What is Rockabilly?
Scott R. Nelson
I have often heard the term "Rockabilly" for a certain type of rock and
roll music, mostly in the late 50's. I sort of have an idea what it
is, like most of what Rick Nelson did, some of Elvis Presley's music,
Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and a few others. However, I don't know
the exact definition of Rockabilly. There's a 1982 hit by the Stray
Cats called Rock This Town that is classified as Rockabilly, and I like
it, even though "I don't like anything from the 80's".
So, could somebody please explain to me what determines a Rockabilly
style?
Thanks.
---
Scott R. Nelson srne...@eng.sun.com
Sun Microsystems
"Proofread carefully to see if you any words out."
TRJ
Two minor corrections:
The album I culled the article from the backside of is entitled:
"Tear It Up: Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n Roll Trio"--not Rockabilly
Trio. Also, I meant, turn the treble way UP, not down. Minor corrections
from an anal lad with too much time on his hands./Wade
TRJ
(from the back of my Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n Roll trio lp):
The rockabilly style evolved out of post-war country-boogie, hillbilly,
and rhythm & blues. Between 1945 and 1954 these disparate musical styles
crossed paths and developed the hybrid known as rockabilly.
The Delmore Brothers were early exponents of the country-boogie style,
which had grown out of jazz boogie-woogie rhythms. They recorded several
influential discs on the King label in the mid-forties, including
"Hillbilly Boogie" and "Pan American Boogie" in 1945. These set the
course for other country artists who assimilated the Delmores' rhythms
into their own work. Hank Thompson, Webb Pierce, Red Foley and Moon
Mullican among others built careers around the boogie beat.
Equally important in the evolution of rockabilly was the hillbilly style
of Hank Williams. His honky-tonk hillbilly sound, utilizing steel guitar,
acoustic bass and guitar, had a profound influence on Bill Haley and
Carl Perkins.
As early as 1952, Haley and his group the Saddlemen employed the slapped
bass sound, which was to become the hallmark of the rockabilly style.
Perkins, a country boy like Williams, sang in a pure hillbilly manner.
In fact, his very first release, "Turn Around" (1955), on the Flip label,
was classic hillbilly, owing much to his affinity for the Hank Williams
style. From the very same session came "Gone Gone Gone" (1955), which
combined Perkins' hillbilly style with a primitive rockabilly rhythm.
The final ingredient in the rockabilly mix, rhythm & blues, owes much to
Sam Phillips. Forming the Memphis Recording Service in 1950, Phillips
initially recorded what was to become a virtual 'who's who of bluesmen,'
namely: Junior Parker, Bobby Bland, Little Milton, Howlin' Wolf, Walter
Horton, James Cotton and many more. Phillips' use of flutter echo and
over-amplification created a stark, primitive sound that he later adapted
to his efforts with country artists.
Interestingly, it was a guitar riff from Junior Parker's "Love My Baby"
(1953) in Elvis Presley's 1955 version of "Mystery Train" (also a Parker
original) that positively forms a link between the country and rhythm &
blues styles.
Indeed, it was Presley's historic Sun recordings that crystallized the
emerging rockabilly style and laid the groundwork for Phillip's pioneering
efforts at his tiny studio in Memphis. Over the next four years Phillips
recorded countless rockabilly artists, but none had greater importance
than Carl Perkins.
While Elvis undisputably stands as the progenitor of the new idiom, it
was, in fact, Carl Perkins' original self-penned recording of "Blue Suede
Shoes" (1956) which resulted in international recognition for rockabilly.
Perkins' Sun recordings were quintessential rockabilly, combining all the
elements of the style. Further, he opened the floodgates for the exploitation
of rockabilly by other labels. At first issued only on small independent
Memphis and Texas labels (Shimmy, Fernwood, Erwin, Lin, Jan), rockabilly
quickly found its way to the majors. Columbia, Capitol, Decca/Coral and
Mercury recorded rockabilly artists feverishly during 1956-57.
Their recordings constitute one of the most fruitful and exciting periods
in history of rock 'n roll. And the key to their continuing popularity is
their basic honesty. Rockabilly musicians recorded in the most uninhibited
fashion with the sparest instrumentation, often on primitive equipment.
Most of today's music, cold and calculated, pales in comparison with the
simplicity and beauty of these early pioneering efforts.
---The writer of the above is Tom Henneberry, and he wrote this in 1978 for
the album, "Tear It Up: Johnny Burnette & The Rockabilly Trio", issued on
Solid Smoke Records, a subsidiary of MCA Records, Inc.
Scott, I highly recommend that you grab yourself some Johnny Burnette
(WITH the Rock 'n Roll Trio), Carl Perkins, early Elvis on Sun, and
perhaps a Sun set if you can. And make sure you turn the treble down
a bit and the volume WAY up--I did, and boy did I piss off my parents,
the neighbors, and everyone else in my teenaged life, but I had a hell
of a good time listening to that stuff!/Wade
DarrellMulroy
srne...@eng.sun.com (Scott R. Nelson) wrote:
>I have often heard the term "Rockabilly" for a certain type of rock and
>roll music, mostly in the late 50's. I sort of have an idea what it
>is, like most of what Rick Nelson did, some of Elvis Presley's music,
>Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and a few others. However, I don't know
>the exact definition of Rockabilly. There's a 1982 hit by the Stray
>Cats called Rock This Town that is classified as Rockabilly, and I like
>it, even though "I don't like anything from the 80's".
>So, could somebody please explain to me what determines a Rockabilly
>style?
>Thanks.
>---Rockabilly is a combination of rock & roll with hillbilly music,
or a little blue grass with a little county and even a little southern
blues tossed in. For some real rockabilly you have to look at the
old Sun stuff, which recorded some of the best. Elvis, Jerry Lee,
Carl Perkins, Charlie Rich, and others did the more commercial stuff.
It is still a hot type of music in Europe.
>Scott R. Nelson srne...@eng.sun.com
>Sun Microsystems
>"Proofread carefully to see if you any words out."
Norm Katuna
On 11/17/51 Billboard magazine reviewed Atlantic 952, The
Cardinals------"Pretty baby blues", and On Wed, 12 Jun 1996 01:39:47
GMT, on a totally different subject, MOTH...@popmail.skypoint.com
(DarrellMulroy), wrote:
::: >---Rockabilly is a combination of rock & roll with hillbilly music,
::: or a little blue grass with a little county and even a little southern
::: blues tossed in. For some real rockabilly you have to look at the
::: old Sun stuff, which recorded some of the best. Elvis, Jerry Lee,
::: Carl Perkins, Charlie Rich, and others did the more commercial stuff.
::: It is still a hot type of music in Europe.
:::
::: >Scott R. Nelson srne...@eng.sun.com
I was going to stay out of this discussion until I saw a few
responses. I still am still going to do that except for a couple of
comments. When I come in full force it will be with my usual slanted
views.
I don't disagree with your definition. I do disagree partially with
one of your examples and totally with another. Carl Perkins has
always been known basically as a rock-a-billy artist while he was on
Sun. Elvis' first four records on Sun were pretty decent
rock-a-billy. I don't classify "Mystery train"/I forgot to remember to
forget" as rock-a-billy.
Jerry Lee Lewis is the iffy one here. Some people call him
rock-a-billy and others consider him as rock n roll at its best.
Especially "Breathless", "Whole Lotta Shakin' ", "High school
confidential" and "Great balls of fire". I personally consider him a
rock and roll singer not rock-a-billy, but I'm not criticizing your
opinion of him as rock-a-billy.
The person that you mention as real rock-a-billy that I totally
disagree with is Charlie Rich. I have never heard a real Charlie Rich
rock-a-billy record in my life. I have the following three 45s on Sam
C. Phillips International Records in my collection and none of them
are real rock-a-billy. "Rebound"/"Big man", "Lonely weekends"/
"Everything I do is wrong" and "On my knees"/"Stay". None of these
is even close, except maybe "Rebound". I just looked him up in my
Whitburn, and Joel has Charlie Rich listed as a Rock-a-billy/Country
singer. I have to totally disagree with the rock-a-billy part.
Charlie Rich may have had one or two near rock-a-billy sounding
records, but he was not a rock-a-billy singer.
_________________________________
Norm Katuna
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On 11/17/51 Billboard magazine reviewed Atlantic 952, The
on a totally different subject, srne...@eng.sun.com (Scott R.
Nelson), wrote:
::: I have often heard the term "Rockabilly" for a certain type of rock and
::: roll music, mostly in the late 50's. I sort of have an idea what it
::: is, like most of what Rick Nelson did,
::: Scott R. Nelson srne...@eng.sun.com
In my other comments to this I left something out.
I was just talking to Rick Schubert this morning about some things and
I mentioned how the Rock-a-billy thread came back and how in a day or
two I'll put down my normal two cents. Rick mentioned the Ricky
Nelson part and how come nobody has commented on that. I went "Uh,
oh- I forgot about that part, I was going to say something."
In my usual tactful (or tactless) way here goes. Ain't no way Eric
Hilliard Nelson was a rock-a-billy singer. He was a rock and roll
singer that might have had a few rock-a-billy type or even true
rockers that he recorded. A rock-a-billy artist has to be known
predominantly for his rock-a-billy songs. Ricky Nelson was a teen
idol and rock and roll singer, he was not known for his few
rock-a-billy songs.
His first album on Imperial "Ricky" (I don't have the LP, but I do
have all three EPs that were released from it) has the following
rockers on it: "Boppin' the blues"---This could be rock-a-billy. "Be
bop baby"--rock and roll. "Whole lotta shakin' goin' on"--This is
actually pretty close to rock-a-billy with the guitar break "If you
can't rock me"---His other rock-a-billy or close to rock-a-billy song.
And last "Baby I'm sorry"---almost rock-a-billy, but has that
god-for-saken group singing in the background.
So I will say that he did have a few in the rock-a-billy vein. Most of
these were not charted songs. But the statement that most of what
Ricky Nelson did in the 50s was rock-a-billy is totally wrong. I
counted 18 chart records in the 50s. They were all either rock and
roll or ballads. I would like to know which ones of his 50s charted
records all taken together, make most of his 50s songs rock-a-billy.
-
Paul Joseph
srne...@eng.sun.com (Scott R. Nelson) wrote:
>I have often heard the term "Rockabilly" for a certain type of rock and
>roll music, mostly in the late 50's. I sort of have an idea what it
>is, like most of what Rick Nelson did, some of Elvis Presley's music,
>Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and a few others. However, I don't know
>the exact definition of Rockabilly. There's a 1982 hit by the Stray
>Cats called Rock This Town that is classified as Rockabilly, and I like
>it, even though "I don't like anything from the 80's".
>So, could somebody please explain to me what determines a Rockabilly
>style?
>Thanks.
>---
>Scott R. Nelson srne...@eng.sun.com
>Sun Microsystems
>"Proofread carefully to see if you any words out."
The term "Rockabilly" is a mixture of rithym and blues (Rock) and
hillbilly music together. To me the greatest are Elvis, Buddy Holly,
Jerry Lewis, and Carl Perkins.
- PJ
Travis Childs
srne...@eng.sun.com (Scott R. Nelson) wrote:
>I have often heard the term "Rockabilly" for a certain type of rock and
>roll music, mostly in the late 50's. I sort of have an idea what it
>is, like most of what Rick Nelson did, some of Elvis Presley's music,
>Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and a few others. However, I don't know
>the exact definition of Rockabilly. There's a 1982 hit by the Stray
>Cats called Rock This Town that is classified as Rockabilly, and I like
>it, even though "I don't like anything from the 80's".
>So, could somebody please explain to me what determines a Rockabilly
>style?
>Thanks.
>---
>Scott R. Nelson srne...@eng.sun.com
>Sun Microsystems
>"Proofread carefully to see if you any words out."
Johnny Cash summed it up:
Rockabilly-"Boom Shicca Boom" that's the sound and definition of
rockabilly.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
You tell him I'm comin', and Hell's comin' with me!!!!!!!!
Norm Katuna
On 11/17/51 Billboard magazine reviewed Atlantic 952, The
Cardinals------"Pretty baby blues", and On 11 Jun 1996 19:50:18 GMT,
on a totally different subject, srne...@eng.sun.com (Scott R.
::: I have often heard the term "Rockabilly" for a certain type of rock and
::: roll music, mostly in the late 50's. I sort of have an idea what it
::: is, like most of what Rick Nelson did, some of Elvis Presley's music,
::: Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and a few others. However, I don't know
::: the exact definition of Rockabilly. There's a 1982 hit by the Stray
::: Cats called Rock This Town that is classified as Rockabilly, and I like
::: it, even though "I don't like anything from the 80's".
:::
::: So, could somebody please explain to me what determines a Rockabilly
::: style?
:::
::: Thanks.
:::
::: ---
:::
::: Scott R. Nelson srne...@eng.sun.com
::: Sun Microsystems
Well I did my other comments about the above artists in two previous
posts. Here now is the rest of the story ala Paul Harvey.
There is a group called alt.music.rockabilly, which I thought would
have promise. I haven't been to it in months. They do not discuss
the roots of RAB very often. They are content to mostly discuss 90s
groups or artists. It is a big let down.
Along with everything else that I collect, I have about 350+ original
45s that I consider rock-a-billy in one form or another. So I do
speak from some sort of first hand experience.
The definition of Rock-a-billy (now to be known in my response to this
thread as RAB) has already been given pretty satisfactorily in a
previous response. One thing: except for a very few all good or great
RAB records have that "Guitar break". One such expception is Ronny
Keenan's "Juke box Queen" on Sandy. This has a piano break instead of
the usual guitar break.
There are basically two types of RAB with sub-divisions among them.
There is Country RAB where you have all the requirements for RAB but
you have someone doing the lead singing that should be appearing on
the "Grand Ole Opry". The other type is pure RAB which hardly has any
twang to it at all, and is closer to rock and roll than country.
There are lots of examples of both types. One isn't any better than
the other. It is a matter of preference. I basically like the more
rock and roll flavored RAB. I have a friend who is one of the biggest
country/RAB collectors in the U. S., who leans more to the twangy
country RAB.
Within the hierarchy of either type you have fast up-tempo songs.
There are medium tempo songs, and ones that some of us call chuggers.
A chugger is one that is a little slower than medium and you keep
thinking it's going to pick up but it doesn't. The perfect example of
that type is The Lonesome Drifter's "Eager Boy" on K records. This is
one of the top 25 most desirable RAB records, but it is not of the
type that I really go crazy over.
There are also different styles as to whether the vocal is done by a
single artist, a single artist with a group in the background, or a
group singing together all at once. Most pure RAB collectors and
enthusiasts don't like the records with the group in the background.
I am of that ilk to the most part, but I do have a few in my
collection that I make exceptions with. The main one is "Not I" by
Don Woody on Arco records. The group is constantly going "Bababa oom"
in the background. Another is "No doubt about it" by Ray Doggett and
the Counts on Pearl records. The group is constantly going "No doubt
about it" behind Ray's lead vocal.
In most cases, real RAB does not have a saxophone in it. But again
there are a few exceptions. I have "Rock on the Moon" by Jimmy
Stewart on EKO records. This an incredibly good record and it does
have a sax break. This is one of the Country type RAB records, with a
sax. It's really strange, but great.
There are not many black RAB artists. But again there exceptions.
Most of the time they are called black rockers and have saxophone
breaks instead of guitar breaks. One of the exceptions is "Down on
the farm" by Big Al Downing on White Rock records, which was also
picked up and released on Gene Autry's Challenge label. This is one
of the prime examples of black RAB.
Moving right along we have the labels. There are a few
classifications here. We have major label RAB. There is the big
independent label RAB. There is the small independent label RAB and
there is the one shot label RAB (two or three releases on this type of
label can still be called "one shot")
A major label is the likes of RCA, Columbia, Mercury, Decca (and its
subsidiaries), Capitol, MGM and Dot. I may have left some out, but
you do get the drift. Examples of these are: Joey Castle on RCA with
"That ain't nothin' but right", and Janis Martin. RCA also had Janis
Maritn with "Drug store rock and roll" and "My boy Elvis". Joe Clay
on RCAs subsidiary VIK with "Duck tail" and "Get on the right track".
Columbia had The Collins Kids, Jimmy Murphy and Sid King and the Five
Strings (most of the Columbia stuff is in the country RAB vein.)
Decca had Johnny Carroll. It's subsidiary Coral had what I call the
best of the major label RAB, Johnny Burnette and the R & R trio. If
you have never heard any of these recordings you are really missing
something. This is some of the best major label or any type of RAB
that you can ever hear. Coral also had one of the most valuable major
label records--Buddy Covelle's "Lorraine" There wasn't much on
Capitol except for Wanda Jackson, but there was "Call me shorty" by
Mickey Gilley on Dot. MGM had Andy Starr with "Rockin' rollin' stone"
and a few other great ones. Mercury had Roy Moss and Eddie Bond.
Now for some big independents. King, Starday, Aladdin, Atlantic (back
then it was an independent), Imperial, Chess and Sun. A few examples
from these. Charlie Feathers and Mack Curtis on King. Jay Blue and
Bill Allen on Imperial. And we all know some of the great ones on
Sun: Elvis, Roy Orbison, Billy Riley, Warren Smith and Malcolm
Yelvington. The most valuable and desirable of all RAB records is on
one of these labels. It is "Cool off" by Billy Barrix on Chess. Not
many of these floating around, and no, I don't have one in my
collection.
Then there were the small independent labels such as: Meteor,
Rivermont, Nor-va-jak, Dixie, Lu, TNT and Lin. Some of these small
independents had some of the best and most sought after RAB records.
Meteor had two I'd love to get originals of: The Bill Bowen and Jess
Hooper singles. They also had the great Charlie Feathers two sider
"Tongue tied Jill"/Get with it". Norman Petty's Nor-va-jak had one of
my most prized items in my collection: Sonee West and "Rock-o-la
Ruby". This is one of the greatest RAB records that there is. There
is Groovy Joe Poovey and Pete Peters on Dixie and Franklin Stewart and
Carl Miller on Lu.
About the "one shot" labels. There are tons and tons of that stuff.
There are still probably lots of unknow local records that are still
left to be discovered. Every decent RAB collector has at least one
unknown and only copy of a given record. Mine is "That's all right"
by Dwain Louis and the Classmates on Carole. None of the big
collectors have ever heard of this record, including Breathless Dan
Coffey. Other great "one shots": Hank Mizell's "Jungle rock" on EKO.
I already mentioned the Jimmy Stewart on EKO. The Cochran Bros.
"Tired and sleepy" on EKKO. Haskell May and "Party line" on Sundown
records, one of my favorite of the country RAB types. Another of my
pride and joys is "Rocking in the graveyard" by Jackie Morningstar on
Orange records. It was later release on Sandy (Travis and Bob) but is
5 times rarer on Orange. A few more are Frank Triolo on Flagship with
"Icecream baby", Buck Trail on Trail, the Carl Mann on Jaxon and the
Johnny Burnette on Von. One that I'd kill for is "Hep Cat" by Larry
Terry on Testa. To me its one of the finest RAB items that I don't
have in my collection.
Like I said at the beginning, I have an affinity for the more Rock and
Roll oriented RAB. To me the finest of these are The Rock and Roll
Trio with Johnny Burnette; The Sonee West on Nor-va-Jak; and the
Jackie Morningstar on Orange. Some of the finest in the country vein
are the Charlie Feathers on King and Meteor, and the Haskell May on
Sundown.
Then there are the artists that were country singers that had one RAB
record, a great one at that. Thumper (George) Jones--"Rock-it" on
Starday. Corky Jones (Buck Owens) "Hot dog" on Pep, and Jimmy Wolford
"My name is Jimmy" on 4 Star. I know somebody will think of a few
others.
This got to be a lot longer than I intended, but you all must realize
by now that I can't be very concise with something that I feel
strongly about.
oldie...@ix.netcom.com
no...@cts.com (Norm Katuna) wrote:
>On 11/17/51 Billboard magazine reviewed Atlantic 952, The
>Cardinals------"Pretty baby blues", and On Wed, 12 Jun 1996 01:39:47
>GMT, on a totally different subject, MOTH...@popmail.skypoint.com
>(DarrellMulroy), wrote:
>::: >---Rockabilly is a combination of rock & roll with hillbilly music,
>::: or a little blue grass with a little county and even a little southern
>::: blues tossed in. For some real rockabilly you have to look at the
>::: old Sun stuff, which recorded some of the best. Elvis, Jerry Lee,
>::: Carl Perkins, Charlie Rich, and others did the more commercial stuff.
>::: It is still a hot type of music in Europe.
>:::
>::: >Scott R. Nelson srne...@eng.sun.com
>I was going to stay out of this discussion until I saw a few
>responses. I still am still going to do that except for a couple of
>comments. When I come in full force it will be with my usual slanted
>views.
>The person that you mention as real rock-a-billy that I totally
>disagree with is Charlie Rich. I have never heard a real Charlie Rich
>rock-a-billy record in my life. I have the following three 45s on Sam
>C. Phillips International Records in my collection and none of them
>are real rock-a-billy. "Rebound"/"Big man", "Lonely weekends"/
>"Everything I do is wrong" and "On my knees"/"Stay". None of these
>is even close, except maybe "Rebound". I just looked him up in my
>Whitburn, and Joel has Charlie Rich listed as a Rock-a-billy/Country
>singer. I have to totally disagree with the rock-a-billy part.
>Charlie Rich may have had one or two near rock-a-billy sounding
>records, but he was not a rock-a-billy singer.
I started to collect some Rockabilly based on the definition of
the sound. There are some collectors who classify anything
on Sun or Phillips International as Rockabilly. But as you stated
that is wrong. The sound rockabilly gives out is R&B mixed with
overly done echos and whoops and yells. Hillbilly country with
a southern R&B musical tempo. There is some darn good
R-O-B around and the artsists that get all the credit are just a
small peice of stone. Johnny cash to me does not sound like
rockabilly except for maby Rock Island Line. That comes close.
Your a bigger fan of this style of music and I would like people
to know that your opinion is not slanted, it is basically the facts.:)
Tim
David J. Coyle
Well, the opposite can be true when it comes to country/rockabilly
musicians. George Jones is generally a country singer, but "White
Lightning" and "Who Shot Sam?" are rockabilly enough for me. I do agree
with the theories on Charlie Rich. He has _always_ been a country singer.
The liner notes to Chuck Berry's "After School Session" LP referred to
Berry as a "Rock-A-Billy Troubadour." To me, Chuck's music isn't even
purely r&b. A whole different animal. Beyond that, on the forementioned
album alone, there were examples of pure r&b ("No Money Down" sounds like
the Coasters "Shoppin' For Clothes") as well as jazz ("Drifting Heart"
and "Together We'll Always Be").
To me, the most definitive rockabilly artists are Carl Perkins, Johnny
Burnette (R&R Trio era), Billy Lee Riley, Eddie Cochran, etc. I don't
consider most of Roy Orbison's music as rockabilly, although he certainly
tried. Elvis started as rockabilly, but most of everything after 1956 is
something entirely different. I agree with Jerry Lee Lewis as being
mostly country. People such as Johnny Cash defy categorization.
Rockabilly is different things to different people. I'm sure there are
still rockabilly artists from the 50s who feel insulted by the term.
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On 8/11/56 Billboard magazine reviewed Herald 485, Little Butchie
Saunders------"Lindy Lou", and On Fri, 14 Jun 1996 04:56:14 GMT, on a
totally different subject, "David J. Coyle"
<dc33...@oak.cats.ohiou.edu>, wrote:
This going to the group and to David by e-mail.
::: I do agree
::: with the theories on Charlie Rich. He has _always_ been a country singer.
I see we agree on this point. NK
::: To me, the most definitive rockabilly artists are Carl Perkins, Johnny
::: Burnette (R&R Trio era), Billy Lee Riley, Eddie Cochran, etc.
We agree on everything here but Eddie Cochran. I have almost all of
Eddie Cochran's 45s and other than "Skinny Jim" on Crest, "Twenty
flight rock" and "C'mon everybody" on Liberty, the rest were rock and
roll not rock-a-billy. NK
:: I don't consider most of Roy Orbison's music as rockabilly, although he certainly
::: tried. Elvis started as rockabilly, but most of everything after 1956 is
::: something entirely different. I agree with Jerry Lee Lewis as being
::: mostly country. .
Here's where there is a big problem. I was going to do a dual career
thread, and probably still will, but you are taking some artists that
had two different careers with two different types of music.
Jerry Lee Lewis started out as a pure rock and roller while he was on
Sun. As Sun started going down hill so did J.L.L. His later Sun
recordings were not that good. Basically any number after #300 in the
Sun #s.
Now here is where you are absolutely wrong. If you are taking
Orbison's music for his whole career, Sun, RCA, Monument, and MGM up
until 1970 he was mostly a rock and roller and pop rocker with a lot
of almost totally pop sides for MGM. But for this thread we were
considering the Je-wel and Sun sides only. Based on this, most of his
Sun stuff was nearly as good as the R 'n R trio, not quite but pretty
close.
