Brian's Music Musings

Updated on my Fay Simmons page is the record you see on the left. The Tuffy release appears to be her last recording, and you can see both sides of it on my page. At the moment, I am listing it as a 1964 issue, even though it does not have a date code, and the flip side is "And The Angels Sing". The record does come up for sale occasionally, but is certainly not as difficult as the Rainbow, Grand, Piney or even the Sharp discs. This one also reinforces the fact that she recorded many records in the Philadelphia area, as shown by the Tuffy address near the top of the label. The Tuffy record acquisition now leaves me four records to find for Fay Simmons. Not to mention finding some credible information on Simmons herself. The mystery continues.


I will be adding pictures of the Thunderbirds (Australia) version of Wild Weekend, to my Rebels page. I currently have the sound clip, but will be adding the photos. I also have a little text to add as well, concerning the beginnings of the whole story. I mention that the page is a living document, and it is so true. There is so much information on the groups I have associated with the Rebels, that it is just amazing. The big thing for me is NOT to add any more related artists!

So maybe I'm a little late with this next item. That comes from a guy who never sees movies in the theater because I am happy to see them when they come out on TV. And I have commercial breaks to get up and raid the refrigerator. Certainly cheaper than the 10 dollar popcorn. I digress. I just got the great Time Life/Rhino three CD box set of Jerry Lee Lewis called A Half Century Of Hits. OK, so I am two years behind, but still, It's a great collection. Night Train To Memphis is one of a few cuts I had not heard before, and that one will be on my next playlist. It was released on a LP in 1959, and is a dandy. Nice pictures are included in the booklet, and both sides of his first recording from 1952 are included on disc three.