
The annual committee of the German record review awards has awarded the CD series Nowadays, when journalists talk about '50 years of pop music' they are ignoring the fact that popular music existed prior to 1955. Pop music did not appear from nowhere but has a rich 'pre' history. Keywords like Big Band Sound, Gospel, Jump Blues, Vocal Groups and Boogie Woogie characterize this period. The first eleven compact discs in the 'Blowing The Fuse'-series are a compilation splendid in sound and detail, dealing with important years in the progress of pop music in the range of black r&b, imaginatively compiled by the Canadian collector and DJ Dave 'Daddy Cool' Booth, and knowledgeably annotated by Hank Williams-biographer Colin Escott.
1) Information Blues
2) Sittin' on It All the Time
3) I Almost Lost My Mind
4) Rag Mop
5) Fat Man
6) Double Crossing Blues
7) Hoot ; Holler Saturday Night
8) Mardi Gras in New Orleans
9) 3 X 7 = 21
10) Why Do Things Happen to Me?
11) Pink Champagne
12) Strollin' with Bones
13) Well Oh Well
14) Still in the Dark
15) Stack-A' Lee Parts 1 ; 2
16) Come on Let's Boogie
17) Safronia B
18) Count Every Star
19) Blue Shadows
20) Blue Light Boogie Part 1 ; 2
21) Love Don't Love Nobody
22) Anytime Anyplace Anywhere
23) Shotgun Blues
24) Teardrops from My Eyes
25) Boogie Rambler
26) Please Send Me Someone to Love
27) Old Time Shuffle Blues
28) Oh Babe!