| Track by Track Review
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Tommy Lomonte – Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Raw and hard rocking, this is a driving way to start things in style. |
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Ricky Nelson – Shirley Lee
There is a real driving rockabilly groove at play on this track. |
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Bob Luman –Wild Eyed Woman
Blues, country and rock and roll merge here. This one doesn’t work as well for me at the last couple tunes did. |
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Roy Brown – Saturday Night
Here we get another old-school rock and roller. |
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Gloria Jean Pitts– I Don't Stand No Quittin'
This energetic and passionate tune has a lot of R&B and blues at its core. The saxophone lends some definite magic. |
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Merle Kilgore– Everybody Needs A Little Lovin'
The fiddle brings some bluegrass to the piece. The number is a downhome tune with a lot of country built into it. Yet, it’s still has a rock and roll vibe at play. |
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Gene Henslee– Rockin' Baby
There is some jazz and country in the mix on this rocker. It’s way too repetitive for me my tastes, but I do like the section where the violin and guitar trade licks. The piano solo and bass work that accompanies is great, too. |
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The Burnette Brothers– My Honey
Here we get a pretty standard vintage rock and roller. |
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Slick Slavin– Speed Crazy
Race car oriented rock and roll is on the menu here. This is a classy tune. |
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Jackie Walker– Only Teenagers Allowed
I like this rock and roller a lot. It’s classy stuff. |
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Bob Luman– Blue Days, Black Nights
This cut has a lot of rockabilly at its core. I like the guitar work a lot, and the whole tune works reasonably well. |
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Merle Kilgore– Ernie
This rock and roller has a real honky-tonk vibe in a lot of ways. |
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Ricky Nelson – One Of These Mornings
I dig the energy and groove on this one quite a bit. |
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Laura Lee Perkins– Kiss Me Baby
This bluesy tune has a lot of charm and style. The guitar work is solid. |
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The Leen Teens– So Shy
A pretty standard rock and roller, this doesn’t really hold any kind of surprises. |
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Jay Blue– Get Off My Back
There is an echoey rock and roll vibe at play here. This manages to stand a little taller than some of the other music here. |
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Dennis Herrold– Don't Push Away
This bouncy tune has plenty of country and rock and roll in the mix. The guitar solo is classy. |
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Ronnie Smith – Long Time No Love
Now this classic sounding rock and roller is one of the standouts on the disc. It’s got a lot of charm and style. I’m not overly crazy about the backing vocals, though. |
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Ricky Nelson – Milk Cow Blues
This driving rock and roller is another highlight of the set. The guitar sound is so cool, and everything about this works to elevate it. |
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Roy Brown– Slow Down Little Eva
With some bluesy vocals and a real emphasis on rhythmic elements, this is unusual. It’s also a strong tune. The variety it brings to the set really pulls this track to the forefront here. |
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Sonny Anderson – Yes, I'm Gonna Love You
We’re back into more standard rockabilly territory here. While it’s not bad, I wouldn’t consider it a standout by any means. |
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Lew Williams– Don't Mention My Name
I really like this tune a lot. It has some cool guitar just grooving throughout. The piano is a nice touch, too. This is more of a shuffling jam that works quite well. |
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Nick Venet – Love In Be Bop Time
More standard rockabilly jamming is on the menu here. This has some charms, but I wouldn’t consider it one of the highlights. |
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The Sidewinders – Sidewinder
This instrumental track has some surf music vibes. It’s a strong tune that lands among the better stuff here. |
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Bob Luman– This Is The Night
I love the guitar work on this. The whole cut has a strong vintage rock and roll groove. |
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Freddy Fender –Mean Woman
There is a 12-bar blues at the heart of this number. It has some rock and roll elements at play, too. It’s another classy number. |
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Ronnie Diamond– Life Begins At 4 O'Clock
Here we get some powerhouse vintage rock and roll. This tune is on fire. |
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Bobby Jay – Sweet Little Stranger
This is a pretty typical rock and roller It’s also very strong. It’s just really well done. |
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Dennis Herrold– Make With The Lovin’ (unedited)
More of a rockabilly groove is in place. The instrumental parts of this lean toward surf music. It’s another classy tune. |
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Jackie Walker– Good Good Feeling
This vintage rock and roller is not bad, but it doesn’t really stand out. |
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Merle Kilgore– Start All Over Again
I love the blues and jazz groove that’s built into this. The vocals lean between rock and roll and crooner styles. This is just such a cool track. |
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Bob Luman– Red Cadillac And A Black Moustache
This rockabilly number works pretty well. It’s just doesn’t do much to distinguish itself from the rest here. I do like the bass groove and the understated guitar soloing. |
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Gene Henslee– Diggin' N' Datin'
There is a real hoedown vibe to this rockabilly number. I love the guitar sound here. The piano is great, too. All in all, this is energetic romp that works quite well. |
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Dub Dickerson–Sugar Lips
Bouncy and playful rockabilly is in the driver’s seat here. This cut isn’t bad, but it just doesn’t work that well for me. |
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Jack Tucker– Lonely Man
There is a lot of country at the heart of this energetic romp. It’s another that just doesn’t really do a lot for me personally. That said, I do like the guitar work a lot. |
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