Description

This CD compilation gathers a remarkable cross-section of American pop and rock vocal talent from the late 1950s through the mid-1960s, capturing an era when raw energy and melodic charm defined the charts. Jimmie Rodgers opens with his gentle folk-pop hit ‘Honeycomb’, while Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels bring gritty blue-eyed soul firepower to ‘Jenny Take A Ride’. Tommy James & The Shondells deliver the irresistible ‘Hanky Panky’, and Lou Christie showcases his soaring falsetto on ‘Two Faces Have I’. With contributions from Ronnie Hawkins, Frankie Lymon, Buddy Knox, and others, this disc is a well-rounded snapshot of a pivotal moment in vocal pop and early rock history…