Fender: The Golden Age 1950-1970

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Overview

In the first 20 years or so that Fender electric guitars were available, they helped revolutionize the sound of popular music. This unusual, imaginative compilation illustrates just how it did so through a couple of dozen or so well-chosen examples of how Fenders made their imprint on rock, blues, country, and soul music. The Fender's identification with certain guitarists made it predictable that there would be selections by, for example, surf legend Dick Dale ("Miserlou") and Eric Clapton (heard here on the Yardbirds' "I Ain't Got You"). But the remarkably eclectic song selection also features classics by Johnny Cash ("Folsom Prison Blues"), Dale Hawkins ("Susie-Q"), Booker T. & the MG's ("Green Onions"), the Ventures ("Walk, Don't Run") the Beach Boys ("Fun, Fun, Fun"), and all the way into the late '60s with the Velvet Underground's "Beginning to See the Light" and Donovan's "Barabajagal (Love Is Hot") -- two artists of the kind not usually featured on Ace anthologies. There are also songs that aren't such big hits but are worth hearing, like Otis Rush's "All Your Love (I Miss Loving)," the Shadows' "Wonderful Land" (a number one U.K. hit in 1962 unknown in the U.S.), and Jack Nitzsche's "The Lonely Surfer." The sound of the Fender bass isn't neglected either, with Jet Harris' "Besame Mucho" acting as a showcase for the instrument, although the onetime Shadow's 1962 version won't be familiar to many Americans. Amply illustrated liner notes fill in the background on how Leo Fender developed his guitars and how they were used. There are even a few brief Fender radio ads by country stars Hank Snow, Faron Young, Barbara Mandrell, and Jan Howard. But whether or not you're a guitar player or Fender follower, it's a good compilation of guitar-grounded music by any standard, though one obvious guitar hero (Jimi Hendrix) is not represented due to licensing hurdles. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	03/06/2012
Label:	Ace / Ace Uk
UPC:	0029667047029
Rank:	101479

Tracks

1. Boot Heel Drag  - Herb Remington  - Bob Wills  -  Wills
2. Catfish Boogie  - Jimmy Bryant  -  Cliffie Stone's Band  - Ernest J. Ford  - Tennessee Ernie Ford
3. Feelin' Good/Please Love Me [From All the Blues, All the Time Medley]  - B.B. King  - Sam Ling  - Junior Parker  - Ike Turner
4. Folsom Prison Blues  - Johnny Cash  - Luther Perkins
5. Fender Radio Ad  - Faron Young
6. I'm Looking for Someone to Love  -  Crickets  - Buddy Holly  - Norman Petty
7. Susie-Q  - Eleanor Broadwater  - James Burton  - Dale Hawkins  - Stan Lewis
8. All Your Love (I Miss Loving)  - Otis Rush
9. Walk, Don't Run  - Bob Bogle  - Nokie Edwards  - Johnny Smith  -  Ventures  - Don Wilson
10. Wonderful Land  - Jet Harris  - Jerry Lordan  - Hank Marvin  -  Shadows
11. Besame Mucho  - Jet Harris  - Consuelo Velazquez
12. Fender Radio Ad  - Hank Snow
13. Green Onions  -  Booker T. & the MG's  - Steve Cropper  - Al Jr. Jackson  - Booker T. Jones  - Lewie Steinberg
14. Miserlou  - Dick Dale  -  Dale  - Nick O'Malley  - Rick Rillera  -  Traditional
15. The Lonely Surfer  - Martin Cooper  - Jack Nitzsche  - Ray Pohlman
16. Louie, Louie  - Richard Berry  - Jack Ely  -  Kingsmen  - Mike Mitchell  - Bob Nordby
17. Who Do You Love?  -  Hawkins  - Ellas McDaniel  - Robbie Robertson
18. Fun, Fun, Fun  -  Beach Boys  - Al Jardine  - Mike Love  - Brian Wilson  - Carl Wilson
19. I Fought the Law  - Sonny Curtis  - Bobby Fuller  -  Fuller  - Randy Fuller
20. I Ain't Got You  - Calvin Carter  - Eric Clapton  -  Yardbirds
21. Rock Me Baby  - Steve Cropper  - Donald "Duck" Dunn  - Melvin Jackson  - Otis Redding
22. Fender Radio Ad  - Barbara Mandrell
23. Buckaroo  - Doyle Holly  - Bob Morris  - Buck Owens  -  Owens  - Don Rich
24. Memphis Soul Stew  - Jerry Jemmott  -  King Curtis & The Kingpins  - Curtis Ousley  - Reggie Young
25. Soul Serenade  - Luther Dixon  - Leroy Hodges  - Mabon "Teenie" Hodges  - Willie Mitchell  - Curtis Ousley
26. Beginning to See the Light  - Sterling Morrison  - Lou Reed  -  Velvet Underground
27. Barabajagal (Love Is Hot)  - Jeff Beck  -  Donovan  - Donovan Leitch  - Ron Wood
28. Fender Radio Ad  - Jan Howard

