Sun-sational show! Hour of Sun Studio tunes with Connor Rocket co-host/ Rockabilly N Blues Radio Hour 06-18-18

Connor Rocket co-hosts our Sun-sational show to kick off summer sun fun! Summer officially starts June 21st and we thought we'd also focus on some of the great Sun Studio recordings to give double meaning to the "Sun" fun!  All the songs this hour were recorded at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, TN.  We'll hear from B.B. King, Billy Lee Riley, Charlie Rich, Dale Watson, Elvis Presley, The Prisonaires, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chris Isaak, Sonny Burgess, Johnny Cash, Joe Hill Louis, Margo Price, Howlin' Wolf, Carl Perkins, Charlie Feathers, Jake Calypso, Roy Orbison and Rufus Thomas!

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Intro Voice Over- Rob "Cool Daddy" Dempsey
Intro Music Bed:  Brian Setzer- "Rockabilly Blues"

B.B. King- "B.B.'s Boogie" (1950)
Howlin' Wolf- "Howlin' Wolf Boogie" (1951)
Joe Hill Louis- "Dorothy Mae" (1952)
The Prisonaires- "Just Walkin' In The Rain" (1953)
Rufus Thomas- "Bear Cat" (1953)
Elvis Presley- "Blue Moon Of Kentucky" (1954)
Johnny Cash- "Ballad Of A Teenage Queen" (1957)
Carl Perkins- "Caldonia" (1956)
Jerry Lee Lewis- "Lovin' Up A Storm" (1959)
Roy Orbison- "I Like Love" (1957)
Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison (Class Of '55)- 
"Waymore's Blues" (1985)
Charlie Feathers- "Peepin' Eyes" (1955)
Billy Lee Riley- "I Want You Baby" (1957)
Sonny Burgess- "We Wanna Boogie" (1956)
Charlie Rich- "Everything I Do Is Wrong" (1959)
Chris Isaak- "Live It Up" (2011)
Dale Watson- "You Can't Undo The Wrong" (2012)
Margo Price- "About To Find Out" (2016)
Jake Calypso & His Red-Hot- "Trouble Bound" (2015)

Outro Music Bed: Jerry Lee Lewis- "High School Confidential"

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Sun Records Founder Sam Phillips was born this day in 1923

Sam Phillips was born this day in 1923.  He was best known for his legendary Sun Records label that he founded in 1952.  Sam had produced such blues acts like B.B. King, Howlin Wolf, Jackie Brenston (with Ike Turner) and many more for other labels up until he opened his own label.  The Memphis Recording Service served as the studio for the projects released on his label.  His biggest discovery at Sun was of course Elvis Presley but close behind were Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison and more.  Although Sam died in 2003, his legacy and music vision continues to live on.

Here's my son Connor from one of our many trips to Sun.  This one was from December, 2011.  It still looks the same today as it did back when Sam was running things!

B.B. King was born this day in 1925

Riley B. "Blues Boy (B.B.)" King was born this day in 1925 near Indianola, MS.  Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at #3 in the top 100 guitarists of all time.  He was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.  He has toured extensively for over 50 years and played over 15,000 concerts.  Here's his Grammy winning song "The Thrill Is Gone" as well as his duet with U2 "When Love Comes To Town"...

Charles Brown born this day in 1922

Blues piano great Charles Brown was born this day in 1922.  His soft-toned slow blues became his trademark on such hits as "Driftin' Blues" and Christmas classics "Merry Christmas Baby" and "Please Come Home For Christmas" which have both been covered by artists like Chuck Berry, Eagles, Harry Connick Jr., B.B. King, James Brown and many others.  Here he is doing his classic "Driftin' Blues"...