Various - Groove Records Groovin' The Blues & Rockin' The Groove (2-CD)

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Various - Groove Records: Groovin' The Blues & Rockin' The Groove (2-CD)

Two single CDs devoted to a great, unknown story in 1950s R&B history!
All titles remastered from original vault tapes!
Artists include Zilla Mays, Roy Gaines, the Du Droppers, George Benson (Yes! That George Benson), Sonny Terry, Champion Jack Dupree, and many more!
Backing musicians include the incredible Mickey Baker, as well as hot bandleaders Paul Williams and Buddy Lucas!

Watching the success of indie labels like Atlantic, Chess, Specialty, Imperial, and others, industry giant RCA decided to re-enter the Rhythm & Blues field. RCA had dominated blues recording during the late 1920s and '30s, but the company dropped most of its blues artists, along with many of its country artists, during wartime raw materials rationing. In 1954, RCA decided to get back in the game, hiring A&R man Danny Kessler away from Columbia's OKeh label. The experiment ended in 1957 after notching up just one major hit, Mickey & Sylvia's Love Is Strange. Lack of hits didn't mean lack of great music. Recording in New York and in the South, Groove drew on a wide range of artists from top-drawer vocal groups like the Du Droppers to future smooth jazz star George Benson to blues guitar star Roy Gaines to west coast jazz Shorty Rogers calling himself Highpockets Henderson to classic New Orleans barrelhouse pianist Champion Jack Dupree.

Even country blues legend Sonny Terry was on the roster. Groove releases were filled out with some great unknowns as well as singular artists like Bertice Reading, who began in R&B but went on to become a cabaret star in England. The bands were always top-notch, including session genius Mickey Baker as well as bandleaders Paul Williams and Buddy Lucas. In an exclusive deal with RCA/Sony in New York, Bear Family acquired access to the entire Groove catalog, restoring the masters to pristine sound and finding rare and unpublished photos. Award-winning R&B historian Bill Dahl wrote the extensive essays. Also available: Groove Jumping! 14 classic rockin’ R&B tracks from RCA’s Groove label 1-CD digipak with 24-page booklet BCD 17388 Still Groove Jumping! 16 classic rockin’ R&B tracks from RCA’s Groove label 1-CD digipak with 24-page booklet BCD 17391

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Album titlle: Groovin' The Blues & Rockin' The Groove (2-CD)
Genre R&B, Soul
Label Bear Family Records
Artikelart CD
EAN: 4000127810151
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Various - Groove Records - Groovin' The Blues & Rockin' The Groove (2-CD) CD 1
01	Lost Jawbone	Sonny Terry
02	Goin' Back Home	Cousin Leroy
03	The Ups	Champion Jack Dupree
04	-No Dice	Buddy Lucas
05	Hold Me Baby	Sue Allen (2) & Oscar Black
06	Louise	Sonny Terry
07	Love Blues	Clayton Love
08	There Goes That Train	Maymie Watts
09	'Taint right	Big Tiny Kennedy
10	Don't Leave Me	Little Tommy Brown
11	41 Highway	Cousin Leroy
12	Tell Me Baby	Sonny Terry
13	I Got Drunk	Buddy Lucas
14	Romance In The Dark	Zilla Mays
15	I Need A Good Woman	Big Tiny Kennedy
16	What Makes Me Love You So	Oscar Black
17	Hoolin' Blues No 2	Sonny Terry
18	You've Been Good To Everybody	The Du Droppers
19	Catfish	Cousin Leroy
20	Beantown Boogie	Bertice Reading
21	Lonesome Bedroom	Cousin Leroy
22	Lonely Road Blues	Champion Jack Dupree
23	Throw This Old Dog A Bone	Sonny Terry
24	I Need Help	Buddy Lucas
25	I Took You In Baby	Sonny Terry
26	Won't You Forgive Me	Little Tommy Brown
27	Story Of My Life	Champion Jack Dupree
28	I Wash My Hands	Bertice Reading
29	I'll Live My Life Alone	Oscar Black & Sue Allen
30	Juice Head Woman	Sonny Terry
31	Sentimental Blues	Sonny Brooks
32	Into Each Heart (Some Tears Must Fall)	Oscar Black
33	Wait Till Next Year, Baby	Big Connie

Various - Groove Records - Groovin' The Blues & Rockin' The Groove (2-CD) CD 2
01	Charmaine	Frank Brunson
02	Mattie Bee	Emmett Hobson
03	Right Now	Zilla Mays
04	Big Foot Mammy	Paul Williams
05	Hoodoo	Roy Gaines
06	Shout, Holler And Scream	George Benson
07	Blackboard Rock	Beverly Wright
08	Bye Bye Baby	Clayton Love
09	Champ Ale	Sonny Brooks
10	The Last Laugh Will Be On You	Johnny Bird Orchestra
11	Run A' Long	Lil McKenzie
12	I'm Trapped	Buddy Lucas
13	She's Mine	Big Connie
14	Break It Up	Chris Powell & The Five Blue Flames
15	Quicksand	Maymie Watts
16	My Head Goes Round	Oscar Black
17	Good-Bye Little Girl	Chris Powell & The Five Blue Flames
18	The Thrill Is Gone	Little Tommy Brown
19	Grab That Thing And Run	Sam 'Highpockets' Henderson & His Jumpers
20	I Gotta Know	Bertice Reading
21	22 Minutes	Johnny Bird Orchestra
22	That's All I Need	The Du Droppers
23	Doo Ba Dee	Maymie Watts
24	Where Is Joe?	Emmett Hobson
25	Shake Till I'm Shook	Beverly Wright
26	I Believe In You	Frank Brunson
27	Love Ya Like Crazy	Chris Powell & The Five Blue Flames
28	Alabama Sue	Roy Gaines
29	Oh! Sweetness	The Avalons
30	Since You Went Away	Zilla Mays
31	Crime Doesn't Pay	The Coronets
32	Women Are The Root Of All Evil	Paul Williams
33	A Little Boy's Dream	George Benson
34	Humpty Dumpty	Paul Williams
35	- Wheel Of Time	Maymie Watts