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This is a list of musicians who have played rockabilly. For a list of psychobilly musicians, see list of psychobilly bands . This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
He formed his first band, Ronnie Dee & the D-Men, in 1956, and appeared regularly on the Big D Jamboree radio show in Dallas. The group's first record, a version of Jack Rhodes ' song "Action Packed" which had previously been recorded by Johnny Dollar , was issued in late 1958 on the Back Beat label.
Marvin Karlton Rainwater [1] [2] (July 2, 1925 – September 17, 2013) [3] was an American country and rockabilly singer and songwriter who had several hits during the late 1950s, including the self-penned "Gonna Find Me a Bluebird" and "Whole Lotta Woman," which hit #1 on the UK Singles Chart.
By May 26, "Rock 'n' Roll Ruby" had reached number 1 on the local pop chart; this record, his first for Sun, went on to outsell the first Sun releases by Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins. In August 1956, Smith went back to the Sun Records studio to record his second release, " Ubangi Stomp ", an infectious rocker with crude lyrics ...
His pioneering contribution to the genre of rockabilly has also been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Several of his songs have been re-released since his death, such as "C'mon Everybody", which was a number 14 hit in 1988 in the UK. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 84 on its 2003 list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.
The Rockabilly Hall of Fame reported in summer 2009 that Riley was in poor health, with stage four colon cancer. His last public performance was in June 2009 at the New Daisy Theatre on Beale Street in Memphis, when he took part in Petefest 2009, honoring the historian Pete Daniel, who had befriended Riley while helping launch the Memphis Rock ...
He joined the group in time to be filmed in their spot in the movie, where they played "Lonesome Train (On A Lonesome Track)". To coincide with the release of the film, a fourth Coral single, "Lonesome Train (On A Lonesome Track)" backed with "I Just Found Out" (Coral 61758), was released on January 5, 1957, under the name of the Johnny ...
"Stray Cat Strut" is the third single by American rockabilly band Stray Cats, released April 17, 1981 by Arista Records in the UK, where it peaked at No. 11 on the Singles Chart. [2] It was taken from the band's 1981 debut album, Stray Cats. That same year, as an import, it peaked at No. 78 on the US Disco Top 80 chart. [3]