VA - Boss Black Rockers, 10: A Celebration of Black Rock & Roll Vol. 01 to Vol. 10 [2020] (10 x CDs)

BLACK ROCKERS

VA - Boss Black Rockers, 10: A Celebration of Black Rock & Roll Vol. 01 to Vol. 10 [2020] (10 x CDs)

Released by Koko Mojo Records, Boss Black Rockers Vol. 1-10 is a wonderful box set that showcases the contributions of Black artists to the rock and roll genre. Ten volumes that highlights the energy, innovation, and influence of Black musicians who helped shape the sound of rock and roll during its formative years.

The compilation features a diverse selection of tracks, ranging from jump blues and doo-wop to rhythm and blues and early rock and roll. Each volume presents a carefully curated mix of songs that reflect the vibrancy and raw power of the genre. The artists featured in this collection were instrumental in defining the rock and roll movement, yet their contributions have often been overshadowed in mainstream narratives.

One of the defining aspects of Boss Black Rockers series is its dedication to preserving and celebrating the legacy of these musicians. The box set serves as a historical document, offering listeners a chance to explore the roots of rock and roll through the lens of Black artistry. The recordings capture the spirit of an era when music was undergoing a revolutionary transformation, blending elements of blues, jazz, and gospel into a new and electrifying sound.

Beyond its musical significance, this collection is an important cultural statement. It acknowledges the role of Black artists in shaping rock and roll and ensures that their contributions are recognized and appreciated. The box set provides a nostalgic yet educational journey through the golden age of American music, offering a deeper understanding of the genre’s origins.

For fans of rock and roll history, Boss Black Rockers Vol. 1-10 this set should be in your collection. It not only delivers an exciting listening experience but also serves as a tribute to the pioneers who laid the foundation for the music that continues to inspire generations. (B)

