Various - The Specialty Story

Various - The Specialty Story

Label:
Catalog#:
5SPCD-4412-2
Format:
5 x CD, Compilation
Box Set
Country:
US
Released:
1994
Genre:
Blues, Funk / Soul, Rock
Style:
Jump Blues, Gospel, Rhythm & Blues, Doo Wop, Rock & Roll

Tracklist

1-01 Sepia Tones, The  -  Boogie #1 2:47
    Drums - George Vann
  Organ - Nina Russell
  Piano, Written-By - Mata Roy
1-02 Blues Woman, The  -  Voo-it! Voo-it! 2:44
    Bass - Nat Shephard
  Drums - Nat "Monk" McFay*
  Ensemble - Buddy Banks Sextet
  Guitar, Written-By - William "Frosty" Pyles
  Piano - Eddie Beal
  Saxophone [Tenor], Written-by - Buddy Banks (2)
  Trombone - Allen Durham
  Vocals - Marion Abernathy
1-03 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders  -  Milton's Boogie 2:48
    Bass - David Robinson*
  Piano - Camille Howard
  Saxophone [Alto] - Earl Simms
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Buddy Floyd
  Trumpet - Hosea Sapp
  Vocals, Drums, Written-By - Roy Milton
1-04 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders  -  R.M. Blues 2:56
    Bass - David Robinson*
  Piano - Camille Howard
  Saxophone [Alto] - Earl Simms
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Buddy Floyd
  Trumpet - Hosea Sapp
  Vocals, Drums, Written-By - Milton*
1-05 Jump Jackson Band  -  Rainy Day Blues 3:17
    Bass, Vocals - Robert James Carter
  Drums - Armond "Jump" Jackson*
  Guitar - Walter Scott*
  Piano - Arthur W. Simms
  Saxophone [Alto] - Oett "Sax" Mallard
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Edward "Sugarman" Penigar*
  Trumpet - John Morton*
1-06 Roosevelt Sykes  -  Ice Cream Freezer 2:56
    Bass - Dallas Bartley
  Drums - Armond "Jump" Jackson*
  Guitar - Leonard "Baby Doo" Caston*
  Saxophone [Alto] - Oett "Sax" Mallard
  Saxophone [Tenor] - William Casimer*
  Trumpet - John Morton*
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Roosevelt Sykes
1-07 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders  -  True Blues 2:47
    Bass - Clarence Jones (2)
  Piano - Camille Howard
  Saxophone [Alto] - Earl Simms
  Saxophone [Tenor] - William Gaither
  Trumpet - Hosea Sapp
  Vocals, Drums, Written-By - Roy Milton
1-08 Joe Lutcher & His Society Cats  -  Rockin' Boogie 2:25
    Drums - Booker T. Hart*
  Performer - William H. Cooper* , William Ellis* , Harold Morrow* , Leon W. Beck*
  Trumpet - Karl George
  Vocals, Saxophone [Alto], Written-by - Joe Lutcher
1-09 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders  -  Thrill Me 2:52
    Bass - Clarence Jones (2)
  Drums - Roy Milton
  Saxophone [Alto] - Clifton Noel
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Buddy Floyd
  Trumpet - Hosea Sapp
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Camille Howard
1-10 Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy  -  Teardrop Blues 2:55
    Bass - Jonathan Bagsby
  Drums - Leon Petties*
  Piano - Eugene Watson
  Saxophone [Alto] - James Dedmon
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Charles "Little Jazz" Ferguson* , Harold Land
  Trumpet - Glen Willis*
  Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Jimmy Liggins
1-11 Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy  -  Cadillac Boogie 2:36
    Bass - Jonathan Bagsby
  Drums - Leon Petties*
  Piano - Eugene Watson
  Saxophone [Alto] - James Dedmon
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Charles "Little Jazz" Ferguson* , Harold Land
  Trumpet - Glen Willis*
  Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Jimmy Liggins
1-12 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders  -  Keep A Dollar In Your Pocket 2:20
    Bass - Dallas Bartley
  Drums - Roy Milton
  Saxophone [Alto] - Clifton Noel
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Buddy Floyd
  Trumpet - Hosea Sapp
  Vocals, Piano - Camille Howard
  Written-By - Oliver Perry*
1-13 Camille Howard  -  X-Temporaneous Boogie 2:03
    Bass - Dallas Bartley
  Drums - Roy Milton
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Camille Howard
1-14 Camille Howard  -  You Don't Love Me 2:11
    Bass - Dallas Bartley
  Drums - Roy Milton
  Vocals, Piano - Camille Howard
  Written-By - Albert* , Glenn*
1-15 Jim Wynn  -  Fat Meat 2:39
    Drums - Robert "Snake" Sims
  Performer - Allen Clark (2) , Miles Jones , Walter Roberts
  Piano - Zebedee "Zell" Kindred*
  Saxophone [Alto] - David Garland Graham
  Saxophone [Tenor & Baritone], Written-by - Jim Wynn
  Vocals, Bass - Theodore "Teddy" Shirley*
1-16 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders  -  Everything I Do Is Wrong 2:58
    Written-By - Milton*
1-17 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders  -  Hop, Skip, Jump 2:32
