Blowing the Fuse: 28 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1951 (2005)

About this title: This seventh volume -- of 11 in the Bear Family Blowing the Fuse series -- is another case of the woollier and wilder side of R&B as it moved into the 1950s. The 28 tracks from 1951 showcased here offer sure signs of the music's big bang that would erupt as rock & roll in just a few short years. While many of the artists here have appeared on the other volumes in the series, it nonetheless remains stellar in both selection and sound. Sure, Amos Milburn's "Bad, Bad Whiskey," and Joe Liggins' "Little Joe's Boogie" have appeared on dozens of compilations, but hardly juxtaposed against Margie Day ... read more

Tracks:

1. Bad, Bad Whiskey [Davis]
2. Little Joe's Boogie [Liggins]
3. Telephone Blues [Dixon]
4. Rockin' With Red [Perryman]
5. Lemonade [Gray/Jordan]
6. I Will Wait [Colclaugh]
7. Rockin' Blues [Otis]
8. Little Red Rooster [Griffin]
9. Black Night [Robinson]
10. I'm Waiting Just for You [Glover/Leigh]
11. Rocket '88' [Brenston]
12. Long Distance Call [Morganfield]
13. Sixty Minute Man [Ward/Marks]
14. Tend to Your Business [Wayne]
15. Chains of Love [VanWalls/Nugetre]
16. Chica Boo [Glenn]
17. Go! Go! Go! [Hill/Gilbeaux/Treni]
18. The Glory of Love [Hill]
19. I Got Loaded ["Peppermint" Harris]
20. Castle Rock [Sears]
21. Eyesight to the Blind [Mumford/Smith]
22. Bloodshot Eyes [Penny/Hall]
23. 'T' 99 Blues [Nelson/Taub]
24. Walkin' the Chalk Line [Bernard/Norman]
25. I'm in the Mood [Hooker/Taub]
26. Fool, Fool, Fool [Ertegun]
27. Flamingo [Grouya/Anderson]
28. How Many More Years [Burnett]

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