Greatest Grooves
follows the career of
Joe Poovey
from his early country and rockabilly recordings from the '50s to some of his later efforts ('70s through the '90s), which range from straight country to retro-rockabilly made for European labels. The collection entirely bypasses the '60s, during which
Poovey
made some of his most commercially successful records, but most listeners will be primarily interested in the '50s material, which makes up over half the disc.
"Move Around"
and
"Ten Long Fingers"
are minor masterpieces of the original rockabilly era, and are the primary reasons why
is remembered today. An interesting bonus is two Christmas recordings from a 78 made by
as a young teen. ~ Greg Adams