In the Shadow of Sun: Memphis / Various

2014 3X CD collection compiled & annotated by R&B and rock & roll authority Dave Penny. In the fifties Memphis was a hotbed of music. There were lots of other labels besides Sam Phillips mighty Sun Records. This 101-track sampler shows the depth of Memphis releases on other indie labels including Starmaker, Ekko, Modern, Meteor, OJ, Von, Peak, Moon, House of Sound, Atomic, Jaxon, Sure, Lu, Hill Crest, Hornet, Benton, Sky (another Mississippi label), Erwin, Katche, Kay, Crystal, Cathey, Hut, F&L, Rita, Skipper, Stomper Time, Blues Boy Kingdom, Kim, Ardent & more. Artists include Joe Hill Louis, Johnny Burnette, Little Milton, Carl Mann, Roosevelt Sykes, Wink Martindale, Willie Mitchell, Charlie Feathers & many more. A must for collectors of Memphis music.