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Saturday, April 11, 2026

Black Daddies of Rock & Roll - various artists compilation

 


01 - Tiny Bradshaw - Well, Oh Well

02 - Cecil Gant - Rock, Little Baby

03 - Roy Brown - Hurry, Hurry Babe

04 - Pete Lewis & Gene Philips - Boogie Guitar

05 - Fats Domino - No No Baby

06 - Dave Bartholomew - Good Jax Boogie

07 - Little Richard - Always

08 - Wynonie Harris - Down Boy Down

09 - Big Joe Turner - Bump Miss Suzie

10 - Pee Wee Crayton - Huckle Boogie

11 - Jackie Brenston - Rocket 88

12 - Fats Domino - Reeling And Rocking

13 - Little Richard - I Love My Babe

14 - Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup - Shout, Sister, Shout

15 - King Curtis - Work Little Carry Work

16 - Tiny Webb - Billboard Special

17 - Lloyd Price - Chere You At?

18 - Doles Dickens - We're Gonna Rock This Morning

19 - Sonny Parker - She Sets My Soul On Fire

20 - Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup - Rock Me, Mama


Black Daddies of Rock & Roll

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Rock and Roll Rarities Vol.1 (A TJR Original Compilation)

 


This is the first of a series of compilations from my own collection. These tracks are alternate versions, different takes or covers of hits by other artists. Some may vary only slightly than the popular version but are still worth a listen. Others are the less popular or not well known tracks from the classic rock and roll artists. The common connection is that they all ROCK!

Rock and Roll Rarities Vol.1:

1 (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock (with count-in) - Bill Haley and His Comets

2 Rock & Roll Music (unreleased version) - Chuck Berry

3 Shake, Rattle And Roll (take 8) - Elvis Presley

4 Blueberry Hill (Original Key) - Fats Domino

5 Long Tall Sally (The Thing) - Little Richard

6 Lonely Weekends - Wanda Jackson

7 Hey, Doll Baby [Demo] - The Everly Brothers

8 Midnight Shift (unissued) - Buddy Holly

9 Jelly Bean - Eddie Cochran

10 Blue Suede Shoes (alt. 2) - Carl Perkins

11 Be-Bop-A-Lula (take 12) - Gene Vincent

12 Bigelow 6-200 (alt) - Brenda Lee

13 Honky Tonk - The Champs

14 Be-Bop Baby (album version) - Ricky Nelson

15 Suzi-Q (alternate version) - Dale Hawkins

16 White Ligtnin' - Big Bopper

17 Shake Baby Shake (2) - Johnny O'Keefe

18 Sixteen Tons - Bo Diddley

19 Dance With Me Honey (Rock With Me Baby No.2) - Billy Lee Riley

20 Ooby Dooby - Janis Martin

21 Mean Little Mama (Alt) - Roy Orbison

22 Hound Dog - Freddie Bell & The Bellboys

23 Little School Girl - Larry Williams

24 Runaway [Stereo] [Different Take Version] - Del Shannon

25 Rumble - Duane Eddy

Rock and Roll Rarities Vol.1

Saturday, February 7, 2026

Jerry Lee Lewis – Sun Essentials - 4 disc set

 


