Boppin' by the Bayou: Rock Me Mama!

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Overview

Arriving at the 11th volume in their ongoing By the Bayou series, Ace still finds some treasures in the vaults of J.D. Miller, Eddie Shuler, and Floyd Soileau -- these are the record men who provided the discoveries in the rest of the series -- but also dips into the discographies of Big Howdy and Big B, two imprints run by Hack Kennedy, as well as finding room for selections from the Louisiana indies Richland and Sho-Biz. This expanded scope suggests how Boppin' by the Bayou: Rock Me Mama! spans the length of the bayou, never resting at just zydeco, Cajun, blues, or rockabilly. It flits back and forth between these sounds, opening with the raving "Switch Blade Sam" -- Jeff Daniels yowls about Charlie Brown and Lucy in the opening line and it just gets better from there -- and spends a bit of time in pure rock & roll before Warren Storm slides this into blue-eyed R&B and by the middle of this, there are covers of Hank Williams lying only a few cuts away from accordion-fueled boogie. Most of this could be grouped under a rock & roll bucket -- rock & roll encompassed all these swampy sounds in the late '50s and very early '60s, when all of these sides were recorded -- but the flow of the disc helps emphasize the stylistic differences while also having the momentum of a party. As usual, this disc is pretty much nothing but rarities -- Nathan Abshire, Jivin' Gene, and Storm show up, but that's it -- and that only serves to emphasize what a hotbed of creativity Louisiana was in the years after rock & roll. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	07/10/2015
Label:	Ace
UPC:	0029667072229
Rank:	130308

Tracks

1. Switch Blade Sam  - Jeff Daniels  - Luke McDaniel  -  R Smith
2. Saw My Baby Walkin'  - Al Harris  - Al "Puddler" Harris
3. Gonna Work  -  Richard Brothers  - Lester Richard
4. Mama Mama Mama  - J.D. Miller  - Warren Storm
5. Rockin¿¿¿ Fever  - Jay Barry  - Joe Carl  -  Dukes of Rhythm
6. Bad Luck  -  Danny  - Danny Winkle
7. Mickey Lee  - Tony Perreau
8. Havin' a Whole Lotta Fun  - Johnny Jano  - J.D. Miller
9. Rock Me Mama  - Otis Hicks  - Ken Lindsey  - J.D. Miller
10. You Win Again  - Al Ferrier  - Hank Williams
11. Come Back Baby  - Dayward Penny
12. She Left Me  - Al Ferrier
13. Bayou Boogie  - Bennie Fruge
14. Good Morning Blues  - Shorty LeBlanc  -  Shorty LeBlanc & All the Sugar Bees  - Eddie Shuler  - Jay Stutes  - J.W. Viator
15. Popcorn Blues  - Nathan Abshire  -  Abshire
16. She's Mine, She's Yours  - Bennie Fruge
17. You're Happy Now  -  Little Carol  - Carol Richards
18. Hard Luck  - Billy Blank  - Luke McDaniel
19. Uh-Huh-Huh  - Jeff Daniels  - Luke McDaniel
20. You're Jealous  - Gene Bourgeois  -  Jivin' Gene  - Huey P. Meaux
21. Take Your Choice  - Rocket Morgan
22. Stop, Look and Listen  - Johnny Jano  - J.D. Miller  - Charles Page
23. Boppin' Blues  - Erwin Babin  - Johnny Jano
24. Love Me Baby (Kiss Me Baby)  - Erwin Babin  - Al Ferrier  - Tommy Hill  - J.D. Miller
25. I'll Be Waiting  - Al Ferrier  - John A. Guillot  -  Johnnie Allan & The Krazy Kats
26. Sweet Little Girl  - Johnnie Allan  - Charles Page
27. On the Corner of the Street  - Frankie Lowery
28. Little Girl Next Door  - Allen Callais  -  Collay & the Satellites

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ken Lindsey   Primary Artist
Charles Page   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Al Harris   Primary Artist
Shorty LeBlanc   Primary Artist
Danny Winkle   Primary Artist
Nathan Abshire   Primary Artist
Al "Puddler" Harris   Primary Artist
Rocket Morgan   Primary Artist
Johnnie Allan & The Krazy Kats   Primary Artist
Johnny Jano   Primary Artist
Warren Storm   Primary Artist
Collay & the Satellites   Primary Artist
Frankie Lowery   Primary Artist
Dukes of Rhythm   Primary Artist
Jivin' Gene   Primary Artist
Billy Blank   Primary Artist
Tony Perreau   Primary Artist
Dayward Penny   Primary Artist
Little Carol   Primary Artist
Bennie Fruge   Primary Artist
Erwin Babin   Primary Artist
Nathan Abshire & the Pinegrove Boys   Primary Artist
Richard Brothers   Primary Artist
Al Ferrier   Primary Artist
Danny   Primary Artist
Johnnie Allan   Primary Artist
Jeff Daniels   Primary Artist
Shorty LeBlanc & All the Sugar Bees   Primary Artist
Joe Carl   Primary Artist
Jay Stutes   Vocals

Technical Credits

Lester Richard   Photography,Composer
J.W. Viator   Composer
Golen Richard   Photography
Danny Winkle   Composer
Huey P. Meaux   Composer
Carol Richards   Composer
Allen Callais   Composer
Erwin Babin   Composer
Dayward Penny   Composer
John A. Guillot   Composer
Gene Bourgeois   Composer
Tommy Hill   Composer
Ian Saddler   Liner Notes
Jay Barry   Composer
Luke McDaniel   Composer
Charles Page   Composer
Al Ferrier   Composer
Eddie Shuler   Composer
J.D. Miller   Composer
R Smith   Composer
Hank Williams   Composer
Otis Hicks   Composer
Nick Robbins   Mastering
Nathan Abshire   Composer
Niall McCormack   Package Design