Sonny BURGESS

Chanteur US né Albert Sonny Burgess, le 28 mai 1931 à Newport (Arkansas). Il débute avec son groupe: les Pacers en 1955 et enregistre son premier disque en 1956 à la Sun Records de Memphis (Tennessee). Sonny a été l'un des rares artistes Sun à se démarquer très nettement de l'influence d'Elvis Presley. Il puisait son inspiration dans le Rhythm 'n' Blues des noirs. Son style sauvage, renforcé par l'emploi d'un trompettiste est en fait, unique dans les annales du Rock 'n' Roll blanc.
Sonny Burgess is one of the wildest rockers to record for the legendary Sun label in Memphis. He and his band the Pacers came out of Newport, Arkansas, with a hard-rocking style that, unlike that of most rockabillies, owed little to nothing in the way of a stylistic debt to country music. With his red-dyed hair, matching stage suit and guitar, and wild stage performances, Burgess and the Pacers made mincemeat of the competition on many of the early-'50s rock & roll package tours. Though his Sun releases never brought him much in the way of commercial success, his recordings nonetheless remain landmarks of the early rockabilly style. Currently touring and recording with other Memphis alumni in the Sun Rhythm Section, the rockin' flame that is Sonny Burgess refuses to be snuffed out.
http://www.rockabillyhall.com/sonnyburgess.html
Talents : Singer, Guitar
Style musical : Rockabilly, Rock 'n' Roll

IF I COULD I WOULD RED HEADED WOMAN TIGER ROSE WE WANNA BOOGIE

Burgess, Sonny



Real name Albert Burgess. Born 1931 in Newport, Ark.

References:
Feature article in issues 43-44 (1990) of American Music Magazine; sessionography in issues 46-47.
Article in issue 102 (1991) of Now Dig This.
Five-part feature article in issues 45-49 (1992-1993) of Rockin' Fifties.
Article in issue 216 (2001) of Now Dig This.

Original Releases



Discography is intended to be complete through 1964

Date & Source	Label & Number	V	Titles {& References to LP/CD List}	As By	Matrix Numbers
1956/Sept. 1 Bb c&w rev.	Sun 247		We Wanna Boogie {a,c,h,q,v,w,y, D,F,G,O,S,W, 1c,1d,1f,1h,1i,1j,1k,1m,1n,1o,1q,1u, 1E,1N,1O,1Y, 2d,2f,2g,2i,2n} Red Headed Woman {a,c,k,q,y,z, D,F,I,J,N,O,R,S,T,Y, 1a,1b,1f,1m,1p,1q,1r,1s,1u,1v,1w,1y,1z, 1B,1N,1O, 2c,2h}	1 1	U-199 U-198
1957/Mar. (Bb est.)	Sun 263		Ain't Got A Thing {a,c,o,y, E,O,Y, 1b,1e,1g,1j,1u,1x, 1E,1F,1H,1O,1X,1Z, 2f,2g,2l,2p} Restless {a,c,n,y, N,O , 1H,1X}	1 1	U-239 U-238
1958/Feb. 3 Bb pop rev.	Sun 285		My Bucket's Got A Hole In It {a,c,n,y, J,O,R,T,X, 1j,1u, 1E,1I,1L,1T,1Z} Sweet Misery {a,c, O,S , 1I,1L}	1 1	U-280 U-281
1958/Oct. 6 Bb pop rev.	Sun 304		Thunderbird [instr.] {a,b,c,y, C,K,M,O,P,S,Z , 1A,1K,1M, 2b,2m} Itchy [instr.] {a,b,c, B,C,D,E,K,M,O,S,Z, 1g,1q,1y, 1K,1M,1Z, 2m}	1 1	U-320 U-321

1961	Ad-Bur unissued		All Night Stomp [instr.] {2j} Brown-Eyed Handsome Man {2j} Kentucky Home Rock [instr.] {2j} Sunshine Rock [instr.] {2j}	2 2 2
1964	Razorback unissued		Hell Yes I Cheated {U} Hillbilly Music {U} Red Hot {U} Rock 'N' Roll Ruby {U}
	[unissued]		Ain't Got A Thing [alt. vers. 2] {2e} City Lights {2e} Dizzy Miss Lizzy {2e} Down At Big Mary's House {2e} Flip Flop And Fly {2e} K.K.'s Boogie {2e} Mellow Soul {2e} Stoned In Love With You {2e} We Wanna Boogie [alt. vers. 3] {2e} Whatever Happened To The Girls I Knew {2e}
	[unissued]		6 Nights A Week {2o} Ain't Got A Thing [alt. vers.] {1D} Always Will {c, S , 1K} Changed My Mind {1K} Hand Me Down My Walking Cane {c} One Broken Heart {a,c, S} Please Listen To Me [vers. 1] {a,c} Please Listen To Me [vers. 2] {c} Skinny Ginny {c} You're Not The One For Me {c,y , 1K}

References in "As By" Column:

1. as by Sonny Burgess
   
2. as by Sonny Burgess And Larry Donn
   
3. as by Sonny Burgess & Kings IV
   
4. as by Sonny Burgess And Kings V
   
5. as by Sonny Burgess & The Kings IV
   

première session pour SUN Records
le 2 mai 1956 au total deux morceaux
WE WANNA BOOGIE et RED HEARTED WOMAN
des ROCKABILLY sauvage avec l'apport d'une
trompette Jack NANCE la formation Les PACERS
Sonny BURGESS (Vocal & Guitar)-Joe LEWIS
(Lead Guitar)-Johnny Ray HUBBARD (Bass)-
Russell SMITH (Drums) et Kern KENNEDY
(Piano)

Sur cette vidéo vous pourrez écouter la chanson “Mr Blues” de Sonny Burgess, un superbe Stroll, celle si est accompagné de photos de Teds et Rockers, quelques Teds Français de la première génération, ceux de Tolbiac et de Trinité, mais aussi une magnifique photo de Moustique, Blouson Noires des années 60s de Bastille, ainsi que d´autres photos de Teds de Barcelona, Angleterre, Ecosses…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCxmuoMYxE4