Coming from an age group that barely remembers the days of Sun Studio's most talented performers and songwriters, this book drives home the importance and impact of the many talents that emerged from this Memphis-based shrine.

This is a must read for anone who loves rock-n-roll, blues, jazz, or just wants to learn more about the hardships, the triumphs and the many lessons learned in the music industry.

Many top idols are present, but what makes the book such a worthwhile reading are the writings on those less known. My hats off to a true tribute for the sounds and artists of the south!

Have you heard the news? Good Rockin' Tonight is the encyclopedia for all fans of Sam C. Phillips' groundbreaking Memphis Recording Service and Sun/Phillips International labels. Colin Escott and Martin Hawkins, whose expert commentaries appear in the liner notes of many Sun CD reissue packages, deliver thorough accounts of the players and events in the Sun story. Full chapters are devoted to Sun's best-known players (Sam Phillips, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley) and the landmark events (the recording of Rocket 88, the arrival of Howlin' Wolf, and the birth of Rockabilly), but the real highlight is the attention to the lesser-known players like Joe Hill Louis, Scotty Moore, Sonny Burgess, Billy Riley, and Roland Janes. They didn't top the charts, but were as important to the creation of the "Sun Sound" as Perkins, Lewis, Cash and Presley were to its export outside the Memphis city limits, and in Good Rockin' Tonight they receive the recognition they deserve. Escott and Hawkins round out the Sun story with a complete discography of all the Sun and Phillips International singles, EPs and LPs released while both labels were active.

Sun was the first powerhouse independent record label of Rock & Roll music. It's catalogue, performed by rough-edged musicians who turned out consistently innovative material and a Top Ten hit here and there, has been exhaustively reissued over the past ten years, much to the delight of Sun connoisseurs. Sadly, the same can't be said of material written about Sun: most of the books (several also written by Escott and Hawkins) are now out of print. Good Rockin' Tonight stands alone as the most comprehensive work dedicated to Sam Phillips and the record label whose influence on popular culture deserves much more.

I first saw this book at our library and decided to take it home. We've had it for two and one half weeks and now it is a must for our library. My son loves the finger games that are played while reading this book. Even when he is cranky around bed time he musters up a huge smile and wants to finsh reading the book.

I recommend it as an interactive book that will provide you with many giggles.

This is the best book ever! BUY IY OR ELSE YOU WILL PAY!

I'm a Pre-K teacher and this series is by the far the best I have seen helping children to begin to learn to read. There is one word per page that all end with "en" for the children to sound out. When you flip the page there is a new letter in front of the "en". There is a sentence or two using that word in it on the page for a grown up to read. It is a delightful book as is the entire rhyming series. Just ask my preschool class!

This book is part of a series, with one book for each number up to Number Ten. They are all great, and work really well as a set. We started these books when my children were about 2, and still enjoy them at age 5. Each book focuses on one number, who is drawn with a face and presented as a character, called a Numberlie. Everything in their surroundings are in the quantity of their number. Number One lives at One Number Lane, and has one of everything. Number Two, in the Number Two book, lives at Number Two Lane, and so on. Each page has items to count that match the Numberlie of that book, and each Numberlie has a cute story to tell. When my children were little, we would read each book slowly, counting the items on each page every time. Now they nearly know the words of each book by heart, but still have fond feelings for the foibles of these lovable characters, and request the books often. These stories are very positive, and a fun way to learn to count.

This book is part of a series, with one book for each number up to Number Ten. They are all great, and work really well as a set. We started these books when my children were about 2, and still enjoy them at age 5. Each book focuses on one number, who is drawn with a face and presented as a character, called a Numberlie. Everything in their surroundings are in the quantity of their number. Number One lives at One Number Lane, and has one of everything. Number Two, in the Number Two book, lives at Number Two Lane, and so on. Each page has items to count that match the Numberlie of that book, and each Numberlie has a cute story to tell. When my children were little, we would read each book slowly, counting the items on each page every time. Now they nearly know the words of each book by heart, but still have fond feelings for the foibles of these lovable characters, and request the books often. These stories are very positive, and a fun way to learn to count.

This book is part of a series, with one book for each number up to Number Ten. They are all great, and work really well as a set. We started these books when my children were about 2, and still enjoy them at age 5. Each book focuses on one number, who is drawn with a face and presented as a character, called a Numberlie. Everything in their surroundings are in the quantity of their number. Number One lives at One Number Lane, and has one of everything. Number Two, in the Number Two book, lives at Number Two Lane, and so on. Each page has items to count that match the Numberlie of that book, and each Numberlie has a cute story to tell. When my children were little, we would read each book slowly, counting the items on each page every time. Now they nearly know the words of each book by heart, but still have fond feelings for the foibles of these lovable characters, and request the books often. These stories are very positive, and a fun way to learn to count.

This book is part of a series, with one book for each number up to Number Ten. They are all great, and work really well as a set. We started these books when my children were about 2, and still enjoy them at age 5. Each book focuses on one number, who is drawn with a face and presented as a character, called a Numberlie. Everything in their surroundings are in the quantity of their number. Number One lives at One Number Lane, and has one of everything. Number Two, in the Number Two book, lives at Number Two Lane, and so on. Each page has items to count that match the Numberlie of that book, and each Numberlie has a cute story to tell. When my children were little, we would read each book slowly, counting the items on each page every time. Now they nearly know the words of each book by heart, but still have fond feelings for the foibles of these lovable characters, and request the books often. These stories are very positive, and a fun way to learn to count.

This book is part of a series, with one book for each number up to Number Ten. They are all great, and work really well as a set. We started these books when my children were about 2, and still enjoy them at age 5. Each book focuses on one number, who is drawn with a face and presented as a character, called a Numberlie. Everything in their surroundings are in the quantity of their number. Number One lives at One Number Lane, and has one of everything. Number Two, in the Number Two book, lives at Number Two Lane, and so on. Each page has items to count that match the Numberlie of that book, and each Numberlie has a cute story to tell. When my children were little, we would read each book slowly, counting the items on each page every time. Now they nearly know the words of each book by heart, but still have fond feelings for the foibles of these lovable characters, and request the books often. These stories are very positive, and a fun way to learn to count.

This book is part of a series, with one book for each number up to Number Ten. They are all great, and work really well as a
set. We started these books when my children were about 2, and still enjoy them at age 5. Each book focuses on one number,
who is drawn with a face and presented as a character, called a Numberlie. Everything in their surroundings are in the quantity
of their number. Number One lives at One Number Lane, and has one of everything. Number Two, in the Number Two book,
lives at Number Two Lane, and so on. Each page has items to count that match the Numberlie of that book, and each
Numberlie has a cute story to tell. When my children were little, we would read each book slowly, counting the items on each
page every time. Now they nearly know the words of each book by heart, but still have fond feelings for the foibles of these
lovable characters, and request the books often. These stories are very positive, and a fun way to learn to count.