When Bear Family rocks, it really ROCKS! This jam-packed second overview of the prolific series concentrates on an all-star array of rockabillies and white rock and rollers, its 35 selections a rip-roaring delight from beginning to end.
The emphasis here is on the greatest rockers of all time wailing one of their greatest tracks for maximum listening pleasure, commencing with Jimmy Cavallo and His House Rockers’ piledriving Rock, Rock, Rock and refusing to let up until Jack Scott snarls the entirety of The Way I Walk.
In between the two, you’ll find one timeless classic after another by Bill Haley and His Comets, Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, Eddie Cochran, The Everly Brothers, and The Johnny Burnette Trio, each and every one a certified winner. Naturally, the Sun Records stable is heavily represented with torrid entries by Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Carl Mann, and Sonny Burgess.
Buddy Knox, Ricky Nelson, Ritchie Valens, and Bobby Darin raise the rock and roll banner sky-high, while Roy Hall, Charlie Feathers, Narvel Felts, Bob Luman, and Sleepy LaBeff (that’s the way he spelled his surname back then) scorch the walls with their unrepentant rockabilly raunch.
Link Wray’s Raw Hide kicks as hard as an angry mule, and Baby Loves Him illustrates why Wanda Jackson has been venerated for so long as rockabilly’s reigning queen.
You won’t find better value for your CD buck anywhere than this savage sampler!
01. Rock, Rock, Rock - Jimmy Cavallo and His House Rockers
02. Come On, Let's Go - Ritchie Valens
03. Ubangi Stomp - Carl Mann
04. Feelin' Good - Sonny Burgess
05. Respectfully Miss Brooks - Marty Robbins
06. Chicken Hearted - Roy Orbison
07. Rollin' Dynamite - Scotty McKay
08. Baby Jean - Ronnie Hawkins
09. One Cup Of Coffee And A Cigarette - Glen Glenn
10. Baby Loves Him - Wanda Jackson
11. All By Myself - The Johnny Burnette Trio
12. Milk Cow Blues - Ricky Nelson
13. Diggin' The Boogie - Roy Hall
14. Caldonia - Carl Perkins
15. Raw Hide - Link Wray
16. Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me - Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps
17. My Baby's Gone - Buddy Knox
18. Birthday Cake (Keep Your Hands Off Of It) - Jerry Lee Lewis
19. That's Right - Billy Lee Riley
20. Four Letter Word (Rock) - Dale Hawkins
21. Jungle Fever - Charlie Feathers
22. Pretty Girl - Eddie Cochran
23. Sweet Love - Rusty York
24. Where'd You Go Last Night - Bill Haley and His Comets
25. Wild Eyed Woman - Bob Luman
26. I'm Headin' Home - Narvel Felts
27. Usta Be My Baby - Sanford Clark
28. This Little Girl Of Mine - The Everly Brothers
29. Ride On Josephine - Sleepy LaBeff
30. I Viberate (From My Head To My Feet) - Conway Twitty
31 Sea Of Heartbreak Don Gibson
32 I Want You With Me Bobby Darin
33 Rollin' An' A' Rockin' Frank Virtuoso
34 Missy Ann Mac Curtis
35 The Way I Walk Jack Scott
