New Orleans was the source of some of the best and most influential R&B during the '50s and Tommy Ridgley was a key influence

New Orleans was the source of some of the best and most influential R&B during the '50s, and along with names like Fats Domino, Professor Longhair, Smiley Lewis and Roy Brown, Tommy Ridgley was one of the artists most closely associated with the music of Crescent City during that time, his reputation and popularity belying his lack of national chart hits. This 2-CD collection brings together his recordings for the Imperial, Decca, Atlantic, Herald and Ric labels, covering the first two decades of his recording career, and chart his progression from late '40s blues through R&B to the heyday of rock 'n roll, and amply demonstrate why he earned the nickname 'King Of The Stroll',

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: R & B

Run Time: 140 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 10/09/12

UPC: 824046307622