Wild Men

Overview

The nameless archivists at Germany's Buffalo Bop label continue their unending study of American rockabilly and western bop with Wild Men, a collection of 30 rare sides that, as the title suggests, features a number of unsung heroes chronicling the lifestyle and habits of the common or garden Bop Cat. From the high school ladies man of Kenny Smith's "Wild Man" and the plus-size hipster of Duane Schurb's "Roly Poly" to the pumping piano man of Groovey Joe Poovey's "Ten Long Fingers" and the hepcat hillbillies of Rudy Hansen's "Saturday Jump," this disc features a healthy portion of jumpin' sounds from the '50s that surfaced on various regional and independent labels, though the closer, the Rhythm Rockets' stomping "The Slide," makes its first commercial appearance on this collection. It's a testimony to how fertile the rockabilly and hillbilly boogie fields were at the time that Buffalo Bop are still finding find so many quality recordings after over ten years in the game, and while some of these sides are a good bit more frantic than others, everybody on board rocks on out and there's no shortage of teenage attitude no matter which track you cue up. The label has also dug up some great photos of some of the artists, including Rudy Hansen in an impressive fake Nudie suit and Weldon & Wanda showing off their guitars which have been customized with stick-on letters one commonly finds on mailboxes. Wild Men is great stuff for fans of first-generation rock & roll, from the rollicking sounds to the quality audio remastering. ~ Mark Deming

Product Details

Release Date:	10/10/1996
Label:	Anima / Buffalo Bop
UPC:	4001043550459
Rank:	175282

Tracks

1. Wild Man  - Kenny Smith
2. Hurry  - Robbie Robbins
3. You Shake Me  - Jimmy Wayne
4. Moonlight Stroll  - Mel Austin
5. Rollin' Pin Mim  - Rickey Coyne
6. I Was Too Blind
7. Teenage Boogie  - Webb Pierce  - Dennis Wayne
8. Truly, Truly Baby  - Rich Roman
9. Roly Poly  - S. Hall  - Duane Schurb
10. You're Just Right for Me  - Mel Austin
11. Boogie Beat  - Gerry Fiander  -  Stripes
12. China Doll
13. Frankie and Johnny  -  Traditional  - Bob Vidone
14. The Surfin' Freeze  - Pete Cummins
15. My Shadow  -  Rhythm Rockets
16. I Never Knew What Love Could Do  - Curtis Lee  - Vivian Tyler
17. Everybody Wants You  -  Weldon & Wanda  - William Wolfe
18. Sweet Love  - Orangie Ray Hubbard  - Ray John Hubbard
19. Bunny Honey  - June Pointer
20. Saturday Jump
21. Peter Rabbit  - Myron Lee  - Tim Smith
22. Going Strong
23. Ten Long Fingers  - Groovey Joe Poovey
24. Lucky Day  - Ray Pate  -  Rhythm Rockets
25. Gotta Have You  - Dale Arlynn  - Curtis Lee
26. I Can't Stay Mad at You  - Hugh Friar
27. Dream Night  - Duke Larson
28. I Love My Baby  - Tommy Graham
29. Looking Waitin' Searchin' Hopin'
30. The Slide  -  Rhythm Rockets

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kenny Smith   Primary Artist
Robbie Robbins   Primary Artist
Bob Vidone   Primary Artist
Dennis Wayne   Primary Artist
Orangie Ray Hubbard   Primary Artist
The Rhythm Rockets   Primary Artist
Rickey Coyne   Primary Artist
Rich Roman   Primary Artist
Weldon & Wanda   Primary Artist
Pete Cummins   Primary Artist
Jimmy Wayne   Primary Artist
Myron Lee   Primary Artist
Curtis Lee   Primary Artist
Tommy Graham   Primary Artist
Groovey Joe Poovey   Primary Artist
Duane Schurb   Primary Artist
The Stripes   Primary Artist
Hugh Friar   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Dennis Wayne   Performer
Kenny Smith   Performer
Traditional   Composer
Groovey Joe Poovey   Composer,Performer
Curtis Lee   Performer
Stripes   Performer
Tommy Graham   Composer,Performer
Webb Pierce   Composer
June Pointer   Composer
The Rhythm Rockets   Performer
Bob Vidone   Performer
Vivian Tyler   Composer
William Wolfe   Composer
Rich Roman   Performer,Composer
Jimmy Wayne   Performer
Ray Pate   Composer
Robbie Robbins   Performer
Rickey Coyne   Performer,Composer
Duke Larson   Composer
S. Hall   Composer
Hugh Friar   Performer,Composer
Ray John Hubbard   Composer
Tim Smith   Composer
Dale Arlynn   Composer
Gerry Fiander   Composer
Mel Austin   Composer
Pete Cummins   Performer,Composer
Weldon & Wanda   Performer