Risque Rhythm: Nasty 50s R&B contains 18 raw, raunchy R&B and jump blues records from the likes of
Moose Jackson,
Dinah Washington,
the Five Royales,
Billy Ward & the Dominoes,
Wynonie Harris,
Roy Brown, and
the Swallows. It's remarkable how explicit these double-entrendre-laced singles were, but what really makes
Risque Rhythm worth acquiring is its gritty, pounding rhythms, which are just as sexy as the lyrics.
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Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi