VA — Born to Be Wild — The Country & Rockabilly Roots of Ray Campi (2011)

FLAC (tracks+cue, log, scans) | 1h 19 min | Genre: Country, Rockabilly, Rock \’n\’ Roll | 251 MB

Although he\’s been around since the dawn of rockabilly (he cut his first record in 1951), New York-born but Texas-raised Ray Campi has never enjoyed much success or name recognition in the United States outside of the rockabilly revival circuit, but he still has an extensive discography thanks to his popularity in Europe and Japan, where he has released numerous albums and singles. Campi, with his trademark standup bass, which he often stands and balances on as part of his live show, is a living rder of the energy and vitality of the \’50s rockabilly style and the country boogie and swing pieces that went into the music\’s DNA, several examples of which are collected here that celebrate Campi\’s roots in the genre. It\’s a fun playlist, featuring original tracks like Sleepy LaBeef\’s \»All the ,\» Merle Travis\’ \»Sweet Temptation,\» the Delmore Brothers\’ \»I Let the Freight Train Carry Me On,\» and \»My Baby Left Me\» by some guy named Elvis Presley.

01 Sleepy La Beef — All The

02 Merle Travis — Sweet Temptation

03 The Lonesome Drifter — Eager Boy

04 Jimmie Skinner — How Low Can You Feel?

05 Corky Jones — Hot Dog

06 The Delmore Brothers — Pan American Boogie

07 Bobby & Terry Caraway — Ballin\’ Keen

08 Hank Snow — Blue Ranger

09 Sid King & The Five Strings — Let \’er Roll

10 Jimmie Skinner — Where My Sweet Baby Goes

11 Gene O\’Quin — Pinball Millionnaire

12 Elvis Presley — My Baby Left Me

13 Bill Carlisle — Rattlesnake Daddy

14 Marty Robbins — Pretty Mama

15 Merle Travis — Merle\’s Boogie Woogie

16 Johnny Horton — I\’m Coming Home

17 Jimmie Skinner — Don\’t Give Your Heart To A Rambler

18 Gene Snowden — Quit Your Triflin\’

19 Jimmie Skinner — Born To Be Wild

20 Jimmy Lee & Wayne Walker — Love Me

21 Tommy Scott — Rockin\’ And Rollin\’

22 Merle Travis — Lost John Boogie

23 Thumper Jones — Rock It

24 Webb Pierce — Driftin\’ Texas Sand

25 Glen Glenn — Everybody\’s Movin\’

26 Hank Penny — Missouri

27 The Delmore Brothers — I Let The Freight Train Carry Me On

28 Joe Clay — Sixteen Chicks

29 Jimmie Skinner — You Don\’t Know My Mind

30 Webb Pierce — Teenage Boogie

31 Johnny Horton — The Wild One

32 Billy Briggs — Chew Tobacco Rag

33 Tommy La Beff — Tore Up