Cataloged as SUN 119, Sunday Down South is a lot more than just a compilation of songs by the late 1950s masterminds of radio rock, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis. Apart from being a great representation of these legendary artists as they both entered the 1970s (this album was released in 1970), Sunday Down South is good ol’, down south rockin’ gospel done right. Something can be said about each of these man’s darker, more controversial sides coupled with their resurrected approach to religious music, but unfortunately, I have no idea what those words might be.
Clocking in at just over 22 minutes, Sunday Down South is a painfully brief, yet enjoyable journey into the rock n’ roll souls of these mythical musicians, and is a perfect album to enjoy on this, or any Sunday, regardless of your geographical location.
Every time I hear Jerry lee Lewis’ doing gospel music it reminds me that Jimmy Swaggart is his cousin and that the two of them used to perform together in bars in their youth. And when things got real crazy Mickey Gilley their other cousin would join in and make it a trio.
I had no idea!! That’s awesome! Makes me want to spin some Jimmy Swag right about now! Thanks for the heads up!
Please Don’t 🙂