This set clearly demonstrates the evolution of Western Swing into what would later be called Rockabilly. These are the original recordings and while most of them sound great, there is some distortion on several tracks. Don't let the fact you might never of heard of most of these artists or songs deter you from getting this set - it's toe-tapping boogie at its best! You'll prefer some tracks, but the amazing thing about this 4CD set is that at no stage will you need to rush over and hit the FFWD button (despite it being such a large compilation selected by some complete stranger). All tracks are upbeat with no soppy ballady crud...great for boppin'.
Each disc has its own art in folder.
Disc 1 - Travellin' Boogie
1. Travelling Boogie 2:37 - Turner, Zeb
2. Freight Train Boogie 2:29 - Tyler, Johnny & The Riders Of The Rio Gr&e
3. Streamliner Boogie 2:45 - O’Neal, Jimmie & The Colorado Hillbillies
4. Pan American Boogie 2:40 - Glosson, Lonnie
5. Louisiana Boogie 2:22 - Choates, Harry
6. Tennessee Boogie 2:34 - Durham, Jeff & His Rhythm Playboys
7. Tennessee Boogie 2:49 - Turner, Zeb
8. Georgia Boogie 2:53 - Williams, Curley& His Georgia Peach Pickers
9. Texas Boogie 2:20 - O’Quinn, Gene
10. Mississippi Boogie 2:06 - Pleasant, Red & The Southern Serenaders
11. Oakie Boogie 2:27 - Guthrie, Jack & His Oklahomans
12. Dixieland Boogie 2:12 - Hardrock Gunter
13. Kentucky Waltz Boogie 2:28 - Burke, Pete/Trio
14. Mobile Boogie 2:41 - Delmore Brothers
15. Colorado Boogie 2:04 - Rocky Rauch & His Western Serenaders
16. Fort Worth Boogie 2:25 - Davidson, Jean
17. Waxachachie Boogie Woogie Dishwasher Boy 2:26 - Boyd, Jim
18. Del Rio Boogie 2:43 - Raney, Wayne & The Delmore Brothers
19. Downtown Boogie 2:21 - Milo Twins
20. Out Of Town Boogie 2:37 - Hughes, Billy/Buckaroos
21. North Pole Boogie 2:37 - Briggs, Billy
22. Three Way Boogie 2:38 - Cooley, Spade
23. Smokey Mountain Boogie 2:39 - Ford, Tennessee Ernie
24. Humble Road Boogie 2:17 - Rash, Curley & His South Texas Playboys
25. Peach Tree Street Boogie 2:39 - Delmore Brothers
hboogtbDisc 2 Boogie Blues
1. I've Got The Boogie Blues 2:38 - Arthur, Charline
2. Pretty Baby Boogie 2:28 - Briggs, Billy
3. Slick Chick Boogie 2:47 - Maston Music Makers
4. Mother-In-Law boogie 2:36 - Songer, Earl
5. Mean Mama Boogie 2:52 - Bond, Johnny & His Red River Valley Boys
6. James, Jesse Boogie 2:31 - James, Jesse
7. Old Macdonald Boogie 2:11 - Tyler, Johnny & The Riders Of The Rio Grande
8. Baby Buggie Boogie 2:08 - Milo Twins
9. George's Playhouse Boogie 2:40 - Maddox Brothers & Rose
10. Long Tom Boogie 2:15 - Kizziah, Tommy & His West Coast Ramblers
11. Jack & Jill Boogie 2:46 - Raney, Wayne
12. Boogie Woogie Lou 2:38 - Turner, Zeb
13. Zeb's Mountain Boogie 2:31 - Brady, Brad
14. Boogie Woogie Blues 2:21 - Gunn, Art & His Arizona Playboys
15. Riramsey Boogie 2:42 - Ramsey, Rip & His Texas Wanderers
16. Richey Boogie 2:33 - McCoy, Walt & His Western Wonders
17. Porky's Boogie Woogie On Strings 3:10 - Rhythm Boys
18. T.Texas Boogie 2:28 - Tyler, T.Texas
19. Paper Boy Boogie 2:16 - Strength, Texas Bill
