ROCKABILLY THE INDISPENSABLE 1951-1960

Le rockabilly est dérivé du bluegrass, du country boogie et du rock ‘n’ roll afro-américain auquel il a beaucoup emprunté.
Son essor coïncide avec le début de la popularité du rock dans le grand public. Habité, intense et incomparable, ce style à part est défini par une esthétique d’une grande pureté : simple et efficace.
Emblématique de l’Amérique des années 1950, sa légende et la qualité exceptionnelle de ses enregistrements fondateurs et influents lui ont valu depuis plusieurs résurrections.
Bruno Blum commente et réunit ici la crème du rockabilly originel, un florilège chronologique essentiel.
Patrick FRÉMEAUX

Rockabilly derives from bluegrass, country boogie and the African-American rock ‘n’ roll genre, borrowing much from the latter.
Its rise coincided with rock’s early popularity with a mass audience. Intense, incomparable and spirited, rockabilly is a style apart, defined by an aesthetic of great purity that is both simple and efficient.
It was an emblem in 1950s America and the legendary recordings forming its foundations had exceptional quality. They were so influential that they led to several resurrections.
Compiled and annotated by Bruno Blum, this set’s recordings represent the cream of original rockabilly in an essential anthology.

DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE : BRUNO BLUM

DROITS : FREMEAUX & ASSOCIES

CD 1
1951-1956 : ROCKET 88 - BILL HALEY • ROCK THE JOINT - BILL HALEY • HOUND DOG - JACK TURNER • THAT’S ALL RIGHT - ELVIS PRESLEY • JUST BECAUSE - ELVIS PRESLEY • GOOD ROCKIN’ TONIGHT - ELVIS PRESLEY • DRINKIN’ WINE SPO DEE-O-DEE - MALCOLM YELVINGTON • BABY, LET’S PLAY HOUSE - ELVIS PRESLEY • CRY! CRY! CRY! - JOHNNY CASH • MYSTERY TRAIN - ELVIS PRESLEY • FOLSOM PRISON BLUES - JOHNNY CASH • EVERYBODY NEEDS A LITTLE LOVIN’ - MERLE KILGORE • WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN’ GOIN’ ON - ROY HALL • ROCKIN’ AND ROLLIN’ - SONNY FISHER • LOVE ME - BUDDY HOLLY • BLUE SUEDE SHOES - CARL PERKINS • HONEY DON’T - CARL PERKINS • SLEEPY TIME BLUES - JESS HOOPER • MAMA’S LITTLE BABY - JUNIOR THOMPSON • RAW DEAL - JUNIOR THOMPSON • MIDNIGHT SHIFT - BUDDY HOLLY • BLUE DAYS, BLACK NIGHTS - BUDDY HOLLY • BLUE SUEDE SHOES - ELVIS PRESLEY • MR. BLUES - MARVIN RAINWATER • OOBY DOOBY - ROY ORBISON • GO! GO! GO! DOWN THE LINE - ROY ORBISON • BOPPIN’ THE BLUES - CARL PERKINS • GET RHYTHM - JOHNNY CASH.
CD 2
1956 : ROCKIN’ ROLLIN’ STONE - ANDY STARR • TONGUE-TIED JILL - CHARLIE FEATHERS • PINKPEG SLACKS - EDDIE COCHRAN • DUCK TAIL - JOE CLAY • SLIPPING OUT AND SNEAKING IN - JOE CLAY • DOGGONE IT - JOE CLAY • SIXTEEN CHICKS - JOE CLAY • RED HEADED WOMAN - SONNY BURGESS • RACE WITH THE DEVIL - GENE VINCENT • BE-BOP-A-LULA - GENE VINCENT • TEAR IT UP - JOHNNY BURNETTE • WATCHIN’ THE 7:10 ROLL BY - BUCK GRIFFIN • HOT DOG - BUCK OWENS • YOU LOOK THAT GOOD TO ME - JOE CLAY • DIXIE FRIED - CARL PERKINS • GONNA BACK UP BABY - GENE VINCENT • TWENTY-FLIGHT ROCK - EDDIE COCHRAN • TRAIN KEPT A-ROLLIN’ - JOHNNY BURNETTE • ALL BY MYSELF - JOHNNY BURNETTE • HONEY HUSH - JOHNNY BURNETTE • LONESOME TRAIN - JOHNNY BURNETTE • ROCK BILLY BOOGIE - JOHNNY BURNETTE • I’M CHANGIN’ ALL THESE CHANGES - BUDDY HOLLY • ONE HAND LOOSE - CHARLIE FEATHERS • HONEY BOP - WANDA JACKSON • CENTIPEDE - LEW WILLIAMS • UBANGI STOMP - WARREN SMITH • LATCH ON - RON HARGRAVE.
CD 3
1956-1960 : BOP BOP BA DOO BOP - LEW WILLIAMS • DOUBLE TALKIN’ BABY - GENE VINCENT • I’M COMING HOME - JOHNNY HORTON • ROCK IT - GEORGE JONES • ROCK AROUND WITH OLLIE VEE - BUDDY HOLLY • ROCKIN’ DADDY - EDDIE BOND • FLYING SAUCER ROCK ‘N’ ROLL - BILLY LEE RILEY • MATCHBOX - CARL PERKINS • PUT YOUR CAT CLOTHES ON - CARL PERKINS • PINK PEDAL PUSHERS - CARL PERKINS • RED HOT - BOB LUMAN • IT’LL BE ME - JERRY LEE LEWIS • TEENAGE CUTIE - EDDIE COCHRAN • YOUR BABY BLUE EYES - JOHNNY BURNETTE • ROCK AND ROLL FEVER - CECIL CAMPBELL • LEWIS BOOGIE - JERRY LEE LEWIS • WORRIED ABOUT YOU BABY - MAYLON HUMPHRIES • RIP IT UP - THE EVERLY BROTHERS • MY BUCKET’S GOT A HOLE IN IT - RICKY NELSON • HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL - JERRY LEE LEWIS • WILD ONE - JERRY LEE LEWIS • LOBO JONES - JACKIE GOTROE • ROCKIN’ BY MYSELF - SAMMY GOWANS • MY BABE - DALE HAWKINS / DALE HAWKINS • LOVE ME - THE PHANTOM • THE WAY I WALK - JACK SCOTT • DANCING DOLL - ART ADAMS • LONG BLACK TRAIN - CONWAY TWITTY.