Memphis Rocks: Rockabilly in Memphis 1954-1968

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Tracklist

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1Come on Little Mama
bass:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1956-06-20)
guitar:
Wayne Cogswell (50s US rock'n'roll artist) (on 1956-06-20) and Ray Harris (Rockabilly artist) (on 1956-06-20)
membranophone:
Joey Reisenberg (on 1956-06-20)
vocals:
Ray Harris (Rockabilly artist) (on 1956-06-20)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-06-20)
Ray Harris2:22
2Rock ’n’ Roll Ruby
bass:
Jan Ledbetter (on 1956-02-05)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Bernero (on 1956-02-05)
guitar:
Buddy Holobaugh (on 1956-02-05) and Warren Smith (US rockabilly vocalist/guitarist) (on 1956-02-05)
piano:
Smokey Joe Baugh ("Smokey Joe") (on 1956-02-05)
steel guitar:
Stan Kesler (US session musician, composer and producer) (on 1956-02-05)
vocals:
Warren Smith (US rockabilly vocalist/guitarist) (on 1956-02-05)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-02-05)
recording of:
Rock and Roll Ruby (on 1956-02-05)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend)
Warren Smith2:54
3Red Hot
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
bass:
Marvin Pepper (on 1957-01-30)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
J.M. Van Eaton (on 1957-01-30)
guitar:
Billy Riley (on 1957-01-30) and Roland Janes (on 1957-01-30)
piano:
Jimmy Wilson (rockabilly piano) (on 1957-01-30)
vocals:
Billy Riley (on 1957-01-30)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1957-01-30)
recording of:
Red Hot (on 1957-01-30)
writer:
W. R. Emerson (rock ’n’ roll on Sun, Vee‐Jay & Chess Records)
publisher:
Hi Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated) and Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd.
Billy Lee Riley and the Little Green Men2:34
4Red Headed Woman
double bass:
Johnny Ray Hubbard (on 1956-05-02)
drums (drum set):
Russ Smith (rockabilly drummer, active 1960s) (on 1956-05-02)
guitar:
Sonny Burgess (rockabilly artist) (on 1956-05-02) and Joe Lewis (1950s US rockabilly artist) (on 1956-05-02)
piano:
Kern K. Kennedy (on 1956-05-02)
trumpet:
Jack Nance (on 1956-05-02)
vocals:
Sonny Burgess (rockabilly artist) (on 1956-05-02)
recording of:
Red Headed Woman (on 1956-05-02)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Burgess (rockabilly artist)
Sonny Burgess2:08
5Stutterin’ Cindy
double bass:
Marcus Van Story (in 1968-06)
guitar:
Charlie Feathers (in 1968-06) and Ramon Maupin (Rock & Roll artist) (in 1968-06)
membranophone:
Bubba Fuller (drummer) (in 1968-06)
vocals:
Charlie Feathers (in 1968-06)
Charlie Feathers2:21
6Mona Lisa
bass guitar:
Robert Oatswell (in 1959-01)
guitar:
Eddie Bush (50s US rockabilly artist on Sun Records) (in 1959-01)
membranophone:
W.S. Holland (in 1959-01)
piano:
Carl Mann (in 1959-01)
vocals:
Carl Mann (in 1959-01)
cover recording of:
Mona Lisa
lyricist:
Raymond B. Evans (American songwriter)
writer:
Livingston & Evans (songwriting duo)
composer:
Jay Livingston
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
sub-publisher:
BMG Unisong Music Publishers BV
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1950 winner)
Carl Mann2:31
7Rockin’ With My Baby
Malcolm Yelvington2:25
8You Are My Sunshine
double bass:
Ernie Newton (contrabassist) (in 1957)
guitar:
Chet Atkins (in 1957)
membranophone:
Johnny Bernero (in 1957)
piano:
Carl McVoy (in 1957)
tenor saxophone:
Ace Cannon (in 1957)
choir vocals:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1957)
vocals:
Carl McVoy (in 1957)
cover recording of:
You Are My Sunshine (in 1957)
anthem of:
Louisiana, United States
writer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Charles Mitchell (1940s songwriter and steel guitarist)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) (on 1940-01-30)
Carl McVoy2:16
9Why Why Why?
Ray Smith2:21
10Boppin’ the Blues
recording of:
Boppin’ the Blues (on 1956-01-20)
composer:
Curley Griffin (1950s rockabilly artist) (in 1956) and Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Hi-Lo Music Inc. (BMI-affiliated), MPL Music Publishing Inc., MPL UK Publishing, Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Wren Music Co.
Carl Perkins2:50
11Matchbox
recording of:
Matchbox (on 1956-12-04)
lyricist and composer:
Carl Perkins (American pioneer of rockabilly music)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Carl Perkins Music Inc., Carlin Music Corp., Knox Music, Inc., MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), Unichappell Music and Wren Music Co.
version of:
Match Box Blues
Carl Perkins2:09
12Peepin’ Eyes
double bass:
Marcus Van Story (on 1955-02-17)
fiddle:
Bill Cantrell (on 1955-02-17)
guitar:
Quinton Claunch (on 1955-02-17) and Charlie Feathers (on 1955-02-17)
steel guitar:
Stan Kesler (US session musician, composer and producer) (on 1955-02-17)
vocals:
Charlie Feathers (on 1955-02-17)
Charlie Feathers2:08
13Get Rhythm
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-04-02)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-04-02)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-04-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-02)
recording of:
Get Rhythm (on 1956-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Hi-Lo Music
Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two42:15
14I Walk the Line
producer:
Sam Phillips (founder of Sun Records)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1956-04-02)
double bass:
Marshall Grant (on 1956-04-02)
electric guitar:
Luther Perkins (on 1956-04-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sun Entertainment Corporation (company credits only; do not use as release label!) (in 1956) and Sun Record Company (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1956-04-02)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 30), Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 33) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 76)
recording of:
I Walk the Line (on 1956-04-02)
lyricist and composer:
John R. Cash (country music legend) (in 1956)
publisher:
Aberbach (London) (publisher), Bug Music, Inc., Carlin Music Corporation, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Hill and Range Southwind Mus S A (BMI-affiliated) and House of Cash, Inc. (BMI-affiliated, publisher for works of Johnny Cash)
Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two4.152:45
15High School Confidential
guitar:
Roland Janes (on 1958-02-14)
membranophone:
Jimmy Van Eaton (on 1958-02-14)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1958-02-14)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (on 1958-02-14)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (on 1958-02-14)
recording of:
High School Confidential (on 1958-02-14)
writer:
Ron Hargrave (from 1958-01 until 1958-01-28) and Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1958-01 until 1958-01-28)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Penron Music and Penron Music Publishing
Jerry Lee Lewis and His Pumping Piano2:31
16Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
guitar:
Roland Janes (in 1957)
membranophone:
Jimmy Van Eaton (in 1957)
piano:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (in 1957)
vocals:
Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (in 1957)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1957)
recording of:
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On
writer:
Roy Hall (US rockabilly pianist & songwriter) and Dave “Curly” Williams
publisher:
Cherio Music Publishers, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Marlyn Music Publishing Inc., Marlyn Music Publishing Ltd., Ni'Mani Entertainment Co. (ASCAP-affiliated) and Whole Lotta Shakin' Music
Jerry Lee Lewis2:55
17Ubangi Stomp
recording of:
Ubangi Stomp (in 1956-03)
lyricist and composer:
Charles Underwood
publisher:
Artemis Muziekuitgeverij B V, Jason Clement Music, Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division) and Hi Lo Music (from 1956 to present)
Warren Smith2:01
18Ooby Dooby
double bass:
Jack Kennelly (in 1956)
guitar:
Roy Orbison (in 1956) and Peanuts Wilson (in 1956)
mandolin:
James Morrow (in 1956)
membranophone:
Billy Pat Ellis (in 1956)
vocals:
Roy Orbison (in 1956)
recorded at:
Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, United States (in 1956)
recording of:
Ooby Dooby (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Wade Moore and Dick Penner
publisher:
Hi Lo Music, Peer International Corporation (BMI) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
Roy Orbison and The Teen Kings2:12

Credits

Release

additional liner notes:Judy Peiser (in 1992-08)
liner notes:Robert Gordon (music historian)
producer:Judy Peiser
Bruce Talbot
ASIN:US: B0000017SL [info]