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    The Sun Records Story

    01/02/2001

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    All Music Guide Review

    This three-disc, 84-track collection does a mostly good job of detailing the fabulous history of Sam Phillips' legendary Sun Records imprint, which was launched in 1952, but only mostly, because while it has a wonderful selection of artists and styles, from gospel, blues, and hillbilly to country, Western swing, and nascent rock & roll, from Harmonica Frank Floyd and Howlin' Wolf to Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis, it lacks tracks (save for a duet with Lewis on "Walk That Lonesome Valley") by the artist who really put Sun Records on the musical map, the one and only Elvis Presley. That's a bit like ignoring the huge, restless elephant in the living room, but other than that, this is a delightful and revealing set. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

    The Sun Records Story Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Cool Down Mama
  • Hunter, Lost John
  • 2:15
  • Sound Clip for Cool Down Mama from The Sun Records Story


  • 2
  • Boogie in the Park
  • Louis, Joe Hill
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for Boogie in the Park from The Sun Records Story


  • 3
  • Howlin' Tom Cat
  • Floyd, Harmonica Frank
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for Howlin' Tom Cat from The Sun Records Story


  • 4
  • Highway Man
  • Howlin' Wolf
  • 2:26
  • Sound Clip for Highway Man from The Sun Records Story


  • 5
  • Juiced
  • Love, Billy
  • 2:32
  • Sound Clip for Juiced from The Sun Records Story


  • 6
  • T. Model Boogie (Take 1)
  • Gordon, Rosco
  • 2:26
  • Sound Clip for T. Model Boogie (Take 1) from The Sun Records Story


  • 7
  • Tiger Man (King of the Jungle)
  • Thomas, Rufus
  • 2:47
  • Sound Clip for Tiger Man (King of the Jungle) from The Sun Records Story


  • 8
  • Love My Baby
  • Parker, Little Junior
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for Love My Baby from The Sun Records Story


  • 9
  • Come Back Baby
  • Ross, Doctor
  • 2:48
  • Sound Clip for Come Back Baby from The Sun Records Story


  • 10
  • Cotton Crop Blues
  • Cotton, James
  • 3:02
  • Sound Clip for Cotton Crop Blues from The Sun Records Story


  • 11
  • I'm Gonna Murder My Baby
  • Hare, Pat
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for I'm Gonna Murder My Baby from The Sun Records Story


  • 12
  • Time Has Made a Change
  • DeBerry, Jimmy
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for Time Has Made a Change from The Sun Records Story


  • 13
  • Red Hot
  • Emerson, Billy "The Kid"
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for Red Hot from The Sun Records Story


  • 14
  • Look to Jesus
  • Jones Brothers
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for Look to Jesus from The Sun Records Story


  • 15
  • Dark Muddy Bottom
  • Riley, Billy Lee
  • 2:25
  • Sound Clip for Dark Muddy Bottom from The Sun Records Story


  • 16
  • Hello, Hello Baby
  • Lewis, Jerry Lee
  • 3:23
  • Sound Clip for Hello, Hello Baby from The Sun Records Story


  • 17
  • Listen to Me Baby
  • Baugh, Smokey Joe
  • 2:28
  • Sound Clip for Listen to Me Baby from The Sun Records Story


  • 18
  • Boogie Blues
  • Peterson, Earl
  • 2:31
  • Sound Clip for Boogie Blues from The Sun Records Story


  • 19
  • Troublesome Waters
  • Seratt, Howard
  • 3:01
  • Sound Clip for Troublesome Waters from The Sun Records Story


  • 20
  • Gonna Dance All Night
  • Gunter, Hardrock
  • 2:21
  • Sound Clip for Gonna Dance All Night from The Sun Records Story


  • 21
  • Don't Believe
  • Rhodes, Slim
  • 2:17
  • Sound Clip for Don't Believe from The Sun Records Story


  • 22
  • Defrost Your Heart
  • Feathers, Charlie
  • 2:32
  • Sound Clip for Defrost Your Heart from The Sun Records Story


