Cruisin' 1959

by Cruisin'1959 / Various

Overview

Part of L.A. DJ Hunter Hancock's theme included the declaration "you'll hear music that runs the gamut from bebop to ballads, swing to sweet, and blues to boogie." And while on this fifth installment of Increase Records' history of classic rock & roll radio, the claim isn't strictly true, Hancock is heard guffawing in between an array of R&B hits and various period ads hawking everything from a local high school record hop to the Saturday Evening Post. Hancock's nerdy, self-deprecating humor does take its toll at times (but, then again, most of these '50s and '60s DJs had a schtick), but the discs he spins are all top notch. Highlights on the classic side include the Flamingos' "I Only Have Eyes for You," Dinah Washington's "What a Difference a Day Makes," and the Crests' "Sixteen Candles," while less high-profile gems include Lloyd Price's "Personality" and Brook Benton's "It's Just a Matter of Time." Topped off with fine cuts by Chuck Berry, Big Jay McNeely, and Bo Diddley, this 1959 installment in the year-by-year Cruisin' series makes for the perfect backdrop to anyone's home-brewed record hop. ~ Stephen Cook

Product Details

Release Date:	03/31/1993
Label:	Increase Records
UPC:	0015668195920
Rank:	97642

Tracks

1. Hunter Hancock Theme
2. (Baby) Hully Gully  - Cliff Goldsmith  -  Olympics
3. There Is Something on Your Mind  - Big Jay McNeely
4. Almost Grown  - Chuck Berry
5. What a Diff'rence a Day Made  - Stanley Adams  - Maria Mendez Grever  - Dinah Washington
6. Say Man  - Bo Diddley  - Ellas McDaniel
7. Sixteen Candles  -  Crests  - Luther Dixon  - Allyson R. Khent
8. Personality  - Harold Logan  - Lloyd Price
9. It's Just a Matter of Time  - Brook Benton  - Belford Hendricks  - Clyde Otis
10. Sea of Love  - Phillip Baptiste  - George Khoury  - Phil Phillips
11. Kansas City  - Wilbert Harrison  - Jerry Leiber  - Mike Stoller

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Wilbert Harrison   Primary Artist,Vocals
Dinah Washington   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Olympics   Primary Artist
Brook Benton   Primary Artist,Vocals
Big Jay McNeely   Primary Artist
Lloyd Price   Primary Artist,Vocals
Chuck Berry   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar
Phil Phillips   Primary Artist,Vocals
Bo Diddley   Primary Artist,Vocals,Guitar
The Crests   Primary Artist
Big Jay   Vocals

Technical Credits

Cliff Goldsmith   Composer
Clyde Otis   Composer
Belford Hendricks   Composer
Ellas McDaniel   Composer
Chuck Berry   Performer,Composer
Bo Diddley   Performer,Composer
Big Jay McNeely   Performer,Composer
Allyson R. Khent   Composer
Jerry Hopkins   Liner Notes
Phillip Baptiste   Composer
Phil Phillips   Performer
Lloyd Price   Performer,Composer
Maria Mendez Grever   Composer
Luther Dixon   Composer
Wilbert Harrison   Performer
Little Sonny   Performer
Dinah Washington   Performer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
The Olympics   Performer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Brook Benton   Composer,Performer
George Khoury   Composer
Harold Logan   Composer
Stanley Adams   Composer
The Crests   Performer
The Twilights   Performer