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Go Cat Go!: Rockabilly Music and Its Makers (Music in American Life) Book
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Amazon Review
Rockabilly pioneer Carl Perkins once described his brand of music as "a country man's song with a black man's rhythm." This may be simplifying matters a bit, but you can decide for yourself after reading Craig Morrison's rockabilly bible, whose title also tips its hat to Perkins. All the major figures are here, including Elvis, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, and Jerry Lee Lewis. But rockabilly is a field particularly rich with obscurities and one-trick ponies, and Morrison makes room for them all. If you want to know about the genesis of Malcolm Yelvington's "Drinkin'Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee," or about Sonny Burgess's taste in clothes (all red, to match his guitar and dyed hair), this is the book for you.
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Product Description
This is the first comprehensive overview of rockabilly, beginning with its crystallization as a distinct style in 1954 with Elvis Presley's first release. Presenting the who, what, where, and when of the music, Craig Morrison's lively account will bring back memories of "Blue Suede Shoes," "Be-Bop-A-Lula," Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, and more. A volume in the series Music in American Life Craig Morrison is a musicologist and bandleader - Craig Morrison & the Momentz - living in Quebec, Canada. He also teaches courses at the McGill Centre for Continuing Education ("History of the Blues," "History of Country Music," and "Wild Thing - Music of the Sixties") and is a radio columnist for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
- 0252065387
- 9780252065385
- Craig Morrison
- 1 September 1998
- University of Illinois Press
- Paperback (Book)
- 368
- New edition
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