Burgess, Sonny

Real name Albert Burgess. Born 1931 in Newport, Ark.

References:
   Feature article in issues 43-44 (1990) of American Music Magazine; sessionography in issues 46-47.
   Five-part feature article in issues 45-49 (1992-1993) of Rockin' Fifties.

Original Releases

Discography is intended to be complete through 1964

Date & Source	Label & Number	V	Titles {& References to LP/CD List}	As By	Matrix Numbers
1956/Sept. 1 Bb c&w rev.	Sun 247		We Wanna Boogie {a,c,h,q,v,w,y, D,F,G,O,S,W, 1c,1d,1f,1h,1i,1j,1k,1m,1n,1o,1p,1t, 1D,1M,1N,1X, 2c,2e,2f,2h,2m} Red Headed Woman {a,c,k,q,y,z, D,F,I,J,N,O,R,S,T,Y, 1a,1b,1f,1m,1p,1q,1r,1t,1u,1v,1x,1y, 1A,1M,1N, 2b,2g}	1 1	U-199 U-198
1957/Mar. (Bb est.)	Sun 263		Ain't Got A Thing {a,c,o,y, E,O,Y, 1b,1e,1g,1j,1t,1w, 1D,1E,1G,1N,1W,1Y, 2e,2f,2k,2o} Restless {a,c,n,y, N,O , 1G,1W}	1 1	U-239 U-238
1958/Feb. 3 Bb pop rev.	Sun 285		My Bucket's Got A Hole In It {a,c,n,y, J,O,R,T,X, 1j,1t, 1D,1H,1K,1S,1Y} Sweet Misery {a,c, O,S , 1H,1K}	1 1	U-280 U-281
1958/Oct. 6 Bb pop rev.	Sun 304		Thunderbird  [instr.] {a,b,c,y, C,K,M,O,P,S,Z, 1z, 1J,1L, 2a,2l} Itchy  [instr.] {a,b,c, B,C,D,E,K,M,O,S,Z, 1g,1p,1x, 1J,1L,1Y, 2l}	1 1	U-320 U-321
1960/Feb. 1 Bb pop rev.	Phillips Int. 3551		Sadie's Back In Town {a,c,m,n,r,s,y,z, O,Q,S,X, 1l,1t, 1J} A Kiss Goodnite {a,c,g, O,S,Z, 1t, 1J,1Y}	1 1	P-367 P-368
1964 RCA mx code	Razorback R-117		Lawdy Miss Claudia {l, U} Willie And The Hand Jive {l, U}	3 3	RK4M-7230 RK4M-7229
1965 RCA mx code	Razorback R-120		Mary Lou {l, U, 1s} Is It Wrong {l}	3 3	SK4M-3551 SK4M-3552
	Razorback R-126		School Days {l, U, 1s} Lonely Hours {l}	1 1	MW 668 MW 669
	Razorback R-130		St. Louis Blues {l} Bamboo  [instr.] {l}	3 3	MW 770 MW 769
	Razorback R-132		Don't Let Me Hang Around {l, U} Restless {l}	4 4	MW 866 MW 865
1969 RCA mx code	Razorback R-136		Odessa {1B} Fraulien [!!] {U , 1B}	1 1	XK4M-7351 XK4M-7350
	ARA 222		Blues Stay Away From Me Fraulein	5 5	A.R.A. 018 A.R.A. 017
	[acetate]		Hanging Round [!] My Gal {2j} Hootchy Kootchy {O,V , 2j} I've Nothing But Love {2j}
Additional Tracks on Comps
1956 (Sun Rec.)	Sun unissued		All Night Long {c, Z , 1G} Feel So Good {a,y, O , 1H,1P} Life's Too Short To Live {c, Z , 1G} Oh Mama {c , 1H,1U} Red Headed Woman [alt. vers. 2] {c} Red Headed Woman [alt. vers.] {L , 1G,1O} Truckin' Down The Avenue {c,i, A,O,X , 1F,1H,1R} We Wanna Boogie [alt. vers. 1] {a,i , 1C,1O} We Wanna Boogie [alt. vers. 2] {c , 1G} The Wings Of An Angel {P , 1G}
