Rockabilly

Track List:

01 - The Slapbacks - I don't need you
02 - Nitus + The Rollin' Dice - Old Record Machine
03 - Bounce Boogie Beaters - Rocker sucker Baby
04 - Banane Metalik - Strip or die
05 - The Pinstripes - Devil Lou
06 - Sam + The Inmates - Blue
07 - Crispy Jones - Dig the wig
08 - The Silvertones - Silvertone Boogie
09 - Rämouns - In my Room
10 - The Duke + The Gambler - Hold on
11 - Nicotyna - Hey bama lama lama lu
12 - Pistol Pete's Dinosaur Truckers - Come all you gifted Children

Speed Kings' debut album is being pressed right now and will be available online and at gigs within a few shorts weeks!!

 

An ecclectic mix!!

RedondoRoundUp:
Rockabilly Compilation Vol. 2

Tracks:

01.Half hearted love - Colbert Hamilton & The Hell-Razors
02.Love Found Me - Bellfuries
03.Rain - Country Cattin'
04.Dancing Doll - Eddy & The Backfires
05.Long Gone - Forbidden Pigs
06.Little Baby Doll - Go Cat Go -
07.Wild Kind - The Farrell Bros.
08.Bop Attack - Jack Rabbit Slim
09.The Great Atomic Power - Southern Culture on the Skids
10.Rockin' 'n The Graveyard - Smell Of Kat
11.Railroad Crossing - High Noon
12.Game Of Love - Al Foul & The Shakes
13.One Hand Loose - Atomic Hi Tones
14.Boppin' Down The Line - Junior Marvel
15.One and Only - Kim Lenz
16.Tattoo Bop - Mars Attacks
17.She Knows How To Rock Me - The Redshots
18.Ain`t Nobody Home - The Bellhops
19.She's Mine - Flipside Combo
20.Black Slacks - The Hormonauts
21.Rebel Without a Cause - Boppin` Kids
22.Reeferbilly Polka - Shakin' Pyramids
23.If I Wander Back Tonight - The Royal Deuces
24.Rock All Night - Rusty and the Dragstrip Trio
25.Crazy Dreams - The Long Island Hornets
26.My Baby Don't - Sugar Creek Trio

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Rachel is leaving the Honeybees

In August, one-half of The Honeybees vocal duo has "flown the hive" and relocated to the much sunnier and warmer stateof Florida.

Rachel Decker has been with the Beez since 2003, and hersinging, songwriting and special presence both on stage and off stage hasplayed a vital role in bringing the band to where they are today.

While Rachel will continue doing some shows with the Honeybees in the upcoming months, the band officially looking for a new long-term, permanent Honeybee vocalist.

For more details check the Honeybees website or see our classified adds.

Crazy Joe will be hitting Vegas to play the Rockabilly Rave USA this coming October with the Crazy Joe Trio consisting of Chris “Sugarballs” Sprague on drums and Deke Dickerson on bass!

Last year at Rockabilly Rave the same band, only with Jimmy Sutton on bass, was backing up Deke Dickerson. With small difference... Now "Crazy Joe is in charge and will be giving five-dollar fines (especially to Mr. Dickerson) for all missed dance steps and drink refills (and not referring to him as "Master Crazy")"- says press manager of Crazy Joe.

So if you're going to be at the Rave this year, go to see this band at 1:00 p.m. Saturday.

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Tennessee Smith passed away

John Orvia "Tennessee" Smith, a member of the Sunshine Boys Quartet (where he played fiddle and sang tenor) and the TV Wranglers, died on September 2, 2009, in Griffin. He was 91 years old and is survided by his wife and many children.

The Sunshine Boys recorded several sides for Decca. The quartet specialized in country and gospel music. The band performed live for Atlanta radio stations WSB and WAGA. The musicians also appeared at rallies around Atlanta to sell war bonds. The group picked and played its way to Hollywood and appeared in Western movies.

Smith was also a member of the TV Wranglers, another Atlanta based country group that was very popular in the 1950s on radio and TV. The TV Wranglers were inducted into the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame in 1991.

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The Mojokings have split up

The drummer Scotty and bass player Lee from the English band the Mojokings have decided to call it a day. The band has played together all over the Europe and year ago release their debut album.

