(1956) Sun ’’Rock The Bop’’ Ramsey Kearney

STUDIO SESSION FOR RAMSEY KEARNEY FOR JAXON RECORDS 1956 PROBABLY SUN RECORDING STUDIO 706 UNION AVENUE, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE STUDIO SESSION: UNKNOWN DATE DECEMBER 1956 STUDIO HOURS: UNKNOWN PRODUCER AND RECORDING ENGINEER – SAM PHILLIPS Jackson, Tennessee, has been the home for several Tennessee rockabilly musicians, most notable Carl Perkins. Local record companies, e.g. Jaxon and Lu Records recorded local artists just as Kenny Parchman, Curtis Hobock, Carl Mann and others, and a young Ramsey Kearney, who also was part of the Jackson music scene and recorded for Jaxon Records. Coincidence or not, some of the artists that Jimmy Martin featured on Jaxon had already been turned down by Sun Records. Ramsey Kearney, the first vocalist with the Martin Combo, had already been mixed by Sun with good cause. ’’ROCK THE BOP’’ – . - 2:12 Composer: - Eddie Star-Ramsey Kearney Publisher: - Hi-Lo Music Incorporated Matrix number: - J 10 Recorded: - Unknown Date December 1956 Released: - 1957 First appearance: - Jaxon Records (S) 45rpm Jaxon 501-A mono ROCK THE BOP / RED BOBBY SOX Reissued: 1993 Stomper Records (CD) 500/200rpm Stomper STCD 3-13 mono THE LEAST GREAT ROCKABILLY SATURDAY NIGHT Note: Issued on Jaxon Records by Jimmie Martin Combo. Tapes stored at Sun and songs copyrighted by Hi- Lo Music. Name (Or. No. Of Instruments) Jimmy Martin Combo consisting of Ramsey Kearney - Vocal & Guitar Junior Vestal - Guitar Ickie Havener - Piano Jimmy Martin - Bass © - 706 UNION AVENUE SESSIONS - ©