1957 (Sun Rec.)	Sun unissued		All My Sins Are Taken Away {u,y, O,X , 1H,1U} Daddy Blues [vers. 1] {a,c, A,O,S,W, 1t, 1F,1G} Daddy Blues [vers. 2] {c} Daddy Blues [vers. 3] Don't Be That Way [vers. 1] {S , 1H,1V} Don't Be That Way [vers. 2] Fannie Brown [vers. 1] {a,c,p,x, O,S, 1t, 1G,1O,1Z} Fannie Brown [vers. 2] {c} Find My Baby For Me [vers. 1] {a,c,e,y, E,O,S,Z, 1g, 1H,1U} Find My Baby For Me [vers. 2] Going Home [vers. 1] {f,m,p,x,y, O,Y, 1b, 1G,1O,1Z} Going Home [vers. 2] {1G} Gone {a,c , 1t, 1G} Higher {Y, 1b, 1H,1T} I Love You So {t,y} Mr. Blues {a,c,t, S,Z , 1H,1T} My Babe {c,t, O,S , 1H,1P} My Bucket's Got A Hole In It [alt. vers. 1] {a,c} My Bucket's Got A Hole In It [alt. vers. 2] {c} One Night {a,c,t, O,S , 1H} Ootchie Kootchie {S,Z , 1I,1J} Sadie Brown Smoochin' Jill {c,j , 1J} So Glad You're Mine [ver. 1] {c,t, F,O , 1H,1Q} So Glad You're Mine [ver. 2] {c} So Soon {c,t , 1J} Sweet Jenny {j , 1J} Tomorrow Night {a,c,t,y, O,S , 1H,1U} You {a,c,y, S,Z , 1G,1U}
1958 (Sun Rec.)	Sun unissued		Ain't Gonna Do It [vers. 1] {c,d , 1t} Ain't Gonna Do It [vers. 2] {a,c} Cloudy  [instr.] {C} Feelin' Good {c, S} Groovey Train  [instr.] {C} Itchy [alt. vers. 1] Itchy [alt. vers. 2] The Prisoner's Song [vers. 1] {c, H, 1c} The Prisoner's Song [vers. 2] {c} Restless [alt. vers.] {i , 1s} Sadie Brown {y, O} Sweet Misery [alt. vers.] {c,i} Thunderbird [alt. vers.] Tomorrow Never Comes {c , 1t, 1J} What'Cha Gonna Do [vers. 1] {a,c} What'Cha Gonna Do [vers. 2] {c}
1959 (Sun Rec.)	Phillips Int. unissued		I Love You So A Kiss Goodnite [alt. vers.] {c} Little Town Baby [vers. 1] {c,t, O,S,W, 1t, 1J,1T} Sadie's Back In Town [alt. vers.]
1959	[unissued]		Crazy Arms {2d} Drinkin' Wine Spo Dee O Dee {2d} Hootchie Kootchie {2d} I Can't Help It {2d} Little Town Baby [vers. 2] {2d} Meet Me Anywhere {2d} Sea Cruise {2d}
1960	Sun unissued		Mama Loochie [vers. 1] {c , 1t} Mama Loochie [vers. 2] {c} Mama Loochie [vers. 3] {c}
1961	Ad-Bur unissued		All Night Stomp  [instr.] {2i} Brown-Eyed Handsome Man {2i} Kentucky Home Rock  [instr.] {2i} Sunshine Rock  [instr.] {2i}	2   2 2
1964	Razorback unissued		Hell Yes I Cheated {U} Hillbilly Music {U} Red Hot {U} Rock 'N' Roll Ruby {U}
	[unissued]		Ain't Got A Thing [alt. vers. 2] {2d} City Lights {2d} Dizzy Miss Lizzy {2d} Down At Big Mary's House {2d} Flip Flop And Fly {2d} K.K.'s Boogie {2d} Mellow Soul {2d} Stoned In Love With You {2d} We Wanna Boogie [alt. vers. 3] {2d} Whatever Happened To The Girls I Knew {2d}
	[unissued]		6 Nights A Week {2n} Ain't Got A Thing [alt. vers.] {1C} Always Will {c, S , 1J} Changed My Mind {1J} Hand Me Down My Walking Cane {c} One Broken Heart {a,c, S} Please Listen To Me [vers. 1] {a,c} Please Listen To Me [vers. 2] {c} Skinny Ginny {c} You're Not The One For Me {c,y , 1J}

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

Acknowledgments:   Bear Family catalog, Andrew Bohan, CMF Library, Stéphane Chatain, Michel Coste, Marc Coulavin, Udo Frank, Tom Krajina, Dean Craige Morris, John Neal, Michel Proost, Stefan Schröder, Adriaan Sturm, Matti Turunen, Joe Wajgel, Gerald Watts, eBay