Without duplicating any tracks from Properbox 100 ("We're Gonna Rock, We're Gonna Roll") this equally bumper 4CD set might be considered an expansion of one aspect of that across-the-genres look at the evolution of Rock 'n' Roll. This 120 track compilation concentrates on how the livelier examples of roots country music, traditionally sidelined by the establishment as 'Hillbilly', influenced younger performers, and so attracted an expanding youth market, with a brasher form of delivery that would become known as 'Rockabilly'. Few (if any!) of these recordings were Pop chart hits but there is an aggressive intensity in many, and a joyous flippancy about others, that retrospectively shows them all to have been an integral part of the 1950s frisson (in music, the other arts, and western society as a whole) between old values and new perspectives. From the likes of Hardrock Gunter and Johnny Hicks in 1951 it's a roller-coaster ride to Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins in 1955. Another fat 68-page booklet is your tour guide.
Disc One:
1. Kiss Me Like Crazy-Maddox Brothers & Rose [1953] 2. Whoa Boy-Luke McDaniel [1952] 3. The Hot Guitar-Eddie Hill [1951] 4. Wild Cat Boogie-Forest Rye [1953] 5. Strut My Stuff-Slim Redman & Donnie Bowsier [1953] 6. Run ‘Em Off-Onie Wheeler [1953] 7. Honkytonk Hardwood Floor-Jess Willard [1951] 8. Hound Dog-Billy Starr [1953] 9. Hesitation Boogie-Hardrock Gunter [1951] 10. Rock Me-Lucky Joe Almond [1953] 11. I’m A Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas)-Jim Atkins [1953] 12. Beatin Out The Boogie On The Mississippi Mud-Lee Bell [1952] 13. Looking At The Moon Wishing On A Star-Charlene Arthur [1953] 14. Who Put The Turtle In Myrtle’s Girdle-Western Melody Makers [1953] 15. Is Zat You Myrtle-Carlisles [1953] 16. Rock Me-Little Jimmy Dickens [1953] 17. Uh-Huh-Honey-Autry Inman [1953] 18. Dog-gone It Baby I’m In Love-Carl Smith [1953] 19. I Heard About You-Charlene Arthur [1953] 20. Wild Man Boogie-Ray Batts [1952] 21. Bawlin’ Baby-Johnny Horton & Billy Barton [1952] 22. Whoopie Baby-Earl Songer [1954] 23. Pull Down The Blinds-Lattie Moore [1953] 24. You’re Not the First Girl-Lonnie Barron [1954] 25. Music Makin’ Mama From Memphis-R.D.Hendon & His Western Jamboree [1952] 26. Get Your Kicks (From The Country Hicks)-Johnny Hicks [1951] 27. Cat Music-Tommy Scott [1955] 28. You All Come-Arlie Duff [1953] 29. I Want Some Lovin’ Baby-Jimmy & Duane [1955] 30. Hepcat Baby-Eddy Arnold [1954] Disc Two: Hillbilly Fever 1. I’m Building A ?? (On The Moon)-Weldon Rogers [1955] 2. Busy Body Boogie-Carlisles [1954] 3. Hey Where Ya Goin’-Frankie Miller [1954] 4. Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)-Hawkshaw Hawkins [1955] 5. I’m Playin’ It Cool-Neal Jones [1955] 6. Watch That Girl-Lloyd McCullough & The Drifting Hillbillies [1955] 7. When Hillbilly Willie Met Kitty From The City-Tani Allen & His Tennessee Pals [1952] 8. They Raided The Joint-Chuck Murphy [1950] 9. Ding Dong Mama From Tennessee-Jimmy Myers [1952] 10. Hillbilly Fever-Little Jimmy Dickens [1950] 11. Hillbilly Jive With A Hillbilly Beat-Reece Shipley & His Rainbow Valley Boys [1953] 12. Movie Magg-Carl Perkins [1955] 13. Rockin’ And Rollin’-Tommy Scott [1951] 14. Long Gone Daddy-Lou Graham [1952] 15. Sag Drag & Fall-Sid King & Five Strings [1954] 16. Pretty Mama-Marty Robbins [1955] 17. Mean Mama Blues-Marty Robbins [1955] 