Various Artists - Mid-Century Sounds: Deep Cuts From The Desert - CD

29 Arizona Vintage Artists -- Mid-Century Sounds / Deep Cuts from the Desert. 1 disc CD with all 29 tracks from the Double LP release. Deep cuts, B-Sides and unreleased rarities from the vaults of music entrepreneur, Floyd Ramsey, spanning 3 decades of music. This release takes a deep dive into the career of Phoenix, Arizona music legend Floyd Ramsey. Floyd was the unsung hero and unassuming man behind the scenes who dramatically impacted the emerging sound of Pop music starting in the mid 1950s. His empire included the record labels Liberty Bell, REV, MCI, and Ramco Records, several publishing entities, and the legendary recording studio Audio Recorders of Arizona. Ramsey's innovative ideas, recording techniques, and keen eye for talent helped catapult singer Sanford Clark to the top of the Billboard Charts in 1956, then took Rock and Roll icon Duane Eddy into the mainstream in 1958 with Eddy's distinctive 'Twang Heard Round the World'' that gave rise to the1960s Surf movement. Ramsey had a remarkable ability to spot and nurture talent on all sides of the biz including recording engineer Jack Miller (The Rolling Stones, Henry Mancini, The Monkees, Herman and the Hermits, The Animals), musician/songwriter/producer Connie Conway (Sanford Clark), songwriter/producer/artist Lee Hazlewood (Duane Eddy, Nancy Sinatra, Dean Martin), and he launched the careers of music icons including Waylon Jennings, Wayne Newton, Donna Fargo, Duane Eddy, Lee Hazlewood and famed Wrecking Crew guitarist and Billboard Chart topper Al Casey to name a few. Total of 29 tracks including 5 tracks from Jack Curtis' Mascot Records which were also recorded at Audio Recorders. Artists include: Waylon Jennings, Al Casey, The Tads, Sanford Clark, Nadine Jansen, Motion, Soul Blenders, Donnie Owens, P-Nut Butter, Roosevelt Nettles, Ritchie Hart, Ted Newman and 17 more! Enjoy 3 decades of Arizona music from the archives of Mr. Floyd Ramsey brought to you by Fervor Records.