Johnny & The Hurricanes "The Definitive Collection" 1959-1965

Johnny & the Hurricanes were typical of the many landlocked instrumental R&B combos who were swept up in the surf craze of the early '60s. Based in Toledo, OH, and led by saxophonist Johnny Paris, the Hurricanes had virtually nothing in common with the reverb-drenched California surf sound, favoring instead a sort of raw, ragged frat-house R&B that was somewhat reminiscent of Junior Walker. This two-disc collection has everything you need, starting with the group's first hit, 1959's scorching "Crossfire," and two unlikely covers of an old folk tune, "Red River Valley" (done by the Hurricanes as "Red River Rock") and the minstrel song "Blue Tail Fly" (done as "Beatnik Fly"). A lot of the selections here draw on the same bag of tricks, but everything is so well executed that it hardly matters. This is indeed the definitive collection of this interesting combo. (Steve Leggett, Allmusic)

trax disc 1:

01 Cross Fire 02 Lazy 03 Red River Rock 04 Buckeye 05 Reveille Rock 06 Time Bomb 07 Sand Storm 08 Beatnik Fly 09 Down Yonder 10 Sheba 11 Rocking Ghoose 12 Revival 13 Molly-O 14 You Are My Sunshine 15 Ja-Da 16 Mr. Lonely 17 High Voltage 18 Old Smokie 19 Traffic Jam 20 Farewell, Farewell 21 Misirlou 22 Salvation 23 San Antonio Rose 24 Come On Train 25 Minnesota Fats 26 Sheik Of Araby 27 Whatever Happened To Baby Jane 28 Greens Anf Beans 29 Money Honey 30 Shadows

trax disc 2:

01 Kaw-Liga 02 Rough Road 03 Happy Time 04 Cut Out 05 Storm Warning 06 Bam Boo 07 Thunderbolt 08 Joy Ride 09 Rock-Cha 10 The Kid 11 Bye Bye Blackbird 12 Teensville Tonight 13 Mister Irving 14 Tom's Tune 15 Corn Pome 16 Milk Shake 17 Cyclone 18 Travelin' 19 Beanbags 20 Rockin' T 21 Hot Fudge 22 Corn Bread 23 Catnip 24 The 'Hep' Canary 25 Oh Du Lieber Augustin 26 James Bond Theme 27 The Hungry Eye 28 It's A Mad Mad World 29 That's All

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