Disc 1 - Rockin' Rollin' Country Boy

Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 2:52

Great Balls Of Fire 1:52

High School Confidential 2:28

Be Bop A Lula 2:25

Good Golly, Miss Molly (Alt Take) 2:10

Down The Line 2:12

Lovin' Up A Storm 1:51

Wild One 1:50

Ooby Dooby 1:56

End Of The Road 1:47

Pumping Piano Rock 2:03

All Night Long 2:02

Let The Good Times Roll 2:12

Put Me Down 2:08

Don't Be Cruel 1:58

I'm Feeling Sorry 2:39

Home 1:57

The Wild Side Of Love 2:46

When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again 2:32

I Love You Because 3:01

Born To Lose 2:38

I'm Throwing Rice (At The Girl I Love) 2:13

Jambalaya (On The Bayou) 1:58

Lovesick Blues 2:08

Crazy Heart 2:46

You Win Again 2:54

Cold, Cold Heart 3:05

I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You) 2:51

Your Cheatin' Heart 1:44

Settin' The Woods On Fire (Undubbed Version) 2:25

Long Gone Lonesome Blues 2:01

(Walk That) Lonesome Valley 2:17

Disc 2 - The Country Boy Rocks On

Big Blon' Baby 1:40

Rock 'N' Roll Ruby 1:56

Pink Pedal Pushers 2:06

Breathless 2:42

I'm Sorry, I'm Not Sorry 2:35

Ubangi Stomp 1:45

Friday Night 1:41

I'll Be Me 2:43

Milk Shake Mademoiselle 2:11

Baby, Baby, Bye Bye 1:56

Break Up 2:18

Just Who Is To Blame 2:33

Charming Billy (Billy Boy) 2:17

It Won't Happen With Me 2:57

Bonnie B 2:19

Livin' Lovin' Wreck 2:03

Your Lovin' Ways 2:37

Crazy Arms 2:43

I'll Make It All Up To You (Alt Take) 2:44

Let's Talk About Us 2:06

It Hurt Me So 2:38

As Long As I Live 2:24

How's My Ex Treating You? 2:34

I Can't Seem To Say Goodbye 2:32

Shame On You 2:08

I'll Sail My Ship Alone 2:07

Someday (You'll Want Me To Want You) 2:43

Set My Mind At Ease 2:01

Seasons Of My Heart 3:00

It All Depends (On Who Will Buy The Wine) 2:58

Slippn' Around 2:51

Night Train To Memphis 2:08

Disc 3 - Hillbilly Blues

Big Legged Woman 2:28

Rockin' With Red 1:58

Sixty Minute Man 1:50

So Long, I'm Gone 2:09

I've Been Twistin' 3:17

Teenage Letter 2:18

Mean Woman Blues 2:27

Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee 2:37

Keep You Hands Off It (Birthday Cake) 2:14

Money 2:38

Sick And Tired 2:43

Hound Dog 2:06

Cool Cool Ways (Sexy Ways) 2:30

Hello, Hello, Baby 3:25

I Know What It Means 2:41

It'll Be Me (LP Version) 2:15

Hillbilly Music 2:09

Turn Around 2:51

Love's Made Me A Fool Of Me 2:45

I Forgot To Remember To Forget 2:28

Fools Like Me 2:53

I Can't Trust Me 2:14

I'm The Guilty One 2:10

Memory Of You 2:11

Don't Drop It 1:49

Hand Me Down My Walking Cane 2:21

Crawdad Song 1:51

Crazy Arms (Remake) 2:35

Ramblin' Rose 3:20

Rockin' The Boat Of Love 2:41

Whole Lotta Twistin' Goin' On 3:18

Disc 4 - Something Old, Something Blue

What'd I Say 2:25

Honey Hush 2:07

Tomorrow Night 2:59

Carryin' On (Sexy Ways) 2:02

Good Rockin' Tonight 2:44

Come What May 2:05

Hello Josephine 1:45

Little Queenie 2:26

Johnny B. Goode 1:56

Hang Up My Rock 'N' Roll Shoes 2:37

Sweet Little Sixteen 2:57

Matchbox (Alt Take) 1:51

C.C. Rider 2:28

Lewis Boogie 2:02

The Ballad Of Billy Joe 2:57

My Pretty Quadroon 2:56

Hong Kong Blues (Down In Old Hong Kong) 2:28

That Lucky Old Sun 3:12

Goodnight Irene (Undubbed Master) 2:57

Will The Circle Be Unbroken 2:25

The Great Speckled Bird 1:44

John Henry 2:34

Frankie And Johnny 2:35

You're The Only Star InMy Blue Heaven 1:52

Waiting Foe A Train (All Around The Watertank) 1:43

Old Pal Of Yesterday 2:34

Mexicali Rose (Slow Version) 1:55

Deep Elem Blues 2:45

You Are My Sunshine 2:13

The Marines' Hymn (From The Halls Of Montezuma) 2:22

That's My Desire 1:14

Just A Little Talk With Jesus 3:11

Carry Me Back To Old Virginia 2:30


Jerry Lee Lewis – Sun Essentials


Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Burt Blanca - The Wild Rockin' Man

