– You're The Only Star In My Blue Heaven

16 Carl McVoy– Little Girl

17 Gene Ross– Everybody's Trying To Kiss My Baby

18 Jimmy Pritchett– Nothing On My Mind

19 Ray Smith– Right Behind You Baby

20 Harold Dorman– I'm Stepping Aside

21 Cliff Thomas – Dance Little Girl

22 Curtis Hoback – The King Is Back

23 Curtis Hoback – With My Best Friend

24 Teddy Reidel– Stop

25 Teddy Reidel– Tired Of Love

26 Dick Penner– Someday Baby

27 Rudy Grayzell– Remember When

28 Johnny Powers– Don't Got Away

29 Johnny Powers– But Now That It's Over

30 Lynn Pratt– If I Can't Have You

Unissued Sun Masters

The Tornados – Satellites And Sound Effects

 

The Tornados were an English instrumental group mostly active in the 1960s.

The house band for pioneering record producer Joe Meek. Their original and classic line-up comprised Alan Caddy (guitar), Clem Cattini (drums), Heinz Burt (bass), George Bellamy (rhythm guitar) and Roger LaVern (keyboards). Their instrumental material was composed and produced by Meek, and frequently had a futuristic sound, reflecting Meek's interest in electronics and sound manipulation. '

Although their first single "Love And Fury" bombed, the follow-up "Telstar" caught the public imagination and was a number one hit in both the UK and USA; they were the first British group ever to top the US Hot Hundred. The quintet enjoyed several more UK hits, though the original line-up began to fall apart when Heinz Burt left for a solo career as a vocalist in 1963 — he scored one major UK hit, "Just Like Eddie" later that year— and none of the original members remained by the time the Tornados finally disbanded upon Meek's death in 1967.

(Not to be confused with American surf rock band The Tornadoes, famous for the track "Bustin' Surfboards")

1 Love And Fury

2 Telstar

3 Jungle Fever

4 Ridin' The Wind

5 Globetrotter

6 Robot

7 Life On Venus

8 The Breeze And I

9 All The Stars In The Sky

10 The Ice Cream Man

11 Dragonfly

12 Joystick

13 Hot Pot

14 Monte Carlo

15 Exodus

16 Granada

17 Early Bird

18 Stingray

19 Pop-Art Goes Mozart

20 Is That A Ship I Hear

Satellites And Sound Effects

Grooving At Studio One - various artists - original rocksteady/reggae

 

Studio One is one of Jamaica's most renowned record labels and recording studios; it has been described as the Motown of Jamaica. The record label was involved with most of the major music movements in Jamaica during the 1960s and 1970s, including ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub and dancehall.

This collection compiles the original Studio One hits that UB40 covered along with the Studio One versions of other Jamaican favorites found on the Labor Of Love volumes. Also included are bonus tracks of other Reggae favorites.

1 Dennis Brown– Grooving Out On Life 3:13

2 Ken Boothe– Just Another Girl 3:18

3 Tennessee Brown– I'll Never Fall In Love (Extended Version) 4:31

4 Owen Grey – Here I Am Baby 3:57

5 Delroy Wilson– Dancing Mood 2:45

6 Larry Marshall And The Freedom Singers– Sweet Sensation 3:31

7 Dennis Brown– Johnny Too Bad 3:06

8 Freddie Mc Gregor – Cherry Oh Baby 2:57

9 The Heptones– Baby 2:46

10 Carlton Livingstone – She Loves Me 3:39

11 The Silvertones– My Desire (Extended Version) 4:10

12 Devon Russell– Out Of Love 3:39

13 Dobby Dobson– Tears From My Eyes 3:48

14 Dennis Brown– It's Impossible 3:08

15 Ken Boothe– Puppet On A String 2:56

16 Dobby Dobson– Sherry 3:53

Grooving At Studio One

Atomic Hi-Tones – Neon, Burgers & Gasoline...high octane rockabilly!

 

Another little treasure I found at a local second-hand music store. This is the Atomic Hi-Tones from Melbourne, Australia. They play "high octane rockabilly" and are popular on the local rock and roll/rockabilly scene. Nothing more to say except "crank it up!"

