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Andre Williams

Title: Mr. Rhythm is Movin! 1955-1960 Fortune Recordings

Label: Hoodoo Records

Cat No:263394
Format:CD

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• Detroit and Chicago musical legend Andre Williams has been singin’ and livin’ rhythm & blues since the mid ‘50s when he had his first hit, “Bacon Fat”. With the dirtiest voice around, Williams established himself as the king of the greasiest R&B.

• This quintessential collection gathers a variety of the great R&B recordings and hard to find early sides he made for the Fortune label between 1955 and 1960. Backed by The Don Juans or The Five Dollars, Williams can be heard here ripping through his most famous songs.

• Mr. Rhythm, as he was also known, was rapping in his laid-back hipster style long before there was rap – he was the consummate ultra-cool sharp-dressed slick and sleazy soulman. Williams has always been at his best when playing ludicrous rump-shaking grooves about food or foul-mouthed funk, spending much of the his later years writing chart toppers for the likes of Stevie Wonder, Mary Wells, Funkadelic, Parliament and Ike and Tina Turner, to name just a few.

• Total Time: 79:31 mins. - 27 tracks - also includes: 16-page booklet, rare photos, vintage visual memorabilia & detailed liner notes.

• “Andre Williams makes Little Richard sound like Pat Boone!” – Lux Interior (The Cramps)

Track Listing for Mr. Rhythm is Movin! 1955-1960 Fortune Recordings
01. Goin’ Down To Tia Juana 3:01
02. I Still Love You 2:33
03. (Mmmm… Andre Williams Is) Movin’ - Part 1 2:50
04. (Georgia May Is) Movin’ - Part 2 3:21
05. Bacon Fat 3:04
06. Is It True? 2:13
07. Don’t Touch 2:20
08. Mozelle 3:16
09. Mean Jean 2:41
10. Just Want A Little Lovin’ 2:46
11. My Tears 3:00
12. Hey, Country Girl 2:11
13. Come On Baby 3:40
14. Tossin’ & Turnin’ 3:26
15. Jail Bait 3:25
16. The Greasy Chicken 3:10
17. Pass The Biscuits, Please 3:21
18. Jailhouse Blues 2:17
19. Just Because 2:47
20. Put A Chain On It 2:50
21. My Last Dance With You 2:55
22. Bobby Jean 2:42
23. Pulling Time 2:54
24. Just Because Of A Kiss 3:11
25. I’ll Do It All For You 2:28
26. I Wanna Know Why 4:31
27. You Are My Sunshine 2:38

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Mr. Rhythm is Movin! 1955-1960 Fortune Recordings