Barbara Pittman was one of the few female singers to record at Sun Studio

Sun Studio

Sun Studio is a recording studio opened by rock pioneer Sam Phillips at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 3, 1950. It was originally called Memphis Recording Service, sharing the same building with the Sun Records label business...

. As a young teenager she recorded some demos of songs for others. Pittman's most popular recordings include "I Need A Man" on the Sun label and "Two Young Fools In Love", released on Sam Phillips

Sam Phillips

Samuel Cornelius Phillips , better known as Sam Phillips, was an American businessman, record executive, record producer and DJ who played an important role in the emergence of rock and roll as the major form of popular music in the 1950s...

' International label. It is thought that she could have had much more success except that she did not receive much promotion.

The families of Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....

 and Barbara Pittman were friends.

She spent time working in Lash LaRue's western shows. After Sun, she moved to California and appeared in several motorcycle films.

External links

• Rockabilly Hall of Fame
• [ Allmusic]
• Partial discography
• http://www.rockabillyhall.com/BarbaraPittmanTribute.html
• http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/barbara_pittman_and_elvis_.shtml