Contrebassiste
US né le 17 septembre 1926 à Memphis (Tennessee). Bill Black fit ses débuts en
Mai 54 dans les Starlite Wranglers de
Doug Poindexter. En Juillet, Bill devient le bassiste
d'Elvis Presley, contribuant grâce à son style de basse slappée au succès des sessions Sun du King. Quittant Elvis en 1959, il forme le "Bill Black's Combo" et obtient un premier hit en Décembre pour Hi Records. Le groupe connut des réussites constantes, seulement interrompues par la mort de Bill, le 21
Octobre 1965 à Memphis (Tennessee). Le leader en moins, le Combo continua à se produire sans succès.
Bill Black
had two distinct phases of his career in which he made a notable mark on early
rock & roll music: first as the rockabilly bass player for Elvis Presley
and then as a bandleader of Bill Black's Combo, which scored numerous
instrumental hits in the early '60s. Such is the way of the world that his most
artistically important contributions, as one-third of the rockabilly trio that Elvis Presley
fronted at the beginning of his career, brought him much less commercial reward
than the far less remarkable hit records under his own name.
Black first recorded for Sun Records in early 1954 as a member of a country
band, Doug Poindexter and the Starlite
Wranglers, who also included guitarist
Scotty Moore. That group issued just one single for Sun, but that was enough
to make the talents of Black and Moore
known to Sun head Sam Phillips, who put the pair together with
Elvis Presley. Under the billing of
Elvis Presley, Scotty, and Bill, they
put out five records on Sun in 1954 and 1955, which are usually acknowledged as
some of the finest rockabilly records ever done and
Presley at his most youthfully
uninhibited. Black was an important part of the early
Presley sound with his slap stand-up
bass and ebullient onstage manner.
Black and Moore continued to work with
Presley until 1958, leaving his band in
large part due to disputes over financial terms. Black and
Moore had taken one-quarter of the
royalties at the outset of Presley's
career, but even after Presley had
rocketed to stardom with RCA starting in 1956, they were on a mere 200 dollars/week
wage. Although Moore would eventually
work with Presley again, Black never
did, joining a Memphis group that evolved into Bill Black's Combo in 1959. Their
instrumental "Smokie," released late that year, made the Top Ten.
Bill Black's Combo stuck to the formula of "Smokie" for many of their subsequent
singles: a basic shuffle beat, simple bluesy R&B riffs, and some rinky-dink
organ and smoky saxophone lines on top. They weren't too imaginative, but they
were quite successful, placing eight singles in the Top 40 between 1959 and
1962, including "White Silver Sands," "Josephine," "Don't Be Cruel," "Blue
Tango," and "Hearts of Stone." Their sales were greatly boosted by the
suitability of their instrumental rock for background music at bars, clubs, and
diners, with many of their discs placed in jukeboxes. They were still charting
in the Top 100 as late as 1964, the year they also toured with the Beatles
during the British stars' first nationwide American tour.
Black, sadly, developed a brain tumor and died in 1965, shortly before his 40th
birthday and before rock historians had a chance to allow him to tell his side
of the Elvis Presley story.
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Talents : Bass
Style musical : Instrumental Rock, Memphis Soul
SMOOKIE (Part
II) (1959)
DON'T BE CRUEL
(1960)
MOVIN'
(1961)
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Années en activité :
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DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
| 1959 | SP HI 2018 (US) | . | Smookie (Part I) /
Smookie (Part II)
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| 1959 | SP HI 2021 (US) | . | The Wheel / White Silver Hand |
| 1959 | SP HI 2022 (US) |
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Dry Bones / Josephine |
| 1960 | SP HI 2026 (US) |
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Don't Be Cruel
/ Rollin' |
| 1960 | SP HI 2027 (US) |
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Blue Tango / Willie |
