The Birth of Rock 'N' Roll { Time Life - Various Artists}

Jackie Brenston and his Delta Kings (Performer), Amos Milburn (Performer), Faye Adams (Performer), Paul Williams (Performer), Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters (Performer), Lavern Baker (Performer), Guitar Slim (Performer), Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (Performer), The Dominoes (Performer), Marvin and Johnny (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

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• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Time Life/Warner
• ASIN: B0009WH9VM
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #700,065 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Rock n' Roll, November 17, 2008

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Michael Patrick Boyd (Waukesha, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Birth of Rock 'N' Roll { Time Life - Various Artists} (Audio CD)

The Birth of Rock 'N' Roll is a two CD set that is one hour, twenty-three minutes, and eight seconds. With the exception of two songs, every song hit the chart; mainly in the Rhythm & Blues Records category. Seven of the songs lasted more then one week with the winner going to Sixty-Minute Man by The Dominoes. That one song lasted fourteen weeks at #1. What can I say; give me that old time rock n' roll instead of that junk they play today. It has artist on it that people like me have forgotten about. Some of the artists are: Faye Adams (Shake a Hand), The Nutmegs (Story Untold), The Dominoes (Sixty-Minute Man), Joe Turner (Honey Hush), Ruth Brown (Oh What a Dream), and Joe Liggins (Pink Champagne). They don't make songs like these anymore. The Birth of Rock 'N' Roll gets an AAAAA+++++ from me.

Disc One
41 minutes and 45 seconds

Rocket "88"-Jackie Brenston and His Delta Kings
#1 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records (five weeks at #1)
One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer-Amos Milburn
#2 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records
Shake A Hand-Faye Adams
#1 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records
#22 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles
The Hucklebuck-Paul Williams
#1 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records
Money Honey-Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters
#1 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records
Tweedlee-LaVern Baker
#4 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records
#14 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles
The Things That I Used to Do-Guitar Slim
#1 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records
Hound Dog-Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton
#1 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records (seven weeks at #1)
Sixty-Minute Man-The Dominoes
#1 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records (fourteen weeks at #1)
#17 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles
Cherry Pie-Marvin & Johnny
Did not chart
Lawdy Miss Clawdy-Lloyd Price
#1 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records (seven weeks at #1)
Hearts of Stone-The Charms
#1 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records
#15 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles
Ain't That A Shame-Fats Domino
#1 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records
#10 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles
Lovey Dovey-The Clovers
#2 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records
Story Untold-The Nutmegs
#2 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records

Disc Two
41 and 23 seconds

Honey Hush-Joe Turner
#1 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records (eight weeks at #1)
#23 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles
Smokey Joe's Café-The Robins
#10 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records
#79 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles
Baby, Don't Do It-The Five Royales
#1 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records
Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So)-Gene and Eunice
#6 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records
Pledging My Love-Johnny Ace
#1 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records (ten weeks at #1)
Tutti-Frutti-Little Richard
#2 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records
#17 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles
It's Too Late-Chuck Willis
#3 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records
Close Your Eyes-The Five Keys
#5 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records
Work with Me Annie-The Midnighters
#1 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records (seven weeks at #1)
The Wallflower (Dance With Me Henry)-Etta James
#1 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records
I'm a Man-Bo Diddley
Did not chart
Pink Champagne-Joe Liggins
#1 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records
#30 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles
I Got a Woman-Ray Charles
#1 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records
When You Dance-The Turbans
#3 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records
#33 U.S. Billboard Pop Singles
Oh What A Dream-Ruth Brown
#1 U.S. Billboard Rhythm & Blues Records