 

Burt Blanca (Norbert Arthur Blancke, Neder-Over-Heembeek, 6 August 1944) is a Belgian rock and roll musician. He often performed with The King Creoles as his backing group. A renowned studio guitarist, Burt Blanca is a pioneer of rock in Belgium. He is the performer of numerous hits such as: Touche pas à mon rock'n'roll, Ma Guitare bleue, Le Train ne passe plus par là, Voilà le temps des vacances, Dansons , Limbobossa, Rock'n'Roll is good for the soul, Le Locomotion, Hey Baby, Twist twist senora, and ClapClap Sound.

This hand-made compilation is a collection of his rock and roll recordings, both live and studio.

1 Bop A Lena 

2 Summertime Blues 

3 Ready Teddy 

4 Slippin' & Slidin' 

5 Maryline 

6 Long Black Jacket 

7 Blue Suede Shoes 

8 Lucille 

9 Like A Rockin' Machine 

10 Something else 

11 Twenty Flight Rock 

12 Roll Over Beethoven 

13 Rock Around The Clock 

14 My Blue Guitar 

15 Jailhouse Rock 

16 Brand New Cadillac 

17 Bye Bye Johnny 

18 Shout 

19 Reelin' and Rockin' 

20 Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 

21 Tutti Frutti 

22 What d' I Say 


Burt Blanca - The Wild Rockin' Man

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Saturday, October 18, 2025

A Rocket In My Pocket - the soundtrack to the book "The Hipster's Guide To Rockabilly Music"

 


Max Décharné is an English rock musician, singer and writer. He has written about music regularly for Mojo magazine since 1998, where he is their chief authority on the subject of rockabilly music, which he has followed and played since the 1970's. 

His book, "A Rocket In My Pocket (Serpent's Tail, 2010)", tells the story of rockabilly music, the primal 50's howl of rockin' rage that helped start it all. It has been called "the definitive book on rockabilly.. tells you all you need to know." 

A Rocket In My Pocket is the soundtrack to the book:

1 Dale Vaughn– How Can You Be Mean To Me

2 Elvis Presley– Mystery Train

3 Gene Maltais– The Raging Sea

4 Allen Page– She's The One That's Got It

5 Carl Perkins– Put Your Cat Clothes On

6 Bob Doss– Don't Be Gone Long

7 Wanda Jackson– Mean, Mean Man

8 Johnny Burnette And The Rock 'N Roll Trio*– The Train Kept A-Rollin'

9 Rocky Bill Ford– Mad Dog In Town

10 Hal Harris– Jitterbop Baby

11 Ronnie Self– Bop-A-Lena

12 Jackie Morningstar– Rockin' In The Graveyard

13 Echo Valley Boys With Bill Browning– Wash Machine Boogie

14 Sonny Fisher– Pink And Black

15 Charlie Feathers With Jody* & Jerry*– Get With It

16 Ray Harris – Come On Little Mama

17 The Rhythm Rockets– The Slide

18 Jimmy Carroll Aka Billy Carroll – Big Green Car

19 Benny Ingram– Jello Sal

20 Junior Thompson With The Meteors– Mama's Little Baby

21 Mel Robbins– Save It

22 Jimmy & Johnny– I Can't Find The Door Knob

23 Freddie Franks – Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby

24 Ric Cartey– Scratching On My Screen

25 Roy Burk & The Bell Bottoms– Rock To The Boogie

26 Don Willis – Boppin' High School Baby

27 Don Cole– Snake Eyed Mama

28 Jimmy Lloyd – I Got A Rocket In My Pocket


A Rocket In My Pocket

Saturday, October 4, 2025

A Shot Of Rhythm & Blues - 30 Slabs of Prime R'n'B - various artists compilation

 

