MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee School of Engineering's annual "Rockabilly Chili Contest" took place on Sunday afternoon, March 2nd. The event serves as a fundraiser for MSOE's non-profit radio station, ...

TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, UNITED STATES, February 24, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- ROCKIN 247 RADIO plays 1950's Rock 'n' Roll, Rockabilly, Rhythm 'n' Blues and Doo Wop 24 ...

Rocking for 25 years and still going strong, The Blasters began trailblazing in the surf-inspired, rootsy rockabilly genre long before the mid-’90s craze that made rockabilly radio-friendly. Singing ...

Musician, actor, and radio personality Mojo Nixon has passed away at the age of 66 due to a cardiac event during the Outlaw Country Cruise. Nixon was best known for comedic songs like “Elvis is ...

WEBVTT BARTENDERS WILL BE FINED AND COULD LOSE THEIR LICENSES. WHO COULD PASS UP A WARM CUP OF CHILI? MORE THAN 50 MILWAUKEE RESTAURANTS GATHERE FOR THE 14TH ANNUAL ROCKABILLY CHILI FUNDRAISER. ALL ...

Singer-songwriter JD McPherson has toured heavily around the world, including spots at massive festivals such as Glastonbury, Bonnaroo, and Newport Folk Festival. Now, McPherson is making a stop at ...

Let's get back to my interview with Carl Perkins, one of the originators of rockabilly. Perkins, who died in 1998, wrote "Blue Suede Shoes," the hit song sung by Elvis Presley, which became the first ...

Roy Sludge and his band sound like they just flew in from Memphis, but this Rockabilly trio is home-grown and Boston-based. Band leader, Roy Sludge, whose real name is Allan Sheinfeld. lives in West ...

Some local folks look like they just stepped out of the movie "Grease." They thrive on the culture of the 1950s with their Bettie Page hairdos, bright red lipstick, cuffed jeans, Converse high tops ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Let's continue our week of interviews from our archive with R&B, rockabilly and early rock 'n' roll musicians and songwriters. Up next, we have Carl Perkins, one of ...