Broken down: Je-wel 101, "Oooby Dooby" Fantastic primitive
rock-a-billy.
Sun 242 "Ooby Dooby"/"Go go go" Incredible two sided rock-a-billy.
There are very few great two sided rock-a-billy records.
Sun 251 (which I don't have so this comment is based on memory only)
"You're my baby" I think this was pretty decent rock-a-billy.
Sun 265 "Devil doll" not that great and not really rock-a-billy
Sun 284 "I like love" Pretty good rock-a-billy.
So based on the Je-wel and Sun years, he was mostly a rock-a-billy
singer and deserves to be called a rock-a-billy singer for this time
period in his life. When he moved to RCA and then to Monument his
whole style changed and he no longer was a rock-a-billy singer. NK
How most of Eddie Cochran on Liberty is considered rock-a-billy with
David and Oribison on Sun and Je-wel isn't, just goes to show how
there are different interpretations from different people. But most
of the people that I discuss rock-a-billy with, that are collectors of
that style of music, generally have the same ideas as I do about what
is and isn't rock-a-billy and who is and isn't a rock-a-billy artist.
It seems that rock-a-billy more than any other type of 50s music has
more of a fanatical following than any other type of music. NK
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Elmore James Blues befor sunrise Flair 1079
Elmore James Sinful women Meteor 5003
Elmore James Mad about you Modern 983
Bernie Orosz
Rockabilly IS Buddy Knox. Period!!
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Tapio Vaisanen
I taped these songs to a friend of mine as examples of rockabilly. I also taped some
tracks that are not rockabilly, but straight R&R, R&B, C&W, Country Boogie or
Hillbilly, you'll find all those at the end of this listing. I'm sure that someone
will disagree with me about several tracks, but everyone has a different opinion of
rockabilly and this is mine.
Bobby Roberts: Big Sandy
Jimmy Pritchett: That's The Way I Feel
Jimmy Robey: Wait A Little Baby
Hank Sanders: Been Gone A Long Time
Bo Davis: Drowning All My Sorrows (=Hank Cochran, E.C on guitar)
Bo Davis: Let's Coast Awhile (=Hank Cochran, E.C on guitar)
Al Ferrier & His Boppin' Billies: Let's Go Bopping Tonight
Al Ferrier & His Boppin' Billies: Blues Stop Knocking At My Door
Al Ferrier & His Boppin' Billies: Kiss Me Baby
Jack Huddle: Starlight (B. Holly on guitar)
Jimmy Patton: Okie's In The Pokie
The Van Brothers: Servant Of Love
Gene Sisco: Turning The Tables
Alis Lesley: He Will Come Back To Me
Johnny Bond: All I Can Do Is Cry
Surf Riders: I'm Out
Macy 'Skip' Skipper: Quick Sand Love
Carmol Taylor: Too Old To Rock and Roll
Dwight Pullen: Sunglasses After Dark
Ray Stanley: I Can't Wait (E. Cochran on guitar)
Ray Stanley: Market Place (E. Cochran on guitar)
Ray Stanley: My Lovin' Baby (E. Cochran on guitar)
Eddie Daniels: I Wanna Know (Ebb version, E.C. not on guitar)
The Moonlighters: Broken Heart
Cliff Gleaves: Love Is My Business
Jimmy Johnson: How About Me ? Pretty Baby
Rockin R's: Crazy Baby
The Vibes, vocal by Ronnie Franklin: Pretty Baby
Ray Willis: Whatta You Do
Jimmy Wages: Miss Pearl
Jimmy Wages: Heartbreakin' Love
Jesse James: Red Hot Rockin' Blues (=Lee Denson)
Roy Moss: You're My Big Baby Now
Roy Moss: Yes Juanita's Mine
Don Johnson: Born To Love One Woman
Johnny Edwards: Love Bug Crawl
Johnny Moon: Mississippi Gal
Hoyt Johnson: Standing In Your Window
Gene Dunlap: Made In The Shade
Barry Darvell: Geronimo Stomp
Joe Griffith: She's My Woman
Joe Griffith: Walk, Spin, Shake and Rock
Joe Griffith: Big Sandy
Hank Swatley: Oakie Boogie
Frank Thayer: Long Grey Highway
Frank Thayer: Old Tom Cat
Frank Thayer: Everybody Gets The Blues
Danny Stewart: I'll Change My Ways
Maylon Humphries & The Tri-Seniors: Worried About My Baby
Maylon Humphries & The Tri-Seniors: Weep No More
Herbie Duncan: Hot Lips Baby
Don Gibson: I Ain't-A Studyin' You Baby
Jett Powers: Go, Girl, Go! (=P.J. Proby)
Jules Blattner: Rock 'n' Roll Blues
Hal Goodson & The Raiders: Who's Gonna Be The Next One Honey
Danny Wolfe: Let's Flat Get It
Rusty Evans: When I'm Alone With You
Tommy Nelson: Hobo Bop
Keith Courvale: Trapped Love
Ebe Sneezer: That's All I've Got (=John D. Loudermilk)
Buddy Knox: I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself
Wiley Barkdull: I Ain't Gonna Waste My Time
Tyrone Schmidling: You're Gone I'm Left
Tyrone Schmidling: Honey Don't
Magic Sam: Days In Jail (Black RAB)
Tarheel Slim: Wildcat Tamer (Black RAB)
Tarheel Slim: No.9 Train (Black RAB)
The Jiants: Tornado
The Tennessee Drifters: The Drifter
The Tennessee Drifters: Chinese Maid
Chuck Dallis: Moon Twist
Chuck Dallis: Good Show, But No Go (live)
Dick Penner: Move Baby Move
Cowboy Copas: Circle Rock
Lattie Moore: Juke Joint Johnnie
Bobby Sisco: Honky Tonkin' Rhythm
Harold Allen: I Need Some Lovin'
Bob Burton: Tired Of Rocking
Johnny Jano: Havin' A Whole Lot Of Fun
Johnny Jano: Some Other Time
Johnny Jano: Stop, Look and Listen
Andy Anderson: Johnny Valentine (Sun version)
Aubrey Cagle: Real Cool
Aubrey Cagle: Want To Be Wanted Blues
Thumper Jones: Heartbreak Hotel
Jimmy Crain: Shig-A-Shag
Bobby Crown: One Way Ticket
Gene Rambo & The Flames: My Little Mama
Eddie McDuff: Your Axels' Draggin'
Eddie McDuff: Doggone It - It's Love
Johnny Horton: I'm Coming Home
Carl Mann: Gonna Rock and Roll Tonight
Carl Mann: Rockin' Love (Jaxon)
Jack Lewis: I.O.U (E. Cochran on guitar)
Tommy Cassel: Go Ahead On
Tommy Cassel: Rockin' Rock And A Rollin' Stone
Leon Bass: Little Liege
Larry Donn: Honey Bun
The Lonesome Drifter: Eager Boy
Bobby Mitchell & The Toppers: I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday (BLACK RAB)
Jiv-A-Tones: Fire Engine Baby
Rod Willis: The Cat
Steve Alaimo: Should I Care
Gene Stacks: I Know My Baby Cares
Wayne Walker: All I Can Do Is Cry
Slim Watts: Tu-Da-Lou
Buddy & The Cats: Is It Just A Game
Don Willis: Boppin' High School Baby
Norman Witcher: Somebody's Been Rocking My Boat
Johnny Bachelor: Mumbles
Gene Sisco and The Ramblin' Rebels: Grandma Rock and Roll
Slim Rhodes: Do What I Did
Slim Rhodes: Take And Give
Gene Terry: The Woman I Love
Johnny Todd: Pink Cadillac
Don Cole: Snake Eyed Mama
David Ray: Lonesome Baby Blues
Gene Watson and the Rockets: My Rockin' Baby (1st version)
Little Billy Earl: Who's Baby Are You Baby
Larry Hart: Freight Train
Ernie Chaffin: Laughin' and Jokin'
Three Aces & Joker: Sleigh Bell Rock
Three Aces & Joker: Booze Party
Lou Millet: Slip, Slip, Slippin' In
Corky Jones: Rhythm & Booze (=Buck Owens)
Corky Jones: Hot Dog (=Buck Owens)
Larry Dowd And The Rockatones: Blue Swinging Mama
Harmonica Ray: Grits
Dick Holler: Baby, Baby, Baby
Lou Josie: Breezin' Out
Jericho Jones: Black Magic
Jimmy Haggett: How Come You Do Me?
The Rhythm Rockers: Jukebox, Help Me Find My Baby (Hardrock Gunter)
Vernon Taylor: Your Lovin' Man
Johnny Powers: Long Blond Hair
Johnny Powers: Rock Rock
Johnny 'Scat' Brown: Mama Rock (=Johnny Powers)
Johnny 'Scat' Brown: Indeed I Do (=Johnny Powers)
The Strangers: The Guns
Billy Wayne and The Jackson Boys: Walking And Strolling
Billy Wayne and The Jackson Boys: I Love My Baby
Johnny Nace: You Got The Blues
Pee Wee Trahan: I'll Be There
Pee Wee Trahan: I Got A Great Big Love
Terry Clement: She's My Baby Doll
Bert Bradley: Girl In Tight Blue Jeans
Joe Kozak: Hillbilly Rock (=Canadian singer)
Ken Cook: Don't Be Runnin' Wild (Problem Child)
Danny Dill: Hungry For Your Lovin'
Lee Finn: High Class Feelin'
Sonny Deckelman: I've Got Love
Lloyd McCollough: Half My Fault
Benny Barnes: One Of These Days (=You Gotta Pay)
Dickey Lee: Good Lovin'
Bill Moss: Rockabilly Hop
Donny Young: Shaking The Blues
Little Donnie Bowshier: Rock And Roll Joys
Linda and The Epics: Gonna Be Loved
Jean Chapel: Oo-Ba La Baby
Bunny Paul: Sweet Talk
Wayne Walker: Little Ole You
Doug Sanford: Sadie
Bill Browning & The Echo Valley Boys: Wash Machine Boogie
Bill Browning & The Echo Valley Boys: Down In The Holler Where Sally Lives
Don Deal: Don't Push
Don Deal: My Blind Date (E. Cochran on guitar)
Don Deal: She Was Here, But She's Gone (E. Cochran on guitar)
Don Deal: Unfaithful Diane (E. Cochran on guitar)
Don Deal: Devil Of Deceit (E. Cochran on guitar)
Mickey Gilley: Call Me Shorty
Ben Hewitt: Whirlwind Blues
Benny Joy: Crash The Party
Benny Joy: Ittie Bittie Everything
Rusty & Doug Kershaw: Hey Mae
Rusty & Doug Kershaw: Hey Sheriff
Rock Rogers: That Ain't It (=Leon Payne)
Rock Rogers: Little Rock Rock (=Leon Payne)
Junior Thompson With The Meteors: Raw Deal
Ray Smith: Willing & Ready
Ray Smith: Right Behind You Baby
Ray Smith: Shake Abound
Al Terry: Watchdog
Al Terry: Good Deal Lucille
Alvis Wayne: Sleep Rock-A-Roll Rock-A-Baby
Steve Carl With The Jags: Curfew
Billy Wallace & The Bamba Drifters: Burning The Wind
Huelyn Duvall & The Tight Strings: Double Talkin' Baby
Huelyn Duvall & The Tight Strings: So Help Me Gal
Melvin Endsley: I Like Your Kind Of Love
Buck Griffin: Bawlin' & Squallin'
Mike Page: Long Black Shiny Car
Gus Pate And The Jokers: Man Alive
Herb Smith: So Wild
Jesse James: South's Gonna Rise Again
Robin Luke: You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming
Hender Saul: I Ain't Gonna Rock Tonite
Danny Wheeler: Teenie Weenie Man
Kenneth Hunt: Teenage Tease
Wayne Williams And The Sure Shots: Red Hot Mama
Royce Porter With The Kounts: Yes I Do
Royce Porter With The Kounts: Good Time
Sleepy La Beef: All The Time (faster, original single version)
Sleepy La Beef: I Ain't Gonna Take It
Sleepy La Beef: Tore Up
Patsy Holcomb: I Wanta Rock
Tommy Blake & The Rhythm Rebels: Flat Foot Sam
Floyd Lee: Go Boy
Marlon Grisham: Ain't That A Dilly
Steve Alaimo: Should I Care
Eddie Bond: Juke Joint Johnny
Eddie Bond: The Monkey & The Baboon
Don Eee: Stop At The Hop
Howie Stange With Jim Flaherty's Caravan: Real Gone Daddy
Marlon "Madman" Mitchell And The Rockateers: Ice Cold Baby
Hugh Barrett And The Victors: Got The Bull By The Horns
Jimmy Stayton And His Rocka-Bye Band: You're Gonna Treat Me Right
Jerry Dallman And The Knightcaps: The Bug
Bob And The Rockabillies: Your Kind Of Love
Bob And The Rockabillies: Baby Why Did You Have To Go
Ramon Maupin: No Chance
Ramon Maupin: What's The Use
Peter De Bree And The Wanderers: Hey! Mr. Presley
Conny & The Bellhops: Shot Rod
The Super-Phonics: Teenage Partner
Orangie Ray Hubbard: Sweet Love
Cecil Moore & Kings Of Rhythm: Moonshine
Curley Money: Rambler
Jack Earls: Slow Down
Ken Parchman: Treat Me Right
Eddie Bush: Pretty Baby
Loyd Howell: My Baby's Gone
Leon Smith: Little Forty Ford
Coleen Frazier: Your Mama's Here
Debbie Stevens: If You Can't Rock Me
Conway Twitty: I'll Try
Bill Watkins: Missed The Workhouse
Onie Wheeler: Jump Right Out Of This Jukebox
Tommy Blake: Lordy Hoody
Canadian Sweethearts: Flirting Kind
Edwin Bruce: Rock Boppin' Baby
Dorsey Burnette: Bertha Lou
Ray Campi: Sixteen Chicks
Joey Castle: Rock'n'Roll Daddy-O
Eddie Cochran: Cotton Picker
Hank Davis: One-Way Track
Link Davis: Sixteen Chicks
Ronnie Dawson: Rockin' Bones
Ronnie Diamond: Life Begins At Four O'Clock
Rudy Grayzell: Let's Get Wild
Rudy Grayzell: You're Gone
Marvin Rainwater: Hot & Cold
Marvin Rainwater: My Brand Of Blues
Burnette Brothers: Do Baby Do
Burnette Brothers: My Honey
Sparkle Moore: Skull & Crossbones
Rick Nelson: There's Good Rockin' Tonight
Barbara Pittman: Everlasting Love
Barbara Pittman: I Need A Man
Barbara Pittman: Two Young Fools In Love
Malcolm Yelvington: Rockin' With My Baby
Ronnie Self: Pretty Bad Blues
Ronnie Self: Bop-A-Lena
Carl Perkins: Gone Gone Gone
Rusty & Doug: Diggy Liggy Lo
Jack Turner: Everybody's Rockin' But Me
Bill Flagg: Guitar Rock
Johnny Burnette: Me And The Bear
Burnette Brothers: (Sweet) Boppin' Rosalie
Ray Smith: So Young
Hank Mizell: Jungle Rock
Ray Scott: Boppin' Wigwam Willie
Cliff Blakely: Get Off My Toe
Cliff Blakely: Want To Be With You
Dorsey Burnette: 'Til The Law Says Stop
Bob Luman w/Mac Curtis Band: In The Deep Dark Jungle
Bob Luman w/Mac Curtis Band: Let 'Er Go
Bob Luman w/Mac Curtis Band: You're The Cause Of It All
Bob Luman w/Mac Curtis Band: Stranger Than Fiction
Bob Luman w/Mac Curtis Band: That's All Right
Bob Luman w/Mac Curtis Band: Hello Baby
Rick Nelson: One Of These Mornings
Rick Nelson: Your True Love
Eddie Bond/Stompers: Baby Baby Baby
Eddie Bond/Stompers: Flip Flip Mama
Eddie Bond/Stompers: Slip Slip Slippin' In
Eddie Bond/Stompers: Boppin' Bonnie
Maddox Brothers: The Death Of Rock'n'Roll
Ricky & The Rikatones: Whiplash
Jackie Lowell: Rocket Trip
Sammy Masters: Whop-T-Bop
Edwin Bruce: Baby That's Good
Gene Simmons: Goin' Back To Memphis
Bill Jenkins: Ol' Johnny's Cash
Ronnie Dawson: I Make The Love
Ronnie Dawson: Congratulations To Me
Eddie Bond: Juke Joint Johnny
Wayne Parker: Ginger
Three D's: Squeeze
Mel McGonningle: Rattle Shakin' Mama
Bobby Taylor/Viscount Four: Pretty Baby
Larry Philipson: Bitter Feelings (w/the Larry Lee Trio)
Wesley Reynolds: Trip To The Moon
Glenn Pace/Starlites: My Night Off
Gordon Terry: A Lotta Lotta Women
Frankie Miller: True Blue
Stan Beaver: I Got A Rocket In My Pocket
Charlene Arthur/Knights: Hello Baby
Larry Dale/Stringbusters: Mountain Guitar (Rudy Thacker ?)
Carl Smith: Go Boy Go
Chuck Harrod/Anteaters: They Wanna Fight
Jimmy Witter/Shadows: What Are Little Girls Made Of
Larry Wheeler/Hi Bice Rockers: You Can't Lose Me
Sammy Masters/Rockin' Rhythm: Pink Cadillac
Bobby Sykes: A Touch Of Loving
Rick Rickels: You're Gonna Go Away
Billy Adams: You Heard Me Knockin'
Dave Day: Jelly Billy
Don Windle and his String Band: When My Baby Gets Home
Larry Wheeler: Be My Baby, Baby
Les Paxton: Tall Texas Woman
Gary Shelton: Goodbye Little Darlin' Goodbye
Haskell May/Sundowners: Party Line
Ronnie Haig: Hey Little Baby
Eddie Cash/Cashiers: Doing All Right
Thumper Jones: One Woman Man
Billy Jack Wills: Bottle Baby Boogie
Les Tucker: Wrong Kinda Lovin'
Bill Allen/Backbeats: Please Give Me Something
Jack Turner: Shake My Hand
Tunesmiths(Carl Smith): Baby I'm Ready
Kenny Parchman: You Call Everybody Darling
Mac Curtis: What'll I Do (his first)
Jim Oertling: Old Moss Back
Jackie Cannon: Proof Of Your Love
Pat Davis: Spinner Hubcaps
Burl Boykin: Let Me Come Your Way (Johnny Winter on gtr)
Hal Smith: Makin' My Living With My Guitar
Kent Westbury: My Baby Don't Rock Me
Cochran Brothers: I'm Ready (vcl. Hank Cochran)
Cochran Brothers: Tired & Sleepy
Cochran Brothers: Latch On (vcl. Hank Cochran)
Eddie Cochran: Teenage Cutie
Eddie Cochran: Pink-Peg Slacks
Pat Cupp & His Flying Saucers: That Girl Of Mine
Pat Cupp & His Flying Saucers: I Guess It's Meant That Way
Pat Cupp & His Flying Saucers: I Won't Remember To Cry
Vince Everett: Baby Let's Play House
Chuck Brooks: Spinning My Wheels
Roxters: So Long
Carl Belew And The Riff Riders: I'm Long Gone
Lonesome Drifter: Teardrop Valley
Jerry Ross: Small Little Girl
Jerry Ross: Everybody's Trying
Werly Fairburn: I'm a Fool About Your Love
Lee Mitchell: Rootie Tootie Baby
Lee Mitchell: Who's That Big Man
Lynn Pratt: They're Learning
Sleepy LaBeef: Red Hot
Sleepy LaBeef: Jack & Jill Boogie
Johnny Horton: Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor
Tommy Roe: Sheila (1st version)
Eddie Cleary: I Don't Care
Jimmy Gray & The Missels: Two Timer
Hank Spurling: Box Car Blues
Johnny Carroll: Rockin' Maybelle (from 'Rock Baby Rock It')
Johnny Carroll: Sugar Baby (from 'Rock Baby Rock It')
Johnny Carroll: That's The Way I Love You
Johnny Carroll: I'll Wait
Johnny Carroll: Is It Easy To Be Easy ?
Johnny Carroll: People In Texas Like To Dance
Ray Campi: Eager Boy
Ray Campi: The Newest Wave
Ray Campi: Tore Up
Ray Campi with Hal Peters And His Trio: Finlandia Is Grandia
Ray Campi with Hal Peters And His Trio: Big City
Ray Campi: Don't Get Pushy
Ray Campi: Eager B-B-Beaver Boy
Ray Campi: Ballin' Keen
Ray Campi: Quit Your Triflin'
Ray Campi & Merle Travis: Sweet Temptation
Ray Campi & The Bellhops: Hungry Hill
Ray Campi with Tom Willett: All The Time
Jimmy Bryant Ha-So
Barbara Pittman: I'm Getting Better All The Time
Bobby Mack: Waitin' For You To Call
Shakin' Stevens & The Sunsets: Down On The Farm (vcl, Rockin' Louie)
Irvin Russ: Crazy Alligator
Rod Morris: Alabama Jail House
John Worthan: Strange Woman's Love
Maynard Horlick: Do The Bop
Jim Lowe: Rock-A-Chica
Russell Spears: Beggin' Time
Ronnie Ray: Mean Mama Blues
Walt Benton: & The Diplomats: I'm Gonna Leave You
Walt Benton: & The Diplomats: Janis
Lonnie Miley: Satellite Fever - Asiatic Flu
Ebe Sneezer: Asiatic Flu (=John D. Loudermilk)
David Ray (Smith): Lonesome Feeling
(David) Ray Smith: Swinging Boogie
John Worthan: Too, Too Many
Eddie Bond: The Cliff Finch Train
Carl Junior And The Martinaires: Look Who's Lonely
Jan Smith: I'd Surprise You
Royce Clark: They'll Never Know
Gene McKnown: Little Mary's Gonna Be Alright
Mason Dixon: I Want My Baby Back
Bill Love: Baby, I'll Never Let You Go
Love Brothers: Baby, I'll Never Let You Go
Hal Willis: My Pink Cadillac
Sonny Wallace: Black Cadillac
Larry Dowd & The Rock-A-Tones: Pink Cadillac
Jimmy Evans: Pink Cadillac (80's)
Gary Andrews: Rockin' The Blues
Mel Robbins: Joy Ride
Jimmy Work: Tennessee Border
Curley Money: Lazy Man
Curley Money: Honky Tonk Man
Ray Campi: Rockin' At The Ritz
Ray Campi: Rockabilly Rebel
Ray Campi Rockin' Around The House
John Worthan: Evalina Malony
Conway Twitty: I Need Your Lovin' Kiss
Conway Twitty: Crazy Dreams
Conway Twitty: Give Me Some Love
Conway Twitty: Just In Time
Conway Twitty: Born To Sing The Blues
Mickey Gilley: Drive In Movie (fast)
Mickey Gilley: Drive In Movie (slow)
Ben Hewitt: My Search
Dick Penner: Fine Little Baby
Doug Sahm: Slow Down
Betty Foley: Old Moon
Hayden Thompson: Mama, Mama, Mama
Rick Nelson: My Babe
N.A. Stephenson: Boogie Woogie Country Girl
Jackie Lee Cochran: Mystery Train
Tommie Latham: I'm Gonna Put A Cricket In Your Ear
Leon Smith: Sweet Love
Ronnie Pearson: I Dig That Gal The Most
Sandy Scott: Shake It Up
Bobby Crown & The Kapers: Your Conscience
Bobby Crown & The Kapers: Lucky Lucky Me (rehersal tape)
Roy Head And The Traits: One More Time
Gene Vincent: Lotta Lovin'
Billy Lee Riley: Flip Flop And Fly
Ray Doggett: Gotta Go
Betty Foley: Magic Love
Jim Robinson: A Whole Lot Of Lovin' (Buddy Holly on gtr)
Kenny Baker: Goodbye Little Star
The Recalls: No Reason
Chuck Dallis: Good Show No Go (studio version)
The Krazy Kats: Beat Out My Love
Glen Bland & The Rhythm Kings: When My Baby Passes By
Allen Page: Dateless Night
Bobby Brown And The Curios: Please Please Baby
George Stogner: Hard Top Race
Robert Luke Harshman: Stop Talkin', Start Lovin'
Harry Lee: You Don't Know
Dick Dale: Jessie Pearl
Skeets McDonald: Heart Breakin' Mama
Mac Curtis: Been Gone A Long Time
Mac Curtis: Wildcat Timer
Mac Curtis: Party Line
Johnny Bond: X-15
Paul Chaplain: Nicotine
Ray Coleman & His Skyrockets: Everybody's Rockin' Tonight
Tony & Joe: Freeze
Skeets McDonald: You Oughta See Grandma Rock
Mac Curtis: Big D Women
Johnny Burnette: I Wanna Love My Baby (demo)
Tom James: Track Down Baby
Don Wade: Gone Gone Gone
Don Wade: Forever Yours
Bobby Hardin and The Night Riders: Dreamer Boy
Bobby Hardin and The Night Riders: I'm Loving You Baby
Bud Landon & The Rhythm Masters: Six Mile Climb
Alton Lott: I Got It Made
Joe Moon and The Stars Of Note: Live It Up
Lattie Moore: Jukebox Johnny
Marty Robbins: Pretty Mama
Charlie Rich: Right Behind You Baby
The Cochran Brothers: Slow Down
Marvin Rainwater: Boo Hoo
Pee Wee King: Catty Town (vcl. Dick Glasser)
Charlie Feathers: That Certain Female
Jack Scott: Baby She's Gone
Jackie Lee Waukeen Cochran: That Gal's Wicked
Danny Reeves: Bell Hop Blues
J.R. and J.W. Brown: Drunk!
