Frank Virtue & The Virtues - Guitar Boogie Shuffle & Other Guitar Greats 55-62 [CD]
Frank Virtue & The Virtues - Guitar Boogie Shuffle & Other Guitar Greats 55-62 [CD]
Release Date: /// JASMINE RECORDS
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Originally a childhood prodigy violinist, Philadelphia-born FRANK VIRTUE took up guitar and double bass as a teenager, in the mid-1940s. His musical roots were based on the sound and style of the immediate pre-WWII Big Bands, and his earliest line-ups of THE VIRTUES, who were formed initially as THE VIRTUOSO TRIO,?reflected these influences. But by the mid-1950s they'd expanded to a quintet and were playing Big Beat and embryonic R&R, vying for popularity with local heroes Bill Haley & The Comets. In 1959 they registered a hit with "Guitar Boogie Shuffle", a revival of Arthur 'Guitar Boogie' Smith's 1940s hit, which made the U. S. Top 10 and sold a couple of million copies. This compilation is built upon the subsequent Guitar Boogie Shuffle LP, also issued in 1959, plus assorted 45rpms issued between 1955-62, credited variously to The Virtues, Frank Virtuoso, Frank Virtuoso & His Men Of Virtue, and Jimmy Vespe (i. e. The band's lead guitarist).
Tracklist:
- Ooh Ya Gotta
- Good Bye Mambo
- Rollin' An' a Rockin'
- Jimmy's Shuffle
- Go Joe Go
- Toodle-Oo Kangaroo
- Hop Skip Jump Mambo
- Rattle My Bones - Frank Virtuoso
- Mambo Rock - Frank Virtuoso
- I Ain't Gonna Do It No More - Frank Virtuoso
- Let's Have a Party - Frank Virtuoso
- My Constant Love - Frank Virtuoso ; His Men of Virtue
- I'm Going Home- Frank Virtuoso ; His Men of Virtue
- I Think You're Lying - Jimmy Vespe
- Guitar Boogie Shuffle
- Guitar in Orbit
- Flippin' In'
- Shufflin' Along
- Pickin' the Stroll
- Virtue's Boogie Woogie (Pine Tops Boogie)
- Pony Walk
- Highland Guitar
- Happy Guitar
- Guitar Boogie Twist
- Guitar Shimmy
- Marching Guitars
- Tel-Star Guitar
- Jersey Bounce
UPC: 604988111422
Label: JASMINE RECORDS
Release Date: 2.18.22
Format: CD
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