Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. That's All Right - Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup
2. Hound Dog - Big Mama Thornton
3. Party Girl - T-Bone Walker
4. Pledging My Love - Johnny Ace, Johnny Otis Orchestra
5. Good Rockin' Tonight - Wynonie Harris
6. Mystery Train - Little Junior's Blue Flames
7. We're Gonna Rock - Gunter Lee Carr
8. Rock and Roll - Wild Bill Moore
9. Rockin' at Midnight - Roy Brown & His Might-Mighty Men
10. Rock the Joint
11. Shake, Rattle & Roll - Big Joe Turner
12. Rock and Roll - Laverne Ray
13. Why Do You Waste My Time - Tiny Grimes & His Rocking Highlanders, Screamin' Jay Hawkins
14. Shake, Holler and Run - John Lee Hooker
15. I Need You I Want You - Jack Parker
16. Teenage Baby - T-Bone Walker
17. Rockin' with Red - Piano Red
18. Train Kept A-Rollin' - Tiny Bradshaw
19. I Got a Woman - Ray Charles
20. Hey Little Girl - John Peck, Billy Wright
21. Let's Rock a While - Amos Milburn & His Aladdin Chicken Shackers
22. I Wanna Know (What Cha Doin' Down There) - Dolly Cooper, Hal Singer Orchestra
23. Fat Man - Fats Domino
24. Bee's Boogie - Smiley Lewis
25. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price & His Orchestra
26. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Sticks McGee & His Buddies
27. Country Girl - Dave Bartholomew
28. Hucklebuck - Paul Williams & His Hucklebuckers
29. We're Gonna Rock We're Gonna Roll - Wild Bill Moore

Disc 2:

1. 60 Minute Man - The Dominoes
2. Ting a Ling - The Clovers
3. Gloria - The Cadillacs
4. Hold Me! Squeeze Me! - The Orioles
5. Hearts of Stone - Jewels
6. Mama (Your Daughter Told a Lie on Me) - The Five Keys
7. Mary Lee - The Rainbows
8. Can't Do Sixty No More - The Du Droppers
9. Never - Carlyle Dundee, Dundees
10. Rock Me All Night Long - Ravens
11. Such a Night - The Drifters
12. Thousand Stars - The Rivileers
13. Ling Ting Tong - Howard Orchestra Biggs, The Five Keys
14. Earth Angel - The Penguins
15. One Mint Julep - The Clovers
16. Ooh Baby - Teardrops
17. Honey Love - The Drifters
18. Shoo Doo Be Doo - Bobby Lester & The Moonlighters
19. No Help Wanted - The Crows
20. Fool Fool Fool - The Clovers
21. Trying to Get to You - Eagles
22. My Loving Baby - The El Dorados, Al Smith Orchestra
23. Bounce - Red Saunders Band, The Spaniels
24. Sexy Ways - The Midnighters
25. Boot 'Em Up - The Du Droppers
26. Bip Bam - The Drifters
27. Roll Roll Pretty Baby - Swallows
28. She Rocks - The Cardinals
29. Lovey Dovey - The Clovers

Disc 3:

1. Move It on Over - Hank Williams & the Drifting Cowboys
2. I'm Movin' On - Hank Snow
3. Birmingham Bounce - Hardrock Gunter & The Pebbles
4. Tennessee Saturday Night - Red Foley & The Cumberland Valley Boys
5. Tennessee Jive - Johnny Horton
6. Rompin' & Stompin' - Curtis Gordon
7. T.T. Boogie - Charlie "Adam Charles" Adams
8. Blue Ribbon Boogie - Chuck Murphy
9. Oakie Boogie - Jack Guthrie & His Oklahomans
10. Juke Joint Mama - Cowboy Jim & His Range Riders
11. Hot Rod Race - Arkie Shibley
12. Hot Rod Mama - Jimmie Dolan
13. Too Old to Cut the Mustard - The Carlisles
14. I Ain't Nothin' But a Tom Cat's Kitten - Wayne Raney
15. Band's A-Rockin' - Johnnie Lee Wills & His Boys
16. Slick Chick Boogie - Porky Freeman Trio
17. White House Blues - Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys
18. Juke Joint Johnny - Lattie Moore
19. Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down - The Maddox Brothers & Rose
20. Sugarfoot Rag - Hank Garland & His Sugar Footers
21. Guitar Boogie - Rambler
22. Nashville Jump - Chet Atkins & His Colorado Mountain Boys
23. Stratosphere Boogie - Jimmy Bryant
24. Don't Drop It - Terry Fell
25. Good Deal Lucille - Moon Mullican
26. Louisiana Swing - Budd Hobbs & His Trail Herders
27. Louisiana Boogie - Merle Travis
28. Wild Cattin' Woman - Lee Bonds
29. Hound Dog - Betsy Gay
30. There's a Leak in This Old Building - Brother Claude Ely

Disc 4:

1. Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats
2. Rockin' Is Our Bizness - The Treniers
3. Work with Me Annie - The Midnighters, Royals
4. Gee - The Crows
5. Sh-Boom - The Chords
6. Love Me - Willy & Ruth
7. Riot in Cell Block #9 - Robins
8. Crazy Man Crazy - Bill Haley & His Comets
9. Please Don't Leave Me - Fats Domino
10. Rock the Joint - Jimmy Cavello & His House Rockers
11. House of Blue Lights - Merrill Moore
12. Gonna Dance All Night - Hardrock Gunter
13. There's Gonna Be a Ball - Rudy "Tutti" Grayzell
14. Blue Moon of Kentucky - Elvis Presley
15. My Sweet French Baby - Jimmie Logsdon
16. My Gal Gertie - Dub Dickerson
17. Real Rock Drive - Bill Haley & His Comets
18. I Love You Madly - Charlie & Ray
19. Shake, Rattle & Roll - Bill Haley & His Comets
20. Money Honey - The Drifters
21. Blue Monday - Smiley Lewis
22. Tweedle Dee - Lavern Baker & The Gliders
23. Teardrops from My Eyes - Ruth Brown
24. Such a Night - Bunny Paul
25. Rock a Beatin' Boogie - The Treniers
26. Shake a Hand - Faye Adams, Joe Morris Orchestra
27. Honey Hush - Pluma Davis Orchestra, Big Joe Turner
28. Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Ruth Brown
29. That's All Right - Elvis Presley
30. Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #92976 in Music
• Released on: 2005-11-07
• Number of discs: 4
• Formats: Box set, Import
• Dimensions: .55 pounds

Album Details
Informed by Blues, Boogie Woogie, Jazz, R&b, Hillbilly and Country Music, Rock 'n' Roll Became the First Music to Aim Directly at a Teenage Audience, and it Hit. Rock 'n' Roll Extended an Unparalleled Influence around the World. This Box Set Presents 118 Candidates for the First Rock 'n' Roll Record Ever Recorded. Rock 'n' Roll: "a Form of Popular Music Arising from and Incorporating a Variety of Musical Styles, Especially Rhythm and Blues, Country Music and Gospel. Originating in the United States in the 1950s, it is Characterised by Electronically Amplified Instrumentation, a Heavily Accented Beat, and Relatively Simple Phrase Structure." Thus is the Term Rock 'n' Roll Described in One Dictionary. Other Definitions Add, "Known for Its Strong Beat and Urgent Lyrics" and "Usually featuring Vocals (Often with Vocal Harmony), Electric Guitars and a Strong Back Beat; Other Instruments, Such as the Saxophone, Are Common in Some Styles.

Customer Reviews

WOW! What a collection!
Trying to keep the hyperbole to a minimum is darn near impossible when the topic is the superlative (oops--there I go!) box set, WE'RE GONNA ROCK - WE'RE GONNA ROLL. Five stars simply aren't enough to grade this collection-- its that good!

There are 118 tracks here (not 70) on 4 CDs. The discs are stored in reinforced paper sleeves, each cover is uniquely illustrated. A 67 page booklet is included; this contains photos and plenty of details on each song. There's also a color catalog from PROPER records to tempt you with many of their fine box sets. All this is packaged in a box that looks like it could barely accomodate 2 CDs, let alone four, plus literature.

