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​(2013/Jasmine) 55 tracks 1946-55 feat. Jimmy Ricks. more

The Ravens: Bass Instincts (2-CD)

​(2013/Jasmine) 55 tracks 1946-55 feat. Jimmy Ricks.

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  • Interpret: The Ravens

  • Album titlle: Bass Instincts (2-CD)

  • Label JASMINE

  • Genre R&B, Soul

  • Artikelart CD

  • EAN: 0604988024722

  • weight in Kg 0.12
Ravens, The - Bass Instincts (2-CD) CD 1
02 Lullaby The Ravens
03 Out Of Dream The Ravens
04 My Sugar Is So Refined The Ravens
05 Bye Bye Baby Blues The Ravens
06 Mahzel (Means Good Luck) The Ravens
07 For You The Ravens
08 Ol' Man River The Ravens
09 Write Me A Letter The Ravens
10 Send For Me If You Need Me The Ravens
11 Until The Real Thing Comes Along The Ravens
12 It's Too Soon To Know The Ravens
13 Be On Your Merry Way The Ravens
14 Silent Night The Ravens
15 White Christmas The Ravens
16 Always The Ravens
17 Leave My Gal Alone The Ravens
18 Ricky's Blues The Ravens
19 Someday The Ravens
20 I'm Afraid Of You The Ravens
21 I Don't Have To Ride No More The Ravens
22 I've Been A Fool The Ravens
23 I'm Going To Paper My Walls The Ravens
24 I'm Gonna Take To The Road The Ravens
25 Oh Babe The Ravens
26 Walkin' With The Blues The Ravens
27 Don't Look Now The Ravens
Ravens, The - Bass Instincts (2-CD) CD 2
02 Midnight Blues The Ravens
03 Gotta Find My Baby The Ravens
04 You Foolish Thing The Ravens
05 I Get All My Lovin' / Honey I Don't Want You The Ravens
06 On A Saturday Night The Ravens
07 Everything But You The Ravens
08 Out In The Cold Again The Ravens
09 Hey Good Lookin' The Ravens
10 Looking For My Baby The Ravens
11 Why Did You Leave Me The Ravens
12 Write Me Sweet Letter The Ravens
13 Rock Me All Night Long The Ravens
14 Don't Mention My Name The Ravens
15 I'll Be Back The Ravens
16 Come A Little Closer The Ravens
17 She's Got To Go The Ravens
18 Who'll Be The Fool (From Now On) The Ravens
19 Rough Ridin' The Ravens
20 Without A Song The Ravens
21 Walkin' My Blues Away The Ravens
22 Escortin' Or Countin' The Ravens
23 Love Is No Dream The Ravens
24 I've Got You Under My Skin The Ravens
25 Happy Go Lucky Baby The Ravens
26 Green Eyes The Ravens
27 The Bells Of San Raquel The Ravens
28 On Chapel Hill The Ravens
The Ravens The Ravens Rock Me All Night Long Despite wholesale personnel changes... more
"The Ravens"

The Ravens

The Ravens

Rock Me All Night Long

Despite wholesale personnel changes since their late '40s breakthrough, The Ravens were hanging in there. Cut in June of 1952 at New York's Fine Recording Studios and released the next month, Rock Me All Night Long, penned by mighty bass singer Jimmy Ricks and Ravens pianist Bill Sanford, was their first platter to chart in two-and-a-half years, rising to #4 R&B. It was a thoroughly swinging affair, Ricks and his crew in a boisterous frame of mind and their studio pianist pounding out a great extended solo. Paired with a cover of Joe Liggins' Write Me One Sweet Letter, it was a typically strong release, one of their first for Chicago's Mercury Records following their exit from Columbia the previous autumn.

Ricks was the only original Raven left. Joe Van Loan was now their high tenor, Jimmy Steward their second tenor, and Louis Frazier their baritone. As long as Ricks was on board, The Ravens' trademark sound stayed reasonably intact. The New York-based quartet would make more fine recordings for Mercury, but none of them pierced the charts. Ricks would cut the occasional solo platter, and he got itchy feet now and then; Detroiter Tommy Evans of The Carols (see our 1950 collection) was his replacement for a six-month stretch in '54.

The Ravens moved over to Jerry Blaine's Jubilee Records in 1955 and made some nice singles, notably Green Eyes, before Ricks packed it in to pursue a solo career in early '56. Evans came back to shoulder a very heavy load; Ricks was nothing less than the most important bass singer in R&B vocal group history. The closest Jimmy ever came to notching a solo hit (he cut for a string of companies, including Baton, Decca, Felsted, Atco, Fury, Mainstream, Sure Shot, and Jubilee) was a 1961 duet on Atlantic with LaVern Baker, I'll Never Be Free (the sexy flip You're The Boss is better remembered today).

Van Loan led a splinter group of Ravens to the Chess subsidiary Argo in 1956, Ricks' crucial spot filled by Big Bob Kornegay of The Du Droppers and then former King Odom Quartet/Larks bass David 'Boots' Bowers. An unwise cover of Buddy Holly and The Crickets' That'll Be The Day surfaced in 1957. By the first days of '59, the quartet that kick-started the R&B vocal group revolution was no more. Ricks died July 2, 1974, his role as a rhythm and blues pioneer all too often overlooked.

Bill Dahl

Various - Street Corner Symphonies Vol.04

1952 The Complete Story Of Doo Wop



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Tracklist
Ravens, The - Bass Instincts (2-CD) CD 1
02 Lullaby
03 Out Of Dream
04 My Sugar Is So Refined
05 Bye Bye Baby Blues
06 Mahzel (Means Good Luck)
07 For You
08 Ol' Man River
09 Write Me A Letter
10 Send For Me If You Need Me
11 Until The Real Thing Comes Along
12 It's Too Soon To Know
13 Be On Your Merry Way
14 Silent Night
15 White Christmas
16 Always
17 Leave My Gal Alone
18 Ricky's Blues
19 Someday
20 I'm Afraid Of You
21 I Don't Have To Ride No More
22 I've Been A Fool
23 I'm Going To Paper My Walls
24 I'm Gonna Take To The Road
25 Oh Babe
26 Walkin' With The Blues
27 Don't Look Now
Ravens, The - Bass Instincts (2-CD) CD 2
02 Midnight Blues
03 Gotta Find My Baby
04 You Foolish Thing
05 I Get All My Lovin' / Honey I Don't Want You
06 On A Saturday Night
07 Everything But You
08 Out In The Cold Again
09 Hey Good Lookin'
10 Looking For My Baby
11 Why Did You Leave Me
12 Write Me Sweet Letter
13 Rock Me All Night Long
14 Don't Mention My Name
15 I'll Be Back
16 Come A Little Closer
17 She's Got To Go
18 Who'll Be The Fool (From Now On)
19 Rough Ridin'
20 Without A Song
21 Walkin' My Blues Away
22 Escortin' Or Countin'
23 Love Is No Dream
24 I've Got You Under My Skin
25 Happy Go Lucky Baby
26 Green Eyes
27 The Bells Of San Raquel
28 On Chapel Hill