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    Chess Rhythm & Roll

    01/01/1994

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    All Music Guide Review

    In addition to being one of the world's premier blues imprints, Chicago-based Chess Records presented some of rock & roll's earliest participants. Chess Rhythm & Roll (1994) is a five-plus hour celebration of essential proto-rockers cut between 1947 and 1967. The four-CD assemblage is a companion to the Chess Blues (1992) box set and picks up during the label's formative days when their repertoire was expanding to a greater audience beyond the realm of R&B. Boasting a total of 99 selections, this collection far exceeds your average "oldies" package, charting the course from ensembles including the jumpin' and jivin' Five Blazes -- whose "Chicago Boogie" commences the festivities -- to the plethora of talent who fused their own unique performance styles to create the foundation of practically every note of popular music that followed. It goes without saying that prolific pioneers Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry have significant spin time. However, it is the attention given to lesser-known artists and "one-hit wonders" that makes the anthology required listening for enthusiasts of all stripes and respective tastes. While the track list tells the story completely and perhaps more succinctly, it only intimates the impact of platters such as Jackie Brenston's "Rocket 88," Willie Mabon's "I Don't Know," Sugar Boy Crawford's "Jock-A-Mo," the Moonglows' "Sincerely," Clarence "Frogman" Henry's "Ain't Got No Home," Clifton Chenier's "The Big Wheel," Dale Hawkins' "Suzie-Q," the Monotones' "Book of Love," Tommy Tucker's "High Heel Sneakers" and scores of others found here. Before the artists made names for themselves on Atlantic Records, Chess likewise introduced listeners to Eddie Floyd and Sir Mack Rice, who were bandmates in the Falcons ("This Heart of Mine"), not to mention future Motown superstars Smokey Robinson & the Miracles ("All I Want Is You") and the Four Tops ("Country Girl") -- all of whom got their start on Chess. Slipped in among the classics are no less than 39 rarities, 14 of which are debuted in this omnibus. The sonics are superior, as is the accompanying 64-page booklet, housing reams of photos as well as thorough credits and fact-filled song-by-song annotations. To call Chess Rhythm & Roll essential is an understatement by any measure of the word. ~ Lindsay Planer, All Music Guide

