Rockabilly
Roy Orbison is another of those old-timers who I grew up thinking of as a career crooner – at least until I saw him live a year before his death after belatedly discovering his early rockabilly tunes. (more…)
Hillbilly boogie was a postwar hybrid popularised by white folk in the South and evolved into rockabilly in the mid-1950s. (more…)
Elvis Presley – I’m Left, You’re Right, She’s Gone
2nd January 2022 · 1950s, 1955, Music, Rock'n'Roll, RockabillyI didn’t discover Elvis until his Vegas period in the early 1970s, belting out big ballads with overblown arrangements while I waited impatiently for new singles by T. Rex, Slade and The Sweet. (more…)
Elvis Presley – I Don’t Care If The Sun Don’t Shine
2nd January 2022 · 1950s, 1954, Music Genre, Rock'n'Roll, RockabillyThis is my favourite Elvis song of all time. It’s one of the first he recorded at Sun Studios and it came out on the B-side of his second single Good Rocking Tonight in 1954.
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