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1	We're Gonna Rock: We're Gonna Roll (2005) more music like this by Various Artists Proper does it again -- at least musically -- by assembling this whopping four-disc, 118-track box set of the greatest in vintage rhythm & blues, hillbilly boogie, doo wop, and early rock & roll and rockabilly. Simply looking through the list of credits one can get dizzy from the star-studded lineups as well as entry upon entry of bona fide ... see all copies from $18.68! new only from $18.68!
2	That'll Flat Git It!, Vol. 25 (2005) more music like this by Various Artists In the 1950s, Columbia Records was widely regarded as the most prestigious record label in America, as well as one of the most conservative, and they were relatively late to enter the rock & roll game. However, thankfully the label's Nashville branch wasn't nearly as cautious about such things as the home office in New York, and their subsidiary ... see all copies from $16.48! new only from $16.48!
3	Atlanta Bounce (1992) more music like this by Piano Red Two distinct timeframes are represented on this slightly schizophrenic disc. Much of it is comprised of latter-day barrelhouse and blues waxed by Arhoolie, but there's also a thrilling handful of raucous live items from a 1956 concert at Atlanta's Magnolia Ballroom that capture the albino 88s ace at his most enthralling. Bill Dahl, All Music ... see all copies from $14.64! new only from $14.64!
4	The Hits: 16 Biggest Hits (2006) more music like this by Little Jimmy Dickens Little Jimmy Dickens' early hits during the late '40s and early '50s go a long way to convince one that he was from the country. The 13th child of a West Virginia family, the country boy nonetheless attended college before joining the Grand Ole Opry in the '40s. All of the songs included on Hits: 16 Biggest Hits were recorded for Columbia between ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $10.66!
5	When the Sun Goes Down, Vol. 4: That's All Right (2002) more music like this by Various Artists When Muddy Waters declared that the blues had a child and they named him rock & roll, he knew exactly what he was talking about -- rock & roll was very much an outgrowth of the blues. Country, jazz, and gospel all influenced early rock & roll, but the blues were the most important influence of all. And no discussion of rock & roll's blues heritage ... see all copies from $5.98! new only from $8.03!
6	I'm Little But I'm Loud: The Little Jimmy Dickens Collection (1996) more music like this by Little Jimmy Dickens Razor & Tie's 1996 compilation I'm Little But I'm Loud: The Jimmy Dickens Collection is the first comprehensive collection assembled on the diminutive Nashville legend, and it's also a collection that takes his frequently silly music seriously. While it hardly digs as deep as the two Bear Family boxes that followed this in 1997 and 1998, it covers ... see all copies from $11.24! new only from $15.18!
7	Blowing the Fuse: 28 R&B Classics That Rocked the Jukebox in 1951 (2005) more music like this by Various Artists 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 ... see all copies from $38.63! new only from $38.63!
8	The Doctor Is In! (1993) more music like this by Dr. Feelgood This four-CD set, containing 122 songs (23 of them previously unreleased) cut between 1950 and 1966 for RCA, Groove, Okeh, and Columbia is, literally, the best of Piano Red, and may be the best box in the entire Bear Family catalog. This is about as good as piano blues and R&B got, and also some of the best piano-based rock & roll you'll ever hear ... see all copies from $91.53! new only from $91.53!
9	Rockabilly Stars, Vol. 1 (1981) more music like this by Various Artists Featured are 24 cuts from Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, Charlie Rich, the Collins Kids, and others. All Music Guide, All Music Guide see all copies from $18.00!
10	1950: The R&B Hits (2001) more music like this by Various Artists This is a two-CD, 48-track compilation of, as the no-frills title suggests, songs that were R&B hits in 1950. Jump blues, piano boogies, and bluesy ballads form virtually the entire program, much of which consists of contributions from well-known pioneers such as Louis Jordan, Ivory Joe Hunter, Wynonie Harris, Little Esther, Lowell Fulson, Amos ... see all copies from $16.10! new only from $16.10!
11	Diggin' the Boogie 1950-1956 (2007) more music like this by Piano Red Piano Red had been playing professionally for about a couple of decades before making a proper start to his recording career in 1950, by which time he was almost 40 years old. The six years covered by this 30-track compilation were nevertheless the first six years he was able to make records, landing big R&B hits with "Rockin' with Red," "Red's ... see all copies from $15.99! new only from $15.99!
12	Good Rockin' Tonight (1974) more music like this by Charlie Feathers The 13 songs here represent Charlie Feathers' second bite at the apple, his 1973 comeback attempt, in which he reworked a baker's dozen of classic sides -- the difference between this and other oldies albums of the period is that he didn't try to dress his music up with any modernistic touches, or change it in any way from the way it was handed up ... see all copies from $35.00!

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