The point of confluence of the two streams of black and white music by Blues and Rhythm

« Unlike most other investigators, who restrict their selections to what we know define as R & B, Frémeaux include white country music of the Thirties and Forties in their catchment area. (…) » Keith BRIGGS - BLUES AND RHYTHM

« Of all the labels delving into the public domain Frémeaux seem to have the most imagination and regularly come up with interesting CDs giving a new slant on an old subject – in the case of FA355, sub-genres of American music that they feel contributed towards the evolution of R & R. Unlike most other investigators, who restrict their selections to what we know define as R & B, Frémeaux include white country music of the Thirties and Forties in their catchment area. What is missing is the vocal rhythm groups such as the Ink Spots and The Mills Brothers who influenced the scene via doowop. 1949 was a pivotal year as it produced what many consider to be the first R & R record in Fats Domino’s The Fat Man’. Both that and ‘Hey La Bas Boogie’ appear on this disc. Also present is Big Joe Tuner, whose ‘Shake Rattle And Roll’ (not on this collection) was given a bowdlerised, stripped-down, western swing treatment by Bill Haley, wich is often described, along with Presley’s earliest recordings, as the point of confluence of the two streams of black and white music said to produce R & R. (…) » Keith BRIGGS - BLUES AND RHYTHM