Smith,Huey Singles & Albums Collection 1953-62 CD

Huey 'Piano' Smith was one of the many influential musical figures to emerge from New Orleans during the 1950s, becoming a noted and successful pianist, singer and songwriter on the R&B scene, and making a significant contribution to the development of rock 'n' roll. Making his first records under his own name in 1953, he played piano on hits by Earl King and Smiley Lewis before signing to Ace and recording with his long-time band The Clowns, and having two landmark pop and R&B hits with "Rocking Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" and "Don't You Just Know It". This 58-track 2-CD set comprises A & B sides for the Savoy, Ace, Vin and Imperial labels during this era plus the titles from his album "Havin' A Good Time" and "For Dancing" not otherwise released as on singles. It also includes selected titles from the album "Twas The Night Before Christmas", plus Imperial recordings not otherwise released at this time. It naturally features his Top 10 US pop and R&B hits "Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu" and "Don't You Just Know It", along with his other career chart entries "Don't You Know, Yockomo" and "Pop-Eye". It's a substantial overview of what was the primary era of his career as a recording artist and an entertaining showcase for his talent as a notable exponent of the distinctive sound of New Orleans R&B.

1. You're Down with Me 2. You Made Me Cry 3. Everybody's Whalin' 4. Little Liza Zane 5. Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu - Part 1 6. Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu - Part 2 7. Just a Lonely Clown 8. Free, Single and Disengaged 9. Don't You Just Know It 10. High Blood Pressure 11. Havin' a Good Time 12. We Like Birdland 13. Little Chickee Wah Wah 14. I Think You're Jiving Me 15. Don't You Know, Yockomo 16. Well, I'll Be John Brown 17. Would You Believe It (I Have a Cold) 18. Genevieve 19. Dearest Darling 20. Tu-Ber-Cu-Lucas and the Sinus Blues 21. Beatnik Blues 22. For Cryin' Out Loud 23. I Didn't Do It 24. They Kept on 25. She Got Low Down 26. Mean, Mean, Man 27. Pop-Eye 28. Scald-Dog 29. The Little Moron 30. Someone to Love 31. Behind the Wheel - Part 1 32. Behind the Wheel - Part 2 33. More Girls 34. Sassy Sara 35. Don't Knock It 36. Snag-A-Tooth Jeanie 37. Talk to Me, Baby 38. If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another 39. Hush Your Mouth 40. Somewhere 41. Rockin' Behind the Iron Curtain 42. Somebody Put a Tack (In My Cotton Pickin' Chair) 43. Doin' the Beatnik Twist 44. We Want Him Under Alimony 45. Susie Q 46. I Tried 47. Twas the Night Before Christmas 48. Almost Time for Santa 49. Rock ; Roll Santa Claus 50. Doing the Santa Claus 51. Why Did I Do (Wa-Do-Do) 52. Somebody Told It 53. Psycho 54. I Didn't Do It 55. Heart Trouble (Part I) 56. The Hill Ain't Far 57. Able Mabel 58. I Don't Play Like That