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english and Annette Galloway
The Cats Behind the Scene
welcomes you to an inside view of history being made in
Jackson, Tn.
Jackson, Tennessee is located halfway between Memphis (a
hotbed for early rock and roll, R&B, and blues) & Nashville (home of country music
and birthplace of hillbilly music).
Jackson is adjacent to I-40 ( Music
Highway ) one of the most traveled highways in the United States.
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FIRST SUN AWARDS
PRESENTED DURING ROCKABILLY FEST 2002
Jackson – A
special event occurred Thursday, August 8, 2002, with a special banquet highlighting the
Golden Anniversary of Sun Records.
Attended by many
notables in Memphis music plus fans from around the world, the banquet was highlighted by
the presentations of the Sun Awards by Shelby Singleton and the “Sam-Sun” Award
presented by Sam Phillips.
Shelby Singleton, who
designed the special medallions and crystal awards highlighted with the recipients’
names and the Sun logo, used the evening to recognize a diversity of individuals who had
contributed to rockabilly and early rock-and-roll. click to continue
JOE MELSON INDUCTED
INTO JACKSON’S
INTERNATIONAL ROCK-A-BILLY HALL OF FAME
Jackson –
Songwriter Joe Melson (“Only the Lonely”), known for his work with Roy Orbison,
became the most recent inductee to the International Rock-A-Billy Hall of Fame in Jackson. The induction came during the Golden Anniversary
of Sun Records banquet at Jackson’s Garden Plaza Hotel.
In addition to the
presentation by the Hall’s Henry Harrison, John Lomax, III, of BMI was on hand to
highlight Joe Melson’s work.. Noted was
the fact that recordings of Melson’s songs had received over 15 million confirmed
airplays in the United States alone.
Melson in his comments
noted not only special career moments and the evolution of the Roy Orbison sound, but also
the emotional attachment with people. Melson
said that when he loved and expressed it in music the audience did too, sharing those life
moments and emotions. And when our heart
broke their hearts did too, either by sharing their own heartbreak in our music or feeling
our heartbreak through our the songs.
A new special section
of the International Rock-A-Billy Hall of Fame on Church Street in downtown Jackson
showcases the career of Joe Melson.
HALL OF FAME NIGHT
FOR THE COMETS, SONNY BURGESS AND
THE PACERS, WINK MARTINDALE AND ALEX WARD
Jackson – The
actual Hall of Fame certificates were presented in Jackson, August 8, to some special
members of the International Rock-A-Billy Hall of Fame. Bill Haley’s original
Comets were on hand to mark their 50th Anniversary. Though one member had worked with Bill Haley in
the 1940’s, the Comets that hit with “Rock Around the Clock” and much more,
came together in 1952. click to
continue
NEW ALBUMS BEING
RELEASED
From West Tennessee to
Nashville to New York City there are new albums featuring rockabilly being released.
Sam Phillips and
Shelby Singleton just returned to Tennessee from New York City where they attended
multiple events announcing a new BMG Heritage label release marking Sun Record’s 50th
Anniversary.
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To find out about
what's happening at the Rockabilly Hall of Fame visit - click here or visit
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10-0-C In Studio For New Rockabilly CD
West
Tennessee – The multi-talented group, 10-0-C, has been in the studio all this month
preparing their first all rockabilly CD. The yet untitled album will consist of twelve
"all time rockabilly classics."
According to bassist Keith Sasser, the session is about 70%
completed with the band targeting a release date around July 4.
After the recording sessions are completed, 10-0-C will return to
an active performance schedule including:
August 17 – Graceland – Elvis Week
– Memphis, TN – 10:30 p.m.
August 31 – Fur, Fin & Feather Fest – Middleton, TN
September 28 – River Fest (Opening for Bellamy Brothers)
– New Albany, MS
Full information on the band is available at www.10oc.com
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