V.A. - Roots of Rock N' Roll, Vol. 3: 1947 (1998)

The year was 1947: World War II was over and there was music in the air, with Frank Sinatra making teenagers swoon. On other airways, primarily black radio stations, another, earthier music was being played which would become the foundation for what is now called rock & roll. Back then it was called the blues and rhythm & blues, and its voices had names like Wynonie Harris, Willie Dixon, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Among its musicians were Big Bill Broonzy, Hosea Sapp, and Thunder Smith. This CD is part of a series that chronicles the history of this music that was to have such an impact on rock & roll. This volume collects some of the great hits of 1947, when many baby boomers were born, who would go on to become the major supporters of the idiom. Included in the selections are the famous and the obscure: "Freight Train Boogie" by Red Foley, Louis Jordan's "Barnyard Boogie," "You Got to Run Me Down" by Jazz Gillum, "Polly Put Your Kettle On" by Sonny Boy Williamson, "Why Don't You Do Right?" sung by Peggy Lee, and "Cigareete, Whuskey, & Wild Wimmen" by the Sons of the Pioneers. This is a colorful look at rock & roll's spiritual forbears that can only enhance one's appreciation for the music of today.

Tracklist

CD1

01. Wynonie Harris - Good Rocking Tonight
02. Hank Williams - Move It On Over
03. Paul Howard - Rootie Tootie
04. Julia Lee - Mama Don't Allow
05. Julia Lee - Snatch And Grab It
06. Al Dexter - New Broom Boogie
07. Louis Jordan - Barnyard Boogie
08. Sticks McGhee - Drinkin' Wine Spoo-Dee-O-Dee
09. Red Foley - Freight Train Boogie
10. Pee Wee King - Ten Gallon Boogie
11. Paul Gayten - Your Hands Ain't Clean
12. Joe Lutcher - Rockin' Boogie
13. Milo Twins - Downtown Boogie
14. Jazz Gillum - You Got To Run Me Down
15. Lightnin' Hopkins - Let Me Play With Your Poodle
16. Smokey Hogg - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
17. Luke Wills - The Texas Special
18. Roy Brown - Roy Brown Boogie

CD2

01. Merle Travis - Merle's Boogie Woogie
02. Tex Williams - Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)
03. Amos Milburn - Chicken Shack Boogie
04. Sons of The Pioneers - Cigareetes, Whusky And Wild Wimmen
05. Johnny Tyler - Oakie Boogie
06. Nellie Lutcher - He's A Real Gone Guy
07. John Lee 'Sonny Boy' Williamson - Polly Put Your Kettle On
08. Big Three Trio - After While
09. Wayne Raney - Lost John Boogie
10. Delmore Brothers - Barnyard Boogie
11. Roy Milton - Big Fat Mama
12. Peggy Lee - Why Don't You Do Right?
13. Jimmy Liggins - The Washboard Special
14. T-Texas Tyler - My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
15. Chet Atkins - Canned Heat
16. Jimmy Wakely - Oklahoma Blues (Just An Oakie With The Oakie Blues)
17. Sister Rosetta Tharpe - This Train
18. Jack Rivers - Razor Strap Boogie