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Billy Jack Wills

Billy Jack Wills – Cadillac In Model ‘A’ Bear Family Records BCD17644Kentucky Mean Paradise – There’s Good Rockin’ Tonight – Crazy Man Crazy – Cadillac In Model ‘A’ – Out Of Gas – Hey Lula (Hey Lu-La) – Air Mail Special – For You

Jason & the Scorchers

Jason & the Scorchers – Clear Impetuous Morning Mammoth Records – 92730-2, Atlantic – 92730-2 [1996]Self-Sabotage – Cappuccino Rosie – Drugstore Truck Drivin’ Man – Going Nowhere – Uncertain Girl – 2+1=Nothing – Victory Road – Kick Me Down – Everything Has A Cost

The Elevators

The Elevators – Forty-Nine Ford Massive Records 001 [1994]Forty-Nine Ford – Foolish Eyes The Elevators formed around 1990 and were based near Portsmouth. The band’s first singer was Benny, who then went on to form the Ricardos. The line-up then stabilized around Chaz Rodgers

Howlin’ Wilson

Howlin’ Wilson and his Plastic Men – Death Of A Clown Western Star Records – WSRC EP17 [2017]Death Of A Clown – Plastic Man – Picture Book – Dead End Street There is a question that has been bothering the little pop-rock galaxy for

Jo’ Buddy’s One Man Stomptet

Jo’ Buddy’s One Man Stomptet – Lockdown Sessions & Beyond Vol. 1 Ram-Bam Records – RAM011 [2023]Kingston Street Dance – Jo’ Buddy’s Biznes – Holler With The Soul – If I Could Love Someone – I’ll Be There By Your

V/A – The Great Tragedy

V/A – The Great Tragedy – Winter Dance Party 1959 #2 Bear Family BCD 17586Winter Dance Party – The Story / Lee Davis – Three Young Men / Bobby Vee & The Shadows – Flyin’ High / The Big Bopper

Slim Sandy and his Hillbilly Bopper

Willae Mae & Slim Sandy. – Willae’s Western Jamboree! Crow-Matic Records -[2024]I Heard the Bluebirds Sing – Keep On the Sunny Side – Long Journey Home – Pistol Boogie – Allons Danser Colinda – Stay A Little Longer The world

The Bonebrake Syncopators

The Bonebrake Syncopators – That Da Da Strain Self-released – BS – 1001 [2008]Topsy – Three Little Words – That Da Da Strain – Yardbird Suite – A Porter’s Love Song (To A Chambermaid) – Limehouse Blues – On The

Leon Redbone

Leon Redbone – Live – October 26, 1992 The Olympia Theater Paris, France DixieFrog – DFGCD 8596 / Rounder – 11661-3246-2 [2005]Sweet Mama Pap’s Gettin’ Mad – She’s My Gal – Up A Lazy River – Polly Wolly Doodle –

Mongols (the)

Mongols (the) – Sleepwalk Primitive Records – PR-002 [1986]Sleepwalk – Have Love Will Travel – Chicken Walk – Donne-moi Raison – Nautiloid Reef The Mongols – sometimes written “Les Mongols” – (a slang term for someone mentally disturbed) were a

Kev Saunders

Kev Saunders is known to fans for having been the guitarist of Frenzy that he joined in March 1984, replacing Simon Brand. He stayed with the band until December 1987, appearing on four albums (Hall Of Mirrors, Clockwork Toy, Sally’s Pink Bedroom and Live At The 100 Club). His guitar playing, rich in numerous influences, and composing abilities perfectly completed the Whitehouse / Peppler team. This trio, then the one

Dave Stuckey (aka Dave “Pappy” Stuckey)

He played with the Dave & Deke Combo in the 1990s and was part of the resurgence of American Rockabilly along with other bands like Big Sandy, High Noon, and Go Cat Go. He produced records, including the best album by the Hot Club of Cowtown, and wrote songs with them, too. He played drums with the Untamed Youth and was offered a place in the Cramps. He released the