Quadman2
Lunatic Member
Rockabilly has always been one of the favs in music for me and I think a lot out there as evidenced by how often I found in past threads it keeps coming up. So, thought that maybe there might be still a continued interest in looking a little closer at this genre that has a bit of this and a bit of that in its musical makeup...as explained within the word "Rockabilly" itself.
When just a kid cluing into the Rock scene, and heard this guy on the radio and as they say the rest was history...it was Buddy Holly and the Crickets.
The beat was lighter, it was fast, the lyrics were simple and it was really great to dance to...it was Rockabilly and I was hooked!
So, hope that there are others out there who can help me and others know more about some of the performers that were/are in this area of Rock.
Just a while back I picked up a new LP put out by Brian Setzer (formally of the Stray Cats) labled "Rockabilly Riot" (2014). It was my first new album. All the songs were written by Setzer and most of them are really well played and the arrangements tight.
My fav which is on the humourous side, "I Should'a Had A V-8". The songs are varied as well making for a great mix. If you're into RAB... it's clean and it's mean!
There's a lot more to this substrata in Rock, the history, the formation, the groups, the effects on later groups, other countries that still are big on this music, the dress that went with this type of music, etc....I hope others will chime in and create a rich information base wherein others can learn by their sharing.
Q2
When just a kid cluing into the Rock scene, and heard this guy on the radio and as they say the rest was history...it was Buddy Holly and the Crickets.
The beat was lighter, it was fast, the lyrics were simple and it was really great to dance to...it was Rockabilly and I was hooked!
So, hope that there are others out there who can help me and others know more about some of the performers that were/are in this area of Rock.
Just a while back I picked up a new LP put out by Brian Setzer (formally of the Stray Cats) labled "Rockabilly Riot" (2014). It was my first new album. All the songs were written by Setzer and most of them are really well played and the arrangements tight.
My fav which is on the humourous side, "I Should'a Had A V-8". The songs are varied as well making for a great mix. If you're into RAB... it's clean and it's mean!
There's a lot more to this substrata in Rock, the history, the formation, the groups, the effects on later groups, other countries that still are big on this music, the dress that went with this type of music, etc....I hope others will chime in and create a rich information base wherein others can learn by their sharing.
Q2