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    03/21/2006 | Proper Box Uk 

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      $21.99

      FROM BOPPIN HILLBILLY TO RED HOT ROCKABILLY / VAR

    All Music Guide Review

    This delightful and valuable set collects 120 tracks of vintage amped-up honky tonk and country boogie, beginning with releases from 1951 and stretching through to Elvis Presley's Sun years and the rockabilly explosion of 1955, effectively sketching out how what Carl Perkins called "country music with a beat" evolved and shifted into the monster known as rock & roll. Most of these sides are quite rare and many have never been anthologized before, so this box is sure to delight collectors, but the four discs also have a natural flow to them that keeps things from being too academic and makes this release a natural for a long road trip. What's apparent after only a few tracks is how much the blues was a part of hillbilly country, as was jazz via western swing, and the melting pot formation of popular American musical styles is demonstrated clearly here, even though few of these records were hits. Highlights include Forest Rye's "Wild Cat Boogie," Chuck Murphy's barrel house piano romp "They Raided the Joint," Charlie Adams' loose and fun "Cattin' Around," Rudy Gaddis' truly odd "Uranium Fever," as well as more familiar sides like Elvis Presley's "Mystery Train" and Johnny Cash's "Hey Porter." A wonderful collection that shows once again that no new musical style comes out of nowhere. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

    Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • 1
  • Kiss Me Like Crazy
  • Maddox, Rose
  • 2:15
  • 2
  • Whoa Boy
  • McDaniel, Luke
  • 2:30
  • 3
  • The Hot Guitar
  • Hill, Smilin' Eddie & His Boys
  • 2:59
  • 4
  • Wild Cat Boogie
  • Rye, Forest
  • 2:29
  • 5
  • Strut My Stuff
  • 2:22
  • 6
  • Run 'Em Off
  • Wheeler, Onie
  • 2:39
  • 7
  • Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor
  • Willard, Jess
  • 2:41
  • 8
  • Hound Dog
  • Starr, Billy
  • 2:21
  • 9
  • Hesitation Boogie
  • Gunter, Hardrock
  • 2:34
  • 10
  • Rock Me
  • Almond, Lucky Joe
  • 2:40
  • 11
  • I'm a Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas)
  • Atkins, Jim
  • 2:36
  • 12
  • Beatin' out the Boogie on the Mississippi Mud
  • Bell, Lee
  • 2:26
  • 13
  • Looking at the Moon Wishing on a Star
  • Arthur, Charline
  • 2:24
  • 14
  • Who Put the Turtle in Myrtle's Girdle
  • Western Melody Makers
  • 2:33
  • 15
  • Is Zat You Myrtle
  • Carlisles
  • 2:04
  • 16
  • Rock Me
  • Dickens, Little Jimmy
  • 2:34
  • 17
  • Uh-Huh-Honey
  • Inman, Autry
  • 2:18
  • 18
  • Dog-Gone It Baby I'm in Love
  • Smith, Carl
  • 2:24
  • 19
  • I Heard About You
  • Arthur, Charline
  • 2:11
  • 20
  • Wild Man Boogie
  • Batts, Ray
  • 2:30
  • 21
  • Bawlin' Baby
  • 2:18
  • 22
  • Whoopie Baby
  • Songer, Earl
  • 2:23
  • 23
  • Pull Down the Blinds
  • Moore, Lattie
  • 2:20
  • 24
  • You're Not the First Girl
  • Barron, Lonnie
  • 2:25
  • 25
  • Music Makin' Mama From Memphis
  • Henden, R.D. & His Western Jamboree Cowboys
  • 2:20
  • 26
  • Get Your Kicks (From the Country Hicks)
  • Hicks, Johnny
  • 2:26
  • 27
  • Cat Music
  • Scott, Tommy & His Ramblers
  • 2:10
  • 28
  • You All Come
  • Duff, Arlie
  • 2:38
  • 29
  • I Want Some Lovin' Baby
  • Jimmy & Duane
  • 1:54
  • 30
  • Hepcat Baby
  • Arnold, Eddy
  • 2:00
  • 31 (2)
  • I'm Building a ?? (On the Moon)
  • Rogers, Weldon
  • 2:00
  • 32 (2)
  • Busy Body Boogie
  • Carlisles
  • 2:10
  • 33 (2)
  • Hey Where Ya Goin'
  • Miller, Frankie
  • 2:09
  • 34 (2)
  • Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)
  • Hawkins, Hawkshaw
  • 2:20
  • 35 (2)
  • I'm Playin' It Cool
  • Jones, Neal [Rockabilly]
  • 2:11
  • 37 (2)
  • When Hillbilly Willie Met Kitty From the City
  • Allen, Tani & His Tennessee Pals
  • 2:32
  • 38 (2)
  • They Raided the Joint
  • Murphy, Chuck
  • 2:28
  • 39 (2)
  • Ding Dong Mama From Tennessee
  • Myers, Jimmy & His Happy Highway Gang
  • 2:15
  • 40 (2)
  • Hillbilly Fever
  • Dickens, Little Jimmy
  • 2:56
  • 41 (2)
  • Hillbilly Jive With a Boogie Beat
  • Shipley, Reece & His Rainbow Valley Boys
  • 2:15
  • 42 (2)
  • Movie Magg
  • Perkins, Carl
  • 2:11
  • 43 (2)
  • Rockin' and Rollin'
  • Scott, Tommy
  • 2:38
  • 44 (2)
  • Long Gone Daddy
  • Graham, Lou
  • 2:45
  • 45 (2)
  • Sag Drag & Fall
  • King, Sid & Five Strings
  • 2:18
  • 46 (2)
  • Pretty Mama
  • Robbins, Marty
  • 2:45
  • 47 (2)
  • Mean Mama Blues
  • Robbins, Marty
  • 2:17
  • 48 (2)
  • There's No Right Way to Do Me Wrong
  • Miller Sisters
  • 2:23
  • 49 (2)
  • Here Kitty Kitty
  • Murphy, Jim
  • 2:08
  • 50 (2)
  • Sweet Singing Daddy
  • Jimmy & Johnny
  • 2:10
  • 51 (2)
  • Please Big Mama
  • Gray, Rudy
  • 2:58
  • 52 (2)
  • Diggin' and Datin'
  • Henslee, Gene
  • 2:26
  • 53 (2)
  • My Kind of Carryin' On
  • Poindexter, Doug & Starlite Wranglers
  • 2:01
  • 54 (2)
  • Gone Gone Gone
  • Perkins, Carl
  • 2:38
  • 55 (2)
  • Rockin' Baby
  • Henslee, Gene
  • 2:02
  • 56 (2)
  • Hey Porter
  • Cash, Johnny & Tennesse Two
  • 2:12
  • 57 (2)
  • Mean Mean Mama
  • Brown, Charlie & Lazy V Hands
  • 2:40
  • 58 (2)
  • Rock-A-Bye Baby
  • Bonn, Skeeter
  • 2:18
  • 59 (2)
  • Flip Flop and Fly
