604988111422

Guitar Boogie Shuffle & Other Guitar Greats 1955-1962

Frank Virtue & The Virtues

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Format: CD

Cat No: JASCD1114

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Release Date:  11 March 2022

Label:  Jasmine Records

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  604988111422

Genres:  Rock 'N' Roll  Pop-Rock  

  • Description

    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).

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Ooh Ya Gotta
      • 2. Good Bye Mambo
      • 3. Rollin' An' A Rockin'
      • 4. Jimmy's Shuffle
      • 5. Go Joe Go
      • 6. Toodle-Oo Kangaroo
      • 7. Hop Skip Jump Mambo
      • 8. Rattle My Bones - Frank Virtuoso
      • 9. Mambo Rock - Frank Virtuoso
      • 10. I Ain't Gonna Do It No More - Frank Virtuoso
      • 11. Let's Have A Party - Frank Virtuoso
      • 12. My Constant Love - Frank Virtuoso & His Men Of Virtue
      • 13. I'm Going Home- Frank Virtuoso & His Men Of Virtue
      • 14. I Think You're Lying - Jimmy Vespe
      • 15. Guitar Boogie Shuffle
      • 16. Guitar In Orbit
      • 17. Flippin' In'
      • 18. Shufflin' Along
      • 19. Pickin' The Stroll
      • 20. Virtue's Boogie Woogie (Pine Tops Boogie)
      • 21. Pony Walk
      • 22. Highland Guitar
      • 23. Happy Guitar
      • 24. Guitar Boogie Twist
      • 25. Guitar Shimmy
      • 26. Marching Guitars
      • 27. Tel-Star Guitar
      • 28. Jersey Bounce