Emerald Butler

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SOLD OUT SHOW TONIGHT with and down at The Woodshop for our tribute show to 76 years of Sun Records and the birth of recorded rock n roll. Legends like Presley, Howling Wolf, BB King and more were put on vinyls at Sun Records in Memphis.
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Stoked to be playing this show and honoring the blues and rock n roll giants that paved the way. Thank you Chattanooga for showing up to these blues shows.
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It was a pleasure talking with Joseph Mosman at The Pulse about Saturdays Sun Tribute Show at The Woodshop! Check out the article at the link below!

Celebrating 74 Years Of Sun Records At The Woodshop This Saturday This Saturday, January 3rd, The Woodshop travels 74 years back in time with a tribute show and celebration of Sun Records, the Memphis-born label that was founded by Sam Phillips in February of 1952, ushering in some of the greatest ...

Looking for a free and family friendly way to ring in the new year? Look no further! 🎉

Im ready to roll in the new year with my band at Chattanooga Parks and Outdoors NYE celebration at Coolidge Park!
We hit the stage at 7pm! Hope to see you there! 🎻🎉🍾

🚨 CHATTANOOGA! YOUR NYE 2026 LINEUP JUST DROPPED AND IT’S FIRE 🔥 🚨
Get ready to dance into the New Year at Coolidge Park on December 31st – 4PM to MIDNIGHT! Chattanooga's New Years Eve Celebration at Coolidge Park

KIDS STAGE – Early party for the little legends!
3:30 PM – Stage opens!
4:00 PM – Jennifer Daniels brings the vibes
5:00 PM – Swayyvo turns it UP
5:55 PM – KID’S COUNTDOWN + Apple Juice Toast with Chattanooga Fire Cabaret!

MAIN STAGE – Non-stop bangers all night long!
6:00 PM – Jay Fever kicks it off!
6:05 PM – DJ Warm up with plenty of dance hits!
7:05 PM – Emerald Butler
8:05 PM – Cuatro Cinco + The Gloss Family Band
9:05 PM – Soul Aerobics Line Dancers (get ready to move!) 💃
10:05 PM – The House + The Plug Band
11:00 PM – Chattanooga Horn Authority BLASTS the horns! 🎺
11:50 PM – DJ Shoey Russel takes over
MIDNIGHT – MASSIVE COUNTDOWN + EPIC FIREWORKS! 🎆💥
Hosted by Emcee Jay Fever + spinning all night by DJ Shoey Russel!

FREE ADMISSION • FAMILY FRIENDLY • Bring your crew!

Who’s coming with you? Drop your crew below and tag them! 👇

Another Sun Records classic that you’ll hear at the Tribute to Sun Records at The Woodshop on January 3rd! Get your tickets now at
https://kickassconcerts.ticketspice.com/sunrecordstribute

Recorded 70 years ago today! “Blue Suede Shoes” is one of the most iconic records in the history of American music. Cut right here in our little studio at 706 Union Ave. It was the first record to nearly top the pop, country, and R&B charts. Proof that it touched a nerve across the country for a diverse variety of Americans. Inspired by Johnny Cash who had an Air Force buddy refer to his regulation footwear as “Blue Suede Shoes.” Perkins didn’t know what to do with the idea until one night while playing a dance hall, he heard a man’s stern voice say, “uh-huh, don’t step on my suedes!” Written on the back of a potato sack, he put the idea to music, recorded it two days later, and the rest is rock ‘n’ roll history!

On Saturday, November 28, 1925, WSM radio anouncer George D. Hay invited a 77-year-old fiddle player, Uncle Jimmy Thompson, to play for an hour. Thompson was the uncle of an established pianist at WSM. This was just over a month since WSM made their first broadcast, and it was just a couple of weeks after a rollicking benefit show at the Ryman Auditorium. Letters, telegrams, and phone calls began pouring in at National Life’s headquarters. People from rural communities loved it, and they wanted more. Uncle Jimmy Thompson was invited back to play the next week. In the following weeks, Hay started brainstorming an idea to create WSM’s own barn dance program. He thought that it would do well because, quote, “the people were real and genuine and the people really were playing what they were raised on.”

Just a tiny little sample of a project I’ve been working on. Today the Grand Ole Opry is celebrating 100 years of hillbilly music being broadcast over the radio airwaves. Country music would not be what it is today without the Grand Ole Opry, and it all started with a fiddle player. 🎻 Just sayin….

Happy Thanksgiving from my messy house to yours! 🦃😂🎻