Electric Blues series on Bear Family ‘album of the week’
This week’s ‘Klingan’ music show on Swedish National Radio (SR), a high-profile program spot, is regarding the ‘Electric Blues’ CD-series on Bear Family ‘album of the week’.
The show was aired Sunday, August 26. For details (in Swedish …) and the complete playlist, please click here
Blues and Rhythm gives full spread to Street Corner Symphonies
Eminent British magazine, Blues & Rhythm, devotes a full two-page spread to our doowop series “Street Corner Symphonies”. All in all there will be 15 volumes. First five are out now, five more will follow just after summer and the last five late 2012/early 2013… Collect ‘em all!!!
Richie Unterberger about The Dixon Brothers boxed set
Great writer Richie Unterberger knows where it’s at!!! Here’s some mighty fine (and true) words about our new Dixon Brothers boxed set “A Blessing To People”. Follow link below to read all about it:Jukebox Pearls in Rock’n'Roll Revue
Great piece in Rock’n'Roll Revue about our Jukebox Pearls series focused on superb female rock’n'roll, rockabilly, honkytonk, hillbilly & country… Read via this link: http://www.rockandrollrevue.fr/articles/meet_the_pearls/index.htmCarl Mann will celebrate his 70th birthday!
American rockabilly singer and piano player Carl Mann was born August 22, 1942 in Huntingdon, Tennessee. Sixteen-year-old Mann’s first hit record was a rockabilly cover version of Nat King Cole’s ‘Mona Lisa’ in 1959, recorded for Sam Phillip’s Sun Records company in Memphis, Tennessee.
Bear Family Records is sending its best wishes!
Carl Mann who was raised in rural Tennessee began his singing career in churches and played guitar and piano on country songs for local talent shows. In 1957 Jaxon Records released his first 45. Later, he signed a three-year-contract with Sun Records. ‘Mona Lisa’, his best-selling record, peaked at no. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Another Doowop celebration ;-)
British mag Record Collector join the celebration choir!!!
First five volumes are available now, the next fixe will follow just after summer… All in all there will be fifteen volumes -the definite story of doowop!!!
