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Title : Cadillac Records / Wikipedia(Ja) , Wikipedia(En) cover
Record Label : Sony Pictures
Number : OPL-60331
Date : 25 Aug 2010
Price : 4180yen
Length :156min
Artist : Various Artists
CD Description : This story of the birth of rock ‘n’ roll from the blues begins in a dingy bar on Chicago's South Side in 1947. The bar's owner, young, ambitious Polish immigrant Leonard Chess, with quiet guitar prodigy Muddy Waters, the impulsive and flamboyant harmonica player Little Walter, a two-piece blues combo. At the same time as being captivated by their sound, Chess tried to capitalise on the boom in the rapidly developing record business. Their albums gradually climbed the R&B charts and became regulars in heavy radio rotation. Chuck Berry, who became the founder of rock ‘n’ roll with his unique playing style Duck Walk, and Etta James, a talented young female artist, It was in 1955 that the artists in the group broke into the mainstream of American music. Chess treated them like family and bought them Cadillacs as a reward for their hits. But times were gradually changing...
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