I picked up this booklet up at my local Red Cross shop for 50 pence, a bargain I think. It's the song album from the 1964 film of Hank Williams life. I've still not seen this movie, but I imagine it will be the usual Hollywood version of things he did and did not do. But I am rather pleased I have a copy of this songbook. I have just included the scanned photos and text pages from the book in the download. There is music, lyrics and chords of the songs from the film included in the book, if you want scans of those just just ask and I will post them.
Vinyl Junkie and Original Record Sleeve Lovers, it's Bop Quiz Time!
THE AUTOMOBILE SONG
I purchased this 45 from a friend back in 1978, and he told me that he had bought it from a record shop in London at the time of its release in the U.K. in 1955 (I've researched a bit and it came out in January 1955). He also told me that it came in the same brown paper sleeve as pictured above. I've since discovered that U.K. Parlophone had their own 45 record sleeves from 1953. So which of these sleeves do you think should have been wrapped around the platter?
HILLBILLY LUKE
ROCKABILLY LUKE (aka Jeff Daniels)
A COMMENT OR TWO WOULD BE REAL COOL...
Thanks for all the comments and emails. It seems that the brown paper sleeve did come with the 45. But it still makes me wonder why UK Parlophone issued single sleeves from 1953, but why didn't it come with a sleeve? The pictures below are from the 45-Sleeves.com web-site, go and check it out if you haven't already done so.
Sleepy La Beef's excellent Elvis inspired version of 'Baby Let's Play House' was recorded at The Gold Star Studio, Houston Texas, in 1956. Unreleased at the time, this is kick ass rockabilly at it's very best.
Kicking off the Rockabilly Rave must be a nerving experience, but I could not see it in The Rhythm River Trio's performance. It was totally professional and also musically very tight. I go to the Rave to hear authentic 1950's sounding Rockabilly and these guys sure delivered. They have a CD out on Rhythm Bomb Records 'Wild Side Of Live'. They are also currently recording new material at Sugar Rays Vintage Recording StudioIn my opinion one of the best bands of the whole weekend.
Rhythm River Trio - Wasting Time On You
Scotty Baker - '50 Buick
This guy was every bit as good as Jerry Chatabox said he would be, the audience agreed and demanded more. We have not seen the last of this Australian rockabilly
Rocky Burnette - Oh Baby, Babe with Darrel Higham on guitar
I JUST FOUND OUT - KEITH TURNER
The Lucky Bullets - The Cry of the Wild Goose
Now this is a guy that likes to put a lot of passion into a song.
THE DOEL BROTHERS - NOTHIN' ABOUT LOVE
Another highlight for me was the Doel Brothers, the audience interaction was right, the harmonies and musicianship was top notch and 90% original material. I bought their CD 'Oh Brother, It's The Doel Brothers!' and their 45 too. I can't rate this band highly enough.
The rave was a real blast (and every year it takes me longer to get over it) even though two of the acts I was looking forward to seeing could not make it, I still had a ball. Mike Bell and the Belltones could not be there for health reasons. Fingers crossed he makes a full recovery, below is a youtube movie of them recording the excellent 'Shake Some Action'.
The Wise Guyz had visa related problems which was a damn shame they were on my too hot to miss list especially after seeing the self produced video 'Don't Touch My Greasy Hair' on youtube.
On my second trip to Texas back in 1996 I noticed via the radio that a few of the Cats in Hats (and the ladies too) were bringing a bit of Rock 'n' Roll back into their music. Some of them (Alan Jackson and Wade Hayes) impressed me enough that I went see them in concert at the University of Texas in Austin. Here are four tunes I heard at the time, that grabbed my attention while driving around Texas with my good buddy Tooks, crazy times.
I love Patsy Cline's popular cross-over country music, she had a voice that still sends chills up my spine. I first heard 'Got A Lot of Rhythm in My Soul' back in the early 1980's - it was on a Nervous records L.P. (originally recorded on Preston records of Australia) called 'Aussiebilly', and it was sung by a band called 'Toni and the Tomcats'. They did a very good job with the song, but I was totally surprised when I found out the original was by Patsy Cline. I dug further and found more gems with Patsy singing in a rockin' style. Songs like 'Walking Dream' and 'Stop, Look & Listen'. Here is a self-made E.P. with covers containing some of my favourite Patsy songs that have a rock 'n' roll edge to them.
I don't know anything about this band, (how do you pronounce their name?) except the fact that I like their style and more importantly their sound. They have a CD out now 'MP. BE4EP' or something like that, it translates in to English as 'Mr. Evening'. Check out their website for videos and more information.
And thanks to Gene1976 for nudging me in their direction.
‘The Dead Bone Ramblers’ are a rockabilly/country bop
band formed in February 2012 by ex-‘Cordwood Draggers’ frontman Honest Hal
(Mick Cocksedge) and ‘Slick 49’s’ double bass player Steve Whitworth. They have
had various guitar pickers prior to Gordon Doel (from the Doel Brothers) taking
up the reins in early 2013.
Their live set
consists of mainly original material and some well chosen (and well played)
covers. Hal's vocal delivery puts me in mind of how ’Sid King and The Five
Strings’ sounded in their heyday in the mid-fifties. He isn’t a growler vocally, when he delivers
these songs, he sings them - not only very well, but most importantly with
feeling, so you can believe what he is telling you in the lyrics.
You can be the best
singer in the business, but if you don't have the band to back you up then you
may as well hang up your blue suedes and go back to driving a truck!
Gordon does an
excellent job on lead guitar, his pickin’ is top of the class stuff, but not so
over-the-top that it takes over and kills the overall sound of the band. Add to that Steve’s rhythmic slappin’ bass and
you have is the ‘Dead Bone Ramblers’; three musicians playing their music the
way they want to...with a 1950's kick.
GRAB ONE OF THESE BEAUTIES WHILE THEY ARE STILL AROUND. AVAILABLE AT DEAD BONE RAMBLER SHOWS FOR FROM MICK AT THE DEAD BONE RAMBLER FACEBOOK PAGE. £6 + SHIPPING
RE-RECORDED VERSION DIFFERENT FROM THE DEMO WITH DAVE DOLE ON VOCAL HARMONY.
This release has intrigued me for a while now, I still don't know who this Cat is! I love the sound of these recordings, but 1950 and early 1960's cuts? I don't think so. Here is a review of the full album by Alan Wright that was released on 'Voodoo Rhythm Records' in 2002/3.
Any information on who this might be would be very welcome.
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