The vocalist Paul Scoulding has decided to carry on with the Mojokings: "As a songwriter/performer I still have a whole lot more to offer. I have put far too much hardwork into building the name and reputation of the band to simply end it... its far from over!"

Drummer Olly Simmonds will join Paul and his brother bassist Rich (which gonna stay with them until they find a permanent bass player).

Also this sudden change does mean that a few of the shows have had to be cancelled. Too bad for the Mojokings fans.

Hot Rock-A-Billy Vol 11

Tracks:

Freeway Jackals - Betty Lou
The Dalann Fly-Cats - Jungle Rock
The Hi Winders - The Itch
Cash O'riley - I Love Rock-N-Roll
The Spanners - Red Dressed Woman
The Big Barn Combo - Woodpecker Rock
B. Cupp & The Fill-Ups - Tight Jeans Mama
Foggy Mountain Rockers - Lonesome Train
Hank's Jalopy Demons - Shake A Bop
Bob & The Bearcats -Justine
The Crocats - Rock Billy Boogie
Big Rumble - Domino
Billy Morokawa - Baby Let's Play House
Mystery Gang - Jungle Queen
Built4Speed - Personal Jesus
Hot Chickens - Say Mama
Thee Raygunns - I Sold My Soul
Mickie Hawkes And The Night Raiders - Bip Bop Boom
Flatfoot Shakers - Gold Diggin' Mama
Bourbonaires - Rockin' Angel
High Noon-Just Because
45 Rpm - This Little Girls Gone Rockin'
The Bottletones - Rocket
Dragstrip 77 - Rockabilly Daze
Three Bad Jacks - Brand New Cadillac


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 When I start rockabilly blog here my first idea was to try create rockabilly/psychobilly scene in Bosnia/Herzegovina (and I am still trying J). Idea was to „catch“ younger people in rockabilly culture, to present them rockabilly way of life. My country was (and still is) devasted by four years war and still you can feel wounds and blood around. Still there is no any official records store and there is no possibility to buy any records. Internet is only way for proper information about any music. This blog is not my begining of promoting rockabilly / psychobilly music. Much before this I am write music review for one of the best music websites in Bosnia/Herzegovina www.barikada.com (formely http://muzika.bosnia.ba), also free magazin „Urban Bug“ is publish my reviews as well. Thru them I am do interview with Howard Raucous and Alan Wilson, have agreed interview with P. Paul Fenech from the greates The Meteors, also there was Mississippy Queen, Voodoo Cadillac and some others. But mainly respond from the peoples was „how rockabilly sounds?“. So I came up on idea (advised by one of my best friend Dzenan) to start my own blog where I can present all news from the scene. And there is start of this blog. Idea is to share and try to present rockabilly/psychobilly sound, culture, fashion, gigs, etc ... I am start with sharing albums found on other blogs (in the begining there was Mredondo blog, with whom I had huge discussion about free sharing music), but I came up point (like you will read latter in the following interview) that I can't lock and secure download only for my country. So from some time as you can see this blog easly make changes in contest. More information about movement in the rockabilly/psychobilly scene, less download. I am commercial free blog (even I had a lot of offers to put some adds on blog) and will try to keep that in the future.

Following interview is my next step in changing blog. My next thing which I will try is to found a way for corporation between bloggers and records label. There must be a way for common work, for common support. I still think that original CD's / DVD's are still expensive and their price must be lower (can be lower).

Here is interview with Ralph, owner of one of the best rockabilly lables, „Rhythm Bomb Records“. Is very interesing for reading and if you have any comment you can leave in „Komentari“ section. Hope you will enjoy ...      

Lab3352: When you take look back in the past, what is change on rockabilly/psychobilly scene in UK and around?

Ralph: I am around since the early 80s in the szene, mainly in germany, holland, UK and skandinavia. In my opinion the bands have become more better and professional, the szene has grown up and is interested in more varieties of styles. Don’t know nothin about psychobilly, the last psychobilly album I bought was 1983 from the Sharks, Phantom Rockers was the name. I guess I missed the psychobilly era … except one the summer of 1984 when I bought a bottle of Domestoz and changed the color of my jeans from blue to white. In the 1980s London was the capital of rockabilly, I think that changed over the years to Berlin …

Lab3352: What was a main idea to start your own label? Who was first signed on label, releases and why name „Rhythm Bomb Records“?

