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Released as the b-side of the ''What'd I Say'' single from the same film, "Viva Las Vegas" charted separately from its A-side, a modest hit reaching number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart. The Elvis version of "What'd I Say" peaked at number 21, the two sides having equivalent appeal in the marketplace. "Viva Las Vegas" reached number 12 on the United Kingdom Singles Chart, improving to #15 after a reissue in 2007.
In the years since its first release, the song has become one of Presley's most recognized numbers. In the 1990s and 2000s, the song appeared in countless movies and TV sitcoms, either as a reference to the city of Las Vegas, or simply as an expression of joy or bewilderment in related comedic situations.
In 2002, the city of Las Vegas requested Elvis Presley Enterprises, the company that handles a portion of Elvis's legacy and all Elvis-related music rights, to allow it to be the official song of the city. Negotiations stalled over the price requested by EPE, notwithstanding that EPE had not controlled the copyright to the song since 1993, at which time it became the property of the families of the songwriters Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. Since EPE no longer owns the copyright to the song, it essentially means that EPE does not have the authority or right to negotiate the use of the song "Viva Las Vegas" within the United States, its territories and possessions, although EPE may be able to negotiate the use of the actual Elvis recording of the song.
JULY 9, 1963 TUESDAY
Ernest Tubb makes his first attempt at recording ''Thanks A Lot'' in an evening session at the Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee.
Waylon Jennings signs a recording contract with A&M Records. Herb Alpert produces the first single under the deal, ''Love Denied'' backed with a remake of the Buddy Holly song ''Rave On''.
Vocalist Mary Ford files for divorce from guitarist Les Paul in Los Angeles, charging her husband with cruelty.
Tucker persuaded his friend, lyricist Bob Dorough (later of Schoolhouse Rock! fame), to write a lyric for the tune, and producer Nesuhi Ertegun persuaded singer Mel Tormé, who had recently joined the Atlantic label, to record it. Tormé was initially reluctant to record the song, and later wrote that: "It was a minor-key blues tune with trite repetitious lyrics and an 'answer' pattern to be sung by the Cookies, a girl trio that had once worked for Ray Charles. The recording took place in New York City on 13 September 1962.
Despite Tormé's reservations, his version of the song, with an arrangement by Claus Ogerman, rose to no.36 on the Billboard pop chart in November 1962, becoming his biggest hit since the early 1950s; it reached number 13 on the UK singles chart. It was also the title track of his album ''Comin' Home Baby!'' with added explamation mark. Tormé's recording was nominated as Best Male Solo Vocal Performance and Best Rhythm and Blues Performance at the1963 Grammy Awards.
The song has been covered numerous times including versions by Quincy Jones, Danny Gatton, Hank Jones, David Sanborn, The Kingsmen and Sergio Mendes, and was musical quoted by The Spencer Davis Group on their 1967 single ''I'm A Man''.
''Comin' Home Baby'' was recorded by Canadian crooner Michael Buble, and released as the fifthe single from his third studio album, ''Call Me Irresponsible''. The single was released on April 25, 2008, exclusively in Germany. It features vocals from the Grammy Award-winning vocal harmony group Boyz II. No video was filmed for the song, and there was little to no promotion, causing the release to not appear in any major charts worldwide, with the exception of Germany, where the song peaked at number 17.
The Four Uosetters' Sun recordings can be heard on their playlist from 706 Union Avenue Sessions on > YouTube <
JERRY LEE LEWIS AT SUN RECORDS THE COLLECTED WORKS
Jerry Lee Lewis' Sun recordings can be heard on this playlist from 706 Union Avenue Sessions on > YouTube <
First appearance: - Sun International (S) 45rpm SI-1101-A stereo
INVITATION TO YOUR PARTY / I COULD NEVER BE ASHAMED OF YOU
Reissued: - September 1989 Bear Family Records (CD) 500/200rpm BCD 15420-8-25 stereo
CLASSIC JERRY LEE LEWIS - THE DEFINITIVE SUN RECORDINGS 1956 – 1963
Reissued: - October 2015 Bear Family Records (CD) 500/200rpm BCD 17254-15-12/13 mono
JERRY LEE LEWIS AT SUN RECORDS THE COLLECTED WORKS
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Johnny Cash recorded a Spanish-language version of his hit ''Ring Of Fire'' with the title ''Anillo De Fuego'' at Nashville's Columbia Recording Studio.
