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Plz To Recommend Some Haunting, Minor Key Rockabilly / Surf / Roots

dstill808dstill808 704 Posts
edited December 2014 in Strut Central
I'm not at all deep on Rockabilly & rock'n'roll roots music in general, but have really been digging the variety of spooky, minor-key cuts that seem to pop up pretty frequently. I would love some recommendations along the lines of some of the things below.

Tawlmbout:
- Worldless choral vocals
- Jim Jarmusch soundtrack steez
- Hazlewood vibes
- Reverb to spare

A few examples:





Thanks in advance for the knowledge!

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  • crashcoursecrashcourse 214 Posts
    here's a couple that came to mind




  • kicks79kicks79 1,344 Posts
    grab the compilations Songs The Cramps taught us.
    V0l 1-3 are great and a good jump off point for finding more artists like the above.
  • RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,993 Posts











  • HorseleechHorseleech 3,830 Posts




  • RAJRAJ tenacious local 7,783 Posts
    I spent quite a few weeks immersing myself in a hodge-podge of early rock (surf, garage, rockabilly) for my Route 66 trip.

    Here are a few cuts you should peep on Youtube:

    The Myddle Class - i happen to love you (Tomorrow)
    Switchblade - Ron Thompson
    Don't Need Your Lovin' - Gonn
    Bill Allen - PLEASE GIVE ME SOMETHING (CRAWL UP AND DIE)
    Big Jay McNeely - Psycho Serenade
    Scorpion - The Carnations
    Bangalore - The Blazers
    Bombora - The Original Surfaris
    Goofy Foot - The Lively Ones
    Bobby Rutledge - Go Slow Fatso
    Spitfire - Bill Logsdon
    Little Girl Gone - Mogen David & The Grapes of Wrath
    Jungle Fever - Dick Dale & The DelTones
    Mr. Custer Stomp - The Scouts
    That's The Bag I'm In - The Fabs
    Primitive - The Groupies
    Squad Car - P.J. & Artie
    Mr. Moto - Thom Starr & The Galaxies
    Leave My House - The Modds
    The Challengers - Volcanic Action
    Contact - The Pyramids
  • dstill808dstill808 704 Posts
    Thanks a bunch for the recommendations everyone. Some great stuff in here.

    Here's another one that I've been feeling that kinda fits the bill:
  • kalakala 3,362 Posts
    shameless self promo

  • kalakala 3,362 Posts
    also ....this
    http://www.mixcloud.com/GenePontecorvo/charlie-dont-surf/
  • kalakala 3,362 Posts
    House of Mirrors 2:22 David McCallum The Edge Jazz 45
    Haunted Guitar The Three Suns 2:59 17
    The Three Suns - Sleepy Time Gal - 2:48 15
    Bill Osborn Bamboo And Rice 2:44 24
    Richie Allen - Haunted Guitar - 45 rpm 2:28 18
    bill osborn bamboo instrumental 2:36
    James Carr - At the dark end of the street 2:41
    Santo & Johnny, Sleepwalk, 1959 2:22
    THE RONDELS - SATAN'S THEME 2:12 16
  • brentabouskobrentabousko 55 Posts
    kicks79 said:
    grab the compilations Songs The Cramps taught us.
    V0l 1-3 are great and a good jump off point for finding more artists like the above.

    + lux & ivy's favorites

    http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2009/02/lux-and-ivys-favorites-mp3s.html
  • RAJRAJ tenacious local 7,783 Posts
    The Frantics - Werewolf



  • holmesholmes 3,532 Posts
  • francois parkerfrancois parker formerly know as Parkz. 125 Posts
    I've discovered some great music in this thread, cheers chaps.

    Whilst not exactly fitting the mode, this is one of my favourite singles of 2014:





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