Arthur Alexander– A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues 2:00

Barrett Strong– Money (That's What I Want) 2:39

Bobby Parker – Watch Your Step 2:45

Muddy Waters– Messin' With The Man 2:18

Otis Spann– Five Spot 2:41

Freddie King & Lulu Reed*– You Can't Hide 2:57

Charles Sheffield– It's Your Voodoo Working 1:50

Bill Doggett– Hold It 2:30

Wilson Pickett– Let Me Be Your Boy 2:48

B.B. King– Bad Luck Soul 2:15

Ernie K-Doe– Mother-In-Law 2:24

Booker T & The MG's– Green Onions 2:50

Rosco Gordon– Just A Little Bit 2:08

Rufus Thomas– It's Aw'rite 2:58

Eddie Bo– Every Dog Got His Day 2:17

Benny Spellman– Fortune Teller 2:13

Buster Brown– Fannie Mae 2:55

Lee Dorsey– Do Re Mi 1:57

Otis Spann– It Must Have Been

Lillian Offitt– The Man Won't Work 2:26

Jimmy McCracklin– The Walk 2:47

Howlin' Wolf– I've Been Abused 2:14

Little Walter– My Babe 2:34

Ray Charles– Mess Around 2:40

Johnny Guitar Watson– Broke And Lonely 2:57

James Brown– Night Train 3:32

Eugene Church– Jack Of All Trades 2:35

Earl King– Trick Bag 2:39

Slim Harpo– I'm A King Bee 2:56

Wilbert Harrison– Let's Stick Together 2:47


A Shot Of Rhythm & Blues



Monday, June 2, 2025

Elvis Heard Them Here First - various artists compilation

 


1 Bobby Darin– I Want You With Me 2:17

2 Charlie Blackwell– The Girl Of My Best Friend 2:23

3 Tippie & The Clovers– Bossa Nova Baby 2:02

4 Carl Mann– I'm Comin' Home 2:32

5 Ray Peterson– The Wonder Of You 2:33

6 Thomas Wayne– Girl Next Door 2:08

7 The Spidells Featuring Billy Lockridge– Find Out What's Happening 2:31

8 Roger Douglass– Never Ending 1:58

9 The Coasters– Girls Girls Girls (Pt 2) 1:51

10 Vern Stovall– Long Black Limousine 2:33

11 Bobby Wood– If I'm A Fool For Loving You 2:28

12 Rick Nelson – Stop, Look And Listen 2:07

13 Bob Dylan– Tomorrow Is A Long Time 3:01

14 Jerry Reed– Guitar Man 2:26

15 Brenda Lee– Always On My Mind 2:49

16 Jerry Butler– Only The Strong Survive 2:35

17 The Bards– Goodtime Charlie's Got The Blues 2:20

18 Duane Dee– True Love Travels On A Gravel Road 2:26

19 Matthews' Southern Comfort– I've Lost You 2:26

20 T-Bone Walker– Three Corn Patches 3:04

21 Charlie Rich– Pieces Of My Life 2:33

22 Tony Joe White– For Ol' Times Sake 3:46

23 The Pointer Sisters – Fairytale 3:01

24 Mickey Newbury– An American Trilogy 4:56


Monday, May 5, 2025

Chills & Fever - 30 One Hit Wonders - US Rhythm & Blues

 


