1. Big Mamou 2. Playgirl 3. Down The Road 4. Can't Stop Lovin' You 5. Oh La La 6. Mama Don't Like 7. Shame Shame Shame 8. You Are My Sunshine 9. Go On Fool 10. Goin' To Jump And Shout 11. Shiek Of Araby 12. Bad Luck Blues 13. School Days Are Back Again 14. Li'l Liza Jane 15. Oh Red! 16. Bee's Boogie 17. Lillie Mae 18. Ain't Gonna Do It 19. Jailbird 20. Real Gone Lover 21. Bumpity Bump 22. Queen Of Hearts 23. She's Got Me Hook Line And Sinker 24. Rootin' And Tootin' 25. Down Yonder We Go Ballin'
All the rockinest cuts from the great Smiley Lewis, delivering superb New Orleans Rhythm & Blues that sounds like **real Rock 'n' Roll before it was even called Rock 'n' Roll**. Lewis had a wonderfully raw and distinctive style, backed by the driving rhythms and irresistible feel that made the New Orleans scene so important to the development of early Rock 'n' Roll.
Smiley Lewis never achieved the success he deserved as an artist, but his songs were frequently covered by other singers, with Elvis Presley and Fats Domino among those who turned Lewis material into major hits. Here, though, you get the originals, including Big Mamou, Shame Shame Shame, Lillie Mae, Real Gone Lover and the title track Down Yonder We Go Ballin'.
Check out this 25-track collection of hard-driving New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, packed with infectious rhythms, bluesy vocals and plenty of genuine early Rock 'n' Roll attitude. If you want the real thing, before the term had even properly found its name, this is Smiley Lewis at his rocking best!