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Track lists

Vol. 01

01 Guitar Gable - Walking in The Park 2:18

02 Titans - No Time 2:24

03 Mel Jackson - Move it Over Baby 2:13

04 Ron Holden - My Babe 2:03

05 Chuck Higgins - Duck Walk 3:09

06 Dee Clark - 24 Boy Fiends 2:05

07 Leon & The Hi-Tones - Rock and Roll in The Groove 1:47

08 Cadets - Love Bandit 2:56

09 Hank Ballard & The Midnighters - Sugaree 2:53

10 Upsetters - I'm in Love Again 2:04

11 Jack & Jill - Record Hop 2:55

12 Johnny Guitar Watson - Deana Bay 2:11

13 Eugene Church - You Got The Right Idea 2:38

14 Long John Hunter - El Paso Rock 2:33

15 Rays - Daddy Cool 2:42

16 Ray Sharpe - Monkey’s Uncle 2:22

17 Cues - Killer Diller 2:01

18 Little Ike - She Can Rock 1:50

19 Joe Tex - Davy, You Upset My Home 2:38

20 Ecuadors - Let Me Sleep Woman 2:25

21 Bobby Freeman - Betty Lou Got A New Pair of Shoes 2:29

22 Ronald Jones - Teenage Rock 2:45

23 Billy Lamont - Country Boy 2:04

24 Johnny Two-Voice - Comin' Around The Mountain 2:04

25 Frank Ballard - Do You Really Love Me 2:04

26 Four Scores - Rock-A-Little Lucy 2:08

27 Bobby Flare - Big Jimmy, Little Jack and Nellie 2:15

28 Bill Doggett - Eleven O’Clock Twist 2:15

Vol. 02

01 Supremes - Don't Leave Me Here to Cry 2:23

02 Big Bob - Your Line Was Busy 1:51

03 Lowell Fulson - Rock This Morning 1:46

04 Syl Johnson - Little Sally Walker 2:31

05 Cadets - Do You Wanna Rock 3:14

06 Bobby Marchan - Rockin' Behind The Iron Curtain 2:19

07 Joe Lyons & The Arrows - Shufflin Jive 2:17

08 Joe McCoy & His Real McCoys - Hey Hey Loretta 2:02

09 Johnny Copeland - Rock and Roll Lily 2:02

10 Eugene Church - The Struttin' Kind 2:24

11 John Greer - Come Back Maybellene 2:18

12 James Brown - Chonnie-On Chon 2:09

13 Screamin' Joe Neal - Rock and Roll Deacon 2:11

14 Click-Clacks - Pretty Little Pearly 2:17

15 Isley Brothers - Everybody's Gonna Rock & Roll 2:20

16 Pretty Boy - Bip Bop Bip 1:53

17 Mac Sims - Driving Wheel 2:02

18 Harold Burrage - Betty Jean 2:49

19 Guitar Junior - The Crawl 2:13

20 Billy Garner - Little School Girl 2:09

21 Barrett Strong - Money 2:36

22 Johnny Fuller - All Night Long 2:57

23 Clyde McPhatter - Deep Sea Ball 2:18

24 Rockin' Sid - Misery 2:03

25 Satintones - Going to The Hop 2:10

26 Willie West - A Man Like Me 2:17

27 Equadors - Stay A Little Longer 2:28

28 Rene Hall's Orchestra - Flippin' 2:29

Vol. 03

01 Big Al Downing - Yes I'm Loving You 1:49

02 Swallows - Itchy Twitchy Feeling 2:22

03 Roy Gaines - Skippy is A Sissy (If This Ain't Love) 2:17

04 Choker Campbell - Walking on My Thin Sole Shoes 2:24

05 Tony Allan - Rockin' Shoes 2:04

06 Ray Sharpe - Kewpie Doll 2:28

07 Joe Perkins & The Rookies - Ain't You Glad Nature Did It 2:04

08 Kenny Esquire & The Starlites - Boom Chica Boom 2:23

09 Larry Birdsong - Somebody Somewhere 2:34

10 Earthquakes With The Rhythm Kings - Crazy Bop 1:57

11 Bobby Davis - Damper Down 2:04

12 Guitar Red - Just You and I 2:02

13 Sims Twins - Don't Fight it Feel It 1:58

14 Ray Sharpe - Linda Lu 2:06

15 Etta James - What I Say 3:16

16 The Titans - Don't You Just Know It 2:32

17 Titus Turner - Miss Rubberneck Jones 2:21

18 Curtis Carrington - I'm Gonna Catch You (Cutting Out on Me) 1:46

19 Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs - College Girl 2:46

20 Piano Slim & His Rockin' Four - Lot of Shakin' Lot of Jivin' 2:05

21 Jimmy Charles & The Revelletts - Hop Scotch Hop 2:20

22 Jim & Bob Harrison - Country Boy 2:36

23 Ronnie and Roy - Big Fat Sally 2:12

24 Joe Benson - Rock and Roll Jungle 2:19

25 Duals - Stick Shift 2:28

26 Upsetters - Steppin' Out 2:01

27 Norman (Arab) Sands & The Valiants - Don't Wanna Leave The Congo 2:03

28 Lenny Johnson - Walk Ginny Walk 2:18

Vol. 04

01 Solomon Burke - Be Bop Grandma 2:13

02 Don & Bob - Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 2:35

03 Miss La-Vell - Teen-Age Love 2:13

04 Tommy Louis With Marshall & The Versatiles - Wail Baby Wail 2:16

05 Otis Redding & The Pinetoppers - Fat Gal 2:02

