- 1. Howlin' Wolf - Poor Boy
- 2. Big Mama Thornton - I Smell A Rat
- 3. Guitar Slim - Well I Done Got Over It
- 4. Billy The Kid Emerson - Every Woman I Know
- 5. Johnny Guitar Wilson - One More Kiss
- 6. The Coasters - Three Cool Cats
- 7. Chuck Willis - I Feel So Bad
- 8. Tarheel Slim - Number Nine Train
- 9. Little Esther Phillips - Hound Dog
- 10. Robert Hockwood Jr. - Dig Myself A Hole
- 11. Jonh Lee Hooker - Baby Lee
- 12. Junior Wells - Little By Little
- 13. Amos Milburn - Juice Juice Juice
- 14. Lonnie The Cat - I Ain't Drunk
- 15. Etta James - Nobody Loves You Like Me
- 16. The 5 Royals - Think
- 17. Little Willie John - All Around The World
- 18. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Can't No Grave Hold My Body Down
- 19. Big Maybelle - Ocean Of Tears
- 20. Sandra Meade - Fever
- 21. Bo Diddley - She's Fine, She's Mine
- 22. Sly Fox - My Four Women
- 23. Andre Williams - Bacon Fat
- 24. Rosco Gordon - Throwin' My Money Away
- 25. Chuck Berry - No Money Down
- 26. Jimmy McCracklin - Gonna Tell Your Mother
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I Smell A Rat: Early Black Rock'n Roll Vol. 2 (1949-1959)
US0-412
Out of Stock Formats:
- 2xLP $19 WISH
- Released: March 23, 2010
After the overwhelming success of ‘Roll Your Moneymaker’ here is Volume 2 of ’Early Black Rock ’n Rolll 1949-1959. Long before Elvis rolled his pelvis, the Rolling Stones co-opted the Mississippi Blues and legions of white bands made their electrified guitars roar, black Blues, Gospel and Jazz artists had laid the cornerstone for the musical revolution, that would profoundly shatter the western world: Rock ’n Roll.
Much less known than their white imitators, nonetheless they produced the grittier originals: As performers, who combined the archaic drive of the Blues with Country melodies and the feverish beat of black Gospel services, and pepped up African-sounding rhythms with electric amplification in order to please their audience and its steady hunger for new thrills and sound effects. Available on digipak CD & Limited Double vinyl.
