Carl Perkins - Movie Magg

Time for early Rockabilly as Carl Perkins sings his self-penned "Movie Magg."


Released in early 1955 on Flip #501.


This Flip Records was a short-lived subsidiary of Sam Phillips' Sun Records.


Sam had to shutter the label during 1955 after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from the owners of a same-named Los Angeles-based Rhythm and Blues label (best remember for The Six Teens' 1956 hit, a casual look).

Carl Perkins 'Blue Suede Shoes' Original 1956 Sun 78 rpm

Here's Carl Perkins and his legendary recording of his self-penned "Blue Suede Shoes."

This ranks as one of the all-time great Rock 'n' Roll recordings.

Recorded in Memphis in late 1955 and released on New Year's Day of 1956 on Sun #234.

Joe Clay-Sixteen Chicks

Time for music by Joe Clay.

"Sixteen Chicks" is the number.

This 1956 release was released on Vik #4X-0211.

Malcolm Yelvington Drinkin Wine Spodee O Dee

Time for old-time Rockabilly with Malcolm Yelvington and the Star Rhythm Boys as the boys perform "Drinkin' Wine Spodee-O-Dee."

Recorded in Memphis in 1954 and released on Sun #211.

Salty Holmes - Harmonica Boogie Shuffle (4 Star 1752) [1961 rockabilly]

Time for the "Harmonica Boogie Shuffle" with Salty Holmes on the mouth organ.

Joe Maphis accompanies Salty on the guitar.

This 1961 recording was issued on 4-Star #1752 and distributed by King Records.

1957 Johnny Cash - There You Go (#1 C&W hit for 5 wks)

Here's Johnny Cash with The Tennessee Two with Johnny's own composition "There You Go."

This 1957 hit (recorded in Memphis in 1956), which topped Billboard magazine's Country and Western charts for five weeks, was released on Sun #258.

Boyd Bennett And His Rockets - "Poison Ivy"

Here are Boyd Bennett and His Rockets with "Poison Ivy," with Big Moe handling the vocal.

This 1955 recording was released on King #1432.

And no, this is NOT the Jerry Leiber-Mike Stoller-penned song that was a hit for The Clovers in 1959.

Commodores, The - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - 1955

Time for some more Rockabilly as the Commodores present their version of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On."

Darrell Glenn, who cut the original version of "Crying in the Chapel" some two years earlier, appears to be featured here as a member of this vocal group.

Released in December of 1955 as Dot #15439.

Roy Hall - Whole Lotta Shakin´ Goin´ On

Some six months after Big Maybelle cut her original version, Roy Hall recorded his version of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On.

Roy claimed that he co-wrote the song with Dave (Curly) Williams.

Recorded in 1955 in Nashville, Tennessee and released on Decca Records.

(1957) Sun 263 ''Ain't Got A Thing'' Sonny Burgess

Time for raucous Rockabilly with Sonny Burgess, who "Ain't Got A Thing."

This song, in which Sonny co-wrote with Sun Records producer/engineer Jack Clement, was recorded in late 1956 or early 1957 and released on Sun #263 on January 24, 1957.

(1954) Sun 210 ''Good Rockin' Tonight'' Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill

Time for "Good Rockin' Tonight" with Elvis Presley, backed by Scotty Moore and Bill Black.

Recorded in Memphis on September 10 or 11, 1954 and released on Sun #210 on September 22 of that year.

(1954) Sun 209 ''That's All Right'' Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill

This, of course, is Elvis Presley's first commercial recording for Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.  The future King of Rock 'n' Roll recorded Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup's "That's All Right" on July 5, 1954 with Scotty Moore on lead electric guitar and Bill Black on stand-up bass, thus the labels says "Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill."


Released on July 19, 1954 on Sun #209 (with Elvis' version of "Blue Moon of Kentucky" on the flip side).

(1954) Sun 209 ''Blue Moon Of Kentucky'' Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill

Here's Elvis Presley with the his rendition of the Bill Monroe-penned "Blue Moon of Kentucky," with Scotty Moore on electric lead guitar and Bill Black on stand-up bass.  

Recorded in Memphis on July 6 and 7, 1954 and released on July 19 of that year on Sun #209 (on the flipside of "That's All Right.").

(1955) Sun 223 ''I Forgot To Remember To Forget'' Elvis Presley, Scotty ...

Before he began recording for RCA Victor, Elvis Presley recorded for Sam Phillips' Sun Records in Memphis.  "I Forgot To Remember To Forget," recorded on July 11, 1955 and released on August 1 of that same year on Sun #223, was Elvis' first national number one hit, on Billboard magazine's Country and Western charts.


It, along with "Mystery Train," made up Elvis' final single to be released on Sun Records.

Wanda Jackson - Hard Headed Woman

Here's a kinescoped excerpt from a 1958 telecast of Town Hall Party, with Wanda Jackson singing "Hard Headed Woman."

Cowboy Bobby - Cap Gun Cowboy

Here's music by Cowboy Bobby with "Cap Gun Cowboy."



Released in 1957.

Louis Innis - Whammy Bammy Buzzard Goozer

Here's Louis Innis with a ditty entitled "Whammy Bammy Buzzard Goozer."



Recorded in Cincinnati in February of 1953 and released on King Records some four months later.