Crossed Combs - retro, rockabilly, rhythm and blues, tiki and all that jazz.

Jukebox Jam presents Roll and Tumble!

Big Joe Louis, King David, Miss Cookie.
This Saturday in London U.K.

Speaking of Slow Death

Terrible dress-sense but hey this is in 1972 and who looked good back then?
Anyway, here are the great Flamin' Groovies with one of the coolest guitar riffs ever. Fact.

Rock On! compilation album

Rock On began life in 1971 as a stall in Portobello Road Market run by Ted Carroll. It eventually opened a second stall in Soho, before the Rock On shop was launched in Camden in 1975. Over the years hundreds of thousands of customers bought quality used records from the time of the birth of rock'n'roll. Carroll, who now works at Ace Records, felt it was time to compile an album that truly served the music and memory of Rock On.

We here at Crossed Combs are jumping with joy from seeing a compilation containing both Back in the night by Dr Feelgood and Slow death by The Flamin' Groovies. Those two tracks alone should prompt you into getting a copy. And then there's Vince Taylor, Slim Harpo and Billy Lee Riley. Rock On indeed!

1. AMOS MILBURN - Chicken Shack Boogie
2. BILLY LEE RILEY - Red Hot
3. SLIM HARPO - Shake Your Hips
4. CHARLIE FEATHERS - Bottle To The Baby
5. VINCE TAYLOR - Brand New Cadillac
6. RAY SHARPE - Linda Lu
7. ROKY ERICKSON - Two Headed Dog
8. JOE WEAVER / DON JUANS - Baby, I Love You So
9. WAYLON JENNINGS - Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way
10. THE IKETTES - Camel Walk
11. DR FEELGOOD - Back In The Night
12. DYKE & BLAZERS - So Sharp
13. THE FLAMIN' GROOVES - Slow Death
14. DON COVAY - It's Better To Have (And Don't Need)
15. FATS DOMINO - Honest Papas Love Their Mamas Better
16. JERRY BYRNE - Lights Out
17. JOE TEX - You Little Baby Faced Thing
18. AUSTIN PITRE & EVANGELINE PLAYBOYS - Flumes D'Enfer
19. THE BELFAST GYPSIES - Gloria's Dream
20. PETER HOLSAPPLE - Big Black Truck
21. HUEY PIANO SMITH - Don't You Just Know It
22. THE SHANGRI-LAS - Give Him A Great Big Kiss
23. LINK DAVIS - Slipping And Sliding Sometimes
24. PEANUTS WILSON - Cast Iron Arm
25. RON HOLDEN - My Babe
26. KOKO TAYLOR - What Came First - The Egg Or The Hen?
27. MERCY BABY (DEE) - Marked Deck
28. LINK WRAY - I'm So Glad, I'm So Proud

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Willie Nelson - One Hell of a Ride: 75th Anniversary Deluxe Collection

100 tracks on 4 CDs, spanning 1954 - 2008. Hit singles, rarities and a 100 page booklet.

Just check the track listing, then go buy this box set. You know it makes sense.

disc 1

• 1. When I've Sang My Last Hillbilly Song
• 2. No Place For Me
• 3. Man With The Blues
• 4. Nite Life
• 5. Hello Walls
• 6. Funny How Time Slips Away
• 7. Crazy
• 8. Half A Man
• 9. Mr Record Man
• 10. One In A Row
• 11. Party's Over
• 12. Texas In My Soul
• 13. Good Times
• 14. Sweet Memories
• 15. Little Things
• 16. Any Old Arms Won't Do
• 17. Everybody's Talkin'
• 18. Pins And Needles (In My Heart)
• 19. Once More With Feeling
• 20. I Gotta Get Drunk
• 21. Laying My Burdens Down
• 22. What Can You Do To Me Now
• 23. Kneel At The Feet Of Jesus
• 24. I'm A Memory
• 25. Family Bible
• 26. Summer Of Roses
• 27. Yesterday's Wine
• 28. Me And Paul
• 29. Words Don't Fit The Picture

disc 2

• 1. Good Hearted Woman - Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings
• 2. You Left A Long Long Time Ago
• 3. She's Not For You
• 4. You Ought To Hear me Cry
• 5. It Should Be Easier Now
• 6. Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys - Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings
• 7. If You Can Touch Her At All - Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings
• 8. I Can Get Off On You - Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings
• 9. Blackjack County Chain
• 10. Johnny One Time
• 11. Bring Me Sunshine
• 12. I Just Can't Let You Say Goodbye
• 13. Shotgun Willie
• 14. Sad Songs And Waltzes
• 15. Troublemaker
• 16. Uncloudy Day
• 17. Bloody Mary Morning
• 18. I Still Can't Believe You're Gone
• 19. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
• 20. I'd Have To Be Crazy
• 21. If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time
• 22. Always Late (With Your Kisses)
• 23. She's Gone Gone Gone
• 24. I Never Go Around Mirrors
• 25. Stardust
• 26. Georgia On My Mind
• 27. Song For You [live]

disc 3

• 1. Whiskey River [live]
• 2. Till I Gain Control Again [live]
• 3. Stay A Little Longer [live]
• 4. Heartbreak Hotel
• 5. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
• 6. Help Me Make It Through The Night
• 7. Midnight Rider
• 8. My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys
• 9. Crazy Arms
• 10. On The Road Again
• 11. Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground
• 12. Mona Lisa
• 13. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter
• 14. Always On My Mind
• 15. Old Friends - Willie Nelson & Roger Miller/Ray Price
• 16. Pancho And Lefty - Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard
• 17. Reasons To Quit - Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard
• 18. In The Jailhouse Now - Willie Nelson & Webb Pierce
• 19. Why Do I Have To Choose - Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings
• 20. City Of New Orleans
• 21. To All The Girls I've Loved Before - Willie Nelson & Julio Iglesias
• 22. Three Days - Willie Nelson & Faron Young
• 23. Touch Me - Willie Nelson & Faron Young

disc 4

• 1. Write Your Own Songs
• 2. Heart Of Gold
• 3. I'm Movin' On - Willie Nelson & Hank Snow
• 4. Seven Spanish Angels - Willie Nelson & Ray Charles
• 5. Highwayman - Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings/Johnny Cash/Kris Kristofferson
• 6. Living In The Promiseland
• 7. What A Wonderful World
• 8. Country Willie
• 9. Graceland
• 10. Valentine
• 11. What Was It You Wanted
• 12. Still Is Still Movin' To Me
• 13. Too Sick To Pray
• 14. Everywhere I Go
• 15. My Own Peculiar Way
• 16. Nuages
• 17. Rainbow Connection
• 18. Mendocino County Line - Willie Nelson & Lee Ann Womack
• 19. Harder They Come
• 20. Bubbles In My Beer
• 21. When I've Sang My Last Hillbilly Song

 

Solomon Burke - This is it

First recordings by the soul legend that set the style for the emergence of soul music! Solomon Burke, a legend of the classic soul era, began his musical life in the world of gospel as a boy preacher in his home city of Philadelphia, featuring in his own Solomon's Temple radio show.

He was signed to Bess Berman's Apollo Records in New York's Harlem as a teenager in 1955, and recorded sessions in New York from 1955 to 1957, from which his singles released on the label comprise the contents of this album. Given his church roots, some tracks have an inspirational theme, but far from being a gospel album, the music is more notable in displaying the birth of soul music, with Solomon's vocal delivery close to the style of his future Atlantic hits...

Read more about the compilation cd of Solomon Burke  on Apollo Records here.

Thanks to RWR