Sunny Blair - RPM 354 (1952)

Judging by appearance, I didn't hold out much hope for this one when I came across it in a stack back in 2013. But it's turning out to be a diamond in the rough.

Still trying to crack its story but it may go something like this:

In 1952, Ike Turner and Jules Bihari (one of the brothers who owned Modern, RPM, Flair, Meteor and Kent labels) brought a portable recording machine and setup into a music store in Little Rock. They recorded these two sides, among others, featuring Sunny Blair on harmonica and vocals, Baby Face Edgar Turner on electric guitar...maybe Ike on guitar? and Bill Russell on drums?

Recorded on April 1, 1952.



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