06 Little Willie John - Uh Uh Baby (No No Baby) 2:06

07 Bill Johnson & The Four Steps of Rhythm - You Better Dig It 2:14

08 Lloyd Price - Such A Mess 2:20

09 Midnighters - Rock Granny Roll 2:45

10 Larry Williams - Slow Down 2:43

11 Bea Booker - Comfort in My Heart 2:40

12 Clear Waters & His Band - Hill Billy Blues 2:30

13 Honeybears - One Bad Stud 2:23

14 Jimmy McCracklin - Georgia Slop 2:22

15 Little Victor - Papa Lou and Gran 2:28

16 Lonesome Sundown - Gonna Stick to You Baby 2:03

17 Ted Taylor - Don't Lie 2:09

18 Art Neville - What's Going On 2:01

19 Rudy Ray Moore - Step it Up and Go 2:29

20 Gene and Eunice - Bom Bom Lulu 2:31

21 Joe Tex - Granny Stole The Show 2:11

22 Big Al Downing - Oh! Babe 2:32

23 Eugene Church - I Ain't Goin' for That 2:14

24 Bo Toliver & His Timers - Begging 2:38

25 Hal Paige - Going Back to My Home Town 2:40

26 The El Venos - Geraldine 2:07

27 Larry Bright - One Ugly Child 2:49

28 Egyptians - The Party Stomp 2:31

Vol. 05

01 Eddie Clearwater - A Real Good Time 2:15

02 Frankie Lucas - I Want to Rock You Baby 2:14

03 Bobby Flare - Variety 2:11

04 Count Yates - Chimpanzee 1:58

05 Slick Gipson & The Sliders - Foot Loose & Fancy Free 2:27

06 The Ray Ellington Quartet - Giddy Up A Ding Dong 2:10

07 Brook Benton - Hurtin Inside 2:09

08 Larry Birdsong - Little School Girl 2:05

09 Luther & Little Eva - Aint Got No Home 2:12

10 Davey Jones - The Chase 2:18

11 Harvey - Da Da Goo Goo 1:43

12 Bobby & Buddy - Whats The Word Thunderbird 1:42

13 Leonard Carbo - Pig Tails and Blue Jeans 2:15

14 Cornell Blakely - Dont You Do It 2:04

15 Blue Dots - Saturday Night Fish Fry 2:13

16 Buster Brown - Fannie Mae 2:56

17 Eddie Bo - Im Wise 2:11

18 Dave Baby Cortez - You Give Me Heebie Jeebies 2:11

19 Joe Shepard - A Thousand Times 2:27

20 Shirley and Lee - Rockin With The Clock 2:36

21 Roy Gaines - Right Now Baby 2:31

22 Gentlemen - Something to Remember You By 2:38

23 Preston Epps - Bongo Rock 2:06

24 Bobby Freeman - (I Do The) Shimmy Shimmy 2:35

25 Professor Longhair - Look What Youre Doing to Me 2:30

26 V. & B.B. - They Just Rocking and Rolling 2:09

27 The Corvairs - Hey, Sally Mae 2:45

28 Ike Haley & The Red Blazers - Lucille 3:12

Vol. 06

01 Bobby Freeman - Mardi Gras Rock 2:00

02 Joe Tex - She's Mine 2:21

03 Pretty Boy - Rockin' The Mule 2:37

04 Billy Lamont - I Got A Rock and Roll Gal 2:33

05 Eugene Church - Miami 2:41

06 Bunker Hill - The Girl Can't Dance 1:54

07 Little Mac - I Need Love 2:19

08 Amos Milburn - Chicken Shack Boogie 2:30

09 Ecuadors (withChuck Berry) - Say You'll Be Mine 2:15

10 Blonde Bomber - Strollie Bun 2:18

11 Young Jessie - Hit, Git and Split 2:29

12 Roy Mr Guitar Gaines - De Dat De Dum Dum 2:09

13 Vibes - Let The Old Folks Talk 1:51

14 Harold Burrage - She Knocks Me Out 2:11

15 Esquerita - Rockin' The Joint 1:59

16 Eddie Bo - OhOh 2:25

17 Mr. PT and The Party Timers - Crazy Sadie 2:15

18 Big Al Downing - Just Around The Corner 2:45

19 Jackie Wilson - If I Can't Have You 1:43

20 Seniors - Pitter Patter Heart 2:32

21 Don and Dewey - Bim Bam 2:03

22 Robert Parker - All Nite Long Pt 2 2:32

23 Bobby Day - Three Young Rebs From Georgia 2:38

24 Egyptians - Flipping Their Top 2:24

25 Barrett Strong - Let's Rock 2:03

26 Jim Breedlove - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 2:14

27 Paul Griffin - Ragdoll Baby 1:59

28 Clarence Frogman Henry - I'm in Love 2:30

Vol. 07

01 Emmet Davis - How About it Baby 2:01

02 Wild Child Gipson - Uncle John 2:14

03 Tiny Topsy - You Shocked Me 2:25

04 Larry Birdsong - Im Pleading Just for You 2:39

05 Bobby Henricks - Cast Your Vote 2:23

06 Searchers - Wow Wow Baby 2:28

07 Johnny Guitar Watson - Sweet Lovin Mama 3:00

08 Roy Brown - Rock n Roll Jamboree 2:04

09 Rockers - What Am I to Do 2:14

10 Chuck Garbo - Be My Girl 2:16

11 Sugar Boy Crawford - Round and Round 2:06

12 Mel Smith & The Nightriders - Pretty Plaid Skirt (And Long Black Sox) 2:30

13 Artie Wilson - Jerry Jerry 2:03

14 Night Owls - You Shouldnt Oughta Done It 2:32

