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If you caught yesterday’s blog post about the great Charlie Gracie, you might have learned something about one of the pioneers of rock and roll that you hadn’t known before. I know that I did in researching the post. Well, … Continue reading
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Charlie Gracie emerged from out of South Philadelphia to become the first bona-fide rock star to come out of that city. He had a smash international hit with “Butterfly” in 1957 and went on to have several more hits. As is so … Continue reading
Curley Money is another of the great “unknowns” of rockabilly. He recorded a bunch of great stuff including 25 released singles, some of which actually did pretty well. Money also started his own record label in 1956 called Rambler Records and … Continue reading
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OK; I’m not ashamed to admit it. In addition to my love for rockabilly music, I have a huge soft spot in my heart for polkas too! And it’s not just because I’m an old man or something. I’ve been … Continue reading
I don’t know how this slipped by without me noticing, but this past Monday marked the one-year anniversary of the first blog post on Rockabilly Romp. It’s been a busy year since then! I published 362 posts over the year including 14 … Continue reading
I just got the brand new CD, Pissed Off Betty from Whiskey Kill out of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. I haven’t even cracked it open yet! So now it’s officially been added to my list of upcoming reviews. Hopefully I’ll get it posted … Continue reading
I don’t know for sure, but Chop Top ’49 might just be one of the finest opening song selections ever laid down on a CD. Sweden’s “Hi Speed Rockabilly” heroes, the Astrolites, open their Play For Keeps CD with the song … Continue reading
Along with a healthy dose of other musical styles, rockabilly was in no small way influenced by boogie-woogie music. In the late 1920s, Clarence “Pine Top” Smith was one of the early boogie-woogie pioneers. In fact, it’s generally considered his … Continue reading
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It’s Australia Day week down under and from what I understand, this traditionally signals that the end of summer is fast upon our Aussie friends. So, what better way to celebrate than with a rockabilly party! And so that’s just … Continue reading
One of the first rockabilly parties of the new year took place at the Firebird International Raceway in Chandler, Arizona back on January 7. In case you missed the fun, here’s a video summary for you. It features the song “Baby” … Continue reading
