{"id":19086,"date":"2020-07-10T05:30:03","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T09:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=19086"},"modified":"2020-07-10T09:06:24","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T13:06:24","slug":"album-review-jimmy-sweeney-without-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2020\/07\/10\/album-review-jimmy-sweeney-without-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Jimmy Sweeney &#8212; Without You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-19087\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/jimmy_sweeney.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/jimmy_sweeney.jpg 350w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/jimmy_sweeney-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/jimmy_sweeney-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Another in the (happily and) seemingly endless stream of unearthed gems, Jimmy Sweeney\u2019s <em>Without You<\/em> is a collection of songs by a singer who was all but unknown. His claim to fame lies in a story \u2013 possibly apocryphal but leaning toward being true \u2013 about a demo he sent to Sam Phillips. That disc was a recording of Sweeney singing \u201cWithout You,\u201d and it was unlabeled, so Phillips didn\u2019t know who had sent it. As the story goes, Elvis Presley heard it and was impressed, perhaps even intimidated.<\/p>\n<p>Many years would go by before the mystery vocalist was identified. In fact, it wasn\u2019t until 2017. Unfortunately, Sweeney died in 1992. He had gone on to some limited success, including writing quite a few songs for country artist Marty Robbins. Sweeney did score a minor hit, \u201cShe Wears My Ring,\u201d in 1962.<\/p>\n<p>Both the demo of \u201cWithout You\u201d \u2013 which for many years was in the private collection of Sun Records\u2019 Marion Keisker \u2013 and \u201cShe Wears My Ring\u201d have now been collected on a vinyl LP, along with 17 other Sweeney recordings. Hearing \u201cWithout You\u201d today, it seems exceedingly likely that Elvis drew influence from the track; it bears great similarity to the crooning style he\u2019d adopt on some of his ballad material.<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney\u2019s own stylistic palette went beyond what he showcased on \u201cWithout You.\u201d The songs collected on the new record \u2013 many of which are sourced from the original master tapes \u2013 feature him backed variously by r&amp;b group The Varieteers, an orchestra, and a black pop group called The Rhythm Rockers. All of the sides are rare, and a few have never before been released.<\/p>\n<p>The LP from ORG Music features an impressive booklet, with liner notes by Christopher Kennedy, the writer\/musician who solved the mystery of the unlabeled demo. Filled with photos and memorabilia, the booklet&#8217;s centerpiece is Kennedy\u2019s essay and background information on the tracks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another in the (happily and) seemingly endless stream of unearthed gems, Jimmy Sweeney\u2019s Without You is a collection of songs by a singer who was all but unknown. 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