Album Credits

Performance Credits

King Curtis & The Kingpins   Primary Artist
Buck Owens & His Buckaroos   Primary Artist
The Beach Boys   Primary Artist
The Bobby Fuller Four   Primary Artist
Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys   Primary Artist
Otis Redding   Primary Artist
The Yardbirds   Primary Artist
The Shadows   Primary Artist
Willie Mitchell   Primary Artist
Booker T. & the MG's   Primary Artist
The Kingsmen   Primary Artist
Ike Turner   Primary Artist,Guitar
Jack Nitzsche   Primary Artist
Faron Young   Primary Artist
Jan Howard   Primary Artist
Ronnie Hawkins & the Hawks   Primary Artist
Jet Harris   Primary Artist,Bass,6-String Bass
Hank Snow   Primary Artist
Dale Hawkins   Primary Artist
The Crickets   Primary Artist
Barbara Mandrell   Primary Artist
Donovan   Primary Artist
Johnny Cash   Primary Artist
Dick Dale & His Del-Tones   Primary Artist
The Velvet Underground   Primary Artist
Otis Rush   Primary Artist,Guitar
The Ventures   Primary Artist
Tennessee Ernie Ford   Primary Artist
Don Wilson   Guitar
Mike Mitchell   Guitar
Nick O'Malley   Guitar
Bob Bogle   Guitar
Luther Perkins   Guitar
Bobby Fuller   Guitar
Randy Fuller   Bass
Nokie Edwards   Bass
Herb Remington   Guitar (Steel)
Sterling Morrison   Guitar (12 String)
Steve Cropper   Guitar
Leroy Hodges   Bass
Rick Rillera   Bass
Bob Nordby   Fender Jazz Bass
Cliffie Stone's Band   Featured Artist
Carl Wilson   Guitar
Jack Ely   Guitar
James Burton   Guitar
Doyle Holly   Bass
Donald "Duck" Dunn   Bass
Eric Clapton   Guitar
Don Rich   Guitar
Mabon "Teenie" Hodges   Guitar
Jeff Beck   Guitar
Robbie Robertson   Guitar
Jimmy Bryant   Guitar
Jerry Jemmott   Bass
Ron Wood   Bass
Ray Pohlman   6-String Bass
Buddy Holly   Guitar
Al Jardine   Guitar
Brian Wilson   Bass
Dick Dale   Guitar
Lewie Steinberg   Bass
Reggie Young   Guitar
Buck Owens   Guitar (Acoustic)
Hank Marvin   Guitar

Technical Credits

Ernest J. Ford   Composer
Paul Kelly   Cover Photo,Photography,Package Design
Traditional   Composer
Sonny Curtis   Composer
B.B. King   Composer
Richard Berry   Composer
Nick Robbins   Mastering
Norman Petty   Composer
Junior Parker   Composer
Mike Love   Composer
Stan Lewis   Composer
Steve Cropper   Composer
Bob Morris   Composer
Booker T. Jones   Composer
Consuelo Velazquez   Composer
Donovan Leitch   Composer
Melvin Jackson   Composer
Martin Kelly   Liner Notes,Memorabilia
Tony Bacon   Liner Notes
Terry Foster   Memorabilia
Martin Cooper   Composer
Bob Wills   Composer
Jack Nitzsche   Composer
Ellas McDaniel   Composer
Lou Reed   Composer
Johnny Smith   Composer
Sam Ling   Composer
Jerry Lordan   Composer
Ady Croasdell   Coordination
Al Jackson, Jr.   Composer
Buddy Holly   Composer
Brian Wilson   Composer
Calvin Carter   Composer
Dale Hawkins   Composer
Herb Remington   Composer
Curtis Ousley   Composer
Luther Dixon   Composer
Johnny Cash   Composer
Dick Dale   Arranger
Lewie Steinberg   Composer
Otis Rush   Composer
Eleanor Broadwater   Composer