Old Time Tunes
Normally I don’t think of these as being “old-time,” but then I don’t think of myself as “old-time” either, and these songs, like me, date back fifty years or more. Mostly they come from the rhythm-and-blues side of things, though there are some pure-pop tunes sprinkled here or there for balance — or at least enough balance to justify not having to throw in any Eddie Fisher records, which were huge hits and which leave me cold as a cod. As for the young lady in the photo, I don’t think she’s really playing the piano: how could she work the pedals?
Track listing for 111127-2:
- Wynonie Harris: Good Rockin’ Tonight
- The Drifters: Money Honey
- Ruth Brown: Mama He Treats Your Daughter Mean
- The Chords: Sh-Boom
- Anton Karas: The Third Man Theme
- The Orioles: Crying in the Chapel
- The ’5′ Royales: Baby Don’t Do It
- Faye Adams: Shake a Hand
- Arthur Godfrey: Slap ‘er Down Again, Paw
- The Crows: Gee
- Johnny Maddox: The Crazy Otto
- Elvis Presley: That’s All Right (Mama)
- Ella Mae Morse: Oakie Boogie
- Bill Haley and the Comets: Rock Around the Clock
- Nappy Brown: Don’t Be Angry
- Etta James: The Wallflower
- The Four Lads: Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
- The Penguins: Earth Angel
- Les Paul and Mary Ford: How High the Moon
- Little Walter: My Babe
- The Moonglows: Sincerely
- Fats Domino: Ain’t That a Shame
- Julie London: Cry Me a River
- Jimmy Forrest: Night Train
- The Platters: The Great Pretender
- Big Joe Turner: Shake, Rattle and Roll
- Patti Page: Mister and Mississippi
- Chuck Berry: Maybellene
- The Spaniels: Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight