The World's Greatest Drummer, Ever! (1999)

About this title: This 30-song selection of tracks on which Palmer played in the late 1950s cannot, and does not purport to, tell the whole story of his career. After all, there's only one track apiece from his work with Little Richard and Fats Domino. What this various-artists compilation (only four tracks were actually released under Earl Palmer's name) does, however, is give a pretty good idea of Palmer's early rock'n'roll contributions via a few well-known hits, a lot of rarities, and a bunch of styles. While Fats Domino's "I'm Walkin'," Bobby Day's "Rockin' Robin," Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba," Thurston ... read more

Tracks:

1. I Got It [Little Richard]
2. I'm Glad, Glad [Price]
3. (Everytime I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone [Montrell]
4. Shame, Shame, Shame [Lewis]
5. Rockin' at Cosmo's [Allen]
6. Chicken Shack Boogie [Cullum/Milburn]
7. Please Believe Me [Brown]
8. Dance With Me Henry [Ballard/James/Otis]
9. Don't Feel Sorry for Me [Beasley]
10. Mad About You [Berry]
11. I'm Beggin' with Tears [Lang]
12. I'm Walkin' [Domino]
13. Rock All Night
14. Johnny's House Party (Pt. 1)
15. Johnny's House Party (Pt. 2)
16. King Kong [Tyler]
17. Sadie Green [Tyler]
18. Little Bitty Pretty One [Harris/Sharps]
19. Drum Village, Pt. 1 [Palmer/Band]
20. Drum Village, Pt. 2 [Palmer/Band]
21. Ko Ko [Terry/Harris]
22. Jerry Jerry [Wilson]
23. Red Hot Rockin' Blues [James]
24. Rockin' Robin
25. Sweet Pea [Bob & Earl]
26. Rockville U.S.A. [Turks]
27. La Bamba
28. It's Love [Addrisi Brothers]
29. Somethin' Else [Cochran/Sheeley]
30. In the Mood [Fields]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.