Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 85:19
Size: 198,0 MB
Styles: R&B
Scans: Front & back
1. I'll Be A Good Boy (2:55)
2. I'm So Worried (2:58)
3. Who's That Chick (2:38)
4. Double Trouble (2:38)
5. Beer Bottle Boogie (3:00)
6. Gonna Bring My Baby Back (2:26)
7. Night Workin' Blues (2:43)
8. Why Did You Deegee (2:30)
9. Crazy About You Baby (2:39)
10. No More Dogging Around (2:38)
11. Decorate The Counter (Rosco Gordon) (3:01)
12. Decorate The Counter (2:24)
13. Juanita (3:29)
14. Married Woman (1) (2:39)
15. Married Woman (2) (2:42)
16. I'm Off That Stuff (2:57)
17. Hound Dog (Big Mama Thornton) (2:54)
18. Bear Cat (The Answer To Hound Dog) (3:01)
19. Walkin' In The Rain (2:27)
20. Tiger Man (King Of The Jungle) (Joe Hill Louis) (3:14)
21. Tiger Man (King Of The Jungle) (2:50)
22. Save That Money (2:47)
23. Intro Patter To Sepia Swing Club (0:34)
24. Pink Pussycat Wine (1:12)
25. All Shook Out (Moohah) (2:50)
26. Candy (Moohah) (2:33)
27. The Easy Livin' Plan (2:53)
28. I'm Steady Holdin' On (3:24)
29. Rufus Thomas On Daddy Cool Show (10:05)
This compilation includes all known surviving recordings from 1949 to 1956, plus 2 recently discovered sides from his first recording session for Star Talent. All 8 original 78 rpm discs for Star Talent, Bullet, Chess, Sun, and Meteor. Some of these now for the first time ever from the first generation-tape. 3 recordings from the Memphis Recording Service, not originally issued and 2 original versions of songs Rufus covered (1 by Joe Hill Louis, 1 by Rosco Gordon; previously unissued). You'll also get the original version of Hound Dog by Big Mama Thornton, and 2 bonus recordings by Rufus's fellow DJ, Moohah Williams.
Rufus Thomas was a one-off - a larger than life character who made as great a contribution to the performance and style of American music as he did to the recording of it. He saw it all from black vaudeville to rap and played a major role in the evolution of African American music. His earlier R&B recordings have been unjustly obscured by his later role in the development of Stax Records and his string of soul hits. But Rufus was, though he always played it down, a damn fine blues and R&B singer in the 1950s. And this is one of the best cross-sections of African American music you'll hear from the period. Rufus sings with the Lionel Hampton band, several Memphis R&B dance bands, and with Sun studio session groups. And, in case we forget, he gave Sun Records its first hit, 'Bear Cat'.
Rufus Thomas was a one-off - a larger than life character who made as great a contribution to the performance and style of American music as he did to the recording of it. He saw it all from black vaudeville to rap and played a major role in the evolution of African American music. His earlier R&B recordings have been unjustly obscured by his later role in the development of Stax Records and his string of soul hits. But Rufus was, though he always played it down, a damn fine blues and R&B singer in the 1950s. And this is one of the best cross-sections of African American music you'll hear from the period. Rufus sings with the Lionel Hampton band, several Memphis R&B dance bands, and with Sun studio session groups. And, in case we forget, he gave Sun Records its first hit, 'Bear Cat'.
His R&B Recordings 1949-1956: The Sun Years, Plus mc
His R&B Recordings 1949-1956: The Sun Years, Plus zippy
2 comments:
thank you very much !!!great album
You're both welcome Ballas and Phil Everette, glad you enjoyed the post. Thanks for your comments.
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