Hard to Find Jukebox Classics 1957: Rhythm & Rock
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Performer: Various ArtistsEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2008-02-19
Music Label: Hit Parade
Soundtracks:
- Rock & Roll Music - Chuck Berry
- Oh, Boy! - Buddy Holly & The Crickets
- Good Golly, Miss Molly - Little Richard
- Bop-A-Lena - Ronnie Self (Rare on CD)
- Short Fat Fannie - Larry Williams
- Ain't Got No Home - Clarence 'Frogman' Henry
- Little Bitty Pretty One - Thurston Harris
- Lucky Lips - Ruth Brown
- Hand Clappin' - Red Prysock (Rare on CD)
- Don't Let Go - Roy Hamilton (Original Mono Single)
- Chain Gang - Bobby Scott (Rare on CD)
- Deep Purple - Billy Ward & his Dominoes
- Without Love (There is Nothing) - Clyde McPhatter
- (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons - Sam Cooke
- I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself A Letter - Billy Williams
- You Send Me - Sam Cooke
- Confidential - Sonny Knight (Rare on CD)
- Silhouettes - The Rays
- Over the Mountain, Across the Sea - Johnnie & Joe
- C.C. Rider - Chuck Willis
- Sittin' in the Balcony - Johnny Dee (CD Debut in USA)
- The Fool - Sanford Clark (Rare on CD)
- Fabulous - Charlie Gracie
- Butterfly - Charlie Gracie
Free Music Notes for Hard to Find Jukebox Classics 1957: Rhythm & Rock
Free Music Review: and the nostalgia continues...
Hit: 5 Stars
Hard to Find Jukebox Classics 1957: Rhythm & Rock gives us so many classic hits from the golden era of rock and roll back in 1957. The sound quality is really very good; and the artwork is nicely done as well. This is anything but elevator music; and there are plenty of dance tunes here, too.
Chuck Berry starts things off with his huge hit entitled "Rock & Roll Music." This is classic early rock music and it still sounds good all these years later! Chuck sings this very well and the melody works great with those electric guitars and that piano! Of course, Little Richard scored a huge hit with his "Good Golly, Miss Molly." "Good Golly, Miss Molly" really rocks well and Little Richard never sounded better! "Ain't Got No Home" by Clarence 'Frogman' Henry really lets him open up and expose the wide--really wide--range of his voice; and Clarence Henry sure does this one up right!
"Little Bitty Pretty One" by Thurston Harris always makes me smile; and I love that finger snapping as a creative way to use percussion in the song! Thurston sings this with all his might and just one listen proves it. Listen also for "Hand Clappin'" by Red Prysock; this has a rocking melody that also hints at a jazzy type of arrangement. "Hand Clappin'" is an awesome number on this CD. "Chain Gang" by Bobby Scott shines equally bright; and the backup vocals fit in well on "Chain Gang."
Billy Ward & His Dominoes perform a slow and somewhat mellow version of "Deep Purple;" and I really like the way they do this song. Billy Williams also does a sublime rendition of "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself A Letter;" "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself A Letter" has a fine beat and Billy sings this with panache. I love it! In addition, The Rays perform their hit "Silhouettes;" "Silhouettes" deals so well of a man's hurt feelings when he discovers that his one true love has been unfaithful to him.
Chuck Willis does a great job on "C.C. Rider;" "C.C. Rider" sounds great and this is easily a major highlight of this album. Chuck Willis aces this number seemingly effortlessly, too. "The Fool" by Sanford Clark has a great early rock and roll flavor mixed in with just a twist of country; and the CD ends with Charlie Gracie performing "Butterfly." "Butterfly" is one of those tunes that you might not recognize the name of the tune--but when you hear it you will remember this one instantly. It's an oldie that still remains a goodie!
Hard to Find Jukebox Classics 1957: Rhythm & Rock is a fine CD for people who enjoy early rock and roll. I highly recommend this CD for people who like this genre of music.
Hard to Find Jukebox Classics 1957: Rhythm & Rock Poster
ALL ORIGINAL 45 RPM SINGLE VERSIONS - DIGITALLY REMASTERED FOR HIGHEST QUALITY SOUNDRock 'n' roll was still new in 1957, full of the exuberance and vitality of youth. Recapture those halcyon days of early rock with Hard To Find Jukebox Classics 1957: Rhythm & Rock, a compendium of classic and rare hits from the days of ducktailed cats and poodle-skirted chicks. One of two new volumes in Hit Parade's Jukebox Classics series, Rhythm & Rock brings back a time when a nickel bought two-and-a-half minutes of pure joy in jukebox heaven. Bursting with 24 classic and rare hits, digitally remastered to audiophile standards, this is one record hop you won't want to miss!
Be warned: Some of this vintage rock 'n' roll is not for the faint of heart - Little Richard's Good Golly, Miss Molly and Ronnie Self's Bop-A-Lena are two of the fiercest rockers the world had ever heard up to that point. If you've never heard Bop-A-Lena before, brace yourself! And songs like Chuck Willis' C.C. Rider and Bobby Scott's Chain Gang will remind you why your parents thought this music might turn you into a juvenile delinquent!
But don't think these rhythm numbers skimp on melody - in addition to a raft of rockabilly, R&B, and rock 'n' roll classics, you'll hear the sublime vocal harmonies of Billy Ward & The Dominoes and The Rays, the gorgeous ballads of Clyde McPhatter and Sam Cooke, and the sweet teen serenade of Johnny Dee's Sittin' In The Balcony. There's a touch of humor, too, with the vocal impressions of Clarence 'Frogman' Henry on Ain't Got No Home, and record buyers loved Johnnie & Joe's Over The Mountain, Across The Sea so much that it became a hit twice!
You'll be mesmerized by the hypnotic rockabilly rhythm of Sanford Clark's The Fool, and we challenge you to listen to Thurston Harris' irresistible Little Bitty Pretty One without humming along! Not one, but both of Charlie Gracie's Top 20 hits are here, including his chart-topper, Butterfly. Hit Parade has received many requests for Billy Williams' I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter and Sonny Knight's Confidential, so we're delighted to include both of those hard-to-find hits on this particularly 'hepped up' edition of Jukebox Classics.
With almost an hour's worth of music and a 12-page booklet full of photos and lengthy biographical notes by noted music writer Greg Adams, Hard To Find Jukebox Classics 1957: Rhythm & Rock offers loads of entertainment value for a song. (Also see Hard To Find Jukebox Classics 1957: Pop Gold)
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