Rock'n'roll pilgrimage
THEY recorded in the same studio where Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis and Buddy Holly created worldwide hits.
Hull singer Johnny Paterson and his musician friend were sponsored by a local millionaire to go to the famous Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee.
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'terrific trip': Hull musicians Johnny Paterson, left, and Al Kilvington at Gough & Davy in Paragon Street, Hull, after their trip to Sun Studios, Memphis, Tennessee. Picture: Peter Harbour
They visited the birthplace of rock'n'roll for five days and even performed a gig in the area before heading to New Orleans to hang out with blues artists.
After the death of his son at the Birmingham Half Marathon in November last year, Johnny was consumed with grief, so the generous donor decided to pay for him and a friend to go on the dream trip to America.
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Johnny, 71, who has been performing with his band The Aces for 56 years, said: "Even though it's happened later on in my life, I appreciate it a lot more.
"Music is everywhere in Memphis. We even managed to stay in the Heartbreak Hotel and go on the Elvis tour. The whole stay was terrific, better than we even expected."
Alan Kilvington, of the Gough & Davy music shop in Hull, went along with Johnny and said the studio was "untouched" and the visit was "emotional".
He said: "It was a once-in-a- lifetime experience and everyone was so welcoming.
"Southern hospitality really exists down there.
"We played with Jerry Lee Lewis's drummer Robert Hall and guitarist Kenny Lovelace, who were complimentary about our skills as musicians, which we were relieved about.
"Johnny may be in his 70s but he's got more energy than all of us and is fit as a fiddle.
"It was an honour to be there with him."
3 Comments
by Gough and Davy
Friday, March 22 2013, 2:00PM
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by 1Bazsmith
Wednesday, March 20 2013, 5:13PM
“I would just like to wish the guys all the luck in the world with their future music. It was a pleasure being on the trip with them both.
BAZ SMITH”
by oldgoldone
Wednesday, March 20 2013, 3:37PM
“The music from Sam Phillips' Sun Studios set the standard for all rock and roll and rock-a-billy. Elvis and Carl Perkins and Cash and Jerry Lee and The BIG O and Chuck Berry and the others (who have I missed?!) have never been bettered - no, neither by The Beatles, nor The Stones, nor The Who...nor by any subsequent group or solo performer.
On second thoughts, Wanda Jackson was/is a terrific performer - and she still looked good, when I saw her in London, a couple of years ago!
Well done Pat & Co - keep on rockin'!”