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Various - Destination Desert - 33 Oriental Rock N Roll Treasures [CD]

BEAR FAMILY (CODE 7)

  • £10.69

Cat. no: BCD17731
Format: CD
Barcode: 4000127177315
Release Date: 25 Aug 2023

Genre: Rock 'N' Roll

Off to the desert, embark on a R 'n' R trip to the orient, to exotic destinations and distant cities: this CD edition from the 'Destination' series on Bear Family Records® is all about rock 'n' roll and sheikhs, harems, oases, King Tut and Ali Baba and faraway places like Baghdad and Istanbul

Musical companions include Bill Haley and his Comets, Jerry Reed, Art Neville, Dinah Washington, The Fendermen and Preston Love.

The playlist from the 1950s and early '60s provides Caravan, Come With Me To The Casbah, Turkish Doghouse, Ahab The Arab, Sinbad, Ali Ben Ghazi and more musical highlights.

Charmingly written liner notes and info on each performer by music historian Bill Dahl and careful re-mastering round out a delightful project. 

Tracks: Rockin' In Bagdad - Jerry Reed / Ali Baba - The Champs / Caravan Rock - The Polk Brothers / Pasha - The Ramrocks / Arabian Rock - The Silver- Tones / Shish Ka Bob Rock - Eddie 'The Sheik' Kochak / Oasis - The Majestics / That's A Pretty Good Love - Big Maybelle / Ali Ben Ghazi - Jack Hammer / Habibi Twist - The Latins / Hari's Harem - The Slaves / Camel Walk - Part I - The Saxons / Ahab The Arab - Jo Ann Campbell / Ali Baba's Boogie - Preston Love / Sheik Of Araby - The Colts / One Arabian Night - Dinah Washington / Caravan - The Fendermen / Aladdin's Lamp - Ferlin Husky / In A Persian Market - Leroy Holmes / Oriental Rock - Bill Haley and His Comets / Sinbad - Bobby Freeman / Sands Of Arabia - The Teentones / Come With Me To The Casbah - Ganimian and His Orientals / Ali Baba - Dave And The Customs / Arabian Love Call - Art Neville / King Tut Rock - The Socialties / Zooba! - The Big Sound of Don Ralke / Princess Of Persia - Billy Grammer / Sheba - Johnny & The Hurricanes / Turkish Doghouse Rock - Kent Westberry / Istanbul - The Renegades / Ali Baba - The Sandpipers / Caravan - Bobby Christian

More From This Artist: Art Neville Big Maybelle Bill Haley and His Comets Billy Grammer Bobby Christian Bobby Freeman Dave And The Customs Dinah Washington Eddie 'The Sheik' Kochak Ferlin Husky Ganimian and His Orientals Jack Hammer Jerry Reed Jo Ann Campbell Johnny & The Hurricanes Kent Westberry Leroy Holmes Preston Love The Big Sound of Don Ralke The Champs The Colts The Fendermen The Latins The Majestics The Polk Brothers The Ramrocks The Renegades The Sandpipers The Saxons The Silver-Tones The Slaves The Socialties The Teentones

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