Teenage Rock'n Roll Party

by N/A

Overview

This 30-track compilation draws the majority of its contents from 1950s-era West Coast and Southern labels both great and small, including selections from Specialty, Modern, Era, Excello, Goldband, and Johnny Otis' Dig label. While labeled a "rock'n'roll party," the majority of contents compiled here are straight-up rockin' R&B: "Old Folks' Boogie," by Al Simmons with Slim Green and the Cats From Fresno, takes John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillen" and Junior Parker's "Feelin' Good" and reduces them down to a single riff that's even more elemental than those two bare-bones boogies, if such an artistic notion is possible. Several artists right on the edge between rhythm and blues and rock & roll are featured here, including Little Richard, Larry Williams, Young Jessie, and Richard Berry, and blues artists with some rockin' in their blood get their due here as well with Slim Harpo, Johnny "Guitar" Watson ("Those Lonely Lonely Nights," with its famous one-note solo), and Hop Wilson all making appearances. Honking West Coast sax men Joe Houston and Chuck Higgins contribute a track apiece, while the doo wop side of the equation primarily comes from selections released by the East Coast-based Old Town Records, with the Harptones, Jive 5, and the Cleftones all contributing to the mix. This collection shows considerable depth and breadth, and brings together tracks that seldom make it onto packages like this. Well done. ~ Cub Koda

Product Details

Release Date:	10/18/1994
Label:	Ace
UPC:	0029667155526
Rank:	181960

Tracks

1. All Night Long
2. Old Folks' Boogie
3. Slow Down
4. Blue Jeans (And a Boy's Shirt)
5. That's Alright Baby
6. Sweetheart Please Don't Go
7. Crying My Heart Out
8. Roll, Hot Rod, Roll
9. Jump Jack Jump
10. Yama, Yama, Pretty Mama
11. You Know You're Doing Me Wrong
12. These Golden Rings
13. My Desire
14. Night of the Werewolf
15. Dance to It (Chicken Stuff #2)
16. Have a Mercy Miss Percy
17. Hands Off
18. Can't Believe You Wanna Leave
19. The Masquerade Is Over
20. Those Lonely, Lonely Nights
21. Wet Back Hop
22. Hey Girl, Hey Boy
23. Let's Go Boppin' Tonight
24. Hit, Git and Split
25. Right Now
26. Shake Your Hips
27. Look Out Miss James
28. Who's Been Jivin' You
29. Sweet Dreams
30. Sweet Dreams

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Young Jessie   Primary Artist
Donna Hightower   Primary Artist
The Cliques   Primary Artist
Little Richard   Primary Artist
Wynona Carr   Primary Artist
Slim Harpo   Primary Artist
The Gladiolas   Primary Artist
The Cleftones   Primary Artist
The Harptones   Primary Artist
Al Ferrier   Primary Artist
Tommy McLain   Primary Artist
Jeanette Baker   Primary Artist
Symbols of Life   Primary Artist
Cats From Fresno   Primary Artist
Slim Green   Primary Artist
Jimmy Witherspoon   Primary Artist
Chuck Higgins   Primary Artist
Larry Williams   Primary Artist
Joe Houston   Primary Artist
Johnny "Guitar" Watson   Primary Artist
Hop Wilson   Primary Artist
Richard Berry   Primary Artist
Marvin & Johnny   Primary Artist
Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers   Primary Artist
Al Simmons   Primary Artist
Glen Glenn   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Winfield Scott   Composer
Glen Glenn   Performer
Donna Hightower   Performer
Eddie Shuler   Composer
Dootsie Williams   Composer
Little Richard   Performer
Lloyd Price   Composer
Priscilla Bowman   Composer
Maurice Williams   Composer
Al Ferrier   Composer,Performer
Wynona Carr   Performer
Slim Harpo   Composer,Performer
Paul Smith   Composer
Jimmy Witherspoon   Performer
Tommy McLain   Performer
John Gray   Composer
Jeanette Baker   Performer
Johnny Vincent   Composer
D. Gibson   Composer
Joe Josea   Composer
Chuck Higgins   Composer,Performer
Larry Williams   Composer,Performer
Joe Houston   Performer
Earl King   Composer
Jay McShann   Composer
Johnny "Guitar" Watson   Performer
Hop Wilson   Composer,Performer
Hy Weiss   Composer
Sam Ling   Composer
Richard Berry   Composer,Performer
Marvin & Johnny   Performer
Raoul Cita   Composer
Oscar McLollie & His Honey Jumpers   Composer,Performer
Rev. Gary Davis   Composer
Al Simmons   Performer
Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup   Composer
Young Jessie   Performer