Sunday, December 30, 2007

Excitement you can feel

Looking at the photos of JOHNNY BURNETTE AND THE ROCK 'N ROLL TRIO, it is difficult to comprehend the excitement generated by the music.
I had to work today, and as I drove to work and walked for a work-related errand (OK, I walked to the police station to see who had committed crimes overnight), I listened to the trio in all of their 1950s, tearing-up-the-place glory.
The excitement of the music of Burnette, his bass-playing brother Dorsey and guitarist maestro Paul Burlison is palpable, despite the half century or so between these recordings and the present day.
I hummed these tunes all day long.
They are simple, direct and oh-so-memorable.

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