Link Wray – Guitar Preacher (The Polydor Years)

 

If all you know of Link Wray is Rumble, you missed out on his mid career recordings of roots music. Link and his brothers grew up dirt poor so this is not the polite roots music of suburban kids studying roots music at an upscale college....this is real and raw. The four albums these tracks come from are out of print and can fetch a good price on the collectors market. 

The rock and roll music on this compilation of songs is excellent. Link Wray was a rock and roll pioneer who inspired many other musicians with his great music. I highly recommend this compilation to fans of Link and to anyone who has not heard much of his music. There are lots of surprises here and the tunes are very well recorded and feature such Bay Area legends and icons as Commander Cody and Jerry Garcia. If you like Link Wray's stuff you will want to have this collection as it does a great job of covering this period of his career. 

This 2CD collection is also hard to find and is a must for Link Wray and guitar music fans alike.

Disc One

1-1 La De Da 4:01

1-2 Take Me Home Jesus 3:18

1-3 Juke Box Mama 4:26

1-4 Rise And Fall Of Jimmy Stokes 4:00

1-5 Fallin' Rain 3:43

1-6 Fire And Brimstone 4:18

1-7 Ice People 3:03

1-8 God Out West 3:52

1-9 Crowbar 4:45

1-10 Black River Swamp 3:56

1-11 Tail Dragger 4:30

1-12 Hobo Man 3:51

1-13 I'm So Glad, I'm So Proud 6:52

1-14 Georgia Pines 3:54

1-15 Water Boy 9:40

1-16 Alabama Electric Circus 3:57

1-17 Take My Hand (Precious Lord) 3:35

Disc Two

2-1 Walkin' In The Arizona Sun 2:51

2-2 Scorpio Woman 3:44

2-3 All Because Of A Woman 3:18

2-4 On The Run 5:42

2-5 Days Before Custer 4:01

2-6 Be What You Want To 5:56

2-7 All Cried Out 3:48

2-8 Tucson, Arizona 4:14

2-9 River Bend 2:38

2-10 You Walked By 3:16

2-11 Walk Easy, Walk Slow 5:19

2-12 Morning 2:01

2-13 It Was A Bad Scene 3:32

2-14 Good Time Joe 3:59

2-15 Walkin' Bulldog 3:09

2-16 I Got To Ramble 4:39

2-17 Backwoods Preacher Man 4:00

2-18 She's That Kind Of Woman 4:02

2-19 Super 88 3:28

2-20 Rumble 2:35

Disc One

Tracks 1 to 11 taken from the album "Link Wray", released May 1971.

Tracks 12 to 17 taken from the album "Beans And Fatback", previously unreleased in the US.

Disc Two

Tracks 1 to 5 taken from the album "Mordicai Jones", released 1971.

Tracks 6 to 12 taken from the album "Be What You Want To", released 1973.

Tracks 13 to 20 taken from the album "The Link Wray Rumble", released 1974.

Link Wray – Guitar Preacher

Duane Eddy – Because They're Young

 

1 Because They're Young 1:57

2 Rebel Rouser 2:22

3 Peter Gunn Theme 2:18

4 Yep 2:07

5 Forty Miles Of Bad Road 2:03

6 Some Kind-a Earthquake 1:18

7 Cannonball 1:54

8 Pepe 2:03

9 Shazam! 2:01

10 Ring Of Fire 2:21

11 Ramrod 1:40

12 Theme From Dixie 1:55

13 My Blue Heaven 2:32

14 Top Of Old Smokey 2:35

15 Kommotion 2:52

16 Scarlet Ribbons 2:29

17 The Lonely One 1:40

18 Bonnie Came Back 2:17

19 Moovin' And Groovin' 2:03

20 Play Me Like You Play Your Guitar 3:14

21 Peter Gunn Theme 7:15

Duane Eddy – Because They're Young

see also: Duane Eddy...The Absolutely Essential Collection

Bert Weedon – King Size Guitar & Honky Tonk Guitar

 

Herbert Maurice William Weedon, OBE (10 May 1920 – 20 April 2012) was an English guitarist whose style of playing was popular and influential during the 1950s and 1960s. He was the first British guitarist to have a hit record in the UK Singles Chart, in 1959, and his best-selling tutorial guides, Play in a Day, were a major influence on many leading British musicians, such as Eric Clapton, Brian May and Paul McCartney. He was awarded an OBE in 2001 for his "services to music".