01 Parramatta Hot Rod Man

02 Cat Nip

03 Neon Burgers & Gasoline

04 One More Time

05 Rockabilly Girl

06 Buy Me A Car

07 Cane Cutter Boogie

08 Rough Cut

09 Bad Luck

10 Jerry Lee

11 Get On The Right Track

12 Drivin Wheel

13 AHT

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Neon, Burgers & Gasoline

Rev Up: The Best Of Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels...revved up rhythm and blues!

 

The Detroit Wheels were an American rock band, formed in Detroit in 1964. They served as Mitch Ryder's backup band from 1964 to 1967. The band had its origins in Detroit in the early 1960's. The group's live performances are said to have had an "explosive quality" and their style has been described as "revved up R'n'B".

After attracting attention from producer Bob Crewe while working as a support act to The Dave Clark Five, the group moved to New York to start recording. They had their first big hit in 1965 with "Jenny Take a Ride", which reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 1 on the R&B chart – the first time a self-contained rock group had achieved the latter distinction. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA.

Ryder and the Detroit Wheels followed up with another top twenty hit, "Little Latin Lupe Lu," which peaked at No. 17. After a couple of misses, the group had its biggest hit with the "Devil with a Blue Dress On"/"Good Golly Miss Molly" medley which reached No. 4. Around this period they also recorded a number of albums, largely composed of reworked R&B classics, along with a smattering of original compositions.

In 1967, Ryder had another top ten hit with "Sock It to Me, Baby!", which was banned by some stations as too sexually suggestive. The band had its last hit with the brassy "Too Many Fish in the Sea"/"Three Little Fishes" single, which reached No. 24. Crewe then persuaded Ryder to quit the group and embark on a solo career.

1 Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels– Jenny Take A Ride! 3:21

2 Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels– Little Latin Lupe Lu 3:07

3 Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels– Shakin' With Linda 3:13

4 Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels– I Like It Like That 2:44

5 Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels– I Had It Made 2:38

6 Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels– Break-Out 2:14

7 Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels– Shake A Tail Feather 2:28

8 Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels– Just A Little Bit 2:39

9 Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels– Taking All I Can Get 3:20

10 Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels– You Get Your Kicks 3:07

11 Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels– Sticks And Stones 2:37

12 Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels– Baby Jane (Mo-Mo Jane) 3:58

13 Mitch Ryder– Joy 3:11

14 Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels– Devil With A Blue Dress On & Good Golly Miss Molly 3:30

15 Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels– Sock It To Me-Baby ! 3:10

16 Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels– Too Many Fish In The Sea & Three Little Fishes 3:00

17 Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels– I'd Rather Go To Jail 3:08

18 Mitch Ryder– Liberty 3:31

19 Detroit – Long Neck Goose 3:28

20 Detroit – Rock 'N Roll 4:16

Rev Up: The Best Of Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels

Etta James – Her Best: The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection

 

Jamesetta Hawkins (January 25, 1938 – January 20, 2012), known professionally as Etta James, was an American singer who performed in various genres, including gospel, blues, jazz, R'n'B, rock and roll, and soul. Starting her career in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as "The Wallflower", "At Last", "Tell Mama", "Something's Got a Hold on Me", and "I'd Rather Go Blind". She faced a number of personal problems, including heroin addiction, severe physical abuse, and incarceration, before making a musical comeback in the late 1980's with the album Seven Year Itch.

James's deep and earthy voice bridged the gap between rhythm and blues and rock and roll. She won six Grammy Awards and 17 Blues Music Awards. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, and the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001. She also received a Grammy lifetime achievement award in 2003. Rolling Stone magazine ranked James number 22 on its list of the 100 Greatest Singers of All Time; she was also ranked number 62 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Billboard's 2015 list of "The 35 Greatest R&B Artists Of All Time" also included James, whose "gutsy, take-no-prisoner vocals colorfully interpreted everything from blues and R&B/soul to rock n’roll, jazz and gospel."

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame called hers "one of the greatest voices of her century" and says she is "forever the matriarch of blues."

