Barbara Pittman
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Biography
[Edit]Barbara Pittman's claim to fame is that she was the only female artist signed to Sam Phillips' Sun Records — other women recorded for the label, but only Pittman was given a contract. That alone would secure her place as a footnote in music history, but Pittman also cut one exalted rockabilly classic during her Sun years: "I Need a Man." Pittman was one of 12 children born to a family in Memphis, TN, in 1943. Her mother was acquainted with Gladys Presley, and Pittman attended the same school as Elvis. Pittman harbored musical ambitions from an early age, and approached Sun Records before she was even a teenager. When she was turned away because of her age, the dauntless Pittman found work with a local band (thanks to a recommendation by Elvis, Pittman says) before touring with western star Lash Larou in 1955. Returning to Memphis in 1956, Pittman began singing with Clyde Leoppard's Snearly Ranch Boys and found work as a demo singer for Stan Kesler, who hoped that her acquaintance with Presley would give a boost to a song he had earmarked for the popular rock & roller. The resulting demo of "Playing for Keeps" convinced Presley to record the song and brought Pittman to the attention of Sam Phillips. She cut the classic "I Need a Man" backed by members of Leoppard's band. The record was unsuccessful, but Pittman appeared on Sun package tours and continued to make recordings for Sun, many of which were not released. When other labels expressed an interest in Pittman in 1957, Phillips retaliated by offering her a contract, making her the only female artist to be honored thusly. Phillips let her choose whether she wanted to record for Sun or his new Phillips International subsidiary, and Pittman selected the latter because she thought it had a more attractive label design. She recorded several sessions with Sun players like Billy Lee Riley and Bill Justis, but her recordings ranged from teen-oriented pop to bluesy balladry, with little of the rockabilly and rock & roll for which she later would be celebrated. A one-off single with the vocal group the Sunrays also failed, and Pittman released her final Phillips single in 1960. Several radio stations deemed the flip-side, "Eleventh Commandment," blasphemous and banned it from airplay, further crippling an already doomed record. Pittman left Phillips International for Del-Fi, but no recordings were issued. Throughout the '60s she performed on cruise ships and military bases, and sang on the soundtracks of motorcycle movies such as Wild Wheels and Wild Angels. In the '70s she married, and with the rockabilly revival her reputation grew as her Sun recordings were reissued on compilation albums. In 1983 she formed a band in Houston, TX, and played at European rockabilly festivals. Pittman's legacy is built upon three or four essential tracks, but the squandered opportunities surrounding this husky-voiced singer are nearly as fascinating as the records she made.
Title: Getting Better All the Time
Artist: Barbara Pittman
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Country, Rockabilly
Collections
Title: Walking the Line: Sun Studios Classics
Genre: Country
Title: Sun Rock 'N' Roll (Vol. 1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 28
Genre: Pop
Title: Rockabilly Girls of the 50's & 60's
Genre: Rock
Title: Girls with Guitars
Genre: Pop
Title: Rare Wild Rock 50', Vol. 5
Title: Rock&Roll Hits. Don´t Step On My Blue Suede Shoes.
Genre: Rock
Title: Rockabilly Rebels 3
Genre: Rock, Rockabilly
Title: Ding Dong Presents, Vol. 2
Genre: Rock
Title: The Best Of Sun Rockabilly Volume 2
Genre: Rock
Title: The Greatest Women of Classic Country
Genre: Country
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 26
Genre: Pop
Title: Some Girls Gotta Rock Birth of Rock 'N' Roll
Genre: Pop
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 21
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best Of Sun Rockabilly Volume 1
Genre: Rock
Title: Road Trip Essentials: 30 Classic Songs from Sun Records
Genre: Rock
Title: Sun Records - Jump Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Classic Female Blues Vocalist
Genre: Blues
Title: Hot Rockin' Girls
Title: Rockabilly Dance Party
Genre: Blues
Title: Hillbilly Fillies & Rockin' Chicks
Genre: Country
Title: Rock 'n' Roll, Pop & Soul Sisters, Vol. 25
Genre: Pop
Title: Sun Record's Jukebox - Rockabilly
Genre: Country
Title: Sun Records Yearbook - 1956, Pt. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Sun Records - 60 Years, 60 Singles, Pt. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Discover 50s Rockabilly
Genre: Rock
Title: The Best of Sun Records
Genre: Rock
Title: Sun Rockabilly Meltdown
Genre: Rock
Title: Drive - In Girls
Genre: Rock
Title: Hillbilly Fillies & Rockin Chicks
Genre: Rock
Title: The Door to Rockabilly - 30 Saturday Night Favorites
Genre: Rock
Title: Smash Rockabilly Hits, Vol. 1
Genre: Rock
Title: Discover Country Ladies
Genre: Country
Title: Best Country Ladies
Genre: Country
Title: Discover Country Ballads
Genre: Country
Title: Discover 50s Rock'n'Roll
Genre: Rock
Title: Back To The 50s (CD04)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Rock 'N' Roll Girls
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: The Sun Rock Box 2 - Go Go Go (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: Sun Records - 50 Golden Years Disc 8
Genre: Blues, Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: Rock-A-Billy Rock And Roll And Hillbilly (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Pan-American Recordings: Vol. 6 I Need A Man
Genre: Rockabilly
Title: Rock-A-Billy Dynamite, CD 4
Genre: Rockabilly
Title: Girls Gone Rockin': 75 Fabulous Femme Rockers
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Ready Steady Go, Vol. 19 Step By Step (CD1)
Genre: Rock & Roll, Rockabilly
Title: Rock'n'Roll Girls Vol. 1
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: 100 Greatest Rockabilly Songs 2021 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock & Roll, Country, Rockabilly, Classical
Title: Golden Years The Hits From A To Z. (Vol. 28)
Genre: Pop
Title: Get Rhythm Sam Phillips And Sun Records Beginnings 2022
Genre: Blues, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Pop