Sometimes the phone rings at Joe Bennett's house, and the voice on the other end of the line has a question to ask. "They'll say, 'Is this really a member of the Sparkletones,' " Bennett said, ...

Back in the ’50s, pompadours, beehives, two-toned shoes and swing skirts were all the rage. And blaring from the AM dial were the savage strains of artists like Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison and Link ...

Although running into the California rockabilly singer Glen Glenn backstage at the Henry Fonda Theatre last January was no surprise — it was the Elvis birthday bash at which he faithfully appears — ...

This column is like the title says - its intention is to fill the gap for those of us who were satiated musically in the '60s and then searched desperately as we aged for music we could relate to and ...

A genre that blends together country, rock and R&B, rockabilly is one of the most uniquely American — and uniquely Southern — forms of music in existence. From its early champions, including rock 'n’ ...

After 10 years as a staple of the Chicago music scene, the Big “C” Jamboree remains one of the city’s better-kept secrets. Over the last decade, this highly organized and vibrant jam session, held the ...

Billy Harlan was never a rockabilly star. But to hear him tell it, he went from side man straight to legend. After a glimpse at stardom in the late 1950s, the 78-year-old bass player from Muhlenberg ...

As Robbie Stokes has no doubt documented over the past year in this space, Carbondale has seen a healthy profusion of bands that performed many varied types of music. The decade of the 1970s had seen ...

What is the Phoenix sound? In this week’s issue of New Times, we explore the subject with longtime radio DJ Jim West, author of a new book, The Phoenix Sound: A History of Twang & Rockabilly Music in ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Ipswich. Followed categories will be added to My News. Kacie has always had an interest in the music, clothes and style of the '50s and hopes to wow the crowds at ...

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