My SUN STUDIO Recording Session, Track #1: Great Balls of Fire - Jez Quayle

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Last Sunday evening I had a recording session at the world famous Sun Studio in Memphis Tennessee. A put my iPhone on a little tripod to capture the event. As I recorded pretty much the entire session I had to reduce the quality of the video so that I could get it all on my phone. Consequently, the video isn't as sharp as usual (quantity of quality in this instance! 😊).
Many thanks go to recording engineer Daniel Crockett and assistant recording engineer Lydia Fletcher for doing an amazing job of recording, and making me feel so welcome. It was a great thrill and a dream come true to be able to record where so many legends recorded. In this video I'm sitting on the spot where Elvis (stood) to record That's All Right and his other great Sun Records. So many of my musical heroes recorded great music in that same room: Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Billy Lee Riley, Warren Smith, Sonny Burgess, Ray Smith, Charlie Rich, and many more. Here's my acoustic guitar version of a song that Jerry Lee Lewis recorded in that very same studio in November 1957.

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  • @patrickgueguin792
    @patrickgueguin7926 ай бұрын

    directly gone to my playlist without listening !!

  • @RocknRollSongbook

    @RocknRollSongbook

    6 ай бұрын

    Hehehe, that's great! Stayed for more from this recording session. 👍🎶

  • @patrickgueguin792

    @patrickgueguin792

    6 ай бұрын

    @@RocknRollSongbook of course

  • @Cagno567
    @Cagno5676 ай бұрын

    Legendary.

  • @kelleyhatlee1562
    @kelleyhatlee15626 ай бұрын

    Jez, this is so awesome! Now Sun has another great musician in their history!

  • @RocknRollSongbook

    @RocknRollSongbook

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks very much Kelley! It was amazing having the opportunity to record there.

  • @jcwoodshop
    @jcwoodshop6 ай бұрын

    Oh Wow !! How exciting that must have been. I’m glad you had the chance to visit this side of the pond. Man you sound fantastic ! Thanks again for all your U Tube performances and lessons.😀

  • @RocknRollSongbook

    @RocknRollSongbook

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks very much mate! Yes, it was a truly amazing experience. I really felt like that room was helping me along. I'm still 'buzzing' after the session. More lessons are on the way, btw. 👍

  • @eljawharanews9482
    @eljawharanews94826 ай бұрын

  • @DavidG-pianomusic
    @DavidG-pianomusic6 ай бұрын

    Very nice, Great ball of fire 👍👍 👍👍

  • @RocknRollSongbook

    @RocknRollSongbook

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks very much David!

  • @jeffreese4194
    @jeffreese41946 ай бұрын

    To sit in that studio 🎙and perform anything would be amazing. I love the sound. You sounded authentic!

  • @RocknRollSongbook

    @RocknRollSongbook

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks very much Jeff! Yes! it was an amazing experience. I really felt like the room was helping me along. I can't believe I got to do it. I'm still buzzing from it.

  • @Ouwerocker3
    @Ouwerocker36 ай бұрын

    Hello Rocker, well done my friend. All the best...................Hendrie

  • @RocknRollSongbook

    @RocknRollSongbook

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks very much Hendrie!

  • @jonathoncampbell5630
    @jonathoncampbell56306 ай бұрын

    What an amazing experience. Next time you come through here, let us know. I’m only 2 1/2 hours away and I would drive out to meet you. I love your videos. Isn’t it amazing that they let you actually record there. Any other town would have that room behind glass. To me that’s where the modern world begins. Right there at that spot in 1954.

  • @RocknRollSongbook

    @RocknRollSongbook

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks very much Jonathan. Yes, it was an amazing experience. Something I never thought I’d get to do. I’m not sure when I’ll get back across the pond, but meeting would’ve been great. It’d be nice to record there again.

  • @claudiakuhnemund6463
    @claudiakuhnemund64636 ай бұрын

    I love it…Unfortunately, such cool videos are not available in German

  • @RocknRollSongbook

    @RocknRollSongbook

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks very much Claudia!

  • @joshuajohnson2216
    @joshuajohnson22166 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤ cool recording

  • @RocknRollSongbook

    @RocknRollSongbook

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks very much Joshua!

  • @joshuajohnson2216

    @joshuajohnson2216

    6 ай бұрын

    @@RocknRollSongbook you're welcome.

  • @kaycarley
    @kaycarley6 ай бұрын

    Sounding great Jez 🎸🎶. What an amazing experience 😃.

  • @RocknRollSongbook

    @RocknRollSongbook

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks very much Kay! It sure was! 🎸🎶😄👍

  • @brummiestrummer
    @brummiestrummer6 ай бұрын

    Awesome Jez. Are you on holiday,?. 👍🤟👍🤟🤟🤟

  • @RocknRollSongbook

    @RocknRollSongbook

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks very much mate! I was. I got back home yesterday. I went travelling around visiting mostly Buddy Holly connected places, and ended up in Memphis for this recording session. I've visited Memphis and Sun Studio a couple of times before, and always dreamt of recording there. This year I came into a little money and decided to treat myself. I recorded loads of videos on my travels, which I'll be uploading over the coming days and weeks.

  • @brummiestrummer

    @brummiestrummer

    6 ай бұрын

    Now that's what I call an holiday. Look forward to the videos.🤟👍🤟👍🤟

  • @glenmacneill6935
    @glenmacneill69356 ай бұрын

    WOW! For a real rock and roller like you, that's got to be the holy grail of location's to play in !

