Go Cat Go!

Rockabilly Music and Its Makers

AvCraig Morrison

Häftad, Engelska, 1998

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Beskrivning

This is the first comprehensive overview of rockabilly, beginning with its crystallization as a distinct style in 1954 with Elvis Presley's world-changing release of "That's All Right." Presenting the who, what, where, and when of the music, Craig Morrison's lively account sparks memories of "Blue Suede Shoes," "Be-Bop-A-Lula," Jerry Lee Lewis, and Buddy Holly. Morrison traces how a genre with roots in country and country blues, R&B, and western swing became the sound that helped build rock and roll, profiling not just rockabilly artists and recordings but the attitude and instrumentation that made the music a phenomenon.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1998-09-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:481 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Music in American Life
Antal sidor:368
Förlag:University of Illinois Press
ISBN:9780252065385

Utforska kategorier

Musikvetenskap inom Kultur
Populärmusik inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Craig Morrison is a musicologist and bandleader of Craig Morrison & the Momentz. He teaches courses at the McGill Centre for Continuing Education in Montreal, and is a radio columnist for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Recensioner i media

"What rockabilly really needs is more Craig Morrisons."--Terry Gordon, Journal of Country Music "It's the first thing I would suggest to anyone who wanted to know what rockabilliy music was all about. . . . A reasonable, well-balanced, and nondogmatic account of a musical genre that has become a cult to many of its followers. Morrison's book should make rockabilly more accessible to those with broad interests in grassroots American music."--David Evans, Memphis State University "The definitive study of rockabilly music. . . . A well-researched, insightful, and caring tribute to an oft-overlooked musical genre that was vital to the evolution of popular music and culture in the Fifties."--Shane K. Bernard, Louisiana History

Innehållsförteckning

The name game -- Ingredients -- Origins and predecessors -- The rise and fall rockabilly in the 1950s -- Elvis Presley -- Memphis -- Country singers and Nashville rockabilly -- Rockabilly women -- Louisiana -- Texas -- California The revival -- Veterans -- Revivalists.