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Producer-songwriter-label owner Jay Miller is best known for the myriad of legendary blues artists he recorded for Excello Records and his own Feature label, most notably Slim Harpo and Lightnin' Slim, creating what is known as the "swamp blues" subgenre. But he also recorded a great deal of rockabilly and rock & roll as well -- almost all of it by White Cajun artists -- leasing some of it to Excello, but mostly releasing it on his Zynn and Rocko labels. This 20-track compilation brings together several of Miller's best recordings in that vein from the vaults of those two labels as well as some interesting (and very close) alternate takes of material that originally appeared on Excello.... --Cub Koda, All-Music Guide