Cliffie Stone - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight: Barracuda (CD)

Release Date: 02/19/211-CD (Digipak) with 36 page booklet, 31 tracks. Total playing time approx. 78 min.-Without compromises: Bear Family finally delivers the most comprehensive and competent re-view of the career of the country musician, rockabilly pioneer, songwriter, session musician and high-ranking A&R representative at Capitol Records in L.A..-Beginning in the late '40s, he discovered Tennessee Ernie Ford and Hank Thompson, among others.-At the same time, as a musician, he was involved in the development of rockabilly.-He himself recorded a large number of records for Capitol!-This CD provides the best selection of his recordings from 1947 to 1955, Western Swing, Hillbilly Boogie and Rock 'n' Roll with singers like Billy Strange, Stan Freberg, Speedy West and Ferlin Husky.-With his bands and orchestras he accompanied a lot of colleagues like Tennessee Ernie Ford or Bob Roubian - also a discovery of Cliffie Stone - whose best Rock 'n' Roll numbers we present as well.-Extensive