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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Hepcats & Rockabilly Boys

Hepcats & Rockabilly Boys

Reynolds, Robert

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General Drama

ISBN10: 0359046150
ISBN13: 9780359046157
Publisher: Lulu Pr
Published: Aug 27 2018
Pages: 100
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.24 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
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, andgo 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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