    Written-By - Milton*
1-18 Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy  -  Careful Love 2:30
    Bass - Jonathan Bagsby
  Drums - Leon Petties*
  Piano - Eugene Watson
  Saxophone [Alto] - James Dedmon
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Charles "Little Jazz" Ferguson* , Harold Land
  Trumpet - Glen Willis*
  Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Jimmy Liggins
1-19 Big Maceo  -  Big City Blues 2:31
    Bass - Ransom Knowling
  Drums - Odie Payne
  Guitar - Tampa Red
  Piano - Johnny Jones*
  Vocals, Written-By - Maceo Merriweather*
1-20 Smokey Hogg  -  I Want A Roller 2:49
    Bass [Erroneous Credit As Drums] - John William Davis*
  Piano - Austin McCoy
  Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Andrew "Smokey" Hogg*
1-21 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders  -  The Hucklebuck 2:20
    Bass - Dallas Bartley
  Guitar - Johnny Rogers (3)
  Piano - Camille Howard
  Saxophone [Alto] - Jackie Kelso
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Ben Waters*
  Trumpet - Arthur Walker
  Vocals, Drums - Roy Milton
  Written-By - Gibson* , Alfred*
1-22 Camille Howard  -  Fiesta In Old Mexico 2:24
    Bass - Dallas Bartley
  Drums - Roy Milton
  Piano - Camille Howard
  Written-By - Anson* , Mossman*
1-23 Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers  -  The Honeydripper 3:06
    Bass - Eddie Davis (5)
  Drums - Peppy Prince
  Guitar - Frank Pasley
  Saxophone - Floyd Turnham
  Saxophone [Alto & Baritone] - Willie Jackson*
  Saxophone [Tenor] - John Jackson (7)
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Joe Liggins
1-24 Jimmy Liggins & His Drops Of Joy  -  Don't Put Me Down 2:53
    Bass - Thomas Blake
  Piano - Clarence "Bo" Cyphers
  Saxophone [Alto] - Allen Toussaint
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Maxwell Davis , Red Connor
  Trumpet - Bobby Summers (2)
  Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Jimmy Liggins
1-25 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders  -  Information Blues 2:40
    Bass - Dallas Bartley
  Guitar - Johnny Rogers (3)
  Piano - Camille Howard
  Saxophone [Alto] - Jackie Kelso
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Ben Waters*
  Trumpet - Arthur Walker
  Vocals, Drums, Written-By - Roy Milton
1-26 Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers  -  Rag Mop 2:59
    Bass - Eddie Davis (5)
  Drums - Peppy Prince
  Guitar - Frank Pasley
  Saxophone [Alto & Baritone] - Willie Jackson*
  Saxophone [Tenor] - John Jackson (7) , Maxwell Davis
  Vocals, Piano - Joe Liggins
  Written-By - Anderson* , Wills*
2-01 Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers  -  Pink Champagne 2:59
    Bass - Eddie Davis (5)
  Drums - Peppy Prince
  Guitar - Frank Pasley
  Saxophone [Alto & Baritone] - Willie Jackson*
  Saxophone [Tenor] - John Jackson (7) , Maxwell Davis
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Joe Liggins
2-02 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders  -  Junior Jives 2:35
    Bass - Dallas Bartley
  Guitar, Written-By - Johnny Rogers (3)
  Piano - Camille Howard
  Saxophone [Alto] - Jackie Kelso
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Ben Waters*
  Trumpet - Arthur Walker
  Vocals, Drums, Written-By - Roy Milton
2-03 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders  -  Where There Is No Love 2:47
    Bass - Dallas Bartley
  Guitar - Johnny Rogers (3)
  Piano - Camille Howard
  Saxophone [Alto] - Jackie Kelso
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Ben Waters*
  Trumpet - Arthur Walker
  Vocals, Drums, Written-By - Roy Milton
2-04 King Perry & His Pied Pipers  -  Everything's Gonna Be All Right Tonight 2:25
    Bass - Isiah J. "Ike" Brown
  Drums - Daniel Graves (2)
  Piano - Fletcher Smith
  Saxophone [Alto & Tenor], Written-by - Oliver Hazard "King" Perry*
  Trumpet [Erroneous Credit For Bass] - Robert Maxwell "Maxie" Ward
2-05 Percy Mayfield  -  Please Send Me Someone To Love 2:53
    Bass - Red Callender
  Drums - Lee Young (2)
  Guitar - Gene Phillips
  Piano - Eddie Beal
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Charles H. Walker*
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Maxwell Davis , Richard Wells
  Vocals, Written-By - Percy Mayfield
2-06 Percy Mayfield  -  Strange Things Happening 2:48
    Bass - Red Callender
  Drums - Lee Young (2)
  Guitar - Gene Phillips
  Piano - Eddie Beal
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Charles H. Waller
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Maxwell Davis , Richard Wells
  Vocals, Written-By - Percy Mayfield