1 Bunker Hill– Hide And Go Seek (part 1)

2 Boogaloo And His Gallant Crew– Cops And Robbers

3 Benny Spellman– Lipstick Traces (On A Cigarette)

4 Prince La La– She Put The Hurt On Me

5 Johnnie Morisette– Meet Me At The Twistin' Place

6 The Sims Twins*– Soothe Me

7 The Aquatones– You

8 The Quin-Tones– Down The Aisle Of Love

9 The Original Casuals– So Tough

10 The Halos– Nag

11 The Majors– A Wonderful Dream

12 The Monotones– Book Of Love

13 The Impalas– Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home)

14 The Jarmels– A Little Bit Of Soap

15 The Silhouettes– Get A Job

16 Billy & Lillie– La Dee Dah

17 The Flares– Foot Stomping (part 1)

18 Joe Jones – You Talk Too Much

19 The Spacemen– The Clouds

20 Wynona Carr– Should I Ever Love Again?

21 James Ray – If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody

22 Phil Phillips With The Twilights– Sea Of Love

23 Elton Anderson– Secret Of Love

24 The Bobbettes– Mr Lee

25 The Accents – Wiggle Wiggl

26 Nathaniel Mayer And His Fabulous Twilights– Village Of Love

27 Billy Bland– Let The Little Girl Dance

28 Ronnie Love – Chills And Fever

29 Claudine Clark– Party Lights

30 Barbara George– I Know (You Don't Love Me No More)


Chills & Fever

Monday, April 14, 2025

Classy Sugar (The Pure Essence Of New York Rock & Roll)

 


1-1 Chip Fisher– Sugar Bowl Rock 2:19

1-2 The Platters– Out Of My Mind 2:25

1-3 Billy Williams – Red Hot Love 1:58

1-4 Joe Dodo And The Groovers– Groovy 2:33

1-5 Ruth Brown– Just Too Much 2:31

1-6 Bobby Pedrick– White Bucks And Saddle Shoes 2:10

1-7 Donnie Elbert– Believe It Or Not 2:07

1-8 The Videos – Trickle Trickle 2:04

1-9 Chuck Willis– CC Rider 2:37

1-10 The Crew Cuts– Hey Stella! (Who Zat In Your Cellar?) 2:04

1-11 Danny Valentino– Stampede 2:03

1-12 Barbara Evans– Souvenirs 2:05

1-13 Little Joe Cook And The Thrillers– Let's Do The Slop 2:52

1-14 Lloyd Price– Have You Ever Had The Blues 2:12

1-15 Titus Turner– Big John 2:39

1-16 Piano Red– Rock, Baby 2:27

1-17 Jaye Sisters– Pitter Patter Boom Boom 2:19

1-18 Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers– It Would Be So Nice 2:35

