During the immediate post-WWII period, following disputes over music publishing, small record labels proliferated, offering a rich selection of country, jazz and blues.
In the history of rock & roll, the most famous of these was Sun Records, which captured the pure essence of rockabilly in the early recordings of Elvis Presley.
Roy Orbison Roy Kelton Orbison was born on 23 April 1936 in Vernon, Texas. Not long after, his family moved to nearby…
Pat Boone Pat Boone was born Charles Eugene Boone - the great-great-great-great-grandson of pioneer Daniel Boone - in Jacksonville, Florida, on 1 June…
Warren Smith It's astonishing the sheer amount of talent that was beating a path to Sam Phillips' door in 1956 wanting a…
Carl Perkins Born in Lake County, Tennessee, on 9 April 1932, Carl Perkins began playing country music with his brothers Jay and Clayton…
Dale Hawkins As the most prolific white rocker on Checker Records, Dale Hawkins (born Delmar A Hawkins Jr on 22 August 1936)…
Eddie Cochran Eddie Cochran was born on 3 October 1938, the youngest of five children. The Cochran family home was in Oklahoma…
Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs Texan quintet Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs had a regional hit in 1965 with a track called Haunted House.…
Rufus Thomas Born on 26 March 1917 in Cayce, Mississippi, Rufus Thomas first hit the stage as a dancer and comedian with…
During the immediate post-WWII period, following disputes over music publishing, small record labels proliferated, offering a rich selection of country, jazz and blues.
