SUN SOUNDS: “LONELY WEEKEND”- CHARLIE RICH
Sun Sounds: “Lonely Weekend”- Charlie Rich. Charlie Rich became a session man at Sun in 1958- a great piano player- and he also wrote songs that were recorded by Jerry […]
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SUN SOUNDS: “FOLSOM PRISON BLUES”- JOHNNY CASH
Sun Sounds: “Folsom Prison Blues”- Johnny Cash. Long before Johnny Cash actually played- and recorded one of his most famous albums- at Folsom Prison in 1968- he wrote- in 1953 […]
SUN SOUNDS- ‘GOOD ROCKIN’ TONIGHT”- ELVIS PRESLEY
Sun Sounds- “Good Rockin’ Tonight”- Elvis Presley. “Good Rockin’ Tonight” was the second Elvis release at Sun- on September 22, 1954. The original written by Roy Brown was a jump […]
SUN SOUNDS- ‘MONA LISA”- CARL MANN
Sun Sounds- “Mona Lisa”- Carl Mann. How about a rockabilly version of the classic “Mona Lisa” made popular in the early 50’s by Nat King Cole? In 1959 Carl Mann […]
SUN SOUNDS: “DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE”- MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
Sun Sounds- “Down By The Riverside”- Million Dollar Quartet. Yesterday I wrote about December 4, 1956 at Sun Studio in Memphis- Carl Perkins was recording “Matchbox” with a young session […]
SUN SOUNDS: “MATCHBOX”- CARL PERKINS
Sun Sounds- “Matchbox” -Carl Perkins. December 4, 1956 was an historic day at Sun Studios- Perkins recorded “Matchbox” earlier in the day with Sam Phillips producing. The great bluesman Blind […]
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