Release Date: 29 March 2019
Label: Jasmine Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 604988103021
Genres: Rock 'N' Roll  Rockabilly  
Release Date: 29 March 2019
Label: Jasmine Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 604988103021
Genres: Rock 'N' Roll  Rockabilly  
Description
This compilation comprises everything that The Fendermen (singer/guitarists Phil Humphrey and Jim Sundquist) recorded together in 1959-60, plus the handful of releases they each cut after splitting in 1961.
Humphrey and Sundquist were classic "One Hit Wonders", with their million-selling, manic reading of Jimmie Rodgers' 'Blue Yodel #8', retitled 'Mule Skinner Blues', a worldwide hit in 1960. It remains one of the very few hit records which is wholly uncategorisable, being neither Country, Rockabilly, R&R, straight Pop, nor a routine novelty disc.
The duo split in 1961 after recording just three 45s and an LP, all of which are nowadays hugely collectable.
Many of these sides are serious collectors' rarities, impossible to find elsewhere on CD, notably their "lost" original 45 recording of 'Mule Skinner Blues'.
This release presents significantly improved sound quality compared to earlier, bootleg CDs which included some of these tracks.
Tracklisting
Thelma Carpenter
Jimmy Baby Face Lewis
Muddy Waters
Ike Cole
Bobby Vee
The McCormick Brothers
The Kingston Trio
Connie Hall
The Gruffs
CaveGirl & The Neandergals
Various Artists
Henry and The Bleeders
Bloodshot Bill
Those Deadbeat Cats
The Glad Rags
Henry & The Bleeders