| 1960 | SP HI 2028 (US) | . | Hearts Of Stone / Royal Blue |
| 1960 | SP HI 2029 (US) | . | Old Time Religion / He's Got The Whole World In His Hand |
| 1960 | SP HI 2030 (US) | . | Do Lord / When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder |
| 1960 | SP HI 2031 (US) | . | Down By The Riverside / It Is No Secret |
| 1960 | EP LONDON GEP 10053 (F) |
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White Silver Sands / The Wheel / Smookie (Part. I) /
Smookie (Part II)
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| 1961 | SP HI 2036 (US) |
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Yogi / Old Buttermilk Stone |
| 1961 | SP HI 2038 (US) | . | Honky Train / Movin' |
| 1961 | SP HI 2042 (US) | . | My Girl Josephine / Twist Her |
| 08/1961 | EP LONDON REU 10093 (F) |
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Old Buttermilk Sky / Yogi / Royal Blue / Hearts Of Stone |
| 12/1961 | EP LONDON REU 10107 (F) |
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Movin'
/ Honky Train / Willie / Blue Tango |
| 1962 | SP HI 2049 (US) | . | Twist With My Baby / Slippin' And Sliddin' |
| 1962 | SP HI 2052 (US) | . | My Babe / White Silver Sands |
| 1962 | SP HI 2055 (US) | . | Blues For The Red Boys / So What |
| 1962 | SP HI 2059 (US) | . | Joey's Song / Hot Taco |
| 1962 | EP LONDON 10120 (F) |
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Witchraft / What 'd I Say / Torquay / The Walk |
| 1962 | EP LONDON 10129 (F) |
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So What / Blues For The Red Boy / Twist-Her / My Girl Josephine |
| 1962 | SP LONDON 95328 (F) | . | Twist Her / ? |
| 1963 | SP HI 2064 (US) | . | Do It Rat Now / Little Jasper |
| 1963 | SP HI 2069 (US) | . | Longgone / Monkey Shine |
| 1963 | SP HI 2072 (US) | . | Comin' On / Soft Winds |
| 1964 | SP HI 2077 (US) | . | Raunchy / Tequila |
| 1964 | SP HI 2079 (US) | . | Boo Ray / Little Quennie |
| 1964 | SP HI 2085 (US) | . | Come On Home / He'll Have To Go |
| 1965 | SP HI 2094 (US) | . | Spootin' / Crazy Feel |
| 1965 | SP HI 2106 (US) | . | Hey Good Lookin' / Mountain Of Love |
| 1966 | SP HI 2115 (US) | . | Rambler / You Call Everybody Darling |
| 1967 | SP HI 2124 (US) | . | Son Of Smookie / Peg Leg |
| 1968 | SP HI 2135 (US) | . | Ribbon Of Darkness / Turn Of Your Lovelight |
| 1968 | SP HI 2153 (US) | . | Bright Light Big City / Red Lights |
| 1968 | SP HI 2168 (US) | . | Son Of A Hickory Holler's Tramp / Creeping Around |
| 1969 | SP HI 2185 (US) | . | Closin' Time / No More |
| 1969 | SP COLUMBIA 44867 (US) | . | Slow Action / But It's Allright |
| 1969 | SP COLUMBIA 44983 (US) | . | California Dreamin' / Funky Train |
| 1969 | SP COLUMBIA 45092 (US) | . | Heaven Knows / 1518 Chelsea |
| 1969 | SP COLUMBIA 45162 (US) | . | 1518 Chelsea / Keep The Customer Satisfied |
| 1970 | SP MEGA 0036 (US) | . | Cotton Carnival / Rings |
| 1971 | SP MEGA 0052 (US) | . | Oh Happy Days / Sugar Cured |
| 1972 | SP MEGA 0070 (US) | . | Harlem Nocturne / Sassy Pants |
| 1972 | SP MEGA 0086 (US) | . | Night Train / Bluff City Cookin' |
| 1972 | SP MEGA 0113 (US) | . | Listen To Music / Memphis Shuffle |
| 1972 | SP HI 2208 (US) | . | Daylite / Four A.M. |
| 1972 | SP MEGA 0117 (US) | . | Satin Sheets / Memphis Shuffle |
| 1972 | SP HI 2227 (US) | . | Soul Serenade / ? |
| 1972 | SP HI 2234 (US) | . | Mighty Fine / Smokey Bourbon Street |
| 1973 | SP MEGA 0201 (US) | . | Tequila / Smookie (Part. II) |
| 1974 | SP HI 2283 (US) | . | Boilin Cabbage / Truck Stop |
| 1974 | SP MEGA 0207 (US) | . | Oh Happy Days / Listen To The Music |
| 1974 | SP ECHO 8020 (US) | . | Country Roads / Please Love Me Forever |
| 1975 ? | SP LIBERTY 22232 (US) | . | Heart Of Stones / Smookie (Part. II) |
| 1975 | SP HI 2291 (US) | . | Back Up And Push / Almost Persuaded |
| 1975 | SP HI 2301 (US) | . | Fire On The Bayou / Memphis Stroll |
| 1975 | SP HI 2311 (US) | . | Jump Back, Joe Joe / I Can Help |
| 1976 | SP HI 2317 (US) | . | Redneck Rock / Yakety Sax |
| 1978 | SP HI 78508 (US) | . | Cashin' In / L.A. Blues |
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Albums
