TOP ROCKABILLY SONNY BURGESS 78 WE WANNA BOOGIE / RED HEADED WOMAN SUN 247 V+/V
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TOP ROCKER!
AN ORIGINAL SONNY BURGESS SUN 78
WE WANNA BOOGIE
b/w RED HEADED WOMAN
ROCK-A-BILLY AT IT'S BEST!!
Burgess was born on a farm near Newport, Arkansas to Albert and Esta Burgess.[1] He graduated from Newport High School in 1948. In the early 1950s, Burgess played boogie woogie music in dance halls and bars around Newport. Burgess, Kern Kennedy, Johnny Ray Hubbard, and Gerald Jackson formed a boogie-woogie band they called the Rocky Road Ramblers. In 1954, following a stint in the US Army (1951–53), Burgess re-formed the band, calling them the Moonlighters after the Silver Moon Club in Newport, where they performed regularly. After advice from record producer Sam Phillips, the group expanded to form the Pacers.
The band's first record was "We Wanna Boogie" in 1956 for Sun Records, in Memphis, about 80 miles southeast of his birthplace. The flip side was "Red Headed Woman." Both were written by Burgess. The songs have been described as "among the most raucous, energy-filled recordings released during the first flowering of rock and roll
THIS IS A RARE 78!
DISC DETAILS
Disc condition - V+ / V
We Wanna Boogie plays and sounds GREAT
The B side however, shows heavy wear causing some underlying background hiss but the music from the record is still loud and clear
US SUN 247 10" 78 rpm SHELLAC
THIS IS A RARE RECORD!
ONE ONLY AVAILABLE
DON'T MISS OUT - BID NOW!!
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