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Louisiana, for the tiny Pacemaker label. He kicked up the key a few notches, picked up
the tempo, updated the title and the lyrics a wee bit (teenage boogie, high-schooly boogie)
and scored a #10 country hit in late 1956.
The thing is, Webb Pierce didn’t really need to try to rock. A quick listen to
In The
Jailhouse Now; Love, Love, Love
or the relentless shuffle of
Honky Tonk Song
shows that
Webb could rock without really trying. But, when he
did
try, as he did with
Teenage
Boogie,
he did more than alright. He also made the perfect kick-off track for the hillbilly
edition of ‘They Tried To Rock’.
(
Note -
in the view of many collectors, the British 45 version of
Teenage Boogie
is ‘rockier’ than
the US single release. We’ve used that British release for this compilation).
(J. Miller-R. Morgan)
recorded September 12, 1958 (14:00-18:00) Bradley Film & Recording Studios,
804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee; Producer: Don Law
with Lefty Frizzell: vocal/guitar; Thomas Grady Martin: guitar/leader; Walter ‘Hank’ ‘Sugarfoot’ Garland:
guitar; Harold Ray Bradley: guitar; Charles Eugene O’Neal: steel guitar; Bob L. Moore: bass;
Murray M. ‘Buddy’ Harman, Jr: drums; Floyd Cramer: piano; Unknown: vocal chorus;
Jack Gregory: saxophone (14:00-17:00)
Co 4-41268
master OB 1674-6 (CO 61588)
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