(1964) Epic ''Money Honey'' Scotty Moore

STUDIO SESSION FOR SCOTTY MOORE FOR EPIC RECORDS 1964 SAM PHILLIPS RECORDING STUDIO 319 7TH AVENUE NORTH, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE EPIC SESSION: UNKNOWN DATE(S) FEBRUARY/MARCH 1964 SESSION HOURS: UNKNOWN PRODUCER AND RECORDING ENGINEER - BILLY SHERRILL Published for Historical Reasons During one of Scotty's trips to Nashville, Billy asked him why he hadn't done an album of instrumentals. Why indeed? When Billy Sherrill suggested they do an album together for Epic Records, Scotty jumped at the chance. ''I'd like to take the credit for having the idea'', says Billy. ''I think Scotty was too shy back then to want to be the star of his own album. I had always admired Scotty's style. I think he had the most unique style of any guitar player in the world. He did it before anyone else did it, those rock and roll licks. I wanted to capitalize on the fact that he was the man who played the guitar that changed the world''. Billy Sherrill assembled an all-star cast for the session, which too place in late February or early March 1964. In addition to Scotty on lead guitar, he had D.J. Fontana and Buddy Harmon on drums; Boots Randolph on saxophone; Bill Purcell on piano; Jerry Kennedy on second guitar; Bob Moore on bass; and of course, the Jordanaires. ''MONEY HONEY'' - B.M.I. - 2:06 Composer: - Jesse Stone Publisher: - Walden B. Music Corporation Matrix number: - XEM 77306 Recorded: - Unknown Date February/March 1964 Released: - 1964 First appearances: - Epic Records (LP) 33rpm Epic 33SX1680 mono THE GUITAR THAT CHANGED THE WORLD Reissued: - 1999 Epic Records (CD) 500/200rpm Epic 357145 mono THE GUITAR THAT CHANGED THE WORLD ''Money Honey'' is a bouncy rendition which really works well with Scotty duplicating his original breaks to perfection. The fun and spirit of 1956 is captured. "Money Honey" is a song written by Jesse Stone, which was released in September 1953 as the first single by Clyde McPhatter backed for the first time by the newly formed Drifters. McPhatter's voice, but not his name, had become well known when he was the lead singer for Billy Ward and the Dominoes. The song was an immediate hit and remained on the rhythm and blues chart for 23 weeks, peaking at number 1. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it number 252 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The recording was reported to have sold more than two million copies by 1968. The song was recorded on August 9, 1953, at Atlantic Studios, with Clyde McPhatter (lead vocal), Bill Pinkney (baritone), Andrew "Bubba" Thrasher (second tenor), Gerhart "Gay" Thrasher (top tenor), and Willie Ferbee (bass). Walter Adams was the guitarist for the record. The recording features Mickey Baker on guitar and Sam "the Man" Taylor on tenor sax. The arrangement starts with a bagpipe-like drone from the Drifters setting up a shuffle rhythm. McPhatter's voice is clear and bright and in the midst of the sax solo he gives off a monumental scream. Most notably, Elvis Presley recorded a cover version of "Money Honey" in 1956 for his debut LP, ''Elvis Presley''. Wanda Jackson recorded the number in 1958 and it appeared in the U.K. on her Capitol EP Let's Have a Party. The song was also covered by Eddie Cochran in a 1959 live performance and released in 1999 on the album The Town Hall Party Shows. The Hollywood Flames released a version of the song as the B-side of their 1960 single "My Heart's on Fire". Clyde McPhatter rerecorded the song for Mercury Records; it is on the 1962 album ''Lover Please'' and on his 1963 Mercury release, ''Greatest Hits''. Little Richard covered the song for his 1964 album ''Little Richard Is Back (And There's a Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On!)'' for Vee-Jay Records. The guitarist Davy Graham recorded it for his 1966 album ''Midnight Man''. The Jackson 5 recorded a version for Motown Records from 1971 to 1975. It is one of 19 "rare and unreleased" tracks on the fourth CD of the Michael Jackson five-CD box set Soulsation!, issued in June 1995 in the US and July 1995 in the U.K. A demo version is known to exist. Ry Cooder recorded a cover version for his 1972 album, ''Into The Purple Valley''. Gary Glitter recorded the song for his 1973 album ''Touch Me''. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band covered it on their 1974 album ''The Impossible Dream'', making it the first part of a medley, the second part being the title song, "The Impossible Dream". Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Name (Or. No. Of Instruments) Scotty Moore - Lead Guitar Jerry Kennedy - Guitar Bob Moore - Bass D.J. Fontana - Drums Buddy Harmon - Drums Boots Randolph - Saxophone Bill Purchell - Piano Vocal Chorus The Jordanaires consisting of Gordon Stoker, Neal Matthews, Hoyt Hawkins and Raymond Walker © - 706 UNION AVENUE SESSIONS - ©

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