Tag Archives: Rockabilly

SONG OF THE DAY Elvis – Tomorrow Night

Posted on September 25, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Growing up listening to Elvis, I only really got to know his more mainstream and movie songs when I was a child as that’s the stuff my Mamma played the most, but those memories solidified an Elvis place in my … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Dave Gardner – Mad Witch

Posted on May 17, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Although David Gardner, a.k.a Dave Gardner and Brother Dave Gardner(comedy name), released numerous albums for RCA and Capitol Records between the mid-50’s and early 70’s, it was his act as a comedian that initially grabbed the attention of RCA Records … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Jaycee Hill – Crash Out

Posted on May 16, 2021 by The Listening Post Blog

Whilst their are glimmers of hope and plenty of fight in today’s song, there’s also those little hints of tragedy, and as this tale unfolds, you can get a feel for where its heading! Jaycee HIll’s Crash Out is not … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Kirby Lee – Laura Marie

Posted on December 28, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

I bring to you tonight a rather mysterious 45!  I caught this rockabilly gem on the Musicdawn Christmas Youtube show the other night and my ears perked up from the moment it started!  Issued on a label called Pirco, the … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Don Armstrong & The Strangers – Betty Jo

Posted on November 2, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

This tender little tear jerker stopped me dead in my tracks earlier!  What an absolute pearl to bestow upon one’s ears!?  Thank you Numero Group, you have dished out a fine platter of delectable tunes once more!  Today’s song is … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The DING-DONGS – BLOOD! BLOOD! BLOOD!

Posted on October 30, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

“HAPPY HALLOWEEN! FROM THE DING-DONGS! NEW SONG, freshly shot for your bony ears!”  The Ding-Dongs On the eve of my favourite day of the year I share with you this most wonderful Halloween howl!! Brought to you courtesy of The … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Whitey Gallagher – Searching (I’m Always Looking)

Posted on September 28, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

Searching (I’m Always Looking) was the b-side to Gotta Roam, a single released by an artist called Whitey Gallagher in 1956.  Also known as James Gallagher, this Tennessee artist was born in 1925 and actually named Rubon T. Golliher at birth.  … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Clyde Arnold & The Sharps – Scrounge

Posted on September 20, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

Today I present a blissfully twanging instrumental that I heard for the first time last night!  What we have here is (possibly) the only track to be released by Clyde Arnold and The Sharps, but what a corker!  This rockabilly … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Arthur Crudup – My Baby Left Me

Posted on June 13, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

“Down in Tupelo, Mississippi, I used to hear old Arthur Crudup bang his box the way I do now and I said, if I ever got to the place I could feel all oldArthur felt, I’d be a music man … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Bloodshot Bill – My Heart Cries For You

Posted on April 11, 2020 by The Listening Post Blog

He’s a seminal punk, a true wildman who blazes his own path to honky tonk hell with a bottomless repertoire of desperate rock and roll and insatiable R&B………. Touring mostly as a one man band, Canadian singer-songwriter Bloodshot Bill started … Continue reading →

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