Etta James– At Last 3:01

Etta James– All I Could Do Is Cry 2:55

Etta James Duet With Harvey Fuqua– If I Can't Have You 2:51

Etta James– A Sunday King Of Love 3:17

Etta James– My Dearest Darling 3:00

Etta James– Something's Got A Hold On Me 2:48

Etta James– Trust In Me 2:59

Etta James– Next Door To The Blues 2:48

Etta James– Don't Cry Baby 2:26

Etta James– Fool That I Am 2:58

Etta James– Two Sides To Every Story 3:03

Etta James– Pushover 2:55

Etta James– Stop The Wedding 2:52

Etta James Duet With Sugar Pie DeSanto– In The Basement, Part One 2:21

Etta James– Baby, What You Want Me To Do (Live) 4:19

Etta James– I'd Rather Go Blind 2:34

Etta James– Security 2:30

Etta James– Loser's Weepers, Part One 3:02

Etta James– All The Way Down 5:35

Etta James– Tell Mama 2:22

Etta James – Her Best

The Old Line Skiffle Combo – I'm Betting On...

 

I found this album at a local market. I don't know much about these guys and I couldn't find any other information about them except a few clips on YouTube, but the album just rocks!

Amazon review: There may not be enough time in the day to catch your breath while listening to these fellers! Bringing you a fine batch of frantic, non-stop locomotive sounds to cut a rug to is the Old Line Skiffle Combo! Combining their love of old-timey music mixed together with jazz, western swing, vaudeville, rockabilly and the general zaniness of the 30's and 40's, this sextet of creative and energized musicians will keep you on your toes. Run the tub honey, my feet are achin'!!

1 Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O

2 Not Right

3 Blue, Blue Heartache

4 Just Take Me Home

5 Jack Of Diamonds

6 Please Mr. Law

7 Ella Speed

8 Can't Keep My Mind Off Of You

9 I'm Satisfied

10 My Gal

11 Baby That's Not Enough

12 What Really Happened

13 Mama Don't Allow

The Old Line Skiffle Combo

Jersey's Best - The Very Best Of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons

 

1-1 The Four Seasons– Sherry 2:30

1-2 The Four Seasons– Big Girls Don't Cry 2:25

1-3 The Four Seasons– Walk Like A Man 2:17

1-4 The Four Seasons– Candy Girl 2:38

1-5 The Four Seasons– Marlena 2:36

1-6 The Four Seasons– Stay 1:56

1-7 The Four Seasons– Dawn (Go Away) 2:11

1-8 The Four Seasons– Silence Is Golden 3:03

1-9 The Four Seasons– Ronnie 2:25

1-10 The Four Seasons– Rag Doll 3:00

1-11 The Four Seasons– Save It For Me 2:36

1-12 Frankie Valli– You're Ready Now 2:14

1-13 The Four Seasons– Bye Bye Baby (Baby Goodbye) 2:32

1-14 The Four Seasons– Girl Come Running 3:00

1-15 The Four Seasons– The Wonder Who? Don't Think Twice, It's Alright 2:57

2-1 The Four Seasons– Let's Hang On 3:09

2-2 Frankie Valli– The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) 3:31

2-3 The Four Seasons– Working My Way Back To You 2:51

2-4 The Four Seasons– Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me) 2:33

2-5 The Four Seasons– I've Got You Under My Skin 3:41

2-6 The Four Seasons– Tell It To The Rain 2:30

2-7 The Four Seasons– Beggin' 2:30

2-8 Frankie Valli– Can't Take My Eyes Off You 3:15

2-9 The Four Seasons– C'mon Marianne 2:32

2-10 The Four Seasons– Will You Love Me Tomorrow? 3:13

2-11 The Four Seasons– The Night 3:22

2-12 Frankie Valli– My Eyes Adored You 3:25

2-13 The Four Seasons– Who Loves You 4:22

2-14 The Four Seasons– December, 1963 (Oh What A Night!) 3:36

2-15 Frankie Valli– Grease 3:21

Jersey's Best one

Jersey's Best two

Twang! UK Instrumental Diamonds '58-'62 - various artists

 

