Shotgun Boogie: Rhythm & Blues Goes Country Vol. 1

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Annotation

Other Identifiers
Label Code: LC 05197

Annotation last modified on 2025-02-06 12:17 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Good Morning Judge
Wynonie Harris2:41
2Shot Gun Boogie
acoustic guitar:
Eddie Kirk (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1950-07-27)
double bass [bass]:
Cliffie Stone (on 1950-07-27)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roy Harte (drummer and Pacific Jazz founder) (on 1950-07-27)
electric guitar:
Jimmy Bryant (country music guitarist & composer) (on 1950-07-27)
fiddle:
Harold Hensley (on 1950-07-27)
piano:
Billy Liebert (on 1950-07-27)
steel guitar:
Wesley Speedy West (on 1950-07-27)
vocals:
Tennessee Ernie Ford (on 1950-07-27)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1951)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-07-27)
recording of:
Shotgun Boogie (on 1950-07-27)
lyricist and composer:
Tennessee Ernie Ford
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
Cootie Williams vocals by Eddie Mack42:34
3Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me
Bull Moose Jackson3:01
4No Help Wanted
The Crows2:29
5Don't Fence Me In
conductor:
Leroy Holmes
arranger:
Leroy Holmes
cover recording of:
Don’t Fence Me In
lyricist:
Robert Fletcher (US poet) (in 1934) and Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Tommy Edwards2:28
6It'd Surprise You
Griffin Brothers Orchestra feat. Margie Day2:51
7Ghost Riders in the Sky
Scatman Crothers2:40
8Big Mamou
Smiley Lewis2:22
9Lovesick Blues
Sonny Knight2:28
10Chew Tobacco Rag
vocals:
John Carroll (ca. 1950s vocalist, performed with Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra)
Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra2:37
11Sixteen Tons
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1957-10-25)
lead vocals:
Herbert Reed (on 1957-10-25)
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons (on 1957-10-25)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
adaptations:
16 Tons
The Platters52:34
12It Makes No Difference Now
Piano Red2:27
13Cherokee Boogie (Eh-Oh-Aleena)
Joey Thomas2:54
14Crying in the Chapel
cover recording of:
Crying in the Chapel (on 1953-06-30)
lyricist and composer:
Artie Glenn (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Morris Ltd., Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Mijac Music
The Orioles3:03
15Bloodshot Eyes
Wynonie Harris2:42
16Rag Mop
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-01-20)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Little Willie Jackson (US jazz/R&B saxophonist) (on 1950-01-20)
bass:
Eddie A. Davis (jazz bassist) (on 1950-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Peppy Prince (on 1950-01-20)
guitar:
Frank Pasley (on 1950-01-20)
piano:
Joe Liggins (on 1950-01-20)
tenor saxophone:
Maxwell Davis (1940s tenor sax and arranger “The Father of West Coast R&B”) (on 1950-01-20) and James Jackson (tenor saxophonist) (on 1950-01-20)
vocals:
Joe Liggins (on 1950-01-20)
cover recording of:
Rag Mop (on 1950-01-20)
writer:
Deacon Anderson (songwriter, vocalist, steel guitarist) and Johnnie Lee Wills
publisher:
Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated)
Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers3:01
17If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')
Bull Moose Jackson2:25
18You Can't Stay Here (Step It Up and Go)
Pearl Reaves & The Concords2:44
19Divorce Me C.O.D. Blues
Cootie Williams vocals by Eddie Mack2:14
20Steel Guitar Rag
Earl Hooker2:52
21My Bucket's Got a Hole in It
Fat Man Robinson Quintet2:31
22Indian Love Call
Hal Singer & His Orchestra3:09
23Pick Me Up on Your Way Down
Guitar Jr.2:28
24Pistol Packin' Mama
The Hurricanes2:26
25Move It on Over
Griffin Brothers Orchestra2:59
26No Help Wanted
Bob Gaddy & His Alley Cats2:43
2716 Tons
B.B. King2:32
28Cherokee Boogie (Eh-Oh-Aleena)
Moose Jackson2:43
29Shot Gun Boogie
Cecil Gant2:49

Credits

Release

liner notes:Bill Dahl
miscellaneous support:Nico Feuerbach (task: research)
producer:Nico Feuerbach (task: reissue producer)
mastering:Peer Meyer (German DJ and Producer from Bremen, founding member of Peerless Networks)
copyrighted (©) by:Bear Family Records
miscellaneous support:Retrograph (vintage design and artwork company based in Herford, Germany) (task: designed at)
mastered at:Peerless Networks (vinyl, CD & streaming DDP-Mastering | DDP-Image)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/31179349 [info]

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creative direction:Nico Feuerbach