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I used to tell this story, of working in the record library at the MOR radio station (they used to have such things) and taking requests. This little old lady would keep calling, asking us to play Elvis' "How Great Thou Art" at precisely 6 a.m. every morning so it would be the first thing she heard when her clock radio went off. I had to gently explain to her that we couldn't do it, that the news came on then and we had a contractual relationship to air it at 6 a.m.... Now I understand... |
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"When Sun Records combined the backwoods sounds of rural country-and-western music with black R&B and channeled them through a teenager named Elvis Presley, a cultural revolution was born. Kevin Cole, radio and club DJ veteran, currently heard Sundays noon to 3:00 p.m. on KEXP 90.3 FM, will dig into his arsenal of over 70,000 records to celebrate the sounds, style, and spirit of Sun Records." |
this lady had some daughters. at least two of them were named for elvis (one's middle name was elvisina; the other's middle name was elvisette). |
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i actually like old sun records elvis - "that's all right, mama" and "mystery train" and all that. have you seen that movie "mystery train" by jim jarmusch(sp?). probably. i nearly killed my cat just now because she likes to crawl under my wheelchair and fall asleep and if i don't check under my chair before i move i'm in danger of running her over. howlin' wolf, little walter, and ike turner (that i can think of) all got their start at sun records. let us know if they play any black artists at that sun shindig, cyst. |
is this the same "Sun"? they spoek of it on their website as if it was truly an honor to record there. |
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