VINYL LATER ALLIGATOR: LOUISIANA ROCK N ROLL [VINYL]

Popis - LATER ALLIGATOR: LOUISIANA ROCK N ROLL [VINYL]:
Fantastic Voyage continues its mission to unearth and collate Americas huge regional rock n roll heritages by heading down to Louisiana for Later Alligator, a rare gumbo blend of Big Easy R&B, Cajun country, rampant blues-boogie and Bayou swing, served up over two discs brimming with lesser-heard originals and mouth-watering obscurities on CD for the first time.
Compiled with Wild Wax Show DJ Jailhouse John Alexander and knowledgably annotated by Lucky Parker, the set deftly demonstrates the fabulous range of styles running rampant in the Pelican State in the 1950s-60s, kicking off and winding up with Louisiana's most infamous son, Jerry Lee Lewis. The unmistakably rolling Lewis Boogie was originally the flip of post-scandal statement, The Return Of Jerry Lee Lewis, while his version of Hank Williams' Jambalaya is the ultimate crowning pinch of gumbo spice on a set whose fellow rockers include Suzie-Q titan Dale Hawkins, Bobby Charles [with the title track], Rod Bernard, Clarence Garlow, Roy Brown, Frankie Ford, Bobby Marchan, Fats Domino, Chris Kenner, Tibby Edwards, Johnny Ray Harris, Roy Montrell, Champion Jack Dupree, Mickey Gilley, Billy Blank, Ruckus Tyler, Lou Millet, Clarence Bon Ton Garlow and many more. Several tracks are drawn from the local independent labels including Goldband, Jin, Ace, Ram and Vin, introducing a fervently attractive streak for record collectors as many are on CD for the first time. As with all Fantastic Voyage expeditionary releases, the sets allure is further hot-wired by oddities and curios, here including a 13-year-old Dolly Parton wailing Puppy Love or the Cajun accordion swamp gas of Cleveland Crochet's Sugar Bee. Strangest of all is Jay Chevalier, crooning about the Cuban missile crisis over guitar and bongos before a major explosion at the end.
Side 1:
1. Lewis Boogie (Jerry Lee Lewis)
2. Hey Mae (Rusty & Doug)
3. Kiss Me (Al Ferrier)
4. Sugar Bee (Cleveland Crochet)
5. Louisiana Boogie (Harry Choates)
6. Puppy Love (Dolly Parton)
7. Flip, Flop and Fly (Tibby Edwards)
8. Take It Easy Greasy (Bobby Charles).
Side 2:
1. Pardon, Mr Gordon (Rod Bernard)
2. Lover Boy (Gene Wyatt)
3. Cajun Weekend (Johnny Ray Harris)
4. Eager Boy (Lonesome Drifter)
5. Drive in Movie (Mickey Gilley)
6. Havin' A Whole Lotta Fun (Johnny Jano)
7. Watch Dog (Al Terry)
8. Route 90 (Clarence Garlow).
Side 3:
1. Saturday Night (Roy Brown)
2. Later Alligator (Bobby Charles)
3. Tag Along (Tommy Todd)
4. I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Some Day (Fats Domino)
5. Nervous Boogie (Paul Gayten)
6. Shim Sham Shimmy (Champion Jack Dupree)
7. Cheaters Can't Win (Margaret Lewis)
8. Suzie-Q (Dale Hawkins).
Side 4:
1. Shirley (John Fred & The Playboys)
2. Fattie Hattie (Ray Gerdsen)
3. Take A Ride (Red Smiley)
4. Castro Rock (Jay Chevalier)
5. High Blood Pressure (Huey "Piano" Smith)
6. Alimony (Frankie Ford)
7. Sick And Tired (Chris Kenner)
8. Let's Get It On (Hershel Almond).