15 Angel Face - I Know 1:54

16 Monitors - Rock n Roll Fever 2:24

17 Bobby Mitchell - Im Gonna Be a Wheel Someday 2:23

18 Jimmy Breedlove - Jealous Fool 2:00

19 Paragons - Hey Little School Girl 2:15

20 Paul Kirk - Ready Little Steady 2:23

21 Otis Redding - Hey Hey Baby 2:43

22 Ravens - Thatll Be The Day 2:17

23 Guitar Crusher - Itch With Me 2:08

24 Joe Jones - California Sun 2:20

25 Delroys - Bermuda Shorts 2:17

26 Louis Jordan - Caldonia 2:22

27 Teddy Reynolds - Puppy Dogs 2:19

28 Clarence (Junior) Lewis - Half a Heart 2:03

Vol. 08

01 Big Danny Oliver - Sapphire 2:19

02 El Pauling & The Royalton - Solid Rock 2:17

03 Johnny Guitar Watson - The Bear 2:44

04 Eddie Holland - Little Miss Ruby 2:07

05 Larry Birdsong - Continental Time 2:20

06 Tarheel Slim & Little Ann - Security 2:27

07 Flash Terry - Cool It 1:42

08 Dusters - Teenage Jamboree 2:41

09 Jackie Wilson - Why Can't You Be Mine 1:59

10 Bobby Freeman - Little Girl Dont You Understand 2:22

11 Ebonettes - Wild Man Walk 1:53

12 Frankie Ervin - Wilhemina 2:20

13 Idols - The Prowler 2:15

14 Eddie Daniels - I Wanna Know 1:50

15 Screamin Joe Neal - Tell Me Pretty Baby 3:07

16 Wilbur Whitfield & The Pleasers - PB Baby 2:21

17 Gino Parks - Same Thing 2:30

18 Joe Tex - Cut it Out 2:12

19 Ben Hughes - Sack 1:58

20 Little Junior Parker - Barefoot Rock 2:42

21 Valiants - Frieda Frieda 2:23

22 Esquerita - Getting Plenty Lovin 2:01

23 Versatones - Bila 2:13

24 Baby Washington - Work Out 2:17

25 Tousan - Tim Tam 1:57

26 Lavern Baker - Hey Memphis 2:29

27 Untouchables - New Fad 1:59

28 Pete Mann - I Followed My Heart 2:06

Vol. 09

01 Kents - I Found My Girl 1:51

02 sley Brothers - The Drag 2:16

03 Regals - Got The Water Boiling 2:38

04 Myles and Dupont - Loud Mouth Annie 2:26

05 Mabel King - Alabama Rock n Roll 2:41

06 5 Royales - They Dont Know 2:17

07 Joe Hughes - Make Me Dance Little Ant 1:50

08 Five Jades - Rock n Roll Molly 2:27

09 Earl Wade - Let Me Miss You 1:45

10 Cellos - The Juicy Crocodile 2:46

11 Shooters featuring Jackie - Tuff Enuff 2:07

12 Gardenias - My Baby Tops 2:25

13 Dean and Jean - Oh Yeah 1:58

14 King Curtis and His Orchestra - The Honeydripper (Part 1) 2:00

15 Ivory Joe Hunter - Shooty Booty 2:01

16 Titus Turner - Taking Care of Business 2:04

17 Savoys - Bio Jangs 2:08

18 Dave Dixon - Hey Hey Pretty Baby 2:53

19 Cues - Crackerjack 1:53

20 Thunderbirds - Baby Lets Play House 2:04

21 Harold Burrage - Messed Up 2:02

22 Searchers - Ooo Wee 2:09

23 Jimmy Witherspoon and The Quintones - My Girl Ivy 2:20

24 Belegianetts - Do The Crank 2:22

25 Dave Baby Cortez - Honey Baby 2:39

26 Cupids - Now You Tell Me 1:56

27 Baby Washington - Your Mama Knows Whats Right 1:52

28 Teddy Reynolds and The Twisters - You Changed Me 2:14

Vol. 10

01 Bob and Earl - You Made A BooBoo 2:00

02 Big Boy Myles & The ShawWees - The Girl I Married 2:07

03 Lester Robertson - Oh Babe 2:17

04 Doc Starkes and The Nite Riders - Love Me Like Crazy 1:57

05 Ernie Freeman - Raunchy 2:15

06 Elton Anderson - I Love You 2:40

07 Cadillacs - Holy Smoke Baby 2:33

08 Junior Wells - Messin With The Kid 2:14

09 Jimmy Good - Watchdog 2:18

10 Al Garris - Thats All 2:21

11 Baby Cortez - Eeny Meenie Minie Moe 2:18

12 Clovers - Hey Doll Baby 2:22

13 Big Al Downing - Please Come Home 2:13

14 Richie Richardson and The Jaguars - The Jump 2:17

15 Ray Sharpe - Gonna Let it Go This Time 2:34

16 King Coleman - Black Bottom Blues 2:20

17 Titus Turner - Get on The Right Track Baby 2:16

18 Richard Berry - Yama Yama Pretty Mama 2:12

19 Check Mates - Hey Mrs Jones (Part 1) 2:31

20 Red Smiley and The VelTones - Jailbird 2:09

21 Johnny Fuller - Sister Jenny 2:23

22 Sonny Knight - Teenage Party 2:34

23 Wynonie Harris - Bloodshot Eyes 2:47

24 Chuck Flamingo - Peepin Tom 2:23

25 Willie Egan - Rock & Roll Fever 2:04

26 Henry and Mamie - Two Big Feet 2:24

27 Jive Five - When I Was Single 2:08

28 Al Brown and His Tunetoppers - Take Me Back 2:34

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