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Katrina Hazzard-Gordon wrote that the honky-tonk was "the first urban manifestation of the jook", and that "the name itself became synonymous with a style of music. Related to the classic blues in tonal structure, honky-tonk has a tempo that is slightly stepped up. It is rhythmically suited for many African-American dance." [13]
Everybody Dance The Honky Tonk "Honky Tonk" (Vocals by Tommy Brown) b/w "Peacock Alley" (from Everybody Dance The Honky Tonk) The Many Moods Of Bill Doggett: 1957 "Ram-Bunk-Shush" b/w "Blue Largo" (from The Many Moods Of Bill Doggett) 67 10 The Doggett Beat For Happy Feet "Chloe" b/w "Number Three" (from Everybody Dance The Honky Tonk) "Ding Dong"
Bakersfield is defined by its influences of rock and roll and honky-tonk style country, and its heavy use of electric instrumentation and backbeats. [2] It was also a reaction against the slickly produced, orchestra-laden Nashville sound , which was becoming popular in the late 1950s. [ 2 ]
Honky (also spelled honkey) is a racial slur used to refer to white people, [1] predominantly heard in the United States. The first recorded use of "honky" in this context may date back to 1946. The first recorded use of "honky" in this context may date back to 1946.
Smith's record was the first boogie-woogie recording to be a commercial hit, and helped establish "boogie-woogie" as the name of the style. It was closely followed by another example of pure boogie-woogie, "Honky Tonk Train Blues" by Meade Lux Lewis, recorded by Paramount Records(1927), first released in March 1930. The performance emulated a ...
The Nashville sound was a popular kind of country music that arose in the 1950s, a fusion of popular big band jazz and swing with the lyricism of honky-tonk country. The popular success of Hank Williams' recordings had convinced record labels that country music could find mainstream audiences.
A cover version of the song, performed by Billy Fogarty, was composed to serve as the final mission of the Nintendo DS rhythm game Elite Beat Agents, in which the titular protagonists use their dancing skills to rally humanity against alien invaders who plan to outlaw all forms of music.
In the Rolling Stone review of the album, critic Lester Bangs said, "I have no doubt that it's the best rock concert ever put on record." [17]Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! was released in September 1970, well into sessions for the band's next studio album, Sticky Fingers, and was well-received critically and commercially, reaching number 1 in the UK [18] and number 6 in the United States, [19] where it ...