If you’ve been following me on Facebook (and you should be!) then you’ve seen me mention that one of Phoenix’s premiere rockabilly acts, Voodoo Swing, it heading to Europe for a couple of months of touring. America’s loss over these … Continue reading
Modern Rockbilly Hero, Darrel Higham, Keeps Rockin’
Just a few days ago I posted a little piece about Darrel Higham’s response to someone who didn’t have particularly nice things to say about the way he dresses. Of course, this got me thinking about Higham and his music. These … Continue reading
Rockabilly Greats, The Collins Kids
In response to yesterday’s post, I got several great suggestions as examples of slow rockabilly songs. One of those suggestions pointed me toward the Collins Kids and next thing I know, I’m spending my whole evening watching their old videos. … Continue reading
Rockabilly Slow Song: Possible?
I came across a post somewhere or another a few nights back where someone was asking for help finding a slow rockabilly song to use as the grand march (or something) at her wedding reception. There wasn’t much helpful advice … Continue reading
Happy Mothers Day!
Happy Mothers Day to all the moms reading this.
Speaking just for my mom, she doesn’t care about rockabilly music one way or the other. But I definitely owe at least a part of my love of 50s era music to her! Digging through her old Marty Robbins and Sons of the Pioneers records gave me a love for cowboy songs. Scratching through her old Everly Brothers discs introduced me to 50s rock and roll.
And on top of all that, she taught me to love playing and performing music including showing me my first guitar chords and turning me loose with her Sears Silvertone acoustic guitar (which I still play when I visit her) and her Mel Bay guitar instructional book (which was somehow lost along the years quite unfortunately since I’ve never been able to find another copy again).
Put it all together and my involvement in rockabilly music can be traced straight back to mom. So, whether she digs rockabilly or not is quite irrelevant. She’s still an important musical influence for me and continues to be an inspiration in so many ways.
Happy Mothers Day, mom–I love you!
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Automotive Legend Carroll Shelby, Dead at 89
Carroll Shelby is one of the greatest names in automotive history. He was a successful racecar driver (twice Sports Illustrated‘s driver of the year) and later the developer of one of the legendary muscle cars of all time, the Shelby Cobra. … Continue reading
Check Out the Rockabilly Hall of Fame
If you haven’t yet visited the Rockabilly Hall of Fame website, then now’s as good a time as any to head over there. The site is run by Bob Timmers and they’ve been very good to me over the past … Continue reading
Is Rockabilly Music Dead?
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From time to time I troll through the Gretsch Guitar forum. I guess you can’t stop a guy from dreaming about owning his first Gretsch. Anyway, tonight I got caught up reading a long discussion that started with the question “Is … Continue reading
CD Review: The Obscuritones, “Sugar Sweet Harmonies & Rawkus Rockabilly Rhythm”
London rockabillies, The Obscuritones, have a slightly different spin on the rockabilly format. In fact, they’ve doubled the size of the standard three-piece rockabilly configuration. Their PR sheet sums it up by calling the band a “Female-fronted 1950s rockabilly, surf, … Continue reading
Obscure Rockabilly With Bill Swing and “Messed Up”
I stumbled upon an obscure recording tonight by a guy I know nothing about. And I’ve been able to find out very little about him on line. The song is “Messed Up” by Bill Swing. It’s a great rockabilly record which … Continue reading