Track Fifteen from the Johnny Cash compilation album, 1999′s 16 Biggest Hits was written for Cash by Musician/Singer-Songwriter, Wayne Kemp. This 1976 Rockabilly tune tells the story of a couple of GM Autoworkers who work the Cadillac line. They realized … Continue reading
Live: To a certain segment of the music world, The Cramps were one of the all time great bands. Led by the recently deceased Lux Interior, The Cramps’ had a string of popular college radio songs with titles like “Can … Continue reading
I was doing some Googling on Miss Derringer last month since I hadn’t heard anything from them in awhile. One of the hits I got was for Spinner.com’s Free MP3 of the Day. Black Tears was electronically released on 7 … Continue reading
The MySpace Music scene has a lot of hidden, golden gems intermixed with the sudden surge of RIAA driven commercialization. This band, Miss Derringer, is one of the finest. This band friended me just as many good bands seemed to … Continue reading
Fan Video: Here’s the Vince Taylor original from 1959: Vince Taylor‘s original version of “Brand New Cadillac” was, apparently, one of the first English rock and roll singles. If you recall, the cover of London Calling was, in part, based … Continue reading
In 1979, Rockabilly was in the midst of having of a revival[1]. It was the year that The Stray Cats were formed as well as the year that this song was released. This song was completely written and composed by … Continue reading
I think this is the first song I ever heard by the Stray Cats. I remember it blasting on 93.3 WMMR with that 50s upright bass handling most of the rhythm duties with a groove reminiscent of that unnamed era … Continue reading
Let’s hear it for Rock-a-billy!! The music scene was tumultuous in the early 80s. Disco was waning, New Wave was rising, Metal was growing in the clubs, Pop was unstable and Punk was, well, still Punk. Out of nowhere, The … Continue reading