Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Sonny Burgess and The Pacers
Music
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Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 14, 2024
1. Sonny Burgess and The Pacers Marker
1955 pioneer rock and roll band for famous Sun Studio in Memphis Traveled with Elvis, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich and many more Members of Rockabilly and European Halls of Fame Red Headed Woman/We Wanna Boogie voted wildest two-sided record ever!
Newport, Arkansas Inducted 2007
Erected by Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1955.
Location. 34° 30.639′ N, 93° 3.231′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is at the intersection of Central Avenue (State Highway 7) and Spring Street, on the right when traveling north on Central Avenue. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk on the west side of the Hot Springs City Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 629 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Helen Gurley Brown (here, next to this marker); Pat Day (here, next to this marker); Hubert Geese Ausbie (here, next to this marker); Jack Fleck (here, next to this marker); Randy Goodrum
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Also see . . . Sonny Burgess (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: Albert Austin "Sonny" Burgess (May 28, 1929 August 18, 2017) was an American rockabilly guitarist and singer. Burgess was born on a farm near Newport, Arkansas. In the early 1950s, Burgess played boogie woogie music in dance halls and bars around Newport. In 1954, following a stint in the US Army (195153), Burgess re-formed the band, calling them the Moonlighters after the Silver Moon Club in Newport, where they performed regularly. After advice from record producer Sam Phillips, the group expanded to form the Pacers.(Submitted on January 20, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)The Pacers first record was "Red Headed Woman" in 1956 for Sun Records. The flip side was "We Wanna Boogie." Both were written by Burgess. The songs have been described as "among the most raucous, energy-filled recordings released during the first flowering of rock and roll." Their onstage antics in performance were similarly described. Burgess disbanded
the group in 1971 but later found a new audience in Europe.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 20242. Sonny Burgess and The Pacers MarkerLooking east from Central Avenue; it is the 2nd from the right of four markers in this photo. The Hot Springs City Visitor Center is in the background.Burgess was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame of Europe in 1999. His group, now called The Legendary Pacers, was a hit that same year in a rockabilly concert in Las Vegas, Nevada. It recorded Still Rockin' and Rollin' in 2000, voted the best new album in the country and roots field in Europe. The group was inducted in 2002 into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 131 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 20, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
