Sassy Sugar

32 standout tracks selected by Stuart Colman. Sassy Sugar focuses on Music City, Nashville. Yes, Nashville will always be thought of as Music City. Prior to this grand-sounding title coming into play, Nashville was a modest recording hub with just a handful of studios.

The short list included the Brown Brothers Transcription Service, the Castle Studio, the Methodist Television and Radio Film Commission, and Owen Bradley's Quonset hut on 16th Avenue South. When RCA-Victor opened their own facility in the fall of 1957, Nashville joined the likes of New York, Los Angeles and Chicago as a force to be reckoned with. 

Best of all it became an A-1 venue for recording, as evinced by the delights gathered here. Compiled and annotated by Stuart Colman, Sassy Sugar contains a wealth of musical nuggets, truly representing The Pure Essence Of Nashville Rock & Roll.

Tracklist

A1.   Jimmy Isle - Billy Boy
A2.   Ray Melton - Boppin' Guitar
A3.   Lloyd Copas - (Won't You Ride In) My Little Red Wagon
A4.   Donnie Bowser - I Love You Baby
A5.   Bob Perry - Weary Blues, Goodbye
A6.   Bobby Helms - Love My Lady
A7.   Don Gibson - Sweet, Sweet Girl
A8.   Billy Brown - Lost Weekend

B1.   Johnny Horton - All Grown Up
B2.   Danny Wolfe - Pucker Paint
B3.   Freddy Robinson - Not Like Now
B4.   The Browns - Ain't No Way In The World
B5.   Huelyn Duvall - Comin' Or Goin'
B6.   Andy Anderson And The Rolling Stones - Johnny Valentine
B7.   Billy Grammer - Bonaparte's Retreat
B8.   Johnny Preston - Chief Heartbreak

C1.   Frankie Miller - Rain Rain
C2.   Wilburn Brothers (Doyle & Teddy) - Oo Bop Sha Boom
C3.   James O'Gwynn - Easy Money
C4.   Elvis Presley - It Feels So Right
C5.   Ray Smith - Makes Me Feel Good
C6.   Justin Tubb - Sugar Lips
C7.   Al Terry - Good Deal, Lucille
C8.   Carl Belew - Cool Gator Shoes

D1.   Lee Emerson - What A Night
D2.   Rusty & Doug - Dream Queen
D3.   Johnny Jay - Sugar Doll
D4.   Joe Griffith & His Teen Age Rebels - Annabelle Lee
D5.   Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps - Gonna Back Up Baby
D6.   Crash Craddock - Don't Destroy Me
D7.   Joe Melson - Barbara
D8.   Bob Luman - I Love You Because