From Boppin' Hillbilly to Red Hot Rockabilly

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From Boppin' Hillbilly to Red Hot Rockabilly
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Artist: From Boppin' Hillbilly to Red Hot Rockabilly
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set, Import
CD Release Date: 2006-03-13
Music Label: Proper Box UK
Soundtracks:
  1. Kiss Me Like Crazy
  2. Whoa Boy
  3. The Hot Guitar
  4. Wild Cat Boogie
  5. Strut My Stuff
  6. Run 'Em Off
  7. Honkytonk Hardwood Floor
  8. Hound Dog
  9. Hesitation Boogie
  10. Rock Me
  11. IÂ?M A Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas)
  12. BeatinÂ? Out The Boogie On The Mississippi Mud
  13. Looking At The Moon Wishing On A Star
  14. Who Put The Turtle In MyrtleÂ?S Girdle
  15. Is Zat You Myrtle
  16. Rock Me
  17. Uh-Huh-Honey
  18. Dog-Gone It Baby IÂ?M In Love
  19. I Heard About You
  20. Wild Man Boogie
  21. BawlinÂ? Baby
  22. Whoopie Baby
  23. Pull Down The Blinds
  24. YouÂ?Re Not The First Girl
  25. Music MakinÂ? Mama From Memphis
  26. Get Your Kicks (From The Country Hicks)
  27. Cat Music
  28. You All Come
  29. I Want Some LovinÂ? Baby
  30. Hepcat Baby
  31. IÂ?M Building A ?? (On The Moon)
  32. Busy Body Boogie
  33. Hey Where Ya GoinÂ?
  34. Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)
  35. IÂ?M PlayinÂ? It Cool
  36. Watch That Girl
  37. When Hillbilly Willie Met Kitty From The City
  38. They Raided The Joint
  39. Ding Dong Mama From Tennessee
  40. Hillbilly Fever
  41. Hillbilly Jive With A Hillbilly Beat
  42. Movie Magg
  43. RockinÂ? And RollinÂ?
  44. Long Gone Daddy
  45. Sag Drag & Fall
  46. Pretty Mama
  47. Mean Mama Blues
  48. ThereÂ?S No Right Way To Do Wrong
  49. Here Kitty Kitty
  50. Sweet Singing Daddy
  51. Please Big Mama
  52. DigginÂ? And DatinÂ?
  53. My Kind Of CarryinÂ? On
  54. Gone Gone Gone
  55. RockinÂ? Baby
  56. Hey Porter
  57. Mean Mean Mama
  58. Rock-A-Bye Baby
  59. Flip Flop And Fly
  60. Hold Me Baby
  61. CattinÂ? Around
  62. It AinÂ?T My Baby (And I AinÂ?T Gonna Rock It)
  63. Play My Boogie
  64. Meadowlark Boogie
  65. SeeinÂ? Double FeelinÂ? Single
  66. RockinÂ? And A KnockinÂ?
  67. No More No More No More
  68. Rhythm Hall
  69. I Gotta Go Get My Baby
  70. DrinkinÂ? Wine Spo Dee O Dee
  71. Just RollinÂ? Along
  72. ThatÂ?S All Right
  73. Milkcow Blues Boogie
  74. YouÂ?Re A Heartbreaker
  75. Go Boy Go
  76. Whoa Boy
  77. Sure Fire Kisses
  78. Have You Heard The Gossip
  79. IÂ?M Left YouÂ?Re Right SheÂ?S Gone
  80. Baby LetÂ?S Play House
  81. Baby HeÂ?S A Wolf
  82. Good Deal Lucille
  83. I Like It
  84. DrinkinÂ? Wine Spo Dee O Dee
  85. DonÂ?T Fix Up The Doghouse
  86. One Day After Pay Day
  87. Put Something In The Pot Boy
  88. Now Is The Time For Love
  89. If You AinÂ?T LovinÂ? You AinÂ?T LivinÂ?
  90. Let The Jukebox Keep On Playing
  91. Much Too Young For Love
  92. Double Duty LovinÂ?
  93. ThatÂ?S What I Like
  94. YouÂ?Re A Humdinger
  95. Rocking Daddy
  96. Mystery Train
  97. Wild Wild Young Men
  98. All Messed Up
  99. Sleepy Time Blues
  100. I Forgot To Remember To Forget
  101. Love Me
  102. CanÂ?T Steal My Way Around
  103. Maybelline
  104. IÂ?M Gonna Roll & Rock
  105. Purr Kitty Purr
  106. Yakety Yak
  107. A Gal Named Joe
  108. I Gotta Get My Baby
  109. Hey Mama
  110. Uranium Fever
  111. Ice Water
  112. Ocean Paradise
  113. I Guess IÂ?M Crazy (For Loving You)
  114. It Pays To Advertise
  115. RockinÂ? And A RollinÂ?
  116. Dig Them Squeaky Shoes
  117. Whole Lotta ShakinÂ? GoinÂ? On
  118. Hearts Made Of Stone
  119. I DonÂ?T Care If The Sun DonÂ?T Shine
  120. WeÂ?Re Gonna Bop

Music reviews of From Boppin' Hillbilly to Red Hot Rockabilly

Music Review: The roots of rockabilly - up-tempo fifties country music
Rating: 5 Stars

Covering the period from 1950 to 1955 (though the tracks are not in chronological order), this boxed set captures the period when some country singers experimented by adding a strong rhythmic beat to their music, perhaps with a view to attracting a wider public. The end result was a form of music that evolved into rockabilly. As other reviewers point out, there isn't much actual rockabilly music here, though the same label later released another box titled Classic rockabilly. I haven't heard the contents of that box, but the track listing suggests that if you're looking for actual rockabilly music, that's the one to go for. So this particular box focuses on boppin' hillbilly music, much of which has long since faded into obscurity. I wasn't familiar with this music prior to acquiring this box, but I'm very pleased with it.

The writer of the extensive liner notes is in no doubt that the first rockabilly single ever recorded was Elvis Presley's 1954 single that featured Mystery train on one side, with Blue moon of Kentucky on the other side. Despite the significance he attributes to that single, both sides are omitted from this compilation, although Elvis re-recorded Mystery train in 1955 and that version is included here.

At the time, country singers tended to call this music by another name - cat music. This may explain the sprinkling of cat-related song titles here, including Wild cat boogie (Forest Rye), Cat music (Tommy Scott), Hepcat baby (Eddy Arnold, showing a different side to his music from the country ballads he is famous for), Here kitty kitty (Jimmy Murphy), Cattin' around (Charlie Adams) and Purr kitty purr, which we`ll come back to later. However, dog lovers aren't ignored because you'll also find Hound dog (Billy Starr) and Don't fix up the doghouse (George McCormick).

Many of the artists featured here have long since faded into obscurity, but there are several who achieved lasting fame to varying degrees. Elvis Presley is represented by a total of seven tracks including the aforementioned 1955 version of Mystery train. Also here are Marty Robbins (4 tracks), Carl Perkins (3 tracks), Little Jimmy Dickens (2 tracks), Carl Smith (2 tracks) and one track each by Johnny Cash and Faron Young. However, they aren't always represented by their most obvious tracks from the period covered. In any case, the real interest in this collection is in all the tracks by obscure artists that you might not hear anywhere else.

Of the artists not already mentioned, Rudy Grayzell is represented by four tracks. Two of them (It ain't my baby and I ain't gonna rock it, Ocean paradise) were released as two sides of a single. Both sides featured Jim Reeves (guitar) and Floyd Cramer (piano) among the musicians. Rudy then switched labels and recorded as Rudy Gray. Two of those tracks (Hearts made of stone, Please big Mama) are included here. Sonny Fisher is also represented by four tracks (Rocking Daddy, Hold me baby, Hey Mama, Rockin'n'rollin') Though not obvious from the credits, Sid and Billy Erwin are represented by five tracks, the first (Who put the turtle in Myrtle's girdle) billed as the Western Melody Makers, the next three (Drink' wine spoli oli, I like it, Put something in the pot baby) as members of the Five Strings and the last of their tracks here (Purr kitty purr) as Sid King and the Five Strings. All these artists were hugely talented, but I'd not come across any of them prior to buying this box.

Although this collection is male-dominated as you'd expect, a few female singers are featured. The most famous among them is Rose Maddox, who opens the collection with a solo recording (Kiss me like crazy) and is later featured with her brothers (I gotta go get my baby). Charlene Arthur also features on two tracks (Looking at the moon wishing on a star, I heard about you), the first-mentioned being a cover of a Rudy Grayzell song. With the right management and material, she might have become a big star but she didn't get to record in the style that she wanted and faded into obscurity. There is one track each featuring the Miller sisters (There`s no right way to do me wrong) and Alvadean Coker (We`re gonna bop), who closes the collection. Goldie Hill duets with Justin Tubb on one track (Sure fire kisses). The Burleson sisters provided clearly-heard backing vocals for Reece Shipley and his rainbow valley boys (Hillbilly jive with a boogie beat).

Picking out highlights from a collection such as this is never easy. Despite the obscurity of most of the material, it has clearly been carefully selected and it's all worth hearing. Although it is relentlessly up-tempo by definition, there is enough variety within the basic sound to keep it interesting. And, of course, you can always choose to break it up by playing other music in between playing the various CD's within the box, if you wish. This is a great compilation that provides a permanent reminder of a particular period in musical history that is often ignored. Actual rockabilly music is far easier to find, but if you're interested in the roots of rockabilly, this is just what you're looking for.
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