Huey ‘Piano’ Smith & The Clowns – The Singles & Albums Collections – 1953-62 – 2CD

Huey ‘Piano’ Smith was one of the many influential musical figures to emerge from New Orleans during the 1950s, becoming a noted and successful pianist, singer and songwriter on the R&B scene, and making a significant contribution to the development of rock ‘n’ roll. Making his first records under his own name in 1953, he played piano on hits by Earl King and Smiley Lewis before signing to Ace and recording with his long-time band The Clowns, and having two landmark pop and R&B hits with “Rocking Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu” and “Don’t You Just Know It”. This 58-track 2-CD set comprises A & B sides for the Savoy, Ace, Vin and Imperial labels during this era plus the titles from his album “Havin' A Good Time” and “For Dancing” not otherwise released as on singles. It also includes selected titles from the album “Twas The Night Before Christmas”, plus Imperial recordings not otherwise released at this time. It naturally features his Top 10 US pop and R&B hits “Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu” and “Don't You Just Know It”, along with his other career chart entries “Don't You Know, Yockomo” and “Pop-Eye”. It’s a substantial overview of what was the primary era of his career as a recording artist and an entertaining showcase for his talent as a notable exponent of the distinctive sound of New Orleans R&B.

Track Listing:

CD1:
Huey Smith: 1. You're Down With Me -   2. You Made Me Cry -   Huey "Piano" Smith and Rhythm Aces: 3. Everybody's Whalin' -   4. Little Liza Jane -   Huey "Piano" Smith and his Clowns: 5. Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu - Part 1 -   6. Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu - Part 2 -   7. Just A Lonely Clown -   8. Free, Single And Disengaged -   9. Don't You Just Know It -   10. High Blood Pressure -   11. Havin' A Good Time -   12. We Like Birdland -   Huey and Jerry: 13. Little Chickee Wah Wah -   14. I Think You're Jiving Me -   Huey "Piano" Smith and his Clowns: 15. Don't You Know, Yockomo -   16. Well, I'll Be John Brown -   17. Would You Believe It (I Have A Cold) -   18. Genevieve -   19. Dearest Darling -   20. Tu-Ber-Cu-Lucas And The Sinus Blues -   21. Beatnik Blues -   22. For Cryin' Out Loud -   Huey Smith: 23. I Didn't Do It -   24. They Kept On -    Huey "Piano" Smith and his Clowns: 25. She Got Low Down -   26. Mean, Mean, Man -   27. Pop-Eye -   28. Scald-Dog -   29. The Little Moron -

CD2:
Huey "Piano" Smith and His Clowns: 1. Someone To Love -   Huey "Piano" Smith and The Clowns: 2. Behind The Wheel - Part 1 -   3. Behind The Wheel - Part 2 -   4. More Girls -   5. Sassy Sara -   Huey "Piano" Smith: 6. Don't Knock It -   7. Snag-A-Tooth Jeanie - Huey Smith and His Clowns: 8. Talk To Me, Baby -   9. If It Ain't One Thing, It’s Another -   10. Hush Your Mouth -   11. Somewhere -   12. Rockin' Behind The Iron Curtain -   13. Somebody Put A Tack (In My Cotton Pickin' Chair) -   14. Doin' The Beatnik Twist -   15. We Want Him Under Alimony -   16. Susie Q -   17. I Tried -   18. Twas The Night Before Christmas -   19. Almost Time For Santa -   20. Rock & Roll Santa Claus -   21. Doing The Santa Claus -   22. Why Did I Do (Wa-Do-Do) -   23. Somebody Told It -   24. Psycho -   25. I Didn't Do It -   26. Heart Trouble (Part I) -   27. The Hill Ain’t Far -   28. Able Mabel -   29. I Don't Play Like That -