{"product_id":"thatll-flat-git-it-vol-55-fortune-hi-q-strate-8-records-cd","title":"That'll Flat Git It!, Volume 55 - Rockabilly \u0026 Rock 'n' Roll from the Vaults of Fortune, Hi-Q \u0026 Strate 8 Records (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThat'll Flat Git It! Vol. 55 (Fortune, Hi-Q \u0026amp; Strate 8 Records)\u003c\/i\u003e spotlights the raw, unfiltered sound of Detroit's legendary independent label Fortune, long before Motown placed the city on the global music map. From the late 1940s through the mid-1960s, Fortune operated as a fiercely self-contained studio, cutting country, rockabilly, early rock 'n' roll and rhythm \u0026amp; blues with a gritty, immediate energy that remains electrifying decades later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume zeroes in on Fortune's hardest-hitting rockabilly and wild rock 'n' roll sides, including releases from its Hi-Q and Strate 8 subsidiaries. Opening with Dell Vaughn's explosive 'Rock The Universe,' the collection captures the label's trademark blend of drive and distortion. Artists such as The York Brothers, Johnny Powers, Pete De Bree, Roy Hall and Andre 'Bacon Fat' Williams exemplify Fortune's stylistic openness--where R\u0026amp;B shouters could cut ferocious rockers and hillbilly acts could lean into pounding backbeats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany sessions featured an in-house studio band with rotating players, anchored by key guitarist Eddie Jackson. Included here is an exceptionally rare recording originally issued on Jackson's own Caravan label, underscoring his central role in shaping the Fortune sound. More than nostalgia, this compilation is a vivid document of a time when music was loud, direct and unapologetically real.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTrack Listing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDell Vaughn and The Fortune Aires - Rock The Universe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePete De Bree and The Wanderers - Long Tall Lou\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKenny Land and His Bull Dogs - Columbus Stockade Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eButch Vaden and The Nite Sounds - The Roll\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Terrigan Brothers with The Sterlings - Hi Ho Little Girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEddie Jackson - Blues I Can’t Hide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJimmy Gartin with The Highlanders - Gonna Ride That Satellite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle Ernest Tucker and The Ted Walker Orchestra - Gonna Get Me A Satellite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Earthquakes with The Rhythm Kings - Crazy Bop\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe York Brothers - Hamtramck Mama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoy Hall and His Cohutta Mountain Boys, vcl. 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