18. There’s No Right Way To Do Wrong-Miller Sisters [1955] 19. Here Kitty Kitty-Jimmy Murphy [1955] 20. Sweet Singing Daddy-Jimmy & Johnny [1955] 21. Please Big Mama-Rudy Gray [1955] 22. Diggin’ And Datin’-Gene Henslee [1954] 23. My Kind Of Carryin’ On-Doug Poindexter & Starlite Wranglers [1954] 24. Gone Gone Gone-Carl Perkins [1955] 25. Rockin’ Baby-Gene Henslee [1954] 26. Hey Porter-Johnny Cash [1955] 27. Mean Mean Mama-Charlie Brown [1955] 28. Rock-A-Bye Baby-Bonn Skeeter [1955] 29. Flip Flop And Fly-Tibby Edwards [1955] 30. Hold Me Baby-Sonny Fisher [1955] Disc Three: Cattin' Around 1. Cattin’ Around-Charlie Adams [1954] 2. It Ain’t My Baby (And I Ain’t Gonna Rock It)-Rudy Grayzell [1954] 3. Play My Boogie-Bill Mack [1952] 4. Meadowlark Boogie-Buck Griffin [1954] 5. Seein’ Double Feelin’ Single-Merle Kilgore [1954] 6. Rockin’ And A Knockin’-Gayle Griffith [1954] 7. No More No More No More-Bobby Lord [1954] 8. Rhythm Hall-Chuck Murphy [1954] 9. I Gotta Go Get My Baby-Marvin Rainwater [1955] 10. Drinkin’ Wine Spo Dee O Dee-Malcolm Yelvington [1954] 11. Just Rollin’ Along-Malcolm Yelvington [1954] 12. That’s All Right-Marty Robbins [1954] 13. Milkcow Blues Boogie-Elvis Presley [1954] 14. You’re A Heartbreaker-Elvis Presley [1954] 15. Go Boy Go-Carl Smith [1954] 16. Whoa Boy-Red Smith [1954] 17. Sure Fire Kisses-Justin Tubb & Goldie Hill [1954] 18. Have You Heard The Gossip-Charlie Brown [1955] 19. I’m Left You’re Right She’s Gone-Elvis Presley [1954] 20. Baby Let’s Play House-Elvis Presley [1954] 21. Baby He’s A Wolf-Werly Fairburn [1954] 22. Good Deal Lucille-Werly Fairburn [1954] 23. I Like It-Five Strings [1954] 24. Drinkin’ Wine Spo Dee O Dee-Five Strings [1954] 25. Don’t Fix Up The Doghouse-George McCormick [1954] 26. One Day After Pay Day-Buck Griffin [1954] 27. Put Something In The Pot Boy-Sid King & Five Strings [1954] 28. Now Is the Time For Love-Wayne Walker [1954] 29. If You Ain’t Lovin’ You Ain’t Livin’-Faron Young [1954] 30. Let The Jukebox Keep On Playing-Carl Perkins [1955] Disc Four: Rockin' And Rollin' 1. Much Too Young For Love-Barney Burcham [1955] 2. Double Duty Lovin’-Eddie Bond [1955] 3. That’s What I Like-Terry Fell [1955] 4. You’re A Humdinger-Farmer Boys [1955] 5. Rocking Daddy-Sonny Fisher [1955] 6. Mystery Train-Elvis Presley [1955] 7. Wild Wild Young Men-Rose Maddox [1955] 8. All Messed Up-Jess Hooper [1955] 9. Sleepy Time Blues-Jess Hooper [1955] 10. I Forgot To Remember To Forget-Elvis Presley [1955] 11. Love Me-Jimmy Lee & Wayne Walker [1955] 12. Can’t Steal My Way Around-Barney Burcham [1955] 13. Maybelline-Marty Robbins [1955] 14. I’m Gonna Roll & Rock-Eddie Zack & Cousin Herb [1955] 15. Purr Kitty Purr-Sid King & Five Strings [1955] 16. Yakety Yak-Mac & Jake [1955] 17. A Gal Named Joe-Mac Sales [1955] 18. I Gotta Get My Baby-Maddox Bros & Rose [1955] 19. Hey Mama-Sonny Fisher [1955] 20. Uranium Fever-Rudy Gaddis [1955] 21. Ice Water-Glenn Barber [1954] 22. Ocean Paradise-Rudy Gray [1954] 23. I Guess I’m Crazy (For Loving You)-Werly Fairburn [1955] 24. It Pays To Advertise-Farmer Boys [1955] 25. Rockin’ And A Rollin’-Sonny Fisher [1955] 26. Dig Them Squeaky Shoes-Andy Starr [1955] 27. Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On-Roy Hall [1955] 28. Hearts Made Of Stone-Rudy Gray [1955] 29. I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine-Elvis Presley [1954] 30. We’re Gonna Bop-Sandy Coker [1955]
