After Otis Blackwell and Jesse Stone, Leroy Kirkland is perhaps the most prestigious Black R&B composer. He served with Erskine Hawkins, Cootie Williams and Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey in their orchestras. Coming into his own in 1954, he became a key figure along with Sam 'The Man' Taylor in the Alan Freed Orchestra. He later wrote for The Clovers, Etta James and Maxine Brown for whom he composed best sellers like 'Good Lovin', 'Stop The Wedding', and 'All In My Mind'. This first-time release of some of Kirkland's most significant work includes many of his best-known successes..........
1. STOP TALKIN' AND START WALKIN' - ANNIE LAURIE 2. GABBIN' BLUES - BIG MAYBELLE 3. GOOD LOVIN' - THE CLOVERS 4. I'LL BE SITTIN', I'LL BE ROCKIN' - LARRY DARNELL 5. YOU'RE THE KIND OF WOMAN - SAMMY COTTON 6. SHORT JOHN - DINAH WASHINGTON 7. WHEN WILL MY TROUBLES END? - THE FIVE KEYS 8. YOU CAN'T STAY HERE - MELVIN SMITH 9. GIVE A LITTLE TIME - MILT TRENIER 10. COME BACK MAYBELLINE - BIG JOHN GREER 11. FLIP AND SKIP - CLAUDE CLOUD & HIS THUNDERCLAPS 12. FISH ROLL - SAM 'THE MAN' TAYLOR & HIS ORCHESTRA 13. WELL, I TRIED - SCREAMIN' JAY HAWKINS 14. MUMBLES BLUES - BIG CONNIE 15. FOLLOW THE LEADER - LILLIAN BRIGGS 16. THE BEAR HUG - MR. BEAR AND HIS BEARCATS 17. PARAMOUNT ROCK - LEROY KIRKLAND'S HI-FLYERS 18. SENTIMENTAL DADDY-O - BROOK BENTON 19. STAY A LITTLE LONGER - THE EQUADORS 20. NIGHT RIDE - KING'S HENCHMEN 21. WHO'S THAT KNOCKING - THE GENIES 22. ALL IN MY MIND - MAXINE BROWN 23. WHEN YOU DANCE - BILLY STORM AND THE STORMS 24. STOP THE WEDDING - ETTA JAMES 25. DON'T STOP THE WEDDING - ANN COLE 26. I'LL BE A CRYBABY (FROM NOW ON) - PEARL WOODS & THE GEMS 27. SLOPPIN' - PEARL WOODS & THE GEMS
