Sleepy LaBeef - A Rockin` Decade [7/28]

Artist:

LaBeef, Sleepy

UPC:

636551081825

Description:

Personnel: Sleepy LaBeef (vocals, guitar, background vocals); Chip Young, Steve S. Singleton, Bucky Meadows, Jimmy Capps, Jimmy Dempsey, Jerry Shook, Cliff Parker (guitar); Bobby Seymour (steel guitar); John Probst (piano, background vocals); William Whitney Pursell, Terry Duncan, Joe Gillingham, Roger Morris, Hargus "Pig" Robbins (piano); Hal Higgins, Kenny Krumbholtz (electric bass); Howard Tibble (drums, background vocals); Bob Dean, Clete Chapman, Karl Himmel (drums); Nicholson, David Travis (background vocals).
Liner Note Author: Adam Komorowski.
Recording information: Regent Sound Studio, London, England; Singleton Sound Studio, Nashville, TN.
Sleepy LaBeef is a giant of a man, with a booming baritone voice and a deep, rumbling guitar tone to match his size, and his live shows are legendary, non-stop country rockabilly romps, full of good-humored energy. Unfortunately, a good deal of that energy gets bottled up when it`s unleashed in the studio, and LaBeef`s recording legacy pales next to his live shows. That said, the recordings he did for a reconstituted Sun Records in the 1970s, the best of which are collected here, come as close as we`re likely to get to capturing the hurricane force and feel of one of his shows. Track after track catches fire and roars off, and there are plenty of highlights here, like Chuck Berry`s "Too Much Monkey Business," a rampaging run through of Carl Perkins` "Matchbox," an exploding, kinetic take on Junior Parker`s "Mystery Train," and a wonderful version of Kokomo Arnold`s "Milk Cow Blues," although everything included here shares the same territory. Again, the best way to really get this guy is to catch a live show, but failing that, this is the set you need. ~ Steve Leggett

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Too Much Monkey Business
2. Blackland Farmer
3. Boom, Boom, Boom
4. Honey Hush
5. Stormy Monday Blues
6. Good Rocking Boogie
7. Roll Over, Beethoven
8. You Can`t Judge a Book by Its Cover
9. Matchbox
10. What Am I Living For?
11. Baby, Let`s Play House
12. Blue Moon of Kentucky
13. Rock `N` Roll Ruby
14. Big Boss Man
15. Boogie Woogie Country Girl
16. Mystery Train
17. Honky-Tonk Hardwood Floor
18. Tore Up
19. Flying Saucers Rock `N` Roll
20. Red Hot
21. Honky-Tonk Man
22. Jack and Jill Boogie
23. Shotgun Boogie
24. Go Ahead on Baby
25. Milk Cow Blues
26. Shame, Shame, Shame

Album Information

Release Date:

07/28/2009

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Oldies

Subgenre:

Rockabilly

Label:

Snapper

Producer:

Joop Visser

Catalog Number:

818

Original Release Year:

1997

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

65 : 51

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