"Be My Girl" 50's & 60's Rock 'n' Roll

Excellent collection of rockin’ and hard to find rock ’n’ roll!trax:

1. Be My Girl - Richie & The Royals 2. Baby My Heart - The Shadows 3. Wimmin From Coast To Coast - Brownie McGhee & Friends 4. Want To Be Wanted Blues - Aubrey Cagle 5. Bells Bells - The Chessmen 6. Tall, Dark & Handsome Man - Bobby Sisco 7. Hi Ho Silver - Bobby Lee Trammell 8. Guitar Pickin' Man - Jimmy Dee 9. Kokkomo Me Baby - Mississippi Fred McDowell 10. Ramshackle Shack - Lee Harmon & Circle C Boys 11. Loretta - The Senators 12. They're Learning - Lynn Pratt 13. Oh, What A Night - The Kac-ties 14. Bop Hop Jamboree - Rex Ellis 15. Sugar Love - The Allisons 16. Wild Fire - The Run-A-Bouts 17. Heartbreak Hotel - Thumper Jones 18. Tollie Frollie - Bobby Lee Trammell 19. When You Dance - Augie Rios 20. Unknown - Unknown

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"Foot Tappin' & Dance At Screamin' Festival" Vol. 1

This Cd contains 27 great songs from 25 original artists, almost every Rock 'n' Roll style is represent. The opener "Rockin' At Midnight" from Roy Brown get's you right out of your chair, you'll want to boogie! With "I Wanna Know" you don't wanna sit down either. Next is Ella Fitzgerald's "Chew Your Bubblegum", 1940's Swing. "Safronia B." from Calvin Boze is where all you Lindy Hoppers are waiting for! Guy Mitchell's "Crazy With Love" is full of Rockabilly Swing. "Bingo" is what we're playing with Pat Boone and then some instrumental Boogie Woogie: "Windy City Boogie" from J.T. Brown. Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys are playing "So let's Rock", Rock 'n' Roll as it should be. Everybody knows "Good Golly Miss Molly" offcourse from Little Richard. The Four Tunes take it from there with a fast Doo Wop song "Marie". With Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra we are back with the 1940's Swinger "On The Beach At Bali-Bali". Jack Ford plays "That's All you Gotta Do" a nice Hillbilly song.Jump and Jive with "Boot 'Em Up" from The Du-Droppers and "Little Lovin", Rockabilly, from Mimi Roman are next on the menu. Paul Howard's Western Swing "Rootie Tootie" is followed up by Ella Mea Morse's Boogie Woogie song "Tennessee Saturday Night". Bob Wills & his Texas Playboys let's his Big Band Swing with "The Girl I Left Behind Me". Very nice Doo Wop then from The Royals: "Are You Forgetting". Then a bit faster with Carl Smith's Rockabilly song "Go Boy Go". Roy Brown get's the Lindy Hoppers back on the floor with "Shake 'Em Up Baby", LaVern Baker goes Rock 'n' Rolling with "Jim Dandy". Then it's Boogie Woogie time with "Tend to your Business" from James Wayne and Dude Martin's "Boogie Woogie Cowboy". A very nice Doo Wop song "Move Me Baby" from Jimmy Whitterspoon & The Lamplitters is followed by a Jump and Jive song that's called "Rock Me Daddy", done by Laurie Tate. Over to some Hillbilly Swing with The Miller Brothers, "Who's Gonna Know" they ask themselves. If you just haven't had enough, the last time you can swing is with Wild Bill Moore when he plays "Hey Spo-Dee-O-Dee", try to sit still with this one! So if you like to dance to original Rockin' tunes, this is a must have!

trax:

1. Rockin' At Midnight - Roy Brown 2. I Wanna Know - The Golden Gate Quartet 3. Chew Your Bubblegum - Ella Fitzgerald 4. Safronia B - Calvin Boze 5. Crazy With Love - Guy Mitchell 6. Bingo - Pat Boone 7. Windy City Boogie - J.T. Brown 8. So Let's Rock - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 9. Good Golly Miss Molly - Little Richard 10. Marie - The Four Tunes 11. On the Beach At Bali-Bali - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra 12. That's All You Gotta Do - Jack Ford 13. Boot 'Em Up - The Du Droppers 14. Little Lovin' - Mimi Roman 15. Rootie Tootie - Paul Howard 16. Tennessee Saturday Night - Ella Mae Morse 17. The Girl I Left Behind Me - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys 18. Are You Forgetting - The Royals 19. Go Boy Go - Carl Smith 20. Shake 'Em Up Baby - Roy Brown 21. Jim Dandy - LaVern Baker 22. Tend to Your Bussiness - James Wayne 23. Boogie Woogie Cowboy - Dude Martin 24. Move Me Baby - Jimmy Whitterspoon 25. Rock Me Daddy - Laurie Tate 26. Who's Gonna Know - The Miller Brothers 27. Hey Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Wilbert Harrison

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"Dimensions Of Sound" 1987

Another classic 80's Garage-compilation from the ever obscure Southern-German Mystery Scene-label!From the beautiful front cover (of Jon from the Royal Nonesuch) down, this one is a real treat, with plenty of rare tracks and great package. Definitely another one of the top garage compilations of the decade. - Timothy Gassen (writter of the Knights of Fuzz)trax:

1. I got a right - The Miracle Workers 2. Nightmares - The Crimson Shadows 3. Baroque hi fi - The United States Of Existence 4. Watch your step woman - The UNTOLD FABLES 5. Almost there - The Stomachmouths 6. You don't love me - The Zebra Stripes 7. Haneker row - The OTHERSIDE 8. I don't bother - The Boys From Nowhere 9. It's not my fault - The Yellow Sunshine Explosion 10. Love is fading - Thee Fourgiven 11. Backlight chamaleon theme - The Backlight Chamaleons 12. Give it to me - The Brood 13. I am alone - The Thanes 14. Tellin' lies - The NOT QUITE 15. Ain't no use - The Miracle Workers 16. You need love - The Royal Nonesuch 17. In between doom and dope - The Comedown

"Alley Cat" (Buffalo Bop 55035)

Some familiar names from other volumes in Buffalo Bop's rockabilly compilations series show up here: Jeff Daniels ("Daddy-O-Rock," "Foxy Dan"), Andy Starr ("I Love You Baby" -- one of the better pieces of sax-driven rockabilly), along with new ones, like Billy Adkinson ("Rock-A-Mo Part II"), Carl Miller ("Rhythm Guitar"), Everett Carpenter ("Let Your Hair Down Baby"), the Relyea's ("Country Boy"), the Vibes ("Pretty Baby") etc. The great discovery here, however, would be George Fleming, whose "I'm Gonna Tell on You" and "The Shake" (issued on his own label) are the two hardest-rocking sides of the 30 presented. Other cool songs include Harold Montgomery, whose "How Much Do You Miss Me" sounds almost like an Elvis Sun outtake (with a break that recalls Chuck Berry's "Memphis Tennessee"); Jimmy Wolford, whose "My Name Is Jimmy" says "I don't wanna jump like Elvis" and manages to mention Fats Domino, Pat Boone, and other chart-toppers of the era in a high-speed "Mystery Train"-type number; Walter Brown's hot and hard "Jelly Roll Rock," Everett Carpenter ("Run Run Mabel") and Lonnie Barron ("Teenage Queen"). (Bruce Eder, Allmusic)

trax:

1. Don`t Be Unfair - Bob Taylor 2. I Love You Baby - Andy Star 3. Rock-A-Mo (Part 2) - Billy Atkinson 4. Daddy-O-Rock - Jeff Daniels 5. Alley Cat - Walter Brown 6. Rhythm Guitar - Carl Miller 7. How Much Do You Miss Me - Harold Montgomerey 8. My Name Is Jimmy - Jimmy Wolford 9. Run Run Mabel - Everett Carpenter 10. Settle Down - Fred Farrah 11. Pretty Baby (I Saw You Last Night) - The Vibes 12. Sycamore Lane - Ricky Ryal 13. Nervous And Shakin' All Over - Tommy Strange 14. Teenage Queen - Lonnie Barron 15. When I'm Gone - Wayland Seals 16. You Got The Blues - Johnny Nace 17. Be My Baby - F.D. Johnson 18. Foxy Dan - Jeff Daniels 19. Jelly Roll Rock - Walter Brown 20. Go Cats Go - Texas Red Rhodes 21. I'm [!!] Gonna Tell On You - George Fleming 22. Pam - The Invaders 23. It's A Fad, Ma! - Bobby Dean 24. I Guess That's Why You're Mine - Teen-Beets 25. Let Your Hair Down Baby - Everett Carpenter 26. Country Boy - The Relyea's, The 27. I Love Her Right Or Wrong - Red Leblanc 28. I Got School - Scott Miller 29. The Shake - George Flemming 30. Muscle Beach - Al Barkle

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"Snazzy Sugar" The Pure Essence Of Rock & Roll From West Texas and Beyond

Subtitled The Pure Essence Of Rock & Roll From West Texas And Beyond'... this triple CD box set does pretty much exactly what it says on the tin' - VINTAGE ROCK
'If you're a rockabilly fan, you should like every track, it's as simple as that' - RECORD COLLECTORLegendary British rock ’n’ roll dynamo Stuart Colman revisits Texas in the latest instalment of his spectacular Sugar series. Along with the recent Fantastic Voyage compilations Texas Tornados and It’s Saturday Night!, Snazzy Sugar continues highlighting the Lone Star State’s pivotal role in the birth of rock ’n’ roll, its 75 incendiary tracks demonstrating how, when the music was in its multi-hued infancy across the US, West Texas was rearing up with the real call of the wild.The eruptions which burst out of Memphis, Cleveland and New York in the fifties are well-documented but, over three CDs, Colman has excelled himself with this astutely-picked and exhaustively annotated selection, showing the crucial role of western swing in rock ’n’ roll’s development, timeless rebel yell energy, uniquely idiosyncratic personality and a dash of Southern romance.

Disc 1 (Right To Rock) gets the vibrant mix of future stars and intriguing obscurities under way with immortal Fender Stratocaster-toting pioneer Buddy Holly’s ‘I’m Gonna Love You Too’ and the young Roy Orbison’s ‘Ooby Dooby’ before traversing gems by the likes of Link Davis, Trini Lopez, Waylon Jennings, Sonny Curtis, the Crickets, Lelan Rogers, the Fireballs, the Five Bops, the Click-Clacks and the Leen Teens.