1-1 Cherry Wainer– Cerveza 2:02

1-2 Red Price– Weekend 2:30

1-3 Chico Arnez & His Latin American Orchestra– Yashmak 3:04

1-4 David Ede & The Rabin Rock Band– Easy Go 2:00

1-5 David Ede & The Rabin Rock Band– The Blue Bird 2:11

1-6 The Flee-Rekkers– Sunday Date 2:55

1-7 Peter Chester & The Consulates– Ten Swingin' Bottles 2:09

1-8 Peter Chester & The Consulates– Whole Lotta Shakin' On The Range 2:34

1-9 Joe Brown– The Switch 2:07

1-10 The Jeff Rowena Group– Peanut Vendor 2:25

1-11 The Jeff Rowena Group– Bullfight 2:16

1-12 David Ede & The Go Man Go Men*– Obsession 2:09

1-13 David Ede & The Go Man Go Men*– Bootnik 2:24

1-14 The Pete Chester Group– Three Old Maids 2:17

1-15 The Pete Chester Group– Forest Fire 2:24

1-16 The Ravens Rock Group– The Ghoul Friend 2:30

1-17 The Ravens Rock Group– Career Girl 2:12

1-18 The Jeff Rowena Group– Ambush 1:47

1-19 The Jeff Rowena Group– John Peel 1:50

1-20 The Vigilantes– Man In Space 3:02

1-21 The Vigilantes– Eclipse 2:27

1-22 The Flee-Rekkers– Lone Rider 2:28

1-23 The Checkmates – Rockin' Minstrel 2:02

1-24 The Checkmates – Pompeii 2:18

1-25 David Ede & The Go Man Go Men*– Last Night 2:26

1-26 David Ede & The Go Man Go Men*– Ding Dong John 2:04

1-27 The Checkmates – Blue Moon 2:14

1-28 The Checkmates – Ram, Bunk, Shush 2:02

1-29 The Flee-Rekkers– Isle Of Capri 2:12

1-30 The Flee-Rekkers– Hangover 2:04

2-1 The Checkmates – Yep 2:28

2-2 The Checkmates – Juicy 2:23

2-3 David Ede & The Rabin Rock Band– Twelfth Street Rag 2:08

2-4 David Ede & The Rabin Rock Band– No Hats On Ilkley 2:01

2-5 Kenny Ball– Lumbered At The Lotus 2:33

2-6 The Checkmates – Caravan 2:18

2-7 The Checkmates – Night Train 2:59

2-8 The Rustlers– A Matter Of Who 2:07

2-9 The Rustlers– High Strung 2:00

2-10 The Checkmates – Tornado 2:38

2-11 The Checkmates – After You've Gone 1:39

2-12 David Ede & The Rabin Rock Band– Twistin' The Trad 2:20

2-13 David Ede & The Rabin Rock Band– Twistin' Those Meeces To Pieces 2:02

2-14 The Checkmates – Honky Tonk 3:29

2-15 The Jeff Rowena Group– La Cucaracha 2:04

2-16 The Original Checkmates*– Hot Toddy 1:59

2-17 The Original Checkmates*– Tuxedo Junction 1:55

2-18 The Flee-Rekkers– Stage To Cimarron 2:20

2-19 The Original Checkmates*– Begin The Beguine 2:51

2-20 The Original Checkmates*– Checkmate Stomp 2:09

2-21 The Eagles– Bristol Express 2:55

2-22 The Eagles– Johnny's Tune 2:35

2-23 Tony Hatch– Out Of This World 2:14

2-24 The Flee-Rekkers– Sunburst 1:53

2-25 The Eagles– Exodus 1:56

2-26 The Eagles– March Of The Eagles 2:20

2-27 The Dave Clark Five– First Love 2:37

2-28 The Dave Clark Five– I Walk The Line 2:47

2-29 The Packabeats– Evening In Paris 2:35

2-30 The Packabeats– The Traitors 2:34

Twang 1

Twang 2

Charlie Rich – Groove Recordings

 

Charles Allan Rich (December 14, 1932 – July 25, 1995) was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. His eclectic style of music was often difficult to classify, encompassing the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, soul and gospel genres.