This release combines two of his albums from 1960/61.

1 Guitar Boogie Shuffle

2 Big Beat Boogie

3 Nashville Boogie

4 Lonely Guitar

5 King Size Guitar

6 Bongo Rock

7 Apache

8 Blue Guitar

9 Teenage Guitar

10 Bert's Boogie

11 Querida

12 Theme From "A Summer Place"

13 I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight

14 Bye Bye Blackbird

15 Pretty Baby

16 The Varsity Drag

17 Elmer's Tune

18 Ma (He's Making Eyes At Me)

19 Charleston

20 Carolina In The Morning

21 Chicago

22 Jealous

23 Sweet Georgia Brown

24 In A Shanty In Old Shanty Town

King Size Guitar & Honky Tonk Guitar

Ritchie Valens – Come On, Let's Go!

 

Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), better known by his stage name Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens died in a plane crash just eight months into his music career.

Valens had several hits, most notably "La Bamba", which he had adapted from a Mexican folk song. He transformed the song into one with a rock rhythm and beat, and it became a hit in 1958, making him a pioneer of the Spanish-speaking rock and roll movement. He also had an American number-two hit with "Donna".

On February 3, 1959, on what has become known as "The Day the Music Died", Valens died in a plane crash in Iowa, an accident that also claimed the lives of fellow musicians Buddy Holly and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, as well as pilot Roger Peterson. Valens was 17 years old at the time of his death. He was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Rockabilly Hall of Fame, The Native American Music Awards Hall of Fame, The California Hall of Fame, and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

This 3 Disc box set is of Ritchie Valens' work on the Del-fi label.

Disc 1 contains the LP's Ritchie Valens and Ritchie, Disc 2 contains Home Demo Recordings, Disc 3 is In Concert At Pacoima Junior High.

1-1 That's My Little Susie

1-2 In A Turkish Town

1-3 Come On, Let's Go

1-4 Donna

1-5 Boney Maronie

1-6 Ooh! My Head

1-7 La Bamba

1-8 Bluebirds Over The Mountain

1-9 Hi-Tone

1-10 Framed

1-11 We Belong Together

1-12 Dooby Dooby Wah

1-13 Stay Beside Me

1-14 Cry, Cry, Cry

1-15 Big Baby Blues

1-16 Paddi-Wack Song

1-17 My Darling Is Gone

1-18 Hurry Up

1-19 Little Girl

1-20 Now You're Gone

1-21 Fast Freight

1-22 Ritchie's Blues

1-23 Rockin' All Night

1-24 Cry, Cry, Cry (With Claves)

1-25 That's My Little Susie (Stereo)

1-26 La Bamba (Stereo)

2-1 We Belong Together (Demo)

2-2 Come On, Let's Go (Demo)

2-3 In A Turkish Town (Demo)

2-4 Dooby Dooby Wah (Demo)

2-5 Ritchie's Blues (Demo)

2-6 Bluebirds Over The Mountain (Demo)

2-7 Blues With Drums

2-8 I Got A Gal Named Sue

2-9 Donna (Take 2)

2-10 Blues Instrumental

2-11 Cry, Cry, Cry (Take 1)

2-12 Stay Beside Me (Demo)

2-13 Malaguena (With The Silhouettes)

2-14 Blues Slow

2-15 In A Turkish Town (Outtake)

