King R & B Box Set (1996) ( )

Product Summary Label: King UPC: 00012676700221 Release Date: 2/13/1996 Buy.com Sku: 60036317 Item#: MKNJJP Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. I Know Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well - Bull Moose Jackson & His Band ~ Various Artists 2. Bye, Bye Baby Blues - The Ravens ~ Various Artists 3. I Love You, Yes I Do - Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats ~ Various Artists 4. Tomorrow Night - Lonnie Johnson ~ Various Artists 5. I Want A Bowlegged Woman - Bull Moose Jackson & His Buffalo Bearcats ~ Various Artists 6. Good Rockin' Tonight - Wynonie Harris ~ Various Artists 7. 'Long About Midnight - Roy Brown ~ Various Artists 8. Blues For The Red Boy - Todd Rhodes ~ Various Artists 9. Pleasing You (As Long As I Live) - Lonnie Johnson ~ Various Artists 10. Rockin' At Midnight - Roy Brown ~ Various Artists 11. Pot Likker - Todd Rhodes ~ Various Artists 12. Guess Who - Ivory Joe Hunter ~ Various Artists 13. All She Wants To Do Is Rock - Wynonie Harris ~ Various Artists 14. Page Boy Shuffle - Joe Thomas ~ Various Artists 15. Ashes On My Pillow - Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson ~ Various Artists 16. Why Don't You Haul Off And Love Me - Bull Moose Jackson ~ Various Artists 17. Jealous Heart - Ivory Joe Hunter ~ Various Artists 18. Sittin' On It All The Time - Wynonie Harris ~ Various Artists 19. Well, Oh Well - Tiny Bradshaw & His Orchestra ~ Various Artists 20. Hard Luck Blues - Roy Brown ~ Various Artists 21. Good Morning, Judge - Wynonie Harris ~ Various Artists 22. Disgusted - Mabel Scott ~ Various Artists 23. Sixty Minute Man - The Dominoes ~ Various Artists 24. Flamingo - Earl Bostic ~ Various Artists 25. I'm Waiting Just For You - Lucky Millinder ~ Various Artists 26. Bloodshot Eyes - Wynonie Harris & His All-Stars ~ Various Artists Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. Mellow Blues (Part 1) - Sonny Thompson & His Orchestra ~ Various Artists 2. Lovin' Machine - Wynonie Harris/The Todd Rhodes Orchestra ~ Various Artists 3. Train Kept a Rollin', The - Tiny Bradshaw & His Orchestra ~ Various Artists 4. It Ain't The Meat - The Swallows ~ Various Artists 5. Rockin' With Fes - Roy Byrd (Professor Longhair) ~ Various Artists 6. Beside You - The Swallows ~ Various Artists 7. I'll Drown In My Tears - Sonny Thompson ~ Various Artists 8. My Ding-A-Ling - Dave Bartholomew & His Orchestra ~ Various Artists 9. Have Mercy Baby - The Dominoes ~ Various Artists 10. Grandpaw Can Boogie Too - Lil Greenwood & The Four Jacks ~ Various Artists 11. Moon Rise - The Royals ~ Various Artists 12. Trying - Todd Rhodes ~ Various Artists 13. K.C. Loving - Little Willie Littlefield ~ Various Artists 14. Big Ten Inch Record - Bull Moose Jackson ~ Various Artists 15. Baby, I'm Doing It - Annisteen Allen ~ Various Artists 16. Jungle King - Hot Lips Page & His Orchestra ~ Various Artists 17. Cherry Wine - Little Esther & Her Orchestra ~ Various Artists 18. Nervous Man, Nervous - Big Jay McNeely ~ Various Artists 19. Rags To Riches - Billy Ward & The Dominoes ~ Various Artists 20. Space Guitar - Young John Watson ~ Various Artists 21. Work With Me Annie - The Midnighters ~ Various Artists 22. Only You (And You Alone) - The Platters ~ Various Artists 23. Sexy Ways - The Midnighters ~ Various Artists 24. Hearts Of Stone - The Charms ~ Various Artists 25. Rock Love - Lula Reed ~ Various Artists 26. Walking The Blues - Jack Dupree/Mr. Bear ~ Various Artists Disc 3 Song Title Sample 1. Don't Take It So Hard - Earl "Connelly" King ~ Various Artists 2. All Around The World - Little Willie John ~ Various Artists 3. Ivory Tower - Otis Williams & His Charms ~ Various Artists 4. I'm Tore Up - Billy Gayles ~ Various Artists 5. Fever - Little Willie John ~ Various Artists 6. Honky Tonk (Part 1) - Bill Doggett ~ Various Artists 7. Honky Tonk (Part 2) - Bill Doggett ~ Various Artists 8. It Hurts To Be In Love - Annie Laurie ~ Various Artists 9. Ram-Bunk-Shush - Bill Doggett ~ Various Artists 10. Think - The Five Royales ~ Various Artists 11. Miss You So - Tiny Topsy ~ Various Artists 12. Dedicated To The One I Love - The Five Royales ~ Various Artists 13. Talk To Me, Talk To Me - Little Willie John ~ Various Artists 14. No, No, No - The Chanters ~ Various Artists 15. Twist, The - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters ~ Various Artists 16. What Makes You So Tough? - Teddy Humphries ~ Various Artists 17. Finger Poppin' Time - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters ~ Various Artists 18. Come On Rock, Little Girl - Smokey Smothers ~ Various Artists 19. Sleep - Little Willie John ~ Various Artists 20. Hide Away - Freddie King ~ Various Artists 21. Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters ~ Various Artists 22. I'm Tore Down - Freddie King ~ Various Artists 23. It Won't Be This Way (Always) - The King Pins ~ Various Artists 24. San-Ho-Zay - Freddie King ~ Various Artists 25. Gangster Of Love - Johnny "Guitar" Watson ~ Various Artists 26. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag (Part 1) - James Brown ~ Various Artists Disc 4 Song Title Sample 1. Me And My Crazy Self - Lonnie Johnson (previously unreleased, alternate take) ~ Various Artists 2. That's What You're Doin' To Me - Billy Ward & The Dominoes (rare alternate version) ~ Various Artists 3. No Troubles Bubbles - Earl Bostic (previously unreleased) ~ Various Artists 4. Wild Stage Of Life - Lula Reed/Sonny Thompson (previously unreleased) ~ Various Artists 5. Fever - Little Willie John (with string overdub) ~ Various Artists 6. Dr. Lover - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (rare version) ~ Various Artists 7. Get That Hump In Your Back - Hank Ballard & The Midnighters (previously unreleased) ~ Various Artists 8. Syd Nathan And Eli Oberstein Address A Sales Meeting, September 22, 1951 ~ Various Artists 9. Syd Nathan Talks About His European Trip, October 1952 ~ Various Artists 10. Syd Nathan Addresses An A&R Meeting, December 11, 1954 ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Includes liner notes by Colin Escott. Personnel: Bill Doggett (organ). Liner Note Authors: Colin Escott; Colin Excott. Recording information: Charlotte, NC (12/19/1945-07/19/1966); Cincinannati, OH (12/19/1945-07/19/1966); Cincinnati, OH (12/19/1945-07/19/1966); Detroit, MI (12/19/1945-07/19/1966); Liden, NJ (12/19/1945-07/19/1966); Linden, NJ (12/19/1945-07/19/1966); Los Angeles, CA (12/19/1945-07/19/1966); New Orleans, LA (12/19/1945-07/19/1966); New York, NY (12/19/1945-07/19/1966). Editors: Judy Larson; David McKinley; Lawrence Bailey. Illustrators: Matt Newberg; Nancy Hagen. An imperfect but nevertheless impressive four-disc overview of King's greatest hits, The King R&B Box Set contains signature hits from the like of James Brown, Hank Ballard, the Five Royales and Little Willie John. Many essential items are here, but the sequencing is too scholarly to make the box itself essential, especially since the final disc is comprised of a fairly uninteresting interview. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine An imperfect but nevertheless impressive four-disc overview of King's greatest hits, The King R&B Box Set contains signature hits from the likes of James Brown, Hank Ballard, the Five Royales and Little Willie John. Many essential items are here, but the sequencing is too scholarly to make the box itself essential. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine It's astounding to realize how much of the '40s and '50s most vital R&B was recorded for the King label. This comprehensive four-disc box presents what amounts to a guided tour of post-war R&B. Equal parts history lesson and dance party, THE KING R&B BOX SET documents the various phases of R&B, from blues leanings to proto-R&B to doo wop to hardcore blues and funk. Packaged with a booklet containing extensive, informative liner notes, this set is an exhaustive account of a uniquely American art form. Highlights abound, including Wynonie Harris' whimsical "Bloodshot Eyes," Johnny "Guitar" Watson's lascivious blues classic "Gangster of Love" and Hank Ballard's once-scandalous "Work With me Annie" (which inspired the female answer song "Roll With Me Henry"). And if you're interesting in digging up the roots of rock & roll, look no further than the aforementioned Mr. Harris seminal take on "Good Rockin' Tonight." Producer: Moe Lytle (Compilation)   Technical Info Release Date : 02/15/1996 Original Release Date : 1996 Catalog ID : 7002 Label : King Number of Discs : 4 Runtime : 252m : 8s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Mixed SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00012676700221    Product Image