Architect of Rhythm & 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.

Disc 1
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
1: Money Honey
2: Shake, Rattle and Roll
3: Your Cash Ain't Nothin' But Trash
4: Bip Bam
5: Flip, Flop and Fly
6: As Long As I'm Moving
7: Smack Dab in the Middle
8: Razzle-dazzle
9: Morning, Noon and Night
10: Bells of Love
11: I'm Gonna Tell My Daddy (Feat. The Four Students)
12: Lipstick, Powder and Paint
13: I Gotta Get Myself a Woman
14: I Pawned Everything
15: My Lover
16: Juanita
17: Why
18: You Better Stop
19: Just Kiss Me
20: A-knockin' at My Baby's Door
21: On Bended Knee
22: Losing Hand
23: Down in the Alley
24: My Faith in You
25: All Right Miss Moore
26: Don't Let Go
27: Good Love
28: Easy Lovin'
29: Like a Baby
30: I Can't Hold Out Any Longer

Number of Discs: 2

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