Back again, in case you didn't notice (ha ha). Sorry about the breather, it's just that sometimes I just don't feel like posting, and when you do something without desire, it becomes work, and I've promised myself never to make this into work. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it!
Anyway, what can I say about Sun Records that you don't know already? This is the place that saw the beginning of King Elvis, the beginning of Howling Wolf, of Jerry Lee Lewis, of Johnny Cash, of Roy Orbison, of B B King. And of many others of which you've never heard, and this set is good precisely because of these "also-rans". They capture a moment in time and place where black blues and white hillbilly came together into one music. Call it rock n roll, call it what you will, but it was good. And here it is in all its raw glory, crackle and pop and all.
1. Gotta Let You Go - Louis, Joe Hill |
2. Rocket 88 - Brenston, Jackie |
3. B.B. Blues - King, Riley |
4. Swamp Root - Floyd, Frank [1] |
5. Moanin' at Midnight - Howlin' Wolf |
6. How Many More Years - Howlin' Wolf |
7. There's a Man in Jerusalem - Ford |
8. Rats in My Kitchen - Estes, Sleepy John |
9. She May Be Yours (But She Comes to See Me Sometimes) - Louis, Joe Hill |
10. Baker Shop Boogie - Nix, Willie |
11. Easy - Horton, Big Walter |
12. Bear Cat - Phillips, Sam
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13. Take a Little Chance - Burns, Sam |
14. Just Walkin' in the Rain - Bragg, Johnny |
15. Make Room in the Lifeboat for Me |
16. Feelin' Good - Parker, Herman |
17. Tiger Man (King of the Jungle) - Burns, Sam |
18. Mystery Train - Parker, Junior |
19. Come Back Baby - Ross, Doctor |
20. Gospel Train - Traditional |
21. My Kind of Carryin' On - Moore, Scotty |
22. I'm Gonna Murder My Baby - Hare, Pat |
23. Cotton Crop Blues - Cotton, James |
1. That's All Right - Crudup, Arthur "Big |
2. Good Rockin' Tonight - Brown, Roy [1] |
3. Drinkin' Wine, Spo-Dee-O-Dee - McGhee, Sticks |
4. Turn Around - Perkins, Carl [Rock |
5. Baby Let's Play House - Gunter, Arthur |
6. Someday You Will Pay - Miller, Roy |
7. Red Hot - Emerson, Bill |
8. Lookin' for My Baby - Campbell, James [1] |
9. Cry Cry Cry - Cash, Johnny |
10. Sitting by My Window - Five Tinos |
11. Mystery Train - Parker, Junior |
12. Let the Jukebox Keep on Playing - Perkins, Carl [Rock |
13. Defrost Your Heart - Cantrell, Bill |
14. Folsom Prison Blues - Cash, Johnny |
15. Blue Suede Shoes - Perkins, Carl [Rock |
16. Honey Don't - Perkins, Carl [Rock |
17. Let's Get High - Gordon, Roscoe |
18. Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby - Perkins, Carl [Rock |
19. Rock & Roll Ruby - Cash, Johnny |
20. I Walk the Line - Cash, Johnny |
21. Get Rhythm - Cash, Johnny |
22. Ooby Dooby - Moore, Wade |
23. Red Headed Woman - Burgess, Sonny [1] |
24. Dixie Fried - Perkins, Carl [Rock |
25. Ubangi Stomp - Underwood, Charles |
1. Crazy Arms - Mooney, Ralph |
2. End of the Road - Lewis, Jerry Lee |
3. Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll - Scott, Ray |
4. Matchbox - Perkins, Carl [Rock |
5. Down by the Riverside - Traditional |
6. Devil Doll - Orbison, Roy |
7. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - David, Sonny |
8. So Long, I'm Gone - Orbison, Roy |
9. Red Hot - Emerson, Bill |
10. Red Cadillac and a Black Moustache - May, Lilly |
11. Raunchy - Justis, Bill |
12. You Win Again - Williams, Hank [1] |
13. Great Balls of Fire - Blackwell, Otis |
14. Claudette - Orbison, Roy |
15. Breathless - Blackwell, Otis |
16. Guess Things Happen That Way - Clement, Jack |
17. High School Confidential - Hargrave, Ron |
18. Right Behind You Baby - Rich, Charlie |
19. Jump Right Out of This Jukebox - Wheeler, Onie |
20. Lovin' Up a Storm - Dixon, Luther |
21. Mona Lisa - Evans, Ray |
22. Lonely Weekends - Rich, Charlie |
23. Who Will the Next Fool Be? - Rich, Charlie |
24. Jack's Jump - Frost, Frank |
25. Don't Put No Headstone on My Grave - Rich, Charlie |
26. Cadillac Man - Minga, Tommy |
ENJOY!
Wow Wow Wow, what a collection. Great posting
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Rhod
Thanks so much Anon!! Come back - there WILL be a Part 2!!!
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ReplyDeleteRichard
Another great post Thanks.
ReplyDeleteEy! muy buenos todos los posts y qué grata sorpresa que sea hecho por un colombiano.
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