Slim Harpo Rocks

James 'Slim Harpo' Moore (1924 - 1970) crammed a great deal into his 45 years. One of the biggest Southern blues stars of the '50s, he appealed to rockabillies of all generations. Sun artist Warren Smith covered I Got Love If You Want It while Marty Stuart revived Shake Your Hips. Rock 'n' roll collectors embraced Slim's originals and a slew of similarly crisp, pounding rockers on the EXCELLO label. The white blues boom opened new doors for Slim in the mid-to-late '60s but, amongst the soul and psychedelic movements, he still found time to rock 'n' roll.

This collection draws on all phases of Slim's 13 year recording career. As reissues go, his finest up tempo sides are scattered all over the place but this compilation cherry-picks 30 of the best, adding his archetypal swamp blues ballad, Rainin' In My Heart, as a bonus. It's the perfect overview of a largely unheralded rocker.