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The Ames Brothers: Sing The Best Of The Bands (CD)

(2011/Sepia) 30 tracks

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  • Interpret: The Ames Brothers

  • Album titlle: Sing The Best Of The Bands (CD)

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Ames Brothers, The - Sing The Best Of The Bands (CD) CD 1
01 Cherokee The Ames Brothers
02 Marie (Theme Song From The Awakening) The Ames Brothers
03 In My Solitude (Solitude) The Ames Brothers
04 Heart And Soul [From A Song Is Born] The Ames Brothers
05 It's The Talk Of The Town The Ames Brothers
06 I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm [From On The Avenue] The Ames Brothers
07 And The Angels Sing The Ames Brothers
08 Dancing In The Dark [From The Band Wagon] The Ames Brothers
09 You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It) The Ames Brothers
10 Heartaches The Ames Brothers
11 Moonlight Serenade The Ames Brothers
12 On A Slow Boat To China The Ames Brothers
13 's Wonderful The Ames Brothers
14 On A Little Street In Singapore The Ames Brothers
15 Autumn Leaves The Ames Brothers
16 Harbor Lights The Ames Brothers
17 September Song The Ames Brothers
18 Hallelujah The Ames Brothers
19 Begin The Beguine The Ames Brothers
20 Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (My Baby) The Ames Brothers
21 Too Marvelous For Words The Ames Brothers
22 Mood Indigo The Ames Brothers
23 So In Love The Ames Brothers
24 Night Train The Ames Brothers
25 Amor The Ames Brothers
26 Frenesi The Ames Brothers
27 Quizas, Quizas, Quizas The Ames Brothers
28 Bésame Mucho The Ames Brothers
29 Amapola The Ames Brothers
30 Perfidia The Ames Brothers
Ames Brothers Rockin' Shoes T he Ames Brothers were indeed brothers, though their actual... more
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Ames Brothers

Rockin' Shoes

The Ames Brothers were indeed brothers, though their actual family name was Urick. They were a successful and versatile quartet with a distinctive vocal blend and a very recognizable lead vocalist in Ed Ames. They started recording in the late 1940s and had several big hit records, first with Coral (such as the jivey Rag Mop in 1950) and then with RCA (such as the romantic You, You, You in 1953 and the Scottish march My Bonnie Lassie in 1956). They continued to have hit records, but Rockin' Shoes was the closest they got to rock 'n' roll. It was the B-side of their version of Tammy, the title song from a Debbie Reynolds movie (and Debbie's version far outsold theirs).

Rockin' Shoes is a good record. The brothers harmonize in their characteristic style, and they get good pop-rock backing from band leader Joe Reisman (whose work two years earlier on Bo Diddley, Track 19 of this collection, was not so good). The guitar work behind the vocals provides a vaguely Latin-sounding beat that's not exactly a cha-cha, often called a 'rock-a-cha' in those days.

Pop vocal groups of the early 50s usually sang as an ensemble, with an occasional moment of a solo by the lead singer. In the rock 'n' roll era it was more common to have a lead singer doing the tune and the other singers backing that up, sometimes with some repetitive 'doo-wop' figure. Reisman's arrangement on this record combines the two approaches, backing up the ensemble Ames Brothers with the Ray Charles singers.

The songwriters, Augustus Stevenson and 'David Hill' (about whom, more in a minute) had real rock 'n' roll credentials. Together, they wrote Frenzy, recorded by Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and Elvis's hit I Got Stung. 'David Hill' had the original recording of All Shook Up (which was turned into a hit by Elvis) and as 'David Dante' had the original record of a song he co-wrote, Speedy Gonzales (which was turned into a hit by Pat Boone). His real name was David Hess. In addition to songwriting, Hess did some acting and appeared in numerous TV shows and movies.

The song's title and lyric borrow freely from Roy Brown's (and covered by many, including Elvis) Good Rockin' Tonight. Brown wrote, "I want you to bring along my rockin' shoes/'Cause tonight I'm gonna rock away all my blues." The Ames Brothers sing, "we're gonna dance away our blues." They, however, didn't seem to need anyone to deliver their shoes.

Various The Popsters - They Tried To Rock Vol.3
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Tracklist
Ames Brothers, The - Sing The Best Of The Bands (CD) CD 1
01 Cherokee
02 Marie (Theme Song From The Awakening)
03 In My Solitude (Solitude)
04 Heart And Soul [From A Song Is Born]
05 It's The Talk Of The Town
06 I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm [From On The Avenue]
07 And The Angels Sing
08 Dancing In The Dark [From The Band Wagon]
09 You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It)
10 Heartaches
11 Moonlight Serenade
12 On A Slow Boat To China
13 's Wonderful
14 On A Little Street In Singapore
15 Autumn Leaves
16 Harbor Lights
17 September Song
18 Hallelujah
19 Begin The Beguine
20 Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (My Baby)
21 Too Marvelous For Words
22 Mood Indigo
23 So In Love
24 Night Train
25 Amor
26 Frenesi
27 Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
28 Bésame Mucho
29 Amapola
30 Perfidia