Cecil Moore & The Link Davis Band: Walkin' Fever
Andy Anderson: Tough, Tough, Tough (Sun version)
Jimmy Crain Rock-A Sock-A Hop
John Kerby: Get Hot Or Go Home
Bobby Lane: You Shake Me
Milton Allen: If You're Gonna Be My Baby
Rocket Morgan: You're Humbuggin' Me
Arnold Broussard: Has Anyone Seen Spider ?
Jay Chevalier: Castro Rock
Curtis Potter: I'm A Real Glad Daddy
Outcasts: Auctioneer Song
Al Ferrier & His Boppin' Billies: I'm The Man
Cecil Moore & The Notes: I Got It Bad
Jimmy Patton: Let Me Slide
Rusty York: Sadie Mae
Rusty York: Sugaree
Whitey Pullen: Moonshine Liquor
Chase & Gene: Good Lovin' (=Chase Canfil & Jivin' Gene)
Warren Smith: Rock 'n' Roll Ruby
Cousin' Louie: I'm Gonna Tell
Sonny Fisher & The Rocking Boys: I Can't Lose
Sonny Fisher & The Rocking Boys: Rockin' & Rollin'
Hollis Champion and The Secrets: Old Red Devil
Mack Allen Smith: The Skeleton Fight
Mack Allen Smith: My Baby Left Me
Carl Mann: Ubangi Stomp
John D. Loudermilk: Susie's House
Jim Aquirre: Wildcat Daddy
Robin Luke: Susie Darlin'
Guy Jibbo: That's The Way I Feel
George Hamilton IV: If You Don't Know
Warren Smith: Bop Bop
Tommy Mitchell: Jukebox Help Me Find My Baby
Jim Bullington: Love Bug Crawl
Houston Turner: Uncle Johns Bongos
Bud Landon & The Rhythm Masters: Get Away
Hank Stanford: She's A Hum Dum Dinger
Jeani Mack: Dirty Dishes
Roy Moss: You Don't Know My Mind
Gene Brown: Big Door
Rick Rickels: I'm Gone
Jack Earls: Rock Bop
Ray Campi: You Can't Catch Me
Jimmy Boyd: Crazy Mixed-Up Blues
Ray Campi: Let Go Of Louie
Ray Campi: Loretta
Jimmy Haggett: Rhythm Called Rock And Roll
Clayton Hillis and The Rocket City Rockettes: Don't You Know I Love You
Donny Lee Moore: I'm Buggin' Out
and IMHO the following are not 'pure' rockabilly
Eddie Riff: My Baby's Gone Away (Black R&R)
Tommy Lam: Blue Willow (R&R)
Benny Barnes: I Walk The Line (C&W)
Benny Barnes: Train Of Love (C&W)
Blacky Vale: If I Had Me A Woman (R&R)
Gene LaMarr: You Can Count On Me (R&R)
Ray Sawyer: I'm Gonna Leave (R&R)
Ronnie Haig: Money Is The Thing Of The Past (R&R)
Mel Smith: Pretty Plaid Skirt (Black R&R)
Deacon & The Rock'n' Rollers: I Don't Wanna Leave (R&R)
Ray Stanley: Over A Coke (E. Cochran on guitar) (R&R)
Tommy Bell: Midnight Dreams (R&R)
Johnny Carroll: Be Bop A Lula Is Back On The Town (R&R)
Freddie Fender: Mean Woman (R&R)
Bobby Poe: Rock & Roll Boogie (R&R)
Jay Johnston: Walk A Dog (E. Cochran on guitar) (R&R)
Troyce Key: Watch Your Mouth (E. Cochran on guitar) (R&R)
Cecil McNabb Jr.: Nothing Like This (=Boyd Bennett & The Rockets) (R&R)
Cecil McNabb Jr.: Clock Tickin' Rhythm (=Boyd Bennett & The Rockets) (R&R)
Boyd Bennett & The Rockets : Move (vcl. Cecil McNabb Jr.) (R&R)
Boyd Bennett & The Rockets: Hershey Bar (R&R)
Jimmy Ford: You're Gonna Be Sorry (R&R)
Thumper Jones: The Race Is On (C&W)
Eddie Quinteros: Come Dance With Me (R&R)
Terry Daly & The Nu-Tones: You Don't Bug Me (R&R)
Tommy Tucker: The Man In Love (C&W)
Nervous Norvus: Dig! (R&R)
The Nitecaps: Wine, Wine, Wine (R&R)
Billy Dee: Baby You're Mine (R&R)
Johnny Duncan: Blue Blue Heartache (C&W)
Bob Rodgers: A Little Bit Late For Lovin' (Hillbilly)
Billy Jack Hale: Move Over Buddy (R&R)
Gene Summers: School Of Rock And Roll (R&R)
Gene Summers: Straight Skirt (R&R)
Gene Summers: Gotta Lotta That (R&R)
Gene Summers: Twixteen (R&R)
Gene Summers: Rockaboogie Shake (R&R)
Gene Summers: Big Blue Diamond (R&R)
Gene Summers: Nervous (R&R)
Gene Summers: Almost O'Clock (R&R)
Gene Summers: Alabama Shake (R&R)
Gene Summers: Taboo (R&R)
The Starcombo: Mr. Rock 'n' Roll (R&R)
Dick Campbell: She's My Girl (R&R)
Tennessee Ernie Ford: Smokey Mountain Boogie (Country Boogie)
Tennessee Ernie Ford: Shot-Gun Boogie (Country Boogie)
Tennessee Ernie Ford: Catfish Boogie (Country Boogie)
Tennessee Ernie Ford: Hog-Tied Over You (Country Boogie)
Tennessee Ernie Ford: I Don't Know (Country Boogie)
Warren Storm: Prisoner Song (Swamp R&R)
The Fabulous Silvertones: Hey Sally Mae (R&R)
The Maddox Brothers & Rose: Stop Whistling Wolf(C&W)
The Maddox Brothers & Rose: Love Is Strange
Margaret Lewis: Shake A Leg (R&R)
Rod Bernard: Recorded In England (R&R)
Bobby Mack: She's My Little Baby (R&R)
John and Jackie: Little Girl (R&R)
The Catalinas: Speechless (R&R)
The Brothers: Lazy Susan (R&R)
Teddy Redell: Judy (R&R)
Tony Casanova: Showdown (R&R)
Hayden Thompson: Whatcha Gonna Do (R&R)
Mickey Gilley: Grapevine (R&R)
Charlie Gracie: Guitar Boogie (live ') (R&R)
Charlie Gracie: Wildwood Boogie (R&R)
Myron Lee & The Caddies: Homicede (R&R)
Myron Lee & The Caddies: Aw C'mon Baby (R&R)
Tommy Sands: Is It Ever Gonna Happen ? (R&R)
Tommy Sands: Blue Ribbon Baby (R&R)
Tommy Sands: I Ain't Gettin' Rid Of You (R&R)
Tommy Sands: Man Like Wow (R&R)
The Bell Notes: I've Had It (R&R)
Tommy Roe: Sheila (2nd version) (R&R)
Johnny Carroll: Run Come See (R&R)
Johnny Carroll: Whiskey River (R&R)
Johnny Carroll: The Swing (R&R)
Johnny Carroll: Sugar (R&R)
Johnny Carroll: Trudy (R&R)
Johnny Carroll: The Sally Ann (Folk)
Johnny Carroll: Lonesome Boy (R&R)
Johnny Carroll: Tribute to Gene, The Black Leather Rebel (R&R)
Little Jerry: Hum Baby (R&R)
Bobby Poe: Piano Nellie (R&R)
Roy Buchanan: Mule Train Stomp (R&B)
Buddy Love: Heartbreak Hotel (R&R)
The Interludes: Me And My Guitar (R&R)
The Interludes: Playtoy (R&R)
Big Lloyd Dalton: Thees Plane Ees Mine (R&R)
Jules Blattner: Green Stuff (R&R)
Jules Blattner: Till I'm With You (Pop R&R)
Jodimars: Well, Now Dig This (R&R)
Jodimars: Let's All Rock Together (R&R)
Jodimars: Rattle My Bones (R&R)
Jodimars: Rattle Shakin' Daddy (R&R)
Chuck Wiley: Door To Door (R&R)
Larry Moore: Hooray For Weekend (R&R)
Billy Adams: That's My Baby
Johnny Otis: Crazy Country Hop (R&R)
Freddie Fender: Que Mala (How Bad) (R&R)
Little Jimmy Dickens: Hillbilly Fever (Hillbilly)
Rinky-Dinks: Early In The Morning (R&R)
Rinky-Dinks: Now We're One (R&R)
Bobby Darin: Pitty Miss Kitty (R&R)
Bobby Darin: I Want You With Me (R&R)
Billy Riley: Rockin' On The Moon (R&R)
Mamie Van Doren: Oo Ba La Baby (E. Cochran on guitar) (R&R)
Boyd Bennett & The Rockets: Right Around The Corner (R&R)
Jack Roubik & T-J's: I Got A Baby (R&R)
Roy Head And The Traits: Summertime Love (R&R)
Paul Revere & The Raiders: Like Long Hair (R&R)
Ersel Hickey: Love In Bloom (R&R)
Tommy Tucker: Miller's Cave (C&W)
Tommy Tucker: Lovin' Lil (C&W)
Chuck Hess: Chuck's Boogie (R&R)
Clint West: Big Blue Diamonds (Swamp R&R)
Dale Hawkins: Lovin' Bug (R&R)
Chuck Wiley: I Love You So Much (R&R)
The Kingsmen: It Should've Been Me (=The Comets) (R&R)
Junior Parker: Love My Baby (R&B, nearly RAB)
Al Ferrier And His Boppin' Billies: Love Me Baby
Big John Greer: Come Back Maybelline (not as close as Chuck's)
Mercy Dee: Come Back Maybellene (ditto)
Bobby Roberts: Hop Skip & Jump (R&R)
Frankie Ford: Watch Dog (R&R)
Larry O'Keefe: Rollin' Stone (R&R)
Frankie Ford: Cheatin' Woman (R&R)
Solomon Burke: Be-Bop Grandma (R&R)
The Ring-A-Dings: Snacky Poo (R&R)
Jerry McGill and The Topcoats: Lovestruck (R&R)
Jerry McGill and The Topcoats: I Wanna Make Sweet Love (R&R)
Neil Sedaka: I Go Ape (R&R)
Boliver Shagnasty: Tapping That Thing (Novelty R&R)
Shagmar Bullnasty: Tapping That Thing (Novelty R&R)
The Four Dots: Don't Wake Up The Kids (E. Cochran bs & Blue Caps) (R&R)
Elroy Peace & The Bow Ribbons: Quick Like (Black, E. Cochran on gtr) (R&R)
Bobby Dean: Dimestore Ponytail (R&R)
Jerry McCain: My Next Door Neighbour (Black R&R)
Leroy Washington: Wild Cherry (Black Swamp R&R)
Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West: Blue Bonnet Rag (Country Jazz)
Johnny Jano: High Voltage (R&R)
Carl Perkins: Honey Cause I Love You (R&R)
Carl Perkins: Sittin' On The Top Of The World (R&R)
Eddie Cochran: Scratchin' (R&R)
Eddie Cochran: Pushin' (R&R)
Ral Donner: I Got Burned (R&R)
Jimmy Breedlove: Jealous Fool (R&R)
Cliff Rivers: True Lips (=Joey Castle) (R&R)
Gee Cees: Buzzsaw (feat. young Glen Campbell on gtr) (R&R)
Eddie Quinteros: Lindy Lou (R&R)
Eddie Quinteros: Come On Little Girl (R&R)
Eddie Quinteros: Slow Down Sandy (R&R)
Ezekiel Montanerez: Say You'll Marry Me (R&R)
Jerry Fuller: Haunted House (R&R)
The Wesport Kids: You Kaint Take It With You (Hillbilly Boogie)
Jimmy Lee & Johnny Mathis: If You Don't Somebody Else Will (Hillbilly Boogie)
Cliffie Stone: Barracuda (Country Boogie)
Merle Travis: Lousiana Boogie (Country Boogie)
Jerry Byrne: Lights Out (R&R)
Jerry Neal: I Hates Rabbits (=Jerry Capehart, E. Cochran on guitar) (Novelty R&R)
Al Casey & The Bats: Teen-age Blues (R&R)
