Johnny & the Hurricanes - Red River Rock: Anthology
At first glance you probably think, oh yeah, he was that guy who did that really gutsy version of "Red River Valley" and not realise that he did in fact have a series of hits in the US, the UK and the continent. This double CD collection includes all the best recordings from Johnny with his very recognisable sax sound. He was probably the most successful sax artist outside the jazz world who had a string of hits in the late 50's and on into the 60's.
What makes this package all the more interesting is that it includes an 80's gig in Dortmund, which his widow, Sonja Paris, assures me is the only live footage of Johnny available. As a DVD production it is not going to win any prizes, but it is unique and that makes it extremely saleable. Another major plus for this album is that it has been lovingly re-mastered which sets it apart from any other products on the market, most of which are illegal pirate copies. Ours is licensed directly from the estate who unquestionably own the original recordings and assure us that he never re-recorded his material.
1 Rocking Goose
2 Red river rock
3 Buckeye
4 Beatnik fly
5 Reveille rock
6 Ja-da
7 Crossfire
8 You are my sunshine
9 Time bomb
10 Down yonder
11 High voltage
12 Old smokie
13 Salvation
14 San antonio rose
15 Mr. Lonely
16 Greens and benas
17 Sheik of araby
18 Come on train
19 Sand storm
20 Minnesota fats
21 Farewell farewell
22 Revival
23 Sheba
24 Money honey
25 Miserlou
26 Shadowns
27 Molly-O
28 Traffic jam
29 Whatever happen to baby Jane
30 Lazy
1 Rough road
2 Happy time
3 Cut out
4 Storm warning
5 Thunderbolt
6 Joy ride
7 Bye bye blackbird
8 Catnip
9 Walkin'
10 The kid
11 Corn Pone
12 Cyclone
13 Travelin'
14 Mister Irving
15 Hot fudge
16 The hungry eye
17 Corn bread
18 The 'Hep' canary
19 James bond theme
20 Teensville tonight
21 It's a mad mad world
22 Bam boo
23 Rockin' T
24 Milk shake
25 That's all
26 Tom's tune
27 Oh du lieber augustin
28 Beanbag
29 Rock-cha
30 Kaw-liga
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