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Roughneck Blues 1949-1956 (CD)

By: Grady Martin (Artist)

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DISC 1 for Roughneck Blues 1949-1956 (CD) Album By Grady Martin (Artist)
1   San Antonio Rose - Martin, Grady & His Slew Foot Five  
2   My Window Faces The South - Foley, Red & Grady Martin & His Winging Strings  
3   Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed - Dickens, 'Little' Jimmy  
4   Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy - Foley, Red  
5   Diesel Smoke Dangerous Curves - Ives, Burl & Grady Martin & His Slew Foot Five  
6   Now And There's A Fool Such As I - Dillard, Dottie & Jack Shook/Grady Martin & His Slew Foot Five  
7   Hillbilly Fever - Dickens, 'Little' Jimmy  
8   Birmingham Bounce - Foley, Red  
9   Don't You Worry - Gant, Cecil  
10   It Ain't Gonna Be Like That - Gant, Cecil  
11   I'm A Big Boy Now - Tubb, Justin  
12   My Girl And His Girl - Dill, Danny  
13   Roughneck Blues - Terry, Al  
14   Bird Dog - Woody, Don  
15   Juke Joint Johnny - Sovine, Red  
16   I'm A One Woman Man - Horton, Johnny  
17   Baby's Gone - Claud, Vernon  
18   Shake Baby Shake - Raney, Wayne  
19   All I Can Do Is Cry - Walker, Wayne  
20   It Would Be A Doggone Lie - Inman, Autrey  
21   I'm Hungry For Your Lovin' - Dill, Danny  
22   Three Alley Cats - Hall, Roy  
23   Rock Billy Boogie - Burnette, Johnny  
24   Crazy Crazy Lovin' - Carroll, Johnny & The Hot Rocks  
25   You're Barking Up The Wrong Tree - Woody, Don  
26   Bigelow 6 2000 - Lee, 'Little' Brenda  
27   Everybody's Rockin' But Me - Lord, Bobby  
28   I'm Coming Home - Horton, Johnny  
29   Rock Around With Ollie Vee - Holly, Buddy  
30   Modern Don Juan - Holly, Buddy  
31   Train Kept A Rollin' - Burnette, Johnny Trio  
32   When My Dream Boat Comes Home - Martin, Grady & His Slew Foot Five  
 

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Review

Uncut (p.104) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his superb collection finds him riding the grooves of hillbilly blues and honky-tonk before defining the rockabilly era with his sizzling licks..."

Review

Uncut (p.104) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his superb collection finds him riding the grooves of hillbilly blues and honky-tonk before defining the rockabilly era with his sizzling licks..."

Title Note

Liner Note Author: Dave Penny.

Recording information: 1949-1956.

Author: Bob Moore & His Orchestra.

Strictly speaking, this isn't a Grady Martin CD so much as it's a compilation of recordings on which his guitar work as a session player figures prominently, although he's credited as the leader of the featured or backup group on a few of the cuts. Still, on most of these 32 tracks from 1949 to 1956 he was a hired hand, lending his licks to a wealth of hillbilly and rockabilly performers, including stars like Brenda Lee, Little Jimmy Dickens, Red Foley, Burl Ives, Johnny Horton, Wayne Raney, and a pre-fame Buddy Holly. There's even a bit of blues via his help on sides by Cecil Gant, as well as appearances on singles of various styles by a whole bunch of singers known only to collectors. Should you be interested in this material mostly for Martin's contributions, his guitar riffs are certainly excellent whether he's playing country boogie or moving into rock & roll, sometimes reeling off some scorching solos, at others offering more subordinate, sturdy work in service of the particular song. If you've got a wide taste for hillbilly and rockabilly of the period, however, it's a good listen no matter whether you're investigating it for Martin's participation or not. There's much energetic, good-humored music here from the time that country music was becoming more electrified and turning into different forms, including a couple acknowledged classics in Red Foley's "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" and the Johnny Burnette Trio's "The Train Kept A-Rollin'" (though, as the liner notes acknowledge, Paul Burlison has accepted credit for playing on this particular rockabilly gem). Other significant pleasures include Holly's early efforts "Rock Around with Ollie Vee" and "Modern Don Juan"; Lee's fine rockabilly number "Bigelow 6-200"; the unhinged rockabilly of Don Woody's "Bird Dog" (not the same song as the Everly Brothers' hit), the best little-known track here; and Ives' nervy novelty "Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves," which is about as raucous as he ever got on record. Even some of the more generic hillbilly/rockabilly sides here, and there are a good number of those, pass by enjoyably enough due to both Martin's guitar playing and the overall ebullience of the performances. The only thing this comp can be criticized for is the absence of original release/recording dates and labels, though Dave Penny's liner notes are good. ~ Richie Unterberger

Album Description

Strictly speaking, this isn't a Grady Martin CD so much as it's a compilation of recordings on which his guitar work as a session player figures prominently, although he's credited as the leader of the featured or backup group on a few of the cuts. Still, on most of these 32 tracks from 1949 to 1956 he was a hired hand, lending his licks to a wealth of hillbilly and rockabilly performers, including stars like Brenda Lee, Little Jimmy Dickens, Red Foley, Burl Ives, Johnny Horton, Wayne Raney, and a pre-fame Buddy Holly. There's even a bit of blues via his help on sides by Cecil Gant, as well as appearances on singles of various styles by a whole bunch of singers known only to collectors. Should you be interested in this material mostly for Martin's contributions, his guitar riffs are certainly excellent whether he's playing country boogie or moving into rock & roll, sometimes reeling off some scorching solos, at others offering more subordinate, sturdy work in service of the particular song. If you've got a wide taste for hillbilly and rockabilly of the period, however, it's a good listen no matter whether you're investigating it for Martin's participation or not. There's much energetic, good-humored music here from the time that country music was becoming more electrified and turning into different forms, including a couple acknowledged classics in Red Foley's "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" and the Johnny Burnette Trio's "The Train Kept A-Rollin'" (though, as the liner notes acknowledge, Paul Burlison has accepted credit for playing on this particular rockabilly gem). Other significant pleasures include Holly's early efforts "Rock Around with Ollie Vee" and "Modern Don Juan"; Lee's fine rockabilly number "Bigelow 6-200"; the unhinged rockabilly of Don Woody's "Bird Dog" (not the same song as the Everly Brothers' hit), the best little-known track here; and Ives' nervy novelty "Diesel Smoke, Dangerous Curves," which is about as raucous as he ever got on record. Even some of the more generic hillbilly/rockabilly sides here, and there are a good number of those, pass by enjoyably enough due to both Martin's guitar playing and the overall ebullience of the performances. The only thing this comp can be criticized for is the absence of original release/recording dates and labels, though Dave Penny's liner notes are good. ~ Richie Unterberger

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