Tag Archives: Jerry Lee Lewis

Roy Hall, Three Alley Cats

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Buster Fayte

Roy Hall had already been recording for five years or so when this rocker was released in 1956. “Three Alley Cats” is a great example of rockabilly in its heyday after Elvis had really hit the big time and lots … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Sam Phillips

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Buster Fayte

I missed it by a couple of days, but Sam Phillips would have turned 90 years old two days ago. Phillips was born in Florence, Alabama. He worked early on as a DJ and radio engineer and it was our … Continue reading →

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Linda Gail Lewis Planning Venues

Posted on July 21, 2012 by Buster Fayte

Linda Gail Lewis is the younger sister of rockabilly superstar Jerry Lee Lewis. For years she worked alongside Jerry Lee as he toured the world. Eventually she set out on her own and has had an equally tumultuous ride as … Continue reading →

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Johnny Cash Had A Different Take On Rockabilly

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Buster Fayte

I was talking to a friend of mine the other day and in the course of conversation mentioned Johnny Cash’s rockabilly music. Now, this friend is considerably younger than I am but is into Americana and roots country music and … Continue reading →

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Arkansas’ Guitar Walk Monument to Honor Rockabilly Heroes

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Buster Fayte

Earlier this week in Lawrence County, Arkansas, construction began on the Guitar Walk, a monument that will honor rockabilly pioneers such as Elvis, Johnny Cash, Conway Twitty, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sonny Burgess, Billy Lee Riley, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, Wanda Jackson … Continue reading →

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CD Review: The Krazy Kats 40 Years…and Still Rockin’!

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Buster Fayte
The Krazy Kats

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The Krazy Kats start their press kit off with a simple question, “Fifty years of rock and roll. How many bands can say that they have existed that long, with all the original members in tact?” Well that’s an easy one to … Continue reading →

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Seventh Time’s a Charm for The Killer

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Buster Fayte

If at first you don’t succeed…So the saying goes. No one believes that more than rockabilly icon Jerry Lee Lewis. After all, this is a guy whose career has seen more highs and lows than one of his famous piano … Continue reading →

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Clarence “Pine Top” Smith a boogie-woogie pioneer

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Buster Fayte

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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How is this even possible?

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Buster Fayte

Little Frank “Sugar Chile” Robinson was all of about seven or eight years old when he pounded out this boogie woogie on the piano in the movie “No Leave No Love” in 1946. I spend a lot of time pointing … Continue reading →

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Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On–two years before Jerry Lee

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Buster Fayte

I’ve been such a big fan of classic country music for so many years that I tend to emphasize country’s influence on rockabilly music over some of the other influences. But the more I listen and learn, the more I’m … Continue reading →

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