"75 Pumpin' Piano Greats"

Jerry Lee Lewis changed Rock‘n’Roll. Hitherto, R&R records had been predominantly either sax or guitar dominated, piano having largely been relegated to a supporting role, as part of the rhythm section. Even Little Richard’s strident piano was usually buried under layers of riffing saxes. But after Jerry Lee, things were noticeably different – and on the back of his success, a whole lot of piano-pounders were to enjoy a new, reinvigorated lease of life.

Of course, Boogie-Woogie went right back to the birth of recorded sound, a staple element of Blues repertoire, aptly demonstrated herein by Pete Johnson, Camille Howard, Little Willie Littlefield, Amos Milburn and Cecil Gant, whilst Merrill E.Moore, Chuck Miller, Moon Mullican and Freddie Slack present equally-powerful white, Countrified interpretations. Jerry Lee, of course, brought Boogie-Woogie to Rock & Roll, but guys like Owen Bradley, Roy Hall, Floyd Cramer – and particularly, Chuck Berry’s collaborator, Johnnie Johnson – sure knew how to lay down a rockin’ solo or two, as they so readily demonstrate.

Fats Domino’s easy-rollin’, New Orleans style adapted readily to rock’n’roll, whereas his near-neighbour Professor Longhair trod a somewhat funkier path, sticking closer to R&B – as did guys like Champion Jack Dupree, Huey ‘Piano’ Smith, Ike Turner, Rosco Gordon and Lloyd Glenn. Ray Charles music crossed so many genres he was virtually impossible to categorise, as was, perhaps to a lesser extent, Piano Red. All these and more are featured on this unique 3-CD set, which presents 75 wild, piano-propelled slices of R&R, R&B, Boogie-Woogie, Blues, Country and raw hillbilly music.

Featuring more than thirty different piano-pumpers, the pace never lets up and all musical boxes are well and truly ticked. The booklet is laden with 50s vintage pics and memorabilia, and also includes detailed liner notes from R&R guru Stuart Coleman.

INFO:

http://fantasticvoyagemusic.com/75-pumpin-piano-greats/

http://www.amazon.com/Pumpin-Piano-Greats-Various-Artists/dp/B001WICTE4

trax disc 1:

1. Pumpin' Piano Rock - Jerry Lee Lewis 2. Down The Road A Piece - Amos Milburn 3. Rock-Rockola - Merrill Moore 4. Boogie Blues - Chuck Miller 5. Jim Wilson's Boogie - Little Willie Littlefield 6. Woo-Ee - Piano Red 7. Shake Baby Shake - Champion Jack Dupree 8. Put Your Cat Clothes On - Carl Perkins 9. You're Barking Up The Wrong Tree - Don Woody 10. Will You, Willyum - Janis Martin 11. Slippin' And Slidin' - Little Richard 12. The Fat Man - Fats Domino 13. I Done It - Moon Mullican 14. Chuck's Boogie - Chuck Miller 15. Walk Your Blues Away - Professor Longhair & His Blues Scholars 16. Cecil Boogie - Cecil Gant 17. Roll `Em Pete - Big Joe Turner 18. Mess Around - Ray Charles 19. Honky Tonk Train - Lloyd Glenn 20. Rock And Roll Music - Chuck Berry 21. Snake-Eyed Mama - Don Cole 22. She Sure Can Rock Me - Roy Hall 23. Seven Nights To Rock - Boyd Bennett & His Rockets 24. The House Of Blue Lights - Ella Mae Morse 25. X-Temporaneous Boogie - Camille Howard

trax disc 2:

1. Shot Gun Boogie - Tennessee Ernie Ford 2. The House Of Blue Lights - Chuck Miller 3. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Jerry Lee Lewis 4. Don't Stop Now - Roy Hall 5. Let's Elope Baby - Janis Martin 6. I'll Sail My Ship Alone - Moon Mullican 7. Rocket "88" - Jackie Brenston 8. Chicken Shack Boogie - Amos Milburn 9. T Model Boogie - Rosco Gordon 10. Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu - Huey "Piano" Smith & The Clowns 11. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard 12. You Can't Catch Me - Chuck Berry 13. Ball Room Baby - Dick Lory w/Owen Bradley 14. Wild Fire - Piano Red 15. We're Gonna Rock - Gunter Lee Carr aka Cecil Gant 16. Fire-Ball Boogie - Camille Howard 17. Ball The Wall - Professor Longhair & His Blues Scholars 18. All By Myself - Fats Domino 19. I'm Mad At You - Moon Mullican 20. Bad Whiskey And Wild Women - Champion Jack Dupree 21. It Should've Been Me - Ray Charles 22. Old Time Shuffle - Lloyd Glenn 23. Pigfoot Pete - Ella Mae Morse w/Freddie Slack 24. Birmingham Bounce - Hardrock Gunter 25. Fly Right Boogie - Merrill Moore

trax disc 3:

1. Amos Boogie - Amos Milburn 2. Red Light - Merrill Moore 3. Vim Vam Vamoose - Chuck Miller 4. Country Boogie - Moon Mullican 5. Please Don't Leave Me - Fats Domino 6. Daybreak Rock - Champion Jack Dupree 7. Cecil Boogie No 2 - Cecil Gant 8. Hey Little Girl - Roland Byrd 9. Rockin' With Red - Piano Red 10. Hallelujah I Love Her So - Ray Charles 11. Chica Boo - Lloyd Glenn 12. Tutti-Frutti - Little Richard 13. Barefoot Baby - Janis Martin 14. Bird Dog - Don Woody 15. All By Myself - Roy Hall 16. Country Junction - Tennessee Ernie Ford 17. Miller's Boogie - Chuck Miller 18. Roll Over Beethoven - Chuck Berry 19. Cool Love - Wanda Jackson 20. Rock Me All Night Long - Ella Mae Morse 21. Instantaneous Boogie - Camille Howard and Her Trio 22. Pipeliner Blues - Moon Mullican 23. Blackout Boogie - Freddie Slack & His Orchestra 24. Gonna Dance All Night - Hardrock Gunter 25. It'll Be Me - Jerry Lee Lewis

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