Amos Milburn - Let's Have A Party: 1946-1961 Aladdin, Ace & King Sides (Remastered) (2018)

A crucial figure in the transformation of swing and jump blues into R&B and rock & roll, the legendary pianist and singer Amos Milburn pounded out some of the most hellacious boogies of the postwar era. He specialized in good-natured upbeat romps about booze and its effects (both positive and negative) that proved massive hits during the immediate pre-rock era. Such great artists as Fats Domino, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Dr. John have all cited Amos as a seminal influence on their work. This essential release compiles 29 of the finest songs Amos Milburn issued for different labels like Aladdin, Ace, and King, between 1946 and 1961. Highlights include joyous R&B, soulful blues, and seminal rock & roll tunes, such as Chicken Shack Boogie, Lets Have a Party, Bad, Bad Whiskey, Rocky Mountain, and One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer, among many others. Also featured here are lesser-known rockin numbers that are just as enjoyable as the classics. Among the material included in this edition are the 12 tracks that constituted Milburns complete 1957 LP Lets Have a Party (originally released on Score, a subsidiary of Aladdin). A celebrated album among R&B and blues aficionados of that era, it contained a magnificent selection of Amos previous recordings for the label.