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Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music. It dates back to the early 1950s in the United States, especially the South.As a genre, it blends the sound of Western musical styles such as country with that of rhythm and blues, [1] [2] leading to what is considered "classic" rock and roll. [3]
Recorded over three separate sessions in 1956, the album includes a number of the band's singles. 2008's Icons of Rock calls the album "an all-time rockabilly classic". [2] Released as a 10" LP in the UK by Vogue/Coral Records in December 1956 (#10041), it was released again in 12" format in its US debut by Coral Records in 1957 (#57080) and in ...
He recorded with Cash in 1973 on a record that Don Davis was producing, and again in 1977, at which time he was hired to tour with Cash. He produced Cash's 1980 album “ Rockabilly Blues ”. Ball stayed with the band for 20 years, touring and performing on Cash's TV specials until Cash's retirement in 1997.
In 2000, the CD Bonnie Lou - Doin' the Tennessee Walk: The Best of the King Years [49] was released by British Westside Records, featuring all of her King hits. It is rated 4.5 (of 5) stars by AllMusic which calls it "an excellent anthology of an artist whose genre-straddling recordings will appeal to '50s country, rock, and pop music lovers".
The recording process was the subject of the TV documentary [Born Fighters]. Jake Riviera left Stiff Records and, taking his artists (Lowe, Elvis Costello, and the Yachts), moved to Radar Records in the UK (although Riviera Global Productions stayed with Columbia Records in the US). Edmunds' contract with Swan Song was unaffected by this change.
He recorded 17 additional top ten hits and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on January 21, 1987. [1] [2] In 1996, Nelson was ranked No. 49 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time. [3] Nelson began his entertainment career in 1949, playing himself in the radio sitcom series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.
Thomas Grady Martin (January 17, 1929 – December 3, 2001) [1] was an American session guitarist in country music and rockabilly.. A member of The Nashville A-Team, he played guitar on hits such as Marty Robbins' "El Paso", Loretta Lynn's "Coal Miner's Daughter" and Sammi Smith's "Help Me Make It Through the Night". [2]
Arnold Joseph Poovey (May 10, 1941 – October 6, 1998), often credited on record and stage as "Groovey" Joe Poovey (in various alternate spellings), was an American rockabilly and country singer, songwriter, guitarist and radio disc jockey. His best known record was "Ten Long Fingers", recorded in 1958.