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Willie Egan recorded in Southern California during the height of rock & roll popularity and his recordings reflect the wild spirit of the times. His boogie piano style was influenced by earlier masters such as Amos Milburn, Little Willie Littlefield & Camille Howard. Featuring a hopped up band, he recorded for the tiny SPRY-VITA- MAMBO labels out of Pasadena and also made some uncredited appearances on a budget label DIG THIS RECORD which covered popular tunes of the day. (credited here to "Bernie Bridges- Willie Snow- Two Crows & The Diggers). His guitarist on these sides was Lloyd Rowe whose aggressive & bright solos are a high point of the recordings..........
LLOYD AND WILLIE
1. DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE WENT
2. POTATO STOMP
WILLIE EGANS and HIS HOUSE ROCKERS
3. IT'S A SHAME
4. WILLIE'S BOOGIE
as BERNIE BRIDGES / WILLIE SNOW / and THE DIGGERS / TWO CROWS & THE DIGGERS featuring LLOYD ROWE
5. RECONSIDER BABY
6. YOU UPSET ME BABY
7. POISON IVY
8. EVERY DAY I HAVE THE BLUES
WILLIE EGGINS AND ORCHESTRA
9. WHAT A SHAME
10. WOW WOW
WILLIE EGANS AND ORCHESTRA
11. SOMETIMES I WONDER
12. SAD SAD FEELING
13. COME ON
14. OH BABY
LORENZO HOLDEN AND ORCHESTRA
15. WHIPPED CREAM
WILLIE EGANS
16. SHE'S GONE AWAY, BUT
17. WILLIE'S BLUES
18. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT
19. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND IT (OUTTAKE)
20. WEAR YOUR BLACK DRESS
LITTLE WILLIE EGANS AND ORCHESTRA
21. TREAT ME RIGHT
22. YOU MUST BE FOOLIN'
WILLIE EGAN
23. CHITTLIN'S
24. ROCK & ROLL FEVER
MARVIN & JOHNNY
25. PRETTY ONE (YOU'RE THE ONE I LOVE)
26. SECOND HELPING OF CHERRY PIE
27. I'M TIRED OF BEING ALONE
28. BABY DON'T YOU KNOW
29. BABY, BABY, BABY
30. BYE, BYE MY BABY |