Lillian Briggs - Diddy Boppers: Juke Box Pearls (CD)

-With Lillian Briggs, the 'Juke Box Pearls' CD series on Bear Family Records® brings a brilliant but little-appreciated artist into the limelight.-32 songs from 1955 to 1961, located somewhere between pop and rock'n'roll.-Mostly up-tempo numbers plus magnificently arranged pop, rarities and hits - including Diddy Boppers and three different versions of the classic I Want You To Be My Baby and two rare, previously unreleased recordings by the Lillian Briggs Orchestra.-The 36-page color booklet includes a biography written by renowned music journalist Bill Dahl and many rare photos and memorabilia!This CD compilation of 32 songs occasionally deviates from the chronological order and describes the career of a unique singer who also played the trombone. Starting with instrumental recordings of the Lillian Briggs Orchestra from the mid-50s - after Alan Freed discovered her - through rhythm & blues sounds and rock 'n' roll in her recordings for the Epic label and various other record co