Train Kept A-Rollin' - Memphis to Hollywood: The Complete Recordings 1955-1964专辑介绍
review[-]by Thom Jurek If ever there were an act that deserved more than it got, it was Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n' Roll Trio. These three young men -- Johnny and his brother Dorsey and guitarist extraordinaire Paul Burlison -- were the authentic rockabilly article, hailing, like Elvis Presley, from Memphis proper. They were rawer than Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis put together and at their best more exciting to listen to. And while Burnette went on to write hits for Ricky Nelson and score a few of his own, it's the Rock 'n' Roll Trio sides -- none of which ever charted -- for which he is most remembered. The nine CDs here include the earliest Burnette material issued as the Rhythm Rangers in 1955 on the Von label from Corinth, MS, and sounds like the last gasp of the hillbilly boogie shack shaking music issued throughout the late '40s and early '50s. What happened to transition the Rhythm Rangers to become the Rock 'n' Roll Trio is unknown other than the overnight success of Elvis. The two bands contained exactly the same personnel (although an earlier Rhythm Rangers included Scotty Moore as well, Elvis' famed guitarist). All of the Coral singles as well as outtakes are here, as are their Imperial sides by the Burnette Brothers, those obscure Dorsey solo singles on Cee-Jam and Surf, and Johnny's solo sides on Freedom (such as "Gumbo" and "Me and the Bear"), Liberty, Vee-Jay, Chancellor, Reprise, Capitol, Sahara, and Magic Lamp. All 163 sides are featured here in great remastered sound and painstakingly annotated in the true obsessive Bear Family tradition. There is a hardback 166-page book loaded with photos and record sleeves from all over the world and a full detailed biography by Colin Escott that discusses not only the lives and travails of bandmembers but the recordings sessions as well. The story and sounds chart the evolution of the rockabilly sound into Johnny's successes as a crooner and pop singer as well as a successful songwriter who was on his way to another breakthrough creatively when he was killed in a boating accident. While many may find the slicker pop material superfluous, it is exceptionally well-crafted and deserves a righteous hearing, not in spite of the rockabilly wildness that the Rock 'n' Roll Trio put down but because of it. This is one of the finest sets the Bear Family label has ever assembled; it is a labor of love to be sure, but it is also a work of art.
Rock Billy Boogie
Please Don't Leave Me
Rock Therapy
Lonesome Train (On a Lonesome Track)
Sweet Love on My Mind
My Love, You're a Stranger
Your Baby Blue Eyes
I Love You So
The Train Kept A-Rollin'
All by Myself
Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
Blues Stay Away from Me
Honey Hush
Lonesome Tears in My Eyes
I Just Found Out
Chains of Love
Please Don't Leave Me
Lonesome Train (On a Lonesome Track)
I Love You So
If You Want It Enough
Butterfingers
Eager Beaver Baby
Touch Me
Tear It Up
Oh Baby Babe
You're Undecided
Midnight Train
Shattered Dreams
You're Undecided
Go Along Mule
Tear It Up
Oh Baby Babe
Warm Love
Boppin' Rosalie
Do Baby Do
My Honey
I'm Restless
Kiss Me
Kiss Me
Gumbo
Me and the Bear
I'll Never Love Again
I'll Never Love Again
Sweet Baby Doll
Waitin' at the Station
Waitin' at the Station
Green Grass of Texas
Bloody River
Ol' Reb
Rockin' Johnny Home
I'll Always Be in Love With You
Settin' the Woods on Fire
Kentucky Waltz
Ballad of the One Eyed Jacks
Your Cheatin' on Me
Blue School Days
Just Keep on Going
Just a Memory
It's the After That Hurts You
Patrick Henry
Don't Do It
Cincinnati Fireball
Your Cheatin' on Me
Your Cheatin' on Me
Dreamin'
I Want to Be With You Always
My Special Angel
Finders Keepers
I Really Don't Want to Know
Lovesick Blues
Please Help Me I'm Falling
Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me
Love Me
Kaw Liga
Love Kept a Rollin'
That's All I Care
Some Enchanted Evening
You're Sixteen
It's My Way
That's the Way I Feel
Little Boy Sad
I Love My Baby
(I Go) Down to the River
Singing the Blues
Let's Think About Living
It's Only Make Believe
Oh, Lonesome Me
Dream Lover
You're So Fine
Blue Blue Morning
Pledge of Love
I Beg Your Pardon
Crying in the Chapel
Gimme Gimme Lovin'
You'll Learn to Cry
A Lover's Question
Big Big World
Ballad of the One Eyed Jacks
Mona Lisa
I'm Still Dreamin'
In the Chapel of the Moonlight
Red Sails in the Sunset
The Treasure of Love
The Fool
Memories Are Made of This
Girls
I've Got a Lot of Things to Do
God, Country and My Baby
Honestly I Do
Fools Like Me
Angry at the Big Oak Tree
Clown Shoes
Second Chance
Walk on By
You're the Reason
Just Out of Reach
Girl of My Best Friend
Hello Walls
Moody River
A Little Bitty Tear
The Poorest Boy in Town
The Way I Am
The Fool of the Year
Standing on the Outside of Her Door
Let Me Be With You
Green Hills
Lonely Island
Island Girl
Damn the Defiant
Lonesome Waters
Choo Choo Train
Roses Are Red
When Today Is a Long Time Ago
The Giant
I Just Called Up to Say Goodbye
I Wanna Thank Your Folks
I'll Never Get Over You
I'm Losing My Mind
The Old Man in the Country
Time Is Not Enough
Remember Me (I'm the One Who Loves You)
After the Boy Gets the Girl
Nobody Could
Nobody Could
Party Girl
Tag Along
Hey Sue
It Don't Take Much
I'll Give You Three Guesses
(Wish It Were Satuday Night) All Week Long
It Isn't There
Congratulations, You've Hurt Me Again
Walkin' Talkin' Doll
You Taught Me the Way to Love
The Opposite
Corner of Heartache and Despair
Aunt Marie
Two Feet in Front of Me
If I Were an Artist
And Her Name Is Scarlet
I Think She Knows
Sweet Suzie
Skippin' School
It All Depends on Linda
Fountain of Love
What a Summer Day
Bigger Man
Less Than a Heartbeat
Congratulations, You've Hurt Me Again
Keep a Knockin'
Bony Maronie
The Big House
Goin' Home
Bertha Lou
Snacky Poo
Interview With Jonah Ruddy
Interview With Jack Brown
Christmas Message, No. 1
Christmas Message, No. 2
New Year Message
Come on Baby
Believe What You Say
Rockin' the Town
My Little Baby Come Rockin'
Lights Out
Boom Boom Boom Yippy Yi Ya
Lizzy Dee
Rock Away Baby
Like the Mountains and the Sea
Daydreaming in School
Yes I Do
If You Love Me Strong Enough
Look What You've Missed
Rhythm in My Bones
Be Mine
It'll Be Alright
Tell Me
Just Gotta Be My Baby
Daddy-O
Keep Me in Mind
You Gotta Walk and Talk Your Fellow
Magic Island
Endless Love
One Soda, Two Straws
Water Boy
Jeannie
Just Keep on Going
Baby Doll Blue Eyes
Hey Stranger
Lovesick Blues
Finders Keepers
Cincinnati Fireball
One Sided Love Affair
Address Unknown
I Wanna Love My Baby
You're Sixteen
I'm Happy
That's the Way I Feel
Boppin' Rosalie
Do Baby Do
Warm Love
My Honey
Boppin' Rock
Honey Honey
We're Gonna Rock It
Circle Rock
Come on and Rock
Watcha Gonna Do
Crazy Date
Lucky Boy
Honey Baby
Mule Boy
Gypsy Magic
Tell Me Baby
My Pretty Little Blue Eyes
Oh What I'd Give
Just for You
With All Your Heart
I'll Never Forget
Wanting You, Needing You
You Gotta Have a Friend
Way in the Middle of the Night
I Would Do Anything
Wampus Cat
One Soda, Two Straws
Good Good Feelin'
Wait for Me
We're Gonna Rock Tonight
Be My Love Tonight
Oh Vera Mae
Little Girl (AKA Kiss Me Sweet)
Baby Mine
Nightwalker
Crazy Legs
No Foolin' Around (Your Love My Love)
Whisper Tenderly
Candle of Love
Blues Gonna Get You
Honey Tree
Speak No Evil
My Destiny
We're Having a Party
It's Late
Believe What You Say
School's Out
You Gotta Get Ready
House with a Tin Roof Top
How Do You Rock
Fantabulous
Just One More Time
Makin' Love
Teenage Dream
It's for Me
You Pass Me By
There's Gonna Be Lovin'
Operator
Baby Doll
Treat Me
Chaleston Rock 'N' Roll
I Feel So Welcome
Mean It
Like a Fool
Too Much Alike
Sugarfoot Sally
Hey Little Freshman
Water Boy
Magic Night of Love
Date Me
Hey Gang