Duane Eddy...The Absolutely Essential Collection

 

Duane Eddy (born April 26, 1938) is an American rock and roll/rockabilly/country/surf guitarist. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he had a string of hit records produced by Lee Hazlewood, which were noted for their characteristically "twangy" sound, including "Rebel-'Rouser", "Peter Gunn", and "Because They're Young". He had sold 12 million records by 1963. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2008.

Born in Corning, New York, he began playing the guitar at the age of five. At the age of 16, he obtained a Chet Atkins model Gretsch guitar and formed a duo, Jimmy and Duane, with his friend Jimmy Delbridge. While performing at local radio station KCKY, they met disc jockey Lee Hazlewood, who produced the duo's single, "Soda Fountain Girl", recorded and released in 1955 in Phoenix. Hazlewood then produced Sanford Clark's 1956 hit, "The Fool", featuring guitarist Al Casey, while Eddy and Delbridge performed and appeared on radio stations in Phoenix before joining Buddy Long's Western Melody Boys, playing country music in and around the city.

Eddy devised a technique of playing lead on his guitar's bass strings to produce a low, reverberant "twangy" sound. In November 1957, Eddy recorded an instrumental, "Movin' n' Groovin'", co-written by Eddy and Hazlewood. As the Phoenix studio had no echo chamber, Hazlewood bought a 2,000-gallon (7570-litre) water storage tank that he used as an echo chamber to accentuate the "twangy" guitar sound.

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Brumbeat - The Story Of The 60's Midlands Sound

Brumbeat, which originated in the British manufacturing capitol of Birmingham, was never remotely as well-known or recognized (at least, outside of Birmngham) as the Liverpool sound called Merseybeat or, for that matter, as familiar as the so-called "Tottenham Sound" embodied by the Dave Clark Five. Brumbeat, such as it was -- the term derived from the local slang term for Birmingham -- was also never as unified a sound as Merseybeat, possibly because it followed in its wake, and also because Birmingham was a bigger city with more hands involved in making music, from more different angles; and there was no one managerial figure, such as Brian Epstein, who dominated the field with his taste and perceptions in quite the same way in the early years; by the time "Brumbeat" was perceived -- though it could be argued that the term was really a creation of the music press looking for a story circa 1964-1965 -- British rock and roll music was already being perceived as a goldmine on an international scale.

This compilation set is essential listening for fans of 60's British rock'n'roll, and will contain at least a modest revelation or two for even the most sophisticated listener, based on its thoroughness and depth. 

 Tracklist       
1-1     –Spencer Davis Group*     Dimples    
1-2     –Nicky James     My Colour Is Blue    
1-3     –Jimmy Powell & The Five Dimensions*     That's Alright    
1-4     –The Wolves      Journey Into Dreams    
1-5     –The Rockin' Berries     You'd Better Come Home    
1-6     –Carl Wayne & The Vikings     Your Loving Ways    
1-7     –The Rockin' Berries     He's In Town    
1-8     –The Hellions     Daydreaming Of You    
1-9     –The Moody Blues     Go Now    
1-10     –The Brand     I'm A Lover Not A Fighter    
1-11     –Jimmy Powell & The Dimensions*     Sugar Babe    
1-12     –Johnny Neal & The Starliners*     Walk Baby Walk    
1-13     –Carl Wayne & The Vikings     You Could Be Fun (At The End Of The Party)    
1-14     –Keith Powell      People Get Ready    
1-15     –The Hellions     Dream Child    
1-16     –The Ugly's     Wake Up My Mind    
1-17     –Mike Sheridan's Lot     Take My Hand    
1-18     –The Montanas*     All That Is Mine Can Be Yours    
1-19     –Carl Wayne & The Vikings     My Girl    
1-20     –Peter London      Baby I Like The Look Of You    
1-21     –The Wolves      At The Club    
1-22     –The Revolution      Shades Of Blue    
1-23     –The Ugly's     The Quiet Explosion    
1-24     –The Settlers     Early Morning Rain    
1-25     –The Montanas*     That's When Happiness Began    
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2-1     –The Move     Night Of Fear    
2-2     –The 'N Betweens*     You Better Run    
2-3     –Keith Powell      It Keeps Rainin'    
2-4     –The Bobcats     Can't See For Looking    
2-5     –The Montanas*     Ciao Baby    
2-6     –The Exceptions*     The Eagle Flies On Friday    
2-7     –The Ugly's     Real Good Girl    
2-8     –The Montanas*     Difference Of Opinion    
2-9     –The Rockin' Berries     Dawn (Go Away)    
2-10     –Young Blood      Don't Leave Me In The Dark    
2-11     –The Lemon Tree     William Chalker's Time Machine    
2-13     –Gary Aston     His Lordship    
2-13     –The Rockin' Berries     Pain    
2-14     –Ian Campbell Group*     Doctor Junk    
2-15     –Velvett Fogg     Wizard Of Gobsolod    
2-16     –The Ugly's     I've Seen The Light    
2-17     –Paradox      Mary Colinto    
2-18     –Cinnamon Quill     Take It Or Leave It    
2-19     –Young Blood      The Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill    
2-20     –Jefferson      The Colour Of My Love    
2-21     –The Ace Kefford Stand     For Your Love (Demo)    
2-22     –Idle Race*     Days Of Broken Arrows    
2-23     –Copperfield      I'm No Good For Her    
2-24     –Sight And Sound     Jackie    
2-25     –Jimmy Powell      Slow Down

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Merseybeat - The Story of the 60's Liverpool Sound

 

 

Short-lived it may have been, but for a brief, explosive period, Liverpool was the unlikely epicentre of a worldwide music scene. This 50-track compilation explores the phenomenon of Merseybeat with a welter of hit recordings, cult classics and intriguing rarities. Incorporating the rockers, girl groups, balladeers and beat merchants, this is the ultimate primer of the movement which effectively kick started modern British music.

 Tracklist
1-1     –Billy Fury     My Advice (Demo)    
1-2     –The Three Bells     Steady Date    
1-3     –The Beatles     Ain't She Sweet    
1-4     –Gerry & The Pacemakers     How Do You Do It?    
1-5     –The Big Three     Some Other Guy    
1-6     –The Searchers     Sweets For My Sweet    
1-7     –Johnny Sandon And The Remo Four     Lies    
1-8     –The Searchers     Love Potion No.9    
1-9     –The Chants      I Don't Care    
1-10     –The Undertakers      Money (That's What I Want)    
1-11     –Jeannie & The Big Guys     Boys    
1-12     –Tommy Quickly, The Remo Four     Kiss Me Now    
1-13     –The Breakaways     Here She Comes    
1-14     –The Swinging Blue Jeans     Hippy Hippy Shake    
1-15     –The Trends      All My Loving    
1-16     –The Searchers     Needles And Pins    
1-17     –The Undertakers      Just A Little Bit    
1-18     –Jeannie & The Big Guys     I Want You    
1-19     –The Breakaways     He Doesn't Love Me    
1-20     –The Chants      Then I'll Be Home    
1-21     –The Trends      The Way You Do The Things You Do    
1-22     –The Remo Four     Sally Go Round The Roses    
1-23     –Johnny Sandon And The Remo Four     Some Kinda Wonderful    
1-24     –The Wackers      Love Or Money    
1-25     –Tony Jackson & The Vibrations     Bye Bye Baby  

  
2-1     –The 'Takers*     If You Don't Come Back    
2-2     –The Searchers     When You Walk In The Room    
2-3     –Tommy Quickly, The Remo Four     Wild Side Of Life    
2-4     –Mark Peters & The Silhouettes     Don't Cry For Me    
2-5     –Tony Jackson & The Vibrations     Fortune Teller    
2-6     –Greta Ann     Sadness Hides The Sun    
2-7     –Tony Jackson     Stage Door    
2-8     –Paddy, Klaus & Gibson     I Wanna Know    
2-9     –The Masterminds     She Belongs To Me    
2-10     –Jimmy Tarbuck     Wastin' Time    
2-11     –The Searchers     Take Me For What I'm Worth    
2-12     –The Koobas     Take Me For A Little While    
2-13     –Jason Eddie And The Centremen     What'cha Gonna Do Baby    
2-14     –Paddy, Klaus & Gibson     No Good Without You Baby    
2-15     –The Cryin' Shames     Please Stay    
2-16     –The Merseys     Sorrow    
2-17     –The Koobas     A Place I Know    
2-18     –The Searchers     Take It Or Leave It    
2-19     –Paddy, Klaus & Gibson     Quick Before They Catch Us    
2-20     –Jason Eddie And The Centremen     Singing The Blues    
2-21     –Chris Curtis     Aggravation    
2-22     –5 AM Event     Hungry    
2-23     –Eddie Cave & The Fyx     It's Almost Good    
2-24     –The Kirkbys     It's A Crime    
2-25     –The Cryin' Shames     Nobody Waved Goodbye 

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Bo Diddley...The Absolutely Essential Collection

 

Ellas McDaniel (born Ellas Otha Bates; December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008), known as Bo Diddley, was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer who played a key role in the transition from the blues to rock and roll. He influenced many artists, including Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Animals, and the Clash.

His use of African rhythms and a signature beat, a simple five-accent hambone rhythm, is a cornerstone of hip hop, rock, and pop music. In recognition of his achievements, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, the Blues Hall of Fame in 2003, and the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame in 2017. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Diddley is also recognized for his technical innovations, including his distinctive rectangular guitar, with its unique booming, resonant, shimmering tones.

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Ruth Brown....The Essential Recordings...40 tracks

 

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. 

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https://youtu.be/BqmGZRGvKC8

LaVern Baker...The Essential Recordings...40 tracks

 

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. 

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Gene Summers...The Ultimate School of Rock'n'Roll

 

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. 

...more on wikipedia HERE

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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

 

Drink Drugs Sex...The Absolutely Essential Collection...various artists

 

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Great British Instrumentals of the 50's and 60's....60 legendary hits

 

 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')

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Car Songs Party...The Absolutely Essential Collection...All Original Recordings

 

 Tracklist

Disc 1

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)

Disc 2

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

Disc 3

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

 Car Songs Party

 

Spin Into Christmas - various artists compilation

 

 

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

Spin Into CHRISTMAS

Boyd Bennett...Tennessee Rock'n'Roll

 

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.

 Tennessee Rock'n'Roll

Chuck Berry...Five Classic Albums plus bonus singles and rare tracks

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. 

ONE TWO THREE FOUR 

 

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 

 

Hellooobaby! The Best of The Big Bopper 1954-1959

 

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. 

                                    The Best of the Big Bopper 

 

Carl Perkins...Restless: The Columbia Recordings (1958-1968)

 

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. 

                                   Restless:The Columbia Recordings
 

                                          Pink Pedal Pushers

 

Richard Berry - Yama Yama! The Modern Recordings 1954-1956

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".

YAMA YAMA!

Little Richard 1932-2020...Rock and Roll legend.. tribute post

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".

Essential Little Richard

Little Richard Vol.2

Sandy Nelson Rock'n'Roll Drum Beat....30 track compilation

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

Rock'n'Roll Drum Beat

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