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Johnny Burnette

Train Kept A-Rollin' - Memphis to Hollywood: The Complete Recordings 1955-1964

Train Kept A-Rollin' - Memphis to Hollywood: The Complete Recordings 1955-1964

UPC: 4000127164384

Format: CD (9 disc)

Release Date: Feb 01, 2003

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Personnel: Al Vescovo (steel guitar).
Audio Mixer: Jay Ranellucci.
Liner Note Author: Colin Escott.
Illustrators: Harald Hertlein; Klaus Kettner; Hal Carter; Marty Arbunich; Hans Peter Zdrenka; Al Vescovo; Diethold Leu; R.A. Andreas; Horst Zimmermann; Henry Jerome; Johnny Beecher; Nico Feuerbach; Howard Cockburn; Bo Berglind; Rocky Burnette.
Photographers: Harald Hertlein; Klaus Kettner; Hal Carter; Marty Arbunich; Hans Peter Zdrenka; Al Vescovo; Diethold Leu; R.A. Andreas; Horst Zimmermann; Henry Jerome; Johnny Beecher; Nico Feuerbach; Howard Cockburn; Bo Berglind; Rocky Burnette.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Cliff Gallup; Lamar Fike; Bob Beckham; Dorsey Burnette; Dusty Springfield; Brendon Cohen; Earl Brooks; Gary "U.S." Bonds; Gene Vincent; Maureen Evans; Al Bennett; Earl McDaniel; Lee Denson; Paul Burlison; Sharon Sheeley; Si Waronker; Barry De Vorzon; Jim "Shaft" Ryan; Brenda Lee; Buzz Cason.
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. ~ Thom Jurek

Tracks:

Disc 1:
1 - Rock Billy Boogie
2 - Please Don't Leave Me
3 - Rock Therapy
4 - Lonesome Train (On a Lonesome Track)
5 - Sweet Love on My Mind
6 - My Love, You're a Stranger
7 - Your Baby Blue Eyes
8 - I Love You So
9 - Train Kept A-Rollin'
10 - All by Myself
11 - Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
12 - Blues Stay Away from Me
13 - Honey Hush
14 - Lonesome Tears in My Eyes
15 - I Just Found Out
16 - Chains of Love
17 - Please Don't Leave Me
18 - Lonesome Train (On a Lonesome Track)
19 - I Love You So
20 - If You Want It Enough
21 - Butterfingers
22 - Eager Beaver Baby
23 - Touch Me
24 - Tear It Up
25 - Oh Baby Babe
26 - You're Undecided
27 - Midnight Train
28 - Shattered Dreams
29 - You're Undecided
30 - Go Along Mule
31 - Tear It Up
32 - Oh Baby Babe
Disc 2:
1 - Warm Love
2 - Boppin' Rosalie
3 - Do Baby Do
4 - My Honey
5 - I'm Restless
6 - Kiss Me
7 - Kiss Me
8 - Gumbo
9 - Me and the Bear
10 - I'll Never Love Again
11 - I'll Never Love Again
12 - Sweet Baby Doll
13 - Waitin' at the Station
14 - Waitin' at the Station
15 - Green Grass of Texas
16 - Bloody River
17 - Ol' Reb
18 - Rockin' Johnny Home
19 - I'll Always Be in Love With You
20 - Settin' the Woods on Fire
21 - Kentucky Waltz
22 - Ballad of the One Eyed Jacks
23 - Your Cheatin' on Me
24 - Blue School Days
25 - Just Keep on Going
26 - Just a Memory
27 - It's the After That Hurts You
28 - Patrick Henry
29 - Don't Do It
30 - Cincinnati Fireball
31 - Your Cheatin' on Me
32 - Your Cheatin' on Me
Disc 3:
1 - Dreamin'
2 - I Want to Be With You Always
3 - My Special Angel
4 - Finders Keepers
5 - I Really Don't Want to Know
6 - Lovesick Blues
7 - Please Help Me I'm Falling
8 - Why Don't You Haul Off and Love Me
9 - Love Me
10 - Kaw Liga
11 - Love Kept a Rollin'
12 - That's All I Care
13 - Some Enchanted Evening
14 - You're Sixteen
15 - It's My Way
16 - That's the Way I Feel
17 - Little Boy Sad
18 - I Love My Baby
19 - (I Go) Down to the River
20 - Singing the Blues
21 - Let's Think About Living
22 - It's Only Make Believe
23 - Oh, Lonesome Me
24 - Dream Lover
25 - You're So Fine
26 - Blue Blue Morning
27 - Pledge of Love
28 - I Beg Your Pardon
29 - Crying in the Chapel
30 - Gimme Gimme Lovin'
31 - You'll Learn to Cry
Disc 4:
1 - Lover's Question
2 - Big Big World
3 - Ballad of the One Eyed Jacks
4 - Mona Lisa
5 - I'm Still Dreamin'
6 - In the Chapel of the Moonlight
7 - Red Sails in the Sunset
8 - Treasure of Love
9 - Fool
10 - Memories Are Made of This
11 - Girls
12 - I've Got a Lot of Things to Do
13 - God, Country and My Baby
14 - Honestly I Do
15 - Fools Like Me
16 - Angry at the Big Oak Tree
17 - Clown Shoes
18 - Second Chance
19 - Walk on By
20 - You're the Reason
21 - Just Out of Reach
22 - Girl of My Best Friend
23 - Hello Walls
24 - Moody River
25 - Little Bitty Tear
Disc 5:
1 - Poorest Boy in Town
2 - Way I Am
3 - Fool of the Year
4 - Standing on the Outside of Her Door
5 - Let Me Be With You
6 - Green Hills
7 - Lonely Island
8 - Island Girl
9 - Damn the Defiant
10 - Lonesome Waters
11 - Choo Choo Train
12 - Roses Are Red
13 - When Today Is a Long Time Ago
14 - Giant
15 - I Just Called Up to Say Goodbye
16 - I Wanna Thank Your Folks
17 - I'll Never Get Over You
18 - I'm Losing My Mind
19 - Old Man in the Country
20 - Time Is Not Enough
21 - Remember Me (I'm the One Who Loves You)
22 - After the Boy Gets the Girl
23 - Nobody Could
24 - Nobody Could
25 - Party Girl
26 - Tag Along
27 - Hey Sue
28 - It Don't Take Much
29 - I'll Give You Three Guesses
30 - (Wish It Were Satuday Night) All Week Long
31 - It Isn't There
32 - Congratulations, You've Hurt Me Again
Disc 6:
1 - Walkin' Talkin' Doll
2 - You Taught Me the Way to Love
3 - Opposite
4 - Corner of Heartache and Despair
5 - Aunt Marie
6 - Two Feet in Front of Me
7 - If I Were an Artist
8 - And Her Name Is Scarlet
9 - I Think She Knows
10 - Sweet Suzie
11 - Skippin' School
12 - It All Depends on Linda
13 - Fountain of Love
14 - What a Summer Day
15 - Bigger Man
16 - Less Than a Heartbeat
17 - Congratulations, You've Hurt Me Again
18 - Keep a Knockin'
19 - Bony Maronie
20 - Big House
21 - Goin' Home
22 - Bertha Lou
23 - Snacky Poo
24 - Interview With Jonah Ruddy
25 - Interview With Jack Brown
26 - Christmas Message, No. 1
27 - Christmas Message, No. 2
28 - New Year Message
Disc 7:
1 - Come on Baby
2 - Believe What You Say
3 - Rockin' the Town
4 - My Little Baby Come Rockin'
5 - Lights Out
6 - Boom Boom Boom Yippy Yi Ya
7 - Lizzy Dee
8 - Rock Away Baby
9 - Like the Mountains and the Sea
10 - Daydreaming in School
11 - Yes I Do
12 - If You Love Me Strong Enough
13 - Look What You've Missed
14 - Rhythm in My Bones
15 - Be Mine
16 - It'll Be Alright
17 - Tell Me
18 - Just Gotta Be My Baby
19 - Daddy-O
20 - Keep Me in Mind
21 - You Gotta Walk and Talk Your Fellow
22 - Magic Island
23 - Endless Love
24 - One Soda, Two Straws
25 - Water Boy
26 - Jeannie
27 - Just Keep on Going
28 - Baby Doll Blue Eyes
29 - Hey Stranger
30 - Lovesick Blues
31 - Finders Keepers
32 - Cincinnati Fireball
33 - One Sided Love Affair
34 - Address Unknown
35 - I Wanna Love My Baby
36 - You're Sixteen
37 - I'm Happy
38 - That's the Way I Feel
Disc 8:
1 - Boppin' Rosalie
2 - Do Baby Do
3 - Warm Love
4 - My Honey
5 - Boppin' Rock
6 - Honey Honey
7 - We're Gonna Rock It
8 - Circle Rock
9 - Come on and Rock
10 - Watcha Gonna Do
11 - Crazy Date
12 - Lucky Boy
13 - Honey Baby
14 - Mule Boy
15 - Gypsy Magic
16 - Tell Me Baby
17 - My Pretty Little Blue Eyes
18 - Oh What I'd Give
19 - Just for You
20 - With All Your Heart
21 - I'll Never Forget
22 - Wanting You, Needing You
23 - You Gotta Have a Friend
24 - Way in the Middle of the Night
25 - I Would Do Anything
26 - Wampus Cat
27 - One Soda, Two Straws
28 - Good Good Feelin'
29 - Wait for Me
30 - We're Gonna Rock Tonight
31 - Be My Love Tonight
32 - Oh Vera Mae
33 - Little Girl (AKA Kiss Me Sweet)
34 - Baby Mine
35 - Nightwalker
Disc 9:
1 - Crazy Legs
2 - No Foolin' Around (Your Love My Love)
3 - Whisper Tenderly
4 - Candle of Love
5 - Blues Gonna Get You
6 - Honey Tree
7 - Speak No Evil
8 - My Destiny
9 - We're Having a Party
10 - It's Late
11 - Believe What You Say
12 - School's Out
13 - You Gotta Get Ready
14 - House with a Tin Roof Top
15 - How Do You Rock
16 - Fantabulous
17 - Just One More Time
18 - Makin' Love
19 - Teenage Dream
20 - It's for Me
21 - You Pass Me By
22 - There's Gonna Be Lovin'
23 - Operator
24 - Baby Doll
25 - Treat Me
26 - Chaleston Rock 'N' Roll
27 - I Feel So Welcome
28 - Mean It
29 - Like a Fool
30 - Too Much Alike
31 - Sugarfoot Sally
32 - Hey Little Freshman
33 - Water Boy
34 - Magic Night of Love
35 - Date Me
36 - Hey Gang