Bobby Charles: Later Alligator Recordings & Compositions 1955-62 - COMPACT DISCS

Bobby Charles: Later Alligator Recordings & Compositions 1955-62 - COMPACT DISCS

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Later Alligator Recordings & Compositions 1955-62

Artist:

Bobby Charles

Label:

Acrobat

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

824046339128

Genre:

Rock

Release Date:

2021-08-06

Number of Discs:

1

Born Robert Guidry in Abbeville, Louisiana, in 1938, he became famous as songwriter under his birth name, but also had success as a recording artist under the name Bobby Charles, beginning his career as an 18-year-old with an R&B hit with his composition Later Alligator, which Bill Haley covered to have a No. 6 pop hit early in the rock 'n' roll era. He was very much a pioneer of the Louisiana-based Swamp Pop style alongside Jimmy Clanton, characterised by recordings emanating from Cosimo Matassa's studio in New Orleans, where Fats Domino, a noted beneficiary of Guidry's songs, made his records. This 55-track 2-CD set comprises A & B sides and other recordings for the Chess and Imperial labels, including his R&B hits Later Alligator and Only Time Will Tell. As a bonus, it also features recordings of his songs recorded by other artists, including the hits See You Later Alligator by Bill Haley, Walkin' To New Orleans, Before I Grow Too Old and It Keeps Raining by Fats Domino, and But I Do, On Bended Knees and A Little Too Much by Clarence 'Frogman' Henry. As such, it provides a fascinating showcase for his talents as both songwriter and artist, underlining the significant contribution he made to the pop music of the rock 'n' roll years.

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