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Catch That Rockabilly Fever

Author : Sheree Homer
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786458119
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Catch That Rockabilly Fever written by Sheree Homer and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-02-12 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rockabilly, a musical designation coined by Billboard magazine in the mid-1950s, is a rambunctious rhythmic style combining the liveliest elements of country, gospel, and rhythm and blues. Popularized by such performers as Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly and Ricky Nelson, rockabilly has been a major influence on the music of Bob Dylan, the Beatles and Bruce Springsteen (among many others). This book captures the essence of life on the road and in the recording studio through interviews with many of rockabilly's foremost artists. Among those sharing their experiences are Jerry Allison and Sonny Curtis of the Crickets, Sonny Burgess, Wanda Jackson, Glen Glenn, the Collins Kids, Charlie Gracie and Deke Dickerson. Also included are several rare publicity photos.

We Wanna Boogie: The Rockabilly Roots of Sonny Burgess and the Pacers

Author : Marvin Schwartz
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
ISBN 13 : 1935106759
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (351 download)

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Download or read book We Wanna Boogie: The Rockabilly Roots of Sonny Burgess and the Pacers written by Marvin Schwartz and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rock and roll pioneer and Newport native Sonny Burgess is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. In this book full of personal interviews and remembrances, Burgess and his band tell of their original recordings for Sun Records in the 1950s; their shows with greats such as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis; and their success in the contemporary rockabilly revival. This also is the history of a once prominent and spirited Delta community of extensive agricultural wealth. Newport was home to numerous music clubs that hosted national artists as well as illicit backroom gambling. Burgess is a product of this history, and his vivacious music is shaped by his hometown and the dramatic transformation of southern rural life it witnessed.

Dig That Beat!

Author : Sheree Homer
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786474467
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Dig That Beat! written by Sheree Homer and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-05-11 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disc jockey Alan Freed coined the term "rock and roll" in the 1950s. Rooted in rockabilly, rhythm and blues, country and western, gospel, and pop, the genre was popularized by performers like Elvis Presley, Bill Haley, Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis. Rock and roll's originators and revivalists continue to entertain crowds at roots music festivals worldwide. This book presents stories about performers' lives on the road and in the studio, along with the stories behind popular songs. Informative biographical profiles are provided. Artists sharing their experiences include Dale Hawkins, Big Jay McNeely, Ace Cannon, Sleepy LaBeef, Billy Swan, Robin Luke, Rosie Flores and James Intveld. Conway Twitty, Buck Owens and Janis Martin are also featured.

Rick Nelson, Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer

Author : Sheree Homer
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476600198
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Rick Nelson, Rock 'n' Roll Pioneer written by Sheree Homer and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-08-16 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ricky Nelson (he later preferred "Rick") was 8 years old when he began his career in show business. After a successful run on radio, his family's situation comedy The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet enjoyed a 14 year television tenure. On the April 10, 1957, episode, "Ricky the Drummer," Nelson started his singing career by lip syncing to Fats Domino's "I'm Walkin'." He scored 36 Top 40 singles between 1957 and 1972 and ranked number 5 in Billboard's Top 25 Artists of the Decade 1950-1959. As a country rock pioneer, Rick Nelson influenced Buffalo Springfield, Linda Ronstadt, and the Eagles. This book is a candid account of his life in rock and roll through stories told by musicians and producers on the road and in the studio with him. Actors and family members also provided invaluable memories and insights.

Under the Influence of Classic Country

Author : Sheree Homer
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476667519
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Under the Influence of Classic Country written by Sheree Homer and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-09-26 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The music today known as "classic country" originated in the South in the 1920s. Influenced by blues and folk music, instrumentation was typically guitar, fiddle, bass, steel guitar, and later drums, with lyrics and arrangements rooted in tradition. This book covers some of the genre's legendary artists, from its heyday in the 1940s to its decline in the early 1970s. Revivalists keeping the traditions alive in the 21st century are also explored. Drawing on original interviews with artists and their associates, biographical profiles chronicle their lives on the road and in the studio, as well as the stories behind popular songs. Thirty-six performers are profiled, including Ernest Tubb, Ray Price, Loretta Lynn, Bill Anderson, Faron Young, Mickey Gilley, Freddie Hart, Jerry Reed, Charley Pride, David Frizzell, The Cactus Blossoms, The Secret Sisters, and Pokey LaFarge.

You Sound Just Like...

Author : Sheree Homer
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476647380
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book You Sound Just Like... written by Sheree Homer and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2022-12-20 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unique among the various types of impersonation entertainers, a tribute artist concentrates on only a few of a famous singer's notable characteristics in order to effectively evoke that performer through song. This book explores the elements of tribute performance through case studies of performers who pay homage to legendary singers like Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis. Drawing on original interviews with tribute artists, biographical profiles chronicle performers' early careers, musical influences and their lives on the road. A few performers even reflect on their friendships with musical titans like Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis and The Crickets. Forty tribute artists are profiled, including winners of the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest, Million Dollar Quartet alumni and several European performers.

A Rocket in My Pocket

Author : Max Décharné
Publisher : Profile Books
ISBN 13 : 1847652417
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (476 download)

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Download or read book A Rocket in My Pocket written by Max Décharné and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2010-12-09 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rockabilly had its roots in country, blues, folk, hillbilly, R&B, boogie-woogie and most other indigenous Deep South forms of popular song that you could strum three chords along to or howl down a cheap microphone. It was young people's music, made almost entirely by the first wave of teenagers, despised by adults in general and the country music establishment in particular. Its pioneer exponent, Elvis, eventually become respectable in the eyes of straight society but he was the exception. 1950s rockabilly was a spontaneous outburst of spirited three-chord songs, tiny record labels, primitive studios, fiercely partisan audiences and wild-eyed, driven performers who weren't even sure that their musical careers would last the week. The book charts the rise (and fall) of the original 50s wave of rockabillies. It will also follow the progress of the music, in clubs, on radio, TV and film, pinpointing the key record labels and important regional centres, showing how fashions eventually changed and left rockabilly high and dry, far too wild and primitive in an era of smoother sounds. Dcharn traces the music to its Memphis roots.

