SONNY WEST

 
artist: SONNY WEST
title cdr: DIRE NEED
release: 2002, USA, CDR in flat jewelcase w sticker
released by: SONNY WEST
tracks:
  1. Dire Need
  2. The Rave Is Gone
  3. Cast Iron Arm
  4. A Bad Case
  5. Big City Woman
  6. Sweet Dreams
  7. I've Had It
  8. Oh Boy
  9. Bessie Lee
comment #1:

liner note on CDR by Sonny West: "the original "Oh Boy" from February 1957"
comment #2:

The original title is "All My Love" written by Sonny West - Bill Tilghman, but during the Buddy Holly sessions Norman Petty changed the lyrics.

comment #3:

In early 1957 Sonny West wrote OH BOY and teamed up with fellow teen and keyboard player Glen. D. Hardin to record a demo of it at the Petty Studio. Later that year the song was recorded by his friend and contemporary Buddy Holly and backing vocalists The Picks, and soon it also became a smash hit and timeless classic.

link:

for more about Sonny West see http://www.rockabillyhall.com/SonnyWest.html
   
   

 

 
   
   
 

From left to right: President Nixon, Sonny West, Jerry Schilling, Elvis Presley.
Jerry Schilling is a veteran music industry pro best known for his association with Elvis.