Each CD has a theme: #1 is BLUES & RHYTHM, #2 is JUMPING & DOO WOPPING, #3 is called HILLBILLY BOPPING and the last CD is entitled IT'S ONLY ROCK 'N' ROLL.

If you love rhythm & blues, rockabilly and early rock & roll, by all means . . . buy WE'RE GONNA ROCK - WE'RE GONNA ROLL. You won't regret it!

PLAYLIST:

DISC 1--
(2:54) That's All Right - Arthur Crudup
(2:51) Hound Dog - Big Mama Thornton
(2:10) Party Girl - T-Bone Walker
(2:28) Pledging My Love - Johnny Ace
(2:47) Good Rockin' Tonight - Wynonie Harris
(2:24) Mystery Train - Little Junior's Blue Flames
(2:16) We're Gonna Rock - Cecil Gant
(2:50) Rock And Roll - Wild Bill Moore
(2:44) Rockin' At Midnight - Roy Brown
(2:35) Rock The Joint - Jimmy Preston
(3:00) Shake Rattle & Roll - Big Joe Turner
(2:30) Rock And Roll - Laverne Ray
(2:53) Why Do You Waste My Time - Tiny Grimes
(2:34) Shake Holler & Run - John Lee Hooker
(2:41) I Need You I Want You - Jack The Bear Parker
(2:04) Teenage Baby - T-Bone Walker
(2:28) Rockin' With Red - Piano Red
(2:46) Train Kept A-Rollin' - Tiny Bradshaw
(2:51) I Got A Woman - Ray Charles
(2:51) Hey Little Girl - Billy Wright
(2:39) Let's Rock A While - Amos Milburn
(2:35) I Wanna Know (What Cha Doin' Down There) - Dolly Cooper
(2:37) The Fat Man - Fats Domino
(2:47) Bee's Boogie - Smiley Lewis
(2:32) Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price
(3:15) Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Stick McGhee
(2:26) Country Girl - Dave Bartholomew
(3:07) The Hucklebuck - Paul Williams
(2:39) We're Gonna Rock We're Gonna Roll - Wild Bill Moore

DISC 2--
(2:32) 60 Minute Man - The Dominoes
(3:08) Ting A Ling - The Clovers
(2:54) Gloria - The Cadillacs
(2:07) Hold Me! Squeeze Me! - The Orioles
(2:38) Hearts Of Stone - The Jewels
(2:25) Mama (Your Daughter Told A Lie On Me) - The Five Keys
(2:30) Mary Lee - The Rainbows
(2:51) Can't Do Sixty No More - The Du-Droppers
(2:39) Never - The Dundees
(2:46) Rock Me All Night Long - The Ravens
(2:31) Such A Night - The Drifters
(3:05) A Thousand Stars - The Rivileers
(2:09) Ling Ting Tong - The Five Keys
(2:56) Earth Angel - The Penguins
(2:29) One Minute Julep - The Clovers
(2:30) Ooh Baby - The Teardrops
(2:25) Honey Love - The Drifters
(2:54) Shoo Doo Be Doo - Bobby Lester & the Moonlighters
(2:30) No Help Wanted - The Crows
(2:34) Fool Fool Fool - The Clovers
(2:37) Trying To Get To You - The Eagles
(2:45) My Loving Baby - The El Dorados
(2:06) Bounce - The Spaniels
(2:30) Sexy Ways - The Midnighters
(2:36) Boot 'Em Up - The Du-Droppers
(2:46) Bip Bam - The Drifters
(2:51) Roll Roll Pretty Baby - The Swallows
(3:05) She Rocks - The Cardinals
(2:43) Lovey Dovey - The Clovers