In the later part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname the Silver Fox. He is perhaps best remembered for a pair of 1973 hits, "Behind Closed Doors" and "The Most Beautiful Girl," which topped the U.S. country singles charts as well as the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles charts and earned him two Grammy Awards. Rich was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2015.

Before turning his hand to country music, Charlie Rich was recording Rockabilly, Blues and Jazz. This 26 Track collection includes many rare and collectible tracks. Produced by Chet Atkins and recorded in RCA Victor's "Nashville Sound" Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, these were originally released on the Groove label, a subsidiary of RCA Victor.

1 Big Boss Man

2 River, Stay 'Way From My Door

3 Big Jack

4 Mountain Dew

5 She Loved Everybody But Me

6 Let Me Go My Merry Way

7 Ol' Man River

8 The Grass Is Always Greener

9 The Ways Of A Woman In Love

10 Why, Oh Why

11 Rosanna

12 Are You Still My Baby

13 It Just Goes To Show (You Never Know About Love)

14 If I Knew Then What I Know Now

15 Too Many Teardrops

16 I Don't See Me In Your Eyes Anymore

17 The Big Buildup

18 It's All Over Now

19 I'm Right Behind You

20 Turn Around And Face Me

21 Like Someone In Love

22 Nice 'N' Easy

23 No Room To Dance

24 There Won't Be Anymore

25 She Called Me Baby

26 Share Your Love With Me

Groove Recordings

Crash Craddock – Crash's Greatest Hits

 

Billy Wayne "Crash" Craddock (born June 16, 1939) is an American country and rockabilly singer. He first gained popularity in Australia in the 1950s with a string of rockabilly hits, including the Australian number one hits "Boom Boom Baby" and "One Last Kiss" in 1960 and 1961 respectively. Switching to country music, he gained popularity in the United States in the 1970s with a string of top ten country hits, several of which were number one hits, including "Rub It In", "Broken Down in Tiny Pieces", and "Ruby Baby". Craddock is known to his fans as "The King Of Country Rock Music" and "Mr. Country Rock" for his uptempo rock-influenced style of country music.

1 Boom Boom Baby

2 Ah, Poor Little Baby

3 I Want That

4 Letter Of Love

5 Sweetie Pie

6 Good Time Billy (Is A Happiness Fool)

7 Heavenly Love

8 One Last Kiss

9 Don't Destroy Me

10 Is It True Or False? (That I'm In Love With You)

11 All I Want Is You

12 Well, Don't You Know

Crash's Greatest Hits

Chess Classics - 15 tracks hand-picked by MOJO

 

1 Ramsey Lewis Trio – Wade In The Water 3:47

2 Marlena Shaw– Liberation Conversation 1:59

3 Bo Diddley– Gun Slinger 1:50

4 Chuck Berry– Night Beat 2:42

5 Rotary Connection– I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun 5:33

6 Muddy Waters– Tom Cat 3:35

7 Howlin' Wolf– Spoonful 2:44

8 Tommy Tucker– Hi-Heel Sneakers 2:47

9 Sonny Boy Williamson – Fattening Frogs For Snakes 2:19

10 The Radiants– Voice Your Choice 2:30

11 Fontella Bass– I Surrender 2:50

12 Terry Callier– Ordinary Joe 4:09

13 Etta James– I'd Rather Go Blind 2:29

14 Mitty Collier– I Had A Talk With My Man Last Night 3:38

15 Maurice & Mac– You Left The Water Running 2:41

Chess Classics

The Hamburg List - original versions of The Beatles' Star Club set

 