The good rocking continues through CD2 (Play it Cool), thrusting forth such names as Chuck Tharp, Sid King, Ray Campi, Link Davis, Mickey Gilley, Buddy Knox, the Tu-Tones, the Champs and Dean Beard with the Crew Cuts. The Cowtown heavy-hitters continue their rampage on Disc 3 (aptly-titled Turn Me Loose), corralling names including Jimmy Dee & the Offbeats, Joe Clay, Sleepy La Beef, Al Urban, Hal Goodson & the Raiders, Teen Kings, Alvis Wayne, Tooter Boatman & the Chaparrals, the String-a-Lings, the Fireballs, Earl Henry and an early Kenny Rogers outing called ‘That Crazy Feeling’, before Buddy Holly returns with ‘Well…Alright’, winding up this glorious new artefact for the rock ’n’ roll hall of fame.

trax disc 1:

1. I'm Gonna Love You Too - Buddy Holly 2. Ooby Dooby - The Teen Kings, The (Vocal: Roy Orbison) 3. Permit Blues - Link Davis & The Cajuns 4. Sweet Lovin' Baby - Dee & Patty 5. Slippin' Out And Sneakin' In - Joe Clay 6. Fanny Brown - Ken Copeland 7. The Right To Rock - Trini Lopez 8. Jitterbuggin' - The Five Bops 9. When Sin Stops - Waylon Jennings 10. Gunshot - The Fireballs 11. Pistol Packin' Mama Jack - Arnold & The Chatecos 12. Talk About My Baby - Sonny Curtis 13. Little Ditty Baby - Don Webb 14. So Shy - The Leen Teens 15. Pretty Little Pearly - The Click-Clacks 16. Love's Made A Fool Of You - The Crickets 17. Alley Cat - Walter Brown 18. Gonna Be Better Times - Al Urban 19. I'll Be There - Rick Tucker & The Turks 20. Wow, Man! - Bobby Jackson 21. Who's Gonna Be The Next One Honey - Hal Goodson & The Raiders 22. I'm A Hobo - Danny Reeves 23. Hypnotized - Terry Noland 24. Baby Sittin' - Myron Lee 25. Hold It - Lelan Rogers & Friends

trax disc 2:

1. Long Long Ponytail - Chuck Tharp & The Fireballs 2. Baby, Won't You Come Out Tonight - Buddy Holly 3. Hello There Rockin' Chair - Sid King 4. Hey! Miss Fannie - The Wink Westerners 5. Play It Cool - Ray Campi with John & Henry 6. No Minors Allowed - Ramona Locke 7. Hot Rod Volkswagen - Bill Parsons 8. Moonshine - Cecil Moore 9. Saccharin Sally - The Tu-Tones 10. All Of Your Love - The NIGHTHAWKS 11. Who Dat - The Commodores 12. A Whole Lot Of Lovin' - Jim Robinson 13. You're Late Miss Kate - Jimmy Dee & The Offbeats 14. Doggone It - Joe Clay 15. Cat Talk - Lew Williams 16. Rakin' And Scrapin' - Dean Beard & The Crew Cats 17. Panic Button - The Champs 18. Bon-Ta-Ru-La (Let The Good Times Roll) - Link Davis 19. Don't You Realize - Eddy Dugosh & The Ah-Ha Playboys 20. Busy Body Rock - The - The Four Mints 21. Monkey Song (You Made A Monkey Out Of Me) - Jape Richardson 22. I Ain't Sharin' Sharon - Buddy Knox 23. My Baby's Been Cheatin' Again - Mickey Gilley 24. Can't Play Hookey - Tommy Wood 25. Tell Me How - The Crickets

trax disc 3:

1. Henrietta - Jimmy Dee And The Offbeats 2. Goodbye Goodbye - Joe Clay 3. Alley Cat - The Champs 4. Rock-N-Bones - Elroy Dietzel And The Rhythm Bandits 5. Turn Me Loose - Sleepy La Beef And His Versatiles 6. Live it Up - The Traits 7. Won't Tell You Her Name - Al Urban 8. I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself - Buddy Knox 9. Later Baby - Hal Goodson And The Raiders 10. Patty Baby - Terry Noland 11. Tell Me Why - Mickey Gilley 12. Tell Me - Pat Carter 13. Cat Called Domino - The Teen Kings 14. Don't Mean Maybe, Baby - Alvis Wayne 15. The Will Of Love - Tooter Boatman And The Chaparrals 16. Oh! Little Girl! - Jimmy Craig 17. Am I Asking Too Much - The String-A-Longs 18. Chief Whoopin-Koff - The Fireballs 19. Real Wild Child - Ivan 20. My Suzanne - Earl Henry 21. Riding On A Train - The Commodores 22. I've Lost Again - Ace Ball 23. Someone, Someone - The Crickets 24. That Crazy Feeling - Kenny Rogers 25. Well, All Right - Buddy Holly

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"The Joe Meek Story" (1959-1962, Not Now 2012)

Joe Meek was one of those forgotten innovators who advanced the possibilities of what sounds could be achieved in the recording studio, while scoring hit records at the same time. This two disc set pays tribute to his far sighted production skills and way with a tune, which made him a leading light in U.K. rock and roll between 1960 and 1967. The names here only mean something if you're familiar with early 60's British rock, but that doesn't diminish the value of people like Screaming "Lord" Sutch, Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers, the Outlaws (who featured pre-Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore), John Leyton, the Fabulous Flee Rekkers, and Mike Berry. While most of this stuff is typical of its' time and Meek's production might not seem so revolutionary to modern ears, all one has to do is take a listen to the Blue Men (or, for that matter, Night of the Vampire by the Moontrekkers) tracks to get an idea of what of Meek's place in history is: these Blue Men songs were part of a concept album that was never released, and they still sound like they are from another world. Orbit Around the Moon and Entry of the Globbotts, to name but two, are as well as among the weirdest music I've yet heard, perfect showcases for Meek's production techniques. So, apart from some great instrumentals from the Outlaws and the Fabulous Flee Rekkers and some mind blowing cuts from "Lord" Sutch, I'd say the attraction of this collection is limited to Brit-rock aficionados and Joe Meek fans. Or, put it another way, come for the historical curiosity, stay for the smoking instrumentals. (GMC, Roots & Rhythm)

traxdisc 1:

1. Two Timing Baby - Carter Lewis & The Southerners 2. Good Golly Miss Molly - Screaming Lord Sutch 3. Six White Horses - John Leyton 4. You've Got What I Like - Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers 5. Valley Of The Sioux - The Outlaws 6. Sweet Little Sixteen - Michael Cox 7. My Baby's Gone Away - Danny Rivers 8. Hangover - The Fabulous Flee-Rekkers 9. Girl Bride - Geoff Goddard 10. Tell Laura I Love Her - John Leyton 11. Orbit Around The Moon - The Blue Men 12. So Nice To Walk You Home - Gerry Temple 13. Tribute To Buddy Holly - Mike Berry 14. Because - Iain Gregory 15. Action - Lance Fortune 16. Swingin' Low - The Outlaws 17. Angela Jones - Michael Cox 18. Green Jeans - The Fabulous Flee-Rakkers 19. I'm In Love With You - Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers 20. Night Of The Vampire - The Moontrekkers 21. Johnny Remember Me - John Leyton 22. What's The Matter - Mike Berry 23. Entry Of The Globbotts - The Blue Men 24. Just Too Late - Peter Jay & The Blue Men 25. Last Stage West - The Outlaws

traxdisc 2:

1. Son This Is She - John Leyton 2. Indian Brave - The Outlaws 3. Will It Happen To Me - Carter Lewis & The Southerners 4. That's What I Said - Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers 5. 'Til The Following Night - Screaming Lord Sutch 6. Valley Of The Saroos - The Blue Men 7. Ducks Away From My Fishin - Chris And The Students 8. Can't You Hear My Heart - Danny Rivers 9. Isle Of Capri - The Fabulous Flee-Rekkers 10. Heart Of A Teenage Girl - George Chakiris 11. Along Came Caroline - Michael Cox 12. Rodeo - The Outlaws 13. Tell You What I'll Do - Gerry Temple 14. I Don't Care If The Sun Don't Shine - John Leyton 15. P.F.B. - The Fabulous Flee-Rekkers 16. Time Will Tell - Ian Gregory 17. Be Mine - Lance Fortune 18. Magnetic Field - The Blue Men 19. When I Get Paid - Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers 20. Don't Want To Know - Michael Cox 21. Crazy Drums - The Outlaws 22. My Baby Doll - Mike Berry & The Outlaws 23. Goodbye To Teenage Love - John Leyton 24. Blue Tango - The Flee-Rekkers 25. Don't Tell Me Not To Love Him - Yolanda

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"Good Rockin' Tonight" Red Hot Rockabilly 1954-1957

“They called it Rockabilly long before they called it Rock’n’Roll…” so sings the undisputed Queen of Rockabilly, Wanda Jackson on her 2006 album Remember Elvis. And whilst the Hillbilly Cat was undeniably the genre’s most famous protagonist, the exciting fusion of white Country music and black Rhythm & Blues that erupted across the US in the mid-50s made household names of many, and produced a wealth of recordings rarely equalled for unbridled energy and wild rebellion.The Rockabilly revival which took hold in the 1970s found a new audience for this music which endures to this day, making stars of the more obscure exponents twenty years after the event. Raw, rough and ready, Rockabilly paved the way for Pop music as we know it. If the South was the birthplace of Rockabilly, then Sun Records in Memphis was its cradle. In the wake of Elvis Presley, hopefuls flocked to the tiny independent from all over the southern US and beyond, keen to replicate his success. With groundbreaking producer Sam Phillips at the controls, Sun was undoubtedly the epicentre of this new music and helped launch the careers of Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Roy Orbison, to name but three.

However, following Elvis’ breakthrough and subsequent move to RCA for an unprecedented $35,000, other indies and major labels alike were determined to get in on the act. At a time when music was not only divided along racial lines but also by age and local tastes, in some eyes Rockabilly represented pure menace, the anthem of denim-clad juvenile delinquents. When it did manage to break out of its regional confines, it threatened to undermine the nation’s youth with its lascivious lyrics and dangerous rhythms, driven by a chunking, percussive bass and pared down, primitive sound. Even so, there was no shortage of eager beavers willing to commit to wax, often with varying degrees of commercial success. Jockeying for position alongside the newcomers were the old hands, established artists sensing a career boost as “moon, June, spoon” lyrics and corny Country twang began to pall. From across the gamut, this carefully compiled set offers a sizzling selection of some of the finest Rockabilly recordings from the period 1954-58.

