Birth Of Rock 'n' Roll 3CD Set

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The Birth Of Rock 'N' Roll 3CD


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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Disc 1
  1. Albert Ammons - Shout For Joy
  2. Pete Johnson With Big Joe Turner - Roll 'Em Pete
  3. Leadbelly - Midnight Special
  4. Louis Jordan - Caldonia
  5. Joe Liggins - The Honeydripper
  6. Roy Milton's Solid Senders - RM Blues
  7. Amos Milburn - Chicken Shack Boogie
  8. Arthur Guitar Boogie Smith - Guitar Boogie
  9. Paul Williams - The Hucklebuck
  10. Fats Domino - The Fat Man
  11. Tiny Bradshaw - Breaking Up The House
  12. Wynonie Harris - Bloodshot Eyes
  13. Cecil Gant - We'Re Gonna Rock
  14. Roy Brown - Good Rockin' Tonight
  15. Jimmy Preston - Rock The Joint
  16. Lowell Fulson - Reconsider Baby
  17. B.B. King - She's Dynamite
  18. Lloyd Price - Lawdy Miss Clawdy
  19. Big Joe Turner - Shake Rattle & Roll
  20. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
Disc 2
  1. Ike Turner - Rocket 88
  2. Arthur Cudrup - That's All Right Mama
  3. Little Junior's Blue Flames - Mystery Train
  4. Big Mama Thornton - Hound Dog
  5. Arthur Gunter - Baby, Let's Play House
  6. Bill Monroe - Blue Moon Of Kentucky
  7. Ernest Tubb - Walking The Floor Over You
  8. Hank Williams - Move It On Over
  9. Lefty Frizzell - Give Me More, More, More Of Your Kisses
  10. Hank Snow - The Golden Rocket
  11. Bobby Charles - See You Later, Alligator
  12. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Work With Me, Annie
  13. Etta James - Roll With Me, Henry
  14. Lavern Baker - Tweddle-Dee
  15. Ruth Brown - 5-10-15 Hours
  16. Smiley Lewis - I Hear You Knockin'
  17. Fats Domino - Ain't That A Shame
  18. Big Joe Turner - Flip Flop & Fly
  19. Ray Charles - I Got A Woman
  20. Little Richard - Tutti Frutti
Disc 3
  1. Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall In Love?
  2. The Robins - Riot In Cell Block No. 9
  3. The Cadillacs - Speedo
  4. The Dominoes - Sixty Minute Man
  5. The Clovers - One Mint Julep
  6. The Penguins - Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)
  7. The Orioles - It's Too Soon To Know
  8. The Chords - Sh'Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)
  9. The Crows - Gee
  10. The Ravens - Rock Me All Night Long
  11. The El Dorados - At My Front Door (Crazy Little Mama)
  12. The Harptones - Sunday King Of Love
  13. The Spaniels - Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight
  14. The Moonglows - Sincerely
  15. The Cardinals - Wheel Of Fortune
  16. The Dominoes Feat. Clyde McPhatter - Harbour Lights
  17. The Drifters, Clyde McPhatter - Money Honey
  18. The Clovers - Fool, Fool, Fool
  19. The Five Royales - Baby, Don't Do It
  20. The Orioles - Crying In The Chapel.