Come On: Early Recordings 1954-1958

by Willie Egan

Overview

The R&B boogie pianist waxed some rip-roaring rockers for the tiny Los Angeles-based Vita and Mambo logos during the mid-'50s. Fourteen of his best are collected here for a long-overdue airing. This guy deserved a lot more respect than he got, judging from the jumping Louisiana-tinged "Wow Wow," "Come On," and "She's Gone Away, But..." Also aboard: 11 more obscure goodies from the same labels' vaults, notably four tracks by Harmonica Slim (including "Drop Anchor") and Big Boy Groves' lament "You Can't Beat the Horses." ~ Bill Dahl

Product Details

Release Date:	08/29/2012
Label:	Essential Media Group
UPC:	0894231372520
Rank:	243159

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Willie Egan   Primary Artist,Vocals,Piano
Big Boy Groves   Primary Artist
Jimmy Thomason   Primary Artist
Harmonica Slim   Primary Artist
Effie Smith & Squires   Primary Artist,Primary Artist
Willie Egan & His House Rockers   Primary Artist
Two Crows & the Diggers   Primary Artist
Lloyd & Willie   Primary Artist
Little Willie Egan & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Bernie Bridges & the Diggers   Primary Artist
Willie Egan & His Orchestra   Primary Artist
Marvin & Johnny   Primary Artist
Lorenzo Holden   Primary Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Willie Snow & the Diggers   Primary Artist
Lloyd Rowe   Guitar,Vocals,Featured Artist,Bass
Kenny Prymus   Drums
Eddie Williams   Sax (Baritone),Sax (Tenor)
Don Johnson   Trumpet
Jackie Kelso   Sax (Tenor)
Eldee Williams   Sax (Tenor)
Marvin Phillips   Vocals

Technical Credits

Big Boy Groves   Performer
Eddie Gries   Reissue Producer,Concept
Effie Smith & Squires   Performer
Jim Dawson   Liner Notes
Harmonica Slim   Performer,Composer
Byther Smith   Composer
Owen Murphy   Composer
Jimmy Thomason   Composer
Willie Egan   Composer
Buddy DeSylva   Composer
Walter DeVenne   Reconstruction,Editing,Mixing
Walter Donaldson   Composer