EARL PALMER was one of the prime inventors/architects of Rock & Roll and was one of the most prolific studio musicians of all time. After playing on just about every hit of any note recorded in New Orleans during the early/mid-50s, he relocated to the West Coast in 1957, where he became a member of the Wrecking Crew. He didn’t cut many records of his own but his two LPs, “Drumsville!” (1961) and “Percolator Twist” (1962), have become major collectors’ items. He also cut two late 1950s singles, ‘Johnny’s House Party’ and ‘Drum Village’, which appear as bonus tracks.
DRUMSVILLE! 1. NEW ORLEANS MEDLEY (I'm Walkin' / Blueberry Hill / Ain't That A Shame) 2. WHAT'D I SAY 3. LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL 4. DREAM LOVER 5. HOUND DOG 6. HONKY-TONK [part 2] 7. ONE MINT JULEP 8. RAUNCHY 9. WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' GOIN' ON 10. TIL I KISSED YA 11. TEEN BEAT 12. RIP IT UP
PERCOLATOR TWIST 13. PERCOLATOR (Twist) 14. TWISTIN' THE NIGHT AWAY 15. I'M BLUE (The Gong-Gong Song) 16. PEPPERMINT TWIST 17. DEAR LADY TWIST 18. MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW 19. THE TWIST 20. HEY! BABY 21. HIT THE ROAD JACK 22. I KNOW (You Don't Love Me No More) 23. HEY, LET'S TWIST 24. LET'S TWIST AGAIN
Bonus Tracks 25. JOHNNIE'S HOUSE PARTY [part 1] 26. JOHNNIE'S HOUSE PARTY [part 2] 27. DRUM VILLAGE [part I] 28. DRUM VILLAGE [part 2] 29. BILLY JOE & THE CHECKMATES - PERCOLATOR (Twist)
