Jimmie Rodgers - Kisses Sweeter Than Honeycomb

JASMINE RECORDS

£10.49

Cat. no: JASCD1070
Format: CD
Barcode: 604988107029
Release Date: 2nd April 2021
Genre: Rock & Roll

One of the most consistent hitmakers of the late 50s, Jimmie Rodgers clocked up more than twenty U.S. and U.K. chart entries between 1957-1962.

Although he was both perceived and marketed as a Folk singer at the outset of his career, he was, patently, a teen idol, regarded by his teenage fanbase as a mainstream Rock & Roller. This compilation presents the very best of Jimmie’s purple patch and includes all his chart records during this period for the Roulette and Dot labels, including the million-sellers ‘Honeycomb’, ‘Kisses Sweeter Than Wine’, ‘Oh-Oh, I’m Falling In Love Again’, ‘Secretly’ and ‘Make Me A Miracle’.

Also included are a handful of collectors’ rarities, most notably his very first 45rpm release, ‘I Won’t Sing Rock And Roll’/’I Always Knew’, recorded in 1956 for the obscure Vancouver-based Zig Zag label, which has never previously been reissued in any format. This is the first time that this body of work has been compiled together, making this a must-have item for Jimmie’s fans.

Tracks: I Won’t Sing Rock And Roll / I Always Knew / Honeycomb / Kisses Sweeter Than Wine / Oh-Oh I’m Falling In Love Again / The Long Hot Summer / Secretly / Make Me A Miracle / Are You Really Mine / The Wizard / Woman From Liberia / Girl In The Wood / Bimbombey / Because You’re Young / I’m Never Gonna Tell / Ring-A-Ling-A-Lario / Wonderful You / Tucumcari / Wistful Willie / T.L.C. Tender Love And Care / Waltzing Matilda / Just A Closer Walk With Thee / Joshua Fit The Battle O’ Jericho / The Wreck Of The John B / When Love Is Young / Every Time My Heart Sings / I’m Goin’ Home / A Little Dog Cried / English Country Garden / Wand’rin’ Eyes / No One Will Ever Know / Rainbow At Midnight