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Johnny Cash. Crazy Cavan and the Rhythm Rockers. Sanford Clark. Joe Clay. Eddie Cochran. The Collins Kids. Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen [8][9][10] Creedence Clearwater Revival [11][12][13][14] Crash Craddock.
Country rock. 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]
The Rockabilly Hall of Fame is an organization and website launched on March 21, 1997, to present early rock and roll history and information relating to the artists and personalities involved in rockabilly. [1] Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the first induction certificate was issued on November 16, 1997, for singer Gene Vincent. The ...
Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993), better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Initially a part of the 1950s rockabilly scene, Twitty was best known as a country music performer. From 1971 to 1976, Twitty received a string of Country Music Association awards for duets with Loretta ...
The 100 Greatest Artists of All Time" is a special issue published by Rolling Stone in two parts in 2004 and 2005, and later updated in 2011. [1] The list presented was compiled based on input from musicians, writers, and industry figures and is focused on the rock & roll era.
Feature article 'Gene Summers Picked For Pakefield' in issue 58 of UK Rock Magazine, February 2009 UK; Popular Music by Michael H. Gray (published by Bowker Publishing) United States 1983 ISBN 0-8352-1683-7; The Handbook of Texas Music by Roy R. Barkley and Cathy Brigham (published by Texas State Historical Association) United States 2003 page 259
Country, rockabilly. Occupation. Musician. Instrument (s) Vocals, guitar. Years active. 1956–1964. Warren Smith (February 7, 1932 – January 30, 1980) was an American rockabilly and country music singer and guitarist.
The songs have been described as "among the most raucous, energy-filled recordings released during the first flowering of rock and roll." [3] Their onstage antics in performance were similarly described. Like other artists such as Ray Harris, Hayden Thompson, Billy Lee Riley, and Warren Smith, chart success largely eluded him. [4]