Ralph: I was always just a fan, going to gigs and having a beer or two. I had always friends playinging bands. One day I was introduced to Rockin Lloyd Tripp. We talked a lot about the music business from a artist perspective, and pretty soon I discovered that most artists had no interest in the business side. At this time I was running a database on the web called Rock-a-Chicka, presenting new bands, featuring reviews and all this stuff. At the first Green Bay festival I decided to start a record label. At the second Green Bay festival I had more than 20 bands from my label playing there. The first project was a to release a bunch of recordings from bands from LA that had been recorded by Lloyd on his Uranium Rock label, including Omar Romeros first recordings. This project was never finished and the first CD with Lloyd Tripp was released after I had 23 other releases out. The first release I ever did was The Roundup Boys – Lift Off ! together with a re-rerelase of the Chrome Daddies album Whos Your Daddies ?.  Rhythm Bomb is pretty easy, its just using my initials RB… I thought this is a cool name and I still like it. The secret behind Rhythm Bomb is that we treat our artists with respect.  

Lab3352: How many bands you have now on Rhythm Bomb Records? Can you tell what was your biggest selling album from your label and Can you live normally like a rockabilly records owner today or not?

Ralph: I have 54 bands on my label now and I never lost anybody except Billy Lee Riley, RIP. There are many good selling albums like Cherry Casino, Mystery Gang or Jason Lee Wilson, just to name a few. The best selling ever are the low price compilations like the Hotrodder series or Perfect for Parties. Unfortunately I can not make enough money from it, so I have to work as a computer engineer … Im investing all money that I make back in my label and the artists.

Lab3352: What is main reason that rockabilly/psychobilly music never become so popular and until today stay as a let me say, underground music?

Ralph: When I was 15, I heard the Stray Cats and Polecats. This was my kind of music. My taste has changed a little bit, but its still basicly rockabilly. Most people I know are from the 80s/90s szene. We need another revival to catch more young people with our music …

Jason, Lab3352, Ralph and Karlo (from Mississippi Queen) in Medulin 2009

Lab3352: One of the things which I would like to ask you, as a records owner, is do you think that present CD prices of origianl albums are to high or not? What need to be done to cut a prices of cd's, since by my opinion and others which I am hear, price today are to high?

Ralph: I am selling my CDs as cheap as I can to dealers. You will find my CDs for 10-12 EUR in the shops. Im usally 2 EUR cheaper than other labels and pay my artists much better than any other record company. If you can convince 800 people to buy every release from me directly, I could easily cut the sales price to 50%. But I need the dealers, cause they are present at shows and festivals. They need to earn money too. At least 50% of the salesprice is margin for dealers and wholesalers. Many people just see the pressing cost, which is around 1 EURO and say that they earn 14 EUROs per CD. But there are many other costs like the payment to artists, recording studio, mastering, artwork, songwriters royalties. I earn between 1 and 1,50 EUR per CD and have to cover the complete risk.

Lab3352: On the last question we are comming to free download issue. I know that is a problem for records labels, but my opinion is that free download is direct cause of high cd prices. What do you think about free download today? Is it crime or not?

Ralph: It is. Cause those people don’t cheat rich companies like Universal or Sony, they cheat small enthusiatic companies like Rhythm Bomb and much more worse they cheat the artist. My artists get paid by CDs sold, if we don’t sell CDs, they don’t have money. I have invested up to 10.000 EUR in a release. If I don’t get my money back, I wont have any money to produce a new album. If I cant pay the artist, he will not return to record a new album. Guess how big is my motivation to loose money on Rhythm Bomb ? I have nothing against downloads. But someone needs to pay the production costs. And the only model to get money is to sell the product, as download or physical product. If somebody really likes the music, he should support the music. We don’t talk about selling 50.000 CDs per release, mostly its just 800-1.000 CDs. If there is anybody out there who has a idea how to cover the production cost, I would be the first label who offers free downloads …

Lab3352: Beside of free download there is huge sub culture of bloggers on the interent. I am one of them, but I am trying to put rockabilly scene in my country. In my case I didn't found other way but over blog (country devasted by war, no much money for buying cd's, no records shops, lot of problems). What do you think about bloggers and how bloggers and records label owners can work in future? Do you think there can be any corporation or not?

