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The 18 apocalyptic songs from the cold war era collected on Like An Atom Bomb tell of a time when people lived in fear of the end of the world and instant death from bombs they had only previously imagined in their nightmares. The artists on the disc who speak of such terrors include Benny Goodman and his Orchestra, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Sonny Boy Williamson and more, all fearful yet vocal in the presence of world destruction!
Track listing:
01. Jesus Hits Like An Atom Bomb - The Pilgrim Travellers
02. Atomic Sermon - Billy Hughes And His Buckaroos
03. Atomic Power - The Buchanan Brothers
04. When They Dropped The Atomic Bomb - Jackie Doll And His Pickled Peppers
05. Old Man Atom - The Sons Of The Pioneers
06. Atom And Evil - Golden Gate Quartet
07. No No Joe - Hank Williams
08. Jesus Is The First Line Of Defence - The Pilgrim Travellers
09. When The Atom Bomb Fell - Karl And Harty
10. Win The War Blues - Sonny Boy Williamson (I)
11. Atomic Telephone - Spirit Of Memphis Quartet
12. Atomic Cocktail - Slim Gaillard
13. Fireball Boogie - Camille Howard
14. She's Been Gone - H-Bomb Ferguson
15. Mission To Moscow - Benny Goodman Orchestra
16. End Of War Blues - Charles Brown
17. Sad News From Korea - Lightnin' Hopkins
18. Jesus Hits Like An Atom Bomb - Lowell Blanchard And The Valley Trio
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