2-07 Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers  -  Little Joe's Boogie 2:48
    Bass - Eddie Davis (5)
  Drums - Peppy Prince
  Guitar - Frank Pasley
  Saxophone - Floyd Turnham
  Saxophone [Alto & Baritone] - WIllie Jackson*
  Saxophone [Tenor] - John Jackson (7)
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Joe Liggins
2-08 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders  -  Oh Babe! 2:28
    Bass - Dallas Bartley
  Guitar - Johnny Rogers (3)
  Piano - Camille Howard
  Saxophone [Alto] - Jackie Kelso
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Ben Waters*
  Trumpet - Arthur Walker
  Vocals, Drums - Roy Milton
  Written-By - Prima* , Kabak*
2-09 Percy Mayfield  -  Lost Love 2:54
    Bass - Red Callender
  Drums - Lee Young (2)
  Guitar - Gene Phillips
  Piano - Eddie Beal
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Charles H. Waller
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Jack McVea , Maxwell Davis
  Vocals, Written-By - Percy Mayfield
2-10 Joe Liggins & His Honeydrippers  -  Frankie Lee 2:52
    Bass - Eddie Davis (5)
  Drums - Peppy Prince
  Guitar - Frank Pasley
  Saxophone - Floyd Turnham
  Saxophone [Alto & Baritone] - Willie Jackson*
  Saxophone [Tenor] - John Jackson (7)
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Joe Liggins
2-11 Percy Mayfield  -  What A Fool I Was 2:46
    Bass - Red Callender
  Drums - Lee Young (2)
  Guitar - Gene Phillips
  Piano - Eddie Beal
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Charles H. Waller
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Jack McVea , Maxwell Davis
  Vocals, Written-By - Percy Mayfield
2-12 Camille Howard  -  Money Blues 2:29
    Bass - William Day
  Drums - Roy Milton
  Guitar - Johnny Rogers (3)
  Saxophone [Alto] - Jackie Kelso
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Eddie Taylor (3)
  Trumpet - Charles Gillum
  Vocals, Piano - Camille Howard
  Written-By - Carter* , Wray*
2-13 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders  -  It's Later Than You Think 2:37
    Bass - Dallas Bartley
  Guitar - Johnny Rogers (3)
  Piano - Camille Howard
  Saxophone [Alto] - Jackie Kelso
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Ben Waters*
  Trumpet - Arthur Walker
  Vocals, Drums, Written-By - Milton*
2-14 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders  -  T-Town Twist 2:46
    Bass - Dallas Bartley
  Guitar, Written-By - Johnny Rogers (3)
  Piano - Camille Howard
  Saxophone [Alto] - Jackie Kelso
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Ben Waters*
  Trumpet - Arthur Walker
  Vocals, Drums, Written-By - Roy Milton
2-15 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders  -  I Have News For You 2:29
    Bass - William Day
  Guitar - Johnny Rogers (3)
  Piano - Camille Howard
  Saxophone [Alto] - Jackie Kelso
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Eddie Taylor (3)
  Trumpet - Charles Gillum
  Vocals, Drums, Written-By - Roy Milton
2-16 Percy Mayfield  -  Prayin' For Your Return 2:55
    Bass - Red Callender
  Drums - Lee Young (2)
  Guitar - Gene Phillips
  Piano - Eddie Beal
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Charles H. Waller
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Maxwell Davis , Richard Wells
  Vocals, Written-By - Percy Mayfield
2-17 Bumble Bee Slim  -  Strange Angel 2:37
    Bass - William K. "Billy" Hadnott*
  Drums - Oscar Lee Bradley*
  Guitar - Mitchell "Tiny" Webb*
  Piano - Willard McDaniel
  Saxophone [Alto] - Maurice J. Simon*
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Jewell L. Grant*
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Thomas Maxwell Davis*
  Vocals, Written-By - Admirl A. "Amos" Easton*
2-18 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders  -  Best Wishes 2:39
    Bass - Billy Hadnott
  Guitar - Johnny Rogers (3)
  Piano - Camille Howard
  Saxophone [Alto] - Jackie Kelso
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Eddie Taylor (3)
  Trumpet - Charles Gillum
  Vocals, Drums, Written-By - Roy Milton
2-19 Percy Mayfield  -  Cry Baby 2:48
    Bass - Billy Hadnott
  Drums - Lee Young (2)
  Guitar - Herman Burell Mitchell*
  Piano - Willard McDaniel
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Maurice Simon*
  Saxophone [Tenor] - John Shelly Crawford* , Maxwell Davis
  Vocals, Written-By - Percy Mayfield
2-20 Lil Greenwood  -  Love Will Make You A Slave 2:17
    Bass - Billy Hadnott
  Drums - Roy Milton
  Guitar - Johnny Rogers (3)
  Piano - Camille Howard
  Vocals, Written-By - Lil Greenwood
2-21 Lester Williams (4)  -  I Can't Lose With The Stuff I Use 2:10
    Bass - Oscar Underwood "Yogi" Adams
  Drums - Luther B. Taylor Jr.
