Summary
Hughesy's assessment:
Essential.
Track listing:
Disc 1: Dave Bartholomew; Ain't Gonna Do It; Jewel King: Don't Marry Too Soon; Tommy Ridgley: Shrewsbury Blues; Archibald: Stack-a-Lee, Pts. 1 & 2; Big Joe Turner: The Blues Jumped Over the Rabbit; Rodney Harris: Blow Your Top; Jewel King: 3 x 7 = 21; Dave Bartholomew: Little Girl Sing Ding-A-Ling; Shirley & Lee: I'm Gone; T-Bone Walker: Pony Tail; Smiley Lewis: Blue Monday; Little Sonny Jones: I Got Booted; The Hawks: I-Yi; Fats Domino: Ain't That a Shame; Little Booker: Thinking About My Baby; Pee Wee Crayton: Every Dog Has a Day; Blanche Thomas: You Ain't So Such a Much; Bernie Williams: Why Fool Yourself; Billy Tate: Single Life; Shirley & Lee: The Real Thing; Al Reed: Drops of Rain; Joan Scott: Mighty Long Road; T-Bone Walker: Teen Age Baby; Fats Domino: Bo Weevil; Pee Wee Crayton: Runnin' Wild
Disc 2: Dave Bartholomew: Jump Children; The Hawks: Can't See for Lookin'; Little Booker: Doin' the Hambone; The Bees: Toy Bell; Smiley Lewis: I Hear You Knocking; The Spiders: Witchcraft; Bobby Mitchell & the Toppers: Nothing Sweet As You; Fats Domino: Valley of Tears; Al Reed: Hoo Doo; James "Sugarboy" Crawford: Morning Star; Roy Brown: Let the Four Winds Blow; Chris Kenner: Sick and Tired; Dave Bartholomew: Good News; Bobby Mitchell: I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday; Smiley Lewis: One Night; Fats Domino: Young School Girl; Davell Crawford: She's Got a Wobble (When She Walks); Berna Dean: I Walk in My Sleep; Earl King: Come On, Pts. 1 & 2; Al Robinson: I Wanna Know; Ford "Little Snook" Eaglin: That Certain Door; Fats Domino: Walking to New Orleans; Berna Dean: Little Willie; Earl King: Trick Bag; Al Robinson: They Said It Couldn't Be Done
Classics:
Almost there