On this day in 1957, Sam Phillips, owner of legendary Sun Records in Memphis, TN, released “Great Balls of Fire”. The original label contains the credit “Jerry Lee Lewis and his Pumping Piano.” It reached number two on the pop chart, number 3 on the R&B chart, and Number One on the C&W chart.
On this day in 1955, Muddy Waters recorded “I Got to Find My Baby”, “Sugar Sweet”, “Trouble No More”, and “Clouds In My Heart” for Chess in Chicago.
Today’s show features music performed by Muddy Waters and Jerry Lee Lewis
On this day in Blues history is published every day in video format on Bluesland (on Facebook) and on BlueSky
