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1958 for 'D' Records, 19 years old. Royce Porter became a noted Nashville songwriter, penning songs for George Strait, Tanya Tucker and more.

Recorded in Wichita Falls in 1957 for Kliff Records by Ray Smith, aka David Ray.

Released in 1958 on Decca Records.

1959, RCA Victor. Anselmo Salvatore to a Sicilian family, grew up on opera records, finding hillbilly while in college and learning guitar while in the military.

Slim Rhodes' band was hard country, but they knew the winds had changed when Elvis arrived. So, they brought in a young singer and recorded this in1956.

Released in 1958. Miller was from Virginia, appearing on TV in the DC area, eventually earning a law degree and even making a run for VA governor sometime in the 1970s I believe.

Released in 1962. Sands did a lot of TV work in Los Angeles, and recorded this with The Raiders, produced by Capitol's Ken Nelson.

Recorded in 1961 for Blue Moon Records, recorded as by Sonny Stafford with His Schemers and The 4 Kings. The studio was full that day!

Dorsey and Johnny Burnette composing and playing, along with Joe Maphis, Rene Hall and more. This is from 1958, recorded in Hollywood, CA.

Frank was from the coal mining region of West Virginia. He recorded this song in 1953, but also had a money making co-write with Honky Tonk Merry Go Round, recorded by Patsy Cline at her first session in 1955.

Festival was a small label run by Herb Abrahmson and Jerry Blaine. Billy Barry cut this song in 1967, and is listed as composer, too.

Chess Records recorded more than just blues and R&B. Barrix recorded this in 1957, and was best known in Chi-town as a dee-jay and TV personality.

Recorded in 1956 in Los Angeles at Radio Recorders studio. Boyd has a long career in film and especially tv, likely much more lucrative than his music career.

Scott was a native of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. He recorded this tune in 1961 at Bell Sound in NYC.

Mark Self was an Arkansas boy, who recorded this in 1958 in Memphis, TN, with Roland Janes on guitar.

Recorded in 1958 for Sage Records. Bowser was crippled by polio at age 3, using a wheelchair for the rest of his life. That's didn't stop him from making music, nor from making children - he fathered 10 of the little devils!

Thomas Wayne Perkins, the younger brother of Johnny Cash's guitarist Luther Perkins. Recorded for Mercury Records in 1957.

Bob Wills trying ot keep up with the times - when ya gotta rock, ya gotta rock! Recorded in 1956 in Hollywood, composed by Cindy Walker.

Dean Beard and The Crew Cats, recorded in 1957. Beard was something of a legend in his home state of Texas, but never managed to break out nationally.

This is a United Artists release from 1958. The A-B 7" is going for upwards of $75 a pop.

This is one of 4 singles recorded by Davis for MGM Records, Cut in Nashville in 1956.

Released in 1959 for the small Event label out of Maine. Ricky Coyne and his Guitar Rockers

Best I can tell, this was cut at Sun Studios as a favor to Stan Kesler as his regular studio has suffered a malfunction. Recorded as for Crystal Records circa 1958.

Blake was a troubled soul his entire life: jailed for rape in his teens, losing an eye in the Marines, failed marriages, alcoholism, drug abuse and finally shot to death by wife #3 under the Christmas tree in 1985. Yowza....

This one's from 1958. Ersel wins the award today for most unusual name - well done, Ersel Hickey!

Colonial Records was based out of Chapel Hill, NC. Billy Crash Craddock (nickname earned as a high school footballer), Birdoggin' recorded in 1957.

CT was a native of Friars Point, Mississipp - Saaa- LUTE! Song recorded by Owen Bradley at his Nashville studio. CT was born Harold Lloyd Jenkins.... good choice with the name change!

This one is from 1959. recorded for Radio Records, backed by the Chuck Vedder Band. Fabor Robinson ran the Abbott-Fabor-Radio labels out of Cali.

Flyin' High hit on Liberty Records in 1959. Bobby Vee was from North Dakota and was a HUGE regional artist throughout the Dakotas and Minnesota and surrounding areas back in the day.

Warner Brother's label from 1959. Luman was a great mid-level artist who enjoyed quite a bit of success, but sadly only lived to 41 years of age. Lead gtr on Buttercup was supplied by Roy Buchanan.

T'n'T Records - Tanner 'n' Texas - out of San Antonio. Pink was recorded in 1956.

It IS a great big day - all day long, babies. This one is from 1959.

Released on Mercury in 1960. Hewitt ws born on the Tuscarora Indian Reservation in a log cabin, learning to play guitar on a $12 Stella.

The underworld run label that was Roulette recorded more than R&B and jazz, they also recorded rock n roll. This is from 1958.