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Shim Sham Shimmy
Repress! 'Dr. Boogie Presents Shim Sham Shimmy'. Third volume of Sub Rosa's Fundamental collection devoted to rare and lost recordings from '20 to '60's. Put a nickel in the juke and boogie 'till you puke! Is it really possible to imagine what modern music would sound like if a few pioneering geniuses had not had the idea of electrifying their instruments, especially guitar and harmonica, between 1945 and 1950? Some purist will regret this evolution, but, in the '50s, the new sound will be heard in all the studios and night clubs of the United States; it will become a staple on the radio, in stores, at weddings, and private parties. It will radically transform the music scene and allow hundreds of artists to express themselves, create, hope, and innovate. This collection pays tribute to 18 artists, some of which later became known, like Albert Collins, Jack Dupree, Homesick James, Sam Myers, Dr. Ross, and Joe Hill Louis. However, the real treat is having an opportunity to hear fabulous unknowns who all, one day, had the chance to be recorded, either in a studio, on the street, or on a back porch, before going back to anonymity shortly after. Almost all of the artists presented here hailed from the south of the USA. Some of them stayed there their whole life, other emigrated toward the north, moving up the Mississippi, or toward the west to settle in California. The music included here is part of the foundations of all the modern music that would take the world by storm up to our time. TRACKS: 01. Champion Jack Dupree - Shim Sham Shimmy 02. Charles Sheffield - Isabella 03. Joe Hill Louis - She's Taking All My Money 04. Ramblin' Hi Harris - I Haven't Got A Home 05. Doctor Ross - Texas Hop 06. Bobo Jenkins - Nothing But Love 07. Clarence Lockley - Crowley Blues 08. B. Brown & M.C. Vouts - Good Woman Blues 09. Wright Holmes - Good Road Blues 10. Gunter Lee Carr aka Cecil Gant - We're Gonna Rock 11. Albert Collins & The Rhythm Rockers - Freeze 12. Moses Williams - Which Way Did My Baby Go 13. Haskel Sadler - Do Right Mind 14. Larry Dale - You Better Heed My Warning 15. Baby Boy Warren - Santa Fe 16. Eddie Snow - I'm Off That Stuff 17. Guitar Slim Green - Shake Em Up 18. Slim Gaillard - Fuck Off 19. Blue Charlie Morris - I'm Gonna Kill That Hen 20. Sammy Myers - Rhythm With Me 21. Willie Egan - Can't Understand It 22. W. Harris - Low Down Dirty Shame 23. Jake Jackson - Life Gets Hard 24. Morris Pejoe - Screamin' 'n' Cryin' 25. Homesick James - Dirty Rat 26. Papa George Lighfoot - P.I. Blues 27. Pat Hare - Bonus Pay 28. Big John & The Dallas Playboys - Sent For You Yesterday 29. Lonnie Johnson - Can't Sleep Anymore 30. Bob Kelly - Malinda