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Take Me to Rockabilly 101

pointmanpointman 1,042 Posts
edited May 2008 in Strut Central
Got a show coming up where I need to add a dash of rockabilly. Anyone wanna school me on some essentials?

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  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    Charlie Feathers (got a raer one of his for sale!)

    Johnny Burnette/Rock N Roll Trio

    Billy Lee Riley

    Sun stuff...got some Sun classics for sale for reasonable prices if your interested...

    Try and scoop a Wanda Jackson "funnel of love"...a tune everybody (even folks who dont like rockabilly, like me) like...

    but if you need a rockabilly care package for a good price, i can out one together for you...PM
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts
    Hook-Up pretty much covered the basics for a self-proclaimed rockabilly hater, but I wanna add one more...Dale Hawkins, who recorded for Chess and did the original version of "Susie Q" (later covered by Creedence Clearwater Revival).

    When Hook laces you with that care package, ask for some Dale Hawkins!
  • pointmanpointman 1,042 Posts
    Word.

    Hook, I may be hitting you up.
  • tirefiretirefire 203 Posts
    The Big Dogs:
    Elvis
    Jerry Lee Lewis
    Carl Perkins
    Gene Vincent
    Eddie Cochran
    Bill Haley
    Johnny Burnette

    You can pick up comps by all those guys on the cheap, and keep a crowd looking for a little rockabilly happy. No need to steer clear of the big hits.
  • RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,993 Posts
    Everyone is on point....if you need to get a little more obscure the Imperial and Meteor Rockabilly comps are good too.
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