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Hi -

The more I hear of this devil's music called Rockabilly, the more I see how easy it is to draw a line from the likes of Eddie Cochrane, Johnny Burnette, and all the others to the Beatles. Most obviously by George's adoration of Carl Perkins, and the guys liking Eddie Cochrane and Gene Vincent so much. It's got so much energy, the same kind the Beatles had on stage in the early 60s.

I just found out that AOL members have access to a billion internet radio stations for free. There's a rockabilly station on there that I found today - it's pretty happening! I'm alternating between beatles-a-rama.com and that one.

Gives me a case of the just can't help its and my feet won't keep still!

(I'd love to find a way to "run a tape recorder" of this Aol station, to have for times I'm not connected, and also to practice/play along with.

Oh, and what about the teacher: Tony Sheridan. Some discussion here: http://www.dmbeatles.com/forums/b-cc/m-1149666572/s-15/#num22

And listen to Tony playing I Like Love on my podcast (I hope it's still there!). This is a recording from 1959. Now, tell me you hear the Beatles! http://bobbr.podomatic.com

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Oh, and what about the teacher: Tony Sheridan. Some discussion here: http://www.dmbeatles.com/forums/b-cc/m-1149666572/s-15/#num22

And listen to Tony playing I Like Love on my podcast (I hope it's still there!). This is a recording from 1959. Now, tell me you hear the Beatles! http://bobbr.podomatic.com

Blimey, you do, don't you! Did they know of Tony Sheridan before they played with him in Germany?

That's quite possible. Tony had been on the tv series Oh Boy since 1959.

He seems to have been around a bit, without having any real mainstream success. I doubt I'd ever have heard of him had it not been for The Beatles.

i hope you don't take this wrong alex but DUH!!! no that that is out of my system
the musicians of rockabilly back then could only usually manage to put of a 45 rpm on occasion...there must be a million that had only 45s out but no album...there were many bands like that...a few of my rockabilly faves are the collins kids,gene vincent,eddie cochran,link wray,charlie feathers and carl perkins...even george jones did rockabilly b4 he settled in to country permy like...america was trying to keep their kids from the boogie woogie and rab(rockabilly) was full of it so it was kind of squashed here...i would think the 45 in flux to england did alot for the scene there and i would bet my last dollar that rab influenced tony sheridan directly...as it did with joe brown,paddy whatshisface,roy young,faron and a few others b4 the beatles were kids...joe also had joe brown for a hero back then,george always turned his heros into good friends,like he did with carl perkins and dave edmunds,joe brown and so many others....country was the building block for rab,the basic one anyways.....damn gotta go to werk...this is probally boring any ways...if you wanna learn about their roots check out the star club song list and find out who preformed them first...did you know that hey hey hey was a gene vincent tune as well...?????ok i'll gut you later...

oh and ask alex if he minds you move this to the fifths...it'll get over looked here...and hey bobber...slap the a** on the wife 4 me....be movie guys...

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He seems to have been around a bit, without having any real mainstream success. I doubt I'd ever have heard of him had it not been for The Beatles.

and vice versa more paul you would of never heard of the beatles had there been no tony sheridan.....i firmly believe this to be true...and if you don't you are fooling yourself....lol

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oh and ask alex if he minds you move this to the fifths...it'll get over looked here...and hey bobber...slap the a** on the wife 4 me....be movie guys...

I will. I will.

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and vice versa more paul you would of never heard of the beatles had there been no tony sheridan.....i firmly believe this to be true...and if you don't you are fooling yourself....lol

I wouldn't disagree after seeing that vid.

^ ditto.Good to see he's getting some recognition. Well done PC - you have played a part in that.

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I will. I will.

OK by me to move.

Thinking about what I hear in Tony Sheridan's music, I hear a combination of Buddy Holly (Oh, Boy), Elvis (he has a song where the vocal pattern is just about the same, one of the phrases is " ... that evil Jezebel"), and if I had to stretch it, a little bit of Jerry Lee Lewis (no piano, but stage presence). Though I see the standup bass, but to my inexeperienced ears this one doesn't SOUND a lot like rockabilly.

I definitely hear where John may have learned his rhythm guitar style, and even a lot of George in the solo!

Hey that rhythm guitarist ... his last name wouldn't be Sutcliffe would it? He's got his back to the audience, and on the few closeups it looks like he isn't quite sure what chords he should be playing!

Was this filmed after 1963?

I Like Love was filmed in 1959. No, it's not what I'd call rockabilly. But I do regard it as a strong, if not major, influence on the Beatles' music.

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I Like Love was filmed in 1959. No, it's not what I'd call rockabilly. But I do regard it as a strong, if not major, influence on the Beatles' music.

In my opinion, then, it was YEARS ahead of it's time. Clearly a huge influence on John, George, and I guess Paul. Incredible!

tony was ahead of his time...he was the first on the bbc allowed to played an electric guitar......he rocked but remember rocks roots are seated in country music.......lonnie donegan can be consider a rockabilly artist couldn't he???some blue grass and sound country and speed it up...add some drums and what do you got???

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tony was ahead of his time...he was the first on the bbc allowed to played an electric guitar......he rocked but remember rocks roots are seated in country music.......lonnie donegan can be consider a rockabilly artist couldn't he???some blue grass and sound country and speed it up...add some drums and what do you got???

I gotta admit, the Skiffle stuff (Lonnie Donegan, etc.) I have heard doesn't get my heartbeat up even 1 beat per minute. It's like listening to square dance music for me. I clearly don't have the keen ear that all those young teen-age Brits in 1955 did.

Does any skiffle have electric guitar? I don't remember hearing any. Maybe that's what's missing for me.

skiffle is sort of like blue grass from america is kind of what i figure with a banjo,a few acoustic guitars,a bass and a washboard...rock island line was a fave skiffler tune....skiffle played a major part in englands jump on to the national charts...it was a build block for their rock and roll developement...i don't believe they were all trying to mimic the american 45 artists on the imported tunes but give them their own flair...music after all is an influence and a good musician can add himself without destroying the tune...woody guthries songs have been interpetrd many different ways..
tom dooley is a fave tune too...damn i gotta go watch big brother more later...

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skiffle is sort of like blue grass from america is kind of what i figure with a banjo,a few acoustic guitars,a bass and a washboard...rock island line was a fave skiffler tune....skiffle played a major part in englands jump on to the national charts...it was a build block for their rock and roll developement...i don't believe they were all trying to mimic the american 45 artists on the imported tunes but give them their own flair...music after all is an influence and a good musician can add himself without destroying the tune...woody guthries songs have been interpetrd many different ways..
tom dooley is a fave tune too...damn i gotta go watch big brother more later...

And for that I am grateful. Like I am to you for turning me on to rock-a-billy! I actually had an LP (yeah, that long ago) by Johnny Burnette, which I used to like a lot, but sort of forgot about it. But you're enthusiasm and sig sites have reawakened it ... this phase is lasting several months, which means it might stick!

tony says he was inspired by chris barber and lonnie tredmendously...the star club dvd is great buy it if you don't have it...
my introduction to rockabilly probally started when i was very young...i grew up listening to country music mostly...carl perkins was always great but i also listened to buck owens who has a rock sound to his music..he did a song called i've got a tiger by the tail,beware the tall dark stranger and the cover of the music city news.....i also listened to all johnny cashs work...he was my dads fave....i enjoy kris,merle,george and hank...
have you checked out the collins kids yet alex????or wanda jackson?gene vincents sister rhonda is hot too...

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tony says he was inspired by chris barber and lonnie tredmendously...the star club dvd is great buy it if you don't have it...
my introduction to rockabilly probally started when i was very young...i grew up listening to country music mostly...carl perkins was always great but i also listened to buck owens who has a rock sound to his music..he did a song called i've got a tiger by the tail,beware the tall dark stranger and the cover of the music city news.....i also listened to all johnny cashs work...he was my dads fave....i enjoy kris,merle,george and hank...
have you checked out the collins kids yet alex????or wanda jackson?gene vincents sister rhonda is hot too...