Alongside the household names sit the more obscure, and whilst their stars may not have burned for long, they burned no less brightly thanks to records that are now regarded as classics. Including genre-defining cuts from the likes of proto-punks the Johnny Burnette Trio, Janis Martin ‘The Female Elvis’, Billy Riley, Charlie Feathers, Ronnie Self, and Bob Luman, as well as lesser-heard gems, this is Rockabilly at its red hot rockin’est best.

trax disc 1:

1. Good Rockin' Tonight - Elvis Presley 2. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins 3. Ooby Dooby - Roy Orbison 4. Cat Talk - Lew Williams 5. Draggin' - Curtis Gordon 6. Slow Down Brother - Ferlin Husky 7. Ruby Pearl - Jackie Lee Cochran 8. Rockin' Daddy - Eddie Bonds 9. Will You, Willyum - Janis Martin 10. Duck Tail - Joe Clay 11. Rock 'n' Roll Ruby - Johnny Carroll 12. Be Bop Baby - Autry Inman 13. The Train Kept A-Rollin' - Johnny Burnette Trio 14. Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad - Wanda Jackson 15. Teenage Boogie - Webb Pierce 16. Bop Cat Bop - Simon Crum 17. Heart Breakin' Mama - Skeets McDonald 18. Ubangi Stomp - Warren Smith 19. Slow Down - Jack Earls 20. One Hand Loose - Charlie Feathers 21. We Wanna Boogie - Sonny Burgess 22. I Need A Man - Barbara Pittman 23. Come On Little Mama - Ray Harris 24. Flyin' Saucers Rock 'n' Roll - Billy Riley 25. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Jerry Lee Lewis

trax disc 2:

1. Great Balls Of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis 2. Red Hot - Billy Riley 3. Cool Down Mame - The Farmer Boys 4. Dixie Fried - Carl Perkins 5. It Would Be A Doggone Lie - Autry Inman 6. Ten Cats Down - The Miller Sisters 7. Baby Let's Play House - Elvis Presley 8. Love My Baby - Hayden Thompson 9. Mama Don't You Think I Know - Jackie Lee Cochran 10. Sixteen Chicks - Joe Clay 11. Rockhouse - Roy Orbison 12. Bigelow 6-200 - Little Brenda Lee 13. Crazy Baby - Gene Maltais 14. Miss Froggie - Warren Smith 15. Ain't Got A Thing - Sonny Burgess 16. Ten Little Women - Terry Noland 17. Lonesome Train - The Johnny Burnette Trio 18. Love Bug Crawl - Jimmy Edwards 19. Cool Love - Wanda Jackson 20. Two-Timin' Woman - Jack Scott 21. All The Time - Sleepy LaBeef 22. Greenback Dollar, Watch And Chain - Ray Harris 23. Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache - Bob Luman 24. All Right, Baby - Janis Martin 25. Cast Iron Arm - Peanuts Wilson

trax disc 3:

1. Rock Billy Boogie - Johnny Burnette 2. Bop-a-Lena - Ronnie Self 3. Leroy - Jack Scott 4. Everybody's Movin' - Glen Glenn 5. Matchbox - Carl Perkins 6. I've Got Love If You Want It - Warren Smith 7. I Got A Rocket In My Pocket - Jimmy Lloyd 8. High School Confidential - Jerry Lee Lewis 9. She's Mine - Johnnie Strickland 10. Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar) - Brenda Lee 11. Right Behind You Baby - Ray Smith 12. Bang Bang - Janis Martin 13. Speed Crazy - Slick Slavin 14. Try Me - Bob Luman 15. Mean Mean Man - Wanda Jackson 16. Sweet Woman - Edwin Bruce 17. Sunglasses After Dark - Dwight Pullen 18. I Wanna Bop - Billy Harlan 19. I Done Told You - Gene Simmons 20. Quicksand Love - Macy (Skip) Skipper 21. Buddy - Jackie Dee 22. Whistle Bait - Larry & Lorrie Collins 23. Baby Please Don't Go - Billy Riley 24. Mystery Train - Elvis Presley 25. Rock-a-Bye Baby Rock - Connie Dycus

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"Date Bait" (Buffalo Bop 55028)

The series continues with 30 more teenage rockers. Ron Haydock kicks it off with a real knockout 99 Chicks, and then Rudy Preston shows us what the real 50's blast is all about on his guitar break from Four Tired Car. But the real standouts here are two by Lou Millet; his most unusual Shorty The Barber, 'bout the man who makes the scissors and comb sound like a saxophone, and Slip Slip Slippin' In, about comin' home late, are both great hillbilly rockers along the lines of the Country Hicks Lp. And there's more country from Tennessee Thompson on Slippin' & Slidin'/Saturday Ball. Jerry Clayton's Date Bait doesn't ignite like you'd expect from the title track, but it's drowned in enough echo to make it sound good. Great pics as usual. A worthy addition to the series. (GDR, Roots & Rhythm)The 30 songs here represent quality rockabilly. A highlight is rock & roller turned horror movie writer Ron Haydock, whose "99 Chicks" borrows its guitar break from "Rock Around the Clock" at a tempo about twice as fast. Most of the rest is solid rockabilly. Thomas Wayne's "You're the One that Done It" grinds along hard and heavy. If Jimmy Patrick's voice were a little more expressive, his "20 Dollar Bill" might've come off as a piece of classic rockabilly, but it’s still a solid song. Howard Mayberry's "This Just Can't Be Puppy Love" has the pace and the sound right, and is one of the tracks that makes this collection powerful. Henry Henry isn't much of a singer, but "Baggie Maggie" is such a ridiculous song that it's worth hearing on that basis, and for the heavy rocking sound of his band. Lou Millet's "Slip, Slip, Slippin' In," on Republic Records, is a  classic. Vic Thomas's "Rock and Roll Tonight" is more of a country novelty tune (right down to its fiddle break),  B. Goode's "Hokey Pokey Rock" is the song its title suggests, rocked up with a sax break. Bob Dingus' "Step It Up and Go" is the most backwoods-sounding track on any of the Buffalo Bop collections of this era -- a slow number with a western-style guitar break. And Bobby Smith's "Bevy Mae" and "She's Gone from Me" are sort of a crying shame, because they come close to the kind of smooth, perfectly timed and engagingly sung rockabilly that could've caught on. (Bruce Eder, Allmusic)

trax:

1. 99 Chicks - Ron Haydock 2. Slippin & Slidin - Tennessee Thompson 3. Flying Fish - Little Denny 4. Date Bait Baby - Reggie Perkins 5. Four Tired Car - Rudy Preston 6. You're The One That Done It - Thomas Wayne With The DeLons 7. Dance Everybody - Jack King 8. $20 Dollar Bill - Jimmy Patrick 9. (I've Got A Girl Named) Dee - Paul Perry 10. This Just Can't Be Puppy Love - Howard Mayberry 11. Saturday Ball - Tennessee Thompson 12. Baggie Maggie - Henry Henry 13. Pretty Moon - Don Winters 14. Slip, Slip, Slippin' In - Lou Millet 15. Rock And Roll Tonight - Vic Thomas 16. Baby What Am I Gonna Do - Smokey Armen 17. I'll Keep Lovin' You - The Variatones 18. Hokey Pokey Rock - B. Goode 19. Shorty The Barber - Lou Millet 20. Step It Up And Go - Bob Dingus 21. Bevy Mae - Bobby Smith 22. Date Bait - Jerry Clayton 23. Stick Around - Perk & The Flames 24. Love You 'Cause I Love You - Tom King 25. Left Behind - LaVerne Stovall 26. There's Gonna Be Rockin' Tonight - Gar Bacon 27. Never Anymore - Bob Davies 28. She's Gone From Me - Bobby Smith 29. There's The Blues - Larry Good 30. Disc Jokey Fever - The Chuck-A-Lucks

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"Compated Cats" Vol. 2 - Prowlin' Rockabilly (Collector CD)

Excellent collection of obscure small label rockabilly and rock 'n' roll from the mid to late 50's to the early sixties.Well whatever "compated cats" are they are back with another 30 rockabilly and rock 'n' roll rarities from the 50s - Lonnie Miley (the great Satellite Fever - Asiatic Flu!), Kenneth Trent & The Continentals, Max Lipscomb (aka Scotty McKay), Del Swade, Mike Cunnighma & His Sparks, Charly Maybee (two unissued sides), The Tempests, Joey Vee & The Raiders, Larry Lee Phillipson and others. (Roots & Rhythm)

trax:

1. Satellite Fever-Asiatic Flu - Lonnie Miley 2. I'm Gonna Better Myself - Don Clements 3. For Love - Brice Gist & The Invaders 4. The Way I Feel About You - Kenneth Trent & The Continentals 5. I'm In Love - Kenneth Trent & The Continentals 6. I Have Never Had A Broken Heart - Unknown 7. Rallin' Danny - Max Liscomb (Scotty McKay) 8. That's My Baby - The Oddballs 9. One Little Kiss - Cuddles C. Newsome 10. Lonely Man - Del Swade 11. Hard Hat - Jim Worley 12. Black Smoke & Blue Tears - Clyde Arnold 13. Please Louise - Mike Cunningham & His Sparks 14. Girl With The Red Dress On - Mike Cunningham & His Sparks 15. Night Train To Memphis - Charley Maybee 16. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Charley Maybee 17. Let's Do It - Lawrence Flippo & The Futuras 18. Country Music - Ash Rian 19. Rockin' Rochester - The Tempests 20. Lemon Lime - The Tempests 21. Ricky Ticky - Larry Pentz 22. Bad News - The Rhythm Rockers 23. A Place Called Love - Vee & The Raiders 24. I Need Some Lovin' - Dave Walker 25. Shootin' Beavers - The Tornadoes 26. The Milwaukee Road - Larry Lee Phillipson 27. Miami Road - Larry Lee Phillipson 28. The Swamp Jumper's Stomp - Larry Lee Phillipson 29. Bitter Feelings - Larry Lee Phillipson 30. The Milwaukee Road - Larry Lee Phillipson 

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Tav Falco's Panther Burns "Life Sentence In The Cathouse" 1991

Tav Falco grew up in the small rural town of Gurdon, Arkansas in the 1950s after his family had moved from Philadelphia…...In 1972, Tav moved to Memphis, Tennessee where he began developing an artistic career as a photographer and filmmaker in which he would create a documentary on Memphis blues artist R.L. Burnside. He joined Jim Dickinson's eccentric band Mud Boy & the Neutrons as a performance artist where they would play at Memphis’ Orpheum Theater. When Mud Boy disbanded Tav continued to perform at the Orpheum where in 1978 Alex Chilton would see him chain-sawing a guitar in a performance. Alex was so excited about Tav's act the two would go on to form the Panther Burns along with Jim Dickinson. They named the band after The Panther Burn Plantation in Mississippi Delta that dates back to the 19th Century.
Tav would go on to inherit Panther Burns as his own band which has undergone numerous line-up changes as well as various name changes; his albums have been credited to Tav Falco, Tav Falco's Panther Burns, Tav Falco and Panther Burns, Tav Falco's Amazing Panther Burns, Tav Falco and The Unapproachable Panther Burns, among many others. He also changed his name to Gus Nelson (his stepfather's last name) for a short time and occasionally uses the pseudonym Eugene Baffle when he writes songs.
Tav also worked as an actor appearing in films such as "Great Balls of Fire" in 1989 and "Wayne County Ramblin'" in 2002. Since the late 90s he has been living in Europe where he still performs with his ever-revolving lineup of Panther Burns. In April 2005 he performed at The Barbican in London for a "It Came From Memphis Festival" in in a lineup that included North Mississippi All Stars and a reunited Mud Boy & the Neutrons.Tav Falco & Panther Burns:

