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1. Bill Doggett - Honky Tonk (Part 1) (3:08)
2. Bill Doggett - Honky Tonk (Part 2) (2:35)
3. Freddy King - Hide Away (2:37)
4. Todd Rhodes Orchestra - Blues For The Red Boy (2:41)
5. Earl Bostic & His Orchestra - Flamingo (2:42)
6. Sonny Thompson w. The Sharps & Flats - Long Gone (Part 1) (2:46)
7. Sonny Thompson w. The Sharps & Flats - Long Gone (Part 2) (2:56)
8. Washboard Bill w. Mickey Baker & King Curtis - Pot Likker (2:43)
9. Cal Green & His Orchestra - The Big Push (2:31)
10. Jimmy Nolen - After Hours (2:39)
11. Bill Doggett - Slow Walk (2:33)
12. Freddy King - San-Ho-Zay (2:38)
13. Washboard Bill w. Mickey Baker & King Curtis - Washboard Story (2:26)
14. Johnny Otis w. Johnny 'Guitar' Watson - Early In The Morning Blues (3:03)
15. Cal Green & His Orchestra - Green's Blues (2:44)
16. Roy Gaines - Gainesville (3:02)
17. Jimmy Nolen - Strollin' With Nolen (2:24)
18. Washboard Bill w. Mickey Baker & King Curtis - In The Morning (2:23)
19. Young John Watson - Space Guitar (2:38)
20. Pete 'Guitar' Lewis - Louisiana Hop (2:33)
21. Washboard Bill w. Mickey Baker & King Curtis - River Boat Dock (2:39)
22. Johnny Otis w. Johnny 'Guitar' Watson - Let's Rock (Let's Surf Awhile) (2:08)
23. Freddy King - The Stumble (3:12)
24. Bill Doggett - Hold It (2:32)
With Bill Doggett and Freddy King alone, the King/Federal labels had two of the most popular and significant instrumental R&B/rock hitmakers of the 1950s and early '60s. Both are represented by their most popular instrumental tracks (four by Doggett, three by King) here. But this compilation, assembling 24 instrumentals from 1948-1964, also demonstrates that King/Federal was quite active in the instrumental R&B field beyond its work with those two artists. In many of the 24 cuts (particularly the earliest ones), the label mined R&B/jazz crossover sounds with a smoky barroom flavor.
Giving the sleeve a casual glance, most would assume that the material for the most part flopped upon release, but actually a few of these were big (if virtually forgotten) R&B hits, like Todd Rhodes' "Blues for the Red Boy" (from 1948), Earl Bostic's effervescent "Flamingo" (from 1951), and Sonny Thompson's shuffling "Long Gone" (1948), a groundbreaker in that it not only sat atop the R&B charts for a long time but also made the pop Top 30. Beyond that, things do get rather generic, even though there are some relatively big names like Mickey Baker and King Curtis (heard backing Washboard Bill) and future James Brown sideman Jimmy Nolen (who shines on blues guitar on the 1956 single "After Hours"/"Strollin' With Nolen").
There's no denying, however, that Doggett's massive and classic "Honky Tonk" (parts one and two are both here) and King's snazzy blues guitar instrumentals are easily the most worthwhile items on board. There is, however, one other great cut: Johnny "Guitar" Watson's astonishingly futuristic 1954 workout "Space Guitar" (released under the billing Young John Watson), one of the great relatively obscure classics of the mid-'50s. /Richie Unterberger, AllMusic
Giving the sleeve a casual glance, most would assume that the material for the most part flopped upon release, but actually a few of these were big (if virtually forgotten) R&B hits, like Todd Rhodes' "Blues for the Red Boy" (from 1948), Earl Bostic's effervescent "Flamingo" (from 1951), and Sonny Thompson's shuffling "Long Gone" (1948), a groundbreaker in that it not only sat atop the R&B charts for a long time but also made the pop Top 30. Beyond that, things do get rather generic, even though there are some relatively big names like Mickey Baker and King Curtis (heard backing Washboard Bill) and future James Brown sideman Jimmy Nolen (who shines on blues guitar on the 1956 single "After Hours"/"Strollin' With Nolen").
There's no denying, however, that Doggett's massive and classic "Honky Tonk" (parts one and two are both here) and King's snazzy blues guitar instrumentals are easily the most worthwhile items on board. There is, however, one other great cut: Johnny "Guitar" Watson's astonishingly futuristic 1954 workout "Space Guitar" (released under the billing Young John Watson), one of the great relatively obscure classics of the mid-'50s. /Richie Unterberger, AllMusic
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