Subtitled: Session Man Extraordinaire: Selected Singles 1951-1959. Besides being an excellent boogie pianist and guitarist supremo, Ike Turner shone as a top-notch composer, producer and talent scout. It's a fact that Ike was at the same professional level as some of the biggest names of the day, whom he worked with on a number of occasions. This new 45s compilation shines light on this little-known aspect of his artistic career as the genius-behind-the-curtain on several recordings by other artists. Included are R&B essentials such as "My Real Gone Rocket" or "I Ain't Drunk" by the legendary Jackie Brenston and Lonnie The Cat, as well as obscure numbers -- never re-issued until now -- such as "Nobody Seems To Want Me" by Jessie Knight, "Would You Rather" by Kenneth Churchill, the Starrs' amazing cover of "Ain't Got No Home" or Chuck Bernard's "Calling Your Name." Liner notes and discography/sessionography by Fred Rothwell.
A1 -Jackie Brenston My Real Gone Rocket
A2 -Lonnie The Cat I Ain't Drunk
A3 -Matt Cockrell Gypsy Blues
A4 -Jesse Knight Nobody Seems To Want Me
A5 -Sly Fox, The I'm Tired Of Begging
A6 -Willie King Peg Leg Woman
A7 -Johnny Wright (5) Suffocate
B1 -Billy Gayles Just One More Time
B2 -Gardinias* My Baby's Tops
B3 -Clayton Love The Big Question
B4 -Kenneth Churchill Would You Rather
B5 -Chuck Bernard Calling Your Name
B6 -Starrs Ain't Got No Home
B7 -Ikey Renrut* Ho Ho
