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1-CD with 12-page booklet, 30 tracks. Playing time approx. 79 mns. Unlike most of his 1950s... more

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McGILL, Rollee: Rhythm Rockin' Blues (CD)

1-CD with 12-page booklet, 30 tracks. Playing time approx. 79 mns.

Unlike most of his 1950s rhythm 'n' blues cohorts, Rollee McGill's sound didn't betray his regional origins in the slightest. Though the tenor saxman's 1955 R&B smash There Goes That Train sports a strong south Louisiana flavor in its plaintive bayou-streaked construction, it was actually waxed in McGill's hometown of Philadelphia. In 1957, McGill's sax wailed hard midway through the Silhouettes' mega-hit Get A Job, though few doo-wop fans realize McGill's role in the classic song's success. That same year, McGill waxed his own regional hit for Kae Williams' Kaiser label, the two-part People Are Talking.

This 30-song overview of McGill's career spans 1954-1963 and represents the first comprehensive examination of this seriously overlooked Philly R&B artist's intriguing discography. The collection contains
There Goes That Train, its 1956 sequel Oncoming Train, and two takes of the previously unissued honking instrumental The Rocker's Shuffle. There's also a generous selection of the sides McGill waxed during the late '50s for several small Philly concerns, notably 'People Are Talking'. By the anthology's 1963 conclusion, the versatile Rollee McGill was dabbling in soul music, yet retaining the down-to-earth bluesy base that his earlier singles boasted.

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Interpret: McGILL, Rollee
Album titlle: Rhythm Rockin' Blues (CD)
Genre R&B, Soul
Label Bear Family Records
Artikelart CD
EAN: 4000127159267
weight in Kg 0.115

McGill, Rollee - Rhythm Rockin' Blues (CD) CD 1
01	There Goes That Train	McGILL, Rollee
02	You Left Me Here To Cry	McGILL, Rollee
03	Helena Mambo	McGILL, Rollee
04	The Rocker's Shuffle	McGILL, Rollee
05	Blue Melody Moon	McGILL, Rollee
06	There's Madness In My Heart	McGILL, Rollee
07	In My Neighborhood	McGILL, Rollee
08	Rhythm Rockin' Blues	McGILL, Rollee
09	I'm Not Your Square	McGILL, Rollee
10	A Moment Of Love	McGILL, Rollee
11	Come On In	McGILL, Rollee
12	Oncoming Train	McGILL, Rollee
13	The Rocker's Shuffle (alt.)	McGILL, Rollee
14	People Are Talking (part 1)	McGILL, Rollee
15	People Are Talking (part 2)	McGILL, Rollee
16	Let's Go	McGILL, Rollee
17	I'll Forgive You Baby	McGILL, Rollee
18	Go On Little Girl	McGILL, Rollee
19	Ain't Going Steady Anymore	McGILL, Rollee
20	That's My Girl	McGILL, Rollee
21	Night After Night	McGILL, Rollee
22	Cry For Happy	McGILL, Rollee
23	Table For Two	McGILL, Rollee
24	Introduce Yourself	McGILL, Rollee
25	Goin' Down South	McGILL, Rollee
26	Someday	McGILL, Rollee
27	Come Home	McGILL, Rollee
28	You Can't Keep It	McGILL, Rollee
29	Fire'er	McGILL, Rollee
30	Wild Play Girl	McGILL, Rollee

Rollee McGill Im Gegensatz zu den meisten Rhythm 'n' Blues Künstlern der 50er Jahre... more

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"McGILL, Rollee"

Rollee McGill

Im Gegensatz zu den meisten Rhythm 'n' Blues Künstlern der 50er Jahre verleugnete McGill seine Herkunft nicht, auch wenn der Hit des Tenorsaxophonisten, There Goes That Train einen starken Lousiana-Einfluss hat - das Lied wurde in seiner Heimatstadt Philadelphia aufgenommen. 1957 hören wir sein Saxophon bei dem Silhouettes-Hit Get A Job. Wenige Doo-Wop Fans erkennen, wieviel McGill mit seinem Saxophon zum Erfolg des Liedes beigetragen hat.

Im gleichen Jahr nahm McGill einen regionalen Hit für Kae Williams' Kaiser Label auf, das zweiteilige People Are Talking.

Die 30 Songs dieser CD enthalten alle seine Aufnahmen aus der Zeitspanne von 1954 bis 1963 und geben einen Überblick über die Karriere eines unterbewerteten Philadelphia R&B Musikers. Wir hören Titel wie There Goes That Train, und seine Antwort Oncoming Train aus 1956, sowie zwei 'takes' des bisher unveröffentlichten Instrumentals The Rocker's Shuffle. Ausserdem sind weitere Aufnahmen für einige kleine Philadelphia Label enthalten. Diese CD schliesst mit seinen soul-beeinflussten Aufnahmen, die aber den down-to-earth Blues-Stil seiner frühen Singles nicht verleugnen.

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