DISC 3--
(2:46) Move It On Over - Hank Williams
(2:51) I'm Movin' On - Hank Snow
(2:46) Birmingham Bounce - Hardrock Gunter
(2:41) Tennessee Saturday Night - Red Foley
(2:14) Tennessee Jive - Johnny Horton
(2:43) Rompin' & Stompin' - Curtis Gordon
(2:22) TT Boogie - Charlie Adams
(2:17) Blue Ribbon Boogie - Chuck Murphy;
(2:27) Oakie Boogie - Jack Guthrie
(2:33) Juke Joint Mama - Jimmy Swan
(2:30) Hot Rod Race - Arkie Shibley
(2:33) Hot Rod Mama - Jimmy Dolan
(2:19) Too Old To Cut The Mustard - The Carlisles
(2:33) I Ain't Nothin' But A Tom Cat's Kitten - Wayne Raney
(2:53) The Band's A-Rockin' - Johnnie Lee Wills
(2:44) Slick Chick Boogie - Porky Freeman
(2:13) White House Blues - Bill Monroe
(2:11) Juke Joint Johnny - Lattie Moore
(2:16) Sally Let Your Bangs Hang Down - Maddox Bros & Rose
(2:43) Sugarfoot Rag - Hank Garland & His Sugar Footers
(3:24) Guitar Boogie - Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith
(2:31) The Nashville Jump - Chet Atkins
(2:11) Stratosphere Boogie - Jimmy Bryant
(2:11) Don't Drop It - Terry Fell
(2:08) Good Deal Lucille - Moon Mullican
(2:24) Louisiana Swing - Bud Hobbs
(2:46) Louisiana Boogie - Merle Travis
(2:11) Wild Cattin' Woman - Lee Bonds
(2:41) Hound Dog - Betsy Gay
(2:36) There's A Leak In This Old Building - Brother Claude Ely

DISC 4--
(2:51) Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston
(2:40) Rockin' Is Our Bizness -The Treniers
(2:46) Work With Me Annie - The Midnighters
(2:13) Gee - The Crows
(2:26) Sh-Boom - The Chords
(2:48) Love Me - Willy & Ruth
(2:59) Riot In Cell Block #9 - The Robins
(2:40) Crazy Man Crazy - Bill Haley and the Comets
(2:43) Please Don't Leave Me - Fats Domino
(1:55) Rock The Joint - Jimmy Cavallo
(2:21) The House Of The Blue Lights - Merrill E. Moore
(2:23) Gonna Dance All Night - Hardrock Gunter
(2:42) There's Gonna Be A Ball - Rudy Grayzell
(2:04) Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Elvis Presley
(2:23) My Sweet French Baby - Jimmy Logsdon
(2:13) My Gal Gertie - Dub Dickerson
(2:20) Real Rock Drive - Bill Haley and the Comets
(1:56) I Love You Madly - Charlie & Ray
(2:32) Shake Rattle And Roll - Bill Haley and the Comets
(3:02) Money Honey - The Drifters
(2:43) Blue Monday - Smiley Lewis
(3:10) Tweedle Dee - LaVern Baker
(2:54) Teardrops From My Eyes - Ruth Brown
(2:30) Such A Night - Bunny Paul
(2:17) Rock A Beatin' Boogie - The Treniers
(2:53) Shake A Hand - Faye Adams
(2:40) Honey Hush - Big Joe Turner
(2:55) Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Ruth Brown
(1:57) That's All Right - Elvis Presley
(2:13) Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley and the Comets

More than a history lesson
Any collection that starts with Arthur Crudup's "That's All Right Mama" and ends with Elvis's version, and then "Rock Around the Clock" as its finale has something to offer. This is an encyclopedic view of where rock and roll came from, and there are a lot of suprises no matter what you think you know. The real plus is, it's more than just a catalog; this is one of the most entertaining collections I've ever bought. I especially like the "Hillbilly Bopping" set, which builds on the four-disc Proper Records box, "Hillbilly Boogie". Great music for the car.

Musical History
A great box set and at very affordable price. Well worth the money and a great addition to and rock-a-billy fans collection. Lots of good info on the liner notes. Kind of like gettin' a musical history lesson!

The Mean Eyed Cat
KNON 89.3
Dallas, Texas