Collins Kids Rockin'Est CD - Import

If Larry and Lorrie, the Collins Kids, were denied their rightful place at the hitmaking table during the 1950s, then the music some 40 years later poises them as the very energetic embodiment of ground-floor rockabilly music. Lorrie's sexy vocals and Larry's twangy guitar breaks fused to his hyperkinetic little-brother stance make for some pretty exciting music on this collection; performances like "Hoy Hoy," "I'm in My Teens," "Whistle Bait," "Party," "Hot Rod," and the flame-throwing "Mercy" show the kids at their rocking best. The collection is also sprinkled with their country big-sister/cute-but-pesky-little-brother novelties ("Make Him Behave," "Hush Money") and early country-approved rockers ("Shortnin' Bread Rock," "Beetle Bug Bop") to give a more complete picture of the duo's recorded oeuvre. If springing for their deluxe box set is too much for your wallet to handle, then this 22-track single-disc collection is absolutely the way to go. ~ Cub Koda

those beetle-bug-boppin' young'ins are showcased here singing about the pleasures of being a teen on 22 tracks from 1955-58, inc. "I'm In My Teens", "Hot Rod" & "Hop, Skip & Jump"

Illustrator: R.A. Andreas.

Photographer: R.A. Andreas.

Unknown Contributor Roles: Colin Escott; Richard Weize.

Personnel: Larry Collins (vocals, guitar); Herbert L. "Cousin Herb" Henson, Walter Garland, Harold Bradley, Sam Pruett, Joe Maphis, Johnny Bond (guitar); Johnny Sibert (steel guitar); Margie Ann Warren (fiddle); Dudley Brooks, Floyd Cramer, W Wardle, Bill Woods (piano); Marion Z. "Pee Wee" Adams, Murray Harman, Jr., Milton Curtis "Muddy" Berry (drums).

Recording information: Bradley Film & Recording Studio, Nashville, TN (10/04/1955-11/16/1959); Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA (10/04/1955-11/16/1959).