The History of Rhythm and Blues, Volume 3: The Rock’n’roll Years 1952–1957

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Blues in the City: Downhome Southern Blues from Memphis to Chicago
2▶CD: Rockin’ the House: The Jukebox’s Blowin’ a Fuse
3▼CD: Street Corner Sounds: Blues Ballads to Doo‐Wop
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1One Mint Julep
The Clovers2:29
2Have Mercy Baby
The Dominoes2:19
3Money Honey
recording of:
Money Honey
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Stone
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, First Digital Music, Walden Music, Inc., Walden, Inc., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and ZFC Music
The Drifters2:59
4Your Cash Ain’t Nothin’ but Trash
The Moonglows2:56
5Your Cash Ain’t Nothin’ but Trash
Big John & The Buzzards2:21
6Can’t Do Sixty No More
The Du Droppers2:53
7Work With Me Annie
electric bass guitar:
Alonzo Tucker (singer, guitarist, arranger, songwriter) (on 1954-01-14)
guitar:
Arthur Porter (on 1954-01-14)
membranophone:
Robert Boswell (drummer) (on 1954-01-14)
piano:
Sonny Thompson (US R&B bandleader and pianist) (on 1954-01-14)
tenor saxophone:
Robert Darby (on 1954-01-14)
background vocals:
Henry Booth (on 1954-01-14) and Charles Sutton (on 1954-01-14)
bass vocals:
Sonny Woods (on 1954-01-14)
lead vocals:
Hank Ballard (on 1954-01-14)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock
recording of:
Work With Me, Annie (on 1954-01-14)
lyricist and composer:
Hank Ballard
The Midnighters2:47
8Baby, Don’t Do It
recording of:
Baby Don’t Do It (in 1952-10)
writer:
Lowman Pauling
The “5” Royales2:46
9Straight Street
recording of:
Straight Street
writer:
James Woodie Alexander and Jesse Whitaker
Pilgrim Travelers2:22
10Ruby Baby
recording of:
Ruby Baby
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Carlin Music Corp., Jerry Leiber Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Stoller Music (ASCAP)
The Drifters2:24
11Play It Cool
The Spaniels3:03
12W‐P‐L‐J
The Four Deuces2:36
13Be Bop Baby
The Peacheroos2:51
14Choo Choo
The Cardinals2:43
15Rollin’ Stone
The Marigolds2:54
16Oop Shoop
The Queens2:11
17Hearts of Stone
The Jewels2:38
18Buick ’59
The Medallions2:37
19Mardi Gras Mambo
The Hawketts2:12
20Night Owl
Tony Allen & The Chimes2:47
21Goodnight My Love
recording of:
Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams)
writer:
John Marascalco and George Motola
publisher:
Chappel-Morris, House of Fortune and Quintet Music (Leiber & Stoller)
Jesse Belvin3:07
22The Way You Dog Me
The Diablos3:05
23The Woo Woo Train
The Valentines2:54
24Riot in Cell Block No. 9
bass:
Ralph Hamilton (US jazz/R&B bassist) (in 1954)
drums (drum set):
Jesse Sailes (in 1954)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (in 1954)
piano:
Mike Stoller (in 1954)
saxophone:
Gil Bernal (in 1954)
lead vocals:
Richard Berry (US singer/songwriter, composed “Louie Louie”) (in 1954)
vocals:
Carl Gardner (in 1954), Bobby Nunn (US doo‐wop/R&B bass vocalist) (in 1954), Billy Richard (of The Robins) (in 1954), Roy Richard (from The Robins) (in 1954) and Ty Terrell (in 1954)
arranger:
Mike Stoller
recorded at:
Master Recorders in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1954)
recording of:
Riot in Cell Block #9 (in 1954)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Sony/ATV Songs LLC
The Robins2.53:02
25Down in Mexico
recording of:
Down in Mexico
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
The Coasters3:15
26Gee
The Crows2:14
27Sh‐Boom
recording of:
Sh‐Boom
writer:
William Edwards (The Chords), Carl Feaster, Claude Feaster, James Keyes and Floyd McRae
premiered by:
The Chords (50s US doo-wop group "Sh-Boom")
The Chords2:25
4▶CD: This Soul’s On Fire: Gospel and Late Night Soulful Blues