20. Cowboy Boogie 2:35 - McCoy, Walt & His Western Wonders
21. Lost John Boogie 2:38 - Raney, Wayne
22. Merle's Boogie Woogie 3:00 - Travis, Merle
23. Bennie Hess Boogie 2:50 - Hess, Bennie & His Nation Playboys
24. G.I. Boogie 2:23 - Whitney, Don G.I.
25. Hal Billy Boogie 2:48 - Dyson, Dick & His Blue Bonnet Boys
hboobbbDisc 3 Boogie Man Boogie
1. Boogie Man Boogie 2:46 - Atkins, Chet
2. Boogie Woogie 2:36 - Barfield, Johnny
3. Boog Boog Boogie 2:42 - Turner Bros (Red & Lige)
4. Super Boogie Woogie 2:48 - Irby, Jerry & His Texas Ranchers
5. Boogie Woogie In The Village 2:45 - Village Boys
6. Doin' The Boogie Woogie 2:40 - Barfield, Johnny
7. Hillbilly Boogie 2:42 - Delmore Brothers
8. Boogie Barn Dance 2:30 - Bryant, Jimmy
9. Dream Band Boogie 2:50 - Harral, Hank & His Palomino Cowhands
10. Hayride Boogie 2:40 - Franks, Tillman
11. Boogie Woogie On A Saturday Night 2:45 - Hardrock Gunter
12. Country Boogie 2:57 - Smith, Arthur/Sensational Trio
13. Hillbilly Boogie 2:31 - Irby, Jerry & His Texas Ranchers
14. Green Tree Boogie 2:47 - Haley, Bill & The Saddlemen
15. No Shoes Boogie 2:58 - Harri, Charlie With R.D.Hendon's Western Jamboree Cowboys
16. Shufflin' Shoes Boogie 2:48 - Holly, Wes
17. Juke Box Boogie 2:24 - Big Jeff & The Radio Playboys
18. Juke Box Boogie 2:26 - Burns, Freddie & His Ranch Boys
19. Boogie Woogie Baby 2:45 - Delmore Brothers
20. The Texas Wrangler Boogie Woogie Gal 2:19 - Padgett, Jack
21. Cornbread Boogie 2:46 - Gunn, Art & His Arizona Playboys
22. Catfish Boogie 2:36 - Raney, Wayne
23. Goatburger Boogie 2:51 - Sanders, Cousin Deems & His Goatherders With Walt McCoy
24. Sundown Boogie 2:27 - Haley, Bill & The Saddlemen
25. Alarm Clock Boogie 2:22 - Briggs, Billy
hboogbmbDisc 4 Crazy About the Boogie
1. Crazy About The Boogie 2:45 - Morris, Vance & His Alabama Playboys
2. Crazy Boogie 2:45 - Travis, Merle
3. Crazy Baby Boogie 2:31 - Mack, Bill
4. Guitar Boogie 3:22 - Smith, Arthur/Hot Quintet
5. Mandolin Boogie 2:55 - Armstrong Twins
6. Joe's Mandolin Boogie 2:57 - Friar, Hubert & Hillybilly Hicks
7. Piano Pete's Boogie 2:18 - James, Jesse & Band
8. Banjo Boogie 2:41 - Smith, Arthur/Hot Quintet
9. Be Bop Boogie 2:20 - Mustard & Gravy
10. Real Hot Boogie 2:36 - Raney, Wayne
11. Red Hot Boogie 2:32 - Whitney, Don
12. Hula Boogie 2:52 - Durden, Tommy & The Westernaires
13. The Shotgun Boogie 2:33 - Ford, Tennessee Ernie
14. Hot Rod Shotgun Boogie #2 2:46 - Franks, Tillman & His Rainbow Boys
15. Doghouse Boogie 2:40 - Hawkins, Hawkshaw
16. Dirty Boogie 2:49 - Hall, Roy & His Cohutta Mountain Boys
17. Snake Dance Boogie 2:03 - Hogsed, Roy
18. Rhumba Boogie 2:46 - Snow, Hank
19. Hadacol Boogie 2:45 - Nettles, Bill & His Dixie Blue Boys
20. Playboy Boogie 2:16 - Doss, Buster & His Arkansas Playboys
21. Hesitation Boogie 2:28 - Hardrock Gunter
22. New Broom Boogie 2:36 - Dexter, Al & His Troopers
23. Hangman Boogie 2:32 - Cowboy Copas
24. Mule Boogie 2:37 - Hall, Roy & His Cohutta Mountain Boys
25. I'm Too Old To Boogie Anymore 2:38 - Paige, Butterball
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Rockabilly done right.
