If you grew up listening to music in the golden age of rock 'n' roll during the 1950s and into the early 1960s, unlikely that you ever heard the name Plas Johnson. That said, you definitely heard him in your record collection, with his saxophone gracing the grooves of literally hundreds of records for a myriad of record companies during that exciting period. He is perhaps best remembered today for contributing to Henry Mancini’s “The Pink Panther Theme” as well as “Peter Gunn”; however on this collection we focus on his more rockin’ output. This unique collection presents 33 tracks on which Plas lent his excellent sax work, with artists like Duane Eddy, Fats Domino, Larry Williams, Eddie Cochran, Ricky Nelson and The Coasters to name just a few. Although a mere glimpse into his career it is easy to see why Plas Johnson was one of the top tenor saxophone soloists of the rock ‘n’ roll era.
1. KING KONG - Big ‘T’ Tyler 2. HERE COMES HENRY - Young Jessie 3. TILL THE WELL RUNS DRY - Wynona Carr 4. HOT ROD QUEEN - Roy Tann 5. RING A LING - Dimples Jackson 6. SADIE GREEN - Big T Tyler 7. BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ - The Hollywood Flames 8. HUM DING A LING - The Johnny Otis Show 9. SLOW DOWN - Larry Williams 10. KOKO JOE - Don and Dewey 11. HOOTCHY KOO - Larry Williams 12. GOODBYE BABY GOODBYE - Sonny Lowery 13. MOOVIN' N' GROOVIN' - Duane Eddy 14. WIGGLE TAIL PT.1 - Googie Rene 15. LONE RANGER GONNA GIT MARRIED - Jimmy Johnson 16. CERVEZA - Boots Brown 17. JENNIE LEE - Jan & Arnie 18. MARGIE - Fats Domino 19. PINK SHOELACES - Dodie Stevens 20. BIG FAT SALLY - Ronnie and Roy 21. BOURBON STREET BEAT - Don Ralke 22. HOT ROD ROCK - Edd Byrnes with Joanie Sommers 23. BULLFROG - Johnny Moore & His New Blazers 24. TEENAGE HEAVEN - Eddie Cochran 25. O SOLE MIO ROCK - Plas Johnson 26. ROCKIN' RED WING - Ernie Freeman 27. CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO - Ernie Fields Orchestra 28. YES SIR, THAT'S MY BABY - Ricky Nelson 29. MY GIRL JOSEPHINE - Sandy Nelson 30. TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY - Sam Cooke 31. RIDIN' HOOD - The Coasters 32. BALBOA BLUE - The Marketts 33. SHAKE RATTLE 'N' ROLL - The Big Sound of Don Ralke
