Description: Title: Hepcats & Rockabilly Boys Author: Reynolds, Robert Publisher: Lulu.com Binding: Paperback Pages: 100 Dimensions: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d Product Weight: 0.35 lbs. Language: English ISBN: 9780359046157 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... Authorized Dealer Stock Photo- Actual Cover May Vary Ships Fast From The USA!
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Book Title: Hepcats & Rockabilly Boys
Number of Pages: 100 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Lulu Press, Inc.
Topic: General
Item Height: 0.2 in
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Performing Arts
Item Weight: 6.7 Oz
Item Length: 9 in
Author: Robert Reynolds
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
