UNCLE FLIPSIDE

Notes / Credits / Personnel

• Merrill Moore – “Bartender’s Blues”: Merrill Moore [vocal, piano]; Jimmie Widener [rhythm guitar]; Jack Carpeter [steel]; Monty Gibson [bass]; Johnny Stokes [drums]; Johnny Dushel [tiple]; Ken Nelson [producer]; recorded 1/26/53 at Capitol in Hollywood
• Elvis Presley – “I Don’t Care If the Sun Don’t Shine”: Elvis Presley [vocal]; Scotty Moore [guitar]; Bill Black [bass]; Buddy Cunningham [record boxes]; Sam Phillips [producer]; recorded September 1954; RCA 6414-2-R1987
• Carl Perkins – “Honey Don’t”: Carl Perkins [vocal, guitar]; James Buck Perkins [rhythm guitar]; Lloyd Clayton Perkins [bass]; W.S. “Fluke” Holland [drums]; recorded 12/19/55
• Charlie Feathers – “One Hand Loose”: Jerry Huffman [guitar]; Jody Chastain [bass]; Jimmy Swords [drums]; Syd Nathan [producer]; recorded 8/18/56 at King Recording Studio, 1540 Brewster Ave., Cincinnati
• Johnny Burnette & The Rock ‘n’ Roll Trio – “The Train Kept A-Rollin’”: Johnny Burnette [vocal]; Dorsey Burnette [bass]; Paul Burlison [guitar]; Grady Martin [lead guitar]; Buddy Harman [drums]; Henry Jerome [producer]; recorded 7/2/56 at Music City Recordings, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville
• Mac Curtis – “You Ain’t Treating Me Right”: Billy Hudson [lead guitar]; Kenny Cobb [bass]; Dick Powell [drums]; Bill Simmons [piano]; Ralph Bass [producer]; recorded 7/9/56 at Jim Beck Studio in Dallas
• Billy Barrix – “Almost”: recorded in the spring of 1957 at Universal Recording Corp., 46 East Walton St., Chicago
• Marvin Rainwater – “Boo Hoo”: Link Wray [lead guitar, producer]; recorded in Washington D.C.
• Jerry Lee Lewis – “It’ll Be Me”: Jerry Lee [vocal, piano]; Roland Janes [guitar]; Jay W. Brown [bass]; Jimmy Van Eaton [drums]; recorded Jan or Feb 1957
• Ben Hewitt – “You Got Me Shook”: Ben Hewitt [vocal]; Ray Ethier [guitar], Frady Parris and The Satins [vocal chorus]. Clyde Otis [producer]; recorded 11/10/58 at Bell Sound Studio, 237 West 54th St., New York City
• Johnny Bond – “All I Can Do Is Cry”: Johnny Bond [vocal]; Harold Bradley [guitar]; Jimmy Dickens [guitar]; Grady Martin [guitar]; Bob Moore [bass]; Frarris Coursey [drums]; Jimmie Riddle [harmonica]; Don Law [producer]; recorded 6/18/57 at Bradley Studio in Nashville
• Buddy Holly – “That’ll Be the Day”: Holly [vocal, guitar]; Sonny Curtis [guitar]; Don Guess [bass]; Jerry Allison [drums]; Owen Bradley [producer]; this is the original 7/22/56 session recording of the song (as The Three Tunes). In Feb 1957 The Crickets rerecorded it for Brunswick 9-55009
• Dale Hawkins – “The Hawk Walks”: Dale Hawkins [guitar]; Kenny Paulsen [guitar]; Roy Buchanan [guitar]; ? [bass], Al Duncan [drums]; Lafayette Leake [piano]; Melvin Rogers?; recorded in September of 1958 in Chicago
• Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps – “Baby Blue”: Gene Vincent [vocal]; Johnny Meeks [guitar]; Max Lipscomb [rhythm guitar, piano?]; Bobby Lee Jones [bass]; Dickie Harrell [drums]; Ken Nelson [producer]; recorded 12/6/57 at Captiol Studio in Hollywood
• Eddie McDuff – “Easier Said Than Done”: Eddie McDuff [vocal, guitar]; Orville Couch [guitar]; Paul Blunt? [piano]; recorded June 14? 1958 at Clifford Herring Sound Studio, 1705 W. 7th St., Fort Worth, TX
• Bob Gallion – “Start All Over”: Grady Martin [guitar]; Hank Garland [guitar]; Ray Edenton [guitar]; Henry Sinks [rh gt]; Pete Drake [steel]; Lightnin Chance [bass]; Buddy Harman [drums]; Floyd Cramer [piano]; Wesley Rose [producer]; rec 8/26/60 at RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins St., Nashville
• Ricky Nelson – “Believe What You Say”: Ricky Nelson [vocal, rhythm guitar]; James Burton [guitar]; James Kirkland [bass]; Richie Frost [drums]; Gene Garff [piano]; recorded 2/17/58 at Master Recorders, 533 North Fairfax Ave., Hollywood
• Willie Tremain’s Thunderbirds – “Midnight Express”: Willy Tremain; Bill Buttner, Rick Scully, Joe Smoker; (Frankie Cunningham [vocalist] not on recording)