Wham Bam! The Best of the Googie Rene Combo

Track Listings
1. Wham Bam
2. Midnight
3. Big Time
4. Side-Track
5. Break It Up
6. Rock-A-Boogie
7. Beautiful Weekend
8. Twilight Walk [Extended Take] [#]
9. Wonderful Night
10. Wiggle Tail, Pt. 1
11. Wiggle Tail, Pt. 2
12. Sunrise
13. Rock-A-Bye Baby
14. Skumbo
15. Ez-Zee [Alternate Take 2][#]
16. Forever
17. Slide, Pt. 1
18. Slide, Pt. 2
19. Flapjacks, Pt. 1
20. Flapjacks, Pt. 2
See all 26 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Subtitled - The Best Of The Googie Rene Combo. The son of noted songwriter Leon Rene, Googie cut a slew of piano/organ instrumentals between 1956 & 1966 for his father's respected Class Records. With the accent on rinky dink R&B, the material also includes out-&-out rockers, tender ballads, & groovy soul workouts (including 'Smokey Joe's La La'). First ever reissue album on LP or CD. 26 tracks. Ace. 2003.

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Wham Bam! The Best of the Googie Rene Combo

Wham Bam! The Best of the Googie Rene Combo
Wham Bam! The Best of the Googie Rene Combo
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • 50's L.A. R & B
Wham Bam! The Best of the Googie Rene Combo
Googie Rene Combo
Manufacturer: Ace Records UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
Soul-Jazz & BoogalooSoul-Jazz & Boogaloo | Jazz | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | R&B | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0000TCPOA
Release Date: 2003-12-01

Tracks:

  1. Wham Bam
  2. Midnight
  3. Big Time
  4. Side-Track
  5. Break It Up
  6. Rock-A-Boogie
  7. Beautiful Weekend
  8. Twilight Walk [Extended Take][#]
  9. Wonderful Night
  10. Wiggle Tail, Pt. 1
  11. Wiggle Tail, Pt. 2
  12. Sunrise
  13. Rock-A-Bye Baby
  14. Skumbo
  15. Ez-Zee [Alternate Take 2][#]
  16. Forever
  17. Slide, Pt. 1
  18. Slide, Pt. 2
  19. Flapjacks, Pt. 1
  20. Flapjacks, Pt. 2
  21. Bossa Baby
  22. Soul Zone
  23. Smokey Joe's La La
  24. Needing You
  25. Chica Boo
  26. Mercy Mercy (Too Much for the Soul)

Album Description

Subtitled - The Best Of The Googie Rene Combo. The son of noted songwriter Leon Rene, Googie cut a slew of piano/organ instrumentals between 1956 & 1966 for his father's respected Class Records. With the accent on rinky dink R&B, the material also includes out-&-out rockers, tender ballads, & groovy soul workouts (including 'Smokey Joe's La La'). First ever reissue album on LP or CD. 26 tracks. Ace. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars 50's L.A. R & B .......2004-08-05

if you saw the list of great L.A. studio guys on this CD from L.A. in the 50's, you would run out and buy it right now. I'm not gonna let the cat out of the bag, though.....

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