Ralph: As I mentioned before, my first step into the business was a website promoting modern bands. That’s the same like todays blogging. I have many friends in Croatia and I know its not possible to spend 15 EUR for a CD for most of those people. But todays internet is not limited to countries or areas, its worldwide. So you cant keep it local. I enjoy many blogs and podcasts. But if the offer downloads without asking the owner for permission, it’s a crime. I already found people who are charging money for their serice … that’s not cool. Everybody you runs a blog should send me a email asking for permission. I will not allow full CDs to download, but there are many other ways of cooperation. Just ask …  Its legal to offer stuff that is out of copyright. That’s public domain, mostly stuff before 1957. I enjoy downloading stuff that was ripped from LP …

Lab3352: What can be your advise to bloggers? If you tell them just „Stop sharing music“ J you will make most of them very angry.

Ralph: Stop sharing music from my label. If you want to promote us, just ask. If you enjoy a song so much that you want to share it with others, just ask. We won’t ask for fees or money. We will shutdown any blog that is offering free downloads from our music. Anybody angry ? Again … we are the good guys, we pay our artists, we don’t cheat anybody and we invest all money back in new recordings and artists. We treat everybody with respect and we also want to be treated with respect. If you want to use our material – ask !

Lab3352: Back on your label. How you are choose band which you will sign? What can be advise to unknown bands to become one of the huge Rhythm Bomb Records artists?

Ralph: I just sign bands that I like. Its very hard to become a Rhythm Bomb artist today, cause we are so busy with our 54 bands. I have only a few big names on my labels. Most bands started with Rhythm Bomb as their first label, I really enjoy unknown bands like Wailin Elroys or Star Mountain Dreamers …

Lab3352: By your opinion what is future of rockabilly/psychobilly music?

Ralph: There will be a revival someday ... We have amazing bands in the szene, somebody will make it someday …

Lab3352: Can you present some of your releases and what is plans for the future and how people can find more information abour your label (send demos, gigs, etc)?

Ralph: We have recorded some new cool stuff over the last month. When we met in Croatia I introduced you to Jason Lee Wilson and Doug Wilshire. They will have a new CD out this year. And there is a amazing new project including those two singer plus Rayburn Anthony and our friend Karlo Starcevic. They recorded a album together. We have just finished the artwork, so it will be ready for christmas time. Im also excited about a new country band. You see, there are many new projects going on, all funded out of CD sales. Its really necessary that somebody is buying that stuff …

Doug, Lab3352, Jason, Ralph and Karlo in Medulin 2009

Genre: Rockabilly | MP3 224 kbps | ZIP x 3 | 82 MB, 67 MB, 72 MB
It is now over 50 years since Elvis Presley made his first hot rhythmic recordings that would come to be regarded as so important historically as the first real Rockabilly records. Rhythm was the word along with lashings of upright slap bass, searing guitar breaks and some of the most exaggerated vocals ever heard in the pantheon of recorded sound. Elvis had it all and by 1956 had signed with the mighty RCA Victor company, who duly propelled him to ultimate stardom. In the beginning, however, Elvis had been a Mississippi country boy who had attracted the attention of Sam Phillips of Sun Records in Memphis. Elvis recorded his classic Sun sides during 1954-55 and toured all over the Southern States, whipping up crowds into a frenzy and inspiring dozens of like-minded country boys to follow in his wake.
This mid-price double CD presents 64 of the very best Rockabilly recordings of the era, including many that have come to be regarded as absolute classics of the genre