SEPTEMBER 6, 1963 FRIDAY
Mark Chesnutt is born in Beaumont, Texas. With honky tonk forming the center point for his music, he emerges with ''Too Cold At Home'' in 1990 and becomes one of the steadiest hitmakers of the decade.
Singer/songwriter Mark Luna is born. He writes Lee Roy Parnell's ''When A Woman Love A Man'', and provides background vocals on Lari White's ''That's My Baby'' and Chad Brock's ''Yes!''.
Ray Charles pays $52,000 for property on Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles, where he makes his home and establishes an office and recording studio. In 1962, he made country mainstream with ''Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music''.
SEPTEMBER 8, 1963 SUNDAY
Songwriter Gary Baker is born in Niagara Falls, New York. His successes include John Michael Montgomery's ''I Swear'', Reba McEntire's ''One Honest Heart'', Lonestar's ''I;m Already There'' and Alabama's ''Once Upon A Lifetime''.
SEPTEMBER 9, 1963 MONDAY
''The Bobby Lord Show'' debuts on WSM-TV in Nashville, Tennessee. Within two years, the music program is syndicated.
SEPTEMBER 10, 1963 TUESDAY
Marty Robbins recorded ''Begging To You'' during an evening session at Nashville's RCA Studio B.
SEPTEMBER 11, 1963 WEDNESDAY
Elvis Presley finished filming ''Viva Las Vegas'' with Ann-Margret.
Jimmy C. Newman recorded the Tom T. Hall-penned ''D.J. For A Day''.
SEPTEMBER 12, 1963 THURSDAY
The National Life and Casualty Insurance Company purchases Nashville's Ryman Auditorium from the city of Nashville for $200,000 and officially recognizes it as the Grand Ole Opry House.
The Louvin Brothers, already officially split, recorded together for the last time. Their final collaboration, ''What Would You Take In Exchange For My Soul''.
SEPTEMBER 14, 1963 SATURDAY
Hoping to end a boycott by major folk artists, ABC invites ''Gotta Travel On'' songwriter Pete Seeger to appear on ''Hootenanny''. When the network demands he sign an oath of loyalty to the U.S., he declines and the boycott continues.
SEPTEMBER 15, 1963 SUNDAY
Brenda Lee checks in to Nashville's Saint Thomas Hospital with a stomach ailment.
SEPTEMBER 16, 1963 MONDAY
Pop singer and songwriter Richard Marx is born in Chicago. He makes waves in country music by producing Emerson Drive and co-writing the Keith Urban's ''Better Life'', ''Everybody'' and ''Long Hot Summer''.
Capitol released The Beatles' pop single ''She Loves You''. The song's trademark ''yeah, yeah, yeah'' is borrowed three decades later for Joe Diffie country hit ''Bigger Than The Beatles''.
SEPTEMBER 17, 1963 TUESDAY
The Stanley Brothers recorded ''Don't Cheat In Our Hometown'' in Cincinnati, Ohio. The song is remade two decades later by Stanley admirer Ricky Skaggs.
The western series ''Laramie'' ends a four-year run on NBC. ''Georgia On My Mind'' songwriter Hoagy Carmichael acted during the first season.
SEPTEMBER 18, 1963 WEDNESDAY
Johnny Cash recorded ''Bad News'' at Nashville's Columbia Recording Studio.
The Gene Autry Hotel Company acquires the 500-room Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco's Nob Hill neighborhood.
SEPTEMBER 19, 1963 THURSDAY
Jeff Bates is born in Bunker Hill, Mississippi. With a voice reminiscent of Conway Twitty, he nabs a Top 10 hit in 2003 with ''The Love Song''.
Four years after a similar program disappeared from the CBS daytime lineup, ''The Jimmy Dean Show'' debuts on ABC-TV during prime-time.
SEPTEMBER 21, 1963 SATURDAY
The CBS western ''Have Gun, Will Travel'' makes its final prime-time appearance. Johnny Western performs the theme song, ''The Ballad Of Paladin''.
