"Southland Rock'n'Roll" - The early JIN Singles 2003

Scorching rock 'n roll and swamp pop from the bayous and prairies of South Louisiana and East Texas, recorded for Floyd Soileau's labels between 1958 and 1961…

...We have here a pot-pourri of the early Jin singles, by artists familiar and unfamiliar, that veer from out-and-out rock'n'roll to ethereal swamp pop ballads with a little doowop on the side. The prevailing influences are Fats Domino and the New Orleans R&B sound, along with Chicago bluesman Jimmy Reed who was huge with white Southern groups of the day. It goes without saying that the original Jin 45s are now very rare and almost impossible to find. This is the music of the young, hopeful artists and bands of South Louisiana and East Texas who, between 1958 and 1961, were creating a cultural revolution by usurping their old-fashioned native Cajun music with a brand new Southland rock'n'roll. It seemed there would always be another Saturday night until the Beatles launched the British Invasion. But out of the debris there has been a reawakening of this music through the swamp pop phenomenon of the past two decades. - by John Broven

trax:
1. Southland - Doug Ardoin & The Boogie Kings 2. This Should Go On Forever - Rod Bernard 3. You’ve Gone Too Far - Rob & The Rhythm Aces Featuring Bryan Evert 4. Crying Over You - Steve Rollins/The Continentals 5. Take A Ride - Red Smiley & The Vel-Tones Featuring Clint West 6. Going Out With The Tide - Jivin’ Gene & The Jokers 7. Forgive Me - Steve Rollins & The Continentals 8. Up Up And Away - Jivin’ Gene & The Jokers 9. Lover Blues - Red Smiley & The Vel-Tones Featuring Clint West 10. Jailbird - Red Smiley & The Vel-Tones 11. Lubby Lou - Al Chase & The Midnites 12. Once Again - Red Smiley & The Vel-Tones Featuring Clint West 13. My Little Girl - Rockin’ Sidney & His All-Stars 14. Lesson In Love - Glen Wells & The Blends 15. Tough - Phil Bo 16. Give Me One More Chance - Rockin’ Dave Allen 17. Say That You Love Me - The Del-Chords 18. Help Me - The Del-Chords 19. Cheryl Ann - Prince Charles & The Rockin’ Kings 20. Oh Susanna - Chuck Martin & The Honey Drippers 21. As Long As I Have You - Chuck Martin & The Honey Drippers 22. Can’t Stand To See You Go - Rockin’ Dave Allen & The Thunderbirds 23. Deep Elem Blues - Mary Mccoy & The Cyclones 24. Crying Over You - Johnnie Allan 25. Forever Is A Long Long Time - Tibby Edwards 26. Double Trouble - Mary Mccoy 27. Don’t Take It So Hard - Phil Bo 28. Little Cajun Girl - Gene King 29. I Lost Again - Lee Martin & The Vikings 30. She Wears My Ring - Phil Bo