Rock Pioneer Charles Wayne Avery, AKA Chuck Bennett, Dies at 66
Rock Pioneer Charles Wayne Avery, AKA Chuck Bennett, Dies at 66
Most Readers have never heard of Charles Wayne Avery. He is my friend's father and he recently died at the age of 66 in Washington, DC.
Avery played with Link Wray and the Raymen, rock pioneers in the late 1950s and the early 1960s. Link Wray is considered the "Father of the Power Chord", or the fifth. It is the signature chord of rock and roll music. And easy to play.
Back in 2005 the Author posted a tribute to Link Wray when Wray died in Europe.
Below is the text from Avery's obituary in the Washington Post.
D.C. Rocker Faded Out of Music Scene
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Added : 23/2/2009
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Belgian Roots Night, 21 02 2009 Democrazy Gent
This event was organized on 2 days, we decided, on the last minute, to go on Saturday to Gent. The place to be was the Democrazy, located near one of the canals. It was the first time I’ve ever been to this place, the interior isn’t that bad, pretty blend, all black, a few paper lights and a huge disco ball in the middle of the ceiling. A pretty big stage. Since it was a “ Cultureel centrum” smoking wasn’t allowed inside the hall, not that it stopped some folks of smoking inside, but after a while they were kindly asked to put out their smokes but the security. Too bad they didn’t go on stage, cause I don’t really see the point that you could ... continue reading
Added : 22/2/2009
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R.I.P. - Molly Bee
Molly Bee, a country singer popular in the 1950s and 1960s who was a teenage star on television's "Hometown Jamboree" and "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show," has died on Saturday of complications related to a stroke at Tri-City Medical Center. She was 69.
At 10, she sang "Lovesick Blues" for country singer Rex Allen and soon debuted on his radio show. Within two years, she was a regular on "Hometown Jamboree," a Los Angeles-based show run by Cliffie Stone, who helped popularize country music in California.
First broadcast on radio, "Jamboree" aired on KTLA-TV Channel 5 from the late 1940s to 1960. The show gave a big break to many ... continue reading
Added : 20/2/2009
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Freeman Hover, radio DJ in the 50's, has died
Freeman Bowdle Hover, Jr. died February 9, 2009, in his apartment at the La Rosa Health Care Center, Tucson, Arizona, after a long battle with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Mr. Hover was a notable radio disk jockey in the 1950s before becoming a high school teacher in the early 1960s. His interviews with rock and roll artists Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran and others are part of rock and roll history and have been published and widely shared online. In recognition of his radio days, he was sometimes referred to as "the legendary Freeman Hover."
Born March 1, 1929, in Ann Arbor, near his home in Plymouth, Mich., Mr. Hover ... continue reading
Added : 20/2/2009
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The Wieners @ Pandoer, Heusden-Asten (NL), Saturday 7 februari
Sometimes on a Saturday you get the feeling, because you had a busy week, to be a couch potato in front of the tv. If you sit down then you’ll be one, and you won’t make it to the front door. So, quick and put on your cat clothes, grease your hair, start the car and get out.
This time our destination was Heusden in Holland for a gig of the Wieners.
An outsider that hears that name, is often tempted to think of a band you would find at the Wieze October beer fest. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. These guys play pure 1950’s rock’n’roll. Because of their memorial gigs, for buddy holly’s death 50 years ago, it sparked my interest.
After ... continue reading
Added : 17/2/2009
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JOHNNY TRASH OP ATV !!!! ( in t Antwaarps )
JOHNNY TRASH OP ATV !!!!
TV tip voor wie in Antwerpen en omstreken woont : nu zondag 15 februari live op ATV
in het programma "Wakker Op Zondag" : ons aller Koen Verbeek alias Kowboy Konrad
alias The Legendary Johnny Trash, met een kort setje (2 songs) als Buddy Holly
Salute naar aanleiding van de Belgian Roots Night op 20 en 21 februari in Turnhout
en Gent.
Als Koen zelf op tijd wakker geraakt, natuurlijk ...
Added : 12/2/2009
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For all you Belgian rockers, and 50's lovers.
This was posted on our messageboard:
Hello, i'm Sandra and i'm studying in the second year of photography in Gent.
For one of my projects i would like to portray the rockabilly, rock'n'roll and 50's community in Belgium.
Therefor i'm looking for people in this scene who are prepared to pose individualy or in group.
I'm also looking for events where rock'n'roll is still the standard.
Kind regards,
Sanne
So all you rockers out there, give this girl a hand.
mail to : photo.sanne.bm@gmail.com
Added : 11/2/2009
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Joe Buck Yourself @ Ace Cafe Rumst 8/02/2009
Yep another gig in the Ace Café, brought to you by Chris and Surfing Airlines.
Joe Buck Yourself, known to many as the bass player of Hank III and that’s where I knew him from as well, the skinny Mohican bass player. But that’s in the past now, he’s working on his solo project and solo has to be taken literally. He’s alone on stage with a guitar ( dating from 1948 ) a bass drum and a mic. We had the pleasure of meeting Joe before the gig and what a great guy it is, really nice to talk to him. But the moment he starts singing something changes, he lurk over the mic like a mad man, I mean we sometimes thought that the only thing missing was ... continue reading
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Added : 10/2/2009
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Cramps Frontman Lux Interior R.I.P.
Lux Interior, the awesomely ghoulish frontman for sleazed-up New York rockabilly OGs the Cramps, died today in Glendale, California, as the Daily Swarm reports and an official statement confirms. He suffered from a heart condition. UPDATE: Though various publications list different ages for Interior at the time of his death, his publicist confirms that he was 62.
Interior, born Eric Lee Purkhiser, formed the Cramps with his wife, Kristy "Poison Ivy" Wallace, in 1976. Although the band played CBGB a lot and was a part of the whole NYC birth-of-punk thing, but they didn't really fit in with pummelers like the Ramones and the Dictators ... continue reading
more info on : http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/148947-cramps-frontman-lux-interior-rip -
Added : 5/2/2009
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1ST "TALES FROM THE WOODS" JERRY LEE LEWIS CONVENTION ***
Saturday 21st February 2009
THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN CANCELLED
Message from Keith Woods.
Thursday afternoon upon contacting the Princes Marine Hotel Hove. I
was advised that still only ten rooms booked, Phone messages left on
my answering machine suggested no more than two or three rooms were
feasible for booking, No entertainment-only tickets have been sold
or indeed enquiries made, With this in mind I contacted the Tales
From The Woods Committee for a final decision on the future of the
Convention. It was decided by unanimous vote in view of both the
apathy of the hard core Jerry Lee Lewis fans, ... continue reading
Added : 5/2/2009
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