1-CD with 8-page booklet, 19 tracks. Playing time approx. 43 mns

Anyone with the slightest appreciation for Louis Prima's incredible Vegas shows of the '50s and '60s will instantly recognize Butera's name ... and his hard-driving, don't-tell-'em-it's rock 'n' roll sound. Butera, with his band The Witnesses, backed Prima for the better part of 20 years, but had an equally interesting career before the Vegas run. Here Bear Family collects the whole of the four sessions Butera cut for RCA in 1953/54; 19 tracks including gems like Chicken Scratch and Easy Rockin', 6 previously unreleased sides and two unheard alternate versions, all featuring his sweet-and-greasy, strip-joint-in-New Orleans sax.

Track Listing

• Shine The Buckle
• Chicken Scratch
• Sam's Clan
• Easy Rocking
• Wailin' Walk
• Screw Driver
• (These Are) The Things I Love
• Do You Care
• I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire
• The Tout
• Long Ago
• Giddyap Baby
• Sweep Up
• Sam's Reverie
• Who's Got The Key
• Ooh!
• Linda
• The Tout (alt. version)
• Ooh! (alt. version)

Additional Details

Label: Bear Family Records

Genre: Pop/Rock

Run Time: 43 mins

Release Date: 01/02/07

UPC: 4000127154491