  • 23
  • Sure to Fall
  • Perkins, Carl [Rock]
  • 2:31
  • Sound Clip for Sure to Fall from The Sun Records Story


  • 24
  • Fool Proof
  • Vickery, Mack
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Fool Proof from The Sun Records Story


  • 25
  • Now She Cares No More for Me
  • Pointdexter, Doug
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for Now She Cares No More for Me from The Sun Records Story


  • 26
  • Jump Right Out of This Jukebox
  • Wheeler, Onie
  • 2:21
  • Sound Clip for Jump Right Out of This Jukebox from The Sun Records Story


  • 27
  • You're the Only Star (In My Blue Heaven)
  • Lewis, Jerry Lee
  • 2:23
  • Sound Clip for You're the Only Star (In My Blue Heaven) from The Sun Records Story


  • 28
  • A Fool for Lovin' You
  • Earls, Jack & the Jimbos
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for A Fool for Lovin' You from The Sun Records Story


  • 29
  • I'd Rather Be Safe Than Sorry
  • Smith, Warren [Rockabilly]
  • 2:59
  • Sound Clip for I'd Rather Be Safe Than Sorry from The Sun Records Story


  • 30
  • Come in Stranger
  • Cash, Johnny
  • 1:38
  • Sound Clip for Come in Stranger from The Sun Records Story


  • 31 (2)
  • Rockin' Daddy
  • Bond, Eddie
  • 2:00
  • Sound Clip for Rockin' Daddy from The Sun Records Story


  • 32 (2)
  • Crazy Arms
  • Lewis, Jerry Lee
  • 2:44
  • Sound Clip for Crazy Arms from The Sun Records Story


  • 33 (2)
  • Mean Little Mama (Undubbed Version)
  • Orbison, Roy
  • 1:57
  • Sound Clip for Mean Little Mama (Undubbed Version) from The Sun Records Story


  • 34 (2)
  • Got Love If You Want It
  • Smith, Warren [Rockabilly]
  • 2:09
  • Sound Clip for Got Love If You Want It from The Sun Records Story


  • 35 (2)
  • Crawdad Song
  • Lewis, Jerry Lee
  • 1:49
  • Sound Clip for Crawdad Song from The Sun Records Story


  • 36 (2)
  • Her Love Rubbed Off
  • Perkins, Carl
  • 2:45
  • Sound Clip for Her Love Rubbed Off from The Sun Records Story


  • 37 (2)
  • Mad Man
  • Wages, Jimmy
  • 2:09
  • Sound Clip for Mad Man from The Sun Records Story


  • 38 (2)
  • Love My Baby
  • Thompson, Hayden
  • 2:11
  • Sound Clip for Love My Baby from The Sun Records Story


  • 39 (2)
  • Miss Froggie
  • Smith, Warren [Rockabilly]
  • 2:24
  • Sound Clip for Miss Froggie from The Sun Records Story


  • 40 (2)
  • Pearly Lee (Alternate Version)
  • Riley, Billy Lee
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Pearly Lee (Alternate Version) from The Sun Records Story


  • 41 (2)
  • Deep Elem Blues
  • Lewis, Jerry Lee
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for Deep Elem Blues from The Sun Records Story


  • 42 (2)
  • That Don't Move Me
  • Perkins, Carl [Rock]
  • 1:56
  • Sound Clip for That Don't Move Me from The Sun Records Story


  • 43 (2)
  • All Night Rock
  • Honeycutt, Glenn
  • 2:01
  • Sound Clip for All Night Rock from The Sun Records Story


  • 44 (2)
  • Come on Little Mama
  • Harris, Ray
  • 2:18
  • Sound Clip for Come on Little Mama from The Sun Records Story


  • 45 (2)
  • Rock with Me Baby
  • Riley, Billy Lee
  • 2:13
  • Sound Clip for Rock with Me Baby from The Sun Records Story


