These days, 69-year-old Kenny Coates appears to be a mannerly country gentleman. Yet beneath that polite exterior crouches an original rock ‘n’ roll wild man. In the late 1950s, Coates fronted a ...
One of the funny little things that came out of World War II is the way the Conquered Peoples of Germany and Japan joyously adopted American popular music from the time, and continue to do so. Japan, ...
The San Pedro-based rockabilly band Seatbelt and the Pecking Order is celebrating the release of its first CD, “Modern Sounds in Pagan Love Songs.” The unsigned band is holding a release party Friday ...
AUBURN | The sound of one man's voice drew together four people from different parts of the continent for one reason: celebration. George Weston was a singer-songwriter in the era that brought ...
These days, 69-year-old Kenny Coates appears to be a mannerly country gentleman. Yet beneath that polite exterior crouches an original rock ‘n’ roll wild man. In the late 1950s, Coates fronted a ...
On the title track of his new CD, Greenwood’s Mack Allen Smith sings, “Well I’m growing old and it may sound silly, but I still love my rockabilly / I can’t explain it so please don’t ask me why / ...
When it comes to rockabilly music, Virginia has a legitimate claim to greatness. Norfolk’s Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps were playing hot, rockin’ music in the early days of the genre. But Virginia’s ...
Come November, Elsa Cross is packing her bags and moving to Austin, Texas, the new music capital of all things twangy and cool. But before she hits the road Cross is leaving her fans here with a tasty ...
Sleepy LaBeef, a rockabilly and country singer who began his career in the mid-1950s and was known as a “human jukebox” for his seemingly limitless repertoire of songs, died Dec. 26 at his home in ...