1-19 The Clovers– Love Potion No 9 1:55

1-20 Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks – Baby Jean 2:21

1-21 The Mello Kings– Chip Chip 2:06

1-22 Santo & Johnny– All Night Diner 1:59

1-23 June Bateman– Yes I Will 2:22

1-24 Wilbert Harrison– Goodbye Kansas City 2:31

1-25 Bobby Brooks*– You'd Better Move 1:51

2-1 Bobby Darin– Bullmoose 2:30

2-2 Ann Cole– That's Enough 2:08

2-3 The Isley Brothers– Respectable 2:10

2-4 Neil Sedaka– No Vacancy 2:50

2-5 Dave "Baby" Cortez– Cat Nip 2:35

2-6 Lincoln Chase– Miss Orangatang 2:00

2-7 The Turbans– When You Dance 2:56

2-8 Lillian Briggs– Boogie Blues 2:15

2-9 Lloyd Fatman– Where You Been? 2:33

2-10 The Goofers– Flip, Flop And Fly 2:42

2-11 Screamin' Jay Hawkins– Take Me Back To My Boots And Saddle 2:44

2-12 Kalin Twins– Three O'Clock Thrill 2:28

2-13 Jeff Barry– Hip Couple 2:05

2-14 The Cues– Yes Sir! 2:25

2-15 The Chordettes– No Wheels 2:34

2-16 The Dell-Vikings– Flat Tire 2:32

2-17 Mamie Bradley– I Feel Like A Million 2:25

2-18 Elvis Presley– One-Sided Love Affair 2:14

2-19 The Drifters– Hey Senorita 2:43

2-20 The Passions – Oh, Melancholy Me 2:13

2-21 The Solitaires– Walkin' Along 2:35

2-22 Duane Eddy– Yep! 2:45

2-23 Bill Haley And His Comets– Where'd You Go Last Night 2:48

2-24 Dion – I Got The Blues 2:47

2-25 Joe Turner*– Jump For Joy 2:08

3-1 Brook Benton– Hurtin' Inside 2:13

3-2 Thurston Harris– Be Baba Leba 2:18

3-3 Sil Austin– Pink Shade Of Blue 3:03

3-4 Ivory Joe Hunter– Shooty Booty 2:05

3-5 Clyde McPhatter– Ta Ta 2:15

3-6 The Rays – Elevator Operator 2:16

3-7 Bobby Freeman– Big Fat Woman 1:44

3-8 The Ospreys– It's Good To Me 1:55

3-9 The Five Keys– That's Right 2:33

3-10 Johnny Restivo– Ya Ya 2:19

3-11 Ella Johnson With Buddy Johnson And His Orchestra– Since I Fell For You 3:27

3-12 The Cadillacs– Peek-A-Boo 2:17

3-13 Jackie Wilson– Am I The Man 2:37

3-14 Bay Bops– Joanie 2:14

3-15 The Coasters– What About Us 2:46

3-16 Ray Charles– Sticks And Stones 2:16

3-17 The Shirelles– Boys 2:09

3-18 King Curtis– Birth Of The Blues 2:37

3-19 Chico Holiday– Cuckoo Girl 2:20

3-20 Elson Smith– Flip Flop 2:09

3-21 Annisteen Allen– Rough Lover 2:48

3-22 The Flamingos– Mio Amore 3:11

3-23 The Danleers– I Really Love You 2:15

3-24 LaVern Baker– Why Baby Why 2:31

3-25 Jimmy McCracklin– The Wobble 2:17


Classy Sugar

Friday, February 14, 2025

Great Rock'n'Roll Instrumentals - The Original Rock 'n' Roll Recordings 1950-1960

 


1-1 Chuck Berry– In-Go

1-2 Duane Eddy & The Rebels*– Movin 'n' Groovin'

1-3 B.B. Cunningham– Electrode

1-4 Floyd Cramer– Flip Flop & Bop

1-5 Owen Bradley– Big Guitar

1-6 Ritchie Valens– Fast Freight

1-7 The Champs– Midnighter

1-8 Scotty Moore Trio– Have Guitar-Will Travel

1-9 Ace Cannon– 38 Special

1-10 Sonny Burgess– Itchy

1-11 Lynn Vernon– Moon Rocket

1-12 Chuck Berry– Blue Feeling

1-13 Chet Atkins– Dance With Me Henry

1-14 Arthur Smith & His Crackerjacks*– Guitar Boogie

1-15 Merle Travis– I'll See You In My Dreams

1-16 Duane Eddy & The Rebels*– Rebel Rouser

1-17 Les Paul & Mary Ford– How High The Moon

1-18 B.B. Cunningham– Scratchin'