  • @RocknRollSongbook

    @RocknRollSongbook

    6 ай бұрын

    Yes! It IS! I'm still buzzing after my recording session.

  • @johnlowe1956
    @johnlowe19566 ай бұрын

    I was there a few years ago. A great historic place. Great song Jez. Enjoy Beale Street.

  • @RocknRollSongbook

    @RocknRollSongbook

    6 ай бұрын

    I've visited Memphis and Sun Studio a couple of times before. Yes, such history and atmosphere. The first time was back in 1993, when I was lucky to be shown around by Sun rockabilly recording artist Malcolm Yelvington. I'd always dreamt of recording there though. This year I came into a little money and decided to treat myself. I was only in Memphis for this recording session, so unfortunately I didn't get hang out on Beale Street. It was weird having the studio to myself (plus the recording engineers Daniel Crockett and Lydia Fletcher, of course) for a few hours. I'm still buzzing! (the session was last Sunday evening)

  • @johnlowe1956

    @johnlowe1956

    6 ай бұрын

    Have a safe journey back to West Yorkshire. I’m not that far from you. Just outside Huddersfield.

  • @martinzikovsky7112
    @martinzikovsky71126 ай бұрын

    This is TOP!!! 🎉😊

  • @RocknRollSongbook

    @RocknRollSongbook

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks very much Martin!

  • @markrobinson2849
    @markrobinson28496 ай бұрын

    Very cool! You rocked it!

  • @RocknRollSongbook

    @RocknRollSongbook

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks very much Mark!

  • @Itsallok
    @Itsallok6 ай бұрын

    Sounds fantastic what guitar is that?

  • @RocknRollSongbook

    @RocknRollSongbook

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks very much! It's a Gibson L00 Studio.

  • @vinegarjoe9706
    @vinegarjoe97066 ай бұрын

    Was there mid 2000s, lovely place, met them all. What guitar you playing there???

  • @RocknRollSongbook

    @RocknRollSongbook

    6 ай бұрын

    I'm playing a Gibson L00 Studio. I've visited Memphis and Sun Studio a couple of times before. The first time was back in 1993, when I got shown around by Sun recording artist Malcolm Yelvington. I'd always dreamt of recording there. This year I came into a little money and decided to treat myself.

  • @toddbell1214
    @toddbell12146 ай бұрын

    Jez are you still in the States ? 🤙

  • @RocknRollSongbook

    @RocknRollSongbook

    6 ай бұрын

    I’m back in England now I’m afraid. I was only in the States for 8 days. I managed to cover a lot of distance though- videos of my exploits are coming up. 😃👍

  • @w.llawrence86
    @w.llawrence866 ай бұрын

    Dang: I'm only 4.5 hours away !! We could've split the cost & done some rocking !! 😇 (j/k) Are they still $220/hr with a 5 hr minimum ?? Did you do a solo acoustic record or did you get some players ? I thought about going back & booking a session 0. The only thing that stopped me a year & a half ago was that you don't get to record on the same console as Elvis, Carl, Jerry Lee, Johnny, Billy Lee Riley, etc (as I understand it). Nice job on the song !!

  • @RocknRollSongbook

    @RocknRollSongbook

    6 ай бұрын

    Aww, next time I'll give you notice! 👍😁🎶 Splitting the cost would be great! It was $200/hour with a three hour minimum. It was just me and my acoustic guitar. Nice and simple. I managed to record six songs -- five songs that were recorded at Sun back in the 1950s and one of my own. The atmosphere of that legendary place helped me along I reckon. I have videos of two or three more from this session to upload. It was weird having the studio to myself (plus the recording engineers Daniel Crockett and Lydia Fletcher, of course) for a few hours. I'm still buzzing! (the session was last Sunday evening). The original board/desk is in the Graceland Museum I think, along with the piano that Jerry Lee played and that was used by the 'Million Dollar Quartet.

  • @w.llawrence86

    @w.llawrence86

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks for letting me know !! I'll probably book a 3 hour session to record my originals sometime in the future. If memory serves me correctly, I saw the original console at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Sun Records Exhibit) circa 2003@@RocknRollSongbook

  • @RocknRollSongbook

    @RocknRollSongbook

    6 ай бұрын

    @@w.llawrence86 The console I saw at Graceland may have just been the same RCA machine used as part of a display. I noticed that you called it a 'console', and I see that IS what it's generally called. I went to the Norman Petty Studio over in Clovis, New Mexico last week, and they call the same type of thing a 'mixing board'. Confusing! 🙁

  • @richardcisowski3447

    @richardcisowski3447

    6 ай бұрын

    I can't play anywhere near like that but I could've bought ya lunch as I'm about 2 hours away. Great video.

  • @SeanDuranMusic
    @SeanDuranMusic6 ай бұрын

    Isn't that why they've came out with Pro-tools and PreSonus DAW systems so people can record at home, and not have to pay those kind of studio prices. I under nostalgia, but nostalgia might have dark and not so pleasant happens from the past...

  • @RocknRollSongbook

    @RocknRollSongbook

    6 ай бұрын

    Yes, there's truth in what you say. But it was a thrill for me to record in that room where so many of my musical heroes also recorded in the 1950s. It's not for everyone, I understand that.

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