The King Rhythm & Blues Box Set [Box]Various Artists
Release Date: 02/15/1996
Original Release:
1996
# of Discs:
4
J&R Item # 214735_CD
UPC # 012676700221
Label: King Records (USA)
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Disc: 1
3.
I Love You, Yes I Do - Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats
Disc: 2
Disc: 3
21.
Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go - Hank Ballard & the Midnighters
Disc: 4
1.
Me and My Crazy Self - Lonnie Johnson (previously unreleased, alternate take)
2.
That's What You're Doin' to Me - Billy Ward & The Dominoes (rare alternate version)
5.
Fever - Little Willie John (with string overdub)
7.
Get That Hump in Your Back - Hank Ballard & the Midnighters (previously unreleased)
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Performer: Various Artists
Producer: Moe Lytle (Compilation) Distributor: Int'l Marketing Group Notes: Includes liner notes by Colin Escott. It's astounding to realize how much of the '40s and '50s most vital R&B was recorded for the King label. This comprehensive four-disc box presents what amounts to a guided tour of post-war R&B. Equal parts history lesson and dance party, THE KING R&B BOX SET documents the various phases of R&B, from blues leanings to proto-R&B to doo wop to hardcore blues and funk. Packaged with a booklet containing extensive, informative liner notes, this set is an exhaustive account of a uniquely American art form. Highlights abound, including Wynonie Harris' whimsical "Bloodshot Eyes," Johnny "Guitar" Watson's lascivious blues classic "Gangster of Love" and Hank Ballard's once-scandalous "Work With me Annie" (which inspired the female answer song "Roll With Me Henry"). And if you're interesting in digging up the roots of rock & roll, look no further than the aforementioned Mr. Harris seminal take on "Good Rockin' Tonight."
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