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Various: Arkansas Rocks – Rockabilly And Rock’n’Roll From The Natural State Vol.1 (CD)
1-CD (Digipak) with 36-page booklet, 25 tracks. Total playing time approx. 60 min. BCD17738
Memphis is often seen as the birthplace of rock’n’roll – but much of this music actually developed outside the city. In the rural South, in places like Arkansas, country, blues and the new beat came together in a raw and direct way. This is exactly where ‚Arkansas Rocks, Vol. 1‘ begins.
This compilation focuses on a scene that is often overlooked, even though it played an important role in shaping rock’n’roll. Arkansas was never a major recording center, but it was a place where countless young musicians took their first steps – often aiming to make it to Memphis.
Some of them later became world famous – including Johnny Cash, Sonny Burgess, Billy Lee Riley and Conway Twitty, all of whom have roots in Arkansas and carried the sound far beyond the state. But alongside these well-known names, the focus here is on the “second tier”: artists like Larry Donn, Bobby Lee Trammell or Don Head, whose recordings now stand as some of the strongest examples of Arkansas rock’n’roll. Eddie Bond, closely connected to both the Memphis and Arkansas scenes, also belongs in this context.
01 Arkansas Twist Bobby Lee Trammell
02 Black River Bay Earl Smith and The Night Cappers
03 Long Lost John Kenny Owens
04 If Somebody Loves You Ken and The Goldtones
05 That’s What I Call A Ball Larry Donn
06 Please, Please Baby Bobby Brown
07 Little More Lovin’ Chuck Comer
08 Flying Saucers The Thunderbirds
09 A Whole Lot Of Shakin’ The Thunderbirds
10 Every Time I See You Sylvia Mobley
11 Lonely Weekends Sonny Deckelman
12 Coffee Baby Buddy Phillips
13 Little Judy Charley Maybee
14 I Don’t Dig It Mike McAllister
15 You’re In Love With Yourself Johnny Tolleson
16 Moonshine Montie Jones
17 One’s All The Law Will Allow Luke Royer
18 Shake This Town Tonya Dee
19 Big Boss Man Eddie Bond
20 Teen Age Blues Lee Cstleberry
21 Goin’ Strong Don Head
22 Spinning My Wheels Chuck Brooks
23 You’re Gonna Be Sorry Jimmy Ford
24 Johnny Come Lately The Morgan Twins
25 Love Them Everyone Olen Bingham