  • Edwards, Tibby
  • 2:44
  • 60 (2)
  • Hold Me Baby
  • Fisher, Sonny
  • 2:38
  • 61 (3)
  • Cattin' Around
  • Adams, Charlie
  • 2:28
  • 62 (3)
  • It Ain't My Baby (And I Ain't Gonna Rock It)
  • Grayzell, Rudy
  • 2:39
  • 63 (3)
  • Play My Boogie
  • Mack, Bill
  • 2:16
  • 64 (3)
  • Meadowlark Boogie
  • Griffin, Buck
  • 2:14
  • 65 (3)
  • Seein' Double Feelin' Single
  • Kilgore, Merle
  • 1:59
  • 66 (3)
  • Rockin' and a Knockin'
  • Griffith, Gayle & L.M.C. Trio
  • 2:15
  • 67 (3)
  • Rhythm Hall
  • Murphy, Chuck
  • 2:22
  • 68 (3)
  • I Gotta Go Get My Baby
  • Rainwater, Marvin
  • 2:13
  • 69 (3)
  • Drinkin' Wine Spo Dee O Dee
  • Yelvington, Malcolm & Star Rhythm Boys
  • 2:51
  • 70 (3)
  • Just Rollin' Along
  • Yelvington, Malcolm & Star Rhythm Boys
  • 2:23
  • 71 (3)
  • That's All Right
  • Robbins, Marty
  • 2:37
  • 72 (3)
  • Milkcow Blues Boogie
  • 2:40
  • 73 (3)
  • You're a Heartbreaker
  • 2:13
  • 74 (3)
  • Go Boy Go
  • Smith, Carl
  • 2:07
  • 75 (3)
  • Whoa Boy
  • Smith, Red
  • 2:27
  • 76 (3)
  • Sure Fire Kisses
  • 2:26
  • 77 (3)
  • Have You Heard the Gossip
  • Brown, Charlie & The Cisco Kids
  • 2:30
  • 78 (3)
  • I'm Left You're Right She's Gone
  • 2:38
  • 79 (3)
  • Baby Let's Play House
  • 2:17
  • 80 (3)
  • Baby He's a Wolf
  • Fairburn, Werly & Delta Boys
  • 2:23
  • 81 (3)
  • Good Deal Lucille
  • Fairburn, Werly & Delta Boys
  • 2:10
  • 82 (3)
  • I Like It
  • Five Strings
  • 2:09
  • 83 (3)
  • Drinkin' Wine Spoli Oli
  • Five Strings
  • 2:20
  • 84 (3)
  • Don't Fix Up the Doghouse
  • McCormick, George
  • 2:24
  • 85 (3)
  • One Day After Pay Day
  • Griffin, Buck
  • 2:46
  • 86 (3)
  • Put Something in the Pot Boy
  • Five Strings
  • 2:32
  • 87 (3)
  • Now Is the Time for Love
  • 2:19
  • 88 (3)
  • If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')
  • Young, Faron
  • 2:21
  • 89 (3)
  • Let the Jukebox Keep on Playin'
  • Perkins, Carl
  • 2:53
  • 90 (4)
  • Much Too Young for Love
  • 2:07
  • 91 (4)
  • Double Duty Lovin'
  • Bond, Eddie
  • 2:10
  • 92 (4)
  • That's What I Like
  • Fell, Terry
  • 2:26
  • 93 (4)
  • You're a Humdinger
  • Farmer Boys
  • 2:35
  • 94 (4)
  • Rocking Daddy
  • Fisher, Sonny
  • 2:22
  • 95 (4)
  • Mystery Train
  • 2:27
  • 96 (4)
  • All Messed Up
  • Hooper, Jess & The Daydreamers
  • 2:03
  • 97 (4)
  • Sleep Time Blues
  • Hooper, Jess & The Daydreamers
  • 2:21
  • 98 (4)
  • I Forgot to Remember to Forget
  • 2:30
  • 99 (4)
  • Love Me
  • 1:56
  • 100 (4)
  • Can't Steal My Way Around
  • 2:25
  • 101 (4)
  • Maybelline
  • Robbins, Marty
  • 2:31
  • 102 (4)
  • I'm Gonna Roll & Rock
  • 2:13
  • 103 (4)
  • Purr Kitty Purr
  • Kind, Sid & Five Strings
  • 3:09
  • 104 (4)
  • Yakety Yak
  • 2:41
  • 105 (4)
  • A Gal Named Joe
  • Sales, Mac
  • 2:41
  • 106 (4)
  • I Gotta Go Get My Baby
  • Maddox Bros & Rose
  • 2:23
  • 107 (4)
  • Hey Mama
  • Fisher, Sonny
  • 2:34
  • 108 (4)
  • Uranium Fever
  • Gaddis, Rudy
  • 2:50
  • 109 (4)
  • Ice Water
  • Barber, Glenn
  • 2:29
  • 110 (4)
  • Ocean Paradise
  • Grayzell, Rudy
  • 2:45
  • 111 (4)
  • I Guess I'm Crazy (For Loving You)
  • Fairburn, Werly
  • 2:35
  • 112 (4)
  • It Pays to Advertise
  • Farmer Boys
  • 2:51
  • 113 (4)
  • Rockin' and a Rollin'
  • Fisher, Sonny
  • 1:58
  • 114 (4)
  • Them Squeaky Shoes
  • Songer, Earl
  • 2:17
  • 115 (4)
  • Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
  • Hall, Roy
  • 2:58
  • 116 (4)
  • Hearts Made of Stone
  • Gray, Rudy
  • 2:51
  • 117 (4)
  • I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine
  • 2:30
  • 118 (4)
  • We're Gonna Bop
  • Coker, Alvadean & Cokers
  • 2:16
  • Credits



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