This time on The 3D RadioActivity, your favorite Uncle Marty takes a look at the different colors we found at Sun Records as we focus on a favorite, starting out with some swinging blues for you that are out of sight and state. The Sun Studio catalog is one of the deepest around, there were well over 250 titles when we began, so there's still plenty more Memphis hits to … [Read more...] about 3D Sun Colors
Rock and Roll
Son Of Sun
I'm your Uncle Marty, as we continue our deep delve into Sam Philips and his Sun Studio releases with and for you on adventure number 553 of The Award Winning 3D RadioActivity. Another jam packed show, 22 tunes averaging two and a half minutes long, and over six decades old, proving how timeless this music really is. Next time, we will either get closer to The Sun or … [Read more...] about Son Of Sun
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “He’s My Baby” by Jean Shepard
Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “He’s My Baby” by Jean Shepard There was an interesting time during the late 1950s where straight Country and Western music melded with then-burgeoning Rock ‘n’ Roll and Rhythm ‘n’ Blues, giving birth to a new form of music called Rockabilly. Capitol records was a hotbed for Rockabilly recording crossover artists like Ferlin Husky, Faron … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day by Eric Berman – “He’s My Baby” by Jean Shepard
Song Of The Day – “Little Bitty Pretty One” by Thurston Harris
It starts off so simple. Just a bunch of guys humming in harmony over an infectious backbeat, and that was the only hook “Little Bitty Pretty One” ever needed to be propelled into the pop charts and to be forever known as a golden Rock ‘n’ Roll classic. And if you’re going to be a one-hit wonder, you might as well be known for a song as great as this one! Thurston Harris … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Little Bitty Pretty One” by Thurston Harris
Song Of The Day – “Chantilly Lace” by The Big Bopper
Jiles “Jape” "JP" Richardson became a radio D.J. in 1952 and worked for ten years (with a two year break in the middle for army duty) at Texas radio station KTRM where he ultimately became their music director. While working at a sock hop, he decided to change his name to The Big Bopper after he witnessed teenagers dancing to a new dance called The Bop. Richardson wanted to … [Read more...] about Song Of The Day – “Chantilly Lace” by The Big Bopper
