Ronnie Hawkins / Folk Ballads of

Ronnie Hawkins | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 25, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collectables
• ASIN: B00000IJSL
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #418,876 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Forty Days

2. Odessa

3. Wild Little Willy

4. Ruby Baby

5. Horace

6. Mary Lou

7. Need Your Lovin' (Oh So Bad)

8. Dizzy Miss Lizzy

9. One Of These Days

10. Oh Sugar

11. What'cha Gonna Do (When The Creek Runs Dry)

12. My Gal Is Red Hot

13. Summertime

14. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child

15. I Gave My Love A Cherry

16. Brave Man

17. A Poor Wayfaring Stranger

18. Virginia Bride

19. Mister & Mississippi

20. John Henry

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Ronnie's 1959 Roulette debut, Ronnie Hawkins , includes his two biggest U.S. hits: the driving rocker Forty Days and his unforgettable Top 30 version of Mary Lou . That highly collectible album is coupled with his 1960 folk foray, The Folk Ballads of Ronnie Hawkins , featuring gorgeous renditions of Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child; John Henry; A Poor Wayfaring Stranger , and more. 24 tracks.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT, SADLY UNDERAPPRECIATED ROCK AND ROLL, July 26, 2008

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This review is from: Ronnie Hawkins / Folk Ballads of (Audio CD)

I picked this up used, knowing more about Ronnie's back up band than his own work. I was in for a treat. If you like Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent, et. al., the first album will move you. The second is sligly less consistent; but the arrangements for the folk songs are interesting, and the performances are strong. How "Love From Afar" failed to become a huge hit is beyond me. The arrangement is comparable to some of the better Elvis material from the period, although I would not substitute vocalists for the track (with all due respect to the King.) If you love and appreciate fifties Rock and Roll, this is essential.