    Chess Rhythm & Roll Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Chicago Boogie
  • Five Blazes
  • 2:54
  • Sound Clip for Chicago Boogie from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 2
  • Boogie Woogie Blues
  • Samuels, Clarence
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for Boogie Woogie Blues from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 3
  • Hey Jack
  • Dozier Boys
  • 3:08
  • Sound Clip for Hey Jack from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 4
  • Little Boy, Little Boy
  • Earl & His Blues Rockers
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for Little Boy, Little Boy from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 5
  • Rocket 88
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for Rocket 88 from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 6
  • Booted
  • Gordon, Rosco
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for Booted from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 7
  • Leo the Louse
  • Brenston, Jackie
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for Leo the Louse from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 8
  • Mumbles Blues
  • Lewis, Bobby
  • 2:28
  • Sound Clip for Mumbles Blues from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 9
  • I Don't Know
  • Mabon, Willie
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for I Don't Know from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 10
  • Roll 'Em
  • Mars, Mitzi
  • 2:37
  • Sound Clip for Roll 'Em from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 11
  • Train, Train, Train
  • Overbea, Danny
  • 3:12
  • Sound Clip for Train, Train, Train from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 12
  • Jock-A-Mo
  • Crawford, Sugar Boy
  • 2:27
  • Sound Clip for Jock-A-Mo from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 13
  • Should I
  • Coronets
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for Should I from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 14
  • Wine, Wine, Wine
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for Wine, Wine, Wine from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 15
  • I'm a Young Rooster
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for I'm a Young Rooster from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 16
  • Darling I Know
  • El Rays
  • 2:54
  • Sound Clip for Darling I Know from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 17
  • Will You Be Mine
  • Swans, The
  • 2:28
  • Sound Clip for Will You Be Mine from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 18
  • That Man Is Walking
  • Liggett, Larry
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for That Man Is Walking from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 19
  • Love Your Lovin' Ways
  • Daps
  • 2:03
  • Sound Clip for Love Your Lovin' Ways from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 20
  • Sincerely
  • Moonglows
  • 3:11
  • Sound Clip for Sincerely from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 21
  • Bo Diddley
  • Diddley, Bo
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for Bo Diddley from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 22
  • Need Your Love (Alternate Take)
  • Flamingos [1]
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for Need Your Love (Alternate Take) from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 23
  • Maybellene
  • Berry, Chuck
  • 2:22
  • Sound Clip for Maybellene from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 24
  • No One
  • Moonglows
  • 2:23
  • Sound Clip for No One from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 25
  • If You Love Me, Tell Me So
  • Gayten, Paul
  • 2:38
  • Sound Clip for If You Love Me, Tell Me So from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 26 (2)
  • See You Later, Alligator
  • Charles, Bobby
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for See You Later, Alligator from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 27 (2)
  • The $64,000 Question
  • Tuggle, Bobby Lee
  • 2:11
  • Sound Clip for The $64,000 Question from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 28 (2)
  • I'll Be Home
  • Flamingos [1]
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for I'll Be Home from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 29 (2)
  • Heavyweight Baby
  • Jackson, Bullmoose
  • 2:03
  • Sound Clip for Heavyweight Baby from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 30 (2)
  • Too Much Monkey Business
  • Berry, Chuck
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for Too Much Monkey Business from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 31 (2)
  • Who Do You Love?
  • Diddley, Bo
  • 2:29
  • Sound Clip for Who Do You Love? from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 32 (2)
  • Frog Hop
  • Hooker, Earl
  • 2:24
  • Sound Clip for Frog Hop from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 33 (2)
  • Country Girl
  • Four Tops, The
  • 2:04
  • Sound Clip for Country Girl from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 34 (2)
  • See Saw
  • Moonglows
  • 2:27
  • Sound Clip for See Saw from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 35 (2)
  • Four O'Clock in the Morning
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Four O'Clock in the Morning from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 36 (2)
  • Laura Lee
  • Charles, Bobby
  • 2:11
  • Sound Clip for Laura Lee from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 37 (2)
  • Ain't Got No Home
  • Henry, Clarence "Frogman"
  • 2:21
  • Sound Clip for Ain't Got No Home from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 38 (2)
  • The Big Wheel (Squeeze Box Shuffle)
  • Chenier, Clifton
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for The Big Wheel (Squeeze Box Shuffle) from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 39 (2)
  • Been So Long
  • Pastels [2]
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for Been So Long from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 40 (2)
  • School Days
  • Berry, Chuck
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for School Days from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 41 (2)
  • Over the Mountain, Across the Sea
  • Johnnie And Joe
  • 2:19
  • Sound Clip for Over the Mountain, Across the Sea from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 42 (2)
  • Lucky Lou
  • Williams, Jody
  • 3:47
  • Sound Clip for Lucky Lou from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 43 (2)
  • Happy, Happy Birthday Baby
  • Tune Weavers, The
  • 2:19
  • Sound Clip for Happy, Happy Birthday Baby from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 44 (2)
  • Susie-Q
  • Hawkins, Dale
  • 2:14
  • Sound Clip for Susie-Q from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 45 (2)
  • Lady With the Hat Box
  • Henry, Clarence "Frogman"
  • 2:00
  • Sound Clip for Lady With the Hat Box from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 46 (2)
  • Nervous Boogie
  • Gayten, Paul
  • 2:18
  • Sound Clip for Nervous Boogie from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 47 (2)
  • Crazy Love
  • Glasser, Dick
  • 2:30
  • Sound Clip for Crazy Love from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 48 (2)
  • Walk That Walk
  • Bo, Eddie
  • 1:48
  • Sound Clip for Walk That Walk from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 49 (2)
  • Flatfoot Sam
  • Slim, T.V.
  • 2:12
  • Sound Clip for Flatfoot Sam from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 50 (2)
  • Teardrops
  • Andrews, Lee & the Hearts
  • 2:23
  • Sound Clip for Teardrops from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 51 (3)
  • Look Out Mabel
  • Crockett, G.L.
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for Look Out Mabel from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 52 (3)
