Although Nashville is primarily known as the center of country music, the city also has had a flourishing music scene in other genres, including R&B, and a big chunk of Nashville’s R&B history is due to Ted Jarrett, who founded Champion Records (and its sister labels Calvert, Kit, and Cherokee Records) in 1956, releasing several fine R&B singles, most of which were no more than regional hits, before the label officially folded three years later in 1959.
This three-disc, 60-track set collects some of those gems, including sides by Earl Gaines, Gene Allison, the Fairfield Four, Baker Knight, and many others, making for a fun and varied playlist - and for a history lesson as well. /Steve Leggett, AllMusic
This three-disc, 60-track set collects some of those gems, including sides by Earl Gaines, Gene Allison, the Fairfield Four, Baker Knight, and many others, making for a fun and varied playlist - and for a history lesson as well. /Steve Leggett, AllMusic
Album: Champion Records: The Singles Collection - CD 1
Year: 2011
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:44
Size: 114,8 MB
Styles: Blues, R&B, soul, doo-wop
Scans: Full
1. Little Ike - She Can Rock (1:50)
2. Little Ike - Am I Losing You (2:43)
3. Christine Kittrell - I'm Just What You're Looking For (2:14)
4. Christine Kittrell - I Thank Him (2:24)
5. Gene Allison - Somebody Somewhere (2:35)
6. Gene Allison - You're My Baby (2:29)
7. Larry Birdsong - Somebody Somewhere (2:33)
8. Larry Birdsong - You're My Baby (2:25)
9. Earl Gaines - Best Of Luck Baby (2:26)
10. Earl Gaines - Sittin' Here Drinkin' (3:00)
11. The Jimmy Beck Orchestra - Pipe Dreams (2:09)
12. The Jimmy Beck Orchestra - Blue Night (2:09)
13. Murfreesboro - Real Good Man (2:33)
14. Murfreesboro - Oh My Love (2:14)
15. Larry Birdsong - Three Times Seven (3:04)
16. Gene Allison - I Understand (2:16)
17. Larry Birdsong - Oo Wee Honey (2:21)
18. Larry Birdsong - Let's Try It Again (2:17)
19. Earl Gaines - Now Do You Hear (2:06)
20. Earl Gaines - Three Times Seven (2:45)
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Album: Champion Records: The Singles Collection - CD 2
Year: 2011
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:53
Size: 115,1 MB
Styles: Blues, R&B, soul, doo-wop
Scans: Full
1. Little Shy Guy & The Hot Rods - Let's Rock And Roll (2:55)
2. Little Shy Guy & The Hot Rods - My Little Baby (1:58)
3. The Fairfield Four - Let Your Will Be Done (2:12)
4. The Fairfield Four - Lord You Know (2:18)
5. Johnny Birdgeforth - Moon Flight (2:22)
6. Johnny Birdgeforth - Blue Organ (2:53)
7. The Kinglets - Six Days A Week (3:00)
8. The Kinglets - You Gotta Go (2:49)
9. Charles Walker & The Daffodils - No Fool No More (2:12)
10. Charles Walker & The Daffodils - Slave To Love (2:24)
11. Chuck Harrod & The Anteaters - Crawdad Hole (1:42)
12. Chuck Harrod & The Anteaters - They Wanna' Fight (2:33)
13. The Clips - Kiss Away (2:41)
14. The Clips - Let Me Get Close To You Baby (2:48)
15. The Jimmy Beck Orchestra - Fiesta (2:12)
16. The Jimmy Beck Orchestra - Nightmare (2:28)
17. Gene Allison - You Gonna Be Sorry (2:34)
18. Gene Allison - Now That We're Together (1:56)
19. Larry Birdsong - Do You Love Me (2:15)
20. Larry Birdsong - Every Night In The Week (2:32)
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Album: Champion Records: The Singles Collection - CD 3
Year: 2011
Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 51:58
Size: 122,2 MB
Styles: Blues, R&B, soul, doo-wop
Scans: Full
1. Baker Knight - Bring My Cadillac Back (2:25)
2. Baker Knight - I Cried (2:19)
3. Don Q With Clenest Gant - Halelujah (2:35)
4. Don Q With Clenest Gant - Jump Jump Hi Ho (2:19)
5. Earl Gaines - Hold Back My Tears (2:09)
6. Earl Gaines - Love You Love You Love You (2:07)
7. Gene Allison - If Things Don't Change (2:25)
8. Larry Birdsong - Young And Fancy Free (2:17)
9. Daddy Dean Orchestra - Love Me A Long Long Time (2:20)
10. Daddy Dean Orchestra - The Road (3:01)
11. Cliff Butler - Rent's Too High (3:11)
12. Cliff Butler - Fool (2:24)
13. Joyce Paul - Goofin' Off (2:29)
14. Joyce Paul - Tell Me The Truth (3:05)
15. Sandra Meade - Who Spins The Wheel (2:42)
16. Sandra Meade - Fever (2:42)
17. Larry Birdsong - Since You Left Me Behind (1:55)
18. Larry Birdsong - Live The Life I Sing About (2:55)
19. Don Q With Clenest Gant - I Can't Stand To See You Go (3:17)
20. Don Q With Clenest Gant - Love Me Always (3:12)
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