The Legends of Rockabilly

World Rockabilly Coalition

presents...

The Legends of Rockabilly

Gene Summers

Scotty Moore

Bill Haley and The Comets

Everyone remembers George Jones

& The Possum

But do you remember

"THUMPER JONES" ?

"ROCK IT"

If you define 'entertainer'... you will find

MEL McDANIEL

When he stepped on stage, the show stepped up!

BILL HALEY & THE COMETS

"ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK"

Fun music, fun times, & still is...

Rockin' the way to the top of the charts...

Here are some that made it way on up the charts and they just might again! Rock it!

1. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins

2. Baby Let's Play House - Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill

3. One Hand Loose - Charlie Feathers With Jody and Jerry

4. Good Rockin' Tonight - Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill

5. Matchbox - Carl Perkins

6. The Train Kept A-Rollin' - Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio

7. Bottle To The Baby - Charlie Feathers With Jody and Jerry

8. That's All Right - Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill

9. Red Hot - Billy Riley / Robert Gordon with Link Wray

10. Tear It Up - Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio

11. Race With The Devil - Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps

12. Rock and Roll Ruby - Warren Smith

13. Rock Billy Boogie - Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio / Robert Gordon

14. Boppin' The Blues - Carl Perkins

15. Ooby Dooby - Roy Orbison

16. Flyin' Saucers Rock And Roll - Billy Riley / Robert Gordon with Link Wray

17. Honey Don't - Carl Perkins

18. Fujiyama Mama - Wanda Jackson

19. Mystery Train - Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill

20. Honey Hush - Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio

21. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby - Carl Perkins

22. Blue Moon Of Kentucky - Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill

23. Ubangi Stomp - Warren Smith

24. All Mama's Children - Carl Perkins

25. Rock This Town - Stray Cats

26. Stutterin' Papa - Buck Griffin

27. Sag, Drag and Fall - Sid King and the Five Strings

28. Rockin' Daddy - Sonny Fisher / Eddie Bond

29. Grandaddy's Rockin' - Mac Curtis

30. Dixie Fried - Carl Perkins

31. B-I-Bickey-Bi, Bo-Bo-Go - Gene Vincent and His Bluecaps

32. Lonesome Train - Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio

33. Hoy Hoy - Collins Kids

34. Twenty Flight Rock - Eddie Cochran

35. Tongue-Tied Jill - Charlie Feathers With Jody and Jerry

36. Flip Flop Mama - Eddie Bond

37. Rock Around With Ollie Vee - Buddy Holly

38. Sweet Love On My Mind - Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio

39. Hip Shakin' Mama - Jack Cochran

40. Woman Love - Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps

41. If I Had Me A Woman - Mac Curtis

42. Cast Iron Arm - Peanuts Wilson

43. Black Slacks - Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones

44. Baby She's Gone - Jack Scott

45. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'N' Roll Trio

46. Duck Tail - Rudy Grayzell / Joe Clay

47. Gone, Gone, Gone - Carl Perkins

48. Wild Wild Women - Johnny Carroll

49. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Roy Hall

50. I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone - Elvis Presley, Scotty and Bill

A LITTLE HISTORY OF ROCKABILLY ~ Watch the video....

If you remember, forget, or never knew) Rockabilly... Here's an introduction to the music by those that introduced it to America.

It was (and is) fun music and I predicted more than a dozen years ago that we would get back to portable record players & vinyl records, and that we would again hear the music in the restaurants, malls, and the grocery stores. It has happened. And it'll keep happening!

Come on back to World Rockabilly Coalition & bring your friends, & I'll see you at the next "Sock Hop". ~Kicking Eagle

Gene Vincent pioneered rock n' roll & rockabilly

and is recognized in both Halls of Fame.

If you mention his name, the next thought is usually

"Be-Bop-A-Lula"

You might remember "Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps"

When JERRY LEE LEWIS is on stage....

"THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF SHAKIN' GOING ON"

C.F. Martin IV, C.E.O. ~ C.F. Martin & Co.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Presented To

Gene Summers

At The Rockabilly Reunion

Waco, Texas

In recognition & appreciation of a lifetime of contributions to

the entertainment industry and rockabilly music through

songwriting, publishing, and performances worldwide.

Presented by

KICKING EAGLE ENTERTAINMENT

December 6, 2003

email: kickingeagleusa.com

Hear Gene Summers'

"Big Blue Diamond"

Kicking Eagle and Gene Summers

Gene Summers, Rockabilly Legend

Wanda Jackson

Sonny "Rockin' Daddy" Fisher...

A ROCKABILLY LEGEND was born at Chandler, Texas in 1930, but his mother didn't record the birth until a year later. His official birthdate is November 13, 1931. He grew up in Tacoma, Washington, but later returned to Houston, Texas.

"Sonny" Fisher listened to Hank Williams, Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubb and other country singers of the time, and his dad was a singer and guitar player. It was natural that he follow the country music path. He formed a band around 1951 that included drummer Darrell Newsome, bassist Leonard Curry, and electric guitarist Joey Long. After seeing Elvis in 1954 at the Texas Korral in Houston, Sonny added Rhythm & Blues to their set. Then he called the band The Rocking Boys and went Rockablly. In 1955 he signed with Starday Records and cut "Rocking Daddy" and seven other songs.

Many of America's recording artists were either drafted or enlisted in the military. The records they had cut received little or no promotion, and not many were pressed. The music continued to be played on the air for awhile, but not enough.

Sonny Fisher had retired (or thought he had) in 1965 from his rockin' career. But the music was revived in Europe in the late 1970's. Rockabilly was hot. In 1979 Ted Carroll and Ray Topping, founders of the British record company, Ace reached Sonny at his home in Crosby, Texas outside of Lubbock. Rockabilly was the rage in Europe, and they financed Fisher's first tour of the U.K. and reissued his eight Starday sides on a very successful 10" LP titled Texas Rockabilly. Over time he became known as "The Wild Man From Texas" and kept rockin'. He hadn't changed much over the past 25 years and he moved across the stage as though time had stood still. The Wild Man From Texas was a hit!

Sonny was the father of seven children, and he raised his grandson, Danny Fisher. He had a home on the San Jacinto River in Texas but the river had a habit of overflowing. Tropical Depression Allison devastated southeast Texas in June of 2001. It destroyed his home and he sold the property.

Sonny Fisher died October 8, 2005 was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame on August 5, 2015.