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BCD 17393 - Hillbilly Houn' Dawgs And Honky-Tonk Angels




Bob Jones was one of those rock & roll true believers who existed entirely behind the scenes. A record collector who parlayed his love for old records into a career mastering for such specialty reissue imprints as Charly, Ace, and Bear Family, he also ran his own vinyl-only reissue label called Detour Records in the '80s. Jones dug deep into the vaults of several labels and assembled tight, thematic collections that packed a real punch, but unfortunately they, like the 45s he compiled, never saw a revival in the CD age. As a tribute to the departed Jones -- he died of cancer in 2009 -- Bear Family reissued five of these collections in 2014, including this 1989 LP, Hillbilly Houn' Dawgs & Honky Tonk Angels. This is a deep dive into the vaults of RCA/Victor, rounding up selections recorded at various RCA studios between 1952 and 1956. Some of the names will be familiar to serious country listeners -- Charline Arthur, Bob King, and the Davis Sisters have small, dedicated cults, while Terry Fell wrote the standard "Truck Driving Man" -- but the sounds will likely feel more familiar to a wider audience. The album alternates between hopping country boogie, straight-ahead Hank Williams weepers, two steps, and honky tonk, sometimes finding some weird cracks between all these sounds, such as Wade Ray's "I Need a Good Girl Bad," which swings so loosely it sounds more R&B than country, and Jack Turner's "Walkin' the Chalk Line," which would've qualified as a Johnny Cash parody if it hadn't been recorded prior to "I Walk the Line." This illustrates how expertly this collection was chosen: it was assembled with a real ear for what's worthwhile, balancing near-novelties and oddities with rip-roaring forgotten gems.





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   1. Jack Turner - Hound Dog                                 [02:21]
   2. Eddie Marshall - Moblin' Baby Of Mine                   [02:19]
   3. Lee Bell - Beatin' Out The Boogie (On The               [02:26]
   4. Charline Arthur - Burn That Candle                      [02:12]
   5. Wade Ray - I Need A Good Girl Bad                       [02:30]
   6. Janis Martin - Love Me To Pieces                        [02:08]
   7. Bob King - Let's Make A Fair Trade                      [02:26]
   8. Charline Arthur - What About Tomorrow                   [02:13]
   9. Curtis Gordon - Caffeine And Nicotine                   [02:08]
  10. Terry Fell - That's What I Like                         [02:25]
  11. Jack Turner - First On Your List                        [02:00]
  12. Davis Sisters - Rock-A-Bye Boogie                       [02:34]
  13. Melvin Endsley - Is It True                             [02:31]
  14. Curtis Gordon - You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet              [02:05]
  15. Lee Bell - Get Ready With Those Tears                   [02:27]
  16. Jack Turner - Walkin' The Chalk Line                    [02:32]

Playing Time.........: 37:25
Total Size...........: 85,79 MB




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