Various Artists - Steamline Boppin`

Artist:

Various Artists

UPC:

741084028718

Description:

Photographer: Fairley Holden.
This generous 27-track entry in the Collector Records` Hillbilly Series features proto-bluegrass, Western swing, and other old-timey music hybrids transferred from the original 78s. As a rule, the several instrumentals included here fare the best, and rave-up cuts like "Buckeye Boogie" by the Buckeye Boys, "Rocky Mountain Boogie" by Jimmy Snow & the Rocky Mountain Playboys, and "Record Spinning Boogie" by the Smokey Mountain Ramblers (featuring guitarist Bill Huskey) have a timeless and rangy energy that would translate in any era. The vocal selections seem less immediate, but a jazzed up and horn-driven version of the fiddle tune "Old Joe Clark" (renamed "Jive Around Old Joe Clark") by Gabe Tucker is as much New Orleans jazz as it an Appalachian square dance reel, and the resulting hybrid is quite striking, as is Preston Ward`s assured singing on "Tennessee Saturday Night." Casual listeners may well find the selections here a little similar sounding from track to track, but record collectors and music historians will undoubtedly be delighted by their rarity. ~ Steve Leggett

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. White Lightning - Billy Hix & His Georgia Stompers/Billy Hix/The Georgia Stompers
2. She Hit the Celin` (When I Hit the Door)/Buckeye Boogie - Bill Swain/Ray Melton & His Country All-Stars/Bill Swain
3. Buckeye Boogie - Buckeye Boys
4. Jive Around Old Joe Clark - Gabe Tucker
5. Oh, What a Line - Smilin` Eddie Varando & the Delta Ranch Hands/Smilin` Eddie Varnado/The Delta Ranch Hands
6. Grandpa Boogie - Kelly West & His Friendly Country Boys
7. Rocky Mountain Boogie - Jimmy Snow & the Rocky Mountain Playboys/Jimmy Snow/The Rocky Mountain Playboys
8. Kentucky Saturday Night - Tex Ferguson/Arkansas Valley Boys
9. I Like What You`ve Got - Eddie Miller And His Oklahomans
10. West Virginia Boys/I`m a Lover Not a Fighter - Frank Simon
11. Peeping Tom - Martha Lou Gaches/Bobby Wooten/Martha Lou Gaches/Bobby Wooten & His Orchestra
12. Mountain Music - Ramblin` Tommy Scott
13. Tennessee Saturday Night - Preston Ward
14. Hootin/Nanny Papa - Buchanan Brothers
15. Don`t Dog Me Around - Buchanan Brothers
16. High Tempered Mama - Buchanan Brothers
17. Record Spinning Boogie - Smokey Mountain Ramblers/The Smokey Mountain Ramblers
18. Keep Them Cold Icey Fingers Offa Me - Fairley Holden
19. Midget Auto Blues - Bonnie Tutmarc/Paul Tutmarc & the Wranglers
20. Texas Saddle Pals/Bad Daddy Blues, The - Bobby Cook/Buddy Nelson/Booby Cook
21. Jely Song, The - Pat Cook & His Rhythm Buddies
22. Long Time No See - Gene Christian/Frank Hunter & His Black Mountain Boys/Gene Christian
23. Tennessee Boy - Frank Hunter & His Black Mountain Boys
24. Texas Buitar Boogie - Texas Top Hands/The Texas Tophands
25. Let`s Trade Hearts My Darling - Bill Gaines/Jimmy Lee Durden & the Drifters/Bill Gaines
26. Jamm Up Boogie - Al Dexter/Art Dexter (previously unreleased)
27. There`s a Map of Texas on My Heart - Dale Berry

Album Information

Release Date:

09/01/2003

Type:

Collection

Genre:

Oldies

Subgenre:

Rock `N` Roll

Label:

Collector

Producer:

Cess Klop

Catalog Number:

CLCD 2871

Original Release Year:

2004

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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