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Soul & Swagger: The Complete "5" Royales 1951-1967
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Soul & Swagger: The Complete "5" Royales 1951-1967
Current price: $50.99
Barnes and Noble
Soul & Swagger: The Complete "5" Royales 1951-1967
Current price: $50.99
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One of the finest and most influential rhythm & blues acts of the '50s,
began their career as a gospel group called
before crossing over to secular music in 1952. The
initially recorded for
, where they scored hits like "Baby Don't Do It" and "Laundromat Blues," but they enjoyed greater success when they signed with
in 1954 and stormed the R&B charts with tunes like "Monkey Hips and Rice," "Think" (later covered by
and
), and "Dedicated to the One I Love" (which both
took to the upper reaches of the pop charts). While
were one of the best harmony acts of their day, the group's secret weapon was
, who wrote their original material and played powerful, inventive lead guitar on their sides for
.
is a five-disc box set that collects the group's entire recorded repertoire, from their first sides as
to their final sessions for
in 1964. These classic recordings offer a richly detailed portrait of a group whose early singles predated what most people think of as the birth of rock & roll, and retired as R&B was making way for what would be called soul; this is great music from a remarkable time and place, and well worth exploring for fans of vintage R&B and blues. ~ Mark Deming