Little Milton - Long Distance Operator 1953-1962: Sun Meteor Bobbin & Checker Si

This release compiles 30 tracks Little Milton cut at the beginning of his career for different imprints like Sun, Meteor, Bobbin, and Chess Records’ subsidiary label Checker, between 1953 and 1962. Highlights include magnificent tunes such as the smash R&B single “So Mean to Me,” plus the stomper “I Need Somebody,” “I’m a Lonely Man,” the ballad “Cross My Heart,” and the rockin’ “Hey, Girl!”, among many others. These great sides are the building blocks of Little Milton's legendary musical legacy.PERSONNEL:“LITTLE” MILTON CAMPBELL, vocals and electric guitar, plus:James Carr, C.W. Tate (tenor sax), Oliver Sain, Lawrence Taylor (alto sax),Larry Prothro (trumpet), Cleophas Johnson, Jesse Knight Jr. (bass),Ike Turner, Fontella Bass (piano), Jerry Walker, Lonnie Hayes (drums),among others.Recorded in Memphis and St. Louis, between 1953 and 1962.TRACKS:01 I Need Somebody02 So Mean to Me03 Lonely No More04 Someone to Love05 I’m in Love06 Hey, Girl!07 Dead Love08 My Baby Pleases Me09 Hold Me Tight10 Same Old Blues11 Long Distance Operator12 I Found Me a New Love13 Satisfied14 Beggin’ My Baby15 Somebody Told Me16 If You Love Me, Baby17 Alone and Blue18 Losing Hand19 Oh, My Little Baby20 Saving My Love for You21 Love at First Sight22 Let’s Boogie, Baby23 That Will Never Do24 I’m a Lonely Man25 Lookin’ for My Baby26 Homesick for My Baby27 Cross My Heart28 Strange Dreams29 I’m Tryin’30 I Wonder WhyTOTAL TIME: 77:03 Min.