  • 46 (2)
  • Fine Little Baby
  • Penner, Dick
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Fine Little Baby from The Sun Records Story


  • 47 (2)
  • Rockin' with My Baby
  • Yelvington, Malcolm
  • 2:21
  • Sound Clip for Rockin' with My Baby from The Sun Records Story


  • 48 (2)
  • Baby That's Good
  • Bruce, Edwin
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for Baby That's Good from The Sun Records Story


  • 49 (2)
  • My Baby Don't Rock
  • McDaniel, Luke
  • 1:59
  • Sound Clip for My Baby Don't Rock from The Sun Records Story


  • 50 (2)
  • Miss Pearl
  • Wages, Jimmy
  • 2:35
  • Sound Clip for Miss Pearl from The Sun Records Story


  • 51 (2)
  • That's Right
  • Perkins, Carl [Rock]
  • 2:48
  • Sound Clip for That's Right from The Sun Records Story


  • 52 (2)
  • So Glad You're Mine (Take 2)
  • Burgess, Sonny
  • 2:27
  • Sound Clip for So Glad You're Mine (Take 2) from The Sun Records Story


  • 53 (2)
  • Willing and Ready
  • Smith, Ray
  • 2:10
  • Sound Clip for Willing and Ready from The Sun Records Story


  • 54 (2)
  • Shake Around
  • Blake, Tommy
  • 2:26
  • Sound Clip for Shake Around from The Sun Records Story


  • 55 (2)
  • Crazy Woman
  • Simmons, Gene
  • 2:11
  • Sound Clip for Crazy Woman from The Sun Records Story


  • 56 (2)
  • Judy (Alternate Take)
  • Grayzell, Rudy
  • 2:14
  • Sound Clip for Judy (Alternate Take) from The Sun Records Story


  • 57 (2)
  • Good Rockin' Tonight
  • Lewis, Jerry Lee
  • 2:42
  • Sound Clip for Good Rockin' Tonight from The Sun Records Story


  • 58 (2)
  • A Woman's Love (The Thrill of Your Love)
  • McVoy, Carl
  • 2:54
  • Sound Clip for A Woman's Love (The Thrill of Your Love) from The Sun Records Story


  • 59 (2)
  • Tough, Tough, Tough
  • Anderson, Andy [Rockabilly] & Rolling Stones
  • 2:34
  • Sound Clip for Tough, Tough, Tough from The Sun Records Story


  • 60 (2)
  • (Take Me from This) Garden of Evil
  • Wages, Jimmy
  • 2:36
  • Sound Clip for (Take Me from This) Garden of Evil from The Sun Records Story


  • 61 (2)
  • Have Faith in My Love
  • Alton & Jimmy
  • 2:24
  • Sound Clip for Have Faith in My Love from The Sun Records Story


  • 62 (2)
  • Walk That Lonesome Valley
  • 2:21
  • Sound Clip for Walk That Lonesome Valley from The Sun Records Story


  • 63 (2)
  • Search for Me
  • Honeycutt, Glenn
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for Search for Me from The Sun Records Story


  • 64 (3)
  • Rocket 88
  • Brentson, Jackie & His Delta Cats
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for Rocket 88 from The Sun Records Story


  • 65 (3)
  • Just Walkin' in the Rain
  • Prisonaires
  • 2:40
  • Sound Clip for Just Walkin' in the Rain from The Sun Records Story


  • 66 (3)
  • Bear Cat
  • Thomas, Rufus
  • 2:51
  • Sound Clip for Bear Cat from The Sun Records Story


  • 67 (3)
  • Blue Suede Shoes
  • Perkins, Carl
  • 2:16
  • Sound Clip for Blue Suede Shoes from The Sun Records Story


  • 68 (3)
  • When It Rains It Pours
  • Emerson, Billy "The Kid"
  • 3:06
  • Sound Clip for When It Rains It Pours from The Sun Records Story


  • 69 (3)
  • Mystery Train
  • Parker, Junior
  • 2:23
  • Sound Clip for Mystery Train from The Sun Records Story


