Max Weinberg Presents : Let There Be Drums : Vol. 1, The '50s

Max Weinberg Presents ... (Series), Various Artists - Rock | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 1, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B00000335V
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #167,819 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Let There Be Drums - Sandy Nelson

2. (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets

3. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley

4. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard

5. Bongo Rock - Preston Epps

6. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps

7. I'm Walkin' - Fats Domino

8. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly

9. Rock & Roll Music - Chuck Berry

10. Topsy II - Cozy Cole & His Orchestra

11. High School Confidential - Jerry Lee Lewis

12. Red River Rock - Johny & The Hurricanes

13. Yakety Yak - The Coasters

14. The Battle of New Orleans - Johnny Horton

15. The Wanderer - Dion

16. The Fat Man - Fats Domino

17. What'd I Say, Pt. 1 - Ray Charles

18. Teen Beat - Sandy Nelson

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Drums Galore, June 20, 1998

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This review is from: Max Weinberg Presents : Let There Be Drums : Vol. 1, The '50s (Audio CD)

Super selections highlight this overview of great 50's drummers and their best-known beats. What places this CD in a higher category than other music appreciation types is the presence of Max Weinberg's endearing and insightful liner notes, which discuss each of the 18 tracks with reverence and adulation.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Let there be drums!, November 5, 2004

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Max Weinberg Presents : Let There Be Drums : Vol. 1, The '50s (Audio CD)

This series is designed to spotlight drumming, as it relates to rock and roll. This volume spotlights the 1950s. Max Weinberg selected some of his favorite songs with his favorite drummers. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to get every song he wanted to use. The most obvious ommision is Elvis Presley's drummer D.J. Fontana. "Hound Dog" really should be here, but what can you do? Anyway, the rest of the songs are all great. Of course, a lot of them have great drum solos, but there are a few of them that have very subtle drumming which you really wouldn't take much notice of the drumming. But Max Weinberg knows more about drumming than the rest of us, so pay attention to the drumming in these songs. Even if you don't care about drumming, this is still a great album of 1950s rock and roll. Highly recommended.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Series!! Why Out Of Print??, August 13, 2002

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"landlarry" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Max Weinberg Presents : Let There Be Drums : Vol. 1, The '50s (Audio CD)

Max is bigger now than ever, and that's not even counting the new reunion tour with Springsteen and the E St. Band. This compilation of three discs, together with the accompanying (also out of print) book "The Big Beat", must have been a labor of love for Max. But it's also an ESSENTIAL part of the music collection of anyone who loves great drumming! Which has been kind of important in rock & roll!! So why did the record company drop this series from its current catalogue? The Big Five record companies are worse than the five mob families that once ruled New York City!