Description
Special memories for baby-boomers
Although a lot of the musical focus in the years after the cataclysmic mid-'50s arrival of rock 'n' roll in the charts was on the personality singers, there were several strands of instrumental music which featured highly in the charts, and although the music comes from the rock 'n' roll era, by no means all of the records were rock 'n' roll-based. On the rock 'n' roll and R&B front, there were the guitar groups like the Ventures in the USA and The Shadows in the UK, plus the organ-based sounds of Johnny & The Hurricanes, Bill Black and Dave 'Baby' Cortez. There were plenty of orchestral hits, often with movie themes, plus some piano pieces and hangovers from an earlier era, along with Latin tunes, dance craze tunes, country records and novelty items. This 87-track 3-CD collection comprises most of the instrumental hits that made the US Top 10 and UK Top 5 from these years, plus some selected collectable obscurities and wild cards. It makes for fascinating listening, looking at the charts from a particular angle, and many of the records will spark special memories for baby-boomers who grew up through those years
Track Listing
Disc 1:- Ernie Freeman - Jivin' Around Pts. 1 & 2
- Ernie Freeman - Lost Dreams
- Bill Justis & His Orchestra - Raunchy
- Ernie Freeman - Raunchy
- Winifred Atwell & Her Other Piano - Let's Have A Ball Pt. 1
- Perez Prado & His Orch. - Patricia
- Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra - So Rare
- The Champs - Tequila
- Cozy Cole - Topsy Ii
- Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra - Sail Along Silvery Moon
- Link Wray & His Ray Men - The Rumble
- Duane Eddy - Rebel Rouser
- Tommy Dorsey Orchestra - Tea For Two Cha-Cha
- The Champs - El Rancho Rock
- Reg Owen & His Orchestra - Manhattan Spiritual
- Roger Williams - Near You
- Owen Bradley Quintet - Big Guitar
- Elias & His Zig Zag Jive Flutes - Tom Hark
- Lord Rockingham's XI - Hoots Mon
- The Spacemen - The Clouds
- Russ Conway - Side Saddle
- Dave 'Baby' Cortez - The Happy Organ
- Santo & Johnny - Sleep Walk
- Bill Black's Combo - Smokie Pt. 2
- Ernie Fields Orchestra - In The Mood
- The Exotic Sounds Of Martin Denny - Quiet Village
- Sandy Nelson - Teen Beat
- The Virtues - Guitar Boogie Shuffle
- Chris Barber's Jazz band - Petite Fleur
- Johnny & The Hurricanes - Red River Rock
- Big Jay McNeely and Band - There Is Something On Your Mind
- Ray Anthony & His Orchestra - Peter Gunn
- Duane Eddy - Forty Miles Of Bad Road
- Franck Pourcel's French Fiddles - Only You
- Russ Conway - Roulette
- Lawrence Welk & His Orch. - Calcutta
- Bert Kaempfert - Wonderland By Night
- Bill Black's Combo - White Silver Sands
- Percy Faith & His Orchestra - Theme From A Summer Place
- Ferrante And Teicher - Theme From Exodus
- Floyd Cramer - Last Date
- The Ventures - Walk Don't Run
- Jessie Hill - Ooh-Poo-Pah-Doo Part Ii
- Duane Eddy - Because They're Young
- Ray Bryant Combo - The Madison Time Pt. 2
- Bill Black's Combo - Don't Be Cruel
- John Barry Seven Plus Four - Hit & Miss
- Johnny & The Hurricanes - Rockin' Goose
- The Ventures - Perfidia
- Ferrante And Teicher - Theme From The Apartment
- The Shadows - Apache
- Ray Charles - One Mint Julep
- Bob Moore & His Orch. - Mexico
- Duane Eddy - Pepe
- Mar-Keys - Last Night
- James Booker - Gonzo
- The Stringalongs - Wheels
- Floyd Cramer - On The Rebound
- Arthur Lyman Group - Yellow Bird
- Dave Brubeck Quartet - Take Five
- Sandy Nelson - Let There Be Drums
- Ferrante And Teicher - Tonight
- Floyd Cramer - San Antonio Rose
- Kokomo - Asia Minor
- The Fireballs - Quite A Party
- The Shadows - Kon-Tiki
- Laurie Johnson & His Orch. - Sucu Sucu
- Booker T & The MGs - Green Onions
- Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen - Midnight In Moscow
- King Curtis & The Noble Knights - Soul Twist
- Mr. Acker Bilk - Stranger On The Shore
- David Rose & His Orchestra - The Stripper
- The Tornadoes - Telstar
- Bent Fabric - Alley Cat
- Ace Cannon - Tuff
- Bill Pursell - Our Winter Love
- The Shadows - Wonderful Land
- Jimmy Smith & The Big Band - Walk On The Wild Side Pt. 1
- Jimmy McGriff - I've Got A Woman Pt. 1
- The Tiju ana Brass - The Lonely Bull
- Dave 'Baby' Cortez - Rinky Dink
- Earl Grant - Sweet Sixteen Bars
- The Routers - Let's Go (Pony)
- Billy Joe & The Checkmates - Percolator Twist
- Dick Dale & The Del-Tones - Let's Go Trippin'
- B. Bumble & The Stingers - Nut Rocker
- The Shadows - Dance On
Additional Details
Label: Acrobat
Genre: Adult Contemporary/MOR
Language: English
Run Time: 210 mins
Region: 0
Release Date: 11/07/25
UPC: 824046917326