Music History
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Wanda Jackson: The First Lady of Rockabilly
How an Oklahoma country singer became rockabilly’s first great female voice.
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The Stray Cats and the Return of Rockabilly
From Massapequa to London and back: how the Stray Cats brought rockabilly into the 1980s charts.
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The Story of Sun Records and Its Role in Rockabilly
How a small Memphis studio and Sam Phillips launched Elvis, Perkins, Cash and Lewis, and shaped rockabilly.
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The 1980s Rockabilly Revival Explained
How a British youth scene and the Stray Cats brought rockabilly back in the early 1980s.
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Rockabilly History: From Memphis to Today
A guide to rockabilly history: how country and rhythm-and-blues met at Sun Records in Memphis, the first-wave stars, and the revival that followed.
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Hillbilly Boogie and Country Roots Behind Rockabilly
How country musicians borrowed boogie rhythms and laid groundwork for rockabilly, from the Delmore Brothers to Tennessee Ernie Ford.
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How Carl Perkins Wrote Blue Suede Shoes
How a Johnny Cash tip and a scuffed pair of shoes at a dance became Carl Perkins’ Blue Suede Shoes.
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Gene Vincent and the Making of Be-Bop-A-Lula
How Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps cut Be-Bop-A-Lula in Nashville in 1956, who wrote it, and how it charted.
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Inside the Early Sun Sessions of Elvis Presley
How a July 1954 night at Sun Studio in Memphis produced Elvis Presley’s first single, with dates, players and songs.