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  HAYDEN THOMPSON  

NEW ROCK-A-BILY SESSION IS PLANNED FOR JUNE 2008..EXPECT MORE OF THE SAME…THAT MEANS REAL SOUTHERN

ROCKABILLY..SOME BLUESY TUNES  AND  A BIT OF EARLY RURAL COUNTRY . 

SAME BAND? OF  COURSE  W/ ONE SLIGHT CHANGE. DOGHOUSE BILL FAVATA WILL BE ON BASS…PROBABLY THE HARDEST

SLAPPIN’ BASS PLAYER AROUND ..ROCKIN’  BILLY ON LEAD GUITAR AND A FEW DROPS OF  USUAL DEVILS’ FIDDLE BY  RUBY

AND THE BEST 50’S DRUMMER WARREN STORM KICKIN’ THE DRUMS.

BILLY LEE RILEY   

A CD IS COMPLETED ON BILLY ..KILLER RAB RECORDED IN CHICAGO …AND 3 STRIPPED DOWN TRACKS DONE IN MEMPHIS 

AT SAM PHILLIPS STUDIO W/ ACE ENGINEEER  ROLAND JANES.

WE DIDN’T HAVE AN UPRIGHT  BASS SO WE CUT THE 3 SONGS  W/O BASS .  THESE TRACKS ARE BURNIN’ SOUND LIKE SUN

50S DEMO TRACKS.  JUST A MATTER OF MIXING THE TRACK AND THE CD IS READY TO ROCK…

DALE  HAWKINS

A FULL CD HAS BEEN RECORDED ON DALE…BLISTERING STUFF ..IN MY OPINION SOME OF THE BEST STUFF DALE HAS EVER

…YEAH E-VE-R RECORDED . ROCKABILLY, BLUESY ROCKERS AND  FEW SURPRISES…

KEEPING DALE THE WILDMAN IN CHECK IS A FULL TIME JOB.   MAGIC MOMENTS:  I PLAYED A FEW ORIGINAL TUNES ON

GUITAR FOR DALE TO COP THE GROOVE AND VOCAL STYLE. DALE ANSWERED ,  ‘HELL, LET’S CUT IT RIGHT NOW!’ 

HE KNOCKED OUT 2 TRACKS FIRST TAKE AFTER HEARING THEM ONCE IN MERE MINUTES….

 JUST A MATTER OF MIXING THE CD.. SCORCHIN’ STUFF ! RELEASE  FOR CHRISTMAS 2008

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BIG JOHN WRENCHER

THE COMPLETE MAXWELL STREET SESSIONS WILL BE ISSUED AS A DOUBLE CD  FOR CHRISTMAS 2008.

THIS IS SIMPLY THE BET REPRESENTATION OF CHICAGO BLUES ON THE BACK PORCH FOR THE MID 60S THAT HAS BEEN RECORDED.

SAMMY FENDER

KILLER SAMMY FENDER OUT JULY 2008…SAMMY IS TOTALLY DOWN HOME  W/CHICAGO BLUES ON THIS SESSION

….WE LOCKED MR FENDER IN A 50S GROOVE AND HE SIMPLY KILLS..YOU’VE NEVER HEARD HIM LIKE THIS ! 

KILLER BACK UP BY STUDEBAKER JOHN , JR KREHER AND THE BOYS .

HARMONICA FRANK FLOYD

SOON COME …THE ORIGINAL BARRELHOUSE CD PLUS A FULL SESSION I CUT AT SAM PHILLIP’S STDUIO IN MEMPHIS

RIGHT BEFORE FRANK DIED W/ A BAND NO LESS..WISH I HAD FILM ..FRANK WAS SIMPLY AMAZING…