| 1960 | LP 12" HI HL-12001 (mono) / SHL-32001 (stereo) (US) |
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SMOOKIE - Smokie, Part 2 / Frankie And Johnny / Tuxedo Junction / Cyclone Bop / Dee J. Special / Anytime / Smokie, Part 1 / Crankcase / Deep Elm Blues / Before Dawn / Special Duty / Accentuate The Positive (Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate) | ||
| 1960 | LP 12" HI HL-12002 (mono) SHL-32002 (stereo) (US) |
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SAXY JAZZ - Smokie / Frankie And Johnny / Tuxedo Junction / Cyclone Bop / Dee J. Special / Anytime / White Silver Sands / The Wheel / Crankcase / Deep Elm Blues / Before Dawn / Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive | ||
| 10/1960 | LP 12" HI HL-12003 (mono) SHL-32003 (stereo) (US) |
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SOLID AND RAUNCHY - Don't Be Cruel /Singin' The Blues / Blueberry Hill / I Almost Lost My Mind / Cherry Pink / Mona Lisa / Honky Tonk / Tequila / Raunchy / You Win Again / Bo Diddley / Mack The Knife | ||
| 1962 | LP 12" HI HL-12004 (mono) SHL-32004 (stereo) (US) |
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THAT WONDERFUL FEELING - Nobody Knows / When The Saints Go Marching In / Old Time Religion / Swing Low Sweet Chariot / It's No Secret / Down By The Riverside / Dry Bones / He's Got The Whole World In His Hands / This Old House / When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder / Do Lord / Just A Closer Walk | ||
| 1962 | LP 12" HI HL-12005 (mono) SHL-32005 (stereo) (US) |
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MOVIN' - Movin' / My Baby / Torquay / The Walk / Witchcraft / Honky Train / What'd I Say / Be Bop A-Lula / Hey Bo Diddley / Work With Me Annie / 40 Miles Of Bad Road / Ain't That Loving You Baby | ||
| 1962 | LP 12" HI HL-12006 (mono) SHL-32006 (US) |
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RECORD HOP - Night Train / Corrina, Corrina / My Girl Josephine / Hucklebuck / Royal Twist / Slippin' And Slidin' / Twisteroo / Smokie, Part 2 / Twist Her / Yogi / Twist With Me Baby / Johnny B. Goode | ||
| 1962 | LP 12" HI SHL-32006 (US) |
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TWIST HER - Twist-Her / Night Train / Corrina, Corrina / Huckle-Buck / Royal Twist / Yogi / My Girl Josephine / Twisteroo / Johnny B. Goode / Slippin' & Slidin' / Twist With Me Baby / Smokey Part 2 | ||
| 1962 | LP 12" LONDON HAU 2427 (F) |
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LET'S TWIST | ||
| 1963 | LP 12" HI HL-12009 (mono) SHL-32009 (stereo) (US) |
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THE UNTOUCHABLE SOUND OF BILL BLACK COMBO - Joey's Song / Castle Rock / Red Top / Tippin' Inn / Skokiaan / Woodchopper's Ball / So What / Night Train / Your Cheatin' Heart / Ain't That A Shame / Little Brown Jug / I Can't Stop Loving You | ||
| 1963 | LP 12" HI HL-12012 (mono) SHL-32012 (stereo) (US) |
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GREATESTS HITS - Do It-Rat Now /Josephine / Rollin' / Hearts Of Stone / Yogi / White Silver Sands / Blue Tango / Willie / Ole Buttermilk Sky / Royal Blue / Don't Be Cruel / Smokie, Part 2 (rerecording) | ||
| 1964 | LP 12" HI HL-12013 (mono) SHL-32013 (stereo) (US) |
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BILL BLACK'S COMBO GOES WEST - Ridin' Down The Canyon / Deep In The Heart Of Texas / Down In The Valley / Cool Water / El Rancho Grande / Home On The Range / Tumblin' Tumbleweeds / San Antonio Rose / Red River Valley | ||
| 1964 | LP 12" HI HL-12015 (mono) SHL-32015 (stereo) (US) |
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BILL BLACK'S COMBO PLAYS THE BLUES - Blues In The Night / Birth Of The Blues / Comin' On / Wabash Blues / Weary Blues / Basin Street Blues / I'll Never Be Free / Peter Gunn / Blues In My Heart / Got You On My Mind / Midnight / St. Louis Blues | ||
| 1964 | LP 12" HI HL-12017 (mono) SHL-32017 (stereo) (US) |
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BILL BLACK COMBO PLAYS TUNES BY CHUCK BERRY - School Days / Sweet Little Sixteen / Roll Over Beethoven / Maybellene / Carol / Little Queenie / Brown Eyed Handsome Man / Nadine / Thirty Days / Johnny B. Goode / Reelin' And Rockin' / Memphis Tennessee | ||
