dion & the belmonts
presenting dion & the belmonts
The seminal first album from Dion & The Belmonts, the epitome of Italian American doo-wop by a group of teenagers who got their start singing on stree..
lavern baker
la vern baker
Dolores Lavern Baker, responsible for a couple of dozen hits both on the R&B and Pop Charts of the late 50's, proved capable of melding blues, jazz an..
wanda jackson
rockin' with wanda
Equal parts straight rockabilly, hilarious late 50's camp, honky tonk, and country music, Wanda Jackson's Rockin' With Wanda, originally released on C..
dale hawkins
oh! suzy-q
A true legend in his own way, the Louisiana born & bred Dale Hawkins is mostly known to the world for his all-time rockabilly classic Oh! Suzy Q, as m..
ike & tina turner
dynamite
The second Ike & Tina Turner LP was comprised of 1961-1962 recordings made in the midst of their rigorous touring schedule along the fabled "chitlin' ..
wanda jackson
there's a party goin' on
The first female singer of the early rock and roll era, Wanda was encouraged to try rock and roll by Elvis Presley himself. It was 1955 when Wanda me..
stevie wonder
the jazz soul of little stevie
RUMBLE RECORDS
Detroit, Michigan's own Stevland Hardaway Morris - known to the world as Stevie Wonder - burst onto the scene in 1962 with this, his..
bo diddley
is a lover
Unlike a lot of other rock'n'roll stars who had gotten their start in the 1950s, Bo Diddley kept going strong into the 1960s and even the early 1970s ..
shirelles
tonight's the night
Formed in Passaic, NJ in 1958, the Shirelles were four high school friends who went from their school's talent show to hitting national charts in just..
del shannon
runaway
Compiled mostly to take advantage of the title track single's number one chart position, Del Shannon's debut album came out as one of the few great Ro..
screamin' jay hawkins
rare, unissued or just plain weird
Perhaps the most wildly extroverted performer in rock history regardless of race, colour or creed, Screamin' Jay Hawkins has been the inspiration for ..
johnny kidd & the pirates
shakin' all over - the early singles 1959-1961
It may be surprising that the Beatles were not the first British rock act to top the charts with one of their own compositions: that honor goes to Joh..