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Let's Go!: That Rockabilly Rhythm
Two strains of music - jumpin' R&B and wildcat country and western - crashed together in the 1950s, leading to the development of a new sound that was raucous, rowdy and downright thrilling. Rockabilly's appeal has endured, with ensuing generations carrying the banner for this crazy sound.
Track List:
1. Marie, Marie - The Blasters
2. Ain't Got a Thing - Sonny Burgess
3. Believe What You Say - Ricky Nelson
4. Gotta Lot Of Rhythm (In My Soul) - Patsy Cline
5. Lucille - The Everly Brothers
6. Rip It Up - Little Richard
7. Rockabilly Music - Ray Campi & His Rockabilly Rebels
8. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent
9. Get Rhythm - Johnny Cash
10. Gone, Gone, Gone - Carl Perkins
11. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Jerry Lee Lewis
12. I Gotta Know - Wanda Jackson
13. The Way I Walk - Jack Scott
14. Nervous Breakdown - Eddie Cochran
15. Come On, Let's Go - Ritchie Valens
16. Not Fade Away - The Crickets
17. Girls Talk - Dave Edmunds
First published January 1, 2010
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Johnny Cash
250 books314 followersJohnny Cash, born J. R. Cash, also known as "The Man in Black", was a multiple Grammy Award-winning American country singer-songwriter. Cash is widely considered to be one of the most influential American musicians of the 20th century.
Cash was known for his deep, distinctive voice, his trademark dark clothing which earned him his nickname, the boom-chick-a-boom or "freight train" sound of his Tennessee Three backing band, and his demeanor. He rarely (if ever) wavered from introducing himself before performing, with the greeting, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash."
Much of Cash's music, especially that of his later career, echoed themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption. His signature songs include "I Walk the Line", "Folsom Prison Blues", "Ring of Fire", "That Old Wheel" (a duet with Hank Williams Jr.), "Cocaine Blues", and "Man in Black". He also recorded several humorous songs, such as "One Piece at a Time", "The One on the Right Is on the Left", "Dirty Old Egg-Sucking Dog" a duet with June Carter, Jackson, and "A Boy Named Sue"; rock-and-roll numbers such as "Get Rhythm"; and various railroad songs, such as "Rock Island Line" and "Orange Blossom Special".
He sold over 90 million albums in his nearly fifty-year career and came to occupy a "commanding position in music history".
Cash was known for his deep, distinctive voice, his trademark dark clothing which earned him his nickname, the boom-chick-a-boom or "freight train" sound of his Tennessee Three backing band, and his demeanor. He rarely (if ever) wavered from introducing himself before performing, with the greeting, "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash."
Much of Cash's music, especially that of his later career, echoed themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption. His signature songs include "I Walk the Line", "Folsom Prison Blues", "Ring of Fire", "That Old Wheel" (a duet with Hank Williams Jr.), "Cocaine Blues", and "Man in Black". He also recorded several humorous songs, such as "One Piece at a Time", "The One on the Right Is on the Left", "Dirty Old Egg-Sucking Dog" a duet with June Carter, Jackson, and "A Boy Named Sue"; rock-and-roll numbers such as "Get Rhythm"; and various railroad songs, such as "Rock Island Line" and "Orange Blossom Special".
He sold over 90 million albums in his nearly fifty-year career and came to occupy a "commanding position in music history".
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