Tav Falco, vocal, guitar / James Luther Dickinson (Mudboy & the Neutrons), guitar, piano, clavinet, organ / Ross Johnson, drums / Roland Robinson, bass / Ron Easley, guitar / Alex Chilton, guitar / Tennie Hodges, guitar

produced by Alex Chilton

trax:

1. My Mind was messed up at the time 2. Torture 3. Vampire from Havana 4. Make me know you're mine 5. Go on Home 6. Auto Sapiens 7. Guarda Che Luna 8. Oh, Girls, Girls 9. (I'm gonna) Dig Myself a Hole 10. Sent Up 11. What's Wrong? 12. Why was I born 13. Only the lonely

Tav Falco, Alex Chilton, Ross Johnson, Scott Bomar "Funnel Of Love" 1997 New Orleans

"Compated Cats" Vol. 1 - Prowlin' Rockabilly (Collector CD)

Excellent collection! If anyone knows what a "Compated Cat" is could they let me know! 32 more rockabilly and rock n roll rarities from the 50s - Hollis Champion & The Secrets (a rocked up version of Hank Williams Long Gone Lonesome Blues), Lee Harris, Buddy Main, Don Agee & The DigitsHenry Levoy and others. (Roots & Rhythm)trax:

1. Long Gone Lonesome Blues - Hollis Champion & The Secrets 2. Sloopy, Sloopy Suzie - Curley Jim & The Billey Rocks 3. The Babylon Party - Tom Kerry & The Rembrandts 4. My Baby's Acting Kinda Strange - Lee Harris 5. Come On Baby - Jimmy Kirkland & Stan Getz & The Tom Cats 6. I Wonder If You Wonder - Jimmy Kirkland & Stan Getz & The Tom Cats 7. That's All Right - Buddy Main 8. Re-Entry - The Starfires 9. Rock & Roll Itch - Curley Jim & The Billey Rocks 10. My Car's (Faster Than Yours) - Don Agee & The Digets 11. Flat Foot Sam - Earl Reed & His Rhythm Rockers w/Johnny Scoggins 12. Little Betty Twist - Ray Clark And The Demons 13. Baggie Maggie - Henry Levoy (Henry Henry) 14. Hey Joe - Keith Kallen & The Thunderbirds 15. Moonshine Still - Jack Holt 16. Cape Canaveral - Monte Mead 17. Sweet Loving Mama - Lee Raper 18. Let It Rock - Bill Stamper 19. Bergen County Boogie - The Big T Plus Three 20. Better Get Ready Baby - Del Swade 21. Good Gosh Gal - Phil Beasly & Charlie Brown & The Country Rhythm Boys 22. Walking Down the Road - Chuck Tucker & The Roulettes 23. For You - Sid Starr & The Escorts 24. Linda Lou - Larry Hurst & The Keys 25. Don't Break My Heart - The Miller Brothers 26. Downshippin' - The Ree-Gents 27. My Baby - Jerry Moore & The Drifters Four 28. Rag Mop - Wesley Reynolds 29. The Big Bad Wolf - Joe Taylor & The Hitch Hikers 30. Wild Litte Willy - The Velvets 31. Let's Go On With You - The Fugitives 32. On Trial - Dave Leone & The Fugitives

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"Sassy Sugar" The Essence Of Nashville Rock & Roll

Anyone heavily into R&B, R&R and its off-shoots Doo-Wop, Girl Group Sound and Rockabilly, will want this excellent collection.Long before the phrase 'The Nashville Sound' was coined, Music City USA was home to a great many Rock 'n' Roll recordings. Week after week, record companies would dispatch their latest signings to strut their stuff at the RCA Studio on Hawkins Street and Owen Bradley's Quonset Hut on 16th Avenue South. These were the facilities where future legends such as Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and Gene Vincent would evince some of their finest recorded works. On hand to make sure the process went according to plan was a coterie of musicians whose country, R&B and gospel roots provided the ultimate alchemy. Stuart Colman, himself a one-time resident of Nashville, has cherry-picked a prime selection of sides recorded in Music City between 1956 and 1960, many of which are extremely rare and have certainly never been on CD before. The end result is a true eye-opener. (Record Runner)

trax disc 1:

1. Pucker Paint - Danny Wolfe 2. Strike While The Iron Is Hot - Red Foley 3. Rain Rain - Frankie Miller 4. Boppin' Guitar - Ray Melton 5. Ain’t No Way In This World - The Browns 6. I'm Finally Free - Wayne Walker 7. What A Night - Lee Emerson 8. Too Much - Bernard Hardison 9. I Like Your Kind Of Love - Melvin Endsley 10. Keep A Knockin' - The Everly Brothers 11. Lost Weekend - Billy Brown 12. Bonaparte's Retreat - Billy Grammer 13. Radio, Jukebox And TV - Jimmy Donley 14. What Am I Living For - Conway Twitty 15. Ting-A-Ling - Buddy Holly 16. There Was A Fungus Among Us - Terry Noland 17. Comin' Or Goin' - Huelyn Duvall 18. Ittie Bittie Everything - Big John Taylor & Benny Joy 19. Makes Me Feel Good - Ray Smith 20. Johnny Valentine - Andy Anderson & The Rolling Stones 21. Oo Bop Sha Boom - Wilburn Brothers (Doyle & Teddy) 22. (If I'm Dreamin') Just Let Me Dream - Brenda Lee 23. Rocket Ride - Narvel Felts 24. Sugar Doll - Johnny Jay 25. Red Light - Boots Randolph

trax disc 2:

1. Billy Boy - Jimmy Isle 2. Annabelle Lee - Joe Griffith & His Teen Age Rebels 3. Loading Coal - Johnny Cash 4. L-O-V-E-V-I-L-L-E - Carl Perkins 5. So You Think You've Got Troubles - Marvin Rainwater 6. Not Like Now - Freddy Robinson 7. Door To Door - Chuck Wiley 8. Who Wouldn't Love You - Webb Pierce 9. Juke Box Man - Mel Tillis 10. Dream Queen - Rusty & Doug 11. Fun Lovin' - Eddie Fontaine 12. Black Night Blues - Ronnie Self 13. Jason Fleming - Roger Miller 14. You've Got What It Takes - Johnnie Strickland 15. Afraid - Sammy Salvo 16. Tennessee Stud - Eddy Arnold 17. You Made A Hit - Joe Fuller 18. Sweet, Sweet Girl - Don Gibson 19. Chief Heartbreak - Johnny Preston 20. Easy Money - James O'Gwynn 21. Maybe Little Baby - George Jones 22. I'm Gonna Keep It - Johnny Jay 23. It Feels So Right - Elvis Presley 24. Mary Jane - Al Henderson 25. I Love You Because - Bob Luman

trax disc 3:

1. (Won't You Ride In) My Little Red Wagon - Lloyd Copas 2. Weary Blues, Goodbye - Bob Perry 3. Gonna Back Up Baby - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps 4. Love My Lady - Bobby Helms 5. Million Dollar Baby - Bobby Darin 6. Barbara - Joe Melson 7. Princess, Princess - Johnny Tillotson 8. The Shape I'm In - Kenny Lee Martin 9. Money Money - Big John Taylor & Benny Joy 10. Walking Dream - Patsy Cline 11. Sugar Lips - Justin Tubb 12. Good Deal, Lucille - Al Terry 13. I Love You Baby - Donnie Bowser 14. Heartaches Over You - Dick Glasser 15. I Hear You Talkin’ - Faron Young 16. All Grown Up - Johnny Horton 17. Is It Wrong (For Loving You) - Warner Mack 18. I've Got The Blues - Vernon Taylor 19. Tarzan - Glenn Reeves 20. Cool Gator Shoes - Carl Belew 21. Till My Baby Comes Home - Chuck Bowers 22. Don't Destroy Me - Billy Craddock (as Crash Craddock) 23. My Pledge To You - Carl Dobkins Jr. 24. Walkin' And Talkin' - Mack Owen 25. Mount Fujiyama - Billy Graves

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The Fleshtones "Roman Gods" 1982

Three decades ago in Queens, New York, KEITH STRENG and Marek Pakulski found some guitars in a basement in a house they were renting. They didn’t know how to tune strings or finger a chord, but they dug the rock & roll and R&B leaping from the 1950s and 1960s—most of it drowned out by the mid-1970s pabulum on Top 40—so they picked up those guitars, found some amps, and started banging out basement noise with a local drummer. One day PETER ZAREMBA, an art student friend with a harmonica, long bangs, and a manic vision, dropped by the house, lined up at the keg, and named the band THE FLESHTONES. — Joe Bonomo, Author of "Sweat", The Story of the Fleshtones, America’s Garage Band (Continuum Books, 2007). Available at fine bookstores, Amazon.com, and continuumbooks.comIn the 1980s, of the dozens of bands who were mining the sounds of '60s garage rock for inspiration, few were smarter or wittier about it than the Fleshtones; lots of folks might have sounded more like the Knaves or the Remains or whatever band they chose to embrace as a sonic template, but Peter Zaremba, Keith Streng, and their partners in Super Rock were able to communicate heart, soul, and actual thought instead of a mere awestruck nostalgia.
The Fleshtones could also rock pretty hard, and were willing to mix up their influences a bit (not many nuevo garage bands would pick Lee Dorsey as the source of their album's sole cover tune). There's never been a real substitute for seeing the Fleshtones live (not even their live album quite fills the quota), but Roman Gods does a fine job of getting their ideas down on plastic with muscle, enthusiasm, and creative thinking, and it boasts several of their best songs, including the hard-charging "R-I-G-H-T-S," the moody "Shadow Line," the rollicking "I've Gotta Change My Life" (good advice!), and the title cut, easily the finest Kingsmen tune ever written by some guys from New York 20 years after "Louie Louie" was a hit. It's cool, it's not dumb, and it sounds great at a party -- Roman Gods is everything you've ever wanted in a garage revival album, and more! ~ Mark Deming, All Music GuideThe Fleshtones:

Peter Zaremba: Vocals / Keith Streng: guitar, vocals / Jan-Marek Pakulski: bass / Gordon Spaeth: alto sax, harmonica / Bill Milhizer: drums, vocals / John Weiss: tenor sax

traxfromwax:

1. The dreg (Fleshtone-77) 2. I've gotta change my life 3. Stop fooling around 4. Hope come back 5. The world has changed 6. R-I-G-H-T-S 7. Let's see the sun 8. Shadow line 9. Chinese kitchen 10. Ride your pony 11. Roman gods

"Teenage Wolfpack" (Buffalo Bop 55027)

