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Rockabilly : the twang heard 'round the world : the illustrated history
- Title
- Rockabilly : the twang heard 'round the world : the illustrated history / [editor, Michael Dregni] ; with Greil Marcus [and others] ; foreword by Sonny Burgess.
- Publication
- Minneapolis, MN : Voyageur Press, 2011.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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- Description
- 231 pages : portraits, illustrations (some color); 29 cm
- 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.
- Alternative Title
- Twang heard 'round the world
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Note
- Cover title.
- 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.
- ISBN
- 9780760340622
- 0760340625
- LCCN
- 2011477486
- OCLC
- ocn662404949
- SCSB-9421200
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library