Various Fever - A Rhythm & Blues Trilogy (3-CD)

(2011/MSDM) 51 tracks 1945-59 (17 first time CD re-issues) Capbox with 28 page booklet.

Various Artists – Fever: A Rhythm & Blues Trilogy is an extensive 3-CD box set released by Le Son du Maquis in 2011, focusing on post-war rhythm & blues. Across 51 recordings, the collection brings together major names and lesser-known artists from the genre. The set includes Big Mama Thornton with Hound Dog, Fats Domino with I’m Ready, Roy Brown with Good Rockin’ Tonight, Little Willie John with Fever, Ruth Brown with Mama, He Treats Your Daughter Mean, Ray Charles with I’ve Got A Woman, as well as Louis Jordan, Joe Turner, Little Richard and The Coasters. The third CD expands the selection with lesser-known recordings, including previously unreleased material according to the distributor listing. FOMO for collectors and listeners who want a substantial introduction to the sound and variety of classic rhythm & blues in a single 3-CD collection.