Go Cat Go!

Author : Craig Morrison
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 9780252065385
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (653 download)

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Download or read book Go Cat Go! written by Craig Morrison and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the history of rockabilly music, profiling such greats as Elvis, Jer Lee Lewis, Malcolm Yelvington, and Roy Hall.

Country Music

Author : Kurt Wolff
Publisher : Rough Guides
ISBN 13 : 9781858285344
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book Country Music written by Kurt Wolff and published by Rough Guides. This book was released on 2000 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes essays tracing Country's growth from hand-me-down folk to a major American industry; concise biographies; critical album reviews, from the earliest commercial recordings of the 1920s through the mulitplatinum artists of today; and vintage album jackets and previously unpublished photographs.

Rockabilly Fever

Author : Michel Rose
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9782357796638
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (966 download)

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Download or read book Rockabilly Fever written by Michel Rose and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Mystery Train

Author : Greil Marcus
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 069816668X
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (981 download)

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Download or read book Mystery Train written by Greil Marcus and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-04-28 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect gift for music fans and anyone who loves artists like Elvis Presley, Randy Newman, Sly Stone, Robert Johnson, and Harmonica Frank. In 1975, Greil Marcus’s Mystery Train changed the way readers thought about rock ’n’ roll and continues to be sought out today by music fans and anyone interested in pop culture. Looking at recordings by six key artists—Robert Johnson, Harmonica Frank, Randy Newman, the Band, Sly Stone, and Elvis Presley—Marcus offers a complex and unprecedented analysis of the relationship between rock ‘n’ roll and American culture. In this latest edition, Marcus provides an extensively updated and rewritten Note and Discographies section, exploring the recordings’ evolution and continuing impact.

The Hank Williams Reader

Author : Patrick Huber
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199349894
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book The Hank Williams Reader written by Patrick Huber and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-01-31 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Hank Williams died on New Year's Day 1953 at the age of twenty-nine, his passing appeared to bring an abrupt end to a saga of rags-to-riches success and anguished self-destruction. As it turned out, however, an equally gripping story was only just beginning, as Williams's meteoric rise to stardom, extraordinary musical achievements, turbulent personal life, and mysterious death all combined to make him an endlessly intriguing historical figure. For more than sixty years, an ever-lengthening parade of journalists, family and friends, musical contemporaries, biographers, historians and scholars, ordinary fans, and novelists have attempted to capture in words the man, the artist, and the legend. The Hank Williams Reader, the first book of its kind devoted to this giant of American music, collects more than sixty of the most compelling, insightful, and historically significant of these writings. Among them are many pieces that have never been reprinted or that are published here for the first time. The selections cover a broad assortment of themes and perspectives, ranging from heartfelt reminiscences by Williams's relatives and shocking tabloid exposés to thoughtful meditations by fellow artists and penetrating essays by prominent scholars and critics. Over time, writers have sought to explain Williams in a variety of ways, and in tracing these shifting interpretations, this anthology chronicles his cultural transfiguration from star-crossed hillbilly singer-songwriter to enduring American icon. The Hank Williams Reader also features a lengthy interpretive introduction and the most extensive bibliography of Williams-related writings ever published.

The Rockin' '50s

Author : Brock Helander
Publisher : Schirmer Trade Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Rockin' '50s written by Brock Helander and published by Schirmer Trade Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents discographies and biographical information on rock musicians who were popular during the 1950s, including Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Bo Diddley, and The Platters.

Roadkill on the Three-chord Highway

Author : Colin Escott
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415937832
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (378 download)

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Download or read book Roadkill on the Three-chord Highway written by Colin Escott and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring stories that will fascinate even the most casual fan of popular music, "Roadkill on the Three-Chord Highway" includes true accounts about major stars--from Perry Como to Roy Orbison--as well as tales about the "Tex Nobodies" that populate the back alleys of American music. 35 black-and-white photos.

The Million Dollar Quartet

Author : Stephen Miller
Publisher : Omnibus Press
ISBN 13 : 0857128566
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (571 download)

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Download or read book The Million Dollar Quartet written by Stephen Miller and published by Omnibus Press. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Million Dollar Quartet’ is the name given to recordings made on Tuesday December 4, 1956 in the Sun Record Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. The recordings were of an impromptu jam session among Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash.The events of the session. Very few participants survive. Includes interviews with the drummer and the sound engineer. A detailed analysis of the music played – and its relevance to subsequent popular music. The early lives and careers of the quartet – where they were in 1956. Relevant social and economic factors which meant that a massive audience of young people were keenly looking for a new kind of music they could call their own. The “reunions” of surviving members of the quartet. The emergence of the tapes, first on bootleg and then on legitimate CDs. The genesis of the stage show and its reception – the enduring appeal of the music.

CMJ New Music Report

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book CMJ New Music Report written by and published by . This book was released on 1999-01-11 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CMJ New Music Report is the primary source for exclusive charts of non-commercial and college radio airplay and independent and trend-forward retail sales. CMJ's trade publication, compiles playlists for college and non-commercial stations; often a prelude to larger success.

Country

Author : Ivan Tribe
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Country written by Ivan Tribe and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2006-03-30 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of country music, an artform that emerged in the early twentieth century, but whose roots go back centuries.