Ronnie Molleen: Fat Mama (R&R)
Little Jimmy Merrit: Fancy Free (R&R)
Eddie Skelton: Gotta Keep It Swingin' (R&R)
Hi-Liters: Dance Me To Death (R&R)
Dorsey Burnette: Juarez Town (R&R)
Tony Conn: Like Wow (R&R)
Danny Zella And His Zell Rocks: Wicked Ruby (R&R)
The Phaetons: I Love My Baby (R&R)
Lee Denson: New Shoes (Eddie Cochran on guitar) (R&R)
Lee Denson: Devil Doll (Eddie Cochran on guitar) (R&R)
Dale Hawkins: Back To School Blues (R&R)
Dale Hawkins: Heaven (R&R)
I-V-Leaguers: Jim-Jam (R&R)
Strange Loves: I'm On Fire (R&R)
Holly Twins: I Want Elvis For Christmas (Eddie Cochran b.vcl & gtr) (R&R)
Jody Reynolds & The Storms: Beulah Lee (E. Cochran gtr, not Al Casey) (R&R)
Billy Lee Riley: Is That All To The Ball (Mr. Hall) (R&R)
Jackie Morningstar: Rockin' In The Graveyard (R&R)
Sonny West: Rave On (R&R)
Eddie Fontaine: Rock Love (R&R)
Dale Hawkins: Ain't That Lovin' You Baby (R&R)
Dale Hawkins: A House, A Car And A Wedding Ring (Pop)
Dale Hawkins: Yea-Yea (Class Cutter) (R&R)
Micky Hawks/Night Riders: Cottonpickin' (R&R)
Micky Hawks/Night Riders: Hidi Hidi Hidi (R&R)
Micky Hawks/Night Riders: Screamin' Mimi Jeanie (R&R)
Phil Phillips: Sea Of Love (Swamp R&R)
Sammy Masters: Rockin' Redwing (R&R)
Merrill Moore: Down The Road Apiece (Country Boogie)
Merrill Moore: Rock-Rockola (Country Boogie)
Charlie Feathers: Peepin' Eyes (Hillbilly)
Lee Diamond & The Upsetters: Mama Loochie (R&B)
Ray Smith: That's All Right (R&R)
Jimmy McCraklin: Georgia Slop (R&R)
Rockin' Sidney: You Ain't Nothin' But Fine (Swamp R&R)
Wanda Jackson: Funnel Of Love (R&R)
Don Ellis: Party Doll (R&R)
Chuck Wiley: Tear It Up (w/the Rock-Its) (R&R)
Rick Reason/Satellites: I Feel So Bad (R&R)
Wayne Worley/Worley Birds: Red Headed Woman (R&R)
Danny Mote: I Feel So Bad (w/the Gents?) (R&R)
Willie Ward: Iggy Joe (R&R)
Lonesome Drifter: Blues From A Broken Heart (Hillbilly)
Buddy Sharpe/Shakers: Bald Headed Baby (R&R)
Kip Tyler/Flips: Jungle Hop (R&R)
Warner Mack: Is It Wrong (For Loving You) ? (C&W)
Red Foley/Cumberland Valley Boys: Tennessee Saturday Night (Hillbilly)
Jack Guthrie/Oklahomans: Oklahoma Hills (Hillbilly)
Jimmie Zack: I Can't Do Without You (Hillbilly)
Bob Center: Flea Brain (original) (R&R)
Rockin Ronald & The Rebels: Cuttin' Out (R&R)
Teenkings: I Might Have Known (R&R)
Allen Page: Sugar Tree (R&R)
Dick Seaton: Juke Box Rock (R&R)
Merrill E. Moore: Ten, Ten A.M. (Country Boogie)
Bill Parsons: Hot Rod Volkswagen
Johnny Carroll: You Two Timed Me Two Times Often
Johnny Carroll: You Made Me Love You
Johnny Carroll: You Made Me Love You (You Made Me Too Much)
Norm Katuna
On 6/11/55 Billboard magazine reviewed Flip 305, The
Flippers------"Ev'ry day", and On Mon, 17 Jun 1996 23:47:02 +0300, on
a totally different subject, Tapio Vaisanen
<Tapio_Vaisanen%TJT...@tjgroup.fi>, wrote:
I have tried this three times and it has shown time outs each time. I
hope the others didn't go anyway. That means there can be up to 4 of
the same post.
To the group and to Tapio by e-mail.
Here I go again. Comments on the one's that I know. NK
::: I taped these songs to a friend of mine as examples of rockabilly. I also taped some
::: tracks that are not rockabilly, but straight R&R, R&B, C&W, Country Boogie or
::: Hillbilly, you'll find all those at the end of this listing. I'm sure that someone
::: will disagree with me about several tracks, but everyone has a different opinion of
::: rockabilly and this is mine.
:::
::: Tapio
::: tapio.v...@tjgroup.fi
::: Bo Davis: Let's Coast Awhile (=Hank Cochran, E.C on guitar)
Definitely. I have this on Crest. NK
::: Al Ferrier & His Boppin' Billies: Let's Go Bopping Tonight
This one is RAB also NK
::: Jack Huddle: Starlight (B. Holly on guitar)
I see this one listed as RAB all the time. I have never heard it but
I guess it came out on Petsey and then again on Kapp. NK
::: Jimmy Patton: Okie's In The Pokie
Most definitley. I have it on Hilligan(has a different intro) and on
Sims. NK
::: Surf Riders: I'm Out
Great RAB. One of the best things on Nasco. NK
::: Dwight Pullen: Sunglasses After Dark
It's RAB. NK
::: Eddie Daniels: I Wanna Know (Ebb version, E.C. not on guitar)
Forgot all about this one. Had to play it to remember. It's RAB NK
::: The Moonlighters: Broken Heart
Kind of weak RAB. "Rock-a-bayou baby by them on Tara is 10 times
better. NK
::: Jesse James: Red Hot Rockin' Blues (=Lee Denson)
Half-way decent RAB. NK
::: Roy Moss: You're My Big Baby Now
Yes it's RAB. NK
::: Don Johnson: Born To Love One Woman
RAB but almost rock and roll. Just picked this one up on Mercury. NK
::: Johnny Edwards: Love Bug Crawl
One of the weaker RAB items on Mercury. NK
::: Barry Darvell: Geronimo Stomp
I guess so, but the saxaphone break kills it. It's not a very good
example of RAB. NK
::: Herbie Duncan: Hot Lips Baby
One of the classics. NK
::: Jett Powers: Go, Girl, Go! (=P.J. Proby)
Pretty decent RAB. NK
::: Jules Blattner: Rock 'n' Roll Blues
Rock and roll not RAB. The sax kills this one's chances to be RAB.
NK
::: Hal Goodson & The Raiders: Who's Gonna Be The Next One Honey
No way. All this is is up-tempo country. The first I totally
disagree with you on. NK
::: Buddy Knox: I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself
Nope. R & R. NK
::: Wiley Barkdull: I Ain't Gonna Waste My Time
I actually like this one. have had it for years. Yes. NK
::: Tyrone Schmidling: You're Gone I'm Left
::: Tyrone Schmidling: Honey Don't
Great two sider on Andex. Used to have this. RAB NK
::: Magic Sam: Days In Jail (Black RAB)
I've got this filed with my blues records, but after listening to it
just now, and with the guitar break, I could go along with this NK.
::: Cowboy Copas: Circle Rock
Isn't this listed as Lloyd Copas on Dot. NK
::: Johnny Jano: Havin' A Whole Lot Of Fun
More R & R than RAB. Weird record for Excello. NK
::: Thumper Jones: Heartbreak Hotel
Isn't this on one of those weird Starday EPs? NK
::: Bobby Crown: One Way Ticket
Don't have this but it's one of the classics. Too expensive for me.
NK
::: The Lonesome Drifter: Eager Boy
I came this close to having an original of this on K. This is one of
the greatest non-fast RABs that there is. NK
::: Bobby Mitchell & The Toppers: I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday (BLACK RAB)
No way that I'll say a famous R & B group is RAB. NK
::: Jiv-A-Tones: Fire Engine Baby
I have mine filed as Flirty Girty. NK
::: Don Willis: Boppin' High School Baby
Don't have it, but I know it. One of the most desirable RAB that
there is. It's on Satellite which I think evolved into Stax. NK
::: Johnny Todd: Pink Cadillac
I think this is Sammy Masters doing RAB on Modern. NK
::: Don Cole: Snake Eyed Mama
Definite RAB. NK
::: David Ray: Lonesome Baby Blues
One of the best RAB that there is. Don't have it but I know it. NK.
::: Corky Jones: Hot Dog (=Buck Owens)
Great RAB record. NK
::: Larry Dowd And The Rockatones: Blue Swinging Mama
Ok, but not that great on Spinning. NK
::: Benny Barnes: One Of These Days (=You Gotta Pay)
More country than anything else. NK
::: Little Donnie Bowshier: Rock And Roll Joys
One of the classic RABs. NK
::: Mickey Gilley: Call Me Shorty
Pretty good RAB, but I like the one on Minor better. NK
::: Benny Joy: Crash The Party
Great RAB. NK
::: Benny Joy: Ittie Bittie Everything
I never did like this one, even though it may be RAB. NK
::: Rock Rogers: Little Rock Rock (=Leon Payne)
Ok RAB but too repetitive. NK
::: Junior Thompson With The Meteors: Raw Deal
Great record. How come you don't mention the flip "Mama's little
baby" ? Great RAB also. NK
::: Steve Carl With The Jags: Curfew
Have this one for years. Great medium tempo RAB NK
::: Jesse James: South's Gonna Rise Again
This is ok. It's the flip of "Red hot rockin' blues" Nk
::: Floyd Lee: Go Boy
Incredible record on Enterprise. I have a friend that's got an
original of this. Great RAB. Nk
::: Hugh Barrett And The Victors: Got The Bull By The Horns
On Madison, the flip of "There was a fungus among us" This is ok but
more R & R to me. NK
::: Conny & The Bellhops: Shot Rod
No way. This is a R & R instro with a sax.
::: Leon Smith: Little Forty Ford
This is OK RAB. I have it on Epic. NK
::: Edwin Bruce: Rock Boppin' Baby
OK Sun RAB. NK
::: Joey Castle: Rock'n'Roll Daddy-O
Pretty decent RAB on Headline records. Got this one. NK
::: Link Davis: Sixteen Chicks
Pretty good RAB on Starday NK
::: Ronnie Dawson: Rockin' Bones
One of the classic RABs NK
::: Marvin Rainwater: Hot & Cold
Not great but ok RAB on MGM.
