SUN SOUNDS- “HOW MANY MORE YEARS”- HOWLIN’ WOLF
Born Chester Arthur Burnett in Mississippi in 1910- Howlin’ Wolf didn’t get the opportunity to record until 1951- when Ike Turner heard Howlin’ Wolf playing in West Memphis and brought […]
Category Archives: 1950’s
THE BIRTHPLACE OF ROCK ‘N’ ROLL- SUN STUDIO-SUN RECORDS- MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE// SUN SOUNDS-“ROCKET 88”- JACKIE BRENSTON AND HIS DELTA CATS
706 Union Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee- the home of Sun Studio- considered by many to be the birthplace of Rock “N” Roll. Sam Phillips-[pictured above} founded Sun Studio and Sun Records […]
A SEPTEMBER OF DEMENTO- “THE OLD PHILOSOPHER ” -EDDIE LAWRENCE
A September Of Demento- “The Old Philosopher”- Eddie Lawrence. We finish off September with one I haven’t heard in a couple decades at least! Eddie Lawrence cracked the Top 40 […]
A SEPTEMBER OF DEMENTO- “WITCH DOCTOR”- DAVID SEVILLE
A September of Demento- “Witch Doctor”- David Seville. This novelty song went to #1 in 1958- and saved Liberty Records from near bankruptcy. Ross Bagdasarian Sr- wrote this song- and […]
2020 ALBUM DRAFT- ROUND 8- PICK 8- HANSPOSTCARD SELECTS- FRANK SINATRA- IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS
2020 Album Draft- Round 8- Pick 8- Hanspostcard selects Frank Sinatra-In The Wee Small Hours. Blues guitar legend B.B. King said that he went to sleep every night listening to […]
A SEPTEMBER OF DEMENTO- “TRANSFUSION”- NERVOUS NORVUS
A September of Demento- ‘Transfusion”- Nervous Norvus. From 1956. Musician Jimmy Drake aka Nervous Norvus had a Top 20 hit with this song- about a reckless driver who receives a […]
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