- Format: CD
- Label: Ace
- Genre: Blues, Soul, Funk
The King catalogue is like the gift that keeps on giving - no matter how many fantastic compilations result from its vast repertoire, there never seems to be any shortage of ideas, around the Ace A&R brains trust, for more fabulous packages to complement those already in the company catalogue. Our tape copying trips to King's Nashville HQ continue to give us plenty of permutations of the label's great recordings with which to entertain you - and this month we have two more goodies that will leave you happy in heart, if a little empty in pocket. "King Rock'n'Roll" brings to CD some of the best up-tempo rockers'n'jivers released on King, or its subsidiary labels Federal and DeLuxe, during the second half of the 1950s and the (very) early 60s.
Track listing:ROCKIN' PNEUMONIA AND THE BOOGIE WOOGIE FLURoy Milton & His Orchestra (Vocals by Roy Milton & Mickie Champion) 02 LET'S DO THE STROLLDonnie Elbert 03 ITCHY TWITCHY FEELINGThe Swallows 04 SUGAREEHank Ballard & The Midnighters 05 DAVY, YOU UPSET MY HOMEJoe Tex 06 HAVE MERCY BABYTitus Turner 07 DON'T WAKE UP THE KIDSOtis Williams & The Charms 08 SO GOOD, SO FINE, YOU'RE MINERoy And Gloria 09 LEAVE MY KITTEN ALONELittle Willie John 10 DADDY ROLLING STONEHank Ballard & The Midnighters 11 WALKIN' WITH MR LEEJohnny Pate & His Orchestra 12 RETURN OF STAGOLEETitus Turner 13 HONKY TONKBill Doggett (Vocal by Tommy Brown) 14 LEONADonnie Elbert 15 LOVE IS STRANGELuther & Little Eva 16 SHE'S MINEJoe Tex 17 TWO HEARTS '61Otis Williams & The Charms 18 RED RIVER VALLEY ROCKGene Redd & The Globe Trotters 19 DANCE WITH ME GEORGIEThe Bobbettes 20 BELIEVE IT OR NOTDonnie Elbert 21 KO KO MO (I LOVE YOU SO)The Charms 22 HONKY TONK #3Bill Doggett 23 LET'S ROCK WHILE THE ROCKIN'S GOODLittle Willie John 24 BROADWAYHank Ballard & The Midnighters
