Jesse Stone (Charles Calhoun) - Architect Of Rhythm & Blues 1927-1961 [2CD set]

Cat. no: JASMCD3209
Format: CD 2CD set
Barcode: 604988320923
Release Date: 01 Mar 2024
Genre: Blues

One of R&B and R&R's principal architects, Jesse Stone, aka Charles Calhoun, commenced his recording career in 1927, but wrote and arranged his biggest songs during the 1950s

Atlantic Records supremo Ahmet Ertegun once said of him: "Jesse Stone did more to develop the basic Rock'n'Roll sound than anybody else. He was a great, reliable, loose arranger, who could update a fve- year old arrangement with a couple of chord changes..."

This compilation covers both elements of Stone's career, Disc One featuring him as a recording artist, starting with his frst record, 'Starvation Blues' and anthologising his releases, between 1947 and 1958, billed variously as Jesse Stone, Charles Calhoun, Chuck Calhoun, and The Stone Crushers.

Disc Two features his songs recorded by artists like Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters, Big Joe Turner, The Clovers, Ruth Brown, Lavern Baker, Ray Charles, Roy Hamilton, Elvis, etc.

Collectively, this is an awesome body of work.

Tracks: Starvation Blues / Hey Sister Lucy (What Makes Your Lips So Juicy) / An Ace In The Hole / Sneaky Pete / I Came Home Unexpectedly / Who Killed 'Er / Mister Jelly Fingers / The Donkey And The Elephant / Don't Let It Get Away / Who's Zat? / Bling-A-Ling-A-Ling / Get It While You Can / Keep Your Big Mouth Shut / Cole Slaw (Sorghum Switch) / Do It Now! / Runaway / Oh, That'll Be Joyful / Smack Dab In The Middle / (I Don't Know) Why The Car Won't Go / Come And Dance With Me / Night Life / The Rocket / Jamboree / My Pigeon's Gone / Barrel House / Hey Tiger / The Stash / Tall And Short / Crawfsh / Tadpole Wiggle / Clyde Mcphatter & The Drifters o Money Honey / Joe Turner & His Blues Kings o Shake, Rattle And Roll / The Clovers - Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash / The Drifters Featuring Clyde Mcphatter - Bip Bam / Johnnie Ray - Flip, Flop And Fly / Ruth Brown & Her Rhythmakers - As Long As I'm Moving / The Jacks - Smack Dab In The Middle / Ella Mae Morse With Big Dave And His Music - Razzle-Dazzle / Joe Turner & His Blues Kings - Morning, Noon And Night / The Pearls - Bells Of Love / Varetta Dillard With The Four Students - I'm Gonna Tell My Daddy / Joe Turner - Lipstick, Powder And Paint / The Drifters - I Gotta Get Myself A Woman / Walter Spriggs - I Pawned Everything / The Cookies - My Lover / Chuck Willis - Juanita / The Cues - Why / Lavern Baker - You Better Stop / Dean Martin - Just Kiss Me / Titus Turner - A- Knockin' At My Baby's Door / The Flyers - On Bended Knee / Ray Charles - Losing Hand / The Clovers - Down In The Alley / The Flamingos - My Faith In You / Jimmy Witherspoon - All Right Miss Moore / Roy Hamilton - Don't Let Go / Janis Martin - Good Love / Wade Flemons - Easy Lovin' / Elvis Presley - Like A Baby / Jimmy Soul - I Can't Hold Out Any Longer

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