Rock Before Elvis Before...

Various Artists - Blues | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 1, 1994)
• Label: Roundup Records
• ASIN: B000005TB1
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,704,591 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Rock Awhile - Goree Carter And His Hepcats

2. Good Rocking Tonight - The Wynonie Harris All Stars

3. I Want To Rock And Roll - Scatman Crothers

4. Amos' Blues - Amos Milburn

5. Rockin' The House - Memphis Slim And His House Rockers

6. Atlanta Boogie - Tommy Brown

7. Doby's Boogie - Freddie Mitchell Orchestra

8. I Want To Boogie Woogie - Buster Bennett Band

9. Jump The Boogie - Luke Jones

10. Shufflin' Boogie - Luke Jones

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. We're Gonna Rock This Morning - Doles Dickens

2. Rocking Chair Blues - Paul 'Hucklebuck' Williams And His Hucklebuckers

3. Rock-A-Bye Baby - Roy Brown

4. Shout The Boogie - Memphis Minnie

5. Rock Little Baby - Cecil Gant

6. Rockin' And Jumpin' - Freddie Mitchell Orchestra

7. Rock And Roll - Jimmy Rushing/Pete Johnson

8. The House Near The Railroad Track - Tommy Brown

9. Rock Mister Blues - Wynonie Harris All Stars

10. Rock The Joint Boogie - Big Joe Turner

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you know about the history of rock & roll --, August 31, 2002

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John Dorsey (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rock Before Elvis Before... (Audio CD)

is wrong! *This* is where it all started. These are wonderful, energetic cuts, all quite properly described as "rock & roll" even though the term surely didn't exist when the songs were recorded. A must for amateur rock historians, or for jump blues / boogie-woogie fans.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a customer, April 17, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Rock Before Elvis Before... (Audio CD)

This compilation puts together in one place the best of the rocking R&B recordings from the years 1949 to 1953, immediately before rock and roll got famous. These are not blues recordings, this is real rock and roll!