There were,in 1951 only two white performers playing what would later be called "rock n roll", yes 2 years before Elvis took those first steps into sun studios,one was Bill Haley,at that time making excellent rockabilly tracks with the saddlemen,the other was Charlie Gracie the philadelphian born singer,guitarist and all round good guy (still performing now and if you get the chance have a chat, he's great). This 32 track cd collects his greatest hits,unreleased,demos and live recordings,The hits contained here is the soundtrack of the 1950s .,and to many of the people who were around then these songs will act like a catalyst for many memories,songs like "butterfly,fabulous,wandering eyes"and"ninety nine ways" will live on forever,but dont forget genuine hard rockers "heart like a rock,crazy girl" and "just lookin". The earliest recordings here in are from 51 ,52 & shows Charlie in a jazz/rockabilly/boogie feel,portraying the start of rock n roll.The great thing about this set is it features live,unrelease and demo recordings as well as the hits,so if you want a Charlie Gracie cd this is the one for you.Read full review
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