Earl Peterson - Boogie Blues - 1954 Hillbilly Bopper - SUN 197

Описание: Earl Peterson - Vocal and Guitar
Unknown Guitar, Steel Guitar, Fiddle

Earl Peterson and his mother parked their 1953 Buick in front of 706 Union and went inside to audition "Boogie Blues". Whether Sam Phillips knew or remembered 'Michigan's Singing Cowboy' from his disc jockey days, or whether it was mother Pearle's stony insistence, the result was a recording session. "Boogie Blues" is not a great record, but it is Sun's first foray into modern country music and market, some three months before Elvis Presley's debut. Peterson apparently despised this recording of ''Boogie Blues'' but his vocal performance is strong and personable, and the innate drive of the song lends an astringent edge to Peterson's creamy style. The song derives from a number of pre-War songs in the Jimmie Rodgers-Gene Autry style. However, Columbia seemed to think that it had a place in the post-War market. They signed Peterson just a few months after his Sun debut and re-recorded two sessions in October 1954 of ''Boogie Blues'' that were apparently much closer to Peterson's heart. However, they lacked much of the sparkle of the Sun version. Columbia released the new version in February 1955