Roots of Rock: 1945-1956 (Time Life Music's Rock 'n' Roll Era)

Wynonie Harris (Artist), Louis Jordan (Artist), Jackie Brenston and His Delta Kings (Artist), The Clovers (Artist), Faye Adams (Artist), Ruth Brown (Artist), Amos Milburn (Artist), Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters (Artist), The Five Keys (Artist), Willie Mae Big Mama Thornton (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Time Life Music
• ASIN: B000E3DWSU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #211,504 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

1. Good Rockin' Tonight - Wynonie Harris~~~2. Sixty-Minute Man - The Dominoes~~~3. Caldonia - Louis Jordan~~~4. The Hucklebuck - Paul Williams~~~5. Rocket "88" - Jackie Brenston & His Delta Kings~~~6. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price~~~7. Hound Dog - Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton~~~8. Chicken Shack Boogie - Amos Milburn~~~9. Good Lovin' - The Clovers~~~10. The Fat Man - Fats Domino~~~11. The Things That I Used to Do - Guitar Slim~~~12. Money Honey - Clyde McPhatter and the Drifters~~~13. Crazy, Man, Crazy - Bill Haley & the Comets~~~14. Ling, Ting, Tong - The Five Keys~~~15. I'm Your Hoochie Cooche Man - Muddy Waters~~~16. Honey Hush - Joe Turner~~~17. Smokey Joe's Cafe - The Robins~~~18. Shake a Hand - Faye Adams~~~19. Ko Ko Mo (I Love You So) - Gene & Eunice~~~20. Mama (He Treats Your Daughter Mean) - Ruth Brown~~~21. Hallelujah, I Love Her So - Ray Charles~~~22. Crying in the Chapel - The Orioles.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A nice example of early Rock n Roll, June 3, 2007

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This review is from: Roots of Rock: 1945-1956 (Time Life Music's Rock 'n' Roll Era) (Audio CD)

A nice example of early Rock n Roll you can hear the blues influence.
Plus you get the original versions of Hound Dog and Good Lovin'
It's a very nice listen.