Monthly Archives: August 2011

A couple of cool rockabilly podcast episodes

Check out the Rock and Roll Jamboree Radio Show for a couple cool rockabilly podcast episodes. DJ Dan Kostelny puts together a bunch of great obscure tunes for some rockin’ fun. Unless I’m missing something there are two shows, one … Continue reading

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The Rumblejetts: “Summertime Apples”

The Rumblejetts have been around. They’ve been “spreading the rockabilly gospel” as they say on their website for 13 years. During that time they’ve not only become a fixture at rockabilly weekenders, but have also racked up several impressive accolades. … Continue reading

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Greaserama 2011

Kansas City rockabilly fans get ready for the 11th annual Greaserama this weekend! Pack the blankets into the car and head out to the Boulevard Drive In Theatre on Saturday and Sunday, September 3 and 4. Of course, there will … Continue reading

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Red Hot and Blue Rockabilly Weekend #7

Since those of us in the US have an extra day off of work this coming weekend due to the Labor Day holiday, why not drive across the boarder to Montreal, Canada for the seventh anual Red Hot & Blue … Continue reading

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“Queen of the Minor Key” now on pandora.com

Eilen Jewell’s great new CD Queen of the Minor Key is now available in the rotation at Pandora Internet Radio. If you’re not familiar with Pandora, it’s a very cool site where you can create your own “radio station” that … Continue reading

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B. Jeff Stone Dead at 75

Singer/songwriter and Rockabilly Hall of Fame inductee B. Jeff Stone had his greatest success in the country music field starting in Europe in the early 80s and didn’t have his first #1 until 1998. By 2006 he’d scored a very … Continue reading

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Rockin’

“We shook the devil loose! We bopped those blues! It’s uptempo, it’s rhythm. You ain’t sitting there worrying about car payments or house notes. You’re out there shakin’ dust loose on those honky-tonk floors.” Carl Perkins as quoted on the … Continue reading

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Rockabilly Roler Derby end-of-Summer car show and match

Water City Roller Hockey Rink in Marina, California is the site of the Rockabilly Roller Derby event with the Cannery Rollers vs. Babes of Wrath. The event takes place tomorrow at 5:30 pm. This is their Rockabilly Roller Derby end-of-Summer … Continue reading

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Bloodshot Bill, “Thunder and Lightning”

Canada’s Bloodshot Bill turns out tons of great, authentic rockabilly music. In fact, this guy’s so true to his roots that you’d have a hard time deciding whether his records were cut in the 2000s or the 1950s. Case in … Continue reading

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Songwriter Jerry Leiber dead at 78

Jerry Leiber, who teamed up with Mike Stoller to write some of the seminal songs in rock and roll history died Monday at the age of 78 years old. The pair wrote countless songs including many huge hits. Some of … Continue reading

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