Album lore

That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 6 (US Decca, Vol. 2) assembles a robust selection of Dean Beard’s output from the 1950s, issued here by Bear Family Records. The thirty tracks traverse the energetic terrain of rockabilly and early rock and roll, with occasional nods to western swing stylings. Recorded under the Decca label, Beard’s work captures the raw immediacy of the era’s jump and jive, as in the irrepressible “Crazy Chicken,” a highlight that showcases his lively guitar work and spirited vocals.The compilation includes numbers like “Rock It On Down To My House” and “Juke Joint Johnny,” revealing Beard’s knack for blending driving rhythms with a rollicking, choral sensibility that borders on psychobilly’s later influences. This volume serves as a document of an underappreciated figure within the 1950s rock canon, preserving the signal of a regional sound that thrived just beneath the mainstream’s surface. For those digging the lineage of rock’s foundational grooves, this Bear Family release is a welcome artifact.

Album lore

That'll Flat Git It, Vol. 6 (US Decca, Vol. 2) assembles a robust selection of Dean Beard’s output from the 1950s, issued here by Bear Family Records. The thirty tracks traverse the energetic terrain of rockabilly and early rock and roll, with occasional nods to western swing stylings. Recorded under the Decca label, Beard’s work captures the raw immediacy of the era’s jump and jive, as in the irrepressible “Crazy Chicken,” a highlight that showcases his lively guitar work and spirited vocals.The compilation includes numbers like “Rock It On Down To My House” and “Juke Joint Johnny,” revealing Beard’s knack for blending driving rhythms with a rollicking, choral sensibility that borders on psychobilly’s later influences. This volume serves as a document of an underappreciated figure within the 1950s rock canon, preserving the signal of a regional sound that thrived just beneath the mainstream’s surface. For those digging the lineage of rock’s foundational grooves, this Bear Family release is a welcome artifact.