Billy Lee Riley Thunderbird

[southwriter]

Since it's called "Thunderbird", why are you showing a '57 CHEVY? (An over-restored one, at that)

[djlegand]

its a 57 chevy

[bebopcapitol]

august 30 1958

SUN STUDIO MEMPHIS prod JACK CLEMENT

SONNY BURGESS guitar

BILLY RILEY harmonica

JACK CLEMENT bass

J.M.VAN EATON drums

CHARLIE RICH piano

ITCHY/THUNDERBIRD............S­UN 304

[dl650suzuki]

Great video , thnks for posting

[thawthepast]

=+++++++++++thanks

[episodes2006]

There's something important about the Union Ave in Memphis, hu?

[threepasco]

ooopppps That should be 706 UNION AVENUE

[bellgardens53]

Real cool instr.

[68shamoa]

I found it in your fav....:) excellent!

[bellgardens53]

Mmmm...the Sun 'flow' is a genre in itself. Those forgotten heroes like Roland Janes - wow that's a cool name, hehe, same as mine - on gtr and D.W. Holland on dms was Suns house band and Roland played behind some 150 JLL Sun recordings. They were also part of BLR's "Little Green Men" on such classics as "Flyin' Saucers Rockn'Roll". Check Roland Janes "Rolando". I have it in the beginning of my favs. He also did "Rolands Blues"...unreleased still.

[threepasco]

i hate to be a pain Roland but THUNDERBIRD/ ITCHY was cut at 709 Union on 30 08 58 SONNY BURGESS - GUITAR BILLY LEE RILEY - HARMONICA JACK NANCE - BASS JIMMY WILSON - PIANO JAMES VAN EATON - DRUMS all in all a great mixed band of both Rileys and Burgess sidemen ! i have read that THUNDERBIRD is to the wonderful Red and Blue label liquor that i loved so much from California and not to the T/BIRD auto. no offence meant best wishes Dave