


When record labels in the city that gave birth to rock n roll are called to mind, Sun, Hi and Meteor will always be in the forefront. But, as this selection shows, Fernwood certainly produced Memphis music worthy of mention. This 2 disc compilation includes hits from the likes of Johnny Cannon, The Lyrics, Barbara Perry and The Scotty Moore Trio. CD1 1. Big Shot - Johnny Cannon 2. Tragedy - Thomas Wayne 3. Am I A fool - Jerry McDonald 4. Where Were You Last Night - Bill Reeder 5. Typing Jive - Alvin & Bill 6. I'm Leaving Today - Travis Wammack 7. I'll Run And Hide - Bill Rice 8. Patience Baby - Eddie Collins 9. It Had To Be You - Dewey Phillips 10. Ethel Mae - Joe Lee With Scotty & Bill 11. What's The Use - Ramon Maupin 12. You're The One That Done It - Thomas Wayne 13. You And Your Fellow - The Lyrics 14. Why Do I Love You - O'Henry & Barbara 15. Knock Down, Drag Out - Buford Peek 16. Like Spellbound - The Tarantulas 17. Let The Four Winds Blow - Bill Rice 18. Gonna Be Waiting - Thomas Wayne 19. Love Gone - Ramon Maupin 20. You're My Baby - Bill Reeder CD2 1. Have Guitar, Will Travel - The Scotty Moore Trio 2. It's All Your Fault - Bill Rice 3. Rocking Rufus - Ramon Maupin 4. Bobby Is A Bad Bad Boy - Barbara Perry 5. This Time - Thomas Wayne 6. No Chance - Ramon Maupin 7. Mack The Knife - The Psychos 8. True Love Deep Love - Jerry McDonald 9. Can't Face Life Alone - Eddie Collins 10. Kaw Liga - The Tarantulas 11. All Alone - Bill Rice 12. Saturday Date - Thomas Wayne 13. Beg Your Pardon - Dewey Phillips 14. Hang-Out - Joe Lee 15. Rest - Johnny Cannon 16. Girl Next Door - Thomas Wayne 17. Let's Be Sweethearts Again - The Lyrics 18. Rock & Roll Blues - Travis Wammack 19. How Will We Ever Be Together - Bill Rice 20. Betrayed By Love - Kelly Sims
M**B
Travis Womack had a Ronnie Dawson sound and Bill Rice sounds a lot like Jimmy Reed on "It's all You Fault"
A one hit (Tragedy) label that tried a variety of sounds.. I felt Buddy Holly and Elvis could have made some of these songs big hits. To me. Travis Womack had a Ronnie Dawson sound and Bill Rice sounds a lot like Jimmy Reed on "It's all You Fault". It was fun to hear the original versions of "This Time" and "Girl Next Door". I also like the Bill Black sound version of "Mack The Knife".
T**I
Fernwood Records.
There was about a third of it that was good, and I figure we get both sides of records by thebetter artists.
B**N
good mix of songs you've heard before and ones that you never knew existed.
good stuff as usual.
D**H
Five Stars
Great!!!
M**D
Five Stars
No Problems
A**R
it sounds like somebody held a microphone up to an old record ...
I dig everything on this compilation, except on disc 2 track 13, it sounds like somebody held a microphone up to an old record player with a bad needle and copied it. everything is cool !..Does anybody else have the same experience?
M**E
Mark Wallace, grandson of Fernwood Records founder Slim Wallace
It sounds like that because these tapes have been reproduced they are not the legal owners of the master tapes and are copying records.
N**O
Five Stars
Excellent cd with some great hard to find tunes
R**Y
A trip back in time to Memphis, Tennessee!!!!
The charm continues for these ONE DAY legendary record label compilations. This time it takes you to Scotty Moore's project way down deep into the Memphis musical texture of the Rock n' Roll Era. Fernwood did not produce many commercial hit records in its day, but as shown here, it was a launchpad of good things to come in the '60s decade. The highest rank song to hit the Billboard charts was "Tragedy" in '59 by Thomas Wayne (with the Delons) - later covered by the Fleetwoods. Wayne as well sang the original "This Time" - later covered by Troy Shondell in '61. Both are featured here.The compilation starts off with a superb instrumental "Big Shot" by Johnny Cannon and up ahead on disc 1 there's another fine instrumental called "Like Spellbound" by the Tarantulas. There are many rockabilly tracks throughout the two CDs, but Fernwood did cut some early R&B vocal groups; check out the two Lyrics' tracks and Barbara Perry "Bobby Is A Bad Bad Boy."Don't be looking for anything commercial because it's not intended to be. It is another compilation for your music library.
A**N
I love the variation in these label tributes.
Enjoyable mixture of 50s-early 60s music, but in my opinion no unknown classics. I don't know if these tracks are selected by "One Day" as the best of Fernwoods catalogue or if that label didn't issue many records - i.e. of the 40 tracks on this compilation, there are 6 by Thomas Wayne. Good as he is/was, I am surprised there were no other artistes who came up with tracks worth a wider audience .Nevertheless, there are some good numbers here, especially instrumentals (Tarantulas, Scotty Moore, Psychos etc.), & these cds are a welcome addition to my collection. However, I assume the Dewey Phillips who appears here is the legendary DJ -if so, I now know why he was a DJ and not a singer!
D**T
Four Stars
ok
J**H
Very inpressive
This series of the records compilation is excellent
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