(1956) Sun ''Give Me Some Love'' (Take 1) Harold Jenkins

STUDIO SESSION FOR HAROLD JENKINS (CONWAY TWITTY)
AT THE MEMPHIS RECORDING SERVICE FOR SUN RECORDS 1956

SUN RECORDING STUDIO
706 UNION AVENUE, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
SUN SESSION: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16, 1956 / POSSIBLY OTHER DATES
SESSION HOURS: UNKNOWN
PRODUCER AND RECORDING ENGINEER - SAM C. PHILLIPS

The Rockhousers got an audition at Sun in late 1956 and their first recording session when Weir was barely 16 gave us this ''Give Me Some Love''. Weir may have been young, but he provides lots of presence in this performance. His drumming is continuous energy and, despite being the junior member of the band, he is not inclined just to hit the back beat and otherwise stay out of the way. In fact, he never goes through two entire bars without playing some rolls or extra accents. All that youthful exuberance provides much of the record's considerable appeal. It's frustrating to listeners today that the drums were not better recorded by Jack Clement. Weir recalls, ''They had me sitting all the way over by the door and there was one mike on the drums. The cymbals were lost. Those weren't ideal conditions to record drums. They actually sometimes had me come in and overdub drums where the original recordings were too muddy''.

The Rockhousers recorded at least three times at Sun, but Sam Phillips didn't sign them. Not long after their last session, they got a contract with Mercury Records and re-cut ''Give Me Some Love''. By that time, though, Harold Jenkins was using the stage name, Conway Twitty. (CE)

"GIVE ME SOME LOVE"
Composer: - Harold Jenkins
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Hi-Lo Music Incorporated
Matrix number: - None - Take 1 - Not Originally Issued (2:02)
Recorded: - November 16, 1956
Released: - 1976
First appearance: - Charly Records (LP) 33rpm CR 30128-A-5 mono
SUN - THE ROOTS OF ROCK - VOLUME 13 - ROCKABILLY SUNDOWN
Reissued: - 1997 Bear Family Records (CD) 500/200rpm BCD 16112-1-15 mono
CONWAY TWITTY - THE ROCK AND ROLL YEARS 1956 - 1964

Name (Or. No. Of Instruments)
Harold Jenkins - Vocal and Guitar
Jimmy Ray Paulman - Guitar
Bill Harris - Bass
Billy Weir - Drums

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