"Not to be a hater, but are we really going to say that he created (as opposed to popularized) rockabilly?"
There were antecedents, to be sure; precursors, but Elvis invented Rockabilly. He is the first to do that one, very specific, thing. That ...
"Elvis is everywhere." - Mojo Nixon
Not to be a double hater---Elvis was there at the beginning of Rockabilly-whether you credit it to him or Carl Perkins or Bill Haley etc...he was their contemporary. Undeniable. He paved that road. Like Kurt sa...
Sorry, but the idea that MJ transformed the Music Industry and popular culture to the same degree as the Beatles is ludicrous, no matter if I'm from the seventies, the eighties, twenties, or what have you.
I actually prefer the story of the Beatle...
Happy birthday chips! My wife and I occassionally play "bar bingo" on Tuesday's at Traxx in St. Paul... Next time we play I will think of ya! (Have you played Bingo in Las Vegas ever???)
Hey Steve, there's a great picture of you in my photos. It's been many years, but you leave an indelible impression! If you're really the real deal (and not some fake Coker), welcome aboard!--Celeste
I'm down to a DOD Flashback Fuzz, a Rat, a Maxon overdrive (generic Tube Screamer, used for a clean boost) a Boss 6 band footswitch EQ, and a Morley volume pedal. I sure would like to have a Memory Man.
Here is a list of all the digital recordings I have made. Some of these are on MFT, but most are not. Half of them haven't even been mixed. If you are a band and would like nice, mixed copies of any of your shows, please let me know.
Digital Recor...
January 1, 2010 at 12am to December 31, 2010 at 11:45pm
The Bloomington, Indiana record labels Crossroads of America Records and Flannelgraph Records are happy to announce their 2010 3" compact disc subscription service, Laminar Excursion Monthly.
This joint effort brings together the rosters of both l...
November 14, 2009 at 9:30pm to November 15, 2009 at 1am
Longtime Vulgar Boatmen bassman Jake Smith will be Back in the U.S.A. for ten days this month and the VBs are taking full advantage with two Indianapolis shows. Saturday 14 November will see the band headline a full-on electric party at Radio Radi...