Buffalo Bop is back with another fine collection of juvenile delinquet-flavored rock'n'roll. This one is distinguished by a number of fine acetates, including I'm Ready by Hank Mizell and the rockin' Rockin' Daddy by Sonny Fisher. Tex Neighbors sounds a little off-center on his Rockin' Beat (great guitar in this one too), and its flip Ain't Going That Route is a good country-styled rocker. Then the Tornadoes use tornado sounds on Tornado Twist. Riki and the Rickatones supply the hottest track, however, with the great T.N.T. ("Teens 'n' Tunes rockin' the world to bits"), and their Whiplash rocks pretty good too. Solid. (GDR, Roots & Rhythm)"Baby Rock" by Ross Minimi gets this collection -- songs devoted to teenage life as it was understood in the late 1950s -- off to a good start with a song about sex and rock & roll with lots of attitude. Hank Mizell's "I'm Ready" is too self-consciously a rock & roll song, but the playing pulls it off, with some punk-flavored guitar of the kind that the Ramones have been emulating for 20 years or more. Jimmy Stayton's "You're Gonna Treat Me Right" threatens once or twice to turn into "Heartbreak Hotel" and even quotes "Maybelline" instrumentally, but those flaws can be overlooked in favor of the spirit of the performance. The rest is pretty much in this vein, and all but a tiny handful of tracks are genuinely worthwhile; some of it, like Tex Neighbors' "Rockin' Beat" and "T.N.T." by Riki & the Rickatones (who look like a dorkier Kingston Trio in their photo), are sort of predictable but fun, and the Nighthawks "When Sin Stops" is a fascinating love song. Dennis Volk is a straight-ahead rock & roller with a convincingly rebellious attitude and big bopper-type bravado on "You Are the One." Sonny Fisher's "Rockin' Daddy," by contrast, is a lot more primitive, a piece of backwoods-type rockabilly by a "rockin' daddy from ding-dong Tennessee," who sounds like he's only a step behind the late 1954 Elvis Presley, except he did write this and the unissued record has to date from after 1954, or even 1955. Another unissued record, "Teenager's Party" by Mike Demirdian's Rhythm Rockers, is also a treasure of a different kind, a high-energy full-band performance that pumps away on all cylinders and makes one wonder what happened to Demirdian. One thing you notice here, and on a lot of the rest of the Buffalo Bop releases is how much of this material was original by the artists themselves -- it puts something of a lie to the notion of how unusual it was that Buddy Holly and the Crickets wrote their own songs (what made Holly and the Crickets special was how many of their originals were hits); most of these southern rockers wrote their own material. Not that there aren't some great covers here: Gary Engel's version of "Money Honey" may not be in Elvis' league, but it's respectable and even enjoyable. Near the end, we even get a credible cover of Muddy Waters' "Hoochie Coochie Man" by Gaylon Christie, one of the few pure blues numbers in this series of CDs.(Bruce Eder, Allmusic)

trax:

1. Baby Rock - Ross Minimi 2. I'm Ready - Hank Mizell 3. You're Gonna Treat Me Right - Jimmy Stayton 4. Oh Hanet - Ross Minimi 5. Don't Let Love Break Your Heart - Eldon Rice 6. Shake Bop - Dickie Garland 7. Tex Neighbors - Rockin' Beat 8. TNT - Riki & The Rikatones 9. When Sin Stops - The Nighthawks 10. You Are The One - Dennis Volk 11. Phone Me Baby - Bill Woods 12. Ain't Going That Route - Tex Neighbors 13. Cool Cool Baby - Sonny Freeze 14. Oohee We Your Sweet - Virgil Baker 15. Heartless Woman - Ron Allers 16. Cotton Pickin' Heartache - Sonny Freeze 17. Money Honey - Gary Engel 19. Rockin' Daddy (Acetate) - Sonny Fisher 20. Teenager's Party - The Rhythm Rockers 21. Yes I Do - Royce Porter 22. Whiplash - Riki & The Rikatones 23. Party-Party - The TJ's 24. Jello Sal - Benny Ingram 25. Go Crazy Man - Bill Woods 26. Rockin Little Eskimo - Bob Swanson 27. Hootchi Cootchi Man - Gaylon Christie 28. Well, Come On - Steve Kingsmill 29. Bop - Bill Woods 30. Chicki Wawa - Dusty Croswhite

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"Let's Have A Party" Girls Gone Rockin' Vol. 2

"Overall, this is one heck of a compilation and has to be in the running for rock ‘n’ roll release of the year." - AMERICAN MUSIC MAGAZINE
"A scintillating blend of roots and pop sounds" - UGLY THINGS
"Once again the folks at Fantastic Voyage have come up with a big value package which includes something for all tastes." - NOW DIG THIS
"An Entertaining mish-mash of styles." - RECORD COLLECTOR
"each track is a “reelin’ and rockin’” treasure...a set that is guaranteed to set your party alight." - REAL BLUES MAGAZINEFollowing the phenomenal success of Girls Gone Rockin’, Fantastic Voyage is proud to present a sister volume of distaff delights drawn from across the Rock’n’Roll spectrum. Like its predecessor, Let’s Have A Party offers a toe-tappin’ selection of hits and rarities that will please both avid collectors and those just beginning to explore the genre.

From the sock-hoppin’ ‘Petticoat Baby’ to the risqué ‘Drill, Daddy, Drill’, it’s time to leave the ‘Dirty Dishes’ and get this party started! Bringing together some of Rock’n’Roll’s finest singers, this 75-track set sees chart-topping R&B mamas rub shoulders with boogie woogie Country gals, and demure Pop princesses mingle with Rockabilly fillies, whose lesser-heard down-home ditties have nonetheless earned them a place in collectors’ hearts. From sassy city slickers such as LaVern Baker and Ruth Brown, to Southern songbirds like The Davis Sisters and Wanda Jackson, this is as diverse a set of female rockers as one could hope to find. (Fantastic Voyage)

trax disc 1:

1. My Boy Elvis - Janis Martin 2. Shortnin’ Bread Rock - Etta James 3. If You Can’t Rock Me - Debbie Stevens 4. Slow Burn - Dotty Ferguson 5. Jim Dandy Got Married - LaVern Baker 6. Rock Love - Nita, Rita & Ruby 7. Rock-A-Bye Boogie - The Davis Sisters 8. The Flirt - Shirley & Lee 9. Wild Wild Young Men - Ruth Brown 10. Slow, Smooth And Easy - Anita Tucker & Howard Biggs 11. Trouble - Jackie DeShannon 12. Boom De De Boom - Janet Baker 13. Honey Bop - Wanda Jackson 14. Little Miss Bobby Sox - Bonnie Lou 15. My Boy Flat Top - Dorothy Collins 16. Bopper 486609 - Donna Dameron 17. Petticoat Baby - Bette McLaurin & The Four Fellows 18. Doodle Bug Rag - Brenda Lee 19. Honolulu Rock-A Roll-A - Eartha Kitt 20. Jump Back Honey - Hadda Brooks 21. A Fish House Function (For A One-Eyed Cat Named Sam) - Emmy Oro & Her Rhythm Escorts 22. My Natch’l Man - Fluffy Hunter & The Jesse Powell Orchestra 23. Got My Mojo Working (But I Just Won't Work On You) - Ann Cole & The Surburbans 24. It’s Raining Outside - Wynona Carr 25. I Can’t Look Back - Angel Face

trax disc 2:

1. Black & White Thunderbird - The Delicates 2. Drugstore Rock’n’Roll - Janis Martin 3. Bom Bom Lulu - Gene & Eunice 4. I Want To Do More - Ruth Brown 5. Boppity Bop (Boogity Boog) - Wynona Carr 6. I Gotta Know - Wanda Jackson 7. Roll Over Beethoven - Helene Dixon 8. 24 Hours A Day (365 Days A Year) - Cathy Ryan 9. Your Mama’s Here - Coleen Frazier & Sparky Frazier 10. Rocky-Rolly-Lover Boy - Judy Faye 11. Dynamite - Brenda Lee 12. Dirty Dishes - Jeani Mack 13. It Happened At The Hop - The Austin Sisters 14. Robot Man - Jamie Horton 15. Fallin' - Connie Francis 16. Bumble Bee - LaVern Baker 17. Move It On Over - Rose Maddox 18. Rock-A-Bop - Sparkle Moore 19. Paper Boy - Norma Lee 20. OK Doll, It’s A Deal - Joannie King 21. Big Love - Donna Dameron 22. Drill, Daddy, Drill - Dorothy Ellis 23. 3 X 7 = 21 - Jewel King 24. A Fool In Love - Marie Adams & Johnny Otis & His Orchestra 25. Love Is Strange - Mickey & Sylvia

trax disc 3:

1. Great Balls Of Fire - Georgia Gibbs 2. I Just Don’t Like This Kind Of Livin’ - Laura Lee Perkine 3. Gonna Get Even (With Elvis Presley’s Sergeant) - Janie Davids 4. Here Today And Gone Tomorrow - Janis Martin 5. Star Light, Star Bright - Nan Castle 6. Little Lovin’ - Mimi Roman 7. My Man - Dolly Cooper 8. 5-10-15 Hours - Ruth Brown 9. Touch And Go - Wynona Carr 10. The Patty Cake - Mamie Bradley 11. Living Doll - Thelma Blackmon 12. Come Here - Lillian Briggs 13. Lunch Hour - June Valli 14. Teaser - Varetta Dillard 15. Just A Little - Brenda Lee 16. It’s Me Knockin’ - Jeanie & Her Boy Friends 17. Send Me Someone - Eunice Levy 18. He’s The Most - Fern Fisher 19. Aw Shucks Baby - Tiny Topsy 20. One, Two, Let’s Rock - Sugar Pie & Pee Wee 21. Baby Please Don’t Go - Jo Ann Henderson 22. It Just Ain’t Love - Kay Adams 23. Oo-Ba La Baby - Jean Chapel 24. Fool I Am - Pat Ferguson 25. Let's Have A Party - Wanda Jackson

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"FTM In The Groove" Pt. 2

29 Smoking’ Rock ’n’ Roll Vinyl Cuts Mixed & Mastered By Flattop Mark!Flat Top Productions presents "FTM in the Groove, Part 2,” a 29-track collection of smokin' dance floor fillers from deejay Flat Top Mark, including... trax:

1. The Devil's Angels (Movie Trailor)/Rumble - Jack Nitzsche 2. Wondrous Place (Dream Mix) - The Cherokees 3. Summertime - The Shakespears 4. Money - Skip Cunningham 5. Ouch!! - Ricky Allen 6. Baby Your Mine (12 Inch Version) - Ronnie Martin 7. I've Got a Feeling - Baby Washington 8. Never Let You Go - Marvin Gaye 9. Get on the Right Track Baby - Ray Charles 10. Dizzy Miss Lizzy (Instro Version) - The Beat Brothers 11. Red Hot Red - Young Guitar Red 12. Back-Slop - Baby Earl & the Trini-Dads 13. Drum Twist - The Microns 14. Fidgeting Midget (2011 Remix) - Sonny West 15. Earthshakers (Extended Mix) - The Lancasters 16. Blues Theme - The Hogs 17. Love Must Be Taboo - Tony Clarke 18. I've Got the Feeling I'm Falling - Jesse Pearson 19. Mollis Chambers - Dragster 20. Everything's Funny - The Troggs 21. C'mon Everybody - Ed Forsyth 22. It's What's Happening Baby - Billy Storm 23. Sticks & Stones - Joey Scott Hill 24. Yaya, Yaya - Kell Osborne 25. I Just Want to Make Love to You - Alex Harvey 26. Please Don't Mention Her Name - Billy Storm 27. Busy Bootin - Brother John 28. Boss Hoss/Strychnine (Instro Medley) - The Sonics 29. The Born Losers (Movie Trailor) - The Linkster Knows!!

