Good Rockin' Tonight: 25 Essential Rock & Rhythm Classics

1. Good Rockin’ Tonight - Wynonie Harris
2. Have Mercy Baby - The Dominoes
3. Nosey Joe - Bull Moose Jackson
4. Hurry Hurry Baby - Roy Brown
5. 3-D - Big Jay McNeely
6. Work With Me Annie - The Midnighters
7. Space Guitar - Young John Watson (Johnny “Guitar” Watson)
8. Hearts Of Stone - The Charms
9. So Fine - The Sheiks
10. Seventeen - Boyd Bennett and His Rockets
11. Daddy-O - Bonnie Lou
12. Seven Nights To Rock - Moon Mullican
13. She’s Mine - Joe Tex
14. Fever - Little Willie John
15. Granddaddy’s Rockin’ - Mac Curtis
16. Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) - Bill Doggett
17. One Hand Loose - Charlie Feathers
18. Much Later - Jackie Brenston
19. Think - “5” Royales
20. Hold Your Lovin’ - Titus Turner
See all 25 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Presented as another chapter in Varèse Vintage’s ongoing celebration of Rock & Roll’s First 50 Years, Good Rockin’ Tonight is a unique collection from the vaults of King / Federal / Deluxe Records. This release traces the evolution of rock and roll from the early jump blues sounds of Wynonie Harris (whose #1 hit of 1948 was later revived by Elvis for Sun Records), Roy Brown and Bull Moose Jackson, to the mid 50s vocal groups like The Dominoes, The Midnighters and "5" Royales, to the early 60s.

Tracks:

Good Rockin Tonight - Wynonie Harris
Have Mercy Baby - The Dominoes
Nosey Joe - Bull Moose Jackson
Hurry Hurry Baby - Roy Brown
3-D - Big Jay McNeely
Work With Me Annie - The Midnighters
Space Guitar - Young John Watson (Johnny Guitar Watson)
Hearts Of Stone - The Charms
So Fine - The Sheiks
Seventeen - Boyd Bennett and His Rockets
Daddy-O - Bonnie Lou
Seven Nights To Rock - Moon Mullican
Shes Mine - Joe Tex
Fever - Little Willie John
Granddaddys Rockin - Mac Curtis
Honky Tonk (Parts 1 & 2) - Bill Doggett
One Hand Loose - Charlie Feathers
Much Later - Jackie Brenston
Think - 5 Royales
Hold Your Lovin - Titus Turner
The Twist - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters
Rock On - Trini Lopez
No, No, No - The Chanters
A Real Good Time - Eddy Clearwater
Shout Bamalama - Otis Redding

Album Description

Presented as another chapter in Varèse Vintage's ongoing celebration of Rock & Roll's First 50 Years, Good Rockin' Tonight is a unique collection from the vaults of King / Federal / Deluxe Records. This release traces the evolution of rock and roll from the early jump blues sounds of Wynonie Harris (whose #1 hit of 1948 was later revived by Elvis for Sun Records), Roy Brown and Bull Moose Jackson, to the mid 50s vocal groups like The Dominoes, The Midnighters and "5" Royales, to the early 60s.

Customer Reviews:

"early days of Rock & Rhythm ~ essential classics".......2004-10-14

The ongoing series in Varese Vintage releases "Good Rockin' Tonight:25 Essential Rock & Rhythm Classics", featuring some of the pioneer labels Federal, DeLuxe and King Records of early '40s, '50s and '60s Rock and Rhythm tunes ~ many were at the top of the charts during those decades.

Influential artists are highlighted on this compilation ~ Hank Ballard & The Midnighters, Boyd Bennett & His Rockets, Jackie Brenston, Roy Brown, The Chanters, The Charms, Eddy Clearwater, Mac Curtis, Bill Doggett, The Dominoes, Charlie Feathers, "5" Royales, Wynoie Harris, Bull Moose Jackson, Little Willie John, Trini Lopez, Bonnie Lou, Big Jay McNeely, The Midnighters, Moon Mullican, Otis Redding & The Pinetoppers, The Sheiks, Joe Tex,Titus Turner and Young John Watson.

Many were number one "GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT" [Harris], "HAVE MERCY BABY" [Dominoes], "WORK WITH ME ANNIE" [Midighters], "HEARTS OF STONE" [Charms] and "HONKY TONK [Part 1 & 2] [Bill Doggett] ~ they were trail blazing hits that gave the world another slant on popular music of the day.

Hats off to Cary E. Mansfield and Bill Dahl [collection producers]...big thank you to Brian Giorgi and Bryon Davis, who were instrumental in tracing the early beginnings of rock and roll...from the vaults of the labels who led the way to the sounds we've come to know...gotta love it!

Total Time: 66:03 on 25 Tracks ~ Varese Records 66590

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