Disc One
* 01. Rock It-George Jones
* 02. Hot Rock-Johnny Carroll & The Hot Rocks
* 03. Ducktail-Joe Clay
* 04. Heartbreakin' Mama-Skeets McDonald
* 05. Rockin' Rollin' Stone-Andy Starr
* 06. Tear It Up-Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'N' Roll Trio
* 07. Slow Down-Jack Earls & The Jimbos
* 08. Rock 'N' Roll Ruby-Warren Smith
* 09. Draggin'-Curtis Gordon
* 10. One Hand Loose-Charlie Feathers & The Musical Warriors
* 11. Boppin' Bonnie-Eddie Bond & The Stompers
* 12. Pretty Bad Blues-Ronnie Self
* 13. Woman Love-Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
* 14. Lonesome For A Letter-Sanford Clark With Al Casey
* 15. Barking Up The Wrong Tree-Don Woody
* 16. Come On Little Mama-Ray Harris
* 17. Baby Let's Play House-Elvis Presley, Scotty & Bill
* 18. Let's Elope Baby-Janis Martin
* 19. Maybelline-Marty Robbins
* 20. Teenage Boogie-Webb Pierce
* 21. Ooby Dooby-Roy Orbison
* 22. Rock With Me Baby-Billy Lee Riley
* 23. Boppin' The Blues-Carl Perkins
* 24. That Ain't Nothing But Right-Mac Curtis
* 25. Stutterin' Papa-Buck Griffin
* 26. Mr. Blues-Marvin Rainwater
* 27. Do What I Do-Slim Rhodes
* 28. So Doggone Lonesome-Johnny Cash
* 29. The Fool-Sanford Clark
* 30. Hang Loose-Tommy Spurlin
* 31. Go Go Go-Roy Orbison
* 32. Be-Bop-A-Lula-Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps

Disc Two
* 01. Crazy Crazy Lovin'-Johnny Carroll & The Hot Rocks
* 02. Sixteen Chicks-Joe Clay
* 03. Hot And Cold-Marvin Rainwater
* 04. You Oughta See Grandma Rock-Skeets McDonald
* 05. Bottle To The Baby-Charlie Feathers & The Musical Warriors
* 06. Mobile Alabama-Curtis Gordon
* 07. Flip Flop Mama-Eddie Bond & The Stompers
* 08. All The Time-Sleepy LaBeef
* 09. Rockhouse-Roy Orbison
* 10. Heartbreak Hotel-George 'Thumper' Jones
* 11. Train Kept A' Rollin'-Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'N' Roll Trio
* 12. Bird Dog-Don Woody
* 13. All By Myself-Roy Hall
* 14. Rockin' With My Baby-Malcolm Yelvington
* 15. Sweet Love ON My Mind-Jimmy & Johnny
* 16. Dixie Fried-Carl Perkins
* 17. Where'd You Stay Last Night-Ray Harris
* 18. Ubangi Stomp-Warren Smith
* 19. You're My Baby-Roy Orbison
* 20. Behave, Be Quiet Or Be Gone-Roy Duke
* 21. Grandaddy's Rockin'-Mac Curtis
* 22. Rock-Ola Ruby-Sonny West
* 23. Midnight Shift-Buddy Holly
* 24. When My Baby Left Me-Sid King & The Five Strings
* 25. Yakety Yak-Malcolm Yelvington
* 26. Get Rhythm-Johnny Cash & The Tennesee Two
* 27. Rockin' Daddy-Sonny Fisher
* 28. I Flipped-Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps
* 29. Wild Wild Women-Johnny Carroll
* 30. How Come It-George 'Thumper' Jones
* 31. Blue Suede Shoes-Carl Perkins
* 32. Mystery Train-Elvis Presley, Scotty & Bill


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01. Rovin' Eyes - Bill Haley,
02. Candy and Women - Bill Haley,
03. My Mom Heard Me Cry Over You - Bill Haley, Haley, Bill
04. Cotton Haired Girl - Bill Haley, Haley, Bill
05. The Wreck of the Highway - Bill Haley, Acuff, Roy
06. A Yodeler's Lullaby - Bill Haley, Stuart, Slim
07. All I Need Is Some More Lovin' - Bill Haley, Daune, Johnny
08. Candy and Women - Bill Haley, Haley, Bill
09. Yodel Your Blues Away - Bill Haley, Haley, Bill
10. Red River Valley - Bill Haley, Traditional
11. Behind the Eight Ball - Bill Haley, Carson, Jenny Lou
12. Foolish Questions - Bill Haley, Smith, Arthur
13. Easy Rocking Chair - Bill Haley,
14. I Wasted a Nickel - Bill Haley, Long
15. My Bucket's Got a Hole in It - Bill Haley, Long
16. Sunday Down in Tennessee - Bill Haley, Smith, Beasley
17. Behind the Eight Ball - Bill Haley, Carson, Jenny Lou
18. Rose of My Heart - Bill Haley, Haley, Bill
19. Within This Broken Heart of Mine - Bill Haley, Walker
20. Down Home - Bill Haley,
21. Following the Sun All Day - Bill Haley, Nolan, Bob
22. She Taught Me How to Yodel - Bill Haley, Roberts, Paul
23. Cool Water - Bill Haley, Nolan, Bob
24. Baby, I Found out All About You - Bill Haley, Mason, Bob
25. Open Up Them Pearly Gates for Me - Bill Haley, Traditional
26. Who's Gonna Kiss You When I'm Gone? - Bill Haley, Campbell, C. Guy
27. Arizona Cowboy Advert - Bill Haley,
28. Westinghouse and Twin Bars Advert - Bill Haley,