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"Original Memphis Rock and Roll & Country" (Collector 4404 CD)

Great 30 track collection of rockabilly and country rockers from rockabilly Mecca - Memphis. Eddie Bond and the Stompers do their mean and rotten Look Like A Monkey , Marlon Grisham shakes the rafters on Ain't That A Dilly , B.B. Cunningham Jr. tortures Electrode and Humdinger from his guitar, Joe E. May sings as fine a country rocker as you'll ever hear on Don't You Fool With Me , and Tiny Fuller gets down on Cat Walk , a boss harp and guitar instro. Bud Deckleman does a nice mid-tempo version of Barefoot Rock , the Stompers put their best foot forward on the instrumental Country Shindig featuring some tasty steel work. The guitar on Ray Scott's San Antone is so raunchy it'll make your hair stand on end, and his You Drive Me Crazy rocks like crazy. Boppin' High School Baby and Warrior Sam are a couple of rockabilly classics from Don Willis & the Orbits originally on the Satillite label. (AE, Roots & Rhythm)traq:

1. Look Like a Monkey - Eddie Bond & The Stompers 2. Ain't That a Dilly - Marlon Grisham 3. Ivory Marbles - B.B. Cunningham Jr. 4. Lonely - Bobby McDowell 5. Teenage Love - Marlon Grisham 6. Mar's Dame - Don Willis 7. Fool I Am - Pat Ferguson 8. T.D.'s Boogie Woogie - Don Willis 9. Brakeman's Blues - "Dangerous" Doug Stone 10. Have I Wasted My Time - Leon Starr 11. Electrode - B.B. Cunningham Jr.  12. Lovely Girl - Bobby McDowell 13. Don't You Fool With Me - Joe E. May 14. Cat Walk - Tiny Fuller 15. Give Me All Your Love - Don Willis & the Memphis Kings 16. What's Gonna Happen to Me - Jim Morgan 17. I'll Be the One - Bud Deckleman 18. Humdinger - B.B. Cunningham Jr. 19. Trip to Bandstand - B.B. Cunningham Jr. 20. You Are My Sunshine - Don Willis & The Memphis Kings 21. Back in the U.S.A. - Leon Starr 22. Tantrum - James V. Eaton & B.B. Cunningham Jr. 23. She Moved to Kansas City - "Dangerous" Doug Stone 24. The Blues Don't Mean a Thing - Melvin Endsley 25. Barefoot Rock - Bud Deckleman 26. Country Shindig - The Stompers 27. San Antone - Ray Scott 28. You Drive Me Crazy - Ray Scott & The Demons 29. Boppin' High School Baby - Don Willis & The Orbits 30. Warrior Sam - Don Willis & The Orbits

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The Dream Syndicate "The Medicine Show" 1984

Steve Wynn: "Two chords is a rock opera and three is an epic."Medicine Show is nearly as good as The Days of Wine and Roses, but time hasn't been nearly as good to it. The VU/Stooges inspired sound of Days is timeless or, at the very least, timely and trendy at the present, since everyone and their grandmother seems to have a VU/Stooges style band nowadays. Medicine Show, on the other hand, has similar song-writing quality, but sounds infinitely more dated, if only because of the typical 80s overproduction. Otherwise, this sophomore album is hardly a slump, just a few paces in a different direction. Production aside, how far off are "Burn" and "Still Holding On To You" from "That's What You Always Say" or "Halloween"? Certainly, there's a different guitar sound, tone, etc.., but the sensibility remains the same. There isn't any feedback on this record, but the title track and "John Coltrane Stereo Blues" aren't exactly pushovers when it comes to sonic power (though I definitely believe that these are songs to experience live or through live recordings to get their full effect). Not every song is a winner (I never cared for "Daddy's Girl" or "Armed With An Empty Gun"), but those who dug the first record ought to like this too if and only if they can get past the dated production sound. If anything, it's an interesting transition between the Kendra Smith era and the more hard rock/rootsy sound that the Dream Syndicate would have from Out of the Grey and on. Zophael979 (USA)The Dream Syndicate:

Steve Wynn (v,g), Karl Precoda (g), Dave Provost (b), Dennis Duck (d)

traxfromwax:

1 Still Holding On To You 2 Daddy´s Girl 3 Burn 4 Armed With An Empty Gun 5 Bullet With My Name On It 6 The Medicine Show 7 John Coltrane Stereo Blues 8 Merritville

"FTM In The Groove" Pt. 1

31 Smoking’ Vinyl Cuts from the DJ Sets of Flattop Mark!Flat Top Productions presents "FTM in the Groove, Part 1," a 31-track collection of smokin' dance floor fillers from deejay Flat Top Mark, including...trax:

1. Snatch the Gun - Overdub Film Mix 2. Money - Kingsize Taylor 3. If I Get Lucky Someday - Duffy Power 4. Whirlpool - Wanda Jackson 5. Firely 2010 - Travis Wammack 6. Distortion Pt. 1 - Travis Wammack 7. Keep a Knockin' - The Trippers 8. She's So Fine - The Easybeats 9. Same Thing - Gino Parks 10. Money X - John Lee Hooker 11. Hot Rod - Clifton Chenier 12. I Ain't Never - Ricky Allen 13. Man in Black - Powerhouse Mix  14. If You Don't Know What Love Is - Fats Domino 15. Just a Few More Days - Eddie Holland 16. I Got a Whole Lotta Lovin' - Joe Simon 17. I Know What Happened to Baby Jane - Bent Forcep 18. If - Trini Lopez 19. Lover Set Me Free - Roosevelt Grier 20. You're My Girl - Joe Hinton 21. Secret Agent Man - Mel Tormé 22. El Camino Real - Lee Dresser 23. Think I'm Gonna Like It Here - The Gov'ner 24. Hi Lili, Hi-Lo - James Ricks 25. Cowbell Boogie - Freddie Jackson 26. Boss Sauce - Buena Vistas 27. Mr Custer Stomp - The Scouts 28. Stomp City Beat - The Impacts 29. Come on & Dance - Clarence Henry 30. Everybody's Goin' - Eddie Holland 31. Thats All! - Al Garris

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"Mean Mean Daddy" (Buffalo Bop 55026)

Those Buffalo Bop folks seem to really know how to pick 'em with yet another terrific collection of extremely hot and extremely rare rockabilly and rockin' country. As always, most of the artists only recorded a handful of songs for small local labels and the only names here that I recognize are Bill Browning, Ben Hall and Curley Griffin. Among the highlights here are the hot opener I'm A Mean Mean Daddy by Paul Carnes, Haskell May's funny Party Line, Bo Baxter's weird Flea Circus (how many songs have you heard where the spurned lover is going to join a flea circus?!), Danny Darren's sensational acoustic reworking of Hank Williams' Fool About You and others by Jerald Boykin, Glen Cooper, Johnny Dove, Bill Cox, The Hodges Brothers and others. No saxes and very few pianos on these tracks but just about every song has a hot guitar solo. What are you waiting for? (FS, Roots & Rhythm)This collection is almost all golden, and what's not gold is purified silver. There are at least a half dozen lost classics here that should be in anyone's collection, beginning with Paul Carnes' "I'm a Mean Mean Daddy," a sleazy, lubricious account of one man's adventures with the opposite sex. Bobby Edwards' "I'm a Long Gone Daddy," originally on Ozark Records, almost qualifies as a yodel number. Lee Dorn's "Rockin' Daddy," issued by Ranger Records, by contrast, has an almost early-'60s feel, close in spirit to Bobby Fuller, leading one to wonder if Dorn was a Texas-based rocker and why he didn't keep going into the 1960s. Jack King's Four-Star single "I Just Learned to Rock" sounds exactly like that, and is one of the weaker links in this collection. The disc does sag slightly in the middle with "I Gotta Go" by Johnny Dove, which sounds like second-rate Johnny Horton, and Bobo Baxter's "Flea Circus," a silly number that at least has the virtue of some strong guitar and drum work. But then it picks up again with "Jump from 6 to 6," a supremely raunchy rocker by Al Barkle -- this sounds almost like a live recording, with a dance hall ambience and reverb that's nearly palpable. The only bummer here, Vic Thomas' "You're Gonna Change," is a country number without a lot to recommend it, and it's surrounded by cool rockers like Curley Griffin's "Got Rockin' on My Mind," and Bob Dingus' pure R&B "Somebody's Lovin' My Baby," which could almost pass muster as a lost Joe Turner number, plus Dallas Wilson's western swing flavored "Hi-Steppin' Daddy." Fully seven-eighths of what's here is worth the price of this CD, and it won't be found anywhere else. Just think, in some alternate universe, Elvis Presley is a truck dispatcher nearing retirement in the 1990s and one of these guys -- probably Al Barkle -- is king of rock & roll.(Bruce Eder, Allmusic)

trax:

1. I'm A Mean Mean Daddy - Paul Carnes 2. I'm A Long Gone Daddy - Bobby Edwards 3. Walking Talking Baby Doll - Jerald Boykin 4. Rockin' Daddy - Lee Dorn 5. Party Line - Haskell May 6. Just Rockin' - Glen Cooper 7. Rock And Roll Country Boy - Curley Millikin 8. I Just Learned To Rock - Jack King 9. Bumble Rumble - Sid Silver 10. Honey Talk - Ralph Hodges And Bros. 11. Sugar Mama (Daddy) - Glen Cooper 12. I Gotta Go - Johnny Dove 13. Flea Circus - Bobo Baxter 14. Jumpin' From 6 To 6 - Al Barkle 15. 55 Chevy - Hoyt Stevenson 16. You Gotta Play Fair - Curley Griffin 17. Sinful Woman - Bill Browning 18. Fool About You - Danny Darren 19. I Can't Wait Till Saturday Night - Bill Cox 20. Moo Mama - Ben Hall 21. My Baby's Gone - Roland Faulk 22. If You Call That Love - Jerald Boykin 23. You're Gonna Change - Vic Thomas 24. Got Rockin' On My Mind - Curley Griffin 25. I'm Gonna Rock Some Too - The Hodges Brothers 26. Money Lovin' Woman - Chandos McRill 27. Somebody's Lovin' My Baby - Bob Dingus 28. You'll Never Change Me - Lonnie Allen 29. Poor Me - Chandos McRill 30. Hi-Steppin' Daddy - Dallas Wilson

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Big Guitars From Texas "Trash, Twang, & Thunder" 1985

