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Story of Vee-Jay
The Vee-Jay Story
Genres: Blues, Jazz, R&B

Track Listings (50) - Disc #1
1. Bim Bam Boom - El Dorados
2. Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler
3. The Shoop Shoop Song (Its In His Kiss) - Betty Everett
4. Oh What A Nite - The Dells
5. Hands Off - Jay McShann (With Priscilla Bowman)
6. Dimples - John Lee Hooker
7. Big Town Playboy - Eddie Taylor
8. I Found My Peace Of Mind - Pee Wee Crayton
9. Wade In The Water - The Harmonizing Four
10. Oh Mary Dont You Weep - Swan Silvertones
11. For Your Precious Love - Jerry Butler (With The Impressions)
12. You Can Make It If You Try - Gene Allison
13. Just A Little Bit - Rosco Gordon
14. Raindrops - Dee Clark
15. Every Beat Of My Heart - The Pips (With Gladys Knight)
16. My Adorable One - Joe Simon
17. Bright Lights Big City - Jimmy Reed
18. It Hurts Me Too - Elmore James
19. Im Journeying On - The Original Blind Boys Of Alabama
20. Jesus Is The Answer - The Argo Singers
21. Up On The Mountain - The Magnificents
22. Baby Its You - The Spaniels
23. Youre No Good - Betty Everett
24. I Dont Know What You Got But Its Got Me - Little Richard
25. Uncloudy Day - Staple Singers
26. Im In The Mood For Love - John Lee Hooker
27. 12 Year Old Boy - Elmore James
28. Whole Lotta Shakin Goin On - Little Richard
29. Honest I Do - Jimmy Reed
30. No More Doggin - Rosco Gordon
31. Hey Little Girl - Dee Clark
32. Moon River - Jerry Butler
33. Let It Be Me - Jerry Butler And Betty Everett
34. Ill Be Forever Loving You - El Dorados
35. Rainbow - Gene Chandler
36. Stay In My Corner - The Dells
37. Precious Lord - The Original Blind Boys Of Alabama
38. Sinner Man - Swan Silvertones
39. Rockin Itis - Billy Boy Arnold
40. The Twist - Hank Ballard And The Midnighters
41. Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker
42. Big Boss Man - Jimmy Reed
43. At My Front Door - El Dorados
44. Mother Earth - Memphis Slim
45. If I Could Hear My Mother Pray - Staple Singers
46. Getting Mighty Crowded - Betty Everett
47. Make It Easy On Yourself - Jerry Butler
48. Oo Wee Baby I Love You - Fred Hughes
49. Nobody But You - Dee Clark
50. Goodnite Sweetheart Goodnite - The Spaniels

CD Details

All Artists: Story of Vee-Jay
Title: The Vee-Jay Story
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Indie Europe/Zoom
Release Date: 11/26/2002
Album Type: Import
Genres: Blues, Jazz, R&B
Style: Soul
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 698458700926, 766489250120, 054106040026

Synopsis

Album Description

Subtitled - America's Premier Black Music Label. 2002 compilation highlights the legacy of the Vee-Jay label, every bit as significant as Sun or Chess. Two CDs of pioneering blues, R&B, gospel, doo-wop & soul. Highlights include John Lee Hooker's 'Boom Boom', Little Richard's 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On', Gene Chandler's 'Duke Of Earl', Betty Everett's 'The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss)', The Dells' 'Oh What A Nite', Jerry Butler's 'Make It Easy On Yourself' & many more. 50 tracks. Slipcase. 2002.

CD Reviews

Gems from Vee-Jay

Laurence Upton | Wilts, UK | 11/29/2005

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Two CDs full of wonderful gems from the 1950s and 1960s - gospel, soul, R&B, blues, pop, doo wop, they're all here on this Metro re-issue, in good quality sound, although a few of the tracks have been slightly truncated. A few old chestnuts share space with less familiar but welcome tracks from the El Dorados, Betty Everett, Little Richard with Jimi Hendrix, Elmore James, Rosco Gordon and many others.

The original July 1958 recording of Hank Ballard and the Midnighter's historic The Twist was made in Miami FL for Vee-Jay but unreleased at the time, the song appearing instead on a November 1958 re-recording for Federal, originally as a B-side in 1960. The rarer Vee-Jay recording is listed here, complete with recording date and anecdotal information, but is actually the Federal/King hit recording, presumable due to some kind of licensing error."