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Charlie Feathers - Jungle Fever: 1955-1962 Recordings (2016) {Hoodoo Records 263534}
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© 1955-62, 2016 Hoodoo Records | 263534
Rockabilly / Rock & Roll / Country / Early Pop

This special collector's edition contains 30 remastered recordings by Charlie Feathers, consisting of a selection of the magnificent tunes he made at his peak for different labels (such as Sun, Meteor, Kay, Wal-May and King Records) between 1955 and 1962. All of his most famous songs and enduring singles are featured on this great CD, which is a quintessential testament to the true genius of rockabilly's main man, the late, great Charlie Feathers.

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