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Rockabilly a Bibliographic Resource Guide

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The authors claim that Rockabilly music defies easy definition and this is reflected in their Rockabilly resource guide. Barebone entries for books and articles cover selected artists/groups subjective to the preference of the authors. No guidelines for inclusion have been developed. No annotations for entries provide explanation or analysis. Cited sources seem general in nature, not specific as to rockabilly influence or contribution by the artist. However, the bibliography does contain sources specific to the genre. The authors claim, "the rockabilly sound has never secured analytical baptism by an ethnomusicologist/historian," and this book reaffirms that premise

We need more rockabilly books by real writers, not academics who write in their own vernacular. They write for themselves, not for readers. So, please, give it to us straight! Books like this do not.