1 Larry Williams – Dizzy Miss Lizzy

2 Billy Lee Riley– Red Hot

3 Big Mama Thornton– Hound Dog

4 Lloyd Price– Lawdy Miss Clawdy

5 Eddie Cochran– Teenage Heaven

6 Johnny Burnette's Rock And Roll Trio – Lonesome Tears In My Eyes

7 Carl Perkins– Everybody's Tryin' To Be My Baby

8 The Olympics– Hully Gully

9 The Coasters– Searchin'

10 Larry Williams – Short Fat Fannie

11 Jerry Lee Lewis– Fools Like Me

12 Wilbert Harrison– Kansas City

13 The Teddy Bears– To Know Him Is To Love Him

14 Nat King Cole– Red Sails In The Sunset

15 Conway Twitty– Heavenly

16 Anita Bryant– Till There Was You

17 Pat Boone– Don't Forbid Me

18 Hank Williams– Hey Good Lookin'

19 The Coasters– Three Cool Cats

20 Larry Williams – Slow Down

21 Little Willie John– Leave My Kitten Alone

22 Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup– That's All Right Mama

23 Bo Carter– Corrina Corrina

The Hamburg List

Sonny West – Sweet Rockin' Rock-Ola Ruby

 Joseph "Sonny" West (born July 30, 1937 near Lubbock, Texas) is an American songwriter and musician, best known as the co-writer of two of Buddy Holly's biggest hits: "Oh, Boy!" and "Rave On".

In 1956 West formed a band with Jimmy Metz (string bass), Doc McKay (drums) and Buddy Smith (guitar). They recorded "Rock-Ola Ruby" and "Sweet Rockin' Baby" at the local radio station KLVT in Levelland. Bob Kaliff, a disc jockey at KLVT, then arranged for West to re-record the two songs at Norman Petty's studio in Clovis, New Mexico. Only 700 copies of the songs were released on Petty's Nor-Va-Jak label.

In February 1957 West recorded a song, "All My Love", with McKay (drums), Metz (trumpet), and Glen Dee Hardin (piano). Only a few copies of this recording were made, which were sent to record companies to attract their interest in releasing the record commercially. One of the copies was heard by Buddy Holly, who with The Crickets recorded a version of the song at Petty's studios in Lubbock, as "Oh, Boy!" in July 1957. It was subsequently released in October and went on to reach number 10 on the US charts and number 3 on the UK charts in early 1958. The song was attributed to West, Petty, and Bill Tilghman, although according to West it was written by him alone, with Petty requiring his name to be added as part of the commercial contract with Holly. It was not until 2002 that West's version of "All My Love" was commercially released, when it was included on this debut solo album, Sweet Rockin' Rock-Ola Ruby.

At the end of 1957 Petty took over as West's manager and arranged a two-year recording contract with Atlantic Records, with a minimum of four releases. In December that year West recorded "Rave On", which was released on February 17, 1958, with the B-side, "Call on Cupid", on Atlantic Records, but achieved little commercial success. The song was inspired by a line from Carl Perkins' 1956 song "Dixie Fried".

On January 25, 1958 Holly recorded a version of "Rave On" at Bell Sound Studios in New York as a track for his debut solo album, Buddy Holly, with Coral Records releasing it as a solo single in April 1958. Although it barely made the top 40, peaking at No. 37 in the United States, it reached No. 5 in England.

In the spring of 1958 West recorded "Baby Bessie Lee", "Doll Britches" and "Linda Loves a Hula Hoop", backed by Sonny Curtis (guitar), Vi Petty (piano), George Atwood (bass) and McKay/Bo Clarke (drums) at Petty's Clovis Studios. In early 1959 Sonny flew to Phoenix, Arizona, where he recorded two songs, "Love Denied" and "Pretty Little Girl", with Al Casey on guitar. While neither song was released, "Love Denied" was later covered by Waylon Jennings, who also covered "Rave On". In 1961 West and Casey also recorded a version of Freddy Fender's "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights". 

1 Sweet Rockin' Baby

2 Rock-Ola Ruby

3 All My love

4 Rave On

5 Call On Cupid

6 Dreamboat

7 Baby Bessie Lee

8 Doll Britches

9 Linda Loves A Hula Hoop

10 Love Denied

11 Pretty Little Girl

12 Wasted Days And Wasted Nights

13 Maybe You're The One

14 Evening Star

15 Sugar Hill

16 Ride

17 Oh Boy

18 Dire Need

19 The Rave Is Gone

20 Cast Iron Arm

21 A Bad Case

22 Big City Woman

23 Sweet Dreams

24 I've Had It

Sonny West