Wa-Chic-Ka-Nocka

Overview

Wa-Chic-Ka-Nocka is yet another installment in Buffalo Bop's long line of collections that compile obscure, usually independent-label rockabilly and rock & roll recordings of the '50s mastered directly from original 45s. The theme this time is music about Native Americans, or "Indians," as the era dictated. The songs are filled with ridiculous stereotypes and sometimes cringe-inducing insensitivity, but were recorded in the spirit of fun rather than hostility, for what that's worth. The package is interesting in that it shows the influence of Hollywood Westerns, television, and Western comic books on popular music, and also the unselfconsciousness and ease with which songwriters could tap into this particular formula. And it is definitely a formula -- tom tom drums and war whoops are nearly ubiquitous, and there is a certain guitar riff that gets recycled endlessly. A number of instrumentals with thematically appropriate titles are included, as well as a couple of R&B numbers. Wa-Chic-Ka-Nocka is one of the strongest, if most politically incorrect, packages released by Buffalo Bop in terms of novelty and historical value. ~ Greg Adams

Product Details

Release Date:	06/26/2000
Label:	Anima / Buffalo Bop
UPC:	4001043550114
Rank:	247493

Tracks

1. Wigwam Willie
2. Indian Joe  - Art Adams
3. Warrior Sam  - Don Willis
4. Warpath
5. Cherokee Stomp
6. Cherokee Rock  - Chuck Wheeler
7. Indian Rock and Roll
8. War Paint
9. Kaw-Liga  - Fred Rose  - Hank Williams
10. Rock My Warriors Rock  - Joe Jackson
11. Wa-Chick-Ka-Nocka  - Tommy Holmes
12. Witchapoo
13. Geronimo  -  Renegades
14. Indian Squaw  - B. Kelly
15. Geronimo Stomp  - Barry Darvell
16. Big Indian
17. Chief Whoopin-Koff  -  Royal Knights
18. Geronimo  - Tony Douglas
19. Little Brave  - Mark Smalling
20. Little Bull and Buttercup  - Christopher Homer
21. Massacre
22. Wahoo
23. Bobby Sox Squaw  -  Impacts
24. Tomahawk  - Tom Brown  - L. Walters
25. Rockin' Red Wing  - Sammy Masters
26. Red Wing  - Irving Mills
27. Indian Moon  -  Traditional
28. Medicine Man
29. Rattlesnake
30. Cowboys and Indians  - Ronnie Brent
31. Indian Rock

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ronnie Brent   Primary Artist
Don Willis   Primary Artist
Tom Brown   Primary Artist
The Renegades   Primary Artist
The Royal Knights   Primary Artist
The Impacts   Primary Artist
Barry Darvell   Primary Artist
Chuck Wheeler   Primary Artist
Sammy Masters   Primary Artist
Christopher Homer   Primary Artist
Tony Douglas   Primary Artist
Art Adams   Primary Artist
Tommy Holmes   Primary Artist
Joe Jackson   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Traditional   Composer
The Impacts   Performer
Irving Mills   Composer
Fred Rose   Composer
Don Willis   Composer
Sammy Masters   Performer
L. Walters   Composer
Christopher Homer   Performer
Art Adams   Composer
Barry Darvell   Performer
B. Kelly   Composer
Chuck Wheeler   Performer,Composer
Mark Smalling   Composer
Joe Jackson   Performer
Tony Douglas   Performer,Composer
Ronnie Brent   Composer
Arthur Adams   Performer
The Royal Knights   Performer
Hank Williams   Composer