Buddy JOHNSON & His Orchestra - Rock On! The 100th Anniversary Collection - Twenty Years of Blues, Boogie and Ballads 1941-1

Buddy Johnson's Orchestra was one of the most exciting and indeed popular black big bands in the pre rock and roll era. Unlike most of his contemporaries Buddy was able to embrace the rock and roll era and still enjoy, if not chart hits, certainly popular jukebox and radio sellers that kept his big band on the road until the very early 60s.

Hits galore with 52 superb tracks including: 'Let's Beat Out Some Love'; 'Baby Don't You Cry'; 'When My Man Comes Home'; 'That's The Stuff You Gotta Watch'; 'They All Say I'm The Biggest Fool' and many more!

Features the superb voices and talents of Ella Johnson and Arthur Prysock.

Fully detailed liner notes.

Track Listing

Disc 1

1. PLEASE MR JOHNSON
2. BOOGIE WOOGIE'S MOTHER IN LAW
3. I AIN'T MAD WITH YOU
4. STAND BACK AND SMILE (Say Ella)
5. LET'S BEAT OUT SOME LOVE
6. BABY DON'T YOU CRY
7. WHEN MY MAN COMES HOME
8. THAT'S THE STUFF YOU GOTTA WATCH
9. WALK EM (1946 Version)
10. SINCE I FELL FOR YOU
11. THEY ALL SAY I'M THE BIGGEST FOOL
12. FINE BROWN FRAME
13. FAR CRY
14. I DON'T CARE WHO KNOWS
15. DID YOU SEE JACKIE ROBINSON HIT THAT BALL
16. AS I LOVE YOU
17. YOU GOTTA WALK THAT CHALK LINE
18. BECAUSE (Part 1)
19. BECAUSE (Part 2)
20. I'M GONNA JUMP IN THE RIVER
21. TIL MY BABY COMES BACK
22. SOMEHOW, SOMEWHERE
23. THIS NEW SITUATION
24. HITTIN' ON ME
25. THAT'S HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU
26. I'M JUST YOUR FOOL

Disc 2

1. MUSH MOUTH
2. A PRETTY GIRL (A Cadillac And Some Money)
3. (Gotta Go) UPSIDE YOUR HEAD
4. IT'S OBDACIOUS
5. I DON'T WANT NOBODY (To Have My Love But You)
6. BRING IT HOME TO ME
7. BUDDY'S BOOGIE
8. THAT'S WHAT YOU GOTTA DO
9. ROCK ON!
10. DON'T FAIL ME BABY
11. SMALL TASTE
12. BABY HEAR MY HUMBLE PLEA
13. GOING TO NEW YORK
14. REAL FINE FRAME
15. WALK 'EM (1959 Version)
16. I'M TIRED OF CRYIN' OVER YOU
17. YOU BETTER CHANGE YOUR WAYS
18. DOWN YONDER
19. GO AHEAD AND ROCK
20. GET DOWN ON THE ROAD
21. SLIDING HORNS
22. KEEPING MY LOVE FOR YOU
23. A WOMAN, A LOVER, A FRIEND
24. TUKE NUMBER ONE
25 (Ha Ha Baby) THE LAST LAUGH'S ON YOU
26. GOOD TIME MAN