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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Third Man Records reissues select Sun Records releases

With Third Man Records being a wonderful "left of center" label in Tennessee that often finds unique projects leaning toward blues, rockabilly and roots, it's fitting that they are releasing another Tennessee based label that also leaned that way in the 50's.  They are releasing the first 3 45's in their Sun Records Reissue Series beginning May 21st.  Those releases include "Bear Cat" by Rufus Thomas, "Just Walking In The Rain" by The Prisonaires and "Get Rhythm" by Johnny Cash.  The special yellow & black swirl versions will be available from the Rolling Record Store at various locations.  Find out more HERE.

"Bear Cat"- Rufus Thomas

"Just Walking In The Rain"- The Prisonaires

"Get Rhythm"- Johnny Cash