Search - Various Artists :: Holy Mackerel! Pretenders to Little Richard's Throne

Various Artists
Holy Mackerel! Pretenders to Little Richard's Throne
Genres: Pop, Rock

Track Listings (25) - Disc #1
1. Rock n Roll Deacon - SCREAMIN JOE NEAL
2. Sapphire - BIG DANNY OLIVER
3. Chonnie-On-Chon - JAMES BROWN
4. Tough Lover (Take 1) - ETTA JAMES
5. Miss Lucy - BIG AL DOWNING
6. Hey Hey Baby - OTIS REDDING
7. Hey Baba Leba Aka Be-Baba-Leba - THURSTON HARRIS
8. I Thought I Told You Not To Tell Them - MARIE KNIGHT
9. Don t Cha Know - H B BARNUM
10. This Man s Crazy - IKE & TINA TURNER
11. The Girl Can t Dance - BUNKER HILL
12. Holy Mack rel - PRENTICE MORELAND
13. She Can Rock - LITTLE IKE
14. Fat Mama - RONNIE MOLLEEN
15. Open The Door (Take 4) - LITTLE BOOKER
16. (Why Won t You) Leave It Alone - BA BA THOMAS
17. Yama Yama Pretty Mama (Take 7) - RICHARD BERRY
18. Baby You Been To School - CHARLES PAGE
19. 24 Boyfriends - DEE CLARK
20. Hey-Bop-A-Ree-Bop - YOUNG JESSE
21. Have Mercy Miss Percy - LONG TALL MARVIN
22. Switchin In The Kitchen - PRETTY BOY
23. Papa Lou And Gran - LITTLE VICTOR & HIS ORCHESTRA
24. Rock This Morning - LOWELL FULSON
25. I m In Love Again - THE WORLD FAMOUS UPSETTERS

CD Details

All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Holy Mackerel! Pretenders to Little Richard's Throne
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Ace Records UK
Original Release Date: 1/1/2009
Re-Release Date: 2/17/2009
Album Type: Import
Genres: Pop, Rock
Style: Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 029667035521

Synopsis

Album Description

2008 collection of classic Rock 'N' Roll tracks from artists 'inspired' by Little Richard, one of the most imitated Rock 'N' Rollers of all time. Here are two dozen Richard-a-likes that strive to replicate various aspects of the man's performance or catalogue. Features the usual Ace mix of household names such as Don Covay (as Pretty Boy), Etta James and Joe Tex (Little Booker) and terminal obscurities, for example, Little Ike and Screamin' Joe Neal, all doing unspeakable damage to their larynxes for everyone's rockin' pleasure. 25 raspin' tracks. Ace.

Similar CDs

	Joze Devoua Low Key Genre: Jazz
?

CD Reviews

The 1950s Little Richard sound

Phil S. | USA | 02/18/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"While most of these 25 tracks were released, Little Richard was ot Oakwood Collge studying the Bible and Business. I doubt many of these numbers were even played on the bigger stations and I doubt Richard Penniman would have been moved to return to R & R after hearing them, if he tuned into Pop radio at the time. There are many great artists herein, wailing over great musicianship, including Richard's regular studio band. And the sound is fine on all 25!

Standouts by Etta James, Young Jesse, Ike & Tina Turner, Joe Tex (as Little Booker), Don Covay (as Pretty Boy), and track #25, by The World Famous Upsetters (actually the man himself, incognito, fresh from a successful tour of Europe with four dudes from Liverpool, who had a modest hit with something called "Love Me Do"...they were thrilled to meet their idol and also to include a new drummer).

Wonderful notes with color shots of record labels, all kinds of detail."