Vivascene

Sun Records, Home of the Weird

Sam Phillips’ entire career was built around an ear for, and appreciation of, sounds that most other people found strange.

Dion has reinvented himself from being one of the great pop singers to being perhaps the best white blues singer alive.

Steve Earle’s divorce album ‘Terraplane’ is a tour de force, a killer record of confessional blues and sex-drenched regret.

Patty Griffin’s ‘American Kid’ is one of the leading candidates for Roots Album of the decade.

Few bluesmen had the force of personality and raw talent, the myth-like presence and long-ranging influence of Howlin’ Wolf.

This young man’s debut album was a marvel, destined to make a great impact on both electronica and the world of music at large.