{"product_id":"the-r-b-years-1942-1945-2cd-set","title":"The R\u0026B Years 1942-1945 Volume Two • 2CD Set","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe R\u0026amp;B Years 1942-45 Volume Two 2CD Set\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe years between 1942 and 1945 changed the course of American popular music. As the Swing era reached its peak, a new generation of performers began stripping away the formality of the big bands, replacing polished dance music with smaller groups, stronger rhythms and bluesier vocals. \u003cstrong\u003eThe R\u0026amp;B Years 1942-45 Volume Two\u003c\/strong\u003e captures this remarkable period with fifty recordings that trace the emergence of the sound that would soon become known as Rhythm \u0026amp; Blues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing pioneering artists including \u003cstrong\u003eLouis Jordan\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Turner\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eWynonie Harris\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSister Rosetta Tharpe\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eCount Basie\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eDuke Ellington\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eHelen Humes\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJohnny Otis\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJoe Liggins\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJay McShann\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eIvory Joe Hunter\u003c\/strong\u003e and many more, the collection moves effortlessly between jump blues, boogie woogie, jazz, gospel-infused rhythm and early urban blues. Classics such as \u003cem\u003eCaldonia\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Honeydripper\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStrange Things Happening Every Day\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWho Threw The Whiskey In The Well?\u003c\/em\u003e sit alongside a wealth of fascinating recordings that deserve far wider recognition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the greatest pleasures of this collection is hearing familiar musical ingredients being combined in exciting new ways. The infectious backbeats become more pronounced, guitar and piano take on a greater role, saxophones begin to drive the arrangements and singers deliver their performances with an energy that points directly towards the Rock 'n' Roll era. Rather than presenting separate musical styles, this anthology reveals how naturally they blended together during the war years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautifully remastered and expertly compiled, \u003cem\u003eThe R\u0026amp;B Years 1942-45 Volume Two\u003c\/em\u003e is an essential companion for anyone interested in the origins of Rhythm \u0026amp; Blues, Rock 'n' Roll and modern popular music. It captures a moment when musical history was quietly but dramatically changing direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisc One\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Rebecca – Joe Turner\u003cbr\u003e2. Mop! Mop! – Louis Jordan\u003cbr\u003e3. Red Bank Boogie – Count Basie\u003cbr\u003e4. I Wonder – Cecil Gant\u003cbr\u003e5. Sweet Man – Miss Rhapsody\u003cbr\u003e6. You Can't Get That No More – Louis Jordan\u003cbr\u003e7. I Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues – Duke Ellington \u0026amp; Al Hibbler\u003cbr\u003e8. No Baby, Nobody But You – Lil Green\u003cbr\u003e9. Tippin' In – Erskine Hawkins\u003cbr\u003e10. Cecil's Boogie – Cecil Gant\u003cbr\u003e11. Blues Jumped A Rabbit – Hot Lips Page\u003cbr\u003e12. Albinia's Blues – Albinia Jones\u003cbr\u003e13. Strange Things Happening Every Day – Sister Rosetta Tharpe\u003cbr\u003e14. Caldonia – Louis Jordan\u003cbr\u003e15. You Ain't Nothin' Daddy – Floyd Williams \u0026amp; Etta Jones\u003cbr\u003e16. Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well? – Wynonie Harris \u0026amp; Lucky Millinder\u003cbr\u003e17. A Chicken Ain't Nothin' But A Bird – King Perry\u003cbr\u003e18. Somebody Done Changed The Lock On My Door – Louis Jordan\u003cbr\u003e19. Johnny's Boogie – Johnny Moore's Three Blazers\u003cbr\u003e20. That's The Stuff You Gotta Watch – Buddy \u0026amp; Ella Johnson\u003cbr\u003e21. This Tavern Boogie – Roosevelt Sykes\u003cbr\u003e22. The Honeydripper Part 1 – Joe Liggins\u003cbr\u003e23. The Honeydripper Part 2 – Joe Liggins\u003cbr\u003e24. 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Garfield Avenue Blues – Crown Prince Waterford \u0026amp; Jay McShann\u003cbr\u003e15. Beulah's Boogie – Lionel Hampton\u003cbr\u003e16. Buzz Me – Sippie Wallace\u003cbr\u003e17. Blues At Sunrise – Ivory Joe Hunter\u003cbr\u003e18. Be-Baba-Leba – Helen Humes\u003cbr\u003e19. M.F.T. Boogie – Ace Harris\u003cbr\u003e20. Shipyard Woman Blues – Jay McShann \u0026amp; Jimmy Witherspoon\u003cbr\u003e21. I Need It Bad (Groove Juice) – Buddy Banks\u003cbr\u003e22. Naggin' Woman Blues – Jack McVea \u0026amp; Rabon Tarrant\u003cbr\u003e23. 7th Street Boogie – Ivory Joe Hunter\u003cbr\u003e24. We Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues – Bull Moose Jackson\u003cbr\u003e25. 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