Country Goes Rock 'n' Roll, Vol. 1: The Old Guard

Artist	Various Artists
Format	CD
Genre	Country
Label Name	Rev-Ola
Producer	Dave Penny, Joe Foster
Release Date	2005 11 15
Song List	1: Doggie Joe (2:24) 2: I'll Have Myself a Ball (2:32) 3: Go, Boy Go (2:06) 4: Eternity (2:41) 5: Rocket to the Moon (2:28) 6: Catfish Boogie (2:18) 7: Boogie Woogie Baby (2:17) 8: That's All Right (2:33) 9: You Won't Believe This (2:31) 10: Long John Boogie (2:20) 11: Hep Cat Baby (1:59) 12: Salty Boogie (2:18) 13: Cadillac in Model "A" (2:02) 14: Waitin' for My Baby (Rock Rock) (2:15) 15: Juke Joint Johnny (2:30) 16: Hayride Boogie (2:42) 17: If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin') (2:23) 18: Pinball Boogie (2:35) 19: Go Man Go, Get Gone (2:45) 20: Cat Music (2:09) 21: Would It Matter at All? (2:44) 22: Idaho Red (2:20) 23: Look Who's Crying Now (2:15) 24: Drinkin' Wine Spodee-O-Dee (2:50) 25: Barracuda (2:15) 26: Gonna Dance All Night (2:21) 27: Rockin' Chair Daddy (3:09) 28: Pick Up Blues (2:43) 29: Whiskey, Women and Loaded Dice (2:33) 30: Who Said I Said That? (2:38) 31: Rattlesnake Daddy (2:19) 32: Pork Chop Stomp (2:15)
Style.Categories	Country Boogie

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Rock & roll didn't just immaculately show up with Elvis in the late '50s. Although his flair for gyration and his undeniable sex appeal definitely helped turn the form into the juggernaut it became, there were rumblings that prefigured rock & roll as far back as the mid-'40s when Western swing, country, and boogie collided to create what was known as hillbilly boogie or cat music, and the only reason it wasn't rock & roll was because the term hadn't shown up yet. This generous 32-track compilation explores some of this early boogie music, and it's as revelatory as it is fun, with cuts like Merle Travis' "I'll Have a Ball," Tennessee Ernie's "Catfish Boogie," and Wade Ray's "Idaho Red" all showing the considerable energy that this interesting and almost forgotten hybrid brought to the table. Ranging from the stark primitivism of Harmonica Frank's "Rockin' Chair Daddy," which is so spare and raw that it feels like a field recording, to the relative sophistication of Marty Robbins' fiddle-laced version of "That's All Right" (which stripped back down would become one of Elvis' first hits), this set gives indisputable proof that nothing is born in a vacuum. Fun as a grin on a Saturday night, this collection makes you eager to see volume two. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide