IT'S OUR ROCKABILLY SPECIAL! BOPPIN' GREATNESS FROM THE FIERY '50s FROM A BUNCHA WILD CATS!

 

Now dig this, brethren! Here's a 65 minute extravaganza devoted to the wonder years of rockabilly--that high-octane mix of country, r&b and whatever-the-heck-else it was that made white country music with a beat reach such hopped-up heights in the 1950s!

Two dozen non-stop boppers from original 45 rpm vinyl (and a little styrene). Here's the playlist:

01.  Morgan, George—Rockabilly Bungalow (Columbia, 1957)

02. Orbison, Roy—Go Go Go (Sun, 1956)

03. Thomas, Cliff—Leave it to Me (Phillips Int’l, 1958)

04. Powers, Wayne—Point of View (Phillips Int’l, 1958)

05. Rockateens, The—Doggone it, Baby (Roulette, 1957)

06. Beau Marks, The—Daddy Told Me (Shad, 1960)

07. Jodimars, The—Boom Boom Bayou Baby (Capitol, 1956)

08. Twitty, Conway—Born to Sing the Blues (Mercury, 1957)

09. Luman, Bob—Buttercup (Warner Brothers, 1959)

10.  Sparkletones, The—Too Late (ABC Paramount, 1958)

11.   Rhodes, Slim—Do What I Do (Sun, 1957)

12.  Smith, Warren—Miss Froggie (Sun, 1957)

13.  Jennings, Waylon—Jole Blon (Brunswick, 1958)

14.  McKay, Scotty—Pull Down the Sky (Ace, 1961)

15.  Mack, Warner—Roc-a-Chick-a (Decca, 1957)

16.  Cochran, Jackie Lee—Ruby Pearl (Decca, 1957)

17.  Hill, Jay Cee—Romp Stompin’ Boogie (Epic, 1956)

18.  Trammell, Bobby Lee—My Susie J, My Susie Jane (Radio, 1958)

19.  Chaffin, Ernie—Feelin’ Low (Sun, 1957)

20. Rainwater, Marvin—Mr. Blues (M-G-M, 1957)

21.  Rainwater, Marvin—Hot and Cold (M-G-M, 1956)

22. Riley, Billy—One More Time (Sun, 1959)

23. Craddock, Crash—Boom Boom Baby (Columbia, 1959)

24. Carroll, Johnny—The Swing (Warner Brothers, 1959)

Listen to this chonker of an episode HERE.

And we'll be back in two weeks with another "normal" podcast.