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Wayne Walker, Bo Bo Ska Diddle Daddle

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Buster Fayte

As I wrote a few weeks back in Jimmy Lee and Wayne Walker, Love Me, Walker has a story of his own. The two performed and recorded together very briefly and just about as quickly as they started, they went … Continue reading →

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A Rockabilly Hello From Susan Cochran

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Buster Fayte

Nothing makes my day like hearing from one of the original rockabilly artists or someone who knew them. The other day I got a very nice note from Susan “Suzi” Cochran thanking me for keeping the memory of her husband … Continue reading →

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Hank Cochran Livin’ For a Song

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Buster Fayte

Back during my rockabilly brothers week, one of the acts I featured was the Cochran Brothers. Though Eddie and Hank were not really brothers, they recorded some wild rockabilly under that name. Some of their songs are among my personal … Continue reading →

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Nothin’ Sleepy About The Cochran Brothers

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Buster Fayte

The Cochran Brothers usher in day 6 of our rockabilly brothers week. They’re good company for The Perkins Brothers, The Maddox Brothers, The Delmore Brothers, The Everly Brothers, and the Tielman Brothers. Ah, you thought you caught me, didn’t you! … Continue reading →

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Modern Rockbilly Hero, Darrel Higham, Keeps Rockin’

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Buster Fayte

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 →

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Cochran Brothers “Tired and Sleepy”

Posted on March 3, 2012 by Buster Fayte

The other night I wrote a rambling post about Rockin’ Yourself to Sleep. It went on about how I was too tired to write a post. I know; it doesn’t make any more sense when I write it now than it … Continue reading →

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Holy Mackerel there, what is all this?

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Buster Fayte

Happy Friday everyone!

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A Saturday night shot of Eddie

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Buster Fayte

Bad audio quality can’t keep Eddie Cochran from being great! Here’s his cool take on a song better known as an Elvis hit.

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Eddie Cochran: October 2, 1938 – April 17, 1960

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Buster Fayte

Eddie Cochran died 51 years ago today. Rockabilly nuts remember Eddie as one of the great pioneers. His natural guitar-playing talents and mischievous vocal presentations made an influence that lasted much, much longer than his all-too-short 21 years on this … Continue reading →

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Rockabilly Guitarists Define the Genre

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Buster Fayte

When you think about what makes rockabilly what it is, one of the first things that comes to mind is the guitarists of rockabilly. Since rockabilly bands were (and still are) typically simple combos of any combination of drums, acoustic … Continue reading →

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