Nashville'S Got The Beat / Various Nashville'S Got The Beat / Various CD

This reissue is an overview of "Hoss" Allen's Rogana Productions company of the 1960s. The Hossman was best known as a DJ at WLAC radio, a 50,000 watt clear channel R&B powerhouse from the 1940s-'60s, but he was much more. A true "renaissance man," he also had a television show (The !!!! Beat) and two record companies, Athens and Hermitage, as well as Rogana Productions. Hoss produced some great records by artists like Earl Gaines, Sam Baker and Dee Brown at studios in both Nashville and Muscle Shoals. The records were licensed to a host of independent record labels around the country, and many feature legendary blues guitarist Johnny Jones. Most of the material here has never been reissued and none has ever been available on an American label.

1. Give Me My Flowers - Tony Watkins 2. Love Flows Like a River - Tony Watkins 3. Spell Bound - Tony Watkins 4. Lovin' Machine - Rodge Martin 5. When She Touches Me - Rodge Martin 6. Close My Eyes - Rodge Martin 7. Trust in Me - Earl Gaines 8. It's Worth Anything - Earl Gaines 9. Best of Luck to You - Earl Gaines 10. Do Right Man - Sam Baker 11. Blues Are Killing Me 12. I'm Not Your Regular Woman - Lucille Mathis 13. I Don't Want to Go Through Life - Lucille Mathis 14. All I Have to Offer You Is Me - Eddie James 15. Bad Habit - Dee Brown 16. Heap of People - Dee Brown 17. Love Love Love - Dee Brown 18. Be Ever Mine - Arthur Grayson 19. My Heartache - Arthur Grayson 20. When I Get Home - Arthur Grayson