Sun Records

In the 50s little SUN RECORDS of Memphis probably had more talent walk in and out than any other record label. Elvis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Howlin Wolf, Rufus Thomas, Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich to name a few. The man just couldn’t keep good help.

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Whether boogie great AMOS MILBURN was a drinker or not, he certainly relished “drinkin songs”. Bad Bad Whiskey, Good Good Whiskey, One Scotch One Bourbon One Beer, Vicious Vicious Vodka, Thinkin and Drinkin, Juice Juice...

Very few chitlin circuit acts out-rocked ROY...

For years one of the clearest most elegant voices ever, was just a piano player in a trio. When star vocalist Billie Holliday didn’t show for a gig, the club convinced NAT KING COLE to fill in. Classy Nat soared to crossover stardom....

What with drugs, disco, the Beatles, and kids droppin acid or droppin out in the 1970s, we all thought R&B and our beach music wouldn’t survive. Top selling album of the decade was The Wall by Pink Floyd. Not a hot request at...

BILL WITHERS proved you didn’t have to be a prodigy to succeed.
At the age of 32 he heard a club manager bitching, “I’m paying Lou Rawls $2,000 a week and he can’t be on time. That got Withers thinking. Born in...

Although Little Eva and Bobby Nunn teamed up for Doublecrossin Blues in 1949, it might have SHIRLEY & LEE who were the earliest example of a successful (boy-girl) duet. These two school friends enjoyed success in the 50s with Feel So...

Here’s two DJs you might of heard of. From 1948 to 1952, BB King was spinning for WDIA Memphis. He had 2 shows, The Sepia Swing Club and Heebie Jeebies. When he left RUFUS THOMAS took over as DJ.

Even in the Jim Crow days there was always a light shining at the end of the race tunnel. Sexy lyrics and boogie beats brought the races together on the...

Another Beach Music classic, SO FINE, by The Falcons was sung by lead singer, Eddie Floyd. Guess who replaced him in 1961? Wilson Pickett.

LITTLE DARLING, a smash hit by The Diamonds which hit #2 Pop behind Elvis’ All Shook Up, was written by 13-yr-old South Carolinian Maurice Williams about his young sweetheart.