Every possible guitar style, from blues to surf to rock to in-between, is displayed on the anthology Big Guitars From Texas. It's weighted toward rockers, but also includes rockabilly, country, and Western swing, plus various jazz and R&B/soul inflections. The roster doesn't boast any old-timers or newly discovered legends, but includes Evan Johns, Don Leady, Mike Buck, Sarah Brown, and many other worthies. - allmusicAustin in the mid-80's was a happenin' place. The local punk scene was hoppin', and thanks to Stevie Ray Vaughan and others Austin's long suffering roots 'n' blues scene was finally getting some national recognition. A bevy of six-string wizards known collectively as Big Guitars From Texas made a couple of records that celebrated the joy of ax. Virtually everybody who was anyone back then participated; Big Guitars From Texas " Trash, Twang, & Thunder" featured Frankie Camaro (Dino Lee, Dragstrip, Moto-X), Don Leady (LeRoi Bros, Tail Gators), Evan Johns (Leroi Bros, H Bombs), Danny Freeman (Southern Feeling, Cobras, Lou Ann Barton), Drummer Mike Buck (Fab T-Birds, LeRoi Bros) and Bassist Keith Ferguson (Fab T-Birds, Tail Gators). The songs covered a wide range of styles and were strictly instrumental.traxfromwax:

1) Boomerang 2) Breaker 3) The Lost Incas 4) Shanghai Cobra 5) The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly 6) Guitar Army 7) Chainsaw 8) Ride Of The Ruthless 9) Bulldoggin' Boogie 10) Strained 11) Do The Dootz 12) Boss 13) Near East Beast 14) Riot At Huntsville

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"Mama Says I Can't Go Out" 50's & 60's Rock 'n' Roll

Excellent collection of rockin’ and hard to find rock ’n’ roll!trax:

1. Mama Says I Can't Go Out - Bobby Poore 2. A Sunday Kind of Love - The Dell-Vikings 3. The Girl With The Raven Hair - Jody Reynolds 4. Little Girl - Bill Budaford 5. Crazy Bells - The Halos 6. Crazy Discharge - The Holidays 7. Shotgun Boogie - Hawkshaw Hawkins 8. I Sold My Heart To The Junkman - The Blue Belles 9. White Lightnin' Effin - The Lavenders 10. Teenage Love - Frankie Lymon 11. Rockin' The Blues - Leon Bowman 12. Mr. Blue - The Ventures 13. Fender Bender - Oscar Hart 14. Crazy Bells - The Marcels 15. Teenage Clementine - The Belmonts 16. The Closer You Are - The Magnificent Four 17. Oh Lolly - Jordan Brothers 18. The Whipping Post - Jody Reynolds 19. Study Hall - The Warner Bros. Combo 20. Theme From A Summer Place - Al Caiola

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"Texas Tornados" Rock 'n' Roll From The Lone Star State

2012 two CD collection containing great early Rock 'n' Roll from the Lone Star State. From steel-laden Western Swing and dusty, down home C&W, to flat out Rockabilly and proto-Tex Mex Rock, Texas Tornados is a whirlwind of hot tamale talent; high-steppers, hep cats and hipsters all, whose wild waxings helped make the Lone Star state sparkle on Rock'n'Roll's map. Featuring Big Beat pioneers the Crickets and Jape Richardson (aka the Big Bopper) alongside the good time honky tonk of Bill Mack and Bash Hofner, this set samples the diverse delights of local labels Sarg, Starday and D, all of which helped define the regional sound. With contributions from Ronnie Dawson, Jett Powers and Trini Lopez, this nifty fifty also includes gems from Doug Sahm, Thumper Jones and Bennie Hess. Carefully compiled in conjunction with the Wild Wax Show's deejay "Jailhouse" John Alexander, Texas Tornados offers an authentic selection sure to appeal to both avid collectors and those just beginning their journey of discovery.  (Record Runner)trax disc 1:

1. I’m Lookin' for Someone to Love - The Crickets 2. If I Had Me a Woman - Mac Curtis 3. You're My Baby - Roy Orbison & The Teen Kings 4. I Can't Find the Door Knob - Jimmie & Johnny 5. Play My Boogie - Bill Mack 6. Move Around - Joe Poovey & The Royal Dukes 7. Cockroach - Link Davis 8. Cattin' Around - Charlie Adams 9. Strange Kinda Feeling - Eddy Dugosh & The Ah-Ha Playboys 10. Mama Don't Allow No Boppin' - Vern Pullens 11. No Love in You - Harmon Boazeman 12. Crazy Blues - Jape Richardson & The Japetts 13. You're Humbuggin' Me - Lefty Frizzell 14. (I Lost My) Little Baby - Cecil Moore 15. Whenever You're Ready - Bob Luman 16. Lookin' - Royce Porter 17. Centipede - Lew Williams 18. Sag, Drag and Fall - Sid King & The Five Strings 19. Rockin' and a-Bopin' - Bash Hofner & The Pearl Wranglers 20. If I Find My Dream Girl - Doug Bragg & The Drifters 21. Moon's Rock - Moon Mullican 22. Rockin' Daddy - Sonny Fisher 23. I’m Coming Home - Johnny Horton 24. . Rockin', Rollin' Stone - Andy Starr 25. Sleep, Rock-a-Roll Rock-a-Baby - Alvis Wayne

trax disc 2:

1. Wild Wild Women - Johnny Carroll And His Hot Rocks 2. Stack-a-Records - Tom Tall & His Tom Kats 3. Yes You Do - Trini Lopez 4. White Lightning - Big Bopper 5. Wham Bam - Dave Edge 6. How Come It - George Jones 7. I'm Through - Sleepy LaBeff 8. Purr, Kitty, Purr - Sid King & The Five Strings 9. Tennessee Toddy - Billy Gray & His Western Okies 10. Grandaddy's Rockin' - Mac Curtis 11. Catapillar - Ray Campi 12. Wild Hog Hop - Bennie Hess 13. Jitterbugging Baby - David Ray 14. Stranger Than Fiction - Bob Luman 15. If You Can't Rock Me - The Strikes 16. Straight Skirt - Gene Summers & His Rebels 17. Rockin' Bones - Ronnie Dawson 18. Save Me Your Love - Donald Simpson 19. Don't Bug Me Baby - Milton Allen 20. Yes I Do - Royce Porter 21. Go, Girl, Go - Jett Powers 22. Crazy Daisy - Doug Sahm 23. Rock Me My Baby - The Crickets 24. Rock-Tick-Tock - Jimmy Dee 25. Teen Twist - Buddy Miller

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The LeRoi Brothers "Kings Of The Catnap" 2000

Great, even legendary, bar bands don't necessarily make great, legendary records (see NRBQ), but in Austin's Leroi Brothers' case, they don't make many records at all. This disc comes a whopping eight years after 1992's Crown Royale, which itself was a cobbled-together collection of two European releases…...With all that time to prepare, you'd think this would be a spectacular, no holds barred, career-defining work. It's not. Kings of the Catnap, so titled after sleeping habits brought about through a life of hard touring, is a relatively lively, upbeat, but hardly revelatory traipse through the various roots genres the Leroi Brothers call home. Honky tonk, rockabilly, swamp rock, a bit of blues, folk, and country all get filtered through the band's workmanlike rockin' machine to adequate effect. It's all solid, unpretentious, and honest, but nothing jumps out and grabs the listener with the insistent, biting Americana groove the band is known for live. It's not for lack of trying. Guest musicians like the Band's Garth Hudson, Austin vocalist Toni Price, guitarist Jimmy Vaughn, and even Buck Owens (a longtime fan) add their distinctive presence to various tracks and do their best to pump up run-of-the-mill material with their undeniable talents. The always idiosyncratic Hudson, in particular, transforms the ordinary ballad "Someday" into a majestic, Band-worthy track. But the original songs by group founder/guitarist Steve Doerr and guitarist Casper Rawls are too often derivative, uninspired, and lack great hooks or melodies. Vocalist Doerr doesn't exude a powerful or unique enough presence to compensate and the band's self-production fails to capture the sparks that make them such an incendiary live act. Song's like "Devil Shake Woman" with its note-for-note Hubert Sumlin lick and "Runnin' Ghost," which sports a slinky Hendrix groove, don't resonate with the intensity of their inspirations. Unfailingly rugged, heartfelt, and sincere, Kings of the Catnap still falls short of effectively capturing the energy of a great, even legendary bar band. - AllMusic Review by Hal Horowitztrax:

01 Scratchin' On Down The Line 02 Route 88 03 The Flake 04 Dark Horse 05 Someday 06 She's Got Everything 07 Devil Shake Woman 08 On The Corner 09 The First Time 10 One More Last Chance 11 Down The Road 12 Fly Away Bad Dream 13 Runnin' Ghost

"Detroit in the 50's" Vol. 4 (Collector CD)

30 more fine sides of Detroit country recordings - this time concentrating on sides from the early and mid 50s. Most of the tracks are from the Fortune label along with tracks from tiny labels like Clix, Renown and others. Among the artists featured are Hugh Friar, Roy Rector, Rufus Shoffner & Joyce Songer, Bill Hicks, Jimmy Lee, Big Chief Redbird (the odd Big Chief Yodel), Don Rader, Ray Taylor, Cherokee Chief, Bobby Bernell, The Candy Mountain Boys, Loyd Howell, Victor Norwin, Herb & Joe and others. (Roots & Rhythm)trax:

1. I Can't Stay Mad At You - Hugh Friar & The Virginia Vagabonds 2. Heard The Back Door Slam - Roy Rector 3. You're The Girl I'm Gonna Marry - Roy Rector 4. Every Little Raindrop - Rufus Shoffner & Joyce Songer 5. It Always Happens To Me - Rufus Shoffner & Joyce Songer 6. She's Done Gone - Bill Hicks & The Southerneers 7. Blue Flame - Bill Hicks & The Southerneers 8. Griddle Greasing Daddy (1st Version) - Johnny Buckett & His Cumberland River Boys 9. You Ain't No Good For Me - Jimmy Lee 10. Sentimental Man - Matt Huston And His Arkansas Playboys 11. Sugar Coated Lies - Bill Hicks & The Southerneers 12. Big Chief Yodel - Big Chief Redbird And His Cherokee Braves 13. Undecided Heart - Ralph Davis And The Western Rhythm Boys 14. A Day At The Pines - Don Rader And The 20th Century Ranch Hands 15. Steel Wool - Chuck Hatfield And The Treble-Aires 16. I'll Never Let You Weary My Mind Any More - Ray Taylor With The Alabama Pals 17. Lovelight - Rufus Shoffner & Speedy Rodgers 18. Save It! Save It! - Rufus Shoffner & Joyce Songer 19. Whose Heart Are You Breaking Now - Cherokee Chief 20. Mean And Evil Blues - Cherokee Chief 21. Same Old Blues - Patti Lynn 22. Move Over Big Dog - Bobby Bernell 23. Polecat Hollow - Jimmy Click 24. It's Hillbilly Christmas (Every Saturday) - The Candy Mountain Boys 25. North On 23 - Curly Dan & Wilma Ann & The Danville Mountain Boys 26. Truck Driving Jack - Loyd Howell And The Brite Stars 27. Long Gone Lonesome Blues - Victor Norwin 28. One Way Ticket To Tennessee - Danny Richards & The Country Rhythm Boys 29. Get On The Ball - Rufus Shoffner & Joyce Songer 30. Hill Slide Breakdown - Herb & Joe And Their Rambl-Airs

