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Various Artists - That'll Flat Git It, Vol.17 - Sun (1959)

Track listing:
  1. Jungle Queen Fred Prentiss 2:39
  2. All I Want Jimmy Williams 2:08
  3. Little Woman Friend Of Mine Charlie Rich 2:32
  4. Greenback Dollar Ray Harris 2:40
  5. What Else Could I Do Alan Wingate 2:57
  6. Searchin' For My Baby John Tolleson 1:29
  7. Do What I Do The Slim Rhodes Band 2:41
  8. If You Need Me 1:54
  9. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me Ray Scott 1:20
  10. Chains Of Love Gene Simmons 2:38
  11. Red Cadillac And A Black Mustache Warren Smith 2:16
  12. Snake Dance 2:09
  13. Little Girl Ray Smith 2:27
  14. It Makes No Difference Now Johnny Bernero 2:10
  15. Hickory Nut Mountain John Tolleson 1:26
  16. No More Crying The Blues Alton & Jimmy 2:02
  17. Should Be You Alan Wingate 1:45
  18. I'll Satisfied Carl Mcvoy 1:45
  19. Take And Give The Slim Rhodes Band 2:18
  20. Goodbye Mary Ann Charlie Rich 3:17
  21. Little Boy Blue Jerry Arnold 2:40
  22. That's All Onie Wheeler 2:01
  23. Tonight Will Be The Last Night Ray Scott 1:31
  24. Red Hot Billy Riley 2:31
  25. Rocky Road Blues John Tolleson 1:50
  26. Find My Baby For Me Sonny Burgess 2:10
  27. Big River Johnny Cash 3:43
  28. Lazy River Fred Prentiss 1:33
  29. Rainin' The Blues Alan Wingate 1:42
  30. Life's Too Short To Live Joe Lewis With The Sunny Burgess Band 1:51
  31. High Class Baby Jerry Arnold 2:30
  32. Driving Home 1:23
  33. Don't Sweetheart Me John Tolleson 1:23
  34. Unknown Tape Fragment Jimmy Wages 0:30

Notes

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