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Geoff pays tribute to Sun Records of Memphis Tennessee. Sam discovered Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison and Charlie Rich, and record blues legends BB King, Howlin` Wolf and Rufus Thomas.

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Sat 29 Jul 201718:00
BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Wiltshire, BBC Radio Somerset, BBC Radio Guernsey, BBC Radio Devon & 2 more

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Music Played

  • Part 1

    • Billy Lee Riley

      Red hot

    • Warren Smith

      Miss froggie

    • Sonny Burgess

      We wanna boogie

    • The Jive Aces

      Giddy up a ding dong

    • Bo Walton

      Hookin up

    • Little Richard

      Money honey

    • Neil Sedaka

      I go ape

    • Larry Donn

      Honey bun

    • Helen Shapiro

      Don`t treat me like a child

    • Little lesley and the bloodshots

      Doin fine

    • Fats Domino

      Let the four winds blow

    • Dave Edmunds

      Crawling from the wreckage

    • The Crickets

      Fools paradise

    • Ruby Dee & The snakehandlers

      Mean mean woman

    • The Cochran Brothers

      Fools paradise

    • Bob Luman

      Let`s think about living

    • Frankie Ford

      Sea cruise

    • The Huntington Cads

      Gonzales

  • Part 2

    • Elvis Presley

      Baby let`s play house

    • Jerry Lee Lewis

      Drinkin` wine spo-dee-o-dee

    • Carl Perkins

      Put your cat clothes on

    • Johnny Cash

      Rock island line

    • Jackie Brenston

      Rocket 88

    • Howlin’ Wolf

      Highway man

    • B.B. King

      BB boogie

    • Rufus Thomas

      Bear cat

    • Billy Lee Riley

      Flying saucer rock n roll

    • Roy Orbison

      You`re my baby

    • Sonny Burgess

      Sadie`s back in town

    • Carl Mann

      Pretend

    • Little junior parker

      Mystery train

    • Hayden Thompson

      Love my baby

    • Barbara Pittman

      Sentimental fool

    • Charlie Rich

      Rebound

    • Warren smith

      Red cadillac and a black moustache

    • The Prisonaires

      Just walkin in the rain

    • Charlie Feathers

      Defrost your heart

    • Johnny London

      Driving slow

Broadcasts

  • Sat 29 Jul 201718:00
    BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Radio Wiltshire, BBC Radio Somerset, BBC Radio Guernsey, BBC Radio Devon & 2 more
  • Sat 29 Jul 201718:05
    BBC Radio Gloucestershire