VA - Boss Black Rockers Vol. 3: Rockin' Shoes (KMCD52)

Size: 150,4 MB
Time: 63:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2020
Styles: Blues, R&B, Rock
Art: Front & Back

01 Big Al Downing - Yes I'm Loving You (1:49)
02 The Swallows - Itchy Twitchy Feeling (2:22)
03 Roy Gaines - Skippy Is A Sissy (If This Ain't Love) (2:17)
04 Choker Campbell - Walking On My Thin Sole Shoes (2:24)
05 Tony Allan - Rockin' Shoes (2:04)
06 Ray Sharpe - Kewpie Doll (2:28)
07 Joe Perkins & The Rookies - Ain't You Glad Nature Did It (2:04)
08 Kenny Esquire & The Starlites - Boom Chica Boom (2:23)
09 Larry Birdsong - Somebody Somewhere (2:34)
10 The Earthquakes With The Rhythm Kings - Crazy Bop (1:57)
11 Bobby Davis - Damper Down (2:04)
12 Guitar Red - Just You And I (2:02)
13 Sims Twins - Don't Fight It Feel It (1:58)
14 Ray Sharpe - Linda Lu (2:06)
15 Etta James - What I Say (3:16)
16 The Titans - Don't You Just Know It (2:32)
17 Titus Turner - Miss Rubberneck Jones (2:21)
18 Curtis Carrington - I'm Gonna Catch You (Cutting Out On Me) (1:46)
19 Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs - College Girl (2:46)
20 Piano Slim & His Rockin' Four - Lot Of Shakin' Lot Of Jivin' (2:05)
21 Jimmy Charles & The Revelletts - Hop Scotch Hop (2:20)
22 Jim & Bob Harrison - Country Boy (2:36)
23 Ronnie And Roy - Big Fat Sally (2:12)
24 Joe Benson - Rock And Roll Jungle (2:19)
25 The Duals - Stick Shift (2:28)
26 The Upsetters - Steppin' Out (2:01)
27 Norman (Arab) Sands & The Valiants - Don't Wanna Leave The Congo (2:03)
28 Lenny Johnson - Walk Ginny Walk (2:18)

I wonder how the hell they manage at the KokoMojo label, to put together a series every time that is extremely fascinating, where there is no room for inferior songs and that also makes you eagerly looking forward to the next release . All this certainly applies to the "Boss Black Rockers" series. A series that will contain 10 albums and where we have reached 'Part 3 with' Rockin 'Shoes'. Once again, composer Little Victor Mac, aka The "Mojo" Man, has again distilled a fine portion of rock and roll songs from the "golden age of American music". With striker Big Al Downings released 'Yes I'm Loving You' in 1960, we are immediately in that formidable rock-and-roll mood created by Little Victor. The Swallows fit in seamlessly with "Itchy Twitchy Feeling", including a blistering sax solo. From then on, energetic, formidable and danceable fifties rock and roll songs follow each other at lightning speed. It is impossible to name highlights, because all tracks deserve the label 'gandioos'. Just listen to "Boom Chica Boom" by Kenny Esquire And The Starlites, rock-n-roll and doowop masterfully mixed together. Many songs you hear here for the first time and afterwards it is difficult to understand why they could not reach the general public at the time. One who could do that was Ray Sharpe, here with the well known "Linda Lu". Massively rousing, including an overly enthusiastic audience, is Etta James 'version of Ray Charles' 'What I Say'. For an instrumental you have to wait until track number 25. The Duals give away a nice sample of a guitar-driven hot-rod song with 'Stick Shift'.
In short, you will not be given peace of mind on this album, but if you want to go crazy and banish your daily hassle, this is the disc for you. ~Lambert Smits

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