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Who likes Rockabiily?
Posted on 10/31/13 at 2:56 pm
Posted on 10/31/13 at 2:56 pm
Here's some of the originals...some well known and some not so well known.
These 1st 4 were the million dollar quartet.
Carl Perkins
Elvis
Johnny Cash
Jerry Lee Lewis
Gene Vincent
Wanda Jackson
Johnny Burnette
Sun Records: Where it all began
Some modern day Rockabilly:
Billy Burnette
Moonlight Howlers
Top Cats
The Stingers
Black Raven
These 1st 4 were the million dollar quartet.
Carl Perkins
Elvis
Johnny Cash
Jerry Lee Lewis
Gene Vincent
Wanda Jackson
Johnny Burnette
Sun Records: Where it all began
Some modern day Rockabilly:
Billy Burnette
Moonlight Howlers
Top Cats
The Stingers
Black Raven
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Posted on 10/31/13 at 3:01 pm to oompaw
Posted on 10/31/13 at 3:11 pm to oompaw
I was always partial to Reverend Horton Heat.
Posted on 10/31/13 at 3:39 pm to Fat Man
quote:
Reverend Horton Heat
i was working on my farm in 1982...
Posted on 10/31/13 at 4:15 pm to Fat Man
quote:I love the Reverend! His live shows are not to be missed.
I was always partial to Reverend Horton Heat
Posted on 10/31/13 at 4:56 pm to TigerTailsSoup
quote:
i was working on my farm in 1982...
Pullin up some corn, and a little carrot too......
Posted on 10/31/13 at 4:58 pm to oompaw
Have never spent much time with this genre. After listening to your selection, I'm not really a fan. Yet thanks for sharing. 
Posted on 10/31/13 at 5:27 pm to oompaw
Unknown Hinson
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Posted on 10/31/13 at 5:34 pm to weinrib
ya see.. that's the kind of positive attitude we need 'round here. Way to get along guys
Posted on 10/31/13 at 5:59 pm to ElroyJetSon
Can't believe I forgot the Reverend.
Posted on 10/31/13 at 6:49 pm to TigerTreyjpg
When 2 low flying aeroplanes bout a hundred feet high
Dropped a bunch of bales of something some hit me in the eye
Dropped a bunch of bales of something some hit me in the eye
Posted on 10/31/13 at 7:18 pm to The Fall of Romo
Brian Setzer/Stray Cats?
Posted on 10/31/13 at 7:23 pm to oompaw
A quick answer - sure, I like Rockabilly.
Kafka needs to weigh in on this one, this is pretty much in his wheelhouse.
While I like it I don't listen to it all that much. Rockabilly was just one of the offshoots of the musical big bang that gave rise to rock and roll. Rockin blues came out of Blues and Swamp Pop was big as well. At times there are revivals of the sound of that era (Stevie Ray Vaughn and the Fabulous Thunderbirds when I was gettin into music and the Circuit Breakers were a band I'd go watch in Baton Rouge at every chance). So yeah, Rockabilly is good stuff but it is just a small part of the big picture of the era and Rockabilly on its own will not sustain you for long. The Stray Cats found that out.
BTW - anybody who really is into Rockabilly needs to go back and find anything by the Nighthawks they can get their hands on.
Little Sister
OK, some more. Rockabilly owes a huge debt to artists like Baton Rouge's Slim Harpo. Check out:
I Got Love If You Want It - Slim Harpo
I'm The Face - The High Numbers (The Who)
It was an awesome time for music with the British Invasion bands paying way more attention to American music than we were. Kudos to the Circuit Breakers for buying a headstone for Slim Harpo's grave. Almost nobody in Baton Rouge knows who he was.
Kafka needs to weigh in on this one, this is pretty much in his wheelhouse.
While I like it I don't listen to it all that much. Rockabilly was just one of the offshoots of the musical big bang that gave rise to rock and roll. Rockin blues came out of Blues and Swamp Pop was big as well. At times there are revivals of the sound of that era (Stevie Ray Vaughn and the Fabulous Thunderbirds when I was gettin into music and the Circuit Breakers were a band I'd go watch in Baton Rouge at every chance). So yeah, Rockabilly is good stuff but it is just a small part of the big picture of the era and Rockabilly on its own will not sustain you for long. The Stray Cats found that out.
BTW - anybody who really is into Rockabilly needs to go back and find anything by the Nighthawks they can get their hands on.
Little Sister
OK, some more. Rockabilly owes a huge debt to artists like Baton Rouge's Slim Harpo. Check out:
I Got Love If You Want It - Slim Harpo
I'm The Face - The High Numbers (The Who)
It was an awesome time for music with the British Invasion bands paying way more attention to American music than we were. Kudos to the Circuit Breakers for buying a headstone for Slim Harpo's grave. Almost nobody in Baton Rouge knows who he was.
This post was edited on 10/31/13 at 7:57 pm
Posted on 10/31/13 at 8:18 pm to Tigris
quote:Feel free to bump this thread
Kafka needs to weigh in on this one, this is pretty much in his wheelhouse.
quote:An interesting point I've considered myself. I thought The Blasters (one of the best cowpunk bands of the '80s) would be the ones to update and evolve the genre, but unfortunately they split up right as they seemed poised to hit it big.
Rockabilly on its own will not sustain you for long. The Stray Cats found that out.
The Blasters - "American Music"
Posted on 10/31/13 at 9:55 pm to LuckySo-n-So
Yeah, I used to rock that Setzer Live Nude Guitars album before he went the swing route.
Rebelene.
Rebelene.
This post was edited on 10/31/13 at 10:04 pm
Posted on 10/31/13 at 10:16 pm to Bunk Moreland
I guess I missed that thread Kafka.
Basically, rockabilly was born in Memphis at Sun Records with the music being influenced by roots from country, rhythm & blues, and with a twist of western swing, boogie woogie and bluegrass.
Sam Phillips first owned the Memphis Recording Studio and recorded this song by Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats.
Rocket 88
Upon starting Sun Records, Phillips recorded this early influence of rockabilly.
Junior Parker
Then came Elvis and the others to Sun Records…and the rest is history.
Basically, rockabilly was born in Memphis at Sun Records with the music being influenced by roots from country, rhythm & blues, and with a twist of western swing, boogie woogie and bluegrass.
Sam Phillips first owned the Memphis Recording Studio and recorded this song by Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats.
Rocket 88
Upon starting Sun Records, Phillips recorded this early influence of rockabilly.
Junior Parker
Then came Elvis and the others to Sun Records…and the rest is history.
Posted on 11/1/13 at 12:24 am to oompaw
Try these on:
Hillbilly Hellcats(highly recommended)
Wayne Hancock
Ronnie Dawson
The Picketts
Hot Rods and pin-ups
Hillbilly Hellcats(highly recommended)
Wayne Hancock
Ronnie Dawson
The Picketts
Hot Rods and pin-ups
Posted on 11/1/13 at 10:42 am to oompaw
Loving this thread. Good suggestions I hadn't heard before.
Posted on 11/1/13 at 1:47 pm to Fat Man
quote:
I was always partial to Reverend Horton Heat.
I always liked his live shows.
Southern Culture on the Skids is my personal fave.
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