Jesse Stone And Charles Calhoun – Architect Of Rhythm And Blues, 1927-1961

One of R&B and R&R's principal architects, JESSE STONE, aka CHARLES CALHOUN, commenced his recording career in 1927, but wrote and arranged his biggest songs during the 1950s.

Atlantic Records supremo Ahmet Ertegun once said of him: 'Jesse Stone did more to develop the basic Rock'n'Roll sound than anybody else. He was a great, reliable, loose arranger, who could update a five-year old arrangement with a couple of chord changes…'

This compilation covers both elements of Stone's career, Disc One featuring him as a recording artist, starting with his first record, 'Starvation Blues' and anthologising his releases, between 1947 and 1958, billed variously as Jesse Stone, Charles Calhoun, Chuck Calhoun, and The Stone Crushers.

Disc Two features his songs recorded by artists like Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters, Big Joe Turner, The Clovers, Ruth Brown, Lavern Baker, Ray Charles, Roy Hamilton, Elvis, etc.

Collectively, this is an awesome body of work.

Track Listing
Disc 1 - THE PERFORMER

1. STARVATION BLUES
2. HEY SISTER LUCY (What Makes Your Lips So Juicy)
3. AN ACE IN THE HOLE
4. SNEAKY PETE
5. I CAME HOME UNEXPECTEDLY
6. WHO KILLED 'ER
7. MISTER JELLY FINGERS
8. THE DONKEY AND THE ELEPHANT
9. DON'T LET IT GET AWAY
10. WHO'S ZAT?
11. BLING-A-LING-A-LING
12. GET IT WHILE YOU CAN
13. KEEP YOUR BIG MOUTH SHUT
14. COLE SLAW (Sorghum Switch)
15. DO IT NOW!
16. RUNAWAY
17. OH, THAT'LL BE JOYFUL
18. SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE
19. (I Don't Know) WHY THE CAR WON'T GO
20. COME AND DANCE WITH ME
21. NIGHT LIFE
22. THE ROCKET
23. JAMBOREE
24. MY PIGEON'S GONE
25. BARREL HOUSE
26. HEY TIGER
27. THE STASH
28. TALL AND SHORT
29. CRAWFISH
30. TADPOLE WIGGLE

Disc 2 - THE SONGWRITER

1. CLYDE MCPHATTER & THE DRIFTERS - MONEY HONEY
2. JOE TURNER & HIS BLUES KINGS - SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL
3. THE CLOVERS - YOUR CASH AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT TRASH
4. THE DRIFTERS FEATURING CLYDE MCPHATTER - BIP BAM
5. JOHNNIE RAY - FLIP, FLOP AND FLY
6. RUTH BROWN & HER RHYTHMAKERS - AS LONG AS I'M MOVING
7. THE JACKS - SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE
8. ELLA MAE MORSE WITH BIG DAVE AND HIS MUSIC - RAZZLE-DAZZLE
9. JOE TURNER & HIS BLUES KINGS - MORNING, NOON AND NIGHT
10. THE PEARLS - BELLS OF LOVE
11. VARETTA DILLARD WITH THE FOUR STUDENTS - I'M GONNA TELL MY DADDY
12. JOE TURNER - LIPSTICK, POWDER AND PAINT
13. THE DRIFTERS - I GOTTA GET MYSELF A WOMAN
14. WALTER SPRIGGS - I PAWNED EVERYTHING
15. THE COOKIES - MY LOVER
16. CHUCK WILLIS - JUANITA
17. THE CUES - WHY
18. LAVERN BAKER - YOU BETTER STOP
19. DEAN MARTIN - JUST KISS ME
20. TITUS TURNER - A-KNOCKIN' AT MY BABY'S DOOR
21. THE FLYERS - ON BENDED KNEE
22. RAY CHARLES - LOSING HAND
23. THE CLOVERS - DOWN IN THE ALLEY
24. THE FLAMINGOS - MY FAITH IN YOU
25. JIMMY WITHERSPOON - ALL RIGHT MISS MOORE
26. ROY HAMILTON - DON'T LET GO
27. JANIS MARTIN - GOOD LOVE
28. WADE FLEMONS - EASY LOVIN'
29. ELVIS PRESLEY - LIKE A BABY
30. JIMMY SOUL - I CAN'T HOLD OUT ANY LONGER