| 1965 | LP 12" HI HL-12020 (mono) SHL-32020 (stereo) (US) |
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THE UNTOUCHABLE SOUND - BILL BLACK'S COMBO GOES BIG BAND - T.D.'s Boogie Woogie / Two O'Clock Jump / Leap Frog / Canadian Sunset / Java / Sentimental Journey / In The Mood / Strangers On The Shore / Tuxedo Junction / Near You | ||
| 03/1965 | LP 12" HI HL-12023 (mono) SHL-32023 (stereo) (US) |
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MORE SOLID AND RAUNCHY - Come On Home / He'll Have To Go / Hard Day's Night / You Better Move On / Good Rocking Tonight / Tea For Two Cha Cha / Sunrise Serenade / White Sport Coat / Oh, Lonesome Me / Red River Rock / Kansas City / Fannie Mae | ||
| 10/1965 | LP 12" HI HL-12027 (mono) SHL-32027 (stereo) (US) |
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MISTER BEAT - Spootin' / It's All In The Game / North To Alaska / Mr. Beat / Side By Side / Black Beat / Talk Back Trembling Lips / Oh Lonesome Me / From Here To Eternity / Make Love To Me / Swinging On A Star / Till I Waltz Again With You | ||
| 1966 | LP 12" HI HL-12032 (mono) SHL-32032 (stereo) (US) |
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ALL-TIMERS - Hey, Good Lookin' / Bouquet Of Roses / Under Your Spell Again / Mountain Of Love / Together Again / Anytime / Your Cheatin' Heart / I Walk The Line / Love's Gonna Live Here / Half As Much / I'm So Lonesome / Act Naturally | ||
| 1967 | LP 12" HI HL-12033 (mono) SHL-32033 (stereo) (US) |
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BLACK LACE - You Call Everybody Darling / Jersey Bounce / Stardust / Stomping At the Savoy / Bunny Hop / Rambler / BeginTthe Beguine / Moonlight Serenade / Sugar Blues / Beer Barrel Polka / T.D.'s Boogie Woogie / South | ||
| 1967 | LP 12" HI HL-12036 (mono) SHL-32036 (stereo) (US) |
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RING OF THE ROAD - King Of The Road / Detroit City / I Left My Heart In San Francisco / Blue Hawaii / Sidewalks Of New York / Mexico / Sioux City Sue / Pennsylvania Polka / Memphis, Tennessee / Tennessee Waltz / Chicago / Washington Square | ||
| 1968 | LP 12" HI HL-12041 (mono) SHL-32041 (stereo) (US) |
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BILL BLACK'S BEAT GOES ON - The Beat Goes On / Ode To Billy Joe / Funky Broadway / A Whiter Shade Of Pale / Gotta Travel On / Soul Man / Wipe It Out / Let The Good Times Roll / The Letter / River Of Darkness / Never My Love / The Stripper | ||
| 1968 | LP 12" HI HL-32002 (réédition) (US) |
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SAXY JAZZ - Smokie / Frankie And Johnny / Tuxedo Junction / Cyclone Bop / Dee J. Special / Anytime / White Silver Sands / The Wheel / Crankcase / Deep Elm Blues / Before Dawn / Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive | ||
| 1968 | LP 12" HI HL-32006 (stereo) (US) |
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LET'S TWIST-HER - Night Train / Corrina, Corrina / My Girl Josephine / Hucklebuck / Royal Twist / Slippin' And Slidin' / Twisteroo / Smokie, Part 2 / Twist Her / Yogi / Twist With Me Baby / Johnny B. Goode | ||
| 1969 | LP 12" HI HL-12044 (mono) SHL-32044 (stereo) (US) |
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TURN ON YOUR LOVELIGHT - Turn On Your Love Light / Simon Says / Bright Lights / Red Light / Big Boss / In the Midnight Hour / Feel So Bad / Shoe- Bee-Doo / Phily Dog / Soul Serenade / The Horse | ||
| 1969 | LP 12" HI HL-12047 (mono) SHL-32047 (stereo) (US) |
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SOULIN' THE BLUES - Everyday I Have The Blues / Birds And The Bees / Imperial Tempo / Hoochie Coochie / Dust My Broom / Blue Shadows / Movin In / No Time / Mrs. Nelly B / Spoonful / Things I Used To Do / Last Train | ||
| 08/1969 | LP 12" HI HL-12052 (mono) SHL-32052 (stereo) (US) |
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SOLID AND RAUNCHY, VOLUME 3 - Creepin' Around / Groovin' Easy / Watch Your Step / Hold It Down / Coco Brown / Come See About Me / Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp / Car Driver / If I Had A Hammer / Leavin' Town / Love Is Here And Now You're Gone | ||