  Piano - Johnnye Mae Brown
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Frank Mims , Verdun Kellogg
  Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Lester Williams (4)
2-22 Four Flames, The*  -  Wheel Of Fortune 2:36
    Vocals - Clyde Tillis , Curley Dinkins , David Ford (5) , Robert Byrd
  Written-By - Benjamin* , Weiss*
2-23 Percy Mayfield  -  The Big Question 2:49
    Bass - Ralph Hamilton (2)
  Drums - Jesse Sailes*
  Guitar - Mitchell "Tiny" Webb*
  Piano - Willard McDaniel
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Jewell Grant
  Saxophone [Tenor] - John Crawford (4) , Maxwell Davis
  Vocals, Written-By - Percy Mayfield
2-24 Lloyd Price  -  Lawdy Miss Clawdy
    Bass - Frank Fields
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Ernest McLean
  Leader - Dave Bartholomew
  Piano - Antoine "Fats" Domino*
  Saxophone [Alto] - Joseph Harris*
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Herb Herdesty*
  Vocals, Written-By - Lloyd Price
2-25 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders  -  So Tired 3:10
    Bass - William Day
  Guitar - Johnny Rogers (3)
  Piano - Camille Howard
  Saxophone [Alto] - Jackie Kelso
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Eddie Taylor (3)
  Trumpet - Charles Gillum
  Vocals, Drums - Roy Milton
  Written-By - Sizemore* , Little*
2-26 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders  -  Night And Day (I Miss You So) 3:00
    Written-By - Milton*
3-01 Lloyd Price  -  Oooh Oooh Oooh 2:35
    Bass - Frank Fields
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Ernest McLean
  Leader - Dave Bartholomew
  Piano - Edward Frank
  Saxophone [Alto] - Joseph Harris*
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Herb Hardesty
  Vocals, Written-By - Lloyd Price
3-02 Lloyd Price  -  Restless Heart 2:33
    Bass - Frank Fields
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Ernest McLean
  Leader - Dave Bartholomew
  Piano - Edward Frank
  Saxophone [Alto] - Joseph Harris*
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Herb Hardesty
  Vocals, Written-By - Lloyd Price
3-03 Jesse & Marvin*  -  Dream Girl 3:11
    Vocals, Written-By - Jesse Belvin , Marvin Phillips
3-04 Lloyd Price  -  Tell Me Pretty Baby 2:16
    Bass - Frank Fields
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Ernest McLean
  Leader - Dave Bartholomew
  Piano - Edward Frank
  Saxophone [Alto] - Joseph Harris*
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Herb Hardesty
  Vocals, Written-By - Lloyd Price
3-05 Lloyd Price  -  Ain't It A Shame? 2:40
    Drums - Charles Otis
  Performer - Duncan Connelly, Jr. , Neely Simmons , William L. Brown , William Lloyd Lundy
  Performer [Prob. Bass] - Curtis D. Mitchell
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Lawrence E. Marioneaux
  Vocals - Lloyd Price
  Written-By - H.E. Owens*
3-06 Frank Motley & His Crew*  -  Frantic 2:39
    Drums, Written-By - T.N.T. Tribble*
  Piano - Jimmy Crawford (4)
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Little Willie Hickerson
  Trumpet, Written-By - Frank Motley
3-07 Alex Bradford  -  Too Close To Heaven 3:00
    Backing Vocals - Billy Harper (2) , Charles Campbell (2) , James Brandon , Jonathan Jackson , Louis Gibson
  Choir - Bradford Specials, The
  Organ - Charles Brown
  Vocals, Piano, Celesta, Written-By - Alex Bradford
3-08 Swan Silvertones, The  -  I'm Coming Home
    Vocals - Henry K. Bossard* , John Manston (2) , John H. Myles* , Rev. Robert Crenshaw , Solomon J. Womack*
  Vocals, Written-By - Claude Jeter*
3-09 Pilgrim Travelers  -  I've Got A New Home 2:28
    Vocals - J.W. Alexander , Keith Barber , Kylo Turner , Raphael Turner
  Vocals, Written-By - Jesse Whitaker
3-10 Mercy Dee Walton  -  One Room Country Shack 2:47
    Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Mercy Dee Walton
3-11 Frankie Lee Sims  -  Lucy Mae Blues 2:29
    Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Frankie Lee Sims
3-12 Roy Milton & His Solid Senders  -  Early In The Morning 2:38
    Written-By - Milton*
3-13 H-Bomb Ferguson*  -  She's Been Gone 2:23
    Bass - George A. Miller
  Drums - Woodi Harper
  Guitar - Wesley Jackson
  Piano - Cleveland Lyons
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Eddie Lee Foster , Jesse James Jones
  Vocals, Written-By - Robert Ferguson
3-14 Floyd Dixon  -  Hard Living Alone 3:00
    Bass - Walter Champion
  Drums - Minor Robinson
  Guitar - Chuck Norris
  Saxophone [Tenor] - G. Carlos Bermudez
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Floyd Dixon
3-15 Jimmy Liggins & His 3-D Music  -  Drunk 2:30
    Drums - Herman Manzy
  Performer [Bass Or Piano] - David Monroe (3) , John Stevenson (3)
  Saxophone [Alto] - Don Conway
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Earl Carter , James "Doc" Thomas
  Trumpet - Boppie Parker
  Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Jimmy Liggins
