The "rebellious youth music" we know as rockabilly was born in the '50s and enjoyed a great revival in the '80s and '90s. This book is a straight-from-the-heart account of how the genre's greatest artists - author Billy Poore's personal friends - made their mark. Billy gives the low-down on everyone from pioneers like Gene Vincent, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Eddie Cochran and Charlie Feathers, to the next generation of stars like Link Wray, Dave Edmunds, Robert Gordon, Dwight Yoakam, The Blasters, The Stray Cats and BR5-49, to the unlikely artists who have been influenced by rockabilly, including Conway Twitty and The Beatles. His uncensored stories and incredible, previously-unpublished photos deliver an inside look into the wild art of one of America's greatest inventions. The book is also a great reference guide, detailing artists' (from the legends to the one-hit wonders) chart activity, career milestones and tours. With its sentimental foreword by the late Danny Gatton, this book is a must-read for all fans of music and Americana!
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This review is from: Rockabilly: A Forty-Year Journey (Paperback)
This book is an excellent chronilogical history on the subject of Rockabilly. I don't think anyone has ever covered so much on the subject as Billy Poore has. Good pictures and many items to learn if you think you knew everything on the subject.
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This is one of the most compleat histories of Rock an Roll and Rock-a-Billy I have read. It goes through all the building blocks of early rock-a-billy that became what we call rock and roll.
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Rock-a-billy fans around the world owe alot to Billy Poore.He has fought to keep Rock-a-billy in the mainstream of american music his whole life.This book is the climax of that lifes work.This book is written from the heart by a man driven by his love for the music and the artists who perform it.I hung on every word,the stories are great,the pictures awesome.Get the book,read it,you won't find better.If you get the chance to meet Billy,talk to him and catch the passion in his voice and eyes when he tells you of his journey.No other book compares!!!
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I'm not going to give you a whole history of Sun Records, as you can easily find that in other books, magazines, and the liner notes on numerous reissue albums. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Charlie Feathers, Sam Phillips, Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent, Jack Scott, Robert Gordon, New York City, Alan Freed, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Dave Edmunds, Ricky Nelson, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, The Beatles, Capitol Records, Johnny Burnette, Billy Hancock, Los Angeles, Carl Perkins, Danny Gatton, Tex Rubinowitz, Eddie Cochran, Milt Grant, Wanda Jackson New!
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I'm not going to give you a whole history of Sun Records, as you can easily find that in other books, magazines, and the liner notes on numerous reissue albums. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Charlie Feathers, Sam Phillips, Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent, Jack Scott, Robert Gordon, New York City, Alan Freed, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Dave Edmunds, Ricky Nelson, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, The Beatles, Capitol Records, Johnny Burnette, Billy Hancock, Los Angeles, Carl Perkins, Danny Gatton, Tex Rubinowitz, Eddie Cochran, Milt Grant, Wanda Jackson New!
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- Unfinished Business - The Life and Times of Danny Gatton (Book) by Ralph Heibutzki on page 215, and Back Matter
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