On the 70th anniversary of the birth of Sun Records, a new book is out with a forward by Jerry Lee Lewis. WeldonOwen
In 2006, the piano-pumping wildman Jerry Lee Lewis released an album called. The title wasn’t meant to reflect his status among rock and roll’s founding fathers—not while Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Fats Domino still drew breath. But among the “Million Dollar Quartet” who began their career at Sun Records recording studio/label in Memphis that also included Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of when music industry pioneer/maverick Sam Phillips founded Sun, and the label’s music, legacy, and roster is celebrated in the beautiful coffee table book authored by Guralnick and Colin Escott, And while rock and roll is the star, there’s also plenty of spots for the label’s R&B and blues material like Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats “Rocket 88” ; B.B. King ; Howlin’ Wolf ; and Rufus Thomas . There’s also country and gospel tunes notated.
Guralnick recalls going with Phillips to revisit a black church in his hometown for filming a 2000 documentary. A church that as a boy he used to stand outside and listen to the gospel music and was “still entranced” all those decades later. “He [tapped into] the spirit that takes you beyond the music, that transported you. That’s what Sam was about.”
The book also tells the tale of the time Sun got into trouble for copyright infringement with “Bear Cat” by Rufus Thomas. At the time, “answer records” were popular. They were discs that would “respond” to the sentiment from a popular song, usually using the exact same melody with different lyrics. Sun issued “Bear Cat” as an “answer” to Big Mama Thornton’s “Hound Dog.”
Guralnick says “instinct” and “feel” guided his pick of the eventual 70 out of the 300+ singles that Sun issued in its lifetime . Though in the years the label’s music and even outtakes have been endlessly compiled and anthologizes by many record companies.
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