The Next Elvis: Searching for Stardom at Sun Records
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Language:EnglishPublisher:LSU PressISBN-13:9780807157985ISBN-10:807157988UPC:9780807157985Book Category:Music, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Genres & Styles, AnthropologyBook Topic:Rock, Pop Vocal, Cultural & SocialSize:8.60 x 5.40 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCW03Q4N21
The Next Elvis: Searching for Stardom at Sun Records
An American institution, Sun Records has a history with many chapters -- its Memphis origins with visionary Sam Phillips, the breakthrough recordings of Elvis Presley, and the studio's immense influence on the sound of popular music. But behind the company's chart toppers and legendary musicians there exists another story, told by Barbara Barnes Sims. In the male-dominated workforce of the 1950s,...
Language:EnglishPublisher:LSU PressISBN-13:9780807157985ISBN-10:807157988UPC:9780807157985Book Category:Music, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Genres & Styles, AnthropologyBook Topic:Rock, Pop Vocal, Cultural & SocialSize:8.60 x 5.40 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCW03Q4N21
Barbara Barnes Sims worked in promotion and publicity during Sun's golden years, from 1957 to 1960. She published newsletters, liaised with distributors, and wrote liner notes for the first albums of Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Charlie Rich. In 1960 she began a 36-year career teaching English at Louisiana State University. She lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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