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Rockabilly is the earliest form of rock and roll as a distinct style of music. It is a fusion of blues, hillbilly boogie, bluegrass music and country music, and its origins lie in the American South. As Peter Guralnick writes, "Its rhythm was nervously uptempo, accented on the offbeat, and propelled by a distinctively slapping bass....The sound was further bolstered by generous use of echo, a homemade technique refined independently by Sam Phillips and Leonard Chess in Chicago with sewer pipes and bathroom acoustics." While recording artists such as Bill Haley were playing music that fused rhythm and blues, western swing and country music in the early 1950s, and Tennessee Ernie Ford performed in a somewhat similar style on songs such as "Smokey Mountain Boogie," they were not playing rockabilly. As Nick Tosches writes, "By the early 1950s, it was not uncommon to encounter simultaneous country and rhythm-and-blues recordings of the same song." And he points out that the Delmore Brothers and Hank Williams were performing, in the late 1940s, music that could be called rock and roll. But rockabilly was a stripped-down version of its various sources, and thus a specific stylistic moment in the evolution of music that before had existed in many forms.
Bill Flagg was the first to name the music when he recorded for Tetra Records in 1955 - 1956. His song "Go Cat Go" went into the National Billboard charts in 1956. He is a member of the Rockabilly Hall Of Fame.
In 1952, Bill Haley, released "Rock the Joint" on the Essex label, which is most likely the very first true rockabilly recording. Replete with slap bass and the hallmark, country/blues sound and a the first appearance of guitar solo would appear two years later in his biggest hit, "Rock Around The Clock".
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New Years Eve at Paddy OReilly's in Banning. It's gonna be a rockabilly New Year!
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@carolzinhabrito e ah, a gente vai no rockabilly mesmo? haha.. amo lá mas não gosto da 'comida' ):
clarinhaj (clara gonçalves) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:50:01 -0000
@carolzinhabrito e ah, a gente vai no rockabilly mesmo? haha.. amo lá mas não gosto da 'comida' ):
Alice Prank's Cocktails Lounge - Featuring well known and obscure rockabilly and psychobilly acts; chat room; links to Viva Las Vegas Weekend '99.
BlackCat Rockabilly Europe - Hall of Fame, reviews and links.
Meta Description: [ BlackCat Rockabilly Europe, The Most in Rock & Roll and Rockabilly, 3000+ Lyrics, Hall Of Fame, Many Biographies and Reviews ]
Blue Suede News - Quarterly US magazine dedicated to all American roots music.
Rock Round the World Rockabilly - Community with mailing list and links.
Meta Description: [ Join a world rockabilly club to make friends and network your favorite RAB band or venue. ]
Rockabilly Boplicity - Mailing list, message board, forum, calendar, links to search engines, email (rockabilly email postcards) and website building tools.
Rockabilly Central - Links to almost every rockabilly and swing band, and has all tour dates in one place. It also has a very comprehensive list of what's going on in Chicago.
Meta Description: [ Rockabilly Central - A web site dedicated to Rockabilly Music. Find links to your favorite bands, tour dates, etc ]
Rockabilly Dating - Meeting place for fans with event and concert listings, member profiles, pictures, and message board.
Rockabilly Hall of Fame - A large rockabilly site, featuring information on over 5,000 artists, news, feature columns, show dates, talent profiles, links, photo scrapbook, and its own CD label and e-mail discussion group.
Meta Description: [ Rockabilly Hall of Fame ]
Rockabilly Haven - Includes information on the Small Town Giants, 50's artwork by Simon Pritchard, as well as guitars and amps.
Rockabilly Ring - Web ring for sites dedicated to rockabilly music and culture.
Meta Description: [ Sites dedicated to rockabilly music and culture. Rockabilly is music which combines elements of hillbilly and rock 'n' roll. Followers of rockabilly music often adopt a life-style which can be called ]
Rockabilly Rules - Dedicated to rockabilly life in St-Petersburg, Russia and all over the world. With reviews, news, band and club information.
Rockin' Country Style - A discography of country rock and roll and related records, 1951-1964. Includes both original singles and reissue compilations.
Rockville-International - Dutch rock and roll magazine: online interviews, reviews and pictures.
Tell Mama - Rockabilly gossip and photos, with ideas for bands to use for promotion. E-zine is based in Northeast Indiana.
Meta Description: [ Tell-Mama, the Rockabilly and Roots cyberzine index. ]
The Big V Jamboree - Articles, biographies, discographies, interviews, and photos of various artists.
The Fly Riders Rockabilly Club - History, members, concert photos, and links. [English and Spanish]
Meta Description: [ The wildest rockers club in Algeciras (Spain). All we need is girls, drinks & rockabilly!!! ]
We Wanna Boogie - Gig guide and chart for the rockabilly scene in Japan.
WidCat's Waffle and Other Small Stories - A rockabilly gig guide for Melbourne, Australia.
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