  • 70 (3)
  • Boppin' the Blues
  • Perkins, Carl
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for Boppin' the Blues from The Sun Records Story


  • 71 (3)
  • Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
  • Lewis, Jerry Lee
  • 2:52
  • Sound Clip for Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On from The Sun Records Story


  • 72 (3)
  • Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll
  • Riley, Billy Lee
  • 2:04
  • Sound Clip for Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll from The Sun Records Story


  • 73 (3)
  • I Walk the Line
  • Cash, Johnny
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for I Walk the Line from The Sun Records Story


  • 74 (3)
  • Ooby Dooby
  • Orbison, Roy
  • 2:13
  • Sound Clip for Ooby Dooby from The Sun Records Story


  • 75 (3)
  • We Wanna Boogie
  • Burgess, Sonny
  • 2:25
  • Sound Clip for We Wanna Boogie from The Sun Records Story


  • 76 (3)
  • Dixie Fried
  • Perkins, Carl
  • 2:26
  • Sound Clip for Dixie Fried from The Sun Records Story


  • 77 (3)
  • Great Balls of Fire
  • Lewis, Jerry Lee
  • 1:52
  • Sound Clip for Great Balls of Fire from The Sun Records Story


  • 78 (3)
  • Red Hot
  • Riley, Billy Lee
  • 2:31
  • Sound Clip for Red Hot from The Sun Records Story


  • 79 (3)
  • Big River
  • Cash, Johnny
  • 2:31
  • Sound Clip for Big River from The Sun Records Story


  • 80 (3)
  • Rock & Roll Ruby
  • Smith, Warren [Rockabilly]
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for Rock & Roll Ruby from The Sun Records Story


  • 81 (3)
  • Breathless
  • Lewis, Jerry Lee
  • 2:43
  • Sound Clip for Breathless from The Sun Records Story


  • 82 (3)
  • Honey Don't
  • Perkins, Carl
  • 2:48
  • Sound Clip for Honey Don't from The Sun Records Story


  • 83 (3)
  • Red Headed Woman
  • Burgess, Sonny
  • 2:09
  • Sound Clip for Red Headed Woman from The Sun Records Story


  • 84 (3)
  • Ballad of a Teenage Queen
  • Cash, Johnny
  • 2:11
  • Sound Clip for Ballad of a Teenage Queen from The Sun Records Story


  • 85 (3)
  • High School Confidential
  • Lewis, Jerry Lee
  • 2:30
  • Sound Clip for High School Confidential from The Sun Records Story


  • 86 (3)
  • Matchbox
  • Perkins, Carl
  • 2:09
  • Sound Clip for Matchbox from The Sun Records Story


  • 87 (3)
  • Lonely Weekends
  • Rich, Charlie
  • 2:05
  • Sound Clip for Lonely Weekends from The Sun Records Story


  • 88 (3)
  • I'm Coming Home
  • Mann, Carl
  • 2:33
  • Sound Clip for I'm Coming Home from The Sun Records Story


  • 89 (3)
  • Who Will the Next Fool Be?
  • Rich, Charlie
  • 2:22
  • Sound Clip for Who Will the Next Fool Be? from The Sun Records Story


  • 90 (3)
  • What'd I Say
  • Lewis, Jerry Lee
  • 2:27
  • Sound Clip for What'd I Say from The Sun Records Story


  • 91 (3)
  • Guess Things Happen That Way
  • Cash, Johnny
  • 1:48
  • Sound Clip for Guess Things Happen That Way from The Sun Records Story


  • 92 (3)
  • Raunchy
  • Justis, Bill
  • 2:22
  • Sound Clip for Raunchy from The Sun Records Story


  • 93 (3)
  • Mona Lisa
  • Mann, Carl
  • 2:29
  • Sound Clip for Mona Lisa from The Sun Records Story


  • 94 (3)
  • Whirlwind
  • Rich, Charlie
  • 2:05
  • Sound Clip for Whirlwind from The Sun Records Story


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