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New Orleans - Glory Days of Rock 'n' Roll
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New Orleans - Glory Days of Rock 'n' Roll
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by Professor Longhair, Lee Dorsey, Shirley and Lee, Fats Domino, and Chris Kenner
Sales Rank: 461360
Price:$43.88
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In the midst of their massive Rock `n' Roll Era, Your Hit Parade, and Big Band mail-order only series which got under way some 12-15 years ago, Time-Life/Warner Special Productions came out with the start of a sub-series around 1999 under the generic heading The Glory Days Of Rock 'N' Roll, each with a sub-title indicating the theme of the volume in question. I'm not certain as to the extent of that series but, in addition to this volume (all of which are becoming increasingly hard to find), other sub-titles I know for certain are: One Hit Wonders 1; One Hit Wonder 2; Dance Party; Doo Wop; Doo Wop Oldies But Goodies; Girl Group Sound; Golden Classics; Great Love Songs; Great Rockers; Great Vocals; Hard-To-Find Hits; Instrumentals; Legendary Artists; # 1 Hits; R&B Classics; R&B Legends; Rockabilly; Teen Ballads; Teen Ballds; and Teen Idols. Many of the selections, kindly shown by reviewer Coral Hawley, have since been released on countless other such compilations, but if what you're looking for is listed, or in the event you're among those seeking to experience the early days of R&B and R&R for the first time, then rest assured these are all originals with wonderful clarity of sound, augmented by informative background notes and discography of contents. Several nice photos of some of the artists are also included. Strictly speaking, a few of the artists included here are not really associated with what has become known as the "second-line rhythm" of New Orleans music. On record, that was developed to mimic those who parade behind the coffin in a traditional New Orleans funeral procession, clapping rhythmically to the beat of the brass band. But while their own sound may emulate to some degree the traditional sounds of the likes of Professor Longhair and Huey "Piano" Smith, Bobby Marchan hailed from Youngstown, Ohio, Benny Spellman from Florida, The Showmen from Norfolk, Virginia and, of course, Little Richard from Georgia. Perhaps the album would have been better represented by The Spiders, Cookie & His Cupcakes, Johnny Adams and, say, Alvin Robinson. But even at that, this is still a solid 2 disc compilation with 30 of the best R&B cuts ever recorded, including a few not that easy to find even today. Such as Ernie K-Doe's A Certain Girl. A # 71 Billboard Pop Hot 100 in late 1961 as the B-side to I Cried My Last Tear (# 69 Hot 100), strangely, neither side made any impact on the R&B Top 100. Also a delight to see, regardless of where he originated, are both Parts 1 and 2 of There's Something On Your Mind by Bobby Marchan, a # 1 R&B/# 31 Hot 100 in summer 1960, and the melancholy It's Raining by the so vastly underrated Irma Thomas. Just listen to that, and then give me a rational reason why that never became a hit for her. Of course, some of her best came out in late 1963 and throughout 1964 when Billboard had suspended the R&B charts (only later assigning the Pop results to the R&B listings for "historical" purposes).
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New Orleans - Glory Days of Rock 'n' Roll
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