"Dr. Boogie Presents 26 Deranged and Smokin' Cool Cats" The Rocketing Rise and Fast Decline Of A Music Form Called Rockabilly 1954-1959 (2008)

After more than 25 volumes in rockabilly roundup series like That'll Flat Git It and others, it becomes very difficult to surprise early rock & roll fans. But the work of a Belgian collector and compiler named Dr. Boogie (aka Walter De Paduwa) will have even the savviest rockabilly fans running back to their sessionographies to identify the 26 artists here, where names like Gene Maltais and Ronnie Haig represent the more popular side of the equation…...As with the previous compilations from Dr. Boogie, such as the one devoted to female blues of the '20s, this is not the usual reissue material; these are a little rough in comparison, more amateurish and reflecting the cramped studios they were recorded in (and the anachronistic musicians who recorded them). If Dr. Boogie has a type, it's not the frenetic wild-man sides that often show up on rockabilly compilations, it's the boom-chicka-boom meld of country and early rock, with less of an R&B influence. Obviously, those new to rockabilly will find more to love with a good Sun compilation, but those who want to dig deeper will find much of interest.(John Bush, Allmusic)trax:
1. Sugar Doll - Johnny Jay 2. Love Bug Crawl - Jimmy Edwards 3. Rockin' Spot - Curly Coldiron 4. Red Hot Car - Danny Verne 5. Doin' Allright - Eddie Cash 6. Good Show But No Go - Chuck Dallas 7. Country Wowan - The Cals 8. Gonna Be Better Times - Al Urban 9. Spitfire - Bill Logsdon & The Royal Notes 10. Bop a Lena - John Friis & The Valiants 11. Money Is the Thing of the Past - Ronnie Haig 12. The Joint's Really Jumpin - Jimmy Evans 13. Guitar Pickin' Man - Jimmie Dee 14. Rock n Roll Guitars - Johnny Knight 15. Big Dog Little Dog - Harvey Hunt 16. Betty Ann - Wayne Haas 17. Rockabilly Ho - Bill Moss 18. Juvenile Delinquent - Ronnie Allen 19. Hanky Panky - Jay Brown & The Jets 20. Not for Love or Money - Gary Hodge 21. Gee Whee Liz - Charles Senns 22. Baby You've Been to School - Charles Page 23. Little Bitty Boy - T.K. Hulin 24. Crazy Baby - Gene Maltais 25. I Can't Help It - Bing Day 26. Sledgehammer - The Trashers
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