| Description |
231 pages : portraits, illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm |
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Cover title. |
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"The Illustrated History with Greil Marcus, Peter Guralnick, Luc Sante, Robert Gordon, and more."--Cover. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
We wanna boogie / by Sonny Burgess -- Opening riff : the birth of hillbilly bop -- Sunrise : Elvis Presley at Sun Records, 1954-1955 -- Whole lotta shakin' : Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, and Jerry Lee Lewis -- Sun's unsung rockabilly heroes : those who would be king -- Rockabilly far and wide : local stars, regional hits -- Gene and Eddie : Rockabilly ambassadors -- The dark ages of the 1960s : rockabilly lives on in the shadows -- Rockabilly, European style : twang with a foreign accent -- Rave on : The worldwide rockabilly revival -- Afterword : Nowheresville. |
| Summary |
Rockabilly was born out of country, bluegrass, jazz, and the blues in the 1950s, becoming rock 'n' roll and ruling the world. Here's the story of Elvis Presley's first Sun records that inspired all. |
| Subject |
Rockabilly music -- History and criticism.
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Popular music -- 1951-1960 -- History and criticism.
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Rock music -- To 1961 -- History and criticism.
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Rockabilly music -- History and criticism.
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Popular music -- 1951-1960.
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Rock music -- To 1961.
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Popular music. (OCoLC)fst01071422
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Rock music. (OCoLC)fst01099204
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Rockabilly music. (OCoLC)fst01099294
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| Added Author |
Dregni, Michael, 1961-
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Marcus, Greil.
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Guralnick, Peter.
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Sante, Lucy.
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| Added Title |
Twang heard 'round the world |
| ISBN |
9780760340622 (hbk.) |
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0760340625 (hbk.) |
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