Downing,Big Al Still Rockin & Rollin Down On The Farm CD

A powerful, pounding piano player and singer, Big Al Downing recorded one the greatest unsung Rock & Roll tracks of all time, 'Down On The Farm', in 1958. He went on to enjoy a remarkable career, in which he tasted fame and success across several different musical genres, ranging from R&R, R&B, Soul, and Disco, to Country (he was the second most successful black Country singer, after Charlie Pride). This unique 30-track compilation focuses on his Rock & Roll?years, between 1958-62, during which he operated predominantly as an impersonator of Little Richard and Fats Domino. In addition to his own recordings during this period, Downing also appears as a sideman herein, playing piano on five of Wanda Jackson's most rocking sides, notably her UK hits 'Let's Have A Party' and 'Mean, Mean Man'. Among other collectors' rarities compiled on this set, he is also featured backing Bobby Poe, Bobby Brant, Spic & Span, Clyde Stacy and Big Rivers.

1. Down on the Farm 2. Oh! Babe 3. Rock ; Roll Boogie 4. Rock ; Roll Record Girl 5. Let's Have a Party 6. Money, Honey 7. Long Tall Sally 8. Mean Mean Man 9. Rock Your Baby 10. Miss Lucy 11. Just Around the Corner 12. Piano Nellie 13. It Must Be Love 14. When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again 15. Yes I'm Loving You 16. If I Had Our Love to Live Over 17. Words of Love 18. So Many Memories 19. There'll Come a Time 20. Slipping and Sliding 21. Summertime Blues 22. End Up with the Blues 23. Sit'in Down Crying 24. You're Satisfied 25. The Story of My Life 26. The Saints 27. Heartbreak Hill 28. Land of Make Believe 29. No One Else