A paperback-sized 4CD box set complete with 68 page booklet including comprehensive track by track analysis of all 109 songs.
The History of Rhythm & Blues series of CDs is a cross-label project that attempts to chronicle the rise of R&B from a historical perspective. Its aim is to demonstrate the breadth of new forms which arose from the fusion of the various styles and to showcase the most influential records while highlighting many of the more obscure discs, whose importance to the story is less well-known.
Rhythm & Blues was one of the most identifiable musical art forms of the 20th Century, with an enormous influence on the development of both the sound and attitude of modern music. The History of Rhythm and Blues series investigates the accidental synthesis of jazz, gospel, blues, ragtime, country, pop and latin music into a definable form of black music, which in turn would influence pretty well all popular music from the 1950s to the present.
Volume Two - the Pre-Rocknroll Years 1942-1952 investigates the transition from the race music of the 1940s through to the classic Rhythm & Blues of the 1950s, taking in the growing importance of radio, the rise of the independent record labels, the 45rpm record and the jukebox. It also attempts to clarify the distinctions between the different rhythms behind the blues from shuffle and jump through rhumba to rocknroll.
"There’s so little on this box set that I wouldn’t be overjoyed to play you… an absolutely essential purchase… as good as any (other sets) and probably better than all…indispensable music… thoroughly, thoroughly recommended" Mark Lamarr BBC Radio Two
"Fellow addicts will already have many of the tracks, but purchasing them again to have them put in the context of blues development should be a joy rather than a hardship.…compiled with forensic knowledge and obvious loving respect ...As a whole package, it is irresistible and should be an essential on the shopping list of all self respecting r’n’b junkies" David Innes R2 *****
"A superb collection of highly energetic music … expertly annotated… cannot be ignored by anyone with an interest in black music or American history" Het Parool, Amsterdam
"This compilation traces a remarkable... path to the hybridisation of pop and rock that would come to dominate the planet…gives a direction of travel to fan and critics alike and, as such, comes highly recommended." Phil Jackson Blues From The South
"Among a plethora of such comps…frankly, its probably the best of its kind. Whether you want to learn more about the genre or have been listening for years, this collection leaves others eating its dust". Laith Al-Kaisy - Record Collector*****
"Diverse and revelatory, it shows how R&B, like most strands of America's music, is woven from several different sources. Each installment is almost a history lesson in its own right… It's all pretty impressive and its difficult to imagine any set doing a better job of tracing the roots of R&B". Steve Leggett – All Music Group
Processing the first Rhythm And Blues box set nearly ended this writer’s marriage…savvy selections from all the big-hitters…it’s very much the real deal Henry Yates – Classic Rock
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DISC 1. Jumpin’ from Harlem to the West Coast
1. Little John Special - Lucky Millinder
2. That's The Stuff You Gotta Watch - Ella Johnson
3. Evil Gal Blues - Dinah Washington
4. I Wonder - Cecil Gant
5. Drifting Blues - Charles Brown
6. T-Bone Boogie - T-Bone Walker
7. Boogie Woogie On A Saturday Night - Five Red Caps
8. The Blues Can Jump - The Four Blues
9. Be-baba-leba - Helen Humes
10. Caldonia - Louis Jordan
11. Milton's Boogie - Roy Milton
12. The Honeydripper - Joe Liggins
13. Who Threw The Whisky In The Well - Lucky Millinder
