"What rockabilly really needs is more Craig Morrisons."--Terry Gordon, <i>Journal of Country Music</i>

"It's the first thing I would suggest to anyone who wanted to know what rockabilliy music was all about. . . . A reasonable, well-balanced, and nondogmatic account of a musical genre that has become a cult to many of its followers. Morrison's book should make rockabilly more accessible to those with broad interests in grassroots American music."--David Evans, Memphis State University

"The definitive study of rockabilly music. . . . A well-researched, insightful, and caring tribute to an oft-overlooked musical genre that was vital to the evolution of popular music and culture in the Fifties."--Shane K. Bernard, <i>Louisiana History</i>

This is the first comprehensive overview of rockabilly, beginning with its crystallization as a distinct style in 1954 with Elvis Presley's world-changing release of "That's All Right." Presenting the who, what, where, and when of the music, Craig Morrison's lively account sparks memories of "Blue Suede Shoes," "Be-Bop-A-Lula," Jerry Lee Lewis, and Buddy Holly. Morrison traces how a genre with roots in country and country blues, R&B, and western swing became the sound that helped build rock and roll, profiling not just rockabilly artists and recordings but the attitude and instrumentation that made the music a phenomenon.
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Presents the who, what, where, and when of rockabilly music
The name game -- Ingredients -- Origins and predecessors -- The rise and fall rockabilly in the 1950s -- Elvis Presley -- Memphis -- Country singers and Nashville rockabilly -- Rockabilly women -- Louisiana -- Texas -- California The revival -- Veterans -- Revivalists.
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Presents the who, what, where, and when of rockabilly music

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780252065385
Publisert
1998-09-01
Utgiver
Vendor
University of Illinois Press
Vekt
481 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
01, P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
368

Forfatter

Biographical note

Craig Morrison is a musicologist and bandleader of Craig Morrison & the Momentz. He teaches courses at the McGill Centre for Continuing Education in Montreal, and is a radio columnist for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.