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Wow Wow Rockin the Blues: Comp Vita Mambo Sessions
Willie Egan
Wow Wow Rockin the Blues: Comp Vita Mambo Sessions
Genres: Blues, Jazz, Pop, Rock
 
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If ever an artist was undeserving of obscurity, it was Willie Lee Egan, a Louisiana rocker in the style of Fats Domino and Smiley Lewis. Until the early 1980?s, nobody seemed to know if he was still living, which is not su...  more »

     
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All Artists: Willie Egan
Title: Wow Wow Rockin the Blues: Comp Vita Mambo Sessions
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Label: Empire Musicwerks
Original Release Date: 1/1/2005
Re-Release Date: 8/2/2005
Genres: Blues, Jazz, Pop, Rock
Styles: Piano Blues, Traditional Jazz & Ragtime
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 654545072123

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If ever an artist was undeserving of obscurity, it was Willie Lee Egan, a Louisiana rocker in the style of Fats Domino and Smiley Lewis. Until the early 1980?s, nobody seemed to know if he was still living, which is not surprising, since even during Willie?s heydays in 1955 -56 his excellent records were poorly distributed and although he never cracked the national R&B charts, he developed an unrivaled reputation around Los Angeles clubs as "the House Rocker" with a pounding right hand piano style such as Jerry Lee Lewis would later make famous. The long out of-print groundbreaking records he recorded for the tiny Mambo / Vita label have become the stuff of legend and trade hands among collectors for hundreds of dollars apiece. This collection features all the Houserocker?s legendary sides for the Mambo / Vita imprint complete with rare out-takes and unreleased tracks for the first time on CD making this the first ever complete 50th anniversary collection. Willie Egan is back in the house and the house is definitely rocking!