SEPTEMBER 22, 1963 SUNDAY
Jerry Lee Lewis holds his first recording session for Smash Records at the Phillips Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee.
''The Real McCoys'' airs for the final time on CBS, ending a six-year run for the hayseed series. The previous year, the sitcom's star, Walter Brennan, earned a country hit with the recitation ''Old Rivers''.
''To All The Girls I've Loved Before'' singer Julio Iglesias suffers a compressed spine in a near-fatal car crash in Madrid, Spain. He learns to play guitar during his recovery.
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Session Published for Historical Reasons
STUDIO SESSION FOR JERRY LEE LEWIS
FOR SMASH RECORDS 1963
SAM PHILLIPS RECORDING STUDIO
319 SEVENTH AVENUE NORTH, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
SUN SESSION: SEPTEMBER 22, 1963
SESSION HOURS: UNKNOWN
PRODUCER - SHELBY SINGLETON / JERRY KENNEDY (SOME TRACKS)
RECORDING ENGINEER
- BILLY SHERILL
ASSISTED ENGINEER - JOHN HESTER AND RAY BUTTS
The two-day September 23, 24, 1963 Golden Hits sessions produced lots of mostly excellent additional material that was gradually released over the next 4 years. These, together with the session below, would've made a great 1964 studio album, but instead they were issued as follows: ''Hit The Road Jack'', ''Pen And Paper'' were released as Jerry's debut Smash single (S-1857) in late 1963; ''The Hole He Said He'd Dig For Me'' was released as the B-side of ''She Was My Baby (He Was My Friend)'' (S-1906) in 1964; ''You Went Back On Your Word'' was released as the B-side of the live recorded ''High Heel Sneakers'' 1964 single (S-1930), and with ''Johnny B. Goode'', on ''The Return Of Rock'' (SRS 67063); ''Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee'', ''Hallelujah I Love Her So'' and ''Just Because'' were released on ''Memphis Beat''; ''Wedding Bells'' and ''He Took It Like A Man'' were released on ''Soul My Way''. In addition, a slower and superior alternate version of ''Hit The Road Jack'' was first released in 1964 on the stereo (though not the mono) version of the various artists ''All Time Smash Hits'' album, and an alternate version of ''The Hole He Said He'd Dig For Me'' was released on the 1969 European-only compilation ''I'm On Fire''.
Liner notes by David M. McKee
> WHOLE LOTTA
SHAKIN' GOIN' ON <
Composer: - Dave "Curlee" Williams
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Cherio Music-Valley Publishers
Matrix number: - YW1-30093 - Master (2:38)
Recorded: - September 22, 1963
Released: - 1964
First appearance: Smash Records (S) 45rpm standard single Smash S-1412-A mono
WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' GOIN' ON / BREATHLESS
Reissued: - 1964 Smash Records (LP) 33rpm SRS 67040-A/1 stereo
JERRY LEE LEWIS - THE GOLDEN HITS OF JERRY LEE LEWIS
> CRAZY ARMS <
Composer: - Charles Seals-Ralph E. Mooney
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Knox Music Incorporated
Matrix
number: - YW1-30094 - Master (2:28)
Recorded: - September 22, 1963
Released: - 1964
First appearance: Smash Records (LP) 33rpm SRS 67040-B/2 stereo
THE GOLDEN HITS OF JERRY LEE LEWIS
Reissued: - 1987 Smash Records (LP) 33rpm SRS 826 251-2 stereo
THE GOLDEN ROCK HITS OF JERRY LEE LEWIS
> CRAZY ARNS <
Composer: - Charles Seals-Ralph E. Mooney
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Knox Music Incorporated
Matrix number: - YW1-30094 - Alternate Take 2 (2:25)
Recorded: - September
22, 1963 - Not Originally Issued
Released: - Smash Unissued
GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
Composer:
- Jack Hammer-Otis Blackwell
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Hill and Range Songs Incorporated
Matrix number: -
YW1-30095 - Master (1:46)
Recorded: - September 22, 1963
Released: - 1964
First appearance: Smash Records (S) 45rpm standard single S 1413-A mono
GREAT BALLS OF FIRE / HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL
Reissued: - 1964 Smash Records (LP) 33rpm SRS 67040-A/3 stereo
