Former Elvis Presley guitar player and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer James Burton, along with other judges, has selected a Charleston band as one of the 16 finalists in a global rockabilly singing ...
This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Let's continue our week of interviews from our archive with R&B, rockabilly and early rock 'n' roll musicians and songwriters. Up next, we have Carl Perkins, one of ...
Five years ago today, the man who came to be known as the King of Rockabilly and thrilled European audiences died in ...
This is American Routes, celebrating the National Endowment for the Arts 2024 Heritage Fellows. Rosie Flores originally from San Antonio, Texas is a well-traveled singer, guitarist, and songwriter ...
"This is the first music that meant something to me," says Motorhead singer/bassist Lemmy Kilminster on the subject of rockabilly. "I never liked jazz or anything else. Early rock 'n' roll - that was ...
TUPELO – With his reconstructed 1940s Vega guitar in his hands, Dale Rushing's eyes gleam as he talks about rockabilly music and the many Mississippi artists who play or were influenced by it. A ...
Veteran rockabilly musician Sleepy LaBeef died this week at the age of 84. His first single was released in the late 1950s and he toured up until his death on Thursday. SLEEPY LABEEF: (Singing) Wears ...
"Your love and continued support, of him and his music throughout the years, has been invaluable and so appreciated. He loved you all," read a statement from Gordon's family shared via GoFundMe Jack ...
SLEEPY LABEEF: (Singing) Wears loafer shoes, dungarees, red checkered shirt if you please. My boogie woogie, boogie woogie, boogie woogie country girl. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Sleepy LaBeef started ...