Draper,Rusty Collection 1939-62 CD

Rusty Draper was a country singer and guitarist who began his career in playing on country radio shows in the mid-West before becoming a radio announcer during the 1940s and finding a niche as a nightclub singer in California in the early '50s when he made his first television appearances, leading to a recording contract with Mercury as he made the transition into pure pop music, although he always retained some country roots. This excellent-value 60-track 2-CD set contains some examples of his early country recordings on different labels and under different names - with The Sons Of The Ozarks for Bluebird, as Rusty Draper & The Dreamers for Coast, and with Ozark Red for Cavalier, but mainly comprises selected A & B sides from his releases for Mercury over the first decade or so with the label, which represented the core of his chart career. It features his thirteen pop, country and UK chart entries from these years, including the Top 10 pop hits "No Help Wanted", "Gambler's Guitar", "The Shifting, Whispering Sands", and "Freight Train". It includes collaborations with Patti Page, Lola Dee and Ralph Marterie. It's a substantial selection of his work, which provides an excellent showcase for his extrovert vocal style.

1. My Sweet Irene from Illinois 2. I Must Have All or Nothing 3. Red's Boogie 4. Just Because 5. Devil of a Woman 6. Sing, Baby, Sing 7. Wedding Bells 8. Angry 9. No Help Wanted 10. Texarkana Baby 11. Big Mamou 12. Gambler's Guitar 13. A Free Home Demonstration 14. Lazy River 15. I Love to Jump 16. Lonesome Song 17. Easter Morning 18. Train with the Rumba Beat 19. Knock on Wood 20. The Workshop of the Lord 21. The Magic Circle 22. Muskrat Ramble 23. The Ballad of Davy Crockett 24. Eating Goober Peas 25. Seventeen 26. I Can't Live Without Them Anymore 27. The Shifting, Whispering Sands 28. Time 29. Wabash Cannon Ball 30. Are You Satisfied 31. Held for Questioning 32. The Gun of Billy the Kid 33. Rock and Roll Ruby 34. In the Middle of the House 35. Pink Cadillac 36. Behind Those Swingin' Doors 37. Giant 38. Confidential 39. Tiger Lily 40. Let's Go Calypso 41. Should I Ever Love Again 42. Freight Train 43. Seven Come Eleven 44. Good Golly Pretty Molly 45. I Get the Blues When It Rains 46. Gamblin' Gal 47. June, July and August 48. Shoppin' Around 49. Hey LI Lee LI Lee LI 50. Don't Forget Your Shoes 51. All for the Love of Flo 52. That Lucky Old Sun 53. Mule Skinner Blues 54. Please Help Me I'm Falling 55. It's a Little More Like Heaven 56. Jealous Heart 57. Another 58. Signed, Sealed and Delivered 59. When I've Learned 60. Beggar to a King