Various - Bear Family Records Rock-A-Ballads - Flipside Dreams And Loving Schemes Vol.1 (CD)

• As Bear Family Records® proves with two CD compilations, even rockers and rock 'n' rollers weren't always cruising at high speed.
• Loads of tough guys and gals could be romantic, mourn their lost love and recorded delightful ballads.
• This first edition with 32 tracks cites unknown soft rockers such as Gene Dunlap or Tooter Boatman - but most of the songs are provided by the greats of the genre, i.e. Elvis, Ricky Nelson, Patsy Cline, Ritchie Valens and many more.
• As always, we have put a lot of time into re-mastering the old recordings to deliver the best possible sound quality.
• The Chicago-based expert on these subjects, Bill Dahl, has written in-depth biographies in the 36-page booklet that also features discographical information, illustrations and rare pictures.

The hallowed architects of rockabilly and rock and roll didn’t always stoke their tempos at 100 miles an hour. They knew when to slow it down, to make a song connect with slow dancers as they testified to either eternal romantic devotion or broken hearts. 

Elvis and his immortal Anyway You Want Me (That’s How I Will Be), Jack Scott’s smash My True Love, Ricky Nelson’s heartbroken Poor Little Fool, Patsy Cline’s breakthrough hit Walkin’ After Midnight, and scintillating gems by Marty Robbins, Ronnie Hawkins, Ritchie Valens, Rudy Grayzell, Ronnie Self, Sanford Clark, Marvin Rainwater, and Chicago’s Ral Donner make this collection heavenly for rock and roll fans who want to take a temporary breather from their beloved non-stop piledrivers.