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Bill Haley

Bill Haley is the neglected hero of early rock & roll. Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly are ensconced in the heavens, transformed into veritable constellations in the rock music firmament, their music respected by writers and scholars as well as the record-buying public, virtually every note of music they ever recorded theoretically eligible for release. And among the living rock & roll pioneers, Chuck Berry is given his due in the music marketplace and by the history books, and Bo Diddley is acknowledged appropriately in the latter, even if his music doesn't sell the way it should. Yet Bill Haley -- who was there before any of them, playing rock & roll before it even had a name, and selling it in sufficient quantities out of a small Pennsylvania label to attract attention from the major labels before Presley was even recording in Memphis -- is barely represented by more than a dozen of his early singles, and recognized by the average listener for exactly two songs among the hundreds that he recorded; and he's often treated as little more than a glorified footnote, an anomaly that came and went very quickly, in most histories of the music. The truth is, Bill Haley came along a lot earlier than most people realize and the histories usually acknowledge, and he went on making good music for years longer than is usually recognized.

Thurston Harris

Thurston Harris recorded with the Lamplighters, one of the many groups on the early R&B scene in South Central Los Angeles, in the early '50s. The group later evolved into the Tenderfoots, then the Sharps, and it was under this last name they were credited to when they backed up Harris on his most famous hit, 1957's "Little Bitty Pretty One" (number two R&B and number six pop) for Aladdin. In 1957, while signed as a solo artist to Aladdin, Harris recorded a cover of Bobby Day's classic novelty number, with a solid band featuring the ubiquitous Earl Palmer on drums and his friends in the Sharps doing background vocals. The single propelled Harris immediately to the front-ranks of the R&B scene. In 1958, Harris scored a Top 20 R&B hit with "Do What You Did," but he failed to have any chart success afterwards. In 1990, Thurston Harris died of a heart attack in Pomona, CA, at age 58. "Little Bitty Pretty One" has gone on to become one of the best-loved oldies of the late '50s.

Bill Haley & His Comets - From The Original Master Tapes 1985

   1. Bill Haley & His Comets - (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock[02:14]
   2. Bill Haley & His Comets - Thirteen Women                [02:54]
   3. Bill Haley & His Comets - Shake, Rattle And Roll        [02:31]
   4. Bill Haley & His Comets - A.B.C. Boogie                 [02:29]
   5. Bill Haley & His Comets - Happy Baby                    [02:37]
   6. Bill Haley & His Comets - Dim, Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere)[02:32]
   7. Bill Haley & His Comets - Birth Of The Boogie           [02:16]
   8. Bill Haley & His Comets - Mambo Rock                    [02:39]
   9. Bill Haley & His Comets - Two Hound Dogs                [03:00]
  10. Bill Haley & His Comets? - Razzle-Dazzle                [02:43]
  11. Bill Haley & His Comets - R-O-C-K                       [02:21]
  12. Bill Haley & His Comets - Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie         [02:20]
  13. Bill Haley & His Comets - The Saints Rock 'N Roll       [03:28]
  14. Bill Haley & His Comets - Burn That Candle              [02:47]
  15. Bill Haley & His Comets - See You Later Alligator       [02:46]
  16. Bill Haley & His Comets - The Paper Boy (On Main Street, U.S.A.)[02:30]
  17. Bill Haley & His Comets - Rudy's Rock                   [02:49]
  18. Bill Haley & His Comets - Hot Dog Buddy Buddy           [02:37]
  19. Bill Haley & His Comets - Rip It Up                     [02:25]
  20. Bill Haley & His Comets - Don't Knock The Rock          [02:23]

Thurston Harris - Little Bitty Pretty One-Complete Early Recordings 1995

   01 Over & Over.mp3 2.13 MB
   02 Little Bitty Pretty One.mp3 2.18 MB
   03 Fine Fine Frame.mp3 1.67 MB
   04 Hey Little Girl.mp3 1.66 MB
   05 I'm Out to Getcha'.mp3 1.81 MB
   06 Hey Baba Leba.mp3 2.25 MB
   07 Do What You Did.mp3 1.88 MB
   08 Cross my Heart.mp3 2.02 MB
   09 My Love Will Last.mp3 1.7 MB
   10 Paradise Hill.mp3 2.36 MB
   11 I'm Asking Forgiveness.mp3 2.82 MB
   12 I Got Loaded at Smokey Joe's.mp3 1.76 MB
   13 Purple Stew.mp3 2.1 MB
   14 Slip - Slop.mp3 2.3 MB
   15 I Hear A Rhapsody.mp3 1.92 MB
   16 Over Somebody Else's Shoulder.mp3 1.6 MB
   17 Tears From my Heart.mp3 2.07 MB
   18 You're Gonna' Need me.mp3 1.93 MB
   19 Runk Bunk.mp3 2.12 MB
   20 I Hope You Won't Hold It Against Me.mp3 2.01 MB
   21 Bless Your Heart.mp3 1.85 MB
   22 In The Bottom Of My Heart.mp3 1.83 MB
   23 One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer.mp3 1.92 MB
   24 You Don't Know (How Much I Love You).mp3 2.09 MB
   25 Send Me Some Lovin'.mp3 2.28 MB
   26 Only One Love is Blessed.mp3 2.42 MB
   27 Tell Me So.mp3 1.98 MB
   28 Recess in Heaven.mp3 2.18 MB
   29 Moonlight Cocktail.mp3 1.89 MB
   30 Poop-a-Loop.mp3 2.1 MB
   31 Dance On, Little Girl.mp3 2.07 MB
   32 Dancing Silhouettes.mp3 2.11 MB
   33 She's the One.mp3 2.19 MB
   34 Quiet As It's Kept.mp3 2.33 MB
   35 Mr. Satan.mp3

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