Hepcats & Rockabilly Boys

Hepcats & Rockabilly Boys
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Publisher : Lulu.com
Total Pages : 102
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ISBN-10 : 9780359046157
ISBN-13 : 0359046150
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Book Synopsis Hepcats & Rockabilly Boys by : Robert Reynolds

Download or read book Hepcats & Rockabilly Boys written by Robert Reynolds and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-08-27 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1950s, country music merged with the rising new fad called ""rock and roll"" to form what would become known as ""Rockabilly."" In short, Rockabilly was fast paced, guitar and bass driven ditties with thundering rhythms. The songs were often less than memorable made up with a conglomeration of silly lyrics and phrases like ""bop,""""shake,""""mama,"" and""go cat!"" Cars, especially Cadillacs, and colors, pink and black, were prevalent in many of the songs. Songs like ""Oobie Doobie,"" ""Ubangi Stomp,"" ""Be Boppin' Baby,"" and ""Rockin' In the Congo"" were common record chart contenders. Many up and coming country crooners would go on to achieve widespread acclaim as names like Presley, Holly and Orbison conquered radio station playlists. They, among others, would become R&R legends. Others like Jack Scott, Boyd Bennett, and Dale Hawkins, found success to a lesser degree in the new genre. It's many of these ""lesser knowns"" that Hepcats & Rockabilly Boys explores. Here are some of their stories...


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