Shakin' Time

Overview

This is about as good as it gets, 30 songs that pretty much (with one or two exceptions) shake, shimmy, and generally rock out about as well as any best-of-the-1950s that you'll buy from Time-Life. Even improbabilities like Cheeko Vass' "Bo-Peep Rock" (the kind of novelty number this reviewer hates) come out okay, played with style, fervor, and a sweaty involvement that makes them better than the material itself. Bob Vidone's "Untrue" kicks off the collection in good form, and it never really lets go. Brock Williams' "What Am I" nearly sinks of its weight, as premature exercise in what later came to be called "identity crisis," but his raunchy singing and a good guitar break overshadow any serious intentions. Pete Cummins' R&B-style "In the Middle of the Night" is one of the more unexpected tracks here. Not everything is quite that good, of course, but everything here has something to recommend it, whether it's lustiness ("Honey Blonde" by Ronnie Elles), raw musicianship ("Bop Hop" by Little Jimmy Dempsey, Ernie Nowlin's "Tally Ho"), raunchiness ("Little Miss Susie" by Eddie Cleary), a great performance (the guitar on Steve Wagoner's "Big And Yellow"), or just a plain good song ("Check That Baby Out, One Time" by Randy Proffitt). Other highlights include: Darrell Rhodes ("Lou Lou," the Bo Diddley rip-off "I Thought About You"), Sonee West ("Sweet Rockin' Baby"), Troy Ferguson ("At the Jamboree"), Eddy Bell ("Johnny Be Goode Is in Hollywood," an unauthorized sequel to the Chuck Berry song), the Elvis imitator Harold Shutters ("Baby Fan the Flame"), Gene Vincent-influenced Jimmy Kirkland ("Come On Baby"), and Jerry Lee Lewis-emulator Marshall Ray Walters ("Willie Willie Willie"), and the honking sax-driven "Rock Baby Rock" by Cliff Ayers -- these all rate more than a listen 40 years after the fact. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	10/10/1996
Label:	Anima / Buffalo Bop
UPC:	4001043550466
Rank:	237283

Tracks

1. Untrue  - Bob Vidone
2. Bo-Peep Rock  - Cheeko Vass
3. What Am I  - Brock Williams
4. In the Middle of the Night  - Pete Cummins
5. Call on Me  - Jack Rivers
6. Honey Blonde
7. Bop Hop  - Jimmy Dempsey  - Little Jimmy Dempsey
8. Hold Me Tight
9. I'm So Lonesome Baby  - Kenny Smith  - T. Wilson
10. Tally Ho  - Ernie Nowlin
11. Meet Miss Susie  - Eddie Cleary
12. Big and Yellow  - Steve Wagner  - Steve Wagoner
13. Check That Baby Out, One Time
14. At the Jamboree  - Troy Ferguson
15. Sweet Rockin' Baby  - Sonnee West  -  Westbrook
16. Lou Lou  - Darrell Rhodes  - Slim Willet
17. Foxy Dan  - Jeff Daniels
18. Swanee River Shake  - Stephen Foster
19. Two by Two  - Johnny Ramistella
20. Johnny Be Goode Is in Hollywood  - Eddie Bell  - Carrie Fraley
21. Lou Ann  - Jack Foley  - Arlie Miller
22. I Thought About You  - Darrell Rhodes  - Slim Willet
23. Mexican Twist  - Dorse Lewis
24. Baby Fan the Flame
25. That's the Way the Mop Flops  - Jimmy Wayne
26. Willie, Willie, Willie  - D. Ross  - Marshall Ray Walters
27. Extra, Extra  - Gary Ray
28. Come On Baby  - Jimmy Kirkland
29. Shakin' Time  - Haven Gillespie
30. Rock Baby Rock  - Cliff Ayers

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Brock Williams   Primary Artist
Dorse Lewis   Primary Artist
Ernie Nowlin   Primary Artist
Johnny Ramistella   Primary Artist
Eddie Cleary   Primary Artist
Jimmy Kirkland   Primary Artist
Steve Wagoner   Primary Artist
Jack Rivers   Primary Artist
Darrell Rhodes   Primary Artist
Arlie Miller   Primary Artist
Jimmy Wayne   Primary Artist
Jeff Daniels   Primary Artist
Marshall Ray Walters   Primary Artist
Kenny Smith   Primary Artist
Sonnee West   Primary Artist
Eddie Bell   Primary Artist
Little Jimmy Dempsey   Primary Artist
Troy Ferguson   Primary Artist
Gary Ray   Primary Artist
Bob Vidone   Primary Artist
Cliff Ayers   Primary Artist
Pete Cummins   Primary Artist
Cheek-O-Vass   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Dorse Lewis   Composer,Performer
Cheek-O-Vass   Performer,Composer
Johnny Ramistella   Composer
Eddie Cleary   Composer,Performer
Jimmy Kirkland   Composer
Steve Wagoner   Performer
Jack Foley   Composer
T. Wilson   Composer
Carrie Fraley   Composer
Jack Rivers   Performer
Arlie Miller   Composer
Jimmy Wayne   Performer
D. Ross   Composer
Jeff Daniels   Composer,Performer
Marshall Ray Walters   Performer
Kenny Smith   Performer
Slim Willet   Composer
Sonnee West   Performer
Stephen Foster   Composer
Little Jimmy Dempsey   Performer
Jimmy Dempsey   Composer
Haven Gillespie   Composer
Troy Ferguson   Composer,Performer
Gary Ray   Composer,Performer
Pete Cummins   Performer
Bob Vidone   Composer,Performer
Brock Williams   Composer,Performer
Cliff Ayers   Composer,Performer
Westbrook   Composer
Ernie Nowlin   Composer
Steve Wagner   Composer