"3 o'clock Blues" - Recorded at Sun Studio!!

It won't take much to make this song a solid winner.  I'd turn the lead vocal down by 1 or 2db and leave the rest alone.  The vocals are good enough to stand out, and so is the lead guitar.  Did you record this to tape or hard drive?  Whichever, it sounds good.  You might consider lowering the reverb a bit to make it sound more like an old time blues song, and it would also make the overall mix sound warmer.  However, this has a solid foundation, so you shouldn't have to jump through hoops to get this to sound terrific.

I'll bet it was a blast recording in a place where rock and roll history was made...and for that matter.....born. 

Recording 9 songs in 2.5 hrs sounds like the right way to do it too. Have the tunes rehearsed and lay them down with few retakes.  Get that live vibe and let the chips fall where they may. 

If you want to knock the vox back a few db's no problemo.... but there were times I thought they sat just about right. 

Question: Back then , didn't they tend to use a lot of slap back echo on the voice....I found myself kinda wanting to hear slap back rather than verb. 

I'd use an envelope to control the volume on the vox. When he sings low it's right....as he starts to climb a bit in volume, maybe that could be eased off a bit. 

The main thing I would caution it trying to make it sound too slick and produced. It's Sun and it's raw. Let it keep that attribute in it. 

Wow getting to record where history was made.  That must have been a real treat!
I have got to agree with Herb -- keep it raw.  One thing that I love so much about the late '40's, '50's, and early '60's Blues are its idiosyncracies.  Some of the old Blues guys had unusual timing (Jimmy Reed), some made a lot of missed notes but recovered nicely (Hot Rod Taylor), some mmmummbled and cut off their words (Lighting Hopkins) but that is what made the Blues so much fun, gave it its heart, and made the music flow. 
 
Great job on this one Dave!!  It sounds like the real Blues to me.
 
Freddy J

Freddy J tha blues man!! Yeah the 'mistakes' are part of what I love about the blues and you're right it gives it it's heart. Thanks for the compliments!!

Shad - it was definitely somethign on the "bucket list", but now it's been re-added to go back again. It was an awesome experience!

Sounds like a live jam!

Robbie surely you're kidding about not having heard of Sun Studio? The birthplace of rock and rock??!! Where Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Roy Orbison got their start??  But it sounds like I might need to pack up the band and do a recording session at Smiladonstudios for comparison....

Thanks Scotty we were definitely happy it captured the vibe of us playing live together. We just get together and play on Friday nights every week or two and wanted it to sound like us and I think it does!

J - they were mixed at home. I'll check out the drum levels - I know they are prominent in the mix and I want them to be that way but it may be a bit too much. Thanks for the input.

Oh wow Frank you were probably a young kid but I bet that was quite an experience being there during that era!

Brother Dave - that is about the coolest thing I've ever heard - and the same is great too.

Wow man.

You are definitely my new hero.

Thanks for the listen and input Cian.

Ha, Mark, well I'm not about being your hero, but it definitely was a cool experience! Some people have asked me "how did you get to do that?" and actually they do tours during the day but after hours anyone with $150/hour can record in the studio. They'll mix it for you, but he didn't mind just burning the files for me so I could take 'em home and mix 'em myself.

Alright Robby, we'll expect first class treatment - we'll be there in about an hour....

You know, Dave, your recordings and mixes are always so great that I was listening for something else.  It took a couple songs and listens to kick me in the head and realize how cool this is.  I like Folsom Blues a lot!  I'll try to listen to more later todauy.  Gheesh, some people have all the fun!!  Ha, though you'd get it out of your system but now you're really hooked!  How did they mic the drums?  They sound great!

sounds like a blast!!....once in a lifetime trip! cool tune!