These are obscure regional recordings from
Cover Records
based out of Memphis in the late '50s through the mid-'60s. Created with hopes of rivaling the success of
Sam Phillips
and
Sun Records
, entrepreneur and Memphis vocalist
Buddy Blake Cunningham
started the label in 1959, releasing rockabilly, R&B, country, and
Duane Eddy
style instrumental sides that received some regional attention, but never achieved the national success initially hoped for. The label hung in there for seven years, managing to release several 45s and one album before calling it quits. Included are 35 tracks from
Ray Marable
,
Soda Bryant
Kimball Coburn
the Greene Twins
, and one of the most sought after items in the
Cover
catalog:
Marlon Grisham
's rockabilly stomp,
"Aint That a Dilly."
Any fan of early rock & roll will want to search this out. ~ Al Campbell