JERRY LEE LEWIS - THE GOLDEN HITS OF JERRY LEE LEWIS
> HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL <
Composer: - Jerry Lee Lewis-Ron Hargrave
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Penron Music Publishing
Matrix number:
- YW1-30096 - Master (2:20)
Recorded: - September 22, 1963
Released: - 1964
First
appearance: Smash Records (S) 45rpm standard single S 1413-B mono
HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL / GREAT BALLS OF FIRE
Reissued: - 1964 Smash Records
(LP) 33rpm SRS 67040-B/9 stereo
JERRY LEE LEWIS - THE GOLDEN HITS OF JERRY LEE LEWIS
> I'LL MAKE IT ALL UO TO YOU <
Composer: - Charly Rich
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Hi-Lo Music Incorporated
Matrix number: - YW1-30097 - LP Master (2:44)
Recorded: - September 22, 1963
Released: - 1964
First appearance: Smash Records (LP) 33rpm SRS 67040-A/4 stereo
THE GOLDEN HITS OF JERRY LEE LEWIS
Reissued:
- 1987 Smash Records (LP) 33rpm SRS 826 251-2 stereo
THE GOLDEN ROCK HITS OF JERRY LEE LEWIS
> BREAK UP <
Composer: - Charlie Rich
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Knox Music Incorporated
Matrix number: - YW1-30098 - LP Master (2:23)
Recorded: - September 22, 1963
Released: - 1964
First appearance: Smash Records (LP) 33rpm SRS 67040-B/5 stereo
THE GOLDEN HITS OF JERRY LEE LEWIS
Reissued:
- 1989 Phillips (LP) 33rpm 832 918-2-B/5 stereo
STARDATE WITH JERRY LEE LEWIS
> DOWN THE LINE <
Composer: - Roy Orbison
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Hi-Lo Music Incorporated
Matrix number: - YW1-30099 - LP Master (1:52)
Recorded: - September 22, 1963
Released: - 1964
First appearance: Smash Records (LP) 33rpm SRS 67040-A/5 stereo
THE GOLDEN HITS OF JERRY LEE LEWIS
Reissued:
- 1989 Phillips (LP) 33rpm 832 918-2-A/5 stereo
STARDATE WITH JERRY LEE LEWIS
HIT THE ROAD
JACK
Composer: - Percy Mayfield
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Tangerine Music
Matrix number: - YW1-30100 - LP Master (1:55)
Recorded: - September 22, 1963
Released:
- October 1963
First appearance: Smash Records (S) 45rpm standard single S-1857-B mono
HIT THE ROAD JACK
/ PEN AND PAPER
> END OF
THE ROAD <
Composer: - Jerry Lee Lewis
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Knox Music Incorporated
Matrix number: - YW1-30101 - LP Master (1:51)
Recorded: - September 22, 1963
Released: - 1964
First appearance: Smash Records (LP) 33rpm SRS 67040-A/6 stereo
THE GOLDEN HITS OF JERRY LEE LEWIS
Reissued:
- 1987 Smash Records (LP) 33rpm SRS 826 251-2-A/5 stereo
THE GOLDEN ROCK HITS OF JERRY LEE LEWIS
> YOUR CHEATIN' HEART <
Composer: - Hank Williams
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Acuff Rose Music
Matrix number: - YW1-30102 - LP Master (2:31)
Recorded: - September 22, 1963
Released: - 1964
First appearance: Smash Records (LP) 33rpm SRS 67040-A/6 stereo
THE GOLDEN HITS OF JERRY LEE LEWIS
Reissued:
- 1987 Smash Records (LP) 33rpm SRS 826 251-2-B/6 stereo
THE GOLDEN ROCK HITS OF JERRY LEE LEWIS
> WEDDING BELLS <
Composer: - Jerry Lee Lewis
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Warner Chappel Music
Matrix number: - YW1-30103 - LP Master (2:30)
Recorded: - September 22, 1963
Released: - 1967
First appearance: Smash Records (LP) 33rpm SRS 67097-A/5 stereo
JERRY LEE LEWIS - SOUL MY WAY
> JUST BECAUSE <
Composer:
- Bob Shelton-Joe Shelton-Sit Robin
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Southern Music Publishing
Matrix number: - YW1-30104 - LP Master (1:57)
Recorded: - September 22, 1963
Released: - 1966
First appearance: Smash Records (LP) 33rpm SRS 67079-A/6
stereo
JERRY LEE LEWIS MEMPHIS BEAT
Name (Or. No. Of Instruments)
Jerry Lee Lewis - Vocal & Piano
More Details Unknown
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Biographies of Jerry Lee Lewis see: > The Sun Biographies <
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This album was released in two versions: complete 12-track version and 10-track one ''Down The Line'' and ''Break-Up'' omitted, sometimes both versions have same catalog number (SRS 67040).
