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(2004/COL) 24 tracks, original 1956 u. 1958 more

The Ames Brothers: The Ames Bros - Destination Moon

(2004/COL) 24 tracks, original 1956 u. 1958

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01 It Must Be True The Ames Brothers
02 The Alphabet The Ames Brothers
03 Ol' Man River The Ames Brothers
04 Noche De Ronda The Ames Brothers
05 That's The Way Love Goes The Ames Brothers
06 Why Do I Keep Lovin' You The Ames Brothers
07 Gotta Be This Or That The Ames Brothers
08 Anniversary Song The Ames Brothers
09 Love, Your Magic Spell Is Everywhere The Ames Brothers
10 I Can't Give You Anything But Love The Ames Brothers
11 I'll Never Get You Off My Mind The Ames Brothers
12 Not You, Not I The Ames Brothers
13 Destination Moon The Ames Brothers
14 Clear Out Of This World The Ames Brothers
15 Moonglow The Ames Brothers
16 East Of The Sun The Ames Brothers
17 Count Every Star The Ames Brothers
18 No Moon At All The Ames Brothers
19 I'm Shooting High The Ames Brothers
20 Music From Out Of Space The Ames Brothers
21 Stella By Starlight The Ames Brothers
22 It's Only A Paper Moon The Ames Brothers
23 The Starlit Hour The Ames Brothers
24 Beyond The Blue Horizon 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.

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