1-19 Merrill Moore– Nola Boogie

1-20 Country Cats– Hot Strings

1-21 Buddy Knox & The Rhythm Orchids– Rockabilly Walk

1-22 Chuck Berry– Deep Feeling

1-23 The Champs– Gone Train

1-24 Ace Cannon– Big Shot

1-25 Duane Eddy & The Rebels*– Cannonball

1-26 Chet Atkins– Tweedle Dee

1-27 Al Casey – Ramrod

1-28 Ritchie Valens– Big Baby Blues

1-29 Merle Travis– Cannonball Rag

1-30 Sonny Burgess– Thunderbird

1-31 The Champs– Train To Nowhere

1-32 Bill Haley & The Comets*– Blue Comet Blues

1-33 Link Wray– Rumble

2-1 The Champs– Tequila

2-2 Bill Justis– Raunchy

2-3 Sil Austin– Slow Walk

2-4 Lawson Haggart Rockin' Band*– Dumplings

2-5 Fats Domino– Fats Frenzy

2-6 Bill Haley & The Comets*– Rudy's Rock

2-7 Noble (Thin Man) Watts*– Hard Times (The Slop)

2-8 Willie Mitchell– Bongo Beat

2-9 Lee Allen– Walkin' With Mr. Lee

2-10 Red Holloway– Foolin' Around Slowly

2-11 T.J. Fowler*– Back Biter

2-12 Red Prysock– Rock 'n' Roll

2-13 Fats Domino– Second Line Jump

2-14 Jimmy Cavallo & His House Rockers*– Footstompin'

2-15 Kid King's Combo– Skip's Boogie

2-16 The Blazers – Walk On

2-17 Bill Justis– College Man

2-18 Pete Johnson & Albert Ammons– Walkin' The Boogie

2-19 Lawson Haggart Rockin' Band*– The Stroll

2-20 Dave Appell & The Applejacks*– Dinner With Drac

2-21 Willie Mitchell– The Crawl

2-22 Rusty Bryant– The Honeydripper

2-23 Fats Domino– Swannee River Hop

2-24 Alan Freed & His Rock 'n' Roll Band– The Grey Bear

2-25 Bill Haley & His Comets*– Goofin' Around

2-26 The Nino Tempo Band– Heartburn Motel

2-27 Lawson Haggart Rockin' Band*– Yancey Special

2-28 Bill Doggett– Honky Tonk

2-29 Fats Domino– The Fat Man's Hop

2-30 Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra*– Jay-Dee's Boogie Woogie


Great Rock'n'Roll Instrumentals


Friday, February 7, 2025

Janis Martin – The Female Elvis: Complete Recordings 1956-60

 


Janis Darlene Martin (March 27, 1940 – September 3, 2007) was an American rockabilly and country music singer. She was one of the few women working in the male-dominated rock and roll music field during the 1950s and one of country music's early female innovators. Martin was nicknamed the Female Elvis for her dance moves on stage, similar to those of Elvis Presley.

Before she was six, Martin was already singing and playing the guitar, inspired by Eddy Arnold and Hank Williams. Over the years, this resulted in statewide contests with over 200 contestants, which she won. As a result, Janis was asked to play on the same bill as Cowboy Copas and Sunshine Sue. When she was in her mid-teens, she was appearing with country singers including Arnold, Hank Snow, The Browns and Jim Reeves. She soon claimed she was tired of country music and began a rock and roll career.

At age 15, Martin signed with RCA Victor in March 1956, just two months after Elvis Presley joined the label. She recorded "Will You Willyum" on March 8, 1956, backed by her own composition "Drugstore Rock 'n Roll".

The song became the biggest hit of her career, selling 750,000 records. Soon Martin was performing on American Bandstand, The Today Show and Tonight Starring Steve Allen. She also appeared on Jubilee USA, and the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, becoming one of the younger performers to ever appear. Billboard named her Most Promising Female Vocalist that year.

Drugstore Rock 'n' Roll 2:07

Will You, Willyum 1:56

Love And Kisses 2:00

My Boy Elvis 2:09

Cracker Jack 2:06

Bang Bang 1:58

Ooby Dooby 1:48

Barefoot Baby 2:22

Good Love 2:09

Little Bit 2:11

Two Long Years 2:25

All Right, Baby 1:36

Billy Boy, My Billy Boy 2:08

Let's Elope Baby 2:04

Love Me, Love 2:06

Love Me To Pieces 2:07

William 2:07

Here Today And Gone Tomorrow 2:07

Teen Street 1:53

Hard Times Ahead 2:17

Cry Guitar 2:28

Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) 1:47

One More Year To Go 2:21

Blues Keep Calling 2:23

Please Be My Love 2:12

I Don't Hurt Anymore 2:06

Half Loved 2:10

My Confession 2:03

I'll Never Be Free 2:01

Love Me, Love (Cha Cha) 2:02


Janis Martin – The Female Elvis

Thursday, January 30, 2025

Johnny Hallyday – Les 50 Plus Grands Rocks

 


Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor, credited with having brought rock and roll to France.

During a career spanning 57 years, he released 79 albums and sold more than 110 million records worldwide, mainly in the French-speaking world, making him one of the best-selling artists in the world. He had five diamond albums, 40 gold albums, 22 platinum albums and earned ten Victoires de la Musique. He sang an estimated 1,154 songs and performed 540 duets with 187 artists. Credited for his strong voice and his spectacular shows, he sometimes arrived by entering a stadium through the crowd and once by jumping from a helicopter above the Stade de France, where he performed 9 times. Among his 3,257 shows completed in 187 tours, the most memorable were at Parc des Princes in 1993, at the Stade de France in 1998, just after France's win in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, as well as at the Eiffel Tower in 2000, which had record-breaking ticket sales for a French artist.

1-1 Tutti Frutti

1-2 Dégage

1-3 Frankie Et Johnny

1-4 Douces Filles De Seize Ans

1-5 Be Bop A Lula

1-6 Cours Plus Vite Charlie

1-7 La Fille De L'été Dernier

1-8 Rien Que Huit Jours

1-9 Nadine

1-10 I Got A Woman

1-11 Whole Lotta Shakin' Going' On'

1-12 Au Rythme Et Au Blues

1-13 Ma Chérie C'est Moi

1-14 Venez Tous Avec Moi

1-15 Jeanie Jeanie Et Ta Soeur

1-16 Qu'est-ce Que Tu Fais À L'école?

1-17 Blue Suede Shoes

2-1 Fils De Personne

2-2 À Tout Casser

2-3 Je N'ai Besoin De Personne

2-4 Tu Peux Partir Si Tu Le Veux

2-5 Toi, Tu Voles L'amour

2-6 Lady Lucille

2-7 Cadillac

2-8 Le Sorcier, Le Maudit

2-9 Rendez-moi Le Soleil

2-10 Rendez-vous En Enfer

2-11 J'en Ai Marre

2-12 Trop Belle Trop Jolie

2-13 S'il N'est Pas Trop Tard

2-14 La Première Pierre

2-15 Le Rock'n'roll

2-16 Le Feu

2-17 Oh! Ma Jolie Sarah

3-1 Je Suis Né Dans La Rue (Bercy 90)

3-2 Allumer Le Feu (Parc Des Princes 2003)

3-3 Gabrielle (Bercy 95)

3-4 Dans Mes Nuits...on Oublie (Bercy 87)

3-5 Ô Carole (Cigale 94)

3-6 Lucille (Pavillon De Paris 79)

3-7 Johnny Reviens (Palais Des Sports 76)

3-8 Mystery Train (Bercy 90)

3-9 Je Ne Suis Pas Un Héros (Bercy 90)

3-10 Joue Pas de Rock'n'roll Pour Moi (Palais Des Sports 76)

3-11 Equipe De Nuit (Bercy 87)

3-12 Deux Étrangers (Live À La Tour Eiffel)

3-13 Rock'n'roll Attitude (Olympia 2000)

3-14 Mon P'tit Loup (Ça Va Faire Mal) (Parc Des Princes 93)

3-15 Le Bon Temps Du Rock'n'roll (Live À La Tour Eiffel)

3-16 Rock'n'roll Man (Stade De France 98)