3-16 Little Temple & His 88  -  I Ate The Wrong Part 1:54
    Bass - Ted Brinson (2)
  Guitar - Jimmy Liggins
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Augustus "Gus" Jenkins*
3-17 Honeyboy*  -  Bloodstains On The Wall 2:57
    Bass - Ted Brinson (2)
  Guitar - Jimmy Liggins
  Piano - Gus Jenkins
  Vocals, Written-By - Frank "Honeyboy" Patt*
3-18 Marvin & Johnny*  -  Baby Doll 2:20
    Bass - Ted Brinson (2)
  Guitar - Irving Ashby
  Vocals - Carl Green (2)
  Vocals, Written-By - Marvin Phillips
3-19 Guitar Slim*  -  The Things That I Used To Do 3:00
    Bass - Lloyd Lambert
  Drums - Oscar Moore (2)
  Piano, Arranged By - Ray Charles
  Saxophone [Alto] - Gus Fontenette
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Charles Burbank , Joseph Tillman*
  Trumpet - Frank S. Mitchell*
  Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones
3-20 Earl King  -  I'm Your Best Bet, Baby 2:17
    Bass - Gerald Adams
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Piano - Huey Smith*
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Alvin "Red" Tyler
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Lee Allen
  Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Earl "King" Johnson*
3-21 Chosen Gospel Singers, The* Featuring Lou Rawls  -  No Room In The Hotel 2:18
    Vocals - J.B. Randall , J.T. Ratley , John Evans (14) , Lou Rawls , Preston Whited , Sam Thomas (3)
  Written-By - Joe Johnson (8)
3-22 John Lee Hooker  -  I'm Mad 2:44
    Performer [Prob. Bass] - Theophilus Roosevelt
  Performer [Prob. Drums] - Thomas Whitehead (2)
  Performer [Prob. Piano] - John Griffith*
  Performer [Prob. Tenor Sax] - John Hooks
  Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - John Lee Hooker
3-23 Daddy Cleanhead*  -  Something's Going On In My Room 2:11
    Backing Vocals - Holidays, The
  Bass - Ralph Watson (2)
  Drums - James A. Lee
  Guitar - Jimmy Nolen
  Piano - H.B. Barnum
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Jason Hogains
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Chuck Higgins
  Vocals - Fred "Daddy Cleanhead" Higgins*
3-24 Chimes, The (2)  -  Zindy Lou 3:09
    Written-By - Smith* , Moore*
3-25 Soul Stirrers, The Featuring Sam Cooke  -  One More River 3:10
    Organ - Willie Webb
  Piano - Edward Robinson (2)
  Vocals - Jesse J. Farley* , Paul Foster (2) , R.B. Robinson , Sam Cooke , S. Roy Crain* , T.L. Bruster*
  Written-By - James Cleveland*
3-26 Jesse Belvin  -  Where's My Girl 2:17
    Backing Vocals - Laurels, The (2)
  Bass - Adolphus J. Alsbrook*
  Drums - Charles E. Blackwell*
  Guitar - Clifton White
  Piano - Ernie Freeman
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Hubert "Bumps" Meyers*
  Vibraphone - Robert "Bumps" Blackwell*
  Vocals, Written-By - Jesse Belvin
4-01 Tony Allen & The Champs  -  Nite Owl 2:43
    Bass - John "Duke" Harris
  Drums - Roy Porter
  Guitar - William "Frosty" Pyles
  Piano - Zebedee "Zell" Kindred*
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Hubert "Bumps" Meyers*
  Vocals - Tony Allen & The Champs
  Written-By - Tony Allen (5)
4-02 Little Richard  -  Tutti Frutti
    Bass - Frank Fields
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Justin Adams (2)
  Piano - Huey Smith*
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Alvin "Red" Tyler
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Lee Allen
  Vocals, Written-By - Little Richard Penniman*
4-03 Ernest Kador  -  Eternity 2:11
    Bass - Frank Fields
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Justin Adams (2)
  Piano - Melvin Dowden
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Alvin "Red" Tyler
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Lee Allen
  Vocals, Written-By - Ernest Kador
4-04 Li'L Millet & His Creoles  -  Rich Woman 2:37
    Performer [Prob. Drums] - Bartholomew Smith
  Performer [Prob. Guitar] - Ernest Mare
  Performer [Prob. Tenor Sax] - James Victor Lewis
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Lee Allen
  Trombone - Edgar Myles
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - McKinley "Li'l" Millet*
  Written-By - Labostrie*
4-05 Clifton Chenier  -  Squeeze Box Boogie 1:56
    Bass - Louis Candy
  Drums - Wilton Siemen
  Guitar - Cornelius Green , Phillip Walker (2)
  Saxophone [Tenor] - James K. Jones , Lionel Prevo
  Vocals, Accordion, Written-By - Clifton Chenier
  Washboard - Cleveland Chenier
4-06 Soul Stirrers, The Featuring Sam Cooke  -  Touch The Hem Of His Garment 2:01
    Vocals - Jesse J. Farley* , Paul Foster (2) , R.B. Robinson , S. Roy Crain* , T.L. Bruster*
  Vocals, Written-By - Sam Cooke
4-07 Little Richard  -  Long Tall Sally 2:07
    Bass - Frank Fields
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Edgar Blanchard
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Alvin "Red" Tyler
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Lee Allen
  Vocals, Piano - Little Richard Penniman*
  Written-By - Johnson* , Blackwell*
4-08 Little Richard  -  Slippin' And Slidin' (Peepin' And Hidin') 2:40
    Bass - Frank Fields
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Edgar Blanchard
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Alvin "Red" Tyler
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Lee Allen
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Little Richard Penniman*
  Written-By - Collins* , Bocage* , Smith*
4-09 Arthur Lee Maye & The Crowns  -  Oh-Rooba-Lee 2:03
    Bass - Ted Brinson (2)
  Drums - Roy Porter
  Guitar - Williams H. "Frosty" Pyles*
  Piano - Wynona Carr*
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Floyd P. Turnham. Jr.*
  Vocals - Johnny Coleman , Johnny Morris
  Vocals, Written-By - Arthur Lee Maye , Richard Berry
4-10 Arthur Lee Maye & The Crowns  -  Gloria 2:37
    Bass - Ted Brinson (2)
  Drums - Roy Porter
  Guitar - Williams H. "Frosty" Pyles*
  Piano - Wynona Carr*
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Floyd P. Turnham, Jr.*
  Vocals - Arthur Lee Maye , Johnny Coleman , Johnny Morris
  Vocals, Written-By - Richard Berry
4-11 Bob Landers With Willie Joe*  -  Cherokee Dance 2:32
    Bass - Ted Brinson (2)
  Drums - Roy Porter
  Guitar [Unitar] - Willie Joe Duncan
  Vocals, Written-By - Bob Landers
4-12 Little Richard  -  Rip It Up 2:21
    Bass - Frank Fields
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Edgar Blanchard
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Alvin "Red" Tyler
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Lee Allen
  Vocals, Piano - Little Richard Penniman*
  Written-By - Marascalco* , Blackwell*
4-13 Little Richard  -  Ready Teddy 2:07
    Bass - Frank Fields
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Edgar Blanchard
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Alvin "Red" Tyler
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Lee Allen
  Vocals, Piano - Little Richard Penniman*
  Written-By - Marascalco* , Blackwell*
4-14 Vernon Green & The Phantoms  -  Sweet Breeze 2:02
    Bass - David A. Dyson
  Drums - Frank Butler
  Guitar - William H. "Frosty" Pyles*
  Piano - Wynona Carr*
  Saxophone - Jewell Grant
  Vocals - Edward Daniels , Johnnie Moss , Madalyn Marselle , Sidney Runnels
  Vocals, Written-By - Vernon Green
4-15 Roy Montrell  -  (Every Time I Hear That) Mellow Saxophone 2:28
    Bass - Clemont Tervalon*
  Drums - Frank Butler
  Piano - Edward Frank
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Alvin "Red" Tyler
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Lee Allen
  Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Roy Montrell
  Written-By - Marascalco* , Blackwell*
4-16 Little Richard  -  She's Got It 2:24
    Bass - Olsie Robinson*
  Drums - Charles Connor
  Guitar - Nathaniel Douglas
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Jewell Grant
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Clifford Burks , Grady Gaines , Wilbert Smith
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Little Richard Penniman*
  Written-By - Marascalco*
4-17 Little Richard  -  Heeby-Jeebies 2:14
    Bass - Frank Fields
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Roy Montrell
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Alvin "Red" Tyler
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Lee Allen
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Little Richard Penniman*
  Written-By - Marascalco*
4-18 Wynona Carr*  -  Should I Ever Love Again? 2:36
    Bass - Joe Comfort
  Drums - Jimmy Miller
  Guitar - Irving Ashby
  Piano - Ernie Freeman
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Jewell Grant
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Plas Johnson
  Vocals - Wynona Carr*
  Written-By - Gates* , Cockell*
4-19 Big Boy Myles & The Shaw-Wees  -  Just To Hold My Hand 2:13
    Bass - Frank Fields
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Edgar Blanchard
  Piano - Warren Myles
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Alvin "Red" Tyler
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Lee Allen
  Vocals, Trombone - Edgar "Big Boy" Myles
  Written-By - Robey* , Perryman*
4-20 Little Richard  -  The Girl Can't Help It 2:29
    Bass - Frank Fields
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Edgar Blanchard
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Alvin "Red" Tyler
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Lee Allen
  Vocals, Piano - Little Richard Penniman*
  Written-By - Bobby Troup
4-21 Little Richard  -  All Around The World 2:25
    Bass - Frank Fields
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Roy Montrell
  Piano - Edward Frank
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Alvin "Red" Tyler
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Lee Allen
  Vocals - Little Richard Penniman*
