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Performers include: Harry Lee, Darts, Al Epp, Jimmy Sysum, Charles Vicker, Linc Jeffries, Jack Arnold, Charles Page, Wild Childs, Sammy Jackson, Jerry Keller, Joey Robinson, Johnny Stark, Earl Reed, Warren Miller, Bobby Poore, Freddy Koenig, Adron Jumper, Stormy & His Stallions, Fred Neil, Stan Johnson, Nelson Ray. These are obscure regional recordings from Cover Records based out of Memphis in the late '50s through the mid-'60s. Created with hopes of rivaling the success of Sam Phillips and Sun Records, entrepreneur and Memphis vocalist Buddy Blake Cunningham started the label in 1959, releasing rockabilly, R&B, country, and Duane Eddy style instrumental sides that received some regional attention, but never achieved the national success initially hoped for. The label hung in there for seven years, managing to release several 45s and one album before calling it quits. Included are 35 tracks from Ray Marable, Soda Bryant, Kimball Coburn, the Greene Twins, and one of the most sought after items in the Cover catalog: Marlon Grisham's rockabilly stomp, "Aint That a Dilly." Any fan of early rock & roll will want to search this out. ~ Al Campbell