14. Strange Things Happening - Sister Rosetta Tharpe
15. That's The Blues - Rubberlegs Williams
16. My Gal's A Jockey - Big Joe Turner
17. House Of Blue Lights - Ella Mae Morse
18. Ain't That Just Like A Woman - Louis Jordan
19. He's A Real Gone Guy - Nellie Lutcher
20. Snatch And Grab It - Julia Lee
21. Chicken Shack Boogie - Amos Milburn
22. Route 66 - King Cole Trio
23. Please Remember Me - Walter Davis
24. Get the Mop - Henry “Red” Allen
25. Ooh-Pa-Pa-Dah - Babs Gonzales
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DISC 2. Guitar Boogies - Sax Screamers - Gospel Roads
1. That's Alright - Arthur Crudup
2. Baby Please Don't Go - Big Joe Williams
3. Midnight In The Barrel House - Johnny Otis
4. Louie's Guitar Boogie - Jay McShann
5. Guitar Boogie - Arthur Smith
6. Move It On Over - Hank Williams
7. Let Me Play With Your Poodle - Lightnin' Hopkins
8. Shake That Boogie - Sonny Boy Williamson
9. I Can't Be Satisfied - Muddy Waters
10. Boogie Chillen - John Lee Hooker
11. You Got To Run Me Down - Jazz Gillum
12. Call It Stormy Monday - T-Bone Walker
13. Blues After Hours - Pee Wee Crayton
14. The Twister - Paul Williams
15. Deacon's Hop - Big Jay McNeely
16. The Hucklebuck - Roy Milton
17. Landslide - James Von Streeter
18. Pettin' And Pokin' - Louis Jordan
19. After While - Big Three Trio
20. Milky White Way - Trumpeteers
21. Rough And Rocky Road - Stars Of Harmony
22. Friends, Let Me Tell You About Jesus - Dixiaires 23. St Louis Blues - Jubalaires
24. Write Me a Letter - The Ravens
25. It's Too Soon To Know - The Orioles
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DISC 3. Have You Heard The News – There’s Good Rockin’ Tonight
1. Good Rockin' Tonight - Wynonie Harris
2. Rock And Roll Wild - Bill Moore
3. Butcher Pete - Roy Brown
4. Saturday Night Fish Fry - Louis Jordan
5. Rock Around The Clock - Hal Singer
6. Rock A While - Goree Carter
7. I'm Gonna Rock - Ralph Willis
8. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Stick McGhee
9. Cool Down Mama Lost - John Hunter
10. Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston
11. How Many More Years - Howlin' Wolf
12. Booted - Rosco Gordon
13. Well Oh Well - Tiny Bradshaw
14. Good Morning Judge - Wynonie Harris
15. My Baby Left Me - Arthur Crudup
16. Eyesight To The Blind - The Larks
17. Dust My Broom - Elmore James
18. Two Little Girls - Jimmy Witherspoon
19. Lets Rock Awhile - Amos Milburn
20. Rockin' Chair Mama - Little Willie Littlefield
21. Pink Champagne - Joe Liggins
22. Sixty Minute Man - The Dominoes
23. Walk Right In - Fluffy Hunter
24. It Ain't The Meat - The Swallows
25. Big Ten Inch - Bullmoose Jackson
26. Go Go Go - Treniers
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DISC 4. Soul Train Mambo - Destination New Orleans
1. Stone Cold Dead In The Market - Ella Fitzgerald
2. Fat Meat 'n' Greens - Edgar Hayes
3. Country Boy - Dave Bartholomew
4. Mardi Gras In New Orleans - Professor Longhair
5. Bon Ton Roula - Clarence Garlow
6. The Fat Man - Fats Domino
7. Stack-A-Lee - Archibald
8. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price
9. Goin' Home - Fats Domino
10. Mambo Boogie - Johnny Otis
11. Don’t You Want A Man Like Me - B.B.King
12. Chica Boo - Lloyd Glenn
13. Don't You Know I Love You? - The Clovers
14. 5-10-15 Hours - Ruth Brown
15. Hey Little Girl - Billy Wright
16. Mistrustin' Blues - Little Esther
17. Please Send Me Someone To Love - Percy Mayfield
18. Everyday I Have The Blues - Lowell Fulson
19. T-99 Blues - Jimmy Nelson
20. Chains Of Love - Big Joe Turner
21. Too Late Baby - The Five Keys
22. Do Something For Me - The Dominoes
23. Give Me One More Chance - The Royales
24. Misery In My Heart - Ray Charles
25. The Lord's Gospel Train - Mary Deloatch
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