It is his 50th anniversary album issued by Seduction Records on February 1, 2008, exactly 50 years to the day of the release of his first hit single "School of Rock 'n Roll"/ "Straight Skirt".
CD Baby: "The venerable and early rock n roll legend Gene Summers celebrates his 50th anniversary in music recording (starting in Feb.
Produced by Phil York with nice liner notes from DJ Ron Chapman, that CD offers 100% Texas rockin' music shaped with the support of great musicians like Bobby Rambo and Joey D'Ambrosio.
Reminisce Cafe is a nice ballad where you will meet Elvis, Little Richard, Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly, Bill Haley and Jerry Lee Lewis.
The next three songs are originals from Gene and his wife Dea's pen and cover the whole spectrum of 50's music from ballad to guitar lead rockabilly and sax/vocal chorus movin' rockin' ditty.
I Won't Take Any Less carries the shades of Elvis and (It's Love Baby) 24 Hours a Day is a moving cover of the Ted Jarrett song first recorded by Louis Brooks, in 1955.
The next track Gonna Drive 'em Up A Wall is a wild, rockin', Little Richard styled song written and performed by Gene and his son Shawn as a duet.