Ike TURNER & His Kings Of Rhythm - Rhythm Rockin' Blues 1995

Ike TURNER & His Kings Of Rhythm - Rhythm Rockin' Blues 1995

Blues

1995 compilation contains Ike's first recording, 'Rocket 88' (released by Chess as by Jackie Brenston), while the rest of the cuts detail some of his finest productions for Modern Records dating from 1954-56. The CD features his blistering blues guitar & rolling piano with a boogie beat. It spotlights some of the vocalists he discovered including Dennis 'Longman' Binder, Lonnie 'The Cat', J.W. Walker, Johnny Wright & the late Billy Gayles. On all the sides the Kings Of Rhythm act as accompanists, & Ike himself turns up under the Lover Boy disguise. Ace.
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Forget that this alblum is a good sampler of Ike Turner's best work. Forget that this is high quality release from Ace. The original version of Rocket 88 is included here! The song, for those of you that don't know is, THE mother of all R&B songs. If I have a favorite song - "rocket 88" is it. It is the epitome of the 50's R&B feel- drinking, women.. and that's not all...it *is* afterall, a song about a car! What makes this song so special is the feel. The unique guitar sound was achived form stuffing a damaged guitar amplifier full of paper. The result was the *first* example of distortion. Mix that with some killer tenor sax and some tough-guy lyrics, and you have one of the most historically important and hardest rocking songs of all time. Some claim "Rocket" to be the first Rock n' Roll song. Other great songs include: 'All the blues all the time' A medley in which Ike's tearin' it up on some popular blues riffs of the day. In most cases better guitar work than the original song!, 'Night Howler' A lawdy miss clawdy spin off...and a good one too!, 'I Ain't Drunk', 'Nobody Wants Me' in the tradition of fats domino's 'nobody loves me'
Rocket 88 alone, make this worth picking up. This alblum is the prize of my collection.
By Timothy C. Beasley.
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01. Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats
02. The Way You Used To Treat Me - Lover Boy
03. I Miss You So - Dennis Binder
04. Nobody Wants Me - Dennis Binder
05. Loosely (aka The Wild One) - Ike Turner & His Orchestra
06. All The Blues, All The Time (Medley) - Ike Turner
07. Sitting And Wondering - J. W. Walker
08. Early Times - Dennis Binder
09. The World Is Yours - Johnny Wright with Ike Turner's Orchestra
10. Suffocate - Johnny Wright with Ike Turner's Orchestra
11. Talkin' About Me - Little Johnny Burton
12. Walk My Way Home - Little Johnny Burton
13. I Ain't Drunk - Lonnie The Cat
14. The Road I Travel - Lonnie The Cat
15. Night Howler - Billy Gale
16. My Heart In Your Hands - Billy Gale
17. A Woman Just Won't Do - Billy Gayles
18. I'm Tired Of Being Dogged Around - Billy Gayles
19. You Got Me Way Down Here - Dennis Binder
20. Love Is Scarce - The Lover Boy
21. Nobody Seems To Want Me - Lover Boy
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