::: Marvin Rainwater: My Brand Of Blues
Nah. Uptempo country. NK
::: Sparkle Moore: Skull & Crossbones
Nice female RAB on Fraternity. NK
::: Malcolm Yelvington: Rockin' With My Baby
Great country RAB. NK
::: Ronnie Self: Pretty Bad Blues
Definitely RAB on ABC. NK
::: Ronnie Self: Bop-A-Lena
This actually charted. It's RAB, I guess. NK
::: Carl Perkins: Gone Gone Gone
Great RAB by Carl. NK
::: Johnny Burnette: Me And The Bear
No way. Rock and Roll maybe. The sax kills it. Doesn't even have a
good RAB type tempo. NK
::: Hank Mizell: Jungle Rock
One of my pride and joys. Kind of repetitive. Have a promo on King
and the one that says Jim Bobo on EKO. NK
::: Ray Scott: Boppin' Wigwam Willie
One of the classic RABs. NK
::: Cliff Blakely: Get Off My Toe
Good RAB but kind of repetitive. NK
::: Eddie Bond/Stompers: Flip Flip Mama
::: Eddie Bond/Stompers: Slip Slip Slippin' In
::: Eddie Bond/Stompers: Boppin' Bonnie
All three of these are pretty good. All on Mercury. NK
::: Maddox Brothers: The Death Of Rock'n'Roll
When I got this one I was shocked. Nice RAB. NK
::: Sammy Masters: Whop-T-Bop
Don't agree with you on this one. NK
::: Wesley Reynolds: Trip To The Moon
I have this on Rose. kind of weak RAB NK
::: Chuck Harrod/Anteaters: They Wanna Fight
Got rid of mine years ago. Never thought it was good RAB. NK
::: Billy Adams: You Heard Me Knockin'
More rock and roll than RAB. NK
::: Haskell May/Sundowners: Party Line
Great country RAB. Do you actually have an original of this? This is
one of my pride and joys. Not many people have this one. NK
::: Eddie Cash/Cashiers: Doing All Right
Pretty good one on Peak. NK
::: Bill Allen/Backbeats: Please Give Me Something
Got this one on Imperial. Black label not red. One of those
chuggers. Good but not fast. NK
::: Pat Davis: Spinner Hubcaps
Brian Korn played this for me over the phone Saturday. Not very good
RAB. NK
::: Cochran Brothers: Tired & Sleepy
Great country RAB on EKKO. Used to have this but traded for an
original VG copy of the Sonee West on Nor-va-Jak. Nk
::: Vince Everett: Baby Let's Play House
Nope. Rock and Roll on ABC. NK
::: Johnny Horton: Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor
More up-tempo country than RAB. NK
::: Irvin Russ: Crazy Alligator
Don't have this but I hear it's one of the classics of RAB. NK
::: Jim Lowe: Rock-A-Chica
Not in a million years. Not with that group in the background
especially at the end of the song. Ok guitar break, but the vocal and
group kills it. NK
::: Ebe Sneezer: Asiatic Flu (=John D. Loudermilk)
Hokey country novelty. Especially when the song stops for him to
sneeze. This is the worst example that I know, that you've used. NK
::: Hal Willis: My Pink Cadillac
Pretty good RAB on Atlantic. One of the only RABs on Atlantic. NK
::: Larry Dowd & The Rock-A-Tones: Pink Cadillac
OK RAB. Nk
::: Gene Vincent: Lotta Lovin'
Maybe. NK
::: George Stogner: Hard Top Race
Used to have this. More country boogie than anything else. NK
::: Robert Luke Harshman: Stop Talkin', Start Lovin'
Bobby Hart of Boyce and Hart fame. Pretty good record on Radio. NK
::: Skeets McDonald: Heart Breakin' Mama
Ok RAB. NK
::: Johnny Bond: X-15
Never. NK
::: Paul Chaplain: Nicotine
Rock and roll. The flip of "Shortnin' bread" NK
::: Tony & Joe: Freeze
Never, never, never. Rock and roll only. NK
::: Skeets McDonald: You Oughta See Grandma Rock
Ok RAB. NK
::: Don Wade: Gone Gone Gone
Great record. Bought this from Craig Moerer 20 years ago for $200.
Didn't know that he had boxes of these. NK
::: Jack Scott: Baby She's Gone
Ok, but not as good as "Two timin' woman" NK
::: Rocket Morgan: You're Humbuggin' Me
Never had this, but from what I remember pretty decent. NK
::: Rusty York: Sugaree
No, no. Rock and Roll. NK
::: Sonny Fisher & The Rocking Boys: Rockin' & Rollin'
Pretty good RAB. NK
::: John D. Loudermilk: Susie's House
Not RAB in my book. NK
::: Robin Luke: Susie Darlin'
Now you're slipping. Hawaiian Rock and roll as RAB. No way. NK
::: and IMHO the following are not 'pure' rockabilly
::: Boyd Bennett & The Rockets : Move (vcl. Cecil McNabb Jr.) (R&R)
I actually consider this RAB. The best thing Boyd Bennett ever did.
NK
::: The Catalinas: Speechless (R&R)
Almost the same song as J. L. L. s "Breathless"
::: Big John Greer: Come Back Maybelline (not as close as Chuck's)
::: Mercy Dee: Come Back Maybellene (ditto)
The above two are R & B records. NK
::: Ral Donner: I Got Burned (R&R)
Why is this even mentioned? NK
::: Jerry Neal: I Hates Rabbits (=Jerry Capehart, E. Cochran on guitar) (Novelty R&R)
I have this and agree, but why list it in the first place?
::: Ronnie Molleen: Fat Mama (R&R)
I've got Rockyn up and think it's a good black rocker. NK
::: Jody Reynolds & The Storms: Beulah Lee (E. Cochran gtr, not Al Casey) (R&R)
I have this and think it's pretty good RAB. NK
::: Jackie Morningstar: Rockin' In The Graveyard (R&R)
No way. One of the greatest RAB records of all time. I will never
call this R & R. One reason is that it's a great record and I have a
mint minus original on Orange records not the reissue on Sandy. NK
I need to ask a couple of questions.
First: Not all of these were issued on 45 were they? I'm not asking
just about the ones that I am commenting on. I am asking about your
whole list. NK
Second: do you have original 45s of all of the ones that did come out
on 45? NK
_________________________________
Norm Katuna
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Elmore James It hurt's me too VJ 259
Elmore James Cry for me baby VJ 269
Lonnie Johnson I found a dream Rama 20
Tapio Vaisanen
To the group and to Norm by e-mail.
Thank's for your comments. First let me explain something. I taped these tracks to
a friend of mine 'cause he is interested in rockabilly, he's also interested in
other 50's rock and roll, not just RAB and I taped some obscure R&R tunes too. When
I posted the track listing to alt.rock-n-roll.oldies I tried to move all non-RAB
tracks to the end of list. Seems like I left there some that I should had moved.
The reason why I didn't cut those from the list that if you're new to rockabilly
it's good to have examples of records that are not RAB. It's the only way to
understand the difference between R&R and RAB.
My response:
>::: Jack Huddle: Starlight (B. Holly on guitar)
>I see this one listed as RAB all the time. I have never heard it but
>I guess it came out on Petsey and then again on Kapp. NKYou're right Petsey master was sold to Kapp. Original release was in '57. There's
also a version witout echo available on "Artistry on guitar signed Buddy Holly"
bootleg (Nor-Va-Jak 816).
>::: Jimmy Patton: Okie's In The Pokie
>Most definitley. I have it on Hilligan(has a different intro) and on
>Sims. NKI have only the Sims version, do you know if the Hilligan version has been reissued
?
>::: Jules Blattner: Rock 'n' Roll Blues
>Rock and roll not RAB. The sax kills this one's chances to be RAB.
>NKBorderline, you're right that sax does not belong to RAB, but this is as close as
Jackie Morningstar. BTW If sax kills RAB, what do you think about trumpet on Sonny
Burgess' Sun records.
>::: Hal Goodson & The Raiders: Who's Gonna Be The Next One Honey
>No way. All this is is up-tempo country. The first I totally
>disagree with you on. NKI had to listen this again and I still think it's RAB, not the best example though.
>::: Buddy Knox: I Think I'm Gonna Kill Myself
>Nope. R & R. NKEither way, Bowen & Knox were not RAB artists, perhaps they had one or two tracks
that can be called as RAB it's the same thing that you said earlier about Eddie
Cochran.
>::: Johnny Jano: Havin' A Whole Lot Of Fun
>More R & R than RAB. Weird record for Excello. NKI totally disagree with you on this. Johnny Jano is finest examples of Lousiana
RAB. 'Some Other Time', 'Stop Look And Listen', 'Havin' A Whole Lot Of Fun' a.k.a
'Rocking And Rolling' and many others are great examples of RAB. Excello released
some other rockabilly 45's too, think about Al Ferrier's RAB 45's or Ray Batts'
Hillbilly numbers.
>::: Thumper Jones: Heartbreak Hotel
>Isn't this on one of those weird Starday EPs? NKI think that this was originally released on a cheapo EP (Tops 280) including some
tracks by Hank Smith
>::: Bobby Mitchell & The Toppers: I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday (BLACK RAB)
>No way that I'll say a famous R & B group is RAB. NKI know that Bobby Mitchelll was an R&B artist, but just listen THIS song again.
Fats Domino's version is R&B.
>::: Johnny Todd: Pink Cadillac
>I think this is Sammy Masters doing RAB on Modern. NKYou're right it's ol' Sammy, who recorded this for 4-Star. I think it's a different
version, have to listen it again.
>::: Benny Barnes: One Of These Days (=You Gotta Pay)
>More country than anything else. NKThis was one of his few rockabilly sides. Most of his stuff was straight C&W.
>::: Junior Thompson With The Meteors: Raw Deal
>Great record. How come you don't mention the flip "Mama's little
>baby" ? Great RAB also. NKI didn't list both sides of his Tune 45 either. Infact I couldn't list more tracks
'cause the message was too big for Netscape.
>::: Conny & The Bellhops: Shot Rod
>No way. This is a R & R instro with a sax.OK, my mistake. This is certainly not RAB.
>::: Marvin Rainwater: My Brand Of Blues
>Nah. Uptempo country. NKUptempo country for you RAB for me. It's just where you draw the line.
>::: Johnny Burnette: Me And The Bear
>No way. Rock and Roll maybe. The sax kills it. Doesn't even have a
>good RAB type tempo. NKThe sax solo is quite short and that fuzzy guitar is on top. Any idea who played it
? 'Me and The Bear' was cut at the Gold Star studios in California and Burlison
wasn't with the Burnette Brothers anymore. If Burlison played lead on Trio's New
York recordings and Grady Martin on Bradley's Barn then who played on these Freedom
sides. Most of us 'old collectors' know that it was Eddie Cochran who played on
Four Dots, Sherman Scott, Jay Johnston, Barry Martin and Larry O'Keefe singles on
Freedom and wrote one side of the John T. Webster III & Anna single. It's been
rumoured for quite long time that Eddie played also on 'Gumbo' the flip side of 'Me
And The Bear'. --- R&R is OK with me.
>::: Sammy Masters: Whop-T-Bop
>Don't agree with you on this one. NKI change this to 'Flat Feet'
>::: Cochran Brothers: Tired & Sleepy
>Great country RAB on EKKO. Used to have this but traded for an
>original VG copy of the Sonee West on Nor-va-Jak. NkDid you see the Sonny/Sonee West interview on latest 'Now Dig This' magazine ?
>::: Vince Everett: Baby Let's Play House
>Nope. Rock and Roll on ABC. NKWHAT ! Listen again...I know it's '64 but still it's RAB.
>::: Johnny Horton: Honky Tonk Hardwood Floor
>More up-tempo country than RAB. NKI think that it's Grady Martin who made some of these Horton sides rock. Border
case again, RAB for me.
>::: Jim Lowe: Rock-A-Chica
>Not in a million years. Not with that group in the background
>especially at the end of the song. Ok guitar break, but the vocal and
>group kills it. NKOK, I'll change this to Warner Mack's original. Still you have to admit that Jim
rocks like crazy, 'Green Door' was from other planet.
>::: Ebe Sneezer: Asiatic Flu (=John D. Loudermilk)
>Hokey country novelty. Especially when the song stops for him to
>sneeze. This is the worst example that I know, that you've used. NKHow about the flip 'That's All I've Got' it's really closer to RAB than this
novelty C&W.
>::: George Stogner: Hard Top Race
>Used to have this. More country boogie than anything else. NKI was going to move this with X-15 and other 'Hod Rod Race' evaluations.
>::: Johnny Bond: X-15
>Never. NKDitto
>::: Paul Chaplain: Nicotine
>Rock and roll. The flip of "Shortnin' bread" NK
>::: Tony & Joe: Freeze
>Never, never, never. Rock and roll only. NKI guess I was slipping here - the list was long and I was tired, both R&R.
>::: Rusty York: Sugaree
>No, no. Rock and Roll. NKThis was on Chess Rockabilly LP many moons ago, but you're right as usual. Sax
kills it. Has anyone heard Marty Robbins' original ? Was it ever released ? There's
a live version from Grand Old Opry available on video. What do you think about
Lloyd Arnold's version ?
>::: John D. Loudermilk: Susie's House
>Not RAB in my book. NKNo chorus for you. Do you like Toooter Boatman's version ?
>::: Robin Luke: Susie Darlin'
>Now you're slipping. Hawaiian Rock and roll as RAB. No way. NK'You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming' was perhaps closest thing to RAB that Robin Luke
cut. Susie Darlin' is like many Buddy Holly tracks a mixture of pop & R&R.
