Various Artists - The King R&B Box Set

Artist:

Various Artists

UPC:

792014215623

Description:

Includes liner notes by Colin Escott.
Liner Note Author: Colin Escott.
Photographer: Gary Reid.
It`s astounding to realize how much of the `40s and `50s most vital R&B was recorded for the King label. This comprehensive four-disc box presents what amounts to a guided tour of post-war R&B. Equal parts history lesson and dance party, THE KING R&B BOX SET documents the various phases of R&B, from blues leanings to proto-R&B to doo wop to hardcore blues and funk. Packaged with a booklet containing extensive, informative liner notes, this set is an exhaustive account of a uniquely American art form. Highlights abound, including Wynonie Harris` whimsical "Bloodshot Eyes," Johnny "Guitar" Watson`s lascivious blues classic "Gangster of Love" and Hank Ballard`s once-scandalous "Work With me Annie" (which inspired the female answer song "Roll With Me Henry"). And if you`re interesting in digging up the roots of rock & roll, look no further than the aforementioned Mr. Harris seminal take on "Good Rockin` Tonight."

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. I Know Who thre the Whiskey in the Well - Bull Moose Jackson
2. Rockin` With Fes - Professor Longhair
3. Beside You - The Swallows
4. My Din-A-Ling - Dave Bartholomew & His Orchestra
5. I Want a Bowlegged Woman - Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats
6. Cherry Wine - Little Esther
7. `Long About Midnight - Roy Brown
8. Blues for the Red Boy - Todd Rhodes
9. Pleasing You (as Long as I Live) - Lonnie Johnson
10. Rockin` at Midnight - Roy Brown
11. Pot Likker - Todd Rhodes
12. Guess Who - Ivory Joe Hunter
13. All She Wants to Do is Rock - Wynonie Harris
14. Page Boy Shuffle - Joe Thomas
15. Ashes On My Pillow - Eddie Vinson
16. Why Don`t You Haul Off and Love e - Bull Moose Jackson
17. Train Kept A` Rollin`, The - Tiny Bradshaw & His Orchestra
18. Sittin` On it All the Time - Wynonie Harris
19. Well, Oh Well - Tiny Bradshaw & His Orchestra
20. Hard Luck Blues - Roy Brown
21. I`ll Drown in My Tears - Sonny Thompson
22. Disgusted - Mabel Scott
23. Sixty Minute Man - The Dominoes
24. Work With Me Annie - The Midnighters
25. I`m Waiting Just for You - Lucky Millinder
26. Bloodshot Eyes - Wynonie Harris & His All-Stars

DISC 2:

1. I`m Tore Down - Freddie King
2. Jealous Heart - Ivory Joe Hunter
3. Honky Tonk, Pt. 1 - Bill Doggett
4. Honky Tonk, Pt. 2 - Bill Doggett
5. Good Morning, Judge - Wynonie Harris
6. All Around the World - Little Willie John
7. Sleep - Little Willie John
8. Flamingo - Earl Bostic
9. Good Rockin` Tonight - Wynonie Harris
10. Dr. Lover - Hank Ballard
11. Tomorrow Night - Lonnie Johnson
12. Trying - Todd Rhodes
13. K.C. Loving - Little Willie Littlefield
14. Byer, Bye Baby Blues - The Ravens
15. Gangster of Love - Johnny "Guitar" Watson
16. I Love You, Yes I Do - Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats
17. Ivory Tower - Otis Williams & the Charms
18. It Won`t Be This Way (Always) - King Pins
19. Rags to Riches - Billy Ward & the Dominoes
20. Space Guitar - Young John Watson
21. No, No, No - The Chanters
22. Only You (and You Alone) - The Platters
23. Miss You So - Tiny Topsy
24. Hearts of Stone - The Charms
25. Dedicated to the One I Love - The "5" Royales
26. Walking the Blues - Jack Dupree/Mr. Bear

DISC 3:

1. Don`t Take it So Hard - Earl (Connelly) King
2. Sexy Ways - The Midnighters
3. It Ain`t the Meat - The Swallows
4. I`m Tore Up - Billy Gayles
5. Fever - Little Willie John
6. Baby, I`m Doing It - Annisteen Allen
7. Nervous Man, Nervous - Big Jay McNeely
8. Jungle King - Hot Lips Page & His Orchestra
9. Ram-Bunk-Shush - Bill Doggett
10. Think - The "5" Royales
11. Rock Love - Lula Reed
12. Mellow Blues, Pt. 1 - Sonny Thompson
13. Talk to Me, Talk to Me - Little Willie John
14. It Hurts to Be in Love - Annie Laurie
15. Twist, The - Hank Ballard
16. What Makes You So Tough? - Teddy Humphries
17. Finger Poppin` Time - Hank Ballard
18. Come On Rock, Little Girl - Smokey Smothers
19. Big Ten Inch Record - Moose Jackson
20. Hide Away - Freddie King
21. Let`s Go, Let`s Go, Let`s Go - Hank Ballard
22. Lovin` Machine
23. Have Mercy Baby - The Dominoes
24. San-Ho-Zay - Freddie King
25. Moon Rise - The Royals

DISC 4:

1. Me and My Crazy Self - Lonnie Johnson
2. That`s What You`re Doin` to Me - Billy Ward & the Dominoes
3. No Troubles Bubbles - Earl Bostic
4. Wild Stage of Life - Lula Reed
5. Fever [With String Overdub] - Little Willie John
6. Grandpaw Can Boogie Too - The Four Jacks/Lil Greenwood
7. Get That Hump in Your Back - Hank Ballard
8. Syd Nathan and Eli Oberstein Address a Sale Meeting. September 22, 1951 - Eli Oberstein/Syd Nathan
9. Syd Nathan Talks About His European Trip. October 1952 - Syd Nathan
10. Syd Nathan Addresses an A&R Meeting. December 11, 1954 - Syd Nathan

Album Information

Release Date:

09/07/2010

Type:

Collection

Genre:

Oldies

Subgenre:

Doowop

Label:

Gusto Records

Catalog Number:

21562

Original Release Year:

1996

# of Discs:

4

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

249 : 0

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