Will do! Thanks -

Just to make sure no one will miss out on this ;D :

just found out that ray flight put the oh boy site together...i think thats where this preformance took place...what year are we putting on that any ways?...ray is also rayola on you tube...i pmed him for contact..i hope he responds...better than bill harry or the rest,thats like no contact...oh and by the way where the f*** are you???family day?this is that day for us too...but sonia is shopping....so anyways i am asking ray about the oh boy films...maybe we could start them off in a show festival...circus style like...we could cross co-author a trans-atlantic book maybe with me writing about americas roots in it and your europes...i need residuals man this blue color working is killing me....

Oh, I'm here. ;D
Now, that is an excellent idea. I'm tired of working anyways.

i have a better idea we get all these old timers together on a bus and drive them to different venues....
kind of a geriactial tour.....and hold edukation music seminars...ain't you a doctor????

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i have a better idea we get all these old timers together on a bus and drive them to different venues....
kind of a geriactial tour.....and hold edukation music seminars...ain't you a doctor????

I used to be. I'm a DM Administrator now. ;D

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ain't you a doctor????

I'm a doctor of Love! *Quickly searches out old Barry White records*.

cor you think the money honey vid is better than the skinny minny one???? it looked like he was tired when he did money honey....when he did skinnie minnie it looked like he only did one number....i thought minnie was a bit better...

Anyone here from the States and likes to watch Monday Night Football?

One of the biggest rockabilly fans anywhere/anytime, and an awesome Rockabilly artist in his own right ... Brian Setzer (of the Stray Cats) is playing guitar with HWJr on the opening!

From "Gene and Eddie" - to Hank Williams Jr - to Monday Night Football ...
From "Gene and Eddie" to John and Paul (and maybe especially George) ...

It's a funny world.

But a great one!!

poor 'ol skiffle gettin' a bad rap...
I get a smile when I hear Donegan every once in a while

*sings* "does your chewing gum lose its flavor on the bedpost overnight..."

who could resist that ? LOL

hey alexis have you bought this yet???
the stray cats rumble in brixton...

it's great....bri reminds me so much of gene and eddie...he is great we need more like him....

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hey alexis have you bought this yet???
the stray cats rumble in brixton...
it's great....bri reminds me so much of gene and eddie...he is great we need more like him....

LOVE the Stray Cats. Setzer is so darned talented ...

Jerry Lee Lewis ... should have a Rockabilly Crown and Scepter in my opinion!

His Sun Sessions are as definitive in my mind as the Elvis Sun Sessions, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Little Richard, Johnny Burnette, and Chuck Berry in defining Rock and Roll.

I just bought The Killer's latest album - "Last Man Standing" - very very hard rocking songs - duets with Jimmy Page, Ringo (Sweet Little Sixteen - even if John never let him sing this, The Killer did!), BB King, Little Richard, Keith Richard, Rod Stewart and others.

Long Live Jerry Lee - Rockabilly King!

yeah jerry lee doesn't get the respect he deserves but he likes to start fights,drink and carry guns...

chucky and i went to a friend of his birthday party at an ice cream palor in williston today...crieghton is ten on the 29th but they had a party 4 him today...crieh has been very depressed as of late...of course he is seeing a professional and they have him taking meds...poor kid he is a genuis but lacks common skills..too smart for emotions..they rule him...he has threatened taking his life and is just sad...chucky finds it hard to be his pal because he is a up tempo kid(chucky)where as crieg is down...without even being able to identify his friends plight he seeks friends from other more up tempo kids...i haven't told chucky about his pals problem but he senses it...please let your kids be kids or they will become a statistic...i always get on good with the kid because we both love spiders,snakes and bugs.....i always make him answer science questions when i visit him and his dad...both boys were cub scouts but chucky out grew them....hopefully this kid will be around for a while...but what i noticed at the icecream shop was there was no gene vincent on the juke box.....thats a travesty....

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