The Sharks. A neo Psycho-billy borderline Rock a billy band from England. Phantom rockers is along the Rock a billy side with Psycho-billy slap riffs with a twangy Gretchen, Tex-Mex, western/Cowboy style Fender telecasting riffs mix. Less skilled technically than Restless, and tamer than the Meteors, but still a fine, fun album.
The Best of Rockabilly Instrumentals vol 2
This set clearly demonstrates the evolution of Western Swing into what would later be called Rockabilly. These are the original recordings and while most of them sound great, there is some distortion on several tracks. Don't let the fact you might never of heard of most of these artists or songs deter you from getting this set - it's toe-tapping boogie at its best! You'll prefer some tracks, but the amazing thing about this 4CD set is that at no stage will you need to rush over and hit the FFWD button (despite it being such a large compilation selected by some complete stranger). All tracks are upbeat with no soppy ballady crud...great for boppin'.
This compact disc combines two Ace Records vinyl compilations of choice 1950s material. Rarest Rockabilly & Hillbilly Boogie anthologizes rockabilly history through the prism of the vanity pressing. For a hundred dollars or so, an Elvis wannabe could cut a couple songs and get back a small pressing for their efforts. Once copies were distributed to nearby radio stations, promoters, and juke box operators, the remaining stash was given away to fans and relatives or sold at dances. Texas-based Starday Records was a hotbed for this; in a period of six years, they issued over 500 titles on their Dixie label or vanity labels, and these are this basis for this compilation. As primitive as some of these are, the music is just fine. Most of the artists collected here are just names on labels of a phonograph record company, yet the inclusion of two early rockin' sides from Jimmie Dale Gilmore are most illuminating. This compilation errs on the side of hillbilly boogie but if cowboy boots stand in for blue suede shoes, there's still pep aplenty in selections like Bill Mack's "It's Saturday Night" and Buddy Shaw's "Don't Sweep That Dirt on Me." Best of Ace Rockabilly returns to the classic sound and is loaded with collector's prizes. Sonny Fisher's "Rockin' Daddy" and "Sneaky Pete" are raw Texas style rockabilly at its best, while Louisiana is represented by Link Davis' "Trucker From Tennessee" and Jimmy Johnny's "I Can't Find the Doorknob." The big ticket items are two of George Jones' rare excursions into the deep waters of the big beat, "Rock It" and "How Come It." All in all, a superlative compilation that truly gives a sense of rock & roll's ground-floor incarnation in the wake of Elvis. ~ Cub Koda
Going for a more hillbilly as opposed to R&B influence on rock, this effectively captures some of the best rock and roll of the early days. A few of the tracks can be gotten elsewhere on better CDs ("Oh Boy!" and "Blue Suede Shoes" in particular are on dozens of more comprehensive collections), but most of the tracks are "missing in action" treasures that even the most rabid rock and roll fans may never have heard. All original versions in excellent audio quality.
A good insight into the beginnings of rockabilly, and a somewhat-decent record of the current trends in this awesome field. I think this album should have included a song by the Cramps (the dark side of rockabilly), but overall, this compilation is just so much fun to listen to!