| 1969 | LP 12" COLUMBIA 63072 (US) |
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BLACK WITH SUGAR - Hey Jude / Slow Action / For Once in My Life / The Funky Train / Games People Play / But It's Alright / California Dreamin' / Soulfully Yours / Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da / Southern Comfort / All Cows No Bulls | ||
| 1970 | LP 12" COLUMBIA 1055 (US) |
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BASIC BLACK - Everybody's Out Of Town / Free And Funky / Let It Be / A Black Experience / Lay Lady Lay / Put Out My Fire / Keep The Customer Satisfied / Rainy Night In Georgia / Here Comes That Old Feeling Again / Venue / I'm So Glad You're You | ||
| 1970 | LP 12" COLUMBIA 59957 (US) |
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RAINDROPS KEEP FALLING | ||
| 1971 | LP 12" HI SHL-32061 (US) |
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MORE BILL BLACK MAGIC - Ramblin' Rose / Careless Love / He'll Have To Go / I Got A Woman / Will Sing In The Sunshine / Everybody Loves Somebody / Closin' Time / Tuff / He Ba Ba Re Bop / That Funky Feelin' / Kinda Lonesome / Tippin' | ||
| 1971 | LP 12" MEGA M31-1008 (US) |
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THE MEMPHIS SCENE - Rings / Resurrection Shuffle / Make It With You / Memphis Shuffle / Beale Street Connection / Mighty Clouds Of Joy / Oh Happy Day / Cotton Carnival / Mississippi Current / Sugar Cured / Summer Sand | ||
| 1972 | LP 12" MEGA M31-1014 (US) |
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JUKE BOX FAVOURITES - Harlem Noctune / Canadian Sunset / Bluff City Cookin' / Cry / One Mint Julep / Honky Tonk / Alley Cat / Proud Mary / Sassy Pants / Night Train | ||
| 1973 | LP 12" HI XSHL-32078 (US) |
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GREATEST HITS VOL. II - Raunchy / Dry Bones / Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White / I Walk The Line / Movin' / Memphis Tennessee / The Stripper / Turn On Your Love Light / Be-Bop A-Lula / So What | ||
| 1973 | LP 12" MEGA 5008 (US) |
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ROCK AND ROLL FOREVER - Tequila / Ram-Bunk- Shush / Reelin' And Rockin' / Soul Rockin' / Crocodile Rock / Slippin' And Slidin' / I Don't Want To Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes / Don't Be Cruel (To A Heart That's True) / Raunchy / B.B. Shuffle | ||
| 1974 | LP 12" MEGA MLPS-600 (US) |
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BILL BLACK IS BACK - Smokie, Part II / Don't Be Cruel / Ram-Bunk-Shush / Josephine / So What / White Silver Sands / Tequila / Sugar Cured / Raunchy / Honky Tonk | ||
| 1975 | LP 12" HI SHL-32088 (US) |
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SOLID & COUNTRY - BILL BLACK COMBO FEATURING BOB TUCKER - Soul Serenade / Memphis / Pickin' / Rub It In / Black's Boogie / Truck Stop / Cottonfields / Boilin' Cabbage / Chelsea Blues / Faded Love / Hello Josephine | ||
| 1975 | LP 12" HI SHL-32093 (US) |
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WORLD'S GREATEST HONKY-TONK BAND - Orange Blossom Special / I Can Help / Jump Back Joe / Rangers Waltz / Fire On The Bayou / Back Up And Push / Memphis Stroll / Almost Persuaded / Beer Barrel Polka / Carrol County Blues | ||
| 1976 | LP 12" ZODIAC ZLP-5006 (US) |
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BILL BLACK COMBO PLAYS THE GREATEST HITS - Listen To The Music / Killing Me Softly / Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'round The Old Oak Tree / Delta Dawn / The Entertainer / Midnight At The Oasis / Proud Mary / Satin Sheets / Cry / Alley Cat | ||
| 1977 | LP 12" HI 6005 (US) |
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AWARD WINNERS - Cashin' In ( A Tribute to Luther Perkins) / Luckenbach Texas / Honky Tonk Boogie / Rebel Rouser / LA Blues / Rock n Roll Redneck Honky Tonk Cowboy Band / Rocky Top / Lucille / Wipe Out / Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain | ||
| 1977 | LP 12" HI SHL-32104 (US) |