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01.Browning,Bill-Don't Push--Don't Shove
02.Barnes,Benny-You Gotta Pay
03.Grayzell,Rudy-Duck Tail
04.Payne,Leon-That Ain't It
05.Davis,Link-Trucker From Tennessee
06.Grayzell,Rudy-You're Gone
07.McCollough,Lloyd-Half My Fault
08.Davis,Link-Sixteen Chicks
09.Blakley,Cliff-Get Off My Toe
10.Ford,Rocky Bill-Have You Seen Mabel
11.Parker,Arnold-Find A New Woman
12.Davis,Link-Don't Big Shot Me
13.Jeffers,Sleepy-My Blackbirds Are Bluebirds Now
14.Grayzell,Rudy-Let's Get Wild
15.Ford,Rocky Bill-Mad Dog In Town
16.Moore,Lattie-Too Hot To Handle
17.Browning,Bill-Down In The Hollow
18.Skelton,Eddie-Keep It Swinging
19.Payne,Leon-Little Rock Rock
20.Irving,Lonnie-Gooseball Brown
21.Skelton, Eddie-My Heart Gets Lonely
22.Shaw, Buddy-Don't Sweep That Dirt On Me
23.Jeffers, Sleepy-Pretending Is A Game
24.Grayzell,Rudy-Jig-Ga-Lee-Ga
25.Davis,Link-Grasshopper Rock
26.Kingston,Jack-Go Away
27.LaBeef,Sleepy-All The Time
28.Barber,Glenn-Atom Bomb
29.Moore,Lattie-Why Did You Lie To Me
30.Gaddis,Rudy-Uranium Fever

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01. Eddie Cochran / C'mon Everybody (2:26)
02. Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps / B-I-Bickey-Bi, Bo-Bo-Bo (2:16)
03. Elvis Presley / Jailhouse Rock (2:28)
04. Johnny Burnette / Rock Billy Boogie (2:33)
05. Chuck Berry / Johnny B. Goode (2:40)
06. Jack Scott / Leroy (2:09)
07. Joe Bennett & The Sparkletones / Black Slacks (2:06)
08. Dwight Pullen / Sunglasses After Dark (2:11)
09. Carl Perkins / Put Your Cat Clothes On (2:50)
10.Joe Clay / Duck Tail (2:27)
11.Rock-A-Teens / Woo-Hoo (2:05)
12.Ritchie Valens / Come On, Let's Go (2:02)
13.Fats Domino / I'm Ready (2:02)
14. Joe Turner & His Blues Kings / Shake, Rattle & Roll (2:59)
15. Louis Prima Jump, Jive An' Wail (3:28)
16. Amos Milburn / Chicken Shack (2:29)
17. Hank Ballard & The Midnighters / Finger Poppin' Time (2:33)
18. Duane Eddy & His 'Twangy' Guitar / Rebel-'Rouser (2:23)
19. Dale Vaughn / How Can You Be So Mean To Me (2:19)
20. Janis Martin / My Boy Elvis (2:05)
21. Elvis Presley / My Baby Left Me (2:12)
22. Jerry Lee Lewis / Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On (2:53)
23. The Coasters / That Is Rock & Roll (2:23)
24. Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps Be-Bop-A-Lula

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MOJO MEN FROM MARS (Zagreb, Croatia)

Punk-a-Billy Blues (demo album)



