The Case of the Green Eyed Sister; The Birth of Rock n' Roll

 

I thought for sure I had read this one before when the murder weapon was an ice pick and multiple ice picks appeared on the scene, but no, that was "The Case of the Footloose Doll". I guess Gardner ran out of murder weapons to use. 

Sylvia Bain and her sister, Harriet, are worried about a would be blackmailer trying to threaten their fragile father. When Fritch, the blackmailer, turns up dead, Harriet is suspected and Perry defends her. 

The courtroom scenes were great. D.A. Moon instead of Burger, but he's just as inept. When one of the witnesses gets irritated at Mason's cross-examination tactics, he angrily asks how Mason thinks the murder could have been committed, since he doesn't believe the prosecution's theory (he was right not to, it didn't make any sense). Mason cheerfully tells him exactly how he thought the murder could have happened (clearing Harriet, of course) and the witness, D.A., and judge are all at a loss as to how to debunk Mason. It was a lot of fun. 

The story of Sun Records and the birth of rock n' roll (or at least one theory as to how it got started). Sam Phillips' little recording company ended up discovering many big name music stars: Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash. Sun Records got a reputation as being *the* place to go when everyone else turned you down. Phillips had an ear for spotting unique talent and knowing just how to sell it. It was a fun look at some of the most important records to come out of Memphis.