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Wilson H. (kentuckybrother) from WINCHESTER, KY
Reviewed on 5/18/2007...

The Legends Collection
Disc 1
1 Cross Fire 2:27
2 Lazy 2:12
3 Red River Rock 2:13
4 Buckeye 2:11
5 Reveille Rock 2:23
6 Time Bomb 1:51
7 Sand Storm 2:17
8 Beatnik Fly 2:11
9 Down Yonder 2:15
10 Sheba 1:50
11 Rocking Goose 2:27
12 Revival 2:23
13 Molly- O 2:14
14 You Are My Sunshine
15 Ja-Da 2:06
Disc 2
1 Mr. Lonely 2:19
2 High Voltage 2:22
3 Old Smokie 2:25
4 Traffic Jam 2:33
5 Farewell Farewell 2:24
6 Misirlou 2:03
7 Salvation 2:16
8 San Antonio Rose 2:10
9 Come on Train 2:19
10 Minnesota Fats 2:33
11 The Sheik of Araby 2:26
12 Whatever Happened to Baby Jane 2:20
13 Greens and Beans 1:57
14 Money Honey 2:38
15 Shadows 2:19

Reviews
All Music Guide
A saxophone-led instrumental group from Toledo, OH, Johnny & the Hurricanes had their first hit with "Cross Fire" in 1959. The classic Hurricanes' template was to mix R&B with traditional melodies, which culminated in their biggest hit, "Red River Rock," a cranked-up version of the campfire tune "Red River Valley." "Beatnik Fly" repeated the trick with a melody drawn from "Blue Tail Fly," the old minstrel show chestnut that goes "jimmy crack corn and I don't care/my master's gone away." Although not a surf band, that craze in the early '60s helped the Hurricanes touring schedule, and when surf died in 1964, so did Johnny & the Hurricanes and they disbanded in 1965.

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Al V. (Al) from HOOVER, AL
Reviewed on 1/14/2007...

If you liked Johnny and the Hurricanes...you'll want this one. All his hits.