Dorsey Burnette – The Rockabilly Years – The Singles & Albums Collection 1955-62 – 2CD

Born in Memphis, Tenn., in 1932, Dorsey Burnette was the older brother of rock ‘n’ roll singer and pop star Johnny Burnette, and they shared an early career in the Rock ’N’ Roll Trio before they branched out into their respective solo careers, with Dorsey enjoying a number of hits in the pop and country charts, although overshadowed somewhat by his brother’s chart-topping achievements. In his later career during the 1970s, all his hits were in the country charts, but in the early years he was very much a rockabilly and rock ‘n’ roll specialist. This great-value 63-track 2-CD collection (records were often pretty short in this era) features the A & B sides of singles on the Von, Coral Abbott, Surf, Imperial, Era, Dot, Lama & Reprise labels from these years plus selected titles from his albums “Dorsey Burnette’s Tall Oak Tree” and “Dorsey Burnette Sings”. It includes his early recordings with his brother Johnny and Paul Burlison as The Rock ‘n’ Roll Trio, and features all his chart entries from this era, including the Top 30 hit “Tall Oak Tree”, along with “Big Rock Candy Mountain”, “Hey Little One”, “The Ghost Of Billy Maloo” and “The Feminine Touch”. He was a performer very much of his era and culture, and this is a substantial showcase for the rockabilly side of his music.

Track Listing:

CD1:
Johnny Burnette: 1. You're Undecided -   Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio: 2. Go Mule Go -   3. Tear It Up -   4. You're Undecided -   Johnny Burnette Trio: 5. Midnight Train -   6. Oh Baby Babe -   7. The Train Kept A-Rollin' -   8. Honey Hush -   Dorsey Burnette: 9. Let's Fall In Love -   10. The Devil’s Queen -   Johnny Burnette Trio: 11. Lonesome Train (On A Lonesome Track) -   12. I Just Found Out -   Dorsey Burnette: 13. At A Distance -   14. Jungle Magic -   Johnny Burnette Trio: 15. Eager Beaver Baby -   16. Touch Me -   17. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee -   18. Butterfingers -   19. Rock Billy Boogie -   20. If You Want It Enough -   Dorsey Burnette: 21. Bertha Lou -   22. Til The Law Says Stop -   Burnette Brothers: 23. Warm Love -   24. My Honey -   Dorsey Burnette: 25. Try -   26. You Came As A Miracle -   27. Lonely Train -   28. Misery -   29. Way In The Middle Of The Night -   30. Your Love -   Johnny and Dorsey Burnette: 31. Blues Stay Away From Me -   Dorsey Burnette: 32. House With A Tin Roof Top -   33. Circle Rock -

CD2:
Dorsey Burnette: 1. (There Was A) Tall Oak Tree -   2. Juarez Town -   3. Hey Little One -   4. Big Rock Candy Mountain -   5. The Ghost Of Billy Malloo -   6. Red Roses -   7. The River And The Mountain -   8. This Hotel -   9. Hard Rock Mine -   10. (It's No) Sin -   11. Great Shakin' Fever -   12. That's Me Without You -   13. Rainin' In My Heart -   14. A Full House -   15. The Feminine Touch -   16. Sad Boy -   17. A Country Boy In The Army -   18. A Dying Ember -   19. Rolling Restless Stones -   20. Back To Nature -   21. Castle In The Sky -   22. The Boys Kept Hangin' Around -   23. Darling Jane -   24. I'm A Waitin' For Ya Baby -   25. Hard Working Man -   26. Lucky Old Sun -   27. I Got The Sun In The Morning -   28. Don't Let Go -   29. The Biggest Lover In Town -   30. The Rains Came -