Les Paul, 1915 - 2009
NEW YORK -- Les Paul is plowing through the last of his chicken supper at Fat Tuesday's, the tiny basement jazz club in Manhattan where he has performed two shows on Monday nights for the last eight years. It's 15 minutes or so before the start of the first set, and the tables ringing the stage are already filled. As usual, the 76-year-old guitarist and inventor, whose pioneering designs for the solid-body electric guitar and multi-track recording continue to reverberate throughout the music industry, has forsaken the privacy of a dressing room, preferring to devour his pre-show dinner in full view of the fans.
Les Paul wouldn't have ... continue reading
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Added : 14/8/2009
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Only memories left of site of last No. 1 Elvis hit
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Elvis Presley fans flocking to Memphis this weekend to remember the day he died are being encouraged to also celebrate the 40th anniversary of his final No. 1 hit single, "Suspicious Minds."
While they can tour Graceland, the estate where he died 32 years ago, or Sun Studio, which helped make him the King of Rock 'n' Roll, the Elvis faithful can't see the place where that hit record was made. There's nothing left, not even a historical marker, to remind people of the sessions that produced the "From Elvis in Memphis" album.
American Sound Studio folded in 1972 and the building was later torn down. In its place ... continue reading
Added : 14/8/2009
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Billy Lee Riley, RIP
Guitars at half mast, please. Billy Lee Riley, the Sun Studio rockabilly artist who recorded atomic age classics such as "Flying Saucers Rock and Roll" and "Red Hot" is dead. It was recently reported that Riley, who had been in poor health since taking a bad fall in 2005, was suffering from the final stages of terminal cancer.
On August 30th, there will be a memorial show in Newport, Arkansas featuring Sonny Burgess and the Pacers, WS Holland and his band, Travis Wammack, Carl Mann, Smoochy Smith, Ace Cannon and his band, Jr. Rogers, Warren Crow, J.M. VanEaton, Dale Hawkins, C.W. Gattin, and the Blues Brothers Band.
We'll have ... continue reading
Added : 3/8/2009
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THE BELLHOPS HELP SUN ROCKER BILLY LEE RILEY WITH A TRIBUTE FESTIVAL @ THE RAMBLER, EINDHOVEN
As many of you already know, The Bellhops recorded a new album last
year with Billy Lee Riley, “Still Got My Mojo”, for Rhythm Bomb Records.
We heard some rumours that Billy had bone cancer, we couldn’t believe it
and called Billy the same day. This is what he told us:
“It was good to speak with you, I wish I could have told you that the
rumours were lies but that is not the case. We were just shocked when the
surgeon told us what he had found”. Billy said that America isn’t the
best country to get sick, and he has problems with all the medical bills
for his radiation and chemo. We offered him to do a benefit ... continue reading
mail to : thebellhops@thebellhops.com
Added : 3/8/2009
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Wanda Jackson says renamed alley fits her
Trailblazing singer Wanda Jackson has made her way through a 55-year musical career spanning three genres.
She finds it fitting that the Oklahoma City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to name a Bricktown alley Wanda Jackson Way.
"I like that very much. Whoever thought that up was great,” Jackson said with a laugh by phone Tuesday afternoon.
Known as the Queen of Rockabilly, Jackson, 71, is widely regarded as the first woman to sing rock ’n’ roll. She tried the new style in 1956 at the urging of up-and-coming singer Elvis Presley, whom she toured with and dated. Her hits included "Let’s Have a Party” and "Fujiyama Mama.”
She ... continue reading
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Added : 3/8/2009
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Easy Ed’s Variety Hour This Friday (The Online-Only Edition)
Greetings friends.
WMFO is about to have its FM transmission rebuilt. (The bands are slipping.) So for the next few weeks we will be broadcasting online only. But we will be broadcasting! You can continue to catch your favorite ‘MFO shows (or mine) online at wmfo.org. You can also listen live through iTunes (Radio/Public/WMFO). I’ll let you know when the FM broadcast is back in action.
So, despite this minor setback, “Easy Ed’s Variety Hour” will be back this Friday, June 24, with two hours of Rockabilly, Hillbilly, R&B, and Rock and Roll!
**When: Friday, July 24, at 6:00 PM Eastern
**Where: www.wmfo.org or iTunes ... continue reading
Added : 22/7/2009
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Paul Bato jr – Ace Cafe 19 july 2009
The third year in a row that this Slovenian Bluesman is back at the Ace Cafe. Normally this is a one man show, but this year he brought along his future son in law, to accompany him on piano.
This meant a great addition to his music, normally it’s just him on guitar, vocals and mouth harp.
Olav ( the pianist) amazed us with his piano playing, his hands moved up and down the black and white keys with such speed and virtuosity. The turnout last night was good, a lot of people there that we didn’t seen there before. Some guys that might not have been in the best condition, one even fell asleep on the toilet before the show began, apparently ... continue reading
Added : 20/7/2009
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Rockabilly Roundup 18 juli 2009 De Mortel ( NL )
The reason we left the Vintage meeting a bit earlier was this planned trip to out Northern neighbors. For the third year in a row, John & Lucy and Koen & Christel organized this festival and it was something we couldn’t miss out on. Although we heard in the afternoon from Marcel that it was hell to get there and that rain was pouring down in Holland, we couldn’t be stopped and started the engine around 21.30. Unfortunately his warning about the roads were true, some idiot found it necessary to close down the off ramp we needed. So after a detour of about one hour we finally arrived at our destination. We were greeted at the entrance by Lucy, ... continue reading
Added : 20/7/2009
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Antwerp Vintage meeting 18 juli 2009
Last Saturday the new and improved AVM took place in “ Fort 2” at Wommelgem. Previous years this has been an oldtimer meeting organized by The VCCB, but this year’s edition was extended with some rockabilly bands entertaining the audience. After a long and exhausting drive, which took us about 15 min, we arrived at the Fort around 12 o’clock. We paid the entrance fee and drove into the central square of the fortress. Parked our cars in line with the rest of the customs, originals and hot rods.
The Fortress is an excellent place to hold meetings like this. Big, open air, huge parking space, a loading dock where a stage was improvised on, little ... continue reading
Added : 20/7/2009
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Rockin Henri ( in Dutch)
Beste Rock & Roll-liefhebbers,
Rockin' Henri heeft de ultieme kans om als songwriter een bijdrage te leveren aan de
(professionele) muziekwereld. Zijn doel is om de (indo)rock & roll/rockabilly uit te
dragen op een professioneel mondiaal niveau (dat gedomineerd wordt door pop muziek).
Daarom doe ik mee aan een songwriter contest van Buma/Stemra, waarbij ik ben
aangesloten. De hoofdprijs die te winnen is, is een ingang in de professionele
muziekwereld. Tien deelnemers kunnen deze fantastische prijs winnen. Rock & Roll en
Rockabilly moeten teruggebracht worden naar het hoogste niveau! Een deel wordt
beoordeeld ... continue reading
Added : 20/7/2009
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