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IT'S HONKY TONK TIME - Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms / Yakety Sax / Salty Dog Blues / Boilin' Cabbage / Redneck Rock / Cotton Eyed Joe / Easy Pickin' / Lover Please / My Blue Heaven / Cycoon (Southern Cyclone) | ||
| 1979 | LP 12" PRESS BU 4050 (US) |
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THE BEST OF BILL BLACK COMBO | ||
| 197? | LP 12" HI HLP 8004 (US) |
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MEMPHIS TENNESSEE - Smokie / Memphis Tennessee / Leavin' Town / Turn On Your Love Light / Creepin' Around / White Silver Sands / Don't Be Cruel / Ramblin' Rose / He'll Have To Go / Wipe It Out | ||
| 1980 | LP 12" SPRINGBOARD SPB-4020 (US) |
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BILL BLACK'S COMBO FOREVER - Bluff City Cookin' / Memphis Shuffle / Make It With You / B.B. Shuffle / Cotton Carnaval / Night Train / Sassy Pants / Alley Cat / Sugar Cured | ||
| 1989 | CD HI HIUKCD 102 (UK) |
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MEMPHIS ROCK 'N' SOUL PARTY - BILL BLACK & WILLIE MITCHELL - Don't Be Cruel / Honky Tonk / Blueberry Hill / Hearts Of Stone / Movin' / Hey! Bo Diddley / Work With Me Annie / Twist-Her / My Girl Josephine / Night Train / So What / Do It- Rat Now / Monkey Shine / School Days / Memphis / Little Queenie / Secret Home / Buster Browne (Willie MITCHELL) / Woodchopper's Ball (Willie MITCHELL) / That Driving Beat (Willie MITCHELL) / Everything Is Gonna Be Alright (Willie MITCHELL) / The Champion, Pt. 1 (Willie MITCHELL) / Bad Eye (Willie MITCHELL) / Sugar T (Willie MITCHELL) / Mercy (Willie MITCHELL) / Up-Hard (Willie MITCHELL) / 30-60-90 (Willie MITCHELL) / Who's Making Love? (Willie MITCHELL) / Come See About Me (Willie MITCHELL) / My Babe (Willie MITCHELL) / I'm A Midnight Mover (Willie MITCHELL) / Set Free (Willie MITCHELL) | ||
| 1991 | CD HI HIUKCD 112 (UK) |
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SOLID & RAUNCHY / MOVIN' - Don't Be Cruel / Singin' The Blues / Blueberry Hill / I Almost Lost My Mind / Cherry Pink / Mona Lisa / Honky Tonk / Tequila / Raunchy / You Win Again / Bo Diddley / Mack The Knife / Movin' [original single] / What'd I Say / Hey! Bo Diddley / Witchcraft / Be-Bop-A-Lula / My Babe / 40 Miles Of Bad Road / Ain't That Lovin' You Baby / Honky Train [original single] / Walk / Torquay | ||
| 1991 | CD HI HIUKCD 115 (UK) |
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GREATEST HITS / BILL BLACK PLAYS TUNES BY CHUCK BERRY - Do It-Rat Now /Josephine / Rollin' / Hearts Of Stone / Yogi / White Silver Sands / Blue Tango / Willie / Ole Buttermilk Sky / Royal Blue / Don't Be Cruel / Smokie, Part 2 (rerecording) / School Days / Sweet Little Sixteen / Roll Over Beethoven / Maybellene / Carol / Little Queenie / Brown Eyed Handsome Man / Nadine / Thirty Days / Johnny B. Goode / Reelin' And Rockin' / Memphis Tennessee | ||
| 1992 | CD HI HIUKCD 124 (UK) |
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BILL BLACK'S COMBO GOES WEST / BILL BLACK'S COMBO PLAYS THE BLUES - Ridin' Down The Canyon / Deep In The Heart Of Texas / Down In The Valley / Cool Water / El Rancho Grande / Home On The Range / Tumblin' Tumbleweeds / San Antonio Rose / Red River Valley / Blues In The Night / Birth Of The Blues / Comin' On / Wabash Blues / Weary Blues / Basin Street Blues / I'll Never Be Free / Peter Gunn / Blues In My Heart / Got You On My Mind / Midnight / St. Louis Blues | ||
| 09/1992 | CD HI HIUKCD 131 (UK) |
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LET'S TWIST-HER / THE UNTOUCHABLE SOUND OF BILL BLACK COMBO - wist-Her / Night Train / Corrina, Corrina / Hucklebuck / Royal Twist / Yogi / My Girl Josephine / Twisteroo / Johnny B. Goode / Slippin' And Slidin' / Twist With Me Baby / Smokie, Pt. 2 / Joey's Song / Castle Rock / Red Top / Tippin' Inn / Skokiaan / Woodchopper's Ball / So What / Night Train / Your Cheatin' Heart / Ain't That A Shame / Little Brown Jug / I Can't Stop Loving You | ||
| 11/1995 | CD HI HIUKCD 145 (UK) |
