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Ain't I'm a Dog: 25 More Rockabilly Rave-Ups

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This CD is a companion to "Whistle Bait!" another compilation with 25 rip-roarin' rockabilly classics from lesser-known 1950s performers. Although a few of the artists are certainly not obscure (Carl Perkins, Marty Robbins, Link Wray), most have been unjustly neglected (Ronnie Self, Johnny Horton, Rose Maddox). Wild music!

1. Ronnie Self - Ain't I'm a Dog (2:17)

2. Joe Maphis & Larry Collins - Hurricane (2:08)

3. Carl Perkins - Where the Rio de Rosa Flows (3:04)

4. The Collins Kids - Party (1:35)

5. Marty Robbins - Tennessee Toddy (3:16)

6. Bobby Lord - Everybody's Rockin' But Me (2:08)

7. Johnny Horton - The Woman I Need (Honky Tonk Mind) (2:11)

8. Werly Fairburn - I'm Jealous (2:15)

9. Link Wray - New Studio Blues (2:12)

10. Ronnie Self - You're So Right for Me (2:05)

11. Sid King & The Five Strings - Sag, Drag and Fall (2:16)

12. Ersel Hickey - Goin' Down That Road (1:45)

13. Derrell Felts - It's a Great Big Day (2:29)

14. Commonwealth Jones - Who's Been Here? (3:32)

15. Johnny Horton - Lover's Rock (2:35)

16. Charlie Adams - Sugar Diet (2:04)

17. The Collins Kids - Hop, Skip and Jump (1:51)

18. Carl Perkins - Pointed Toe Shoes (0:44)

19. Commonwealth Jones - Do Do Do (2:50)

20. Billy Brown - Flip Out (2:29)

21. Sid King & the Five Strings - Purr, Kitty, Purr (3:03)

22. Cliff Johnson - Go Away Houndog (2:07)

23. Rose Maddox - Hey Little Dreamboat (2:57)

24. Onie Wheeler - Goin' Back to the City (2:13)

25. Billy Brown - Did We Have a Party (2:26)

This CD is way better than the first! First you have the insane hillbilly Ronnie Self belting out "forget about the danger and think of the fun" in a screw you devil be damned sneer to 1950's conformity! Then you have the awesome ghostly echoing song by Carl Perkins "Where the Rio Flows"! Link Wray laying down strip tease raunch in "New Studio Blues"! What more could you want! Songs that are white trash, rebellion, lustful, and crazy. Hear the barb wire guitars assault your ears! Hear the violent slapping of the stand up bass! The pummeling drums! The Screaming insane vocals! Got to have it!

And this proves it. For sheer power and angst, nothing beats the early rockabily stylings that were fusing jazz, country, and teen hormones at a furious rate. There is some delicious Carl Perkins on this one, and I think some Link Wray, and although there are better examples of the pacesetters of the day, this one is a nice perspective of the more obscure artists out there.

Well I'm a big fan of rockabilly and this album is alright,It's not the best but it will keep you in a good mood for hours:)

What's mainstream Rockabilly?

Carl perkins, Johnny Horton, Johnny Cash, some Wanda Jackson.

Mainstream is a purer more refined sound.

This is pretty rough.

I would advise everyone to listen to the sound bites first so your no suprised. I never have been able to listen with Windows media Player to this sound bites although I use it for other music.

To use Amazom sound you need the new Mozilla Foxfire and Real player.

Even then some cds don't have the sound bites available.

I love Rockabilly, I guess with more of a country flavor than rock.

When asked to tag this product some of the suggestions were 50s punk, 50s punk rock. I'd say that fits the cd more than Rockabilly does.