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Joachim Kettner


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Post  Posted 20 Aug 2017 6:44 am    
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The old Rock'n'Roller died last Thursday. RIP Mr.Burgess


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Lyle Dent


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Post  Posted 21 Aug 2017 11:53 pm     Sonny Burgess
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Joachim, I have a friend, Marvin Schwartz that wrote a book about Sonny and the Pacers
" We Want To Boogie" that details the band and the start of Rockabilly in Arkansas and the delta. I also have a friend that still plays weekly with Kern Kennedy. Sonny was truly a legend!
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Joachim Kettner


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Post  Posted 22 Aug 2017 10:32 am    
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Thanks Lyle, I would like to get a hold of that book.
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Lyle Dent


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Post  Posted 22 Aug 2017 11:14 am     Burgess
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Joachim, listed on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/We-Wanna-Boogie-Rockabilly-Burgess/dp/1935106759

We Wanna Boogie: The Rockabilly roots of Sony Burgess and the Pacers, Marvin Schwartz, 9781935106753: Amazon.com: Books.
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Joachim Kettner


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Post  Posted 26 Aug 2017 4:20 am    
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Hello Lyle. I just ordered the book. Thanks for the tip!
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