Tune of the Week: Summer Sun

When folks think of the 70s punk scene in NYC they usually think of CBGBs, Talking Heads, maybe Bad Brains. What usually does not cross anyone’s mind is Memphis. After the breakup of his band Big Star Alex Chilton headed to the Big Apple. With his decades of show business, song writing experience and desire to try new things, Chilton made a big splash on the scene. He played a CBGBs and Max’s Kansas City. Terry Ork caught the Memphis fever and released Chilton’s “Singer Not the Song” as well as a single produced by Big Star’s other singer/songwriter Chris Bell in the form of the band Prix. The Big Star influence continued to shine brighty on this Ork released by dBs frontman Chris Stamey. It’s a good time to think warm thoughts here in the Northern Hemisphere, so soak up the power pop rays!