THE BIRTH OF ROCK 'N' ROLL 3CD Set
Track listing:
Albert Ammons – Shout For Joy
Pete Johnson – Roll 'Em Pete
Leadbelly – Midnight Special
Louis Jordan – Caldonia
Joe Liggins – The Honeydripper
Roy Milton's Solid Senders – RM Blues
Amos Milburn – Chicken Shack Boogie
Arthur Smith – Guitar Boogie
Paul Williams – The Hucklebuck
Fats Domino – The Fat Man
Tiny Bradshaw – Breaking Up The House
Wynonie Harris – Bloodshot Eyes
Cecil Gant – We're Gonna Rock
Roy Brown – Good Rockin' Tonight
Jimmy Preston – Rock The Joint
Lowell Fulson – Reconsider Baby
BB King – She's Dynamite
Lloyd Price – Lawdy Miss Clawdy
Big Joe Turner – Shake Rattle & Roll
Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley
Ike Turner – Rocket 88
Arthur Crudup – That's All Right Mama
Little Junior's Blue Flames – Mystery Train
Big Mama Thornton – Hound Dog
Arthur Gunter – Baby Let's Play House
Bill Monroe – Blue Moon Of Kentucky
Ernest Tubb – Walking The Floor Over You
Hank Williams – Move It On Over
Lefty Frizzell – Give Me More More More Of Your Kisses
Hank Snow – The Golden Rocket
Bobby Charles – See You Later Alligator
Hank Ballard & The Midnighters – Work With Me Annie
Etta James – Roll With Me Henry
LaVern Baker – Tweedle-Dee
Ruth Brown – 5-10-15 Hours
Smiley Lewis – I Hear You Knockin'
Fats Domino – Ain't That A Shame
Big Joe Turner – Flip Flop & Fly
Ray Charles – I Got A Woman
Little Richard – Tutti Frutti
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers – Why Do Fools Fall In Love?
The Robins – Riot In Cell Block No.9
The Cadillacs – Speedoo
The Dominoes – Sixty Minute Man
The Clovers – One Mint Julep
The Penguins – Earth Angel
The Orioles – It's Too Soon To Know
The Chords – Sh'Boom
The Crows – Gee
The Ravens – Rock Me All Night Long
The El Dorados – At My Front Door
The Harptones – Sunday Kind Of Love
The Spaniels – Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight
The Moonglows – Sincerely
The Cardinals – Wheel Of Fortune
The Dominoes – Harbour Lights
The Drifters – Money Honey
The Clovers – Fool Fool Fool
The Five Royales – Baby Don't Do It
The Orioles – Crying In The Chapel
Rock 'n' Roll was a distillation of both the white Country and the black Blues traditions, and this 3CD set tells some of the stories that helped make this powerful hybrid. Without these tracks, Elvis would still be driving trucks!
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