Sun Songs
Part of Melbourne Cabaret Festival
Sam Phillips formed Sun Records in 1950 in Memphis where he discovered and recorded the likes of BB King, Howlin’ Wolf, Roscoe Gordon, Little Walter & Ike Turner.
At the time there were no labels that would record and promote black music to the general white American public. Sam did so with great enthusiasm and he soon realised that if he could find a white boy that could sing the blues it would open doors for Sun Records and make him rich. Enter Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash, taking the black man’s blues to white kids.
Performed by an all-star Melbourne blues band, this show will be tremendous entertainment showcasing songs from the black and white artists who recorded with Sun. Louis King is from Melbourne and tours to Europe regularly with his trio. Pat Powell is from Sydney and tours the USA, Canada and Europe also. Each has a love of the music from the Sun Records era and they have joined forces to put this show together.
Note: The full price listed is for a double pass. The system automatically defaults to 1 ticket. In order to get a double pass, please select 2 from the ticket icon.
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Fantastic! A great night! Will see again next time they are here
Absolutely fantastic time - and the band had just as much fun!
Beautiful performance by these guys
enjoyable
What a great show. Loved every minute.
an excellent show with great music. I would happy have sat there for another hour listening to the band (even the intoxicated member ).
Good night out. Lots of energy from the band.
Brilliant show! The sound and songs were outstanding! Great bunch of musos who obviously love what they do!
My friend and I had a ball at The Sun Songs. The band was terrific and both Louis King and Pat Powell had fabulous voices! We really enjoyed it!
Loved the show, thoroughly entertaining
Great to see a group of talented musos having such fun together and making great music. Highly recommended
Very entertaining, high energy, great musos, couldn't recommend more highly.
What a bunch of musos!! If I could give a 10 star rating I would. Great to see such a terrific band of musicians having such a great time. I just couldn't sit still. Thank you all so much
Excellent show, a lot of fun and great music showcasing many talented musicians, focusing on early blues/rock. A real treat!
Fabulous
Such a fantastic night, these guys are outstanding!
These guys were amazing musicians with fine voices, loved it!
A fantastic show in a great venue. Sun Studio songs done properly with great vocals, an amazing band and an obvious love of the music being played. So worth braving the cold weather for.
So much good energy! Great show!!!
Brilliant !