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STUDIO SESSION FOR JERRY LEE LEWIS
FOR SMASH RECORDS 1963
SAM PHILLIPS RECORDING STUDIO
319 SEVENTH AVENUE NORTH, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
SUN SESSION: SEPTEMBER 24, 1963
SESSION HOURS: UNKNOWN
PRODUCER - SHELBY SINGLETON / JERRY KENNEDY (SOME TRACKS)
RECORDING ENGINEER
- BILLY SHERILL
ASSISTED ENGINEER - JOHN HESTER AND RAY BUTTS
> BREATHLESS <
Composer: - Otis Blackwell
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Hi-Lo Music Incorporated
Matrix number: - YW1-30105 - Master (2:38)
Recorded: - September 24, 1963
Released: - 1964
First appearance: Smash Records (S) 45rpm standard single S-1412-A mono
BREATHLESS / WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' GOIN' ON
Reissued:
- 1964 Smash Records (LP) 33rpm SRS 67040-A/6 stereo
JERRY LEE LEWIS - THE GOLDEN HITS OF JERRY LEE LEWIS
> HE TOOK IT LIKE A MAN <
Composer: - Jerry
Lee Lewis
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Knox Music Incorporated
Matrix number: - YW1-30106 - LP Master (1:50)
Recorded: - September 24, 1963
Released: - 1967
First appearance: - Smash Records (LP) 33rpm SRS 67097-A/6 stereo
JERRY LEE LEWIS - SOUL MY WAY
Reissued: - 1986 Bear Family Records (LP) 33rpm BFX 15210-B/6 stereo
JERRY
LEE LEWIS - THE KILLER 1963-1968
>
DRINKIN' WINE SPO-DEE-O-DEE <
Composer: - Sticks McGhee-J. Mayo Williams
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Leeds Music Incorporated
Matrix number: - YW1-30107 - LP Master (2:14)
Recorded: - September 24, 1963
Released: - 1966
First appearance: Smash Records (LP) 33rpm SRS 67079-A/3 stereo
MEMPHIS BEAT
Reissued: - 1986 Bear
Family Records (LP) 33rpm BFX 15210-B/7 stereo
JERRY LEE LEWIS - THE KILLER 1963-1968
> JOHNNY B. GOODE <
Composer: - Chuck Berry
Publishing: - B.M.I. - Arc Music
Matrix number: - YW1-30108 - LP Master (2:08)
Recorded: - September 24, 1963
Released: - 1965
First appearance: - Smash Records (LP) 33rpm SRS 67063-B/5 stereo
JERRY LEE LEWIS - THE RETURN OF ROCK
Reissued:
- 1986 Bear Family Records (LP) 33rpm BFX 15210-B/8 stereo
JERRY LEE LEWIS - THE KILLER 1963-1968
> HALLELUJAH, I LOVE HER SO <
Composer: - Ray Charles
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Warner Chappell Music
Matrix number: - YW1-30109 - LP Master (2:30)
Recorded: - September 24, 1963
Released: - 1966
First appearance: Smash Records (LP) 33rpm SRS 67079-A/4 stereo
MEMPHIS BEAT
Reissued: - 1986 Bear
Family Records (LP) 33rpm BFX 15210-B/9 stereo
JERRY LEE LEWIS - THE KILLER 1963-1968
> YOU WENT BACK ON YOUR WORD <
Composer: - Brook Benton-Bobby Stevenson
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Raleigh
Music-Progressive Music
Matrix number: - YW1-30110 - Master (2:01)
Recorded: - September 24, 1963
Released: - October 1964
First appearance: - Smash Records (S) 45rpm standard single S-1930-A mono
YOU WENT BACK ON YOUR
WORD / HIGH HEEL SNEAKERS
Reissued: - 1986 Bear Family Records (LP) 33rpm BFX 15210-C/1 stereo
JERRY LEE LEWIS - THE KILLER 1963-1968
> PEN AND PAPER <
Composer: - Eddy Kilroy-Dianne Kilroy
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Raleigh Music
