28 Big Ones

Bill Doggett - 28 Big Ones

28 Big Ones
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Artist: Bill Doggett
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2001-02-13
Music Label: King
Soundtracks:
  1. Honky Tonk (Part 1)
  2. Honky Tonk (Part 2)
  3. Hold It
  4. Leaps And Bounds
  5. Monster Party (A.K.A. That's Enough, Lock 'Em Up)
  6. Blip Blop
  7. Smokie (Part 2)
  8. Soft
  9. Cherry
  10. Tara's Theme
  11. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
  12. High Heels
  13. After Hours
  14. Fools Rush In
  15. Slow Walk
  16. Ram-Bunk-Shush
  17. Rainbow Riot
  18. Yocky Dock (Part 1)
  19. Where The Blue Of The Night Meets The Gold Of The Day
  20. Eleven O'Clock Twist
  21. Blue And Sentimental
  22. Under A Blanket Of Blue
  23. Goofy Organ
  24. My Foolish Heart
  25. Moon Dust
  26. As You Desire Me
  27. Corner Pocket
  28. For Once In My Life

Free Music Notes for 28 Big Ones

Free Music Review: Almost All Of His Hit Singles Here
Hit: 5 Stars

The would-be big band leader (he once formed his own in 1938 when he was 22) finally found his niche when he opted to concentrate on small combos and zero in on the R&B genre and it's offspring - Rock & Roll. Before that this accomplished pianist/organist worked with The Jimmy Mundy Band in 1939, then did stints with The Ink Spots, Illinous Jacquet, Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five, Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Coleman Hawkins, and a host of others too numerous to mention here.

The first time his name appeared as part of the featured billing on a single record hit was in 1945 when Be-Baba-Leba rose to # 3 on what then passed for the R&B charts, billed to Helen Humes with Bill Doggett Octet. Recorded for the small Philo label that, unfortunately, is not included here. In 1952 he formed Bill Doggett & His Combo, but didn't have another charted hit single until the late summer of 1956. But what a hit.

Honky Tonk (Parts 1 and 2) on King 4950, featuring the growling sax of Clifford Scott and the guitar work of Billy Butler and, of course, Bill on the organ, it rose to # 1 R&B and remained there for 13 weeks, spending a total of 28 weeks in all on those charts. It also climbed to # 2 on the Billboard Pop Top 100, where it remained for 29 weeks, including two at # 2. The only thing that kept it from # 1 was another two-sided hit you might recall named Hound Dog/Don't Be Cruel by some guy named Elvis. For my money there is no better R&R instrumental. Ever.

Both sides are featured in this volume, as are all his follow-up hit singles for King Records, beginning with Slow Walk (# 4 R&B/# 26 T100 in late 1956 on King 5000), Ram-Bunk-Shush (# 10 R&B/# 67 Top 100 in March 1957 on King 5020), Soft (# 35 T100 in November 1957 on King 5080), Leaps And Bounds Part 1 (# 13 R&B in March 1958 on King 5101), Blip Blop (# 82 T100 in August 1958 on King 5138), Hold It (# 3 R&B/# 92 T100 in November 1958 on King 5149), Rainbow Riot Part 1 (# 15 R&B in January 1959 on King 5159), Monster Party (# 27 R&B in March 1959 on King 5176), Yockey Dock Part 1 (# 30 R&B in November 1959 on King 5256(, and Smokie Part 2 (# 95 T100 in January 1960 on King 5310).

Late in 1960 he had a # 66 T100 with (Let's Do) The Hully Gully Twist, but that appeared on the Warner label, so it too is omitted here. In 1961 King re-released Honky Tonk Part 2 as an A-side and this time it reached # 57 T100 in February.

So, with those two exceptions, this is as complete a compilation of Bill Doggett's hits as you are ever going to see, and the sound quality is excellent. If there is any criticism it is the complete lack of liner notes with the insert, although there is one brief paragraph on the back, but no chart details or label numbers for the 28 tracks (it would have been nice to know which of the non-hits were also released as singles).
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