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THAT WONDERFUL FEELING / BILL BLACK'S COMBO GOES BIG BAND - Nobody Knows / This Ole House / When The Saints Go Marching In / It Is No Secret / Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Just A Closer Walk With Thee / When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder / He's Got The Whole World In His Hands / Do Lord / Down By The Riverside / Old Time Religion / Dry Bones / T.D.'s Boogie Woogie / Near You / Sentimental Journey / Tuxedo Junction / Canadian Sunset / Leap Frog / In The Mood / Java / Two O'Clock Jump / So Rare / Oh / Stranger On The Shore | ||
| 01/1996 | CD HI HIUKCD 146 (UK) |
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SMOKIE / MORE SOLID & RAUNCHY - Smokie, Part 2 / Frankie And Johnny / Tuxedo Junction / Cyclone Bop / Dee J. Special / Anytime / Smokie, Part 1 / Crankcase / Deep Elm Blues / Before Dawn / Special Duty / Accentuate The Positive (Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate) / Kansas City / You Better Move On / A Hard Day's Night / Tea For Two Cha Cha / Good Rockin' Tonight / Fannie Mae / Come On Home / Red River Rock / White Sport Coat / Sunrise Serenade | ||
| 08/1996 | CD HI HILOCD-22 (UK) |
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THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF BILL BLACK'S COMBO - Blueberry Hill / Hey! Bo Diddley / My Girl Josephine / Don't Be Cruel / Tequila / Mack The Knife / Be-Bop-A-Lula / Roll Over Beethoven / Johnny B. Goode / Slippin' And Slidin' / Ain't That A Shame / Cool Water / Yellow Rose Of Texas / This Ole House / Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Old Time Religion / He's Got The Whole World In His Hands / Stranger On The Shore | ||
| 1997 | CD STYLUS ? (US) |
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THE JUKEBOX COLLECTION VOL 3 - BILL BLACK'S COMBO - |
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| 07/1998 | CD HI HEX 31 (UK) |
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THE HI MASTERS - White Silver Sands / Movin' / Smokie, Pt. 2 / Monkey Shine / Don't Be Cruel / Little Queenie / Josephine / Willie / You Win Again / Memphis / Hearts Of Stone / Twist-Her / Honky Train / Mack The Knife / Do It- Rat Now | ||
| 10/1998 | 2 CD HI 40 (UK) |
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HI ROLLIN' - THE STORY OF BILL BLACK : | ||
| 1999 | 2 CD HI ? (UK) |
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| 10/2000 | CD HI 171 (UK) |
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SAXY JAZZ / SOLID AND RAUNCHY - Smokie, part 2 / Frankie And Johnny / Tuxedo Junction / Cyclone Bop / Dee J. Special / Anytime / White Silver Sands / The Wheel / Crankcase / Deep Elm Blues / Before Dawn / Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive / Smokie, part 1 / Don't Be Cruel / Singin' The Blues / Blueberry Hill / I Almost Lost My Mind / Cherry Pink / Mona Lisa / Honky Tonk / Tequila / Raunchy / You Win Again / Bo Diddley / Mack The Knife | ||
| 12/2000 | CD HI 172 (UK) |
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THAT WONDERFUL FEELING / MOVIN' - Nobody Knows / This Ole House / When The Saints Go Marching In / It Is No Secret / Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / Just A Closer Walk With Thee / When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder / He's Got The Whole World In His Hands / Do Lord / Down By The Riverside / Old Time Religion / Dry Bones / Movin' / What'd I Say / Hey Bo Diddley / Witchcraft / Work With Me Annie / Be-Bop-A-Lula / My Babe / 40 Miles Of Bad Road / Ain't That Loving You Baby / Honky Train / Walk / Torquay | ||
| 02/2001 | CD HI 173 (UK) |
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RECORD HOP / THE UNTOUCHABLE SOUND - Twist-Her / Night Train / Corrina, Corrina / Hucklebuck / Royal Twist / Yogi / My Girl Josephine / Twisteroo / Johnny B. Goode / Slippin' And Slidin' / Twist With Me Baby / Smokie, Pt. 2 / Joey's Song / Castle Rock / Red Top / Tippin' In / Skokiaan / Woodchopper's Ball / So What / Night Train [Slow Version] / Your Cheatin' Heart / Ain't That A Shame / Little Brown Jug / I Can't Stop Loving You / Blues For The Red Boy | ||
| 02/2001 | CD HI 174 (UK) |