Matrix number: - YW1-30111
- Master (2:25)
Recorded: - September 24, 1963
Released: - October 1963
First appearance:
Smash Records (S) 45rpm standard single S-1857-A mono
PEN AND PAPER / HIT THE ROAD JACK
Reissued: - 1986 Bear Family Records (LP) 33rpm BFX
15210-C/2 stereo
JERRY LEE LEWIS - THE KILLER 1963-1968
> THE HOLE HE SAID HE'D DIG FOR ME <
Composer: - Z.Zillon-M. Turner
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Marvic
Music-Maricana Music
Matrix number: - YW1-30112 - 2 Takes Master (2:40)
Recorded: - September 24, 1963
Released: - June 1964
First appearance: Smash Records (S) 45rpm standard single S-1906-B mono
THE HOLE HE SAID HE'D DIG
FOR ME / SHE WAS MY BABY (HE WAS MY FRIEND)
Reissued: - 1986 Bear Family Records (LP) 33rpm BFX 15210-C/3 stereo
JERRY LEE LEWIS - THE KILLER
1963-1968
> YOU WIN AGAIN
<
Composer: - Hank Williams
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Acuff Rose Music
Matrix
number: - YW1-30113 - LP Master (3:00)
Recorded: - September 24, 1963
Released: - 1964
First
appearance: - Smash Records (LP) 33rpm SRS 67040-B/3 stereo
THE GOLDEN HITS OF JERRY LEE LEWIS
Reissued: - 1986 Bear Family Records (LP) 33rpm
BFX 15210-C/3 stereo
JERRY LEE LEWIS - THE KILLER 1963-1968
> FOOLS LIKE ME <
Composer: - Jack Clement-Murphy Maddux
Publisher:
- B.M.I. - Hi-Lo Music Incorporated
Matrix number: - YW1-30114 - LP Master (2:39)
Recorded: - September
24, 1963
Released: - 1964
First appearance: - Smash Records (LP) 33rpm SRS 67040-A/2 stereo
THE GOLDEN HITS OF JERRY LEE LEWIS
Released: - 1964
First
appearance: - Smash Records (LP) 33rpm SRS 67040-B/3 stereo
THE GOLDEN HITS OF JERRY LEE LEWIS
Reissued:
- 1986 Bear Family Records (LP) 33rpm BFX 15210-C/3 stereo
JERRY LEE LEWIS - THE KILLER 1963-1968
> HIT THE ROAD, JACK <
Composer: - Percy Mayfield
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Hi-Lo Music Incorporated
Matrix
number: - YW1-30115 - LP Master (2:18)
Recorded: - September 24, 1963
Released: - 1964
First appearance: - Smash Records (LP) 33rpm SRS 67052-B/5 stereo
VARIOUS ARTISTS - ALL-TIME SMASH HITS
Reissued: - 1986 Bear Family Records (LP) 33rpm BFX 15210-C/6 stereo
JERRY LEE LEWIS - THE KILLER 1963-1968
> HIT THE ROAD,
JACK <
Composer: - Percy Mayfield
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Tangerine Music
Matrix number: - YW1-30115 - Alternate Take 2 (1:58)
Recorded: - September 24, 1963
Released: - 1963
First appearance: - Mercury
Records (UK) (S) 45rpm standard single AMT 1216-B mono
HIT THE ROAD JACK / PEN AND PAPER
Reissued: Philips Netherland (S) 45rpm standard single 327 402 JF mono
HIT THE ROAD JACK / PEN AND PAPER
Name (Or. No. Of Instruments)
Jerry Lee Lewis - Vocal & Piano
More
Details Unknown
For Biographies of Jerry Lee Lewis see: > The Sun Biographies <
Jerry Lee Lewis' Sun/Smash recordings can be heard on his playlist from 706 Union Avenue Sessions on > YouTube <
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SEPTEMBER 24, 1963 TUESDAY
The CNS sitcom ''Petticoat Junction'' makes its prime-time debut, with a theme song co-written and sung by Curt Massey, formerly of Louise Massey and The Westerners''.