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1. Waste My Time (1:47)
2. Collective Mind (1:45)
3. Mojo Men From Mars (4:33)
4. Instro (2:49)
5. How You Paying Your Bills (2:40)
6. I Told You A Lie (1:48)
7. Tear It Apart (1:42)

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(thx to Sun56 for this compilation ... All songs choose by Sun56 from Croatia)

Al Willis And The New Swingsters: "Got Some Rockin’ To Do"

Track List:

Got Some Thinkin' To Do / No More Love / (i'm So Blue I Could Cry) Feelin' Low / Nice & Polite / Brown Mountain Light / Coffee Time / Dead Dodo's Blues / Georgia Bound / Love All Through The Night / Samuel Hall / You're My Queen / Goin' Mad / Big Iron / Voodoo Woman

Possible Styles: rockabilly, rock'n'roll, country, western swing
Submitted by: kitti.
Publication date - 11-08-09
Copyrights: Rockabilly Bash

Let’s get right to the point: this is one of the finest modern recordings I have heard lately. To be honest, when I saw the statement New Band, New Album on the new Crazy Times record label, I was quite in a critical mood already before listening. Cd cover is very good looking and professionally made, but what can you expect from something (or should I say everything) new? Well, THIS I really didn’t expect. Right from the first song “Got Some Thinkin’ To Do” truly authentic rockabilly sound fullfilled my house and I, suprisingly shocked, picked up the album to check if it is the right one. To open up some secret (for those who don’t know), I want to tell you that Al Willis already played rockabilly music before he had some releases… though I never heard him before. Otherwise I would remember!

Here they are, the new band - Al Willis as a singer and a lead guitarist (!) and his New Swingsters, consisting from drummer Yves “Vivi” Selem and upright bass player Pascal Albrecht. This cd was the first release of “Crazy Times Records” (a newly launched French label managed by Crazy Little Peter of “Crazy Times Music”) and what a good choice they have done! You cannot imagine a better presentation. This cd shows all skills of Al Willis and his band from different sides. Deep and sexy voice is perfectly backed up by a bassist and a drummer (who can listen and play, without making noise). For ”Feelin’ Low” Didie Lecomte was invited to play lap steel, which he did wonderfully!

All songs, 8 self penned and 6 covers, have kind of suprising variation. The plus is that all songs are very different, so you won’t be bored. The minus, for me,is that as soon as I started enjoy the perfect rockabilly sound, country song “Brown Mountain Light” (good song and amazing good playing, but it was a little bit too much for me) became a start for some countrish and surfish melodies, which were changing sometimes with firing rock’n’roll tunes, making me happy again. Ending song, Voodoo Woman (by Smily Smith), though turned somehow from classic rockabilly to rock’n’roll commercial song.

Some more brief notes about some memorizable moments, which I didn’t mention so far… Big Iron (by Marty Robbins), performed as an instrumental, made me stay still and listen carefully to every note. Beautiful!
Nice & Polite is pure energy, that helps you feel what is real rock’n’roll about! My absolutey favourite one!
Samuel Hall - cute song itself a-la Johnny Cash style... Very nice artistic performance! Again, we see how the New Swingsters are working correctly and thoughtfully with giving a real proffesional back up.

I guess it is time to get to the conclusion. Good choice of covers, wonderful arrangments, great skills of musicians make me to give loud applause to this French (amazingly, but singing was without any French accent!) guys…

Cd is over, and only one thought is coming to my head - “We want more!”

Thanks to BlackCat Rockabilly: www.rockabillyeurope.com

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Karling Abbeygate cancelled the rest of her European tour

Million Dollar Quartet" headed to Broadway

"Million Dollar Quartet" — the musical based on the legendary impromptu 1956 Sun Records recording session in Memphis that included Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis — is headed to Broadway.

Directed by Eric Schaeffer, with book by Colin Escott and Floyd Mutrux, the show opened at the Goodman Theatre in October 2008, before moving last November to its current home at the Apollo Theater, 2540 N Lincoln.

"Million Dollar Quartet" was recently nominated for three Jeff Awards including best production of a musical (Large) and best ensemble.

The show is scheduled to open on Broadway in Spring 2010. Broadway casting and theater have not yet been announced.

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Imelda May brings rockabilly to Chicago for her first US tour