Tag Archives: Wanda Jackson

Searching For Rockabilly Purity

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Buster Fayte

There’s an interesting discussion swirling around a couple of my recent posts that has turned around to the topic of purity in rockabilly. It sort of centers around the question of whether I should be including bands and music on … Continue reading →

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Portuguese Rockabilly Princess Ruby Ann

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Buster Fayte

Since the very beginning of the rockabilly craze back in the mid 1950s, female rockabilly singers have made a huge impact on the music. Rockabilly–and for that matter, rock and roll of all types since–would not have been the same … Continue reading →

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CD Review: Molly Sue Gonzalez & The Mean, Mean Men, Under The Influence

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Buster Fayte

Molly Sue Gonzalez & The Mean, Mean Men are just warming up. Singer/songwriter Gonzalez found her way from her small-town home in Ohio to Nashville a few years back and began creating a name for herself as a vocalist. When … Continue reading →

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Country Legend Kitty Wells Passes On

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Buster Fayte

As far as I can tell (and I admit that I’m a fan, but no authority), Kitty Wells never dipped into the rockabilly well during her career. She was already a well-established country superstar by the time rockabilly started heating … Continue reading →

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Wanda Jackson, Queen of Rockabilly, To Release New Album

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Buster Fayte

After all the fuss that she created with her Jack White produced 2011 CD, The Party Ain’t Over, the Queen of Rockabilly announced that she still had plenty of fire left in that petite 73-year-old frame. And never one to … 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: Chris Almoada, Come To New Orleans

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Buster Fayte
Chris Almoada, Come To New Orleans

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After my first experience with French rockabilly which I described in my review of Limoncello Blues  by Eddy Ray Cooper, I was curious when I was contacted about a couple of other French billy acts. Was Cooper’s gem of a record … Continue reading →

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Rockabilly Essentials: Female Artists You Have to Know About

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Buster Fayte

Here, in honor of International Women’s Day, is an article I wrote a while back. Thank God for women, that’s all I’m sayin’! Many people assume women played an insignificant role in the birth of rockabilly and rock and roll … Continue reading →

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CD Review: The Hot Rod Huscksters, Party at Sam’s Place

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Buster Fayte

Take a hard-working, four-piece rockabilly band with a Midwestern work ethic, load up all their gear, enlist four talented friends to help, drag the whole show down to Memphis and into the legendary Sun Studios, and what do you get? … Continue reading →

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Pearls Mahone and The One Eyed Jacks: Love & Strife

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Buster Fayte

I can’t decide just how to label Pearls Mahone and the One Eyed Jacks. Rockabilly, hillbilly, torch country, country swing, some honky tonk; it’s all there on their CD Love and Strife.  The band definitely has rockabilly cred, but they … Continue reading →

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