2-16 Bluebirds Over The Mountain (Outtake)

2-17 Cry, Cry, Cry (Outtake)

3-1 Bob Keane Intro

3-2 Come On, Let's Go (Live)

3-3 Donna (Live)

3-4 Summertime Blues (Live)

3-5 From Beyond (Live)

3-6 La Bamba (Live)

3-7 Bob Keane Intro

3-8 Rhythm Song

3-9 Guitar Instrumental

3-10 Malaguena

3-11 Rock Little Darlin'

3-12 Let's Rock And Roll

3-13 Cry, Cry, Cry (Take 2)

3-14 Donna (Take 1)

3-15 Dooby Dooby Wah (Outtake)

3-16 That's My Little Susie (Outtake)

3-17 Ooh! My Soul (Early Test Fragment)

3-18 La Bamba (Band Track)

3-19 Donna Commercial

Ritchie Valens – Come On, Let's Go!

Al Caiola – Bonanza! 1960-1969

 Alexander Emil Caiola (September 7, 1920 – November 9, 2016) was an American guitarist, composer and arranger, who spanned a variety of music genres including jazz, country, rock, and pop. He recorded over fifty albums and worked with some of the biggest names in music during the 20th century, including Elvis Presley, Ray Conniff, Ferrante & Teicher, Frank Sinatra, Percy Faith, Buddy Holly, Mitch Miller, and Tony Bennett.

Caiola was a studio musician in the 1950s in New York City. He released some minor records under his own name in that decade. In addition, he performed under the musical direction of John Serry Sr. on an album for Dot Records in 1956 (Squeeze Play).

In 1960 he became a recording star on the United Artists label for over ten years. He had hits in 1961 with "The Magnificent Seven" (#35 in USA) and "Bonanza" (#19 in USA). 

Caiola released singles and albums throughout the 1960's and beyond, though no others appeared on the charts except for an entry in 1964 with "From Russia with Love". United Artists used him to make commercial recordings of many movie and TV themes: "Wagon Train (Wagons Ho)", "The Ballad of Paladin", "The Rebel", and "Gunslinger". His album Solid Gold Guitar contained arrangements of "Jezebel", "Two Guitars", "Big Guitar", "I Walk the Line", and "Guitar Boogie".

The Magnificent Seven album, other than the title track, consisted of a variety of pop songs with a jazzy bent. Guitars Guitars Guitars was similar. There was a wide variety to his albums — soft pop, Italian, Hawaiian, country, jazz. 

1 The Magnificent Seven

2 Bonanza!

3 The Lonely Rebel

4 The Bounty Hunter

5 Sergeants Three March

6 Experiment In Terror

7 Guitar Boogie

8 Kalinka

9 Gunsmoke

10 Burke's Laz Theme

11 Smoke Signal (Redwing)

12 From Russia With Love

13 The Guns Of Navarone

14 Tuff Guitar

15 Ram-bunk-shush

16 Honkytonk (Pat 2)

17 Hunky Funky

18 Hearts Of Stone

19 I'll Walk The Line

20 Big Guitar

21 Two Guitars

22 Foot Stompin'

23 Wheels

24 Jezebel

25 Mexico

26 Brasil

27 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise

28 Return Of The Magnificent Seven

29 Stag Or Drag

30 Scalphunters Theme

31 High Chapparal

32 Stiletto

33 Guitar Woman

Al Caiola – Bonanza! 1960-1969

Link Wray & The Wraymen – Slinky! The Epic Sessions '58-'61

1-1 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Slinky 2:29

1-2 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Mary Ann (Alt. Take) 2:38

1-3 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Right Turn 1:43

1-4 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Raw-Hide 2:05

1-5 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Ramble 2:14

1-6 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Ain't That Lovin' You Baby 2:45

1-7 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Caroline 2:26

1-8 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Studio Blues 2:02

1-9 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Walkin' With Link 3:09

1-10 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Dixie-Doodle 2:07

1-11 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Radar 2:13

1-12 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Oh Babe Be Mine (Alt. Take) 2:06

