Various - Chicago Rocks, Vol 1: Windy City Rock And Roll (CD)

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For the first time, Chicago's astonishingly rich early rock history is being explored, long before bands like The Shadows of Knight, the Buckinghams, or The Cryin' Shames emerged on the scene and transformed the Windy City into a rock hotspot in the mid-to-late '60s. 

Chicago music historian Bill Dahl comprehensively tells the story of rockabilly and rock 'n' roll from the far north of the USA, of artists who copied Elvis and of truly original musicians and recordings. Chicago's vast and glorious legacy as a teeming postwar hub for blues, soul, and doo-wop has been documented exhaustively. But what of the Windy City's indigenous early rock and roll scene, long before The Buckinghams, Cryan' Shames, New Colony Six and Shadows of Knight established a recognizable mid-'60s Chicago rock movement? It's barely been seriously examined at all, so this collection sets that longtime injustice straight. This first volume of 'Chicago Rocks' gathers some of the finest rock and roll the city had to offer from the mid-'50s through the early '60s, it's contents a river comprised of several tributaries. First, a stream of Elvis-influenced rockabillies waxed sides for local labels. At the same time, a squad of homegrown teen idol-style rockers emerged, starring at youth-focused clubs, small arenas, roller rinks, and high school hops. Lounge bands jumped into the rock and roll fray, and a handful of white doo-woppers entered the mix. Then the Twist exploded; from conventioneer-oriented Rush Street to the outlying suburbs, everyone was Twisting, the city's musical cadre enthusiastically embracing the national craze. The set leads with Elvis soundalike Ral Donner and storms through fellow young stars Ron Haydock, Ronnie Rice, transplanted rockabillies Hayden Thompson, Hank Mizell, Benny Ingram and Eddie Cash, lounge-style entertainers Tony Smith & His Aristocrats and Bill Skully & The Dynatones, and Chuck Berry doppelganger Clear Water, with plenty of surprises along the way.

1 Ral Donner - I Got Burned
2 Ron Haydock and the Boppers - 99 Chicks
3 Steve King and the Echelons - Satan Is Her Name
4 Tony Bellus - Robbin' the Cradle
5 Clear Water - Cool Water
6 Steve Schickel - Leave My Sideburns Be
7 Tobin Matthews - Think It Over
8 Benny Ingram - Jello Sal
9 J. Mikel with the Hepcats - Bettyjean Rock
10 George Torrens and the Maybees - TR-3
11 The Deltones - Early Morning Rock
12 The Mark IV - (Make with) the Shake
13 Phil Orsi & His Little Kings - Come on Everybody
14 Hank Mizell - Jungle Rock
15 Ernie Daro - Rock Tonight
16 Hayden Thompson - Brown Eyed Handsome Man
17 The Tazmen - Easy Pickin'
18 Lennie Lacour - Rock-N-Roll Romance
19 Penny Smith - I've Got News for You
20 Wayne Worley and His Worley Birds - Red Headed Woman
21 Eddie Cash - Stormy Weather
22 Carl Bonafede & the Gem-Tones - Were Wolf
23 Eddy Bell and the Bel-Aires - Knock, Knock, Knock (Knocking on My Door)
24 Ronnie Rice - T.N.T
25 Larry Dale and the King Notes - Crying Over You
26 Bill Skully and the Dynatones - Rockin' & Rollin' in Love
27 Tony Smith and His Aristocrats - Wiggle Waggle Walk
28 The Millionaires - Rock and a Half
29 Frank Deaton and the Mad Lads - Just a Little Bit More
30 Elwood Twinkie - Cinderella Twist
31 Dicky Stop - Class Cutter
32 Robby and the Troubadours - Long Tall Sally
33 Hugh Barrett and the Victors - There Was Fungus Among Us
34 Billy Prager & His Caravans - Do It Bop
35 The Regulars and the Galaxies - Ride Your Horse