Nolan Strong & The Diablos - Daddy Rockin' Strong: 1954-1962 Fortune Recordings (2017)

Tracklist

01. (Yeah, Baby) It's Because of You
02. Daddy Rockin' Strong
03. I Really Love You
04. Do You Remember What You Did
05. Baby, Be Mine
06. Mind over Matter
07. I Wanna Know
08. Watcha Gonna Do
09. Route
10. Jump, Shake, And Move
11. The Wind
12. You Are
13. Goodbye Matilda
14. The Mambo of Love
15. If I Oh I (Could Be with You Tonight)
16. The Way You Dog Me Around
17. You're the Only Girl, Dolores
18. For Old Times Sake
19. Ooh, Ooh Those Eyes
20. Danny Boy
21. (I Want) An Old Fashioned Girl
22. Everything They Said Came True
23. Come Home, Little Girl (feat. Willie Hunter)
24. Adiós, My Desert Love
25. Since You're Gone
26. That's What You're Doing to Me
27. Beside You
28. Try Me One More Time
29. My Heart Will Always Belong to You

Nolan Strong & The Diablos were the forerunners of the Detroit R&B sound. They merged Latin, blues, and modern rhythms into a sound that would influence the mighty music machine at Motown. Strong’s vocal style was a clear precursor to that of Smokey Robinson, Phillippe Wynne, and Michael Jackson. Although Strong is not as celebrated as some of his successors, devotees of vintage doo-wop and ‘50s/’60s R&B rate him as one of the greatest singers of his day.

This collector’s edition contains 29 tracks, including a wide selection of those great songs and hard-to-find sides Nolan Strong recorded with The Diablos for the Detroit label Fortune Records, between 1954 and 1962. The set presents joyous R&B and catchy doo-wop, as well as mambos and early soul gems. Some of the material here isn’t available on other collections, nor have these recordings ever been previously compiled on one CD. An outstanding overview of Nolan Strong & The Diablos, this set is an important addition to the music collection of fans of classic R&B.

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