1-13 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Lillian 1:50

1-14 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Comanche 2:02

1-15 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Dance Contest 1:53

1-16 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Guitar Cha-Cha 1:55

1-17 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Rumble Mambo 2:39

1-18 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– El Toro 2:31

1-19 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Comanche (Demo) 1:56

1-20 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Right Turn (Alt. Take) 2:04

1-21 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Lillian (Alt. Take) 2:48

1-22 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Kiki 2:00

1-23 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Moonlight Love 2:10

2-1 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Handclapper 2:19

2-2 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Mary Ann 2:20

2-3 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Golden Strings 2:44

2-4 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– New Studio Blues 2:13

2-5 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Rendezvous 1:53

2-6 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Trail Of The Lonesome Pine 2:33

2-7 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Ramble (Alt. Take) 2:37

2-8 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Slinky (Alt. Take) 2:29

2-9 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Walkin' With Link (Alt. Take) 3:02

2-10 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Young And In Love (Demo) 3:15

2-11 The Ponies – Stupid Pony 2:19

2-12 Doug Wray– Goose Bumps 2:03

2-13 Doug Wray– School Girl 2:26

2-14 Bert & Ray– Night Life 2:09

2-15 Bert & Ray– Slow Drag 2:29

2-16 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– New Studio Blues (Alt. Take) 2:14

2-17 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Golden Strings (Demo) 3:07

2-18 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Ain't That Lovin' You Baby (Alt. Take) 2:55

2-19 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– If This Is Wrong 2:01

2-20 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Oh Babe Be Mine 2:28

2-21 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Radar (Alt. Take) 2:19

2-22 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Tijuana 2:36

2-23 Link Wray & The Wraymen*– Tenderly 2:03

Slinky! The Epic Sessions '58-'61 - one

Slinky! The Epic Sessions '58-'61 - two

see also - The Original Rumble and White Lightning The Lost Cadence Sessions '58

Guitar Player Presents Legends Of Guitar - Rock: The 50's, Vols. One and Two

 

1 Chuck Berry– Maybellene

2 Bo Diddley– Mona

3 Bill Haley With The Saddlemen*– Rock The Joint

4 Duane Eddy– Rebel-'Rouser

5 Dale Hawkins– Susie-Q

6 Johnny Cash And The Tennessee Two*– Get Rhythm

7 Les Paul & Mary Ford– The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise

8 Billy Mure's Supersonic Guitars– Tiger Guitars

9 The Virtues– Guitar Boogie Shuffle

10 Eddie Cochran– Eddie's Blues

11 Link Wray & His Ray Men*– Rumble

12 Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps– Race With The Devil

13 The Crickets – I'm Lookin' For Someone To Love

14 Carl Perkins– Put Your Cat Clothes On

15 Don & Dewey– Mammer-Jammer

16 The Johnny Otis Show– Willie And The Hand Jive

17 Wilbert Harrison– Kansas City

Legends Of Guitar - Rock: The 50's, Vol. One

1 Ricky Nelson – Waitin' In School

2 Bill Riley & His Little Green Men*– Flying Saucers Rock & Roll

3 Icky Renrut– Prancing

4 Mickey & Sylvia– Love Is Strange

5 Buddy Holly– Blue Days-Black Nights

6 Scotty Moore Trio– Have Guitar Will Travel

7 Rene Hall's Orchestra*– Twitchy

8 The Johnny Burnette Trio– The Train Kept A_Rollin'

9 Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps*– Crusin'

10 Santo & Johnny– Sleep Walk

11 Bill Haley & His Comets*– Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie

12 Eddie Cockran*– Am I Blue

13 Chuck Berry– Carol

14 Duane Eddy– Three-30-Blues

15 The Fireballs– Fireball

16 Ricky Nelson – Believe What You Say

17 The Collins Kids– Just Because

18 Arvee Allens– Fast Freight

Legends Of Guitar - Rock: The 50's, Vol. Two

Jeff Beck - 1944-2023 - a tribute post

 