  • The Book of Love
  • Monotones, The
  • 2:21
  • Sound Clip for The Book of Love from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 53 (3)
  • Mr. Big Wheel
  • Nelson, Jimmy
  • 2:29
  • Sound Clip for Mr. Big Wheel from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 54 (3)
  • Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees)
  • Fontaine, Eddie
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for Nothin' Shakin' (But the Leaves on the Trees) from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 55 (3)
  • Johnny B. Goode
  • Berry, Chuck
  • 2:41
  • Sound Clip for Johnny B. Goode from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 56 (3)
  • Say Man
  • Diddley, Bo
  • 3:15
  • Sound Clip for Say Man from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 57 (3)
  • Everybody Rock (New Orleans Beat)
  • McCracklin, Jimmy
  • 2:24
  • Sound Clip for Everybody Rock (New Orleans Beat) from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 58 (3)
  • I Found My Girl
  • Kents, The
  • 1:53
  • Sound Clip for I Found My Girl from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 59 (3)
  • I'm So Young
  • Students, The
  • 2:32
  • Sound Clip for I'm So Young from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 60 (3)
  • I Love You So (First Version)
  • Diddley, Bo
  • 2:32
  • Sound Clip for I Love You So (First Version) from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 61 (3)
  • You Got Me Whistlin'
  • Fuller, Johnny
  • 2:10
  • Sound Clip for You Got Me Whistlin' from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 62 (3)
  • Lazy Susan
  • Brothers [1]
  • 2:06
  • Sound Clip for Lazy Susan from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 63 (3)
  • La-Do-Dada
  • Hawkins, Dale
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for La-Do-Dada from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 64 (3)
  • Do You Love Me
  • Berry, Chuck
  • 2:23
  • Sound Clip for Do You Love Me from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 65 (3)
  • Sugaree
  • York, Rusty
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for Sugaree from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 66 (3)
  • What Do You Know About Love?
  • Diddley, Bo
  • 3:15
  • Sound Clip for What Do You Know About Love? from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 67 (3)
  • I Want to Know
  • DeSanto, Sugar Pie
  • 3:03
  • Sound Clip for I Want to Know from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 68 (3)
  • Anna Macora
  • 2:25
  • Sound Clip for Anna Macora from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 69 (3)
  • This Broken Heart
  • Sonics [1]
  • 3:04
  • Sound Clip for This Broken Heart from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 70 (3)
  • Um Huh My Baby
  • Emerson, Billy "The Kid"
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for Um Huh My Baby from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 71 (3)
  • This Heart of Mine
  • Falcons [1]
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for This Heart of Mine from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 72 (3)
  • Goin' Back to Memphis
  • Kiss
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for Goin' Back to Memphis from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 73 (3)
  • This Should Go On Forever
  • Bernard, Rod
  • 2:46
  • Sound Clip for This Should Go On Forever from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 74 (3)
  • Let It Rock
  • Berry, Chuck
  • 1:47
  • Sound Clip for Let It Rock from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 75 (3)
  • All I Want Is You
  • Miracles
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for All I Want Is You from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 76 (4)
  • At Last
  • James, Etta
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for At Last from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 77 (4)
  • I Need Your Love
  • Cook, L.C.
  • 2:28
  • Sound Clip for I Need Your Love from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 78 (4)
  • My Heart Cries
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for My Heart Cries from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 79 (4)
  • Let Me In
  • Sensations [1]
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for Let Me In from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 80 (4)
  • Saving My Love for You
  • Little Milton
  • 2:53
  • Sound Clip for Saving My Love for You from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 81 (4)
  • Peanut Butter
  • Marathons, The
  • 2:00
  • Sound Clip for Peanut Butter from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 82 (4)
  • You're Mine
  • Vibrations, The
  • 2:24
  • Sound Clip for You're Mine from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 83 (4)
  • Smokey Places
  • Corsairs
  • 3:02
  • Sound Clip for Smokey Places from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 84 (4)
  • Your Skies of Blue
  • Tune Weavers, The
  • 2:24
  • Sound Clip for Your Skies of Blue from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 85 (4)
  • Reap What You Sow
  • Stewart, Billy
  • 2:26
  • Sound Clip for Reap What You Sow from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 86 (4)
  • You Can't Judge a Book By Its Cover
  • Diddley, Bo
  • 3:10
  • Sound Clip for You Can't Judge a Book By Its Cover from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 87 (4)
  • Mama Didn't Lie
  • Bradley, Jan
  • 2:03
  • Sound Clip for Mama Didn't Lie from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 88 (4)
  • Got You on My Mind
  • Cookie & His Cupcakes
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for Got You on My Mind from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 89 (4)
  • Hi-Heel Sneakers
  • Tucker, Tommy [Rock]
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Hi-Heel Sneakers from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 90 (4)
  • That's What They Put Erasers On Pencils For
  • Gems [1]
  • 2:02
  • Sound Clip for That's What They Put Erasers On Pencils For from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 91 (4)
  • Sally Go Round the Roses
  • Jaynetts, The
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for Sally Go Round the Roses from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 92 (4)
  • No Particular Place to Go
  • Berry, Chuck
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for No Particular Place to Go from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 93 (4)
  • Going to the River
  • Bill & Will
  • 2:28
  • Sound Clip for Going to the River from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 94 (4)
  • Don't Mess Up a Good Thing
  • 3:00
  • Sound Clip for Don't Mess Up a Good Thing from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 95 (4)
  • Who's Cheating Who?
  • Little Milton
  • 2:57
  • Sound Clip for Who's Cheating Who? from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 96 (4)
  • Searching for My Love
  • 2:31
  • Sound Clip for Searching for My Love from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 97 (4)
  • Maybelle Sings the Blues
  • Big Maybelle
  • 3:28
  • Sound Clip for Maybelle Sings the Blues from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 98 (4)
  • O-O I Love You
  • Dells, The
  • 3:19
  • Sound Clip for O-O I Love You from Chess Rhythm & Roll


  • 99 (4)
  • Tell Mama
  • James, Etta
  • 2:22
  • Sound Clip for Tell Mama from Chess Rhythm & Roll


    • Credits of Chess Rhythm & Roll

    • Ted Weems
    • Bass (Vocal), Sax (Baritone), Baritone (Vocal)
    • Oliver Sain
    • Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor), Producer, Sax (Baritone)


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