  Written-By - Millet* , Blackwell*
4-22 Art Neville  -  Oooh-Whee Baby 2:08
    Bass - Frank Fields
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar [Prob.] - Alfred August
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Alvin "Red" Tyler
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Lee Allen
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Art Neville
4-23 Larry Williams (3)  -  Just Because 2:46
    Bass - Ralph Hamilton (2)
  Drums - Ed Hall*
  Guitar - Irving Ashby
  Piano - Willard McDaniel
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Jewell Grant
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Plas Johnson
  Trumpet - John Anderson (2)
  Vocals - Larry Williams (3)
  Written-By - Lloyd Price
4-24 Little Richard  -  Lucille 2:23
    Bass - Frank Fields
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Roy Montrell
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Alvin "Red" Tyler
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Lee Allen
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Little Richard Penniman*
  Written-By - Collins*
4-25 Little Richard  -  Send Me Some Lovin' 2:17
    Bass - Frank Fields
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Edgar Blanchard
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Alvin "Red" Tyler
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Lee Allen
  Vocals, Piano - Little Richard Penniman*
  Written-By - John Marascalco , Leo Price
4-26 Eugene Church  -  Open Up Your Heart 2:38
    Bass - Ralph Hamilton (2)
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Irving Ashby
  Piano - Ernie Freeman
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Jewell Grant
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Plas Johnson
  Vocals - Eugene Church , Jesse Belvin
  Written-By - Marvin Phillips
5-01 Clydie King  -  Our Romance 2:42
    Bass - Ralph Hamiilton (2)
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Irving Ashby
  Piano - Ernie Freeman
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Jewell Grant
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Plas Johnson
  Vocals - Ben Carter (3) , Clydie King , Darlene Wright* , Edward De Vold , Elmo Jones , Harold Grayson*
  Written-By - Andrew Franklin
5-02 Little Richard  -  Jenny Jenny 2:02
    Bass - Frank Fields
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Edgar Blanchard
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Alvin "Red" Tyler
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Lee Allen
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Little Richard Penniman*
  Written-By - Johnson*
5-03 Little Richard  -  Miss Ann 2:16
    Bass - Frank Fields
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Edgar Blanchard
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Alvin "Red" Tyler
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Lee Allen
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Little Richard Penniman*
  Written-By - Johnson*
5-04 Larry Williams (3)  -  Short Fat Fannie 2:23
    Bass - Ted Brinson (2)
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Rene Hall
  Piano - Leon M. Silby
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Jesse James Jones
  Vocals, Written-By - Larry Williams (3)
5-05 Don & Dewey  -  Leavin' It All Up To You 2:07
    Bass - Eddie Williams (3)
  Guitar - Rene Hall
  Performer [Prob. Drums] - John L. Parker*
  Saxophone [Erroneous Credit For Drums] - Johnny Rotella
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Hubert "Bumps" Meyers*
  Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Dewey Terry , Don Harris*
5-06 Little Richard  -  Keep A-Knockin' 2:15
    Bass - Olsie Robinson*
  Drums - Charles Connor
  Guitar - Nathaniel Douglas
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Samuel Parker
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Clifford Burks , Grady Gaines , Wilbert Smith
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Little Richard Penniman*
  Written-By - Mays* , Williams*
5-07 Larry Williams (3)  -  Bony Moronie 3:06
    Bass - Ted Brinson (2)
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Rene Hall
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Jewell Grant
  Saxophone [Tenor] - John E. Oliveri , Plas Johnson
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Larry Williams (3)
5-08 Rene Hall's Orchestra Featuring Willie Joe*  -  Twitchy 2:22
    Guitar - Rene Hall
  Guitar [Unitar], Written-by - Willie Joe Duncan
5-09 Sam Cooke  -  I'll Come Running Back To You 2:11
    Guitar - Rene Hall
  Vocals, Guitar, Written-By - Sam Cooke
5-10 Little Richard  -  Good Golly, Miss Molly 2:09
    Bass - Frank Fields
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Edgar Blanchard
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Alvin "Red" Tyler
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Lee Allen
  Written-By - Marascalco* , Blackwell*
