Webb Pierce - Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight: High Geared Daddy (CD)

Godfather of rockabilly and king of the honky tonks, Webb Pierce was the biggest country star of the 1950s! His look alone defined hillbilly glitz and glamor!Bear Family features an exclusive compilation of uptempo songs from Webb Pierce's earlier years, featuring Four Star recordings like High Geared Daddy, Heebie Jeebie Blues, and New Panhandle Rag, as well as Pacemaker performances (Roy Acuff's Freight Train Blues, Hayride Boogie, and Have You Ever Had The Feeling) PLUS uptempo early Decca recordings including hits (In The Jailhouse Now, Love, Love, Love, Honky Tonk Song, Bye Bye Love, Tupelo County Jail and I Ain't Never) and rarities like You Scared The Love Right Out Of Me, Any Old Time, and New Raunchy. Highlights include Webb Pierce's rarely-heard rockabilly version of Teen Age Boogie, with a rawer arrangement, previously only issued in England in 1956. A new essay writen by Rich Kienzle.Webb Pierce was flashy. A Louisiana Hayride star, he replaced Hank Williams on the Grand Ol