{"product_id":"rod-willis-the-chic-connection-10-lp-vinyl-copy","title":"Rod Willis \u0026 The Chic Connection 10\" LP (vinyl)","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eRod Willis \u0026amp; The Chic Connection 10\" LP (vinyl)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThomasville, Georgia was a bit out of the way for a record company seeking national exposure to establish its headquarters, but that didn’t stop Chick Thompson from situating his self-named Chic Records there in the summer of 1956.\u003cbr\u003eThe diskery only existed for a little over a year but release several first-rate rockabilly platters - and they’re all aboard \u003cem\u003eRod Willis and The Chic Connection\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eWillis was one of Thompson’s premier acts; his 1957 single \u003cem\u003eSomebody’s Been Rocking My Baby\u003c\/em\u003e, waxed in Nashville with the vaunted A-Team in support, ranks with Chic’s hottest rockers (his ’59 NRC single is also here, both sides penned by Thompson).\u003cbr\u003eChic entered the big leagues by snagging the U.S. rights to the British skiffle smash \u003cem\u003eFreight Train\u003c\/em\u003e by The Chas McDevitt Skiffle Group Featuring Nancy Whiskey and thus scored its only national hit during the spring of ’57.\u003cbr\u003eIt’s on this collection too, as are fine rockabilly outings by Pat Kelly, Don Johnston, and Cliff Crawford (better known under his legal surname of Crofford). In a brief timespan, Chic Records built an impressive rockabilly legacy given first-class treatment on this splendid LP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eRod Willis - Somebody's Been Rocking My Baby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eDon Johnston - The Whipmaster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003ePat Kelley - Stranger Dressed In Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eCliff Crawford - a Night of Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eRod Willis - Will Travel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eChas McDevitt Skiffle Group - Cotton Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eRod Willis - The Cat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003ePat Kelley - She's a Devil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eCliff Crawford - Teenage Tears\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eRod Willis - Old Man Mose\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eDon Johnston - Whistle Bait\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"ng-star-inserted\"\u003eChas McDevitt Skiffle Group - Freight Train\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Various Rock 'n' Roll","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55512244388169,"sku":"BAF14028","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/3427\/9753\/files\/rod_willis_chick_connecrtion_vinyl_lp.jpg?v=1776345281","url":"https:\/\/www.raucousrecords.com\/products\/rod-willis-the-chic-connection-10-lp-vinyl-copy","provider":"Raucous Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}