Music For The Millions: Gems From Bell Records USA 1956-1960

This is one of those great oldies gems triple CD's containing 60 tracks total. And like each and every one of them you think "oh yes so great to hear this song again''. Which proves great music was made in the late fifties and in the sixties and, like it or not, all modern music is based on this music for it is the start of modern pop music. Roots!


It is of no use whatsoever to state some tracks are better than others, after all these were all big hits. Just check the tracklist and listen and watch my choices.

CD 1

Actually this is my choice of the first 20 tracks, because most of it is rockabilly and this is one of those great country style hits which were relatively rare. Love the song and if I close my eyes I can hear my mother still humming it. (To be honest I wanted to chode Dottie Evans' "Lucky Lips" for that reason but could not find it on tube).

Track		Artist		Song		BPM
1		Tom & Jerry (Simon & Garfunkel)		Baby Talk		107
2		Artie Malvin		Lotta Lovin'		119
3		Ray Buckingham		Rock A Billy		91
4		Barry Frank		Diana		134
5		Dottie Evans		Lucky Lips		113
6		Bill & Ronnie		Short Shorts		122
7		The Checker Coat Boys		Whispering Bells		116
8		Bruce Adams		Knee Deep In The Blues		85
9		Edna McGriff		Start Movin'		110
10		Mark Devon		Running Bear		121
11		Buddy Lucas		Don't Be Cruel		83
12		Don Stacey		Say Man		120
13		Barry Frank		Ninety Nine Ways		138
14		Artie Malvin		Fabulous		102
15		Bob Miller		Great Balls Of Fire		135
16		Herb Gale		Tallahassie Lassie		136
17		Barry Frank		At The Hop		191
18		Buddy Lucas		Confidential		101
19		Edna McGriff		Mr Lee		99
20		Jimmy Leyden		Stranded In The Jungle		112

CD2

Sam Cee, Johnny Be Goode, but "Teenager In Love" from Johnny Newton and the Tags .... ahh oh well, can only chose one :-)

Track		Artist		Song		BPM
1		Dottie Evans		My Prayer		109
2		Anne Lloyd & Bob Miller		Love Is Strange		126
3		Barry Frank		Love Me		112
4		Jerry Ash		Witch Doctor		136
5		The Codas		Sleepwalk		95
6		Artie Malvin		Cindy Oh Cindy		116
7		Edna McGriff		Don't You Just Know It		136
8		Buddy Lucas		Searchin'		149
9		Eddie Mercer & The Jimmy Carroll Orchestra		All Shook Up		126
10		Hal Stevens & Orchestra		Theme From A Summer Place		84
11		Barry Frank		Banana Boat Song		128
12		Johnny Newton & The Tags		A Teenager In Love		96
13		Artie Malvin		Love Letters In The Sand		118
14		The Johns		Let It Be Me		117
15		Edna McGriff		Born To Be With You		116
16		Tommy Lynch		Never Be Anyone Else But You		141
17		Bob Miller		You'll Never Never Know How I Care		112
18		Sam Cee		Johnny B Goode		96
19		Barry Frank		Twilight Time		103
20		Studio "B" Seven		Honky Tonk		101

CD3

Another hard choice between "Just walking in the rain" from Edna Mcgriff and "Singing the Blues" by Bruce Adams, but okay I just can not resist a clip with a scratched paint sprayed over original cracking on a antique player, haha. Vinyl rules!

Well yeah, okay Elsie Rhodes' Whatever Will Be Will Be' (Que Sera Sera) is awesome too.

Track		Artist		Song		BPM
1		Bruce Adams		Singing The Blues		120
2		Edna McGriff		The Fool		157
3		Barry Frank		My Special Angel		118
4		Johnny Newton & The Tags		Sorry I Ran All The Way Home		124
5		The Lyrics		A Worried Man		111
6		Bob Miller		I'm Stickin' With You		161
7		Scott Howard		Handy Man		107
8		Bobby Rett		Susie Darlin'		108
9		The Hickories		Teen Beat		101
10		The Cubs		Tennesse Waltz		138
11		Buddy Lucas		Hound Dog		100
12		The Dawns		The Three Bells		107
13		Edna McGriff		Just Walking In The Rain		100
14		Barry Frank		Party Doll		89
15		Artie Malvin		In The Middle Of An Island		109
16		Julie Town		Tears On My Pillow		104
17		Jerry Pearl		Stuck On You		124
18		Elsie Rhodes		Whatever Will Be Will Be Que Sera		113
19		Buddy Lucas		When My Dreamboat Comes Home		93
20		Harvey Leeds		Deck Of Cards		122