That'll Flat Git It!, Vol. 23

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Overview

It's been widely reported that Mitch Miller, Columbia Records' pop music chief in the '50s, was no friend of rock & roll, but thankfully the folks at the label's Nashville offices (in particular producer Don Law) had a higher hip factor, and this installment in Bear Family's ongoing That'll Flat Git It! series unearths thirty quality rockabilly and rockin' country sides from Columbia's vaults. Ronnie Self's feral "You're So Right for Me" kicks things off in frantic style, and while that's easily the wildest side here, there's plenty more solid rock action, including Self's "Big Blon' Baby," three numbers from the Collins Kids, Billy Brown's "Flip Out" and "Meet Me in the Alley Sally," Bobby Lord's "High Voltage" and the hilarious "Bump!" from Jay Cee Hill. Bear Family have also included some up-tempo hillbilly action here, including a pair of outstanding Johnny Horton cuts, two from Marty Robbins, Carl Story's defiant "What a Line" and Mel Tillis' rare stab at the rockin' stuff, "Teenage Wedding." The set also features the rollicking "Susie's House" from John D. Loudermilk, who would later become a top songwriter, and "Boom Boom Baby" and "Well, Don't You Know" from Billy "Crash" Craddock, who would bring rockabilly back to radio many years later. As usual, Bear Family has done a superb job of remastering this music, and the liner notes from Colin Escott are top-notch. Great music that should tickle the eardrums of anyone with a taste for early rock & roll. ~ Mark Deming

Product Details

Release Date:	07/17/2006
Label:	Bear Family Records
UPC:	4000127167231
Rank:	129348

Tracks

1. You're So Right for Me  - Ronnie Self
2. Hot Rod  -  Collins Kids  - Larry Collins  - Lorrie Collins  - Hazel Lawrence
3. Respectfully Miss Brooks  - Marty Robbins
4. I'm Gonna Roll and Rock  - Lillian McMurry  - Eddie Zack
5. Little Forty Ford  - Leon Smith
6. Romp Stompin' Boogie  -  Hill
7. Goodbye Lonesome, Hello Baby Doll  - Lee Emerson  - Johnny Horton
8. High Voltage  - Dave Burgess
9. Well Don't You Know  - Billy "Crash" Craddock  - George Weston
10. Flip Out  - Billy Brown
11. A Love So Fine  -  Hill
12. Big Deal  -  Skee Brothers
13. Rhythm Hall  - Hardrock Gunter  - Chuck Murphy
14. Leavin' on My Mind  - Lee Emerson  - Billy Walker
15. Rockin' Down the Mississippi  - Jimmy Boyd
16. She's Gone  -  Hill
17. Big Blon' Baby  - Ronnie Self
18. Move a Little Closer  -  Collins Kids
19. Long Gone Lonesome Blues  - Marty Robbins
20. Susie's House  - John D. Loudermilk  - Danny Wolfe
21. Bump!  -  Hill  - Leroy Kirkland  - Clyde Otis
22. Cherokee Boogie  - Johnny Horton
23. What a Line  - Harold Hensley  - Carl Story  - Merle Travis
24. Boom Boom Baby  - Billy "Crash" Craddock
25. Meet Me in the Alley, Sally  - Billy Brown
26. Since My Baby Left Me  -  Hill
27. That's All She Wrote  -  Skee Brothers
28. Mercy  -  Collins Kids  - Larry Collins  - Lorrie Collins
29. Teen Age Wedding  - Mel Tillis  - Wayne Walker
30. Crazy Mixed-Up Blues  - Jimmy Boyd  - Chuck Wayne

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Leon Smith   Primary Artist
Billy Walker   Primary Artist
Jimmy Boyd   Primary Artist
Mel Tillis   Primary Artist
Eddie Zack   Primary Artist
Chuck Murphy   Primary Artist
The Skee Brothers   Primary Artist
Billy Brown   Primary Artist
Billy "Crash" Craddock   Primary Artist
Carl Story   Primary Artist
Jay Cee Hill   Primary Artist
Johnny Horton   Primary Artist
Marty Robbins   Primary Artist
John D. Loudermilk   Primary Artist
The Collins Kids   Primary Artist
Ronnie Self   Primary Artist
Hillous Butrum   Guitar
Ray "Duck" Atkins   Dobro
Jimmy Gossett   Drums
Gerald Tomlinson   Guitar
Farris Coursey   Drums
Joe Zinkan   Bass
Ray Edenton   Guitar
Owen Bradley   Piano
The Ray Charles Singers   Choir/Chorus
Lightnin' Chance   Bass
Aubrey Leon Richardson   Guitar
Marion Z. "Pee Wee" Adams   Drums
Marvin H. Hughes   Piano
Donald Slayman   Fiddle
Louis Butterman   Bass
Harold R. "Ray Stevens" Ragsdale   Piano
Marianne Hall   Guitar (Steel)
William A. Wardle   Piano
Panama Francis   Drums
Skeets McDonald   Bass
Chet Atkins   Guitar
Joe Maphis   Guitar
Floyd Robinson   Guitar
George Barnes   Guitar
Jerry Reed Hubbard   Guitar
James Farmer   Guitar (Steel)
Elbert Raymond "Dutch" McMillin   Saxophone
Milton Curtis "Muddy" Berry   Drums
Ike Inman   Bass
Ron Wise   Guitar
Leon M. Silby   Guitar
Andrew L. Goodrich   Saxophone
Johnny Bond   Guitar
Dudley Brooks   Piano
Milt Hinton   Bass
Buddy Emmons   Guitar (Steel)
Harold Bradley   Banjo,Guitar,Bass (Electric)
Hank Garland   Guitar
Dale Potter   Fiddle
Danny Perri   Guitar
Frank Slay   Piano
Floyd Cramer   Organ,Piano
Grady Martin   Guitar

Technical Credits

Grady Martin   Leader
Leroy Kirkland   Composer
Lorrie Collins   Composer
R.A. Andreas   Photography,Illustrations
Hazel Lawrence   Composer
Merle Travis   Composer
Wayne Walker   Composer
Wayne Russell   Photography,Illustrations
Ronnie Self   Composer
Chuck Murphy   Composer
Larry Collins   Composer
Clyde Otis   Composer
Don Law   Producer
Richard Weize   Tape Research,Discographical Information
Marty Robbins   Composer
Harold Hensley   Composer
Bill Millar   Reissue Producer,Discographical Information
Juergen Crasser   Mastering
Marty Wilson   Leader
Lillian McMurry   Composer
Erich Huelsenbeck   Photo Scanning,Photo Restoration
Johnny Bond   Leader
Joe Sherman   Producer
Danny Wolfe   Composer
Dave Burgess   Composer
George Weston   Composer
Hardrock Gunter   Composer
Colin Escott   Liner Notes,Photography,Illustrations
Lee Emerson   Composer
Chuck Wayne   Composer