Geoffrey Arnold Beck (24 June 1944 – 10 January 2023) was an English guitarist who rose to prominence as a member of the rock band The Yardbirds and afterwards founded and fronted the Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice. In 1975, he switched to an instrumental style of music with focus on an innovative sound, and his releases spanned genres and styles ranging from blues rock, hard rock, jazz fusion and a blend of guitar-rock and electronica.

Beck was ranked in the top five of Rolling Stone and other magazines' lists rankings of the greatest guitarists. He was often called a "guitarist's guitarist". Rolling Stone described him as "one of the most influential lead guitarists in rock". Although he recorded two successful albums (in 1975 and 1976) as a solo act, Beck did not establish or maintain the sustained commercial success of many of his contemporaries and band mates. He recorded with many artists.

Beck earned wide critical praise and received the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance six times and Best Pop Instrumental Performance once. In 2014, he received the British Academy's Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: first as a member of The Yardbirds (1992) and secondly as a solo artist (2009)

Jeff's roots were firmly entrenched in rock and roll, and two releases that highlight this were Jeff Beck & The Big Town Playboys – Crazy Legs (1993), a tribute to Gene Vincent, and Jeff Beck – Rock 'n' Roll Party: Honoring Les Paul (2011).

Jeff Beck & The Big Town Playboys – Crazy Legs (1993)

1 Race With The Devil 1:59

2 Cruisin' 2:19

3 Crazy Legs 2:19

4 Double Talkin' Baby 2:03

5 Woman Love 2:33

6 Lotta Lovin' 2:03

7 Catman 2:23

8 Pink Thunderbird 2:30

9 Baby Blue 2:34

10 You Better Believe 2:08

11 Who Slapped John? 1:53

12 Say Mama 2:11

13 Red Blue Jeans And A Pony Tail 2:16

14 Five Feet Of Lovin' 2:09

15 B-I-Bickey-Bi-Bo-Bo-Go 2:11

16 Blues Stay Away From Me 2:22

17 Pretty Pretty Baby 2:24

18 Hold Me, Hug Me, Rock Me 2:14

Jeff Beck – Rock 'n' Roll Party: Honoring Les Paul (2011)

1 Double Talkin' Baby 2:08

2 Cruisin' 2:13

3 The Train It Kept A Rollin' 2:36

4 Cry Me A River 2:46

5 How High The Moon 2:10

6 Sitting On Top Of The World 2:23

7 Bye Bye Blues 2:12

8 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise 2:21

9 Vaya Con Dios 2:57

10 Mockin' Bird Hill 2:23

11 I'm A Fool To Care 2:59

12 Tiger Rag 2:22

13 Peter Gunn 4:49

14 Rocking Is Our Business 3:38

15 Apache 3:07

16 Sleep Walk 2:50

17 New Orleans 4:34

18 Walking In The Sand 4:39

19 Please Mr. Jailer 4:54

20 Twenty Flight Rock 3:44

see also: The Yardbirds: Over Under Sideways Down

Twang! UK Instrumental Diamonds '58-'62 - various artists

 

