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Category Archives: Rockabilly and Rock n Roll
JOHNNY BURNETTE – Sings – (Liberty) – 1960
Of all the native Memphis singers to follow the Elvis tsunami out of Memphis Johnny Burnette probably had the most talent. And he wasn’t even signed to Sun. Johnny, like a lot of early rock n rollers has … Continue reading
DAVE EDMUNDS – Information – (Arista) – 1983
Check other entries on this blog for biographical details on Edmunds. Edmunds is a English (or rather Welsh) rock and roll purist obsessed by 1950s and early 1960s rock. Accordingly, his records from the late 1950s to the 1980s … Continue reading
PHIL EVERLY – Star Spangled Springer – (RCA) – 1973
what Frank is listening to #218 – PHIL EVERLY – Star Spangled Springer – (RCA) – 1973 Read the other posts for details on the Everly Brothers background. It is safe to say the Everly Brothers were getting on … Continue reading
JERRY LEE LEWIS – Sometimes A Memory Ain’t Enough – (Mercury) – 1973
what Frank is listening to #210 – JERRY LEE LEWIS – Sometimes A Memory Ain't Enough – (Mercury) – 1973 The Killer. I'm not sure where to start with any discussion on Jerry Lee Lewis. So I'll start … Continue reading
DAVE EDMUNDS – Twangin’ – (Swan Song) – 1981
what Frank is listening to #207 – DAVE EDMUNDS – Twangin' – (Swan Song) – 1981 If you have read enough of my "comments" it would probably come as no surprise that I would like Dave Edmunds. … Continue reading
THE EVERLY BROTHERS – Sing – (Warner Brothers) – 1967
Oh no … am I caught in a rut? This is another late 60s album from a rock act who were "past their prime". Regular readers know I love albums put out when acts were no longer selling records if … Continue reading
ADAM FAITH – I Survive ( Warner Brothers) – 1974
Faith was from that remarkable period of English music after the invasion of American rock but before the rise of the Beatles. New Romantic, baggy, grebo, punk, ska, mod etc have all been discussed and analysed ad nauseam by scholarly English … Continue reading
DEL SHANNON – Little Town Flirt – (London) – 1963
Despite the fact I didn't have this album till recently there is nothing new here to me as I had heard all the tracks before on compilations and on a Shannon box set I have. Still for the sake of completeness … … Continue reading
ROY ORBISON – Memphis – (MGM) – 1972
I approached this album with some trepidation as most Roy Orbison albums after his 1960s hit making period (and some during that period) are patchy. That's not to say they are bad, as there is always something good on those albums, … Continue reading
DION – Wonder Where I’m Bound – (Columbia) – 1969
I have commented on Dion in the past … We all remember Dion for the white doo-wop and rock hits but there was a time when he made inroads into the charts playing singer-songwriter material. allmusic: "Bridging the … Continue reading
