Description
Cecil Gant came to prominence in 1944 when he scored a No. 1 R&B hit with 'I Wonder'
Cecil Gant was a boogie-woogie pianist and R&B vocalist who toured during the 1930s but came to prominence in 1944 when he scored a No. 1 R&B hit with 'I Wonder' while still in the US Army and was performing and recording as 'Private Cecil Gant - The G.I. Singsation' while appearing at Government Bond rallies. He went on to score several more Top 10 R&B hits during the late '40s until his premature death in 1951 from pneumonia at the age of 37. This excellent-value 52-track 2-CD collection selects from his prolific recording output during those hectic seven years for the Bronze, Gilt Edge, Four Star, Downbeat, Bullet and Decca labels, his work encompassing pure boogie-woogie through to jump blues and sentimental blues-inspired ballads, often in the semi-spoken style reminiscent of Fats Waller established by 'I Wonder'. He was a highly individual and distinctive performer, and he occupies a unique niche in the annals of post-war R&B and blues - this anthology will certainly interest those looking to build an eclectic collection of recordings across the genre.
Track Listing
Disc 1:- I Wonder
- Cecil, Boogie
- Wake Up Cecil Wake Up
- Boogie Blues
- I'll Remember You
- Cecil's Mop Mop
- Grass Is Getting Greener
- I'm Tired
- Cecil Knows Better Now
- Blues In LA
- When I Wanted You
- Little Baby You're Running Wild
- Rhumba Boogie Woogie
- I Gotta Gal
- What's On Your Worried Mind
- Hogan's Alley
- That's The Stuff You Gotta Watch
- Jam Jam Blues
- Lightning Blues
- Midnight On Central Avenue
- It's All Over Darlin'
- Soft And Mellow
- Hit That Jive Jack
- Jump Jack Jump
- Special Delivery
- Killer Diller Boogie
- Deal Yourself Another Hand
- Nashville Jumps
- Loose As A Goose
- Train Time Blues
- Sloppy Joe's
- Boogie Woogie Baby
- If It's True
- Anna Mae
- Boozie Boogie
- Another Day Another Dollar
- I'm A Good Man But A Poor Man
- Cecil's Jam Session
- I Ain't Gonna Cry No More
- Screwy Boogie
- What's The Matter
- Bullet Boogie
- We're Gonna Rock (as Gunter Lee Carr)
- Hello Santa Claus
- It Ain't Gonna Be Like That
- Shotgun Boogie
- Rock Little Baby
- Cindy Lou
- Don't You Worry
- Owl Stew
- Playing Myself The Blues
- Time Will Tell
Additional Details
Label: Acrobat
Genre: R & B
Language: English
Run Time: 145 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 06/09/15
UPC: 824046312824
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