Marty Robbins "Rockin'Rollin'Robbins" (1953-1957)

This fantastic CD from Bear Fam. Records collects the Rockabilly tracks that legendary Country artist Marty Robbins cut during the early to mid 1950's. While it's obvious that Marty wasn't going to become a Rockabilly legend with these songs, it has to be said that these cuts are a Whole Lot of Fun to listen to. Marty Robbins may have been a Country Legend but he made records using several different styles during his career and so it should be no big surprise to any of his fans that he had given Rockabilly music a shot early on (although I doubt if there are many of his fans that know these recordings exist). This one is Highly Recommended. (Record Runner)When rockabilly reared its ugly head in country music circles back in the mid-'50s, hillbilly artists generally took one of two approaches to it: ignore it or take a stab at it. One country singer who decided to test these uncharted waters was Marty Robbins, and as this 12-song package clearly shows, he was well-equipped to take on the new sound. This compilation combines the original cover and the half-dozen songs that comprised a 10" vinyl album issued in the 1950s, with six more tracks (five of which were Columbia singles) released during the same time period. While the accent is on the "billy" side of the rockabilly equation along with Music City's attempt to tame the style down for an audience more accustomed to Grandpa Jones than Gene Vincent, this is very credible music, indeed. Rather than just covering the hits of the day (he was the first to cover Elvis' "That's All Right"), Robbins also contributed solid self-penned ditties like "Tennessee Toddy," "Respectfully Miss Brooks," and "Mean Mama Blues," although his best-known rocking effort, "Sugaree," is curiously missing from this collection. That a ballad singer whose sobriquet was Mister Teardrop could jump into this music so wholeheartedly is one of the more interesting footnotes to this confusing period in country music's history.(Cub Koda, Allmusic)trax:
01 That's All Right 02 Maybellene 03 Pretty Mama 04 Mean Mama Blues 05 Tennessee Toddy 06 Singing The Blues 07 I Can't Quit (I've Gone Too Far) 08 Long Tall Sally 09 Mister Teardrop 10 Respectfully Miss Brooks 11 You Don't Owe Me A Thing 12 Knee Deep In The Blues 13 Long Gone Lonesome Blues 14 Baby, I Need You 15 Pain And Misery 16 Footprints In The Snow 17 It's Driving Me Crazy 18 It's A Long, Long Ride 19 Call Me Up (And I'll Come Calling On You)
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