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BILL BLACK'S GREATEST HITS / BILL BLACK'S COMBO GOES WEST - Do It-Rat Now /Josephine / Rollin' / Hearts Of Stone / Yogi / White Silver Sands / Blue Tango / Willie / Ole Buttermilk Sky / Royal Blue / Don't Be Cruel / Smokie, Part 2 (rerecording) / Little Jasper / Monkey Shine / Long Gone / San Antonio Rose / Tumbling Tumbleweeds / Deep In The Heart Of Texas / There's A Goldmine In The Sky / Yellow Rose Of Texas / Rancho Grande / Home On The Range / Red River Valley / Down In The Valley / Cool Water / Ridin' Down The Canyon / Cattle Call | ||
| 04/2001 | CD CAPITOL 27836 (US) |
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THE BEST OF BILL BLACK'S COMBO - THE HI RECORDS YEARS - Smokie, Pt. 2 / White Silver Sands / Josephine / Don't Be Cruel / Blue Tango / Hearts Of Stone / Ole Buttermilk Sky / Movin' / Honky Train / Twist-Her / So What / Do It -- Rat Now / Little Jasper / Long Gone / Monkey Shine / Comin' On / Tequila / Little Queenie | ||
| 06/2001 | CD HI 175 (UK) |
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BILL BLACK'S COMBO PLAYS THE BLUES / BILL BLACK PLAYS TUNES BY CHUCK BERRY - I'll Never Be Free / Birth Of The Blues / Midnight / Blues In My Heart / Basin Street Blues / Comin' On / St. Louis Blues / Got You On My Mind / Wabash Blues / Peter Gunn / Weary Blues / Soft Winds / School Days / Sweet Little Sixteen / Roll Over Beethoven / Maybellene / Carol / Little Queenie / Brown-Eyed Handsome Man / Nadine / Thirty Days / Johnny B. Goode / Reelin' And Rockin' / Memphis / Boo Ray | ||
| 06/2001 | CD HI 176 (UK) |
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BILL BLACK'S COMBO GOES BIG BAND / MORE SOLID & RAUNCHY - T.D.'s Boogie Woogie / Near You / Sentimental Journey / Tuxedo Junction / Canadian Sunset / Leap Frog / In The Mood / Java / Two O'Clock Jump / So Rare / Oh / Stranger On The Shore / Kansas City / You Better Move On / Hard Day's Night / Tea For Two Cha Cha / Good Rocking Tonight / Fannie Mae / Come On Home / Red River Rock / White Sport Coat / Sunrise Serenade / Oh, Lonesome Me / He'll Have To Go | ||
| 06/2001 | CD HI 177 (UK) |
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WORLD'S GREATEST HONKY-TONK BAND / AWARD WINNERS - Orange Blossom Special / I Can Help / Jump Back Joe / Rangers Waltz / Fire On The Bayou / Back Up And Push / Memphis Stroll / Almost Persuaded / Beer Barrel Polka / Carroll County Blues / Cashin' In (A Tribute To Luther Perkins) / Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love) / Honky Tonk Boogie / Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain / Rebel Rouser / Wipe Out / Lucille / Rocky Top / L.A. Blues / Rock 'n' Roll Redneck Honky Tonk Cowboy Band | ||
| 2001 | CD BLUE CITY BCCD-819 (US) |
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36 GREATEST HITS! - Smokey Pt.2 / White Silver Sands / Heart Of Stone / Joey's Song / Johnny B. Goode / Blueberry Hill / Don't Be Cruel / Honky Train / Josephine / Corrina,Corinna / Yogi / Do It Rat Now / Red Top / Slippin' And Slidin' / Hucklebuck / Turn On Your Love Light / Ain't That A Shame / Little Queenie / Long Gone / Blue Tango / Twist-Her / Comin' On / Movin' / Night Train / Old Buttermilk Sky / Twisteroo / Rollin' / Royal Blue / So What / Castle Rock / Your Cheatin' Heart / Twist With Me Baby / Tequila / Honky Tonk / Smokey(Pt.1) / Twistin' White Silver Sands. | ||
| 12/2003 | CD PARADIME ? (?) |
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BILL BLACK'S COMBO - Mud Island Blues / Memphis / Kansas City / Tequila / Smokie Part 2 / Wipe Out / Hello Josephine / Happy Organ / Hearts Of Stone / Don't Be Cruel / White Silver Sands / Green Onions | ||
| 08/2005 | CD 3D 304 (?) |
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DOWN IN THE DEPTHS - Down In The Depths On The 90th Floor / Laugh, Clown, Laugh / Little Toy Train / Spring Is Here / So It's Spring / Love And I Are Partin' / Listen Little Boy / Nobody's Heart / Where Are You / Gloomy Sunday / I'll Never Be The Same / Blame It On My Youth | ||
| 11/2012 | 2 CD JASMINE JASCD 709 (UK) |
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