>::: and IMHO the following are not 'pure' rockabilly
>::: Boyd Bennett & The Rockets : Move (vcl. Cecil McNabb Jr.) (R&R)
>I actually consider this RAB. The best thing Boyd Bennett ever did.Cecil McNabb's vocals are the reason why this is so good. I listed the best five of
Boyd's recordings, more R&R than RAB IMHO. I guess it's the sound of his band that
makes it R&R. It's like Bill Haley, Freddie Bell and Jimmy Cavello who all cut some
nice R&R records, but no rockabilly. Haley's Essex recordings are the closest
including that slapping bass sound, but in my book he's still a R&R artist.
>::: Big John Greer: Come Back Maybelline (not as close as Chuck's)
>::: Mercy Dee: Come Back Maybellene (ditto)
>The above two are R & B records. NKTrue, but Chuck's 'Maybelline' is black RAB in my book. You can say it's R&B or R&R
and it's all true.
>::: Ral Donner: I Got Burned (R&R)
>Why is this even mentioned? NK'cause I like it :-) I have all songs that Ral Donner recorded except his other
Fontana '45 and the double album he made in late '70's.
>::: Jody Reynolds & The Storms: Beulah Lee (E. Cochran gtr, not Al Casey) (R&R)
>I have this and think it's pretty good RAB. NKIt's pretty good, but is it RAB or R&R ? Vocals are RAB, but there's electric bass
and it doesn't have that country side which belongs to RAB. Think about 'Heartbreak
Hotel', Elvis didn't have that country feeling like he had on the Sun 45's or on
'My Baby Left Me'. It was straight R&R after that.
>::: Jackie Morningstar: Rockin' In The Graveyard (R&R)
>No way. One of the greatest RAB records of all time. I will never
>call this R & R. One reason is that it's a great record and I have a
>mint minus original on Orange records not the reissue on Sandy. NKOne of the coolest tracks ever recorded, that's for sure. I love it, but all these
monster/horror/death records are R&R in my category - sorry.
>I need to ask a couple of questions.
>First: Not all of these were issued on 45 were they? I'm not asking
>just about the ones that I am commenting on. I am asking about your
>whole list. NKNo, there were some that were originally unissued and some that were recorded later
like Ray Campi, Mac Curtis etc.
>Second: do you have original 45s of all of the ones that did come out
>on 45? NKNo. I just can't afford all those originals. I've been collecting vinyl reissues
over 15 years and I have a decent collection of RAB, R&B, R&R, Doowop etc. I do
have several hundred original 45's, but usually, I buy only such 45's that have not
been reissued.
There wasn't many that you disagreed with me totally. I guess we have a very
similar opinion of RAB, mine is perhaps a little closer to up-tempo country than
yours. If there's anyone interested in RAB who hasn't heard about rockabilly
mailing list. Here is the URL of the 'Hot Rock' web page
http://www.u-strasbg.fr:80/~kohler/
you'll find the instructions how to subscribe the mailing list.
Tapio
Tapio Vaisanen
I had some trouble with this message earlier. My responses were mixed with the
quotes, so here it is again, I hope it's now OK.
My response:
Read the above comment.
>::: Paul Chaplain: Nicotine
>Rock and roll. The flip of "Shortnin' bread" NK
>::: Tony & Joe: Freeze
>Never, never, never. Rock and roll only. NK
I guess I was slipping here - the list was long and I was tired, both R&R.
>::: Rusty York: Sugaree
>No, no. Rock and Roll. NK
This was on Chess Rockabilly LP many moons ago, but you're right as usual. Sax
kills it. Has anyone heard Marty Robbins' original ? Was it ever released ? There's
a live version from Grand Old Opry available on video. What do you think about
Lloyd Arnold's version ?
>::: John D. Loudermilk: Susie's House
>Not RAB in my book. NK
No chorus for you. Do you like Tooter Boatman's version ?
John V. Politis
Do you purists consider anything that was a hit to be rockabilly- say
"Party Doll" "Tell Him No" "Black Slacks" "Wake Up Little Suzie"
I> Another problem I see, however, is in calling an artist either Rockabilly,
> Country, or Rock. The artist is not the defining element. The song and
> the interpretation of that song defines "Rockabilly."
>
> Yes, Don Gibson predominately did "country" but that does not make some
> of his MGM recordings any less "Rockabilly." In the same sense, Jerry Lee
> Lewis performs as country, rockabilly, and rock. The difference, again,
> lies in the song and the performance. "You Win Again" is definitely
> Rockabilly, "She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye" is definitely Country,
> and "Meat Man" is definitely great. Nuff said.
--
"I could have sent you an orchid of some kind, but that's all I had in my jeans at the time"
poli...@libertynet.org
Robert J. Boyne
rocka...@aol.com (Rockabi101) wrote:
>I find the listing of Rockabilly records fascinating. Lots I have, but
>lots I don't. However, on defining "Rockabilly" I have qualms. It
>reminds me of the old saw about Love. "Love is like a frog. In order to
>understand it, we must disect it. But, in the disection we kill the
>subject." Rockabilly should be approached in tersm of broader
>characteristics and influence. It's influences are prevalent in countyr
>music today and we need to approach the subject from the question of
>country influence on the song.
>The current discussion sort of reminds me of something like how much
>native American blood must you have to be considered Native American.
>Another problem I see, however, is in calling an artist either Rockabilly,
>Country, or Rock. The artist is not the defining element. The song and
>the interpretation of that song defines "Rockabilly."
> Yes, Don Gibson predominately did "country" but that does not make some
>of his MGM recordings any less "Rockabilly." In the same sense, Jerry Lee
>Lewis performs as country, rockabilly, and rock. The difference, again,
>lies in the song and the performance. "You Win Again" is definitely
>Rockabilly, "She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye" is definitely Country,
>and "Meat Man" is definitely great. Nuff said.
I did not want to enter the discussion yet; but must protest that
"I'll Win Again" (which is one of my all time favourite JLL sides) is
not RAB but is one of the greatest country recordings ever made.
"The news is out,
All over town ",
Etc.,
--
Robert J. Boyne, N.Vancouver, B.C.,Canada
(rjb...@direct.ca)
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Robert J. Boyne
poli...@libertynet.org (John V. Politis) wrote:
>Do you purists consider anything that was a hit to be rockabilly- say
>"Party Doll" "Black Slacks" "Wake Up Little Suzie"
All of the above, as far as I am concerned are Rock and Roll
and I am a big fan of all these recordings.
PG1965
In article <politisj-190...@ts6-25.upenn.edu>,
poli...@libertynet.org (John V. Politis) writes:
>Do you purists consider anything that was a hit to be rockabilly- say
>"Party Doll" "Tell Him No" "Black Slacks" "Wake Up Little Suzie"
>
>
Well, Be-Bop-A-Lula was a hit and that is basically rockabilly.
Rockabilly falls into that fine line thing. Carl Perkins, Johnny Burnett
Trio, Gene Vincent, Ferlin Husky, Jonny Carroll, Elvis (Sun Sessions)
stuff like that. Hillbilly meets RnR. That is rockabilly to me.
Pam
InvictaX
Regarding the question of whether there were any "hits" that could be
considered rockabilly:
I think Guy Mitchell's "Singing The Blues" (#1 in 1956) would be
considered rockabilly, wouldn't it? Guy Mitchell also had a #10 hit the
next year called "Rock-A-Billy". Was that where the phrase "rockabilly"
was coined, or did it appear earlier?
Norm Katuna
On 2/18/56 Billboard magazine reviewed Columbia 21496, The Everly
Bros.------"The sun keeps shining", and On 25 Jun 1996 22:05:49 -0400, on a
totally different subject, invi...@aol.com (InvictaX), wrote:
::: Regarding the question of whether there were any "hits" that could be
You left out "Heartaches by the number". And Ray Coniff played a mean slap
base.
I have been waiting awhile for somebody to do this. If either of these two
records are rock-a-billy, then "Golden Teardrops" by the Flamingo's is
surf. Now please pay attention. Guy Mitchell was a "POP" singer, he never
had anything remotely close to rock and roll, let alone rock-a-billy.
Maybe this is all a joke to get me started.
Calling "Rock-a-billy" by guy Mitchell rock-a-billy is like calling "We
can't sing rhythm and blues" by Patience and Prudence, rhythm and blues.
Just because a song has a certain type of musical style in the title does
not mean that the record is in that musical style. I'd also like to hear a
round of applause for the second greatest rock-a-billy artist of all-time,
Dean Martin ;-). I figure I'd better put in the smiley, because somebody
will probably think I'm serious about Dean Martin.
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Robert J. Boyne
>Regarding the question of whether there were any "hits" that could be
>considered rockabilly:
>I think Guy Mitchell's "Singing The Blues" (#1 in 1956) would be
>considered rockabilly, wouldn't it? Guy Mitchell also had a #10 hit the
>next year called "Rock-A-Billy". Was that where the phrase "rockabilly"
>was coined, or did it appear earlier?
NaH!
We are talking here of the first 78 that I bought "Singing The Blues"
which I now consider a pop rock record. It still rates as one of my
favourite songs.
In fact I am a great fan of Guy Mitchell and have a lot of his earlier
78's and 45's and a greatest hits album.
My local super store has a section for him in the CDs but there is
never a CD there.
"Rock-A-Billy" is a song that I really enjoy but is the furthest thing
away from the real thang, in my opinion.
"Rock-a billy (repeat) , Rock Rock!!"
Tapio Vaisanen
:
:
: ::: Regarding the question of whether there were any "hits" that could be
: ::: considered rockabilly:
: :::
: ::: I think Guy Mitchell's "Singing The Blues" (#1 in 1956) would be
: ::: considered rockabilly, wouldn't it? Guy Mitchell also had a #10 hit the
: ::: next year called "Rock-A-Billy". Was that where the phrase "rockabilly"
: ::: was coined, or did it appear earlier?
:
: I have been waiting awhile for somebody to do this. If either of these two
: records are rock-a-billy, then "Golden Teardrops" by the Flamingo's is
: surf. Now please pay attention. Guy Mitchell was a "POP" singer, he never
: had anything remotely close to rock and roll, let alone rock-a-billy.
: Maybe this is all a joke to get me started.
I agree with Norm on this. Guy Mitchell is as far from rockabilly as one can be. Tex
Williams had also a song called "Let's Go Rockabilly", but I wouldn't call that
rockabilly either. It has rocking guitar breaks, but the chorus and vocals by Tex kill
it.
Tapio
Vantaa, Finland
tapio.v...@tjgroup.fi
Paula (Oldie but a Goodie)
*
**::: I think Guy Mitchell's "Singing The Blues" (#1 in 1956) would be
**::: considered rockabilly, wouldn't it? Guy Mitchell also had a #10
hit the**::: next year called "Rock-A-Billy". Was that where the
phrase "rockabilly"**::: was coined, or did it apear earlier?
**You left out "Heartaches by the number". And Ray Coniff played a
mean slap**base.
<<SNIP>>
Geez Norm,
It's really easy to push your buttons ... :-)))
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was a top 40 hit. Carl is oozing rockabilly.
Pam
Barb & Robert Witsaman
>
> Regarding the question of whether there were any "hits" that could be
> considered rockabilly:
>
Rock-A-Billy is at the very root of Rock-n-Roll. Carl Perkins' Blue
Suede Shoes... Early Elvis, and Jerry Lee.
I would call it a mix of country and rock.
barb
ohio
ErvinGlutz
Two "Smiths" come to mind when I think of rock-a-billy:
1. Warren Smith - "Rock 'N Roll Ruby" and "So Long I'm Gone" on Sun
Records
2. Ray Smith - "Rockin' Little Angel" a #22 song in 1960
EG
Norm Katuna
On 11/10/58 Billboard magazine reviewed RCA 7396, The Teen
Queens------"Movie star", and On 14 Jul 1996 17:31:59 -0400, on a totally
different subject, ervin...@aol.com (ErvinGlutz), wrote:
:::
::: Two "Smiths" come to mind when I think of rock-a-billy:
Ervin:
No argument with Warren Smith. Listen to the tempo insrtrumentation and
general sound of the Warren Smith and tell me if the Ray Smith "Rockin'
little Angel" has the same components. The Ray Smith, at least this one,
is not rock-a-billy. Not even close. With the group in the background
going "stop a teasin' little angel" through most of the song and the really
weak guitar break, this is pop rock and roll. I asked a couple of my
friends that are heavy into RAB and they asked me if I was kidding when I
asked them about "Rockin little Angel" maybe being rock-a-billy. If
"Rockin' little Angel" is RAB then "Howl" by Alan Ginsburg on Fantasy is
"doo-wop".
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