The track listing on the back is totally wrong. Very enjoyable disc, probably better than the sundazed set.
The 'Fats' box looks pretty cool! Fats Domino Box set: I’ve Been Around - The Complete Imperial and ABC Recordings (12-CD & DVD) - Bear Family Records
Cool! I've never seen that before. Great on so many levels. Two great singers, two great guitar players. I didn't know whether to focus on them singin, or them playing guitars. Then, the dual harmony guitar solo! Right on! You rarely ever see Waylon play any other electric guitar than the Telecaster too. Great!
Surprised nobody has mentioned the forthcoming BF box set sale 1975-2018. Seven pages to choose from, some have to be specially ordered & a few are deleted & unavailable. Sale prices not shown but "when the summer ends the % come" which seems to mean the discounted prices will be available in the autumn. Keep checking their website at CD Box Set
This is probably another thread in itself. Why is Bill Haley only really considered a pioneer of rock n roll after 'rock around the clock'? This BF set (which I don't have) indicates also that Bill and the guys were moving mountains before 'RATC'. History also shows, all this earlier work, the 'hillbilly'/'western swing' soon to be 'rockabilly'/'rock n roll' is somewhat forgotten by what has become the legacy of the birth of 'rock n roll'. It's clear these guys were doing 'RATC' style material long before 1955. Have the guys been dealt a dis justice for not being recognized for their earlier influential material? Obviously 'Blackboard Jungle' changed everything, but why the long delay? The BF box set.
This is a great CD, think I might have menched it here (poss another thread), music dates back to 1951.
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We need to discuss 50s rock legend Rudy "Tutti" Grayzell. At 86, Rudy has aged well in mind and body. It was his friend Elvis Presley who gave him the nickname Rudy "Tutti." Born Rudolph Paiz Jimenez, Rudy has claimed to have coined the phrase "rockabilly" while having a conversation with a young Roy Orbison. Bear Family released the superb 1CD comp entitled "Let's Get Wild," which is an essential purchase for all fans of rockabilly and remains the best option when purchasing his classic material. Rudy traveling in a converted ambulance as pitch man for Pine Bros. throat drops
It would be nice to see Bear Family or another reissue label release a proper anthology of Sunny & The Sunliners (aka Sunny & the Sunglows) on CD. Having aged well in body and mind, Sunny Ozuna continues to perform and record. Sunny Ozuna is a bilingual Grammy Award winning artist and a living legend.