Glenn Barber’s Highly Explosive Atom Bomb

Glenn Barber. Photo borrowed from Last.fm

Wow…While Glenn Barber had many later country records, he released a string of records on Starday Records in his early years during the 50s. He also recorded a few cuts on D Records, including “Atom Bomb.” He had many really great rockabilly tunes including this one on D which was apparently unreleased, but is an amazing song. This guy sings with conviction and during the fadeout he asks, “Did you ever hear such a noise?” I can’t think of a more perfect way to describe this recording. Rockabilly protest music recorded probably before Dylan was even thinking about it. What a concept! You just gotta hear it.