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.

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.

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.

1957 HITS ARCHIVE: Whole Lot Of Shakin’ Going On - Jerry Lee Lewis (#3 '...

In the roughly two years before Jerry Lee Lewis cut the definitive version of this song, at least there had been four earlier recorded versions of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On."

Here's Jerry Lee's classic 1957 hit version.

Recorded in Memphis, Tennessee and released on Sun #267.

(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.

(1955) Sun 219 ''Red Hot'' (Take 1) Billy ''The Kid'' Emerson

Time now for Billy "The Kid" Emerson with his own composition "Red Hot."

Recorded in Memphis on May 31, 1955 and released on Sun #219 on June 21 of that same year.

(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.

(1960) Sun 355 (0:00) ''Oh, Lonesome Me'' b/w (2:30) ''Life Goes On'' Jo...

Here's that Man In Black himself, Johnny Cash.


First we'll open with Johnny singing the Don Gibson-penned "Oh Lonesome Me," recorded on April 9, 1958.  Then we follow up with "Life Goes On," cut on May 15, 1958.


The Gene Lowery Singers' backup vocals were dubbed on the former in May of 1958.


Both sides were recorded in Memphis and released on Sun #355 on December 10, 1960.

(1956) Sun 257 (0:00) ''Cheese And Crackers'' b/w (2:47) ''Shoobie Oobie...

Time for a double dose of rhythm and blues music from Rosco Gordon, "Cheese and Crackers," backed with "Shoobie Oobie."


Both tracks were recorded October 25, 1956 in Memphis, Tennessee and released on Sun #257.

(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.