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| 1. That's What The Good Book Says (Take 1) \226 Bobby Nunn & The Robbins | |||
| 2. Hard Times - Charles Brown | |||
| 3. Nosey Joe - Bullmoose Jackson | |||
| 4. Flying Home - Amos Milburn | |||
| 5. Gloom And Misery All Around (Take 1) - Roy Hawkins | |||
| 6. Bam Balam - The Du Droppers | |||
| 7. Real Ugly Woman - Jimmy Witherspoon | |||
| 8. Mainliner - Little Esther | |||
| 9. Kansas City Aka Kc Lovin' - Little Willie Littlefield | |||
| 10. Lovin' Jim - Little Mickey Champion | |||
| 11. Too Bad Sweet Mama - Sam \221highpockets' Henderson & His Orchestra (Vocal By Jerry Leiber) | |||
| 12. Ten Days In Jail - The Robins | |||
| 13. Squeeze Me - Milt Trenier | |||
| 14. I Smell A Rat - Big Mama Thornton | |||
| 15. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah - Joe Liggins | |||
| 16. Come A Little Bit Closer - Willy & Ruth | |||
| 17. It's A Miracle - The Honey Bears | |||
| 18. Bazoom (I Need Your Lovin') - The Cheers | |||
| 19. Riot In Cell Block # 9 - Vicki Young | |||
| 20. Hound Dog - Freddie Bell And The Bell Boys | |||
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The first of three Ace anthologies chronicling the songwriting achievements of arguably the two most famous names in rock‘n’roll songwriting, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. This first volume deals with their early years as (predominantly) rhythm and blues songwriters in Los Angeles, starting with their first recorded compositions by Jimmy Witherspoon and the Robbins and ending just prior to the start of their great successes with the Coasters and Elvis Presley. It also includes the first of their earliest national and international pop successes with the Cheers, Vicki Young and Edith Piaf! Several of the tracks are featured in previously-unreleased alternate versions, while many others are being digitised for the first time here. Compiled with the personal assistance and approval of Jerry and Mike, and featuring their commentary on many of the tracks in the sleevenotes, this is a long-overdue Ace salute to two men who, for most, are the alpha and omega of rock‘n’roll songwriting.
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1-That's What The Good Book SaysNUNN, Bobby &THE ROBBINS 2-Hard TimesBROWN, Charles 3-Nosey JoeJACKSON, Bull Moose 4-Flying HomeMILBURN, Amos 5-Gloom And Misery All AroundHAWKINS, Roy 6-Bam BalamDROPPERS 7-Real Ugly WomanWITHERSPOON, Jimmy 8-MainlinerLITTLE ESTHER 9-Kansas CityLITTLE WILLIE LITTLEFIELD 10-Lovin' JimLITTLE MICKEY CHAMPION 11-Too Bad Sweet MamaHENDERSON, Sam 12-Ten Days In JailROBINS 13-Squeeze MeTRENIER, Milt 14-I Smell A RatBIG MAMA THORNTON 15-Yeah, Yeah, YeahLEGGINS, Joe 16-Come A Little Bit CloserWILLY & RUTH 17-It's A MiracleHONEY BEARS 18-Bazoom (I Need Your Lovin')CHEERS 19-Riot In Cell Block #9YOUNG, Vicki 20-Hound DogBELL, Freddie & THE BELL BOYS 21-Whadaya WantCARDWELL, Jack 22-Down In MexicoMORSE, Ella Mae 23-Hot DogYOUNG JESSIE 24-What About MeEVANS, Larry 25-Tears Of JoyJAMES, Etta 26-Ruby BabyDRIFTERS 27-If It's The Last Thing I DoMARSHALL, Frankie 28-L'Homme A La MotoPIAF, Edith (2004/ACE) 28 tracks This first volume deals with their early years as (predominantly) rhythm and blues songwriters in Los Angeles, starting with their first recorded compositions by Jimmy Witherspoon and the Robbins and ending just prior to the start of their great successes with the Coasters and Elvis Presley. It also includes the first of their earliest national and international successes with the Cheers, Vicki Young and Edith Piaf! Several of the tracks are featured in previously-unreleased alternate versions, while many others are being digitised for the first time here.
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The names of Leiber & Stoller were never known in the U K really till Elvis made Hound Dog and the Coasters made Searchin' a year later.With no one exploring the roots of rock'n'roll till the late 60s that's how it remained.
Leiber & Stoller had the knack of writing in the style of a black man and most of the time they took from the general stock of 12 bar blues and its variants.Never especially noted for creating great melodies like Lennon & McCartney the songs would frequently have additional output from other writers but the main thing about Leiber/Stoller songs was the lyrics.
Songs would be retreaded and in some cases were "borrowed" from other sources.Thus Stand by me was according to its part writer Ben E King "loosely based on a Gospel song" and even the title was kept making it a different song to the one Elvis recorded.
Eventually Leiber/Stoller tired of writing R & B and RnR and by 1959 were moving closer to what became high school pop or straight ahead Tin Pan Alley stuff as recordings by Peggy Lee and Johnny Mathis testify.
They dabbled in girl group pop and even in a sense the British Invasion when Stealers Wheel charted in the 70s when America looked to Britain for new trends.
Like Buddy Holly they were interested in the idea of rock'n'roll with strings and the Drifters' There goes my baby moved R & B into Uptown Soul
Leiber & Stoller had the knack of writing in the style of a black man and most of the time they took from the general stock of 12 bar blues and its variants.Never especially noted for creating great melodies like Lennon & McCartney the songs would frequently have additional output from other writers but the main thing about Leiber/Stoller songs was the lyrics.
Songs would be retreaded and in some cases were "borrowed" from other sources.Thus Stand by me was according to its part writer Ben E King "loosely based on a Gospel song" and even the title was kept making it a different song to the one Elvis recorded.
Eventually Leiber/Stoller tired of writing R & B and RnR and by 1959 were moving closer to what became high school pop or straight ahead Tin Pan Alley stuff as recordings by Peggy Lee and Johnny Mathis testify.
They dabbled in girl group pop and even in a sense the British Invasion when Stealers Wheel charted in the 70s when America looked to Britain for new trends.
Like Buddy Holly they were interested in the idea of rock'n'roll with strings and the Drifters' There goes my baby moved R & B into Uptown Soul
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