V.A. - Rock 'n' Skiffle: Brit Beat Beginnings (4CDs, 2007)

Lonnie Donegan, Tommy Steele, Lita Roza, Winifred Atwell, Red Price, Tony Crombie, Alma Cogan, Bert Weedon, Beryl Bryden and Ray Ellington are part of the colorful line up of musical talent from a wide musical spectrum that stood at the cradle of British Beat. The '50s was an extraordinary decade in the history of British popular music. On the one hand it was still basically a forum for 'light entertainment' as conceived by Tin Pan Alley moguls and broadcast by Aunty BBC. At the same time the post-war sounds of Rhythm 'N' Blues and Rock 'N' Roll were starting to wing their way across the Atlantic and a new generation of British teenagers was restlessly shuffling off the old order and demanding a change of pace. The result was a kaleidoscope of revolutionary good-time looseness in the form of Skiffle.

Tracklist:

CD1 - Rock 'n' Roll Boogie (01:01:50)

01. Crazy Man Crazy - Lita Roza With Ted Heath Orchestra
02. Oakie Boogie - Lita Roza With Ted Heath Orchestra
03. Shake Rattle And Roll - Jack Parnell
04. Sugaree - Dennis Lotis
05. Rock A Boogie Baby - Diana Decker
06. Seventeen - Frankie Vaughan
07. Green Door - Frankie Vaughan
08. Rock-A-Bye Baby - Johnny Brandon
09. Giddy Up A Ding Dong - Ray Ellington
10. Ain't That A Shame - The Southlanders
11. Dance With Me Henry - Suzi Miller
12. Shhboom - Johnston Brothers
13. Since I Met You Baby - Gary Miller
14. Stranded In The Jungle - Ray Ellington
15. Why Do Fools Fall In Love? - Alma Cogan
16. Dungaree Doll - Dickie Bennett
17. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - The Deep River Boys
18. ABC Boogie - The Five Smith Bros.
19. Tutti Frutti - The Four Jones Boys
20. Rhythm 'n' Blues - Eric Winstone Orch.
21. Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie - Ivor & Basil Kirchin Band
22. Heartbreak Hotel - Gale Warning & The Weathermen
23. I'm In Love Again - Alma Cogan
24. Rock Around The Clock - The Deep River Boys
25. Rock 'n' Roll Boogie - The Squadronaires

CD2 - Rock Island Line (01:06:08)

01. Diggin' My Potatoes - Lonnie Donegan
02. Rock Island Line - Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group
03. Midnight Special - Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group
04. New Burying Ground - Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group
05. Worried Man Blues - Lonnie Donegan
06. Where Would I Go? - Chris Barber Skiffle Group
07. Can't You Line Em' - Chris Barber Skiffle Group
08. Casey Jones - Beryl Bryden's Backroom Skiffle
09. Kansas City Blues - Beryl Bryden's Backroom Skiffle
10. Lost John - Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group
11. Ol' Riley - Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group
12. Stackalee - Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group
13. Bring A Little Water, Sylvie - Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group
14. I'm Alabamy Bound - Lonnie Donegan Skiffle Group
15. This Little Light Of Mine - Avon Cities Skiffle feat. Ray Rush
16. Green Corn - Avon Cities Skiffle feat. Ray Rush
17. Hold That Thing - Johnny Parker's Barrellhouse Four
18. Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O - The Vipers
19. Pick A Bale Of Cotton - The Vipers
20. Midnight Special - City Ramblers Skiffle Group (feat. Ramblin' Jack Elliott)
21. I Shall Not Be Moved - City Ramblers Skiffle Group
22. Open Up Them Pearly Gates - Clyde Valley Stompers
23. Old Time Religion - Clyde Valley Stompers
24. Old Riley - Ken Colyer Skiffle Group
25. Down Bound Train - Ken Colyer Skiffle Group

CD3 - Rock 'n' Roll Opera (01:03:39)

01. Tweedle Dee - Suzi Miller
02. Happy Days And Lonely Nights - Johnston Brothers & Suzi Miller
03. Two Hearts Two Kisses (Make One Love) - Lita Roza
04. I Hear You Knockin' - Jill Day
05. Why Do Fools Fall In Love? - Marion Ryan
06. Dreamboat - Alma Cogan
07. Treasure Of Love - Pauline Shepherd
08. Earth Angel - Southlanders
09. Left Handed Boogie - Ray Ellington
10. Bygraves Boogie - Max Bygraves
11. Dixie Boogie - Winifred Atwell
12. Big Ben Boogie - Winifred Atwell
13. Seventeenth Century Boogie - Winifred Atwell
14. China Boogie - Bert Weedon
15. Flannel Foot - Bert Weedon
16. My Boy Flat Top - Frankie Vaughan
17. Tweedle Dee - Frankie Vaughan
18. I Didn't Know - Johnny Brandon
19. Rock 'n' Roll Opera - Lee Lawrence
20. Don't Nobody Move - Lee Lawrence
21. She Loves To Rock - The Stargazers
22. Rock Of the North - Red Price & His Rockin' Rhythm
23. Rocky Mountain Gal - Red Price & His Rockin' Rhythm
24. Bloodnok's Rock 'n' Roll Call - The Goons
25. Bluebottle Blues - The Goons

CD4 - Rock With The Caveman (00:58:37)

01. Art's Theme - Art Baxter
02. I Gotta Have Lovin' - Art Baxter
03. Smack Dab In The Middle - The Deep River Boys
04. Honey Honey - The Deep River Boys
05. Ask For Joe - Thunderclap Jones
06. Tootle-Loo-Siana - Ken Mackintosh (feat. Gordon Langhorn, vocal)
07. Rock Mr. Piper - Don Lang
08. Seventeen - Don Lang
09. Jumpin' To Conclusions - Don Lang
10. Stop The World I Wanna Get Off - Don Lang
11. Sweet Sue, Just You - Don Lang
12. Ten Little Indians - The Canadians
13. See You Later, Alligator - The Canadians
14. Mambo Rock - Kirchin Band
15. Giddy Up A Ding Dong/When The Saints Go Marching In - Ken Jones & His Rock 'n' Rollers (Rita Williams & Shorty Mitchell, vocals)
16. Teach You To Rock - Tony Crombie & His Rockets
17. Shortnin' Bread Rock - Tony Crombie & His Rockets
18. Let's You And I Rock - Tony Crombie & His Rockets
19. Sham Rock - Tony Crombie & His Rockets
20. Rock With The Cave Man - Tommy Steele
21. Rock Around The Town - Tommy Steele
22. Doomsday Rock - Tommy Steele
23. Elevator Rock - Tommy Steele
24. Rebel Rock - Tommy Steele
25. Singing The Blues - Tommy Steele

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