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Howard Erwin Stange (March 3, 1924 – December 4, 1990) was an American musician, singer and pianist who played Rockabilly and Country music, possessing a distinctive vocal and playing style. Howie was a musical virtuoso who had the ability to pick up any instrument and play with a high degree of technical proficiency, despite the fact that he ...
Bob Dylan once referred to "Rumble" as "the best instrumental ever". [18] It has been used in movies, documentaries, television shows and elsewhere, including Top Gear , The Warriors (in the deleted opening scene), Pulp Fiction , Screaming Yellow Theater with host Svengoolie , Independence Day , SpongeBob SquarePants vs.
This is a list of musicians who have played rockabilly. For a list of psychobilly musicians, see list of psychobilly bands
One of the first written uses of the term rockabilly was in a press release describing Gene Vincent's "Be-Bop-A-Lula". [120] Three weeks later, it was also used in a June 23, 1956, Billboard review of Ruckus Tyler's "Rock Town Rock". [121] The first record to contain the word rockabilly in a song title was "Rock a Billy Gal", issued in November ...
Fred Lincoln "Link" Wray Jr. (May 2, 1929 – November 5, 2005) was an American guitarist, songwriter, and vocalist who became popular in the late 1950s. His 1958 instrumental single "Rumble", reached the top 20 in the United States; and was one of the earliest songs in rock music to utilize distortion and tremolo.
Cochran played the guitar, piano, bass, and drums. [1] His image as a sharply dressed and attractive young man with a rebellious attitude epitomized the stance of the 1950s rocker, and in death, Cochran achieved iconic status. [3] Cochran was involved with music from an early age, playing in the school band and teaching himself to play blues ...
48 Hrs. became the seventh highest grossing movie of 1982, ushered in the era of the “buddy cop” movie and led to a 1990 sequel, Another 48 Hrs. Show comments Advertisement
Everybody's Rockin ' is the 14th studio album by Canadian / American musician Neil Young, released on July 27, 1983.The album was recorded with the Shocking Pinks (a band made up just for the occasion), and features a selection of rockabilly songs (both covers and original material).