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"Howling On Dowling" Vol. 2 Houston Honkers & Texas Shouters

Another collection of Lone Star state boogie rockers... Hopelessly obscure BUT great shuffle boogie sounds with screaming guitars and gutteral baritone burps... Most of these are seeing reissue for the first time anywhere... Don't miss the first volume as well… (BlueBeat Music)Following on from Eddie's 1003 this is another superb collection of jump blues from Houston, Texas in the 1950s. 24 rare tracks - most previously unreissued on LP or CD. It includes Long John Hunter's first recording She Used Be My Woman from 1953 with some smokin' hot guitar! Other artists include Conney's Combo, Robert Ketchum, Clarence Samuels, Bill Heyman, Willie Johnson, Dug Finnell (really fine vocalist), Hubert Robinson, Will Rowland and others. Excellent sound and four page booklet with informative notes. (Roots & Rhythm)

trax:

1. Ugly Mae - Conney's Combo 2. She Used To Be My Woman - Long John & Orchestra 3. No Longer Wanted - Leo Baxter & Orchestra (vocal by Donnie Grey) 4. She's Gone From Me - Robert Ketchum 5. Please Don't Leave Me - Bill Heyman & The Progressives 6. Club Raven - Jimmie Lee's Band 7. Hey Joe - Clarence Samuels 8. You'll Cry Some Too - Bill Heyman 9. I'm Doin' Good Now - Bill Heyman 10. Sugar Man - Dug Finnell & His All Stars 11. No Nights Without You - Leo Baxter & Orchestra (vocal by Donnie Grey) 12. Stockade - Robert Ketchum 13. Boogie In Blues - Willie Johnson 14. Bobby Sox Bop - Jimmie Lee's Band 15. Love And Satisfaction - Dug Finnell & His All Stars 16. Somebody Gotta' Go - Clarence Samuels 17. H.R. Jumps - Hubert Robinson & Orchestra 18. Worried Blues - Bill Johnson & His Orchestra 19. Lost - Nelson Carson & Band 20. Shout It Out - Conney's Combo 21. Reefer Blues - Will Rowland & His Band 22. Don't Lose Your Mind - Will Rowland & His Band 23. Repenting - Bill Heyman & The Progressives 24. Bill's Boogie - Bill Johnson & His Orchestra

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The LeRoi Brothers "Crown Royale" 1992

For over a decade, Austin, TX, has been a musical hotbed. The LeRoi Brothers won best "roots-rock" band in 1990, bringing sounds of the swamp ("Zombie Rumble"), rockabilly ("Fool in Paradise"), Excello blues (Lazy Lester's "The Same Thing Could Happen to You"), ballads, and more rockin' sounds into their blend of Texas rock & roll…...This 12-song collection is compiled from The LeRois' last two New Rose releases (from France), Viva LeRoi (1990) and Rhythm and Booze (1991). Among the seven originals is lead guitarist/vocalist Rick "Casper" Rawls's "Angeline," a number that recalls fellow-Texan Buddy Holly's "Peggy Sue" (Doug Sahm guests on harmony vocal on this standout track). Rawls and drummer Mike Buck (a founding member of both the LeRois and The Fabulous Thunderbirds) both were on the second Big Guitars from Texas LP (That's Cool -- That's Trash), so if you're lookin' for tough-sounding guitars and real rock & roll, Crown Royale will fit the bill. - AllMusic Review by Dennis MacDonald

trax:

01 Blues Stop Knockin' 02 Angeline 03 Travelin' Man 04 Mambo LeRoi 05 The Same Thing Could Happen To You 06 Fool In Paradise 07 The Wishing Well 08 Tom Cat 09 Rhythm and Booze 10 Public Enemy Number One 11 The Itch 12 Zombie Rumble

"Teenage Favorites" (Buffalo Bop 55015)

Here's a pack of lovely ditties your sweetheart would love to hear you sing after you split a malt at the soda shop. Lucky for you these are more Ricky Nelson-cool than Bobby Vee, with Chip Fisher's lament Poor Me, Johnny Duffet pleading Just Give Me Your Heart, and Steve Lawrence batting his Pretty Blue Eyes. Also, a Mr. Tony Orlando thinks he's The Lonliest, Joe Nelson has a Heartbreak, and Ricky Scott cries I Didn't Mean It. Three of these tunes were penned by Lee Hazlewood, so you know the material's up to snuff. And great heartthrob photos suitable for framing! (GDR, Roots & Rhythm)It's all great fun in its well-crafted way, and some of the artists and labels here will actually be familiar--Tony Orlando ("The Loneliest"), Steve Lawrence ("Pretty Blue Eyes"), Milo Liggett ("Gold and Silver"), and the Barker Brothers ("Hey Little Mama") recorded for outfits like Monument, Epic, Brunswick, ABC, and Hickory. The Wonders ("Cuttin' Out"), the R-Dells ("You Say"), David Box ("Little Lonely Summer Girl") et al weren't rebels, they were would-be teen idols, and they weren't averse to delivering songs that were essentially teen-pop, albeit often with a good beat and some fairly prominent guitars amid the orchestras and backing choruses. Tommy Lam's "Blue Willow" actually has a guitar break, but it's more like good middle-year Elvis than real rock & roll. Much of this stuff was just as likely to have strings, but that doesn't stop it from being good romantic soft-rock. "Lazy Daisy" by Bobby Boston and "Just Give Me Your Heart" by Johnny Duffett do rock, but they're sandwiched between "Fantasy" by Johnny Cameron, the Crescendos' lovelorn "Oh! Julie," and "Big as I Can Dream" by Kris Jensen, (a song that makes the Everly Bros.' "Ebony Eyes" seem like "Bye Bye Love"). The Rituals' "Gone" is a good pop doo wop number that sort of anticipates "Remember When" as well as "It's Alright" by the Rolling Stones in its melody. Bobby Comstock's "Just a Piece of Paper" boasts a soaring string section of the kind that the Drifters would perfect, coupled to a melody very similar to "This Magic Moment." Marci's "Suddenly We're Strangers" could've given Gene Pitney a run for his money; the Barker Brothers, although no Everlys, had pleasant enough voices and knew how to pick a song ("Hey Little Mama" by Lee Hazelwood); and Gary Criss' "Our Favorite Melodies" and Donnie Owens' "Stormy" were sweet, soft romantic rock at its best. The sound quality is uniformly excellent, and although there are no notes, we do get the usual spread of available press photos. (Bruce Eder, Allmusic)

trax:

1. Cuttin' Out - Wonders 2. You Say - R-Dells 3. Little Lonely Summer Girl - David Box 4. Pretty Blue Eyes - Steve Lawrence 5. Gold And Silver - Milo Liggett 6. Blue Willow - Tommy Lam 7. Poor Me - Chip Fisher 8. Hot Seat - Bobby Doyle 9. No Help Wanted - Canadian Sweethearts 10. Fantasy - Johnny Cameron 11. Lazy Daisy - Bobby Boston 12. Oh, Julie - Crescendos 13. Just Give Me Your Heart - Johnny Duffett 14. Big As I Can Dream - Kris Jensen 15. Gone - Rituals 16. Just A Piece Of Paper - Bobby Comstock 17. The Loneliest - Tony Orlando 18. Hey Little Mama - Baker Brothers 19. I Didn´t Mean It - Ricky Scott 20. Heartbreak - Joe Melson 21. Suddenly We're Strangers - Marci 22. Girls - Billy Dolton 23. Lonely Saturday Night - Don French 24. Stop Your Crying - Jerry Naylor 25. My Heart - Dale Wright 26. Steady Kind - Mickey Delton 27. Devil Doll - Lee Denson 28. Big Deal - Skee Brothers 29. Baby Remember Me - Al & Echoes 30. Sweet Lovin' Honey - Don Cole 31. Teenager In Love - Woody Thorne 32. Our Favorite Melodies - Gary Criss 33. Stormy - Donnie Owens

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"Howling On Dowling" Vol.1 Houston Honkers & Texas Shouters 1949-1952

AWESOME COLLECTION OF HARD CORE SHUFFLE BOOGIE BLUES FROM TEXAS... SCREAMING SHUFFLE BOOGIE SOUNDS FROM THE LONE STAR STATE...Complementing the two volumes on Freedom this is another fine set of jump blues from Houston recorded in the early 50s. Ironically the set starts off with Fatso by Sammy Harris which is also on the first volume of Freedom - the compiler must have gotten confused as it was issued on two labels. After that it's mostly tracks appearing on CD for the first time. It includes both sides of Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton's first release issued on the obscure E&W label in 1950 - Bad Luck Got My ManAll Right Baby is a storming rocker with hot sax solo. Earl Williams does a fine Regal Boogie as a tribute to the beer of the same name. Other artists include Carl Campbell, Cha Cha Hogan, Ed Wiley & His Band, Willie Johnson & His Orch., Joe Fritz, Elmore Nixon, King Tut and others. A fine and varied selection of slow blues and up tempo honkers with regular appearances from such fine local musicians as tenor saxists Ed Wiley and Joe Fritz, alto saxist Henry Hayes, pianists Willie Johnson and Elmore Nixon, guitarist Goree Carter and others. Excellent sound and four page booklet with excellent notes. (FS, Roots & Rhythm)

trax:

1. Fatso - Sammye Harris Orch w/Leon Whitehead 2. Regal Boogie - Earl Williams 3. All Right Baby - The Harlem Stars with Willie Mae Thornton 4. Traveling On - Carl Campbell with Henry Hayes & His 4 Kings 5. If You Were Mine - Paul Monday with Bill Harvey's Band 6. My Walking Baby - Cha Cha Hogan 7. None Can Take Your Place - Harry "Slick" Johnson & His Guitar 8. Pack Up, Move Out - Ed Wiley & His Band 9. Bad Luck Got My Man - The Harlem Stars with Willie Mae Thornton 10. Shout It Out - Willie Johnson & Orch with Slim Reese 11. Too Late To Make A Change - Teddy Reynolds 12. They Were Right - Joe Fritz 13. Way Cross Mama - The Joe Houston Orch with Julius Stewart 14. Early Morning Blues - Carl Campbell with Henry Hayes & His 4 Kings 15. I'm Moving Out - Elmore Nixon 16. Got The World In A Jug - Slim Reese 17. Jumpin' With The Blues - Ed Wiley & His After Hours Band 18. Molasses, Molasses - Ed Wiley & His After Hours Band 19. My Baby's Coming Home - Harry "Slick" Johnson & Orch 20. Lady Bear Boogie - Joe Fritz 21. My Baby Loves Me - Cha Cha Hogan 22. You've Been Foolin' Around - King Tut 23. Jump Tonite - Julius Stewart 24. That Boy's Boogie - Willie Johnson & His Piano 25. Mellow And Fine - Buck Jones & Orchestra

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