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ARTIST
TITLE
Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1962 1961
FORMAT
4CD
LABEL
CATALOG #
RANDB 106CD
RANDB 106CD
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RELEASE DATE
3/7/2025
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1960 may have been the year that instrumentals hit the charts in a big way, but it was in 1961 that their hold on the hit parade was consolidated with a good number of guitar or sax-led rockers and slinky organ groovers. These are the discs that teenagers wanted to hear in the juke joints: exciting, up-tempo stompers with catchy, melodic riffs, and slow, soulful, down-home blues. This compilation throws the spotlight on instrumentals by artists who are more widely associated with vocals, along with more obscure musicians who may only have one or two releases to their name. 1962 was the peak year for hit records instrumental style, with no less than 123 discs scoring on the American pop charts. There wasn't much in the hit parade to interest R&B fans though, apart from King Curtis's Soul Twist, Booker T. & The MG's Green Onions and James Brown's Night Train, but that's where Mighty Instrumentals R&B-Style 1962 comes in. So what was new in 1962? A bit of surf, a bit of funk, a brand-new rhythm on boogie twist. More slinky organ groovers, uptown dancers and late night smoochers for teenagers to dance to. Featuring Cal Valentine, Mighty Men, Phil Upchurch, Steve Douglas, Bill Doggett, The Earthworms, Lucky Three Trio, Eugene Blacknell, Tom and Jerry, Bobby Gregg, Lonnie Brooks, Clarence Green, Quincy Jones, Earl Forest, Gene Ammons, Blue Notes, James Booker, Lloyd Glenn, King Curtis, Lionel Torrence, Jr. Walker, The Blazers, Noble 'Thin Man' Watts, Tonni Kalash, Bo Diddley, Harold Andrews, Larry Frazier, T-V Slim, R.D. Stokes, Herman Griffin, The Mar-Keys, The Parkays, Paul Williams, Hop Wilson, B.B. King, Albert Collins, Freddy King, Freddie Robinson, Gus Jenkins, Lee Walker, Don & Dewey , Frank Frost, Googie René, Harry Lewis, Eddie Kirkland, Wild Jimmy Spruill, Howard McGhee, Hound Dog Taylor, Jerry McCain, Mac Rebennack, Bill Smith Combo, Elliott Shavers, The Whammies, Chris Columbo, Don Wilkerson, Hank Marr, Earl Hooker, Reggie Boyd, Bo Diddley, The Poor Boys, Ike Turner, Al Tousan, Long John Hunter, The Red Tops, Nat Kendrick, Cleanhead Cootsie, Magic Sam, Bill Elliot Combo, Renaldo Jackson, Eldee Young, Dave Hamilton, Mac Rebennack, Spot Barnett, Johnny Otis, Jimmy Reed, Jack Dupree, Big Bo Thomas, Haze Hart, Sonny Thompson, Big Walter, Herb Hardesty, Ace Holder, Big Jay McNeely, Jimmy Forrest, Jump Jackson, Daddy Goodloe, and The Church Street Five.
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