Columbia Records released Johnny Cash's ''The Matador''.
SEPTEMBER 25, 1963 WEDNESDAY
The Jim Reeves movie ''Kimberley Jim'' has its world premiere in South Africa. This South African musical comedy film directed by Emil Nofal and starring Jim Reeves, Madeleine Usher and Clive Parnell. Its plot follows an American singer who takes part in the Kiberley diamond rush in 1880s South Africa.
Keyboard player Billy Welch is born in Greenwich, Connecticut. After playing in the road band of Trace Adkins, Julie Reeves and Mindy McCready, he joins the band Rushlow, which gains a hit with its 2003 debut single ''I Can't Be Your Friend''.
SEPTEMBER 27, 1963 FRIDAY
The National Life and Accident Insurance Company pays $200,000 to buy the Ryman Auditorium from the city of Nashville, and renames it the Grand Ole Opry House.
SEPTEMBER 28, 1963 SATURDAY
The Dillards appear on the ABC folk music show ''Hootenanny''.
SEPTEMBER 29, 1963 SUNDAY
The Everly Brothers begin a headlining tour of England with Bo Diddley, The Rolling Stones and Little Richard opening. Their first venue, London's New Victoria Theater.
SEPTEMBER 30, 1963
Sandra Jean Betts delivers a baby girl, Sheila, in Los Angeles. The child is already the subject of a paternity suit against Ray Charles, who had made history the previous year with ''Modern Sounds In Country And Western Musis''.
Eddie Montgomery is born in Lancaster, Kentucky. He joins Troy Gentry to form the Southern rock-tinged Montgomery Gentry, winning Vocal Duo of the Year honors from the Country Music Association in 2000. The duo joins the Grand Ole Opry in 2009.
Sun recordings can be heard on the playlists from 706 Union Avenue Sessions on > YouTube <
GENE PARKER - Multi-instrumentalist Gene Parker is best known for his work with the Mar-Keys and the Bill Black Combo but he recorded with many others including Sam and Dave, Otis Redding, and Gene Simmons – it was Parker's catchphrase go on, shoes that Reggie Young adapted as a song for Simmons, Parker came from the Clarksdale area in Mississippi, the son of bass player Brad Parker who ran the band at the Saturday Barn Dance in the city auditorium for many years. Brad's other son, Sonny Parker, played guitar, Gene played fiddle, and the steel guitar player was John Hughey. Memphis musician Danny Ivy recalls seeing the Parker band in the early 1950s. ''At that time, Gene would have been in his early teens. He was an outstanding fiddle player and, as best I can remember, he also played guitar and piano. Gene was a left handed and played guitar upside down. He was a great blues guitar picker, and he later became the best sax player man I have ever heard, and I have worked with some good ones''. Through the 1960s Parker played sax regularly with Billy Adams band. According to Danny Ivy: At some point Gene moved to Memphis and started doing studio work and playing in clubs. He told me he had been recording with any number of artists who came through Stax Records and any number of studios and a large part of that time was spent at a club called Hernando's Hide-A-Way, which is where he got hooked up with Billy Adams and Bill Yates. He even lived upstairs at the Hide-A-Way for a period of time. He laughingly told us that he used to wake up and have his saxophone for breakfast downstairs. The sad part of the story is that Gene became heavily addicted to alcohol during those years and almost lost his mind. I think he spent some time in a facility to try and overcome his problems, but eventually had to move back home with his dad on the farm to try and get away from that life. During the time that he played with our groups we had to be very cautious that he didn't get his hands on any alcohol. Not too many years after that he sank deep into depression before he passed away''. In the late 1960s Parker formed the Gene Parker Quintet with Danny Ivy and Larry Garret and by 1970 he was back in Clarksdale, Mississippi and playing Delta State College gigs with students Jerry Dorrough and Tommy Free. Ivy and Garrett joined Billy Adams working at the Vapors club in Memphis. Mississippi singer Mack Allen Smith said, ;;I booked the Gene Parker's Quintet at my club in Greenwood. Gene was a great sax player''.