1-1 Cherry Wainer– Cerveza 2:02

1-2 Red Price– Weekend 2:30

1-3 Chico Arnez & His Latin American Orchestra– Yashmak 3:04

1-4 David Ede & The Rabin Rock Band– Easy Go 2:00

1-5 David Ede & The Rabin Rock Band– The Blue Bird 2:11

1-6 The Flee-Rekkers– Sunday Date 2:55

1-7 Peter Chester & The Consulates– Ten Swingin' Bottles 2:09

1-8 Peter Chester & The Consulates– Whole Lotta Shakin' On The Range 2:34

1-9 Joe Brown– The Switch 2:07

1-10 The Jeff Rowena Group– Peanut Vendor 2:25

1-11 The Jeff Rowena Group– Bullfight 2:16

1-12 David Ede & The Go Man Go Men*– Obsession 2:09

1-13 David Ede & The Go Man Go Men*– Bootnik 2:24

1-14 The Pete Chester Group– Three Old Maids 2:17

1-15 The Pete Chester Group– Forest Fire 2:24

1-16 The Ravens Rock Group– The Ghoul Friend 2:30

1-17 The Ravens Rock Group– Career Girl 2:12

1-18 The Jeff Rowena Group– Ambush 1:47

1-19 The Jeff Rowena Group– John Peel 1:50

1-20 The Vigilantes– Man In Space 3:02

1-21 The Vigilantes– Eclipse 2:27

1-22 The Flee-Rekkers– Lone Rider 2:28

1-23 The Checkmates – Rockin' Minstrel 2:02

1-24 The Checkmates – Pompeii 2:18

1-25 David Ede & The Go Man Go Men*– Last Night 2:26

1-26 David Ede & The Go Man Go Men*– Ding Dong John 2:04

1-27 The Checkmates – Blue Moon 2:14

1-28 The Checkmates – Ram, Bunk, Shush 2:02

1-29 The Flee-Rekkers– Isle Of Capri 2:12

1-30 The Flee-Rekkers– Hangover 2:04

2-1 The Checkmates – Yep 2:28

2-2 The Checkmates – Juicy 2:23

2-3 David Ede & The Rabin Rock Band– Twelfth Street Rag 2:08

2-4 David Ede & The Rabin Rock Band– No Hats On Ilkley 2:01

2-5 Kenny Ball– Lumbered At The Lotus 2:33

2-6 The Checkmates – Caravan 2:18

2-7 The Checkmates – Night Train 2:59

2-8 The Rustlers– A Matter Of Who 2:07

2-9 The Rustlers– High Strung 2:00

2-10 The Checkmates – Tornado 2:38

2-11 The Checkmates – After You've Gone 1:39

2-12 David Ede & The Rabin Rock Band– Twistin' The Trad 2:20

2-13 David Ede & The Rabin Rock Band– Twistin' Those Meeces To Pieces 2:02

2-14 The Checkmates – Honky Tonk 3:29

2-15 The Jeff Rowena Group– La Cucaracha 2:04

2-16 The Original Checkmates*– Hot Toddy 1:59

2-17 The Original Checkmates*– Tuxedo Junction 1:55

2-18 The Flee-Rekkers– Stage To Cimarron 2:20

2-19 The Original Checkmates*– Begin The Beguine 2:51

2-20 The Original Checkmates*– Checkmate Stomp 2:09

2-21 The Eagles– Bristol Express 2:55

2-22 The Eagles– Johnny's Tune 2:35

2-23 Tony Hatch– Out Of This World 2:14

2-24 The Flee-Rekkers– Sunburst 1:53

2-25 The Eagles– Exodus 1:56

2-26 The Eagles– March Of The Eagles 2:20

2-27 The Dave Clark Five– First Love 2:37

2-28 The Dave Clark Five– I Walk The Line 2:47

2-29 The Packabeats– Evening In Paris 2:35

2-30 The Packabeats– The Traitors 2:34

Twang 1

Twang 2

King Of The Surf Guitar: The Best Of Dick Dale & His Del-Tones

 

Richard Anthony Monsour (May 4, 1937 – March 16, 2019), known professionally as Dick Dale, was an American rock guitarist. He was the pioneer of surf music, drawing on Middle Eastern music scales and experimenting with reverb. Dale was known as "The King of the Surf Guitar", which was also the title of his second studio album.

Dale was one of the most influential guitarists of all time and especially of the early 1960s. Most of the leading bands in surf music, such as The Beach Boys, Jan and Dean and The Trashmen, were influenced by Dale's music, and often included recordings of Dale's songs in their albums. His style and music influenced guitarists such as Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, Eddie Van Halen and Brian May.

He has been mentioned as one of the fathers of heavy metal. Many credit him with tremolo picking, a technique that is now widely used in many musical genres (such as extreme metal, folk etc.). His speedy single-note staccato picking technique was unmatched until guitarists like Eddie Van Halen entered the music scene.

Working together with Leo Fender, Dale also pushed the limits of electric amplification technology, helping to develop new equipment that was capable of producing thick and previously unheard volumes including the first-ever 100-watt guitar amplifier. Dale also pioneered the use of portable reverb effects.

The use of his recording of "Misirlou" by Quentin Tarantino in the film Pulp Fiction led to his return in the 1990s, marked by four albums and world tours. He was also nominated for a Grammy in the Best Rock Instrumental Performance category for the song "Pipeline" with Stevie Ray Vaughan.

In "Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time", Dale was ranked 31st in 2003 and 74th in the 2011 revision.

1 Let's Go Trippin' 2:10

2 Shake 'N' Stomp 2:08

3 Misirlou 2:15

4 Mr. Peppermint Man (Vocal) 2:12

5 Surf Beat 2:38

6 Take It Off 2:08

7 King Of The Surf Guitar (Vocal) 2:10

8 Hava Nagila 2:03

9 Riders In The Sky 2:12

10 The Wedge 2:32

11 Night Rider 1:45

12 Mr. Eliminator 2:00

13 The Victor 3:11

14 Taco Wagon 2:05

15 Tidal Wave 2:00

16 Banzai Washout 2:15

17 One Double One Oh! (Instrumental Version) 2:36

18 Pipeline 2:58 (with Stevie Ray Vaughan)

King Of The Surf Guitar

Wilbert Harrison – Kansas City - Golden Classics

 

Wilbert Huntington Harrison (January 5, 1929 – October 26, 1994) was an American rhythm and blues singer, pianist, guitarist and harmonica player. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Harrison had a Billboard #1 record in 1959 with the song "Kansas City". The song was written in 1952 and was one of the first credited collaborations by the team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Harrison recorded "Kansas City" for the Harlem-based entrepreneur Bobby Robinson, who released it on his Fury record label.

He again cracked the Billboard Top 40 when he released the self-penned "Let's Work Together (Part 1)" that went to #32 in early 1970 on the Billboard Hot 100. The 1970 hit version was released as a single on Sue Records (Sue 11) and was backed with "Let's Work Together (Part 2)". The song also was released in a 5 minute 19 second version on the Sue Records album SSLP-8801 Let's Work Together. The song was originally released by Harrison in 1962 with different lyrics as "Let's Stick Together" on Fury 1059 and Fury 1063.

"Let's Work Together" was later a hit for Canned Heat, and again as "Let's Stick Together", for Bryan Ferry. It was also recorded by country rock band the Kentucky Headhunters for the soundtrack to the movie Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man. In 2001, his recording of "Kansas City" was given a Grammy Hall of Fame Award, and has also been named as one of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. Harrison was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in 2009.

Tracklist
1        Kansas City
2        Let's Work Together (Parts 1 & 2)
3        Don't Drop It
4        Stagger Lee
5        C.C. Rider
6        Cheatin' Baby
7        The Horse
8        Stand By Me
9        Since I Fell For You
10        Have Some Fun
11        My Love
12        1960
13        Blue Monday
14        Don't Wreck My Life
15        Why Did You Leave?
16        Walking By The River
17        Da-De-Ya-Da
18        Listen My Darling
19        Forgive Me
20        Pretty Little Woman
21        Poison Ivy
22        A Woman In Trouble
23        It Took A Long Time
24        Messed Around And Fell In Love
25        Goodbye Kansas City

Wilbert Harrison