5-11 Larry Williams (3)  -  Slow Down 2:44
    Bass - Ted Brinson (2)
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Rene Hall
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Jewell Grant
  Saxophone [Tenor] - John E. Oliveri , Plas Johnson
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Larry Williams (3)
5-12 Larry Williams (3)  -  Dizzy, Miss Lizzy 2:11
    Bass - Ted Brinson (2)
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Howard Roberts , Rene Hall
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Jewell Grant
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Plas Johnson
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Larry Williams (3)
5-13 Don & Dewey  -  Justine 2:05
    Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Melvin Jaye Glass , Rene Hall
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Jewell Grant
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Plas Johnson
  Vocals, Bass, Written-By - Don Harris*
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Dewey Terry
5-14 Little Richard  -  True Fine Mama
    Bass - Lloyd Lambert
  Drums - Oscar Moore (2)
  Guitar - William "Frosty" Pyles
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Clarence Ford
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Joe Tillman
  Trumpet - Renald Richard
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Little Richard Penniman*
5-15 Little Richard  -  Ooh! My Soul 1:52
    Bass - Olsie Robinson*
  Drums - Charles Connor
  Guitar - Nathaniel Douglas
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Samuel Parker
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Clifford Burks , Grady Gaines , Wilbert Smith
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Little Richard Penniman*
5-16 Jerry Byrne  -  Lights Out 1:51
    Bass - Frank Fields
  Drums - Charles "Hungry" Williams*
  Guitar - Edgar Blanchard , Justin Adams (2)
  Piano - Art Neville
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Harold Battiste
  Vocals - Jerry Byrne
  Written-By - Rebennack* , David*
5-17 Soul Stirrers, The Featuring Johnnie Taylor  -  The Love Of God 2:10
    Guitar, Written-By - Leroy Crume
  Vocals - Jesse J. Farley* , Johnnie Taylor , Paul Foster (2) , R.B. Robinson
5-18 Don & Dewey  -  Koko Joe 2:12
    Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Melvin Jaye Glass , Rene Hall
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Jewell Grant
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Plas Johnson
  Vocals, Bass - Don Harris*
  Vocals, Piano - Dewey Terry
  Written-By - Sonny Bono
5-19 Little Richard  -  Baby Face 2:14
    Bass - Frank Fields
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Edgar Blanchard
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Alvin "Red" Tyler
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Lee Allen
  Vocals, Piano - Little Richard Penniman*
  Written-By - Davis* , Akst*
5-20 Roddy Jackson  -  There's A Moose On The Loose 2:09
    Bass - Ted Brinson (2)
  Drums - Tommy Lee Guthrie
  Piano - H.B. Barnum
  Saxophone [Alto] - Jackie Kelso
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Jewell Grant
  Vocals - George "Roddy" Jackson*
  Written By - Aleman-Stryker
5-21 Johnny Fuller  -  Haunted House 2:31
    Drums, Voice [Laugh] - Tommy Romerson
  Guitar - George Hurst (2)
  Vocals - Johnny Fuller
  Written-By - Robert Geddins*
5-22 Larry Williams (3)  -  She Said "Yeah" 1:50
    Vocals - Larry Williams (3)
  Written-By - Jackson* , Bono*
5-23 Larry Williams (3)  -  Bad Boy 2:17
    Bass - Rene Hall
  Double Bass - James E. Bond*
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Glen Williams (5)
  Saxophone [Baritone] - Jewell Grant
  Saxophone [Tenor] - Plas Johnson
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Larry Williams (3)
5-24 Don & Dewey  -  Farmer John 2:30
    Saxophone [Alto] - Harold Battiste
  Vocals, Written-By - Dewey Terry , Don Harris*
5-25 Don & Dewey  -  Big Boy Pete 2:20
    Saxophone [Alto] - Harold Battiste
  Vocals, Written-By - Dewey Terry , Don Harris*
5-26 Little Richard  -  Bama Lama Bama Loo 2:13
    Bass - Rene Hall
  Double Bass - James E. Bond*
  Drums - Earl Palmer
  Guitar - Adolph Jacobs , Dewey Terry , Glen Willings
  Vocals, Piano, Written-By - Little Richard Penniman*

Credits

Arranged By [Many Original Recordings] - Maxwell Davis
Compilation Producer - Billy Vera
Engineer [Digital Transfers], Remastered By - Kirk Felton
Engineer [Many Original Los Angeles Recordings] - Abe "Bunny" Robyn*
Engineer [Original New Orleans Recordings] - Cosimo Matassa
Producer [Many Original Recordings] - Art Rupe
Producer [Some Original Recordings] - Harold Battiste , Johnny Vincent* , Bumps Blackwell* , Sonny Bono

Notes

Recorded between 21/